Chapter 798: Step Aside and Talk! Hunting Top Players?!

Stinky tofu?

To be honest, Su Yang doesn't have much impression of it anymore.

When we were in school, each of us had a small circle, three or five people together, playing and teasing each other.

Occasionally we would entertain with other small groups, like playing basketball or billiards.

And in the entertainment there would always be a lucky streak.

One time Su Yang lost a game and was punished to tease the class's lunatic.

Having no choice, he chose the "infamously" stinky tofu outside the school.

In the words of his classmates—give her a good dose of disgust.

Su Yang did as instructed, and Lu Zhiwei took it all in as well.

He doesn't know exactly what happened afterward.

Later, however, he often saw Lu Zhiwei alone, staring blankly at the empty stall.

Listening to her wistful words, Su Yang felt ripples suddenly surge in his heart.

He didn't expect that his one "punishment act" would leave such a deep impression on her.

"In high school I only cared about playing, had no spare time for studies, and now I kind of regret it," Lu Zhiwei said, lying back with both hands clasped behind her head.

"I'm the opposite. If I could relive high school with my memory, I'd probably play it properly," Su Yang said.

"Is that so?" Lu Zhiwei tilted her head, looking at Su Yang's sharply defined profile, "You're the model student in the teachers' mouths; even when you play, they all praise you."

"The tinted glasses are always on, academics only look at results, no one cares about the process," Su Yang said calmly.

"Hmph, the math teacher is the worst, always using me as a negative example. That time I should've caught more cockroaches and put them in his thermos," Lu Zhiwei pursed her mouth.

"So the cockroaches were yours?!"

"Yes, and I even squatted in the restroom for a long time on purpose."

"Do you remember? When the teacher opened the lid and took a sip, half a cockroach was in his mouth, it made him sick!"

"I remember, I wanted to laugh but couldn't, afraid he'd catch me, it choked me."

"Hahaha…"

Chatting about high school anecdotes, Su Yang couldn't help laughing heartily many times.

Lu Zhiwei's eyebrows fluttered as she told him how truly Demon Pill she had been back then.

Even regarding the anecdotes both knew well, Lu Zhiwei had a different perspective and interpretation.

That actually felt rather fresh to Su Yang.

The two seemed to discard the player identity.

It was as if classmates who hadn't met for years reunited.

For over an hour, they talked from recycling water bottles all the way to the school sports meet, then to the end of the college entrance exam.

Both felt a lingering desire, and they smiled at each other.

This feeling of being able to drop the disguise and let down guard in front of each other is truly wonderful.

If possible, how much they'd wish it could continue like this.

Normal life… how hard it is to obtain.

"How nostalgic!" Su Yang sighed wistfully.

"By the way… did you have a secret crush on Wen Zhixia in high school?" Lu Zhiwei asked suddenly.

Su Yang:?

"You two were exchanging glances all day in class, I saw it!" Lu Zhiwei hummed twice.

"You're overthinking it. She lives in the same complex as me; we just commute together daily," Su Yang explained.

"You can't fool me! My eyes are a ruler!"

"Really, after we graduated we barely kept in touch."

"Then it must be because neither of you dared to pierce that thin paper."

"Perhaps…"

Just as Su Yang was chatting with her, a gaze repeatedly turned toward him.

Su Yang turned his head and saw Ji Huai seeming a bit restless.

He glanced at the time; there was half an hour left until Midnight Twelve.

"Finally can't sit still?" Su Yang sneered inwardly.

At that moment, Ji Huai suddenly stood up.

Everyone's eyes turned to him.

The scene fell silent.

He stood blankly for a few seconds, then turned toward the restroom.

Lu Zhiwei's brows showed suspicion, "Did he just glance at us?"

Su Yang's eyes flickered, a slight curve forming at his mouth.

Soon, Ji Huai emerged from the restroom, wiped his hands with paper, and nonchalantly tossed the wad into the trash.

He then plopped down beside Su Yang.

"Anything?" Su Yang raised an eyebrow.

"I gave you a chance; you didn't come to me, so I have to come over myself," Ji Huai adjusted his glasses.

"Then did you ever ask me… whether to give you a chance?" Su Yang said with a half‑smile.

"Opportunities are earned, aren't they?" Ji Huai stared at Su Qi, who was sitting nearby with eyes closed in meditation.

"Can't tell, you're still a master of sophistry," Su Yang gradually restrained his expression and said slowly:

I was originally not interested at all, but now I want to hear what insightful opinions you have.

"May I have a moment to speak." Ji Huai stood up.

Lu Zhiwei had originally perked up her ears, but seeing the two about to leave, her complexion immediately fell.

Su Yang followed, and the two promptly arrived at a corner.

"Speak quickly, I'm sleepy." Su Yang yawned.

"Su Qi should have told you a lot about yourself, right?" Ji Huai got straight to the point.

"Yes, what's the question?" Su Yang nodded calmly.

"She has Mind Reading!"

"I know."

"So everything you do or think cannot escape her eyes."

"And then?"

"Have you ever considered what the worst outcome could be when she uses this method to win your trust?"

"... use you up and then wipe the slate clean?"

Ji Huai, with a deeply evasive look, glanced at Su Yang, "Since you already understand it in your heart, it seems I need not say more."

Su Yang pursed his lips, "Are you implying that I feign ignorance while actually understanding?"

"Many things are not as simple as your Sight suggests," Ji Huai said as a Reminder.

"For example?"

"You only know that Su Qi comes from a more ancient era, yet you don't know her ambition!"

"Everyone has ambition; you and I are no exception."

"But her ambition is to annex multiple eras!"

"Oh?" Su Yang was momentarily stunned.

That conclusion actually felt fresh to him.

From Ji Huai's tone, it could be inferred that he seemed to have a reason that forced him to 'compromise' with Su Yang.

"How do you explain that?" Su Yang asked with interest.

"The Death Game Matching Mechanism has a balanced give-and-take; players draft their own rules differently, resulting in varied versions."

"You are well aware of this, so the matching can at most pair you with players from the previous era."

"Those from even more ancient times lack this capability and cannot break the shackles of order," Ji Huai said with a solemn expression.

"But Su Qi achieved it," Su Yang said lightly.

"Indeed, the emergence of the Golden Road heralds chaos, and within that chaos the order shifts, giving them an opportunity to seize!" Ji Huai nodded.

"Who are the 'they' you mentioned?" Su Yang asked curiously.

"An Organization that hunts Top Players within an era," Ji Huai explained.

"What is the purpose of doing so?" Su Yang asked again.

Ji Huai's expression grew grave, and in a deep voice he began, "Kill one person..."

"... to advance one step on the Golden Road."