Chapter 102: What a Lifespan-Stealing Duck (Third Watch! Subscribe!)

That's strange then—if you won't kill me, doesn't that mean the information the parchment gave was wrong?

Where exactly did things go wrong?

Seeing Fang Yue say nothing, lost in thought about something.

Lin Ling's brows knit tightly as he turned to leave, apparently finding the topic uncomfortable.

"If there's nothing else, I'm going. I'm sleepy."

"Wait a moment!"

For some reason, Fang Yue couldn't shake a feeling.

That the future the parchment showed definitely wasn't this simple.

There had to be something he was overlooking.

Fang Yue thought it over, then asked: "Lin Ling, under what circumstances would you kill me? Under what circumstances, after I say I want to take Hua Wuye as my wife, would you kill me?"

Lin Ling:???

He looked thoroughly impatient and said: "Under no circumstances, alright?!"

"Yes!"

"I may be annoyed by you, I may dislike you, but that's all it is. As long as you're still a member of the Guard Team for one day, still contributing to the village, I could never kill you. Public is public, private is private—how many times do I have to say it!"

True—based on Fang Yue's understanding of Lin Ling's character, he could never kill me!

Then what on earth…

Right! The second day, daytime… the parchment said the second day, daytime!

Fang Yue frowned and said in a low voice: "Then let's take an extreme case. Lin Ling, what extreme situation would make you kill me on the second day after waking up?"

Sure enough, Lin Ling was definitely going back to sleep now.

This explained why Lin Ling came over the next morning and killed him right at his doorstep.

Because only after waking up then, having learned something, would he act against him.

Lin Ling saw that Fang Yue really seemed to be seriously discussing this question, and couldn't help frowning.

"What exactly do you mean?"

"Just say it—it's related to… that thing Lord Han mentioned!"

Lord Han… a traitor?!

Lin Ling understood at once. He thought it over carefully, then said slowly: "There could still be quite a few. Personally, I really wouldn't lay a hand on you."

"But if you did something truly heinous, and I found out the next day, I'd definitely go kill you."

Fang Yue pressed: "Like what?"

"Um… you betrayed the village? You're the traitor?"

"…Something more plausible."

Lin Ling scratched his neck: "Then it's… you hurt Lord Han? Or you stole my night-shift merit? No, no—the first one you couldn't pull off, and the second isn't enough to give me a reason to kill you, at most I'd cripple your hands and feet."

Hey, hey, hey… don't toss out such terrifying lines so casually! I'm still right here.

Fang Yue wiped the cold sweat from his brow, watching Lin Ling still frowning in thought, until finally Lin Ling suddenly looked up and stared coldly at Fang Yue.

"Right—if you 'bullied' Hua Wuye, or killed Hua Wuye, I'd absolutely go kill you the next day. But the premise is it has to be confirmed as your doing!"

"Or if you destroyed the Di He that was still being repaired, or… you actually hurt or killed Lord Han, or you let a ghoul into the village… any of these would be enough to make me kill you! Without the slightest hesitation!"

…Wait, didn't you just say you wouldn't lay a hand on me? How did the possibilities suddenly multiply…

Things seemed to be getting more complicated.

Fang Yue scratched his not-particularly-bright head and said: "You should just go back to sleep."

Lin Ling was stunned—probably hadn't expected that after all his hard thinking, Fang Yue would come out with that line.

"…Lunatic!"

Cursing once, he stalked off grumbling.

"Oh right, I want to bring someone into the Guard Team…"

"Get lost! Figure it out yourself!"

Figure it out myself then—why so fierce…

After Lin Ling left, Fang Yue was still mulling over Lin Ling's words.

As for the so-called bullying of Hua Wuye, Fang Yue naturally knew what it meant—wasn't it just the indescribable kind of thing.

The problem was he could never do such a thing. As for killing Hua Wuye? He wasn't sick—why would he kill her for no reason?

Unless… someone framed him?

Then there's destroying the Di He… that's something Lord Han is keeping a close eye on. He couldn't destroy it in an instant—Lord Han would sense it and arrive in one slash to instant-kill.

As for attacking Lord Han, that's no different from seeking death.

Letting a ghoul into the village… I can't even run fast enough myself, let alone let a ghoul in.

Why does it feel like every answer is wrong? Is the parchment reliable or not?

Fang Yue took out the parchment and called out twice; the parchment showed no response at all.

…Fine then, you money-grubber!

Wait till I get my hands on Black Ember—let's see how I make you drool!

Fang Yue really couldn't bear to part with his silver stone, or he could make the parchment talk right now.

Carefully reviewing these possibilities, Fang Yue realized the most likely one was actually something going wrong on Hua Wuye's side, after which he was framed and killed by enraged Lin Ling.

Wait!

Why don't I think from the other side? Maybe… the problem isn't on my end, but on Hua Wuye's!

Could it be… Hua Wuye is the traitor?

That doesn't make sense—Hua Wuye fought so hard for the village that night; how could he be the traitor? Was it all an act?

Forget it, forget it—let Lin Ling worry about the traitor; I'm just not cut out for that.

He processed his own paperwork and claimed today's daytime duty reward: 2 days of Yang Shou as Deputy Captain, plus 1 day of Yang Shou for killing the 【Ou Zhi Gui】.

Fang Yue opened his attributes.

"Name: Yese Liming."

"Realm: Postheaven Third-Rate."

"Status: Normal."

"Life Value: 200/200."

"Internal Energy: 35/35."

"Control Power: 46.6 【Base: 26.6】 【Status/Bonus: +20】."

"Dissipation Power: 46.3 【Base: 26.3】 【Status/Bonus: +20】."

"Talent: Night's Breath 【Human-Class Upper Rank】."

"Skills: Analysis Pupil 【Human-Class Lower Rank】, Starfire Blade Technique Level 1 【Postheaven Third-Rate】, Starfire Heart Method Level 1 【Postheaven Third-Rate】."

"Yang Shou: 1 month, 16 days."

Damn it! Why in the real world, killing a Gui gives no items and no attribute gains?

Also, saving someone in the real world burned 3 days of Yang Shou in three seconds.

Normal time passage plus using Starfire Blade Technique to kill seven men just now burned 1 day of Yang Shou.

Add the game's reward of 3 days, and overall, it's still a loss.

Yang Shou, Yang Shou—I'm so short on it!

When will the official Captain position finally come through? The reward is much better: 3 days for regular duty, and even more for Captain-assigned missions.

Even though Fang Yue can now take Captain-level missions, the base reward is still too low.

Also, his attributes haven't increased in ages—he really wanted to kill a Gui just to boost them…

No more talking—time to patrol the night!

The second batch of players entering the game must have some Guis for them to kill, right? Right? Right? Right?

Fang Yue completely ignored the fact that all the new players entering the village together couldn't possibly match even a low-level Gui, and only thought of rushing out to patrol and find Guis to kill.

After all, he's the Night God of War—by day, there's no good chance to pick a fight.

Thinking of this, Fang Yue prepared to take his Fire Blade and step out—only to run straight into Mu Zi, who had just emerged from the Library Room.

(End of Chapter)