Chapter 818: Tangled Su Sheng

(Four thousand characters combined)

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"The remaining few minutes of game time can't do much, might as well log off first," Lin Huan stood up and sat on Su Sheng's bed.

Su Sheng naturally sat down.

The two of them chatted about everything, discussing the game's content and also some matters concerning the Yanhuang Guild.

These moments have already become a habit.

"Last night was pretty tough, just you and Shen Yang dismantling the Demon Energy well there," Lin Huan's both hands naturally pressed on Su Sheng's shoulder.

Su Sheng also very naturally, under Lin Huan's guidance, lay on Lin Huan's leg… and then enjoyed Huan Jie's massage.

By now, I don't know how many times this has happened.

However, smelling the fragrance coming from Huan Jie, Su Sheng still feels his heart race a bit, and his body involuntarily tightens.

"It's okay, at least I can chat with Shen Yang; if I were alone, that would be boring."

"What I didn't expect is that this place is also the source of Demon Energy influence for two Main Cities."

Su Sheng moved his head a bit and answered.

"That is indeed a bit unexpected."

"By the way, later the Magic Cave Dungeon should still be grindable, watching people get pulled in."

"Although this dungeon's difficulty is quite high, the experience is really not low."

"Hmm, we should be able to raise the elite's level, just watching them climb up."

"I think we should first gather the people of Hidden Dragon, quickly raise Hidden Dragon's level."

Hidden Dragon's level is inherently lower; although it's gradually catching up, there is still a certain gap.

And Su Sheng, in his hand, was still holding five hundred Furious Lion reins.

Furious Lion reins require level 60 to use.

Su Sheng was already a bit impatient to pull out his own Kuang Shi Knight Corps.

However, that dungeon, besides time, also needs a Demon Energy crystal core to reset.

This thing only drops when you destroy the Demon Realm well.

I only have two on hand…

I don't know if after resetting the dungeon there will still be a Demon Energy well, but Su Sheng guesses it's most likely gone.

They wouldn't give you an infinite bug.

So, Su Sheng speculates.

After the Magic Cave Dungeon resets, its difficulty should be somewhat reduced.

If that Demon Energy crystal core in Shi Bo Cheng hadn't been used back then, I'd have three in my hand now.

But using it to destroy a Main City of A San isn't a loss.

Giving A San a painful lesson—these guys who always have mysterious confidence yet cause daily jokes—if they don't feel pain, they won't settle down.

Based on the feedback from those two brothers, the current Shi Bo layer is already shrouded in Demon Energy, and demons are now appearing.

Just waiting for the moment to lure the Demon Race over.

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Now Yanhuang members' levels, although also in the First Tier,

are not the topmost batch.

After all, recently the Yanhuang Guild, the Imperial Dynasty, the Shenhua Guild, and Qiancheng Muxue have all done several battles.

Although they all won…

but there were still losses.

Therefore, overall level-wise, members of Morning Star, Hongmeng, and Peak—these few guilds that rarely fight—still lead.

That's also why major guilds are reluctant to start conflicts.

Regardless of win or loss, it's actually a double loss.

Unless you can drag everyone into the water, there will always be someone who profits like a fisherman.

Only the mortal enmity between Yanhuang and Qiancheng Muxue, or the Shenhua Guild fighting over guild headquarters benefits, would spark a fight.

Otherwise, major guilds rarely engage in full-scale wars.

It's just…

Discussing, discussing…

Su Sheng suddenly felt something was off…

How did Huan Jie's hand move from my shoulder to my washboard?

Su Sheng suddenly opened his eyes.

"Cough…"

Lin Huan let out a light cough, blushing slightly as he withdrew his hand.

Damn, why couldn't I hold back.

Although the feel of those abs was really nice, truly worthy of my "child husband".

No, this guy is so cowardly, maybe I should be bolder. With that thought, Lin Huan, though his hand had withdrawn,

but he forced the flush on his face to stay hidden, his gaze unblinking fixed on Su Sheng.

Then, the two just stared at each other like that.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became subtle.

Their breathing also gradually grew heavy.

Then… Lin Huan slowly bent down.

"Cough cough…"

Um, I need to use the bathroom.

Swish~

Su Sheng suddenly rolled over, then bolted out like a flash.

He rushed straight into the outer bathroom, Bang— and locked the door from the inside.

Then he started washing his face with cold water.

In the living room, Su Ba and Su Ma, you look at me, I look at you, both with bewildered expressions.

Isn't there a private bathroom in the room?

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Lin Huan stayed in the room, feeling both ashamed and angry.

This guy, even he's being so forward, what on earth is he scared of?

Coward, even though he's a veteran, why so cowardly…

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"Phew~ that was close, almost made a mistake."

"I'm at least a veteran, I can't break the law knowingly."

Su Sheng splashed cold water on his face.

If I were truly just an ordinary person, I'd just act clueless.

But I can't do that now…

Huan Jie…

Sigh…

Then Su Sheng skipped breakfast and headed straight out to work.

He didn't know how to face Huan Jie under these circumstances.

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Work was over, but it was still early; game time hadn't arrived yet.

Su Sheng was distracted all day at work.

After thinking it over, Su Sheng called Kong Lang directly.

"Sheng ge."

"Come out, have a drink with me."

"Huh? Not logging in tonight?"

"There's still two or three hours left, just keep me company…"

"Oh, okay."

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Even though it's been almost seven years since they last met, and they haven't kept in touch much.

But a gentleman's friendship is as light as water.

Chen Guan could still tell that Su Sheng's condition was off.

Looking at Chen Guan's face, Su Sheng let out a sigh, didn't hide anything, and explained the situation outright.

Chen Guan was one of the people Su Sheng trusted the most.

Besides his parents and Huan Jie, there was only Chen Guan.

After hearing Su Sheng's account, Chen Guan smacked his lips, looked at Su Sheng and said, "Sheng ge, what do you mean?"

"Do you like Huan Jie?"

"Like? I don't know… Anyway, I can't quite accept Huan Jie getting married," Su Sheng said, taking a sip of wine.

Alcohol… this stuff is rather unfamiliar.

But it's really hard to drink.

Since joining the army, Su Sheng has almost never touched such things.

The last time he drank was when he was discharged… a memorial… part one and two.

"Then it's settled. Actually we're not blind; I believe that anyone with clear eyes can see your relationship is abnormal—it's definitely not a normal brother‑sister bond," Chen Guan said, looking at Su Sheng.

"And you and Du Xue have completely cut ties now; although in the game we crushed Qiancheng Muxue completely."

"But the best revenge on an ex is…"

"What else are you tangled up about?"

"But… I can't knowingly break the law."

"Huan Jie and I are considered Pseudo Blood Kinship, and we're still on the same household registration," Su Sheng said with a wry smile.

"This…"

Chen Guan was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Then you can bear to watch Huan Jie marry someone else?"

"I don't know," Su Sheng said, lowering his head.

"Does Huan Jie know why you're conflicted?" Chen Guan asked, raising his glass.

"Probably not," Su Sheng replied, thinking of Huan Jie's reaction.

Huan Jie isn't a law student; Pseudo Blood Kinship isn't something most people know unless they pay special attention.

Why don't you just lay it all out? Chen Guan said.

This... let me think.

Su Sheng, conflicted, spoke.

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By the time Su Sheng got home, it was about time to play.

Nobody was in the living room; I guess Huan Jie was also getting ready to go online.

Su Sheng let out a sigh of relief, then slipped into his room.

As Su Sheng closed the bedroom door,

The thin door crack of the diagonally opposite room also closed.

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Swish~

Went online.

Su Sheng appeared at a spot next to the Demon Realm.

He opened his friend list; Huan Jie was indeed online.

Su Sheng hesitated, opened Huan Jie's private chat, hesitated again, still didn't contact her, and closed the chat window.

Afterwards, Su Sheng looked around, took a deep breath.

Let's go into the Demon Realm to check the situation.

Afterwards, Su Sheng summoned a lion-like beast, mounted it, and charged straight into the Demon Realm ahead.

"Huh? What is Master Mo Wen doing going into the Demon Realm?"

"I don't know."

"Could he be looking for a way to A San's place?"

"Haven't they already gone to A San's place and destroyed a main city? What road are they still looking for?"

"That's true, but it's impossible to go in and fight monsters."

"Who knows? The inside isn't suitable for fighting monsters."

"Yeah, the attribute suppression in that environment is really harsh."

The surrounding players, watching Su Sheng rush into the Demon Realm, were all chatting excitedly.

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On Su Sheng's side, as soon as he entered, the environment directly suppressed ten percent of his stats—and this is only the outer edge.

Su Sheng shook his head; although his tenacity was high, if he kept going deeper, even that bit of tenacity resistance would likely be limited.

After all, tenacity is anomaly resistance, not immunity.

Beep beep beep~

At the same time.

A private chat came through.

Su Sheng's expression changed in shock.

"No way; no wonder Huan Jie came to blame him."

"Now I really don't know how to face Huan Jie."

Su Sheng, feeling both anticipation and nervousness, opened the private chat.

And then he couldn't help but feel dejected…

Kong Lang.

"Sheng Ge, Sheng Ge, we did it!"

In his private chat, there was also a screenshot… no, actually several.

They show, from various angles, the current situation of Shi Bo Cheng.

Those drifting, nearly thick clouds of demon energy covering the ruins of Shi Bo Cheng were especially conspicuous.

Besides those demonic beasts, today in the ruins one could clearly see some demon race soldiers moving about.

They were not ordinary demonic units, but proper demon race soldiers.

"Is this already attracting the demon race over?"

Su Sheng asked.

"It attracted a portion of the lowest-level demon race soldiers."

"In my opinion, tomorrow this place will likely become a demon race forward outpost on the A San Country server."

"As long as the demon race comes, Shi Bo Cheng… hehe…"

"All right, just level up in peace; we'll wait."

Su Sheng replied.

"All right, Sheng Ge, you guys keep busy."

After closing the private chat with Chen Guan, Su Sheng glanced at Huan Jie's friend list but still didn't open it.

Swish~

Just then, a demon race unit lunged at him from the side.

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Swish swish swish~

Batch after batch of players appeared, accompanied by rays of light.

Dense and countless, in no time they completely filled the surrounding area.

At first glance, there were tens of thousands of people.

"Hahaha, they're coming."

"Heaven aids me! Because no one has noticed us."

"Is this the Huaxia server?"

"Hehe, we're here for revenge."

"These Huaxia people dared to destroy our Shi Bo Cheng; we must likewise destroy one of their Main Cities."

"This time we are fully prepared."

"We'll split some forces and search all sides for the Huaxia Main City."

"Wait, why is there an NPC up ahead?"

"Looks like there's an entrance—maybe there's a quest?"

"Never mind the quest; this is a Huaxia service. Without a cross‑nation label, we can't obtain Huaxia quests."

"How about we just kill this NPC; then the quest will probably be unavailable."

They crossed servers, can't take quests, but they won't cheapen the Huaxia.

"This looks doable; we don't know the quest, but just by its appearance it seems tough."

Amid the ruins, a lone figure in a black robe stood silently.

Next to it was a black void etched with runes.

Everyone would guess this is an outdoor quest.

Outdoor NPCs can be killed; if it's a unique quest, killing the NPC prevents triggering it, but repeatable quests are fine.

"This works."

"Attack! Focus fire, instantly kill that NPC!"

"While the quest is still unclaimed by Huaxia players."

Then a dense, overwhelming assault swept toward Dalian.

Indeed, the sudden tens of thousands were none other than A San Players.

It's unclear how they got onto the Domestic Server.

Moreover, they appeared right near the ruins left by Su Sheng's party after completing the Magic Cave Dungeon.

Then a group of A San members launched an attack on Dalian.

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Su Sheng spent a little effort and eliminated the Demon Race unit before him.

Su Sheng knit his brows.

A level‑71 ordinary Demon Race unit.

But the difficulty was high; compared with equal‑level Elite Monsters outside, this surpassed them.

Secondly, within this Demon Realm, the Demonic Qi Suppression Effect is extremely troublesome.

It suppresses players, yet for these Demon Race units inside the Demon Realm, it seems to grant extra boost.

That's why they're so hard to deal with.

But… the experience is huge! Even equal‑level Elite Monsters don't give that much.

Su Sheng's brows tightened.

He glanced around.

Training here seems pretty good, though the monsters are a bit scattered.

Hmm, it also appears a bit faster than the outside Training Spot.

This is just the outer fringe, the entry area.

Su Sheng can still tolerate the Demonic Qi Suppression Effect here.

Then why not just train here directly?

Anyway, the Magic Cave Dungeon isn't finished yet.

If you want to do it, just do it…

Su Sheng, let's just stop pushing deeper.

He began grinding monsters at the very edge of the Demon Realm to level up.

A few passing players, seeing the scene, were left speechless.

Mo Wen the Great, really came to the Demon Realm to train?

As for why anyone would run to the Demon Realm…

Besides a few guild members who were sent over to investigate, there were also some curious fellows…