Chapter 410: Plum Rains (1/10, Autumn Subscription)

Watching the three imposing characters hanging in the air, Fang Yue's heart jolted violently.

A cheater?!!

The parchment's previous owner??

Fang Yue looked in disbelief at the young girl before him, her face covered by the parchment.

Didn't the parchment say its previous owner, the old witch, was still slumbering? Why would she appear in the game?

Could it be that the so-called slumber meant only her physical body slept, while her consciousness had entered the game…

No! Wait!

The old witch before him was in a soul form like Lord Lan's—didn't that mean the cheater in reality was already dead beyond saving?

Which was why her soul could enter the Soul-Entrusting Jade Pendant and appear in the game?

But that wasn't right—the old witch should still be alive; otherwise the parchment wouldn't have used the word "slumber"!

In that moment, Fang Yue thought of many things, one doubt after another.

And at this time, the three golden characters in the air had slowly dispersed.

The scenery of the surrounding world also returned to its normal pace of flow.

Fang Yue watched the parchment expectantly, waiting to see how it would turn the tide and save them.

And then… there was no then.

After the parchment blasted out those three awe-inspiring characters, it went completely still.

Fang Yue was stunned for a moment, looked at the green-eyed girl whose face was covered, then looked at the parchment, muttering doubts in his heart.

"Could this be some high-level magical duel? The parchment and the green-eyed girl's battle has already begun, in some space I can't see, fighting in ways I don't know, slaughtering each other until the sky goes dark and the earth cracks, primordial chaos shatters?"

Thinking of this, Fang Yue even felt a little excited.

Then, he saw the green-eyed girl move.

Expressionless, she slowly reached out her hand, and with a slap, pressed it onto Fang Yue's hand, giving it a gentle twist.

Crack!

Fang Yue's wrist was twisted, and the parchment covering the green-eyed girl's face slipped from his grip, drifting lightly toward the ground, only to be pinched between two of the green-eyed girl's fingers.

"The parchment?!"

Fang Yue cried out in pain, his heart filled with horror—had the parchment lost? Already?!

Damn it, what method did they use to fight? I couldn't find a single chance to intervene—could this be how battles between the strong are fought?

Fang Yue was just blaming himself for his weakness when he saw text begin to appear on the parchment.

【Stop! Old witch, if you touch me one more time, I'll bite my tongue and kill myself!】

【Ahhhh! Don't pinch there, that's very sensitive!】

【Waaaaaah, this is too much bullying, I'll fight you to the death!!】

【Ahhhh! She spat on me!】

【Wuwuwuwu, it's over, I've become dirty, I've been defiled, I'm not clean anymore.】

Fang Yue: …

Everyone: …

Damn!

Something's off!

Where's the promised upheaval of wind and clouds, the battle about to erupt?

You're completely useless!

All that big commotion when you materialized was for nothing—aren't you right now just an ordinary piece of parchment being bullied at will? What kind of protection are you giving me, damn it!!

Fang Yue was angered.

He had truly believed the parchment was about to go on a rampage, killing left and right, mowing down everything.

In the end, this bastard was good for nothing except two foul words.

Fang Yue was dumbfounded—the parchment had talked a big game before coming out, he'd thought it was going to defy the heavens, and this was it? This was really it? Pfft!

Not only was Fang Yue dumbfounded, everyone else was too.

They had thought the parchment Fang Yue summoned was here to save the day, but the text that popped up… damn, what a weirdo!

And the calmest person on the scene was, surprisingly, the green-eyed girl before them.

After pinching the parchment, she spat twice on it, then her expression blankly froze for a moment.

"It's gone?"

【Of course! After so long, it definitely wouldn't be there!】

"…No, it shouldn't disappear, unless… you've signed a new contract."

【Trash! Who'd wait around for you, you old witch, to wake up! Wait, I mean that old witch!】

The green-eyed girl frowned, crumpled the parchment into a ball, and held it in her palm.

【Aaaaaaaaa! Help! Help! Murder! They're killing paper! They're killing paper!】

Trash!!

Fang Yue's face darkened, so angry he almost jumped.

So you jumped out just to feed kills, huh! Damn!

But when the green-eyed girl's gaze slowly turned and locked onto Fang Yue, his heart gave a sudden jolt, and he quickly put on an ingratiating smile.

The scene of being slaughtered earlier was still fresh in his mind.

One-second kills—can't afford to offend!

"Ch-cheater boss, we all see each other every day, give us some face, spare our lives, will ya?"

"Cheater... what is that?"

Huh?

Looking at the confused expression on the green-eyed girl's face, Fang Yue froze.

Could it be... not?

Isn't she a closed-beta player?

That's not right—the parchment clearly said the old witch is the cheater, is the closed-beta player.

Th-this, this this...

Fang Yue was dumbfounded, and for a moment couldn't figure out what on earth was going on.

The green-eyed girl, seemingly unbothered by this question, was only briefly puzzled before brushing it aside.

She looked at Fang Yue and slowly spoke: "You, sever the contract with the parchment, and I will spare your life."

Fang Yue:!!!

【Old witch! Dream on! Fang Yue and I are of one heart, two bodies! Of one mind and one virtue, sharing honor and sharing ruin, you in me, me in you, inseparable, never to part!!】

Fang Yue: "I'll sever the contract right now!"

Parchment:???

The parchment seemed utterly shocked.

After a long while, a single enormous character popped out.

【Shit!】

So love really does disappear, huh?

The parchment was indignantly grumbling when suddenly Fang Yue's inner voice rang out in its mind.

It was a voice only the one person and one sheet who had signed the contract could hear.

"Parchment, where is the old witch's real body sleeping? Once the contract is severed, I'll go kill her immediately! Then you find a way back to Qingsi County, and we'll reunite there in Qingsi County!"

Parchment:!!!

There's even this move?

Holy shit, I'm fired up!

【Fang Yue, love you!!】

【I don't want to go back to the old witch at all, you have to rescue me!】

"Leave it to me! You just bide your time with Hidden Endurance!"

Fang Yue had a bellyful of scheming thoughts, but on the surface put on a humble, obsequious look, and fawningly asked: "Um, Lady Witch..."

"My name is Meiyu."

"Lady Meiyu! May I ask how I can safely sever the contract with the parchment? Don't worry, I won't play tricks—compared to my life, what is the parchment? Just an external possession. Do I get an applause?"

As he spoke, Fang Yue also winked at Lin Ling and the others, who had originally been charging over to rescue him but were now standing dumbfounded.

Lin Ling, the old tool of a person, understood Fang Yue's meaning in a second.

Clap clap clap!

Vigorous applause immediately rang out.

Although they didn't know what Fang Yue was about to do, listening to Fang Yue was never wrong.

"Meiyu?!" Lord Han, who was struggling to roll on the ground, suddenly felt his mind go blank with a buzz, and looked at the green-eyed woman ahead in disbelief.

"Lady Meiyu?! Lady Meiyu of the Moon Abyss Era?!"

"Hmm?"

Meiyu raised her head to glance in Lord Han's direction, frowning slightly: "You know me? Right, what year is it now?"

"It-it really is Lady Meiyu?"

Lord Han's eyes went wide, his face full of disbelief.

After a good while, he tremblingly and respectfully replied: "Reporting to Lady Meiyu, this year is the 477th year of the Great Wasteland Era. Two eras have already passed since your time."

(End of this chapter)