Involuntarily letting out a low groan, Chu Lingbing slowly opened his eyes. His mind, which had become a little blurry due to a long period of sleep, gradually recovered from the chaotic state as his vision gradually became clearer.
She came over. The long hair that was scattered on the lower part of her smooth back gradually shrank as she sat up. The sleepy woman rubbed her eyes vigorously, and subconsciously looked around with eyes that never stopped.
Amidst the buzzing sound of the game cabin, it slowly froze on the electronic clock showing the time in the room: "11 o'clock in the evening... 58 minutes... already twelve o'clock?"
"How long have I slept?"
Chu Lingbing's otherworldly face, as pure as a hibiscus in water, was gradually replaced by a cold feeling. Chu Lingbing's breathing gradually became rapid. She bit her lips while holding on to the quilt. After a moment, she suddenly turned over and headed towards the game cabin.
Jumping in the direction. The buzzing sound after the game cabin was activated then led her consciousness to gradually sink in a deeper direction, and finally turned into the image of snow spirit and phantom ice and came to the underground room of the Tanzania City Tavern in the free world.
The woman in white clothes and white hair suddenly opened her eyes and then forcefully pushed open the door to her room, looking for the empty corridor: "Duan Qing!"
"Duan Qing!"
"Where are you!?"
"You are"
The sound of running footsteps suddenly stopped at the top of the stairs. At the same time, the woman kept searching anxiously among the crowd, looking at her in the tavern hall.
Blinking hard, he exhaled the breath he had been carrying while running forcefully: "Ha"
"Haha, haha." She gasped hard, and at the same time squeezed the tears flowing from the corners of her eyes into the darkness behind her: "So you are here."
"Oh? This is..."
In the scene where countless drinkers in the tavern were still gathering together and making loud noises, her footsteps gradually stopped, and another player sitting next to the man who was at the center of Xueling Huanbing's gaze also turned around after hearing the sound.
He turned his head and looked at the woman in white in front of him with drunken eyes obsessed with women: "Wow, is this your girlfriend? She is indeed a woman who fits the temperament of brother Duanshui. Even her hair... Huh?"
"Snow, Snow Spirit Huanbing?" He opened his eyes wide, and even the drunkenness on his face was frightened away: "You, how could you... wait, that's not right, who are you?"
"She is probably not the Snow Spirit Huan Bing you know, but my... uh, girlfriend."
After clearing his throat, Duan Qing lowered his head and replied: "As for the name... I don't know why it is repeated. Recently, some players have been asking us the same questions."
"She, she's not?"
Looking up and down at this woman in white who lowered her head and said nothing, she still exclaimed sadly: "How is that possible? Even their looks are so similar."
"But she's only level seven."
Tilting his head towards his side, Duan Qing then pulled the approaching woman to the seat behind him: "Since he is the opponent described by those of you who are at full level, he must be at least level 60, right?"
"Hmm... does the Xue Ling Huan Bing we know have a twin sister or something?"
Turning back to Leng Yulihun, who had been silent beside him, he confirmed in a low voice, Doomsday Sadness then turned his gaze again: "No? There shouldn't be, right? She has been debuting for so long, even if she is hiding it,
……Well."
As if thinking of some possibility, Doomsday Sadness, who was waving a wine glass in his hand, then stared at Xue Ling Huan Bing's face again: "Changed the number? Changed to a smaller number?"
"We just met her not long ago."
While twirling his wine glass, Leng Yulihun, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up: "Since she left the Wings of Freedom, she has been acting alone. We were with her in Koruk before.
In the battle in the wasteland, she only took away an NPC..."
"Yes, they almost sent us all back home." Doomsday Sadness waved his hands impatiently, as if he didn't want to mention the embarrassing incident at all: "Although my magic has almost no effect, at least there are three of us.
, in the end he was beaten so much that he didn’t even recognize his mother..."
"Excuse me, what did the Snow Spirit Huan Bing you saw do?"
Duan Qing, who raised his wine glass and smiled, interrupted the doubtful gazes of the two people that had been lingering on Xue Ling Huan Bing with this question: "Look at how worried you are..."
"She hasn't done anything to us, it's just that she has offended many people."
It seemed that he had formed a good relationship with Duan Qing in the previous period. Doomsday Sadness immediately replied with a smile: "Give up the game, betray the guild, assassinate important NPCs, and even massacre civilians... If you see me in the future
You must be vigilant about a woman wearing a cloak and carrying a bloody sword. If that doesn't work, you can also ask for help from our people at Dawn of Glory..."
