Chapter 21: Cross-Domain Invitation

【Su Haoming: Big Boss, the way you're talking, I'm getting more and more uneasy...】

【Lin Yu: If I remember correctly, that Jinwu Guard died by jumping out the window. Your cousin is quick-witted and calm under pressure—he shouldn't be as reckless as the Jinwu Guard.】

【Su Haoming: ...】

【Su Haoming: Hard to say!】

【Su Haoming: I thought it over carefully, and I still can't relax.】

【Lin Yu: So, do you actually want to follow him to the Ghost Market?】

【Su Haoming: Sigh, I have no choice—my cousin and Uncle Qian are the last family I have in this life...】

【Fan Xian: Let me interject—Brother Su, how strong are you?】

【Su Haoming: Since I was little, I've loved working out—I've got abs and chest muscles. Taking on an ordinary person shouldn't be a problem.】

【Fan Xian: How about compared to the Jinwu Guard?】

【Su Haoming: No chance. This world still leans heavily toward wuxia—experts can all run along rooftops and walls, it's insane!】

【Fan Xian: Then don't blame me for dousing your hopes...】

【Su Haoming: (ㄒoㄒ)】

【Lin Yu: If you're really going, I have a suggestion—do you have a hundred points?】

【Su Haoming: Still twelve short (ㄒoㄒ)】

【Xiang Yunye: Then don't risk it—you'd just be adding to the chaos.】

【Su Haoming: (ㄒoㄒ)】

Notably, although Su Haoming displayed extreme emotion in the group chat, in reality he remained calm, showing no visible reaction even when sending tearful emojis.

Clearly, he was someone who presented entirely different faces online and offline.

So... what now? Should he go after them or not?

Su Haoming frowned slightly, his mind torn in conflict.

At that moment, Lin Yu sent another message:

【Lin Yu: Or there's another way—I can invite you into my world and give you some protective gear.】

Su Haoming’s eyes lit up instantly. “Really?!”

【Lin Yu: Of course, but it requires your consent.】

【Su Haoming: I have no problem at all!】

【Lin Yu: Good!】

In the Fllilien world, Lin Yu nodded in relief and immediately exchanged for a [Low-Level Cross-Domain Invitation], opened Su Haoming’s name, and selected the newly appeared invitation option.

In an instant, two lines of text appeared before Su Haoming in another world.

【Group member 'Lin Yu' has issued you a cross-domain invitation. Accept?】

【Yes/No】

Su Haoming clicked 'Yes' without hesitation.

The next second, a speck of silver light burst from the void, expanding at incredible speed into an elliptical silver portal.

Witnessing this, Su Haoming was unsurprised—yet still stunned.

But quickly, he regained his composure and stepped forward, heart trembling.

Just as he was about to enter the portal, the silver surface of the portal suddenly rippled violently.

Su Haoming startled back two steps, staring at the portal in alarm.

The next instant, the two-meter-tall silver portal snapped shut inward, vanishing in the blink of an eye, leaving only a gust of wind swirling through the guest room.

“Thud!”

Su Haoming fell backward onto the floor, eyes wide, staring at the spot where the portal had vanished.

What the hell?!

After a brief shock, Su Haoming frantically opened the group chat.

【Su Haoming: @Lin Yu Big Boss, what just happened?】

【Lin Yu: Nothing. I forcibly shut down the portal.】

【Su Haoming: Huh?】

【Fan Xian: Huh?】

【Xiang Yunye: Huh?】

【Lin Yu: Sorry, Brother Su—I made a mistake. I forgot where I am right now. This place is far too dangerous. If you’d actually entered, you’d have died in an instant.】

【Everyone: ...】

【Su Haoming: So... I almost died?】

【Lin Yu: Yes. It’s my fault. I’ll find a way to compensate you.】

【Su Haoming: No need, Big Boss—wasting your hundred points? I’m the one who should be compensating you!】

【Fan Xian: More than that, I’m curious—where exactly are you? The center of the earth?】

【Lin Yu: Hard to say. It might be worse than the earth’s core...】

Indeed, Lin Yu hadn’t expected this device to be bound not to the Fllilien world, but to his own inner universe.

While he waited eagerly in the castle’s study, an elliptical silver portal suddenly erupted onto the lifeless continent within his inner universe.

Sensing this, Lin Yu’s face turned pale—he immediately used his authority to forcibly shut down the portal.

There was no choice. Though this continent lacked the extreme heat, energy, and density of the outside world, it was still utterly uninhabitable for humans.

There was no air here, only the boundless ocean of magic overhead, saturated with intense magical radiation.

If Su Haoming had truly stepped into this place, he would have been instantly corrupted by magic, transformed into a glowing, flesh-and-blood sculpture.

Fortunately, Lin Yu reacted in time—otherwise, he would have killed Xiao Su.

Meanwhile, upon reading Lin Yu’s message, the three group members fell silent.

They simply could not imagine what kind of environment could be worse than the earth’s core...

【Xiang Yunye: So what should Brother Su do now?】

【Fan Xian: Logically, we can only stand by and watch...】

【Lin Yu: Not necessarily.】

【Lin Yu: When I said I’d compensate you, I wasn’t just saying it—I gained some insights while shutting down the portal, thanks to you.】

Gained some insights?

What insights?

Su Haoming looked bewildered, completely lost.

【Lin Yu: Though still inferior to the group’s methods, it’s more than enough to give you a gift!】

【Fan Xian & Xiang Yunye: ...?】

【Xiang Yunye: So the portal is bidirectional?】

【Lin Yu: No, it’s one-way.】

【Xiang Yunye: Then what are you...】

【Lin Yu: Didn’t I say? I gained some insights—I can now, barely, use the group’s portal to trace back.】

【Everyone: ...】

【Su Haoming: [fearful emoji]】

【Su Haoming: Big Boss, be honest—did you try entering my world?】

【Lin Yu: emmmm】

【Su Haoming: Big Boss, don’t do that—I’m scared.】

【Lin Yu: Fine. I did try—for an instant. But the group resisted strongly. I could only use that instant to send you a gift.】

【Lin Yu: @Su Haoming, carefully search nearby—see if you can find it.】

Su Haoming’s heart leapt—he scrambled to his feet and frantically rummaged through the guest room.

Soon, he spotted a glint of metallic reflection beneath the bed.

Clearly, the air current from the portal’s closure had blown this object under the bed.

Su Haoming’s eyes lit up—he crawled to the bed’s edge and strained to grab the object beneath.

The moment he touched the gift, he froze as if electrocuted.

The next second, he pulled it out, knelt on the floor, and stared dumbly at what he held.

Bathed in sunlight from the window, the object gleamed with silver metallic luster—its smooth curves, ergonomically shaped grip, heavy weight, and cold metallic texture all confirmed its identity—

A pistol?!

The magic world’s Big Boss had just given him a gun...

This doesn’t make sense!

(End of Chapter)