Chapter 2085: Been Seen Through

Xiao Feng scratched his head: "I'm not that indiscriminate..."

He Yuruo is nothing more than an utterly ordinary friend; if not for having met a few times in the Ancient Times world and having Han Zichen's connection, they wouldn't even be acquaintances.

This Senior Si's impression of him is quite outrageous!

Although he himself is pretty outrageous too…

The speaker left, and the courtyard fell silent.

Xiao Feng sat quietly brewing tea, not disturbing Han Zichen, nor urging her in the game.

The battle in the Nine Provinces War Zone seems quite large-scale; this time it has been going on for a long while.

When he first arrived at He Yuruo's home, it was evening; then Xiao Feng sat for over ten hours, and a night passed.

Not until the next morning, after seven, when the sun rose from Dongshan, did the two women finally log out of the game.

From the game's group chat, Xiao Feng already knew their battle was nearing its end, so he went out early to stroll around the street.

When Han Zichen woke from the rattan chair and He Yuruo came out from the inner room, Xiao Feng happened to be holding hot breakfast, climbing over the wall from outside to come in.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao Feng, finally meeting you in person—what a pleasure!" He Yuruo clasped her fists and performed a martial courtesy.

She is the daughter of a dart escort, and she naturally bears a martial aura.

"What a pleasure, what a pleasure, Fellow Daoist He, your heroic bearing is extraordinary—you must be a highly skilled martial heroine!" Xiao Feng laughed.

"Not at all, I'm quite clueless." He Yuruo shook her head.

Han Zichen stretched her stiff waist and neck from sitting too long, then said to her: "Yuruo, seeing no one at your home, we just let ourselves in; you don't mind, do you?"

He Yuruo laughed: "I do mind—go out, knock, and come back in properly."

All three laughed.

"Come eat something

, warm your belly."

Xiao Feng set down the breakfast: freshly fried dough sticks and soy milk, as well as big steamed buns, still steaming.

"How nice—right after logging off I have something to eat. When I lived alone, I had to sweep the floor and wipe the table before I could move about." He Yuruo sighed.

The fallen leaves in the courtyard have also been casually cleared away by Xiao Feng; now it's very clean.

Han Zichen, hearing this, deeply agreed: "As our physiques improve, our online time is too long, and life indeed feels somewhat disconnected. My family's fine, with parents looking after me, at least I get by. You living alone, you wouldn't even know if thieves broke into your home."

"There's no way—my parents don't care about me, they only know to make money running escort services. Sigh, I actually earn more than they do, but these two find me annoying, so they always find excuses to ditch me and go out to indulge in pleasures." He Yuruo wore a bitter expression.

"You should also find someone to indulge in pleasures with—you have the money, don't shortchange yourself." Han Zichen teased.

He Yuruo, because she lives in Yu Huang City, the surrounding population is extremely dense, so the number of players is naturally also relatively high.

Therefore, selling in-game items for cash is comparatively easier.

This world has no internet, no transfers; generally offline transactions are face-to-face, which is a bit more troublesome than modern civilization.

Otherwise, with the influence of Han Zichen and others in the game, they would have long become a local big spender.

But this is also pretty good—money isn't too much, so it saves others from envying.

"I'd never look for that—what's fun about men compared to games? My goal is to become a Venerable in the game, then in reality find a powerful master, cultivate to become an immortal, and eventually carve out a realm of my own!" He

Yuruo was eating breakfast, full of fighting spirit.

Xiao Feng knew, her goal could indeed possibly be achieved.

But he didn't say it out loud, only joked: "I agree, men really aren't fun!"

He Yuruo smiled: "You say that as if you've played before."

The three ate breakfast; He Yuruo's gaze darted between Han Zichen and Xiao Feng, as if she had noticed something.

After a while, she asked: "You two… are you up to something?"

"Ah?" Han Zichen startled.

Seeing her reaction, He Yuruo's eyes shone: "Looks like I guessed right! I knew Fellow Daoist Xiao Feng wouldn't bring you around for no reason. Tsk tsk… the Sword Immortal sister has found her match; who knows how many men in the Nine Provinces War Zone will be heartbroken."

Xiao Feng embarrassedly muttered: "You can tell that even though we're keeping our distance…"

Although Han Zichen and he have become much closer than before, they still maintain propriety in front of others; basically it's not noticeable.

Previously, when they went to see Xu Danyang and others, none noticed their relationship, thinking Han Zichen was just hitching a ride with Xiao Feng.

But He Yuruo is a woman, and she's very close to Han Zichen, so she noticed right away.

Han Zichen, a bit embarrassed, said: "Yuruo… you… don't tell anyone else yet; I'm not ready."

"Mm, I understand. But you two… bridging two worlds to get together like this is truly enviable." He Yuruo sighed with a tsk.

Xiao Feng was about to speak, but Han Zichen spoke first: "It's a matter of fate, hard to say. Actually I only obtained a small part of Xiao Feng; he has his own world… so you shouldn't say

go out, I'm afraid if people in the game find out and it spreads, his family side will have problems."

"Er…"

Xiao Feng instantly became even more embarrassed.

This sounds like having an affair, inappropriate!

He gave a dry cough and explained: "They already know."

"Ah?"

"This…"

Both were stunned.

Xiao Feng said: "For this kind of thing, if you dare to do it, you dare to speak of it; I won't conceal it. If you want to know about me and them, I'll also tell you."

"This, this…"

Han Zichen's face flushed, she whispered: "Then… then… what did they say?" Her tone was a little uneasy.

Xiao Feng shrugged: "What else can be said? A few coquettish words, then they beat me up."

"Ah? Hitting you, is that serious?" Han Zichen felt guilty.

Seeing her innocent expression, Xiao Feng was both laughing and crying, and quickly used Divine Sense to send a voice transmission that He Yuruo couldn't hear, briefly explaining the meaning of "strike" to her.

Han Zichen's breath hitched, a flush rose on her face, and she softly spat: "Have no shame!"

He Yuruo saw her speaking incoherently and seemed to understand something.

She then glanced at Xiao Feng and sighed: "Those who can do more must do more, Fellow Daoist Xiao Feng, you've worked hard."

"Not hard, not hard, I serve the people." Xiao Feng replied with a dry laugh.

After having breakfast, the three sat for a while at He Yuruo's home.

Then, feeling a bit bored, they went out to wander under He Yuruo's guidance.

The area outside Yu Huang City was prosperous, but lacked any striking features, so there wasn't much to see.

The three headed straight for the gate of Yu Huang City, intending to visit the cultural center, political center, and holy land of cultivators in this Nine Provinces World.

This stretch of road is actually quite far,

Just to reach the city gate is over a thousand li, the city itself is huge, surpassing the major cities in games, and walking there on foot would take ten days to half a month.

Xiao Feng originally wanted to use his divine power to fly them there, but He Yuruo said that outside the city they could rent a Dragon Colt carriage, which flies low and fast and is very comfortable, so they decided to take the carriage instead.

The Dragon Colt is a kind of horse with strong bloodline, its physique comparable to that of extraordinary beings, and after artificial taming, it is very obedient.

Two Dragon Colts pull the carriage, whose underside is engraved with a floating magic array inlaid with crystal stones, enabling it to fly through the air, resembling the Jade Emperor's dragon carriage from legend, and it is very impressive.

The rental is a bit pricey—carriage and driver together cost 500 taels of gold per day, and without money one really can't afford it.