"You two turned out to be members of Shuguang Glory?" Duan Qing immediately raised his fists: "I have admired your name for a long time, and I am glad to meet you."
"It's just the name of this guild in name. In fact, I still listen to the lady." He waved his hands disdainfully, and then lowered his voice: "According to rumors, the 'Dark Witch' has been...
I've been around a lot, and for a trumpet like you, your life will be at risk if you encounter that pervert..."
"Is she the woman you just described?" Duan Qing, who remained calm-faced, raised his eyebrows: "Is she really that dangerous?"
"It will only be more exaggerated than what I just said, and it will definitely not be weaker." Doomsday Sorrow whispered in a whispering tone: "That is a madman who never makes sense in his actions. Not only does he kill without batting an eye, but he also kills people without blinking an eye.
He has the strength to kill people without blinking an eye...Pfft."
As if being stared at by a cold poisonous snake, feeling the chill all over his body, he then spit out the wine he was about to drink. He raised his head to look for the source, but the next moment he was greeted by Duan Qing, who was still smiling.
His expression blocked it: "So that's it, he's a public enemy of society."
"Not only a public enemy of society, but also a world boss." Doomsday Sadness laughed and nodded: "People from all the major guilds are now chasing this guy, but so far they have not retaliated with an arrow of their own.
As for her revenge, if you meet her in the future, you should be able to make a lot of money just from the bounty for providing clues, hahahahaha!"
"Okay, okay, thank you Brother Doomsday for the reminder." Duan Qing, who picked up the wine glass, nodded: "I'll buy your cup too."
"It's refreshing! You are indeed the friend I just made!"
"But... in this case, this friend of mine is not the person you described."
Duan Qing waved his hand and then dodged his body, gradually revealing the Snow Spirit Magic Ice behind him: "She can't even beat me."
"Well..."
"I heard that you just came to this place."
Interrupting the drunken words of his teammate, Leng Yulihun suddenly spoke up and turned his eyes back to the direction of the woman he had been staring at: "Are you all newcomers? Which village did you come from?"
"Carlow Village."
After a slight pause, Duan Qing then said the name of the village: "The novice players in the past three months should have been reborn in that place. The time for replacement has not yet come..."
"I see, it's that place." Leng Yulihun, who nodded, then replied in a calm voice: "A lot of things seem to have happened over there recently. I heard that people from the Master Council later got involved... right?
?”
"Is there such a thing?" Duan Qing replied innocently: "I have never heard of such news."
"Oh, is it so?"
Suppressing the movement of Doomsday Sorrow beside him that wanted to make a sound, Leng Yulihun let out a cold snort: "Then...how did you get here?"
"Hey, Dawn of Glory has joined the Imperial Guard Corps, right?"
Duan Qing wiped his forehead and said with a helpless smile: "Even the questions asked are the same. Those who don't know think you are helping them check their household registration."
"Just out of curiosity." Leng Yulihun tugged at the corners of his lips: "That place is not close to here, and this is not a beginner map. You two novice players who are not above level ten... ran here.
What’s the use of coming here?”
"As for this issue...we came here on request."
Pointing to the door of the tavern, Duan Qing tried his best to ignore the influence of the surrounding noise and still maintained a kind smile: "Please forgive me for keeping the details confidential, but the mission target is in this city, although there is no result...but
I even went out to look for it today."
"so……"
"That's right, we came through the Gemenan jungle."
Waving his hand, Duan Qing smiled at Xueling Huanbing behind him and said: "We made a small boat and went down the Gemenan River. Later, due to hunger and cold, we set sail on the south side of Tanzania City.
The shore...that side is called the Tanzanian Plain, right?"
"...The city guards didn't notice you?" Leng Yulihun raised his eyebrows again: "Aren't they increasing their vigilance recently and strictly interrogating every outsider?"
"Oh, I've heard about this too. After all, I was also interrogated last night." Duan Qing replied with a smile: "As long as they don't make any big mistakes, those imperial guards will become very tolerant...
Why, didn't you encounter such treatment when you came in?"
As if something unpleasant was mentioned, Leng Yulihun, who looked at each other with his teammates, gradually became silent. The originally pleasant atmosphere of the conversation also temporarily ended with the question and answer session between the two.
, turned into silent embarrassment: "...Uh, that...if you don't mind, how about I buy you another drink?"
"No need."
Slapping his teammate on the back of the head who wanted to speak, Leng Yulihun replied in an indifferent voice: "We still have our own tasks to deal with."
"It's also a secret that can't be told, right?" Duan Qing smiled and raised his glass: "I wish you all a smooth journey."
"Thanks."
Nodding his head, Leng Yulihun then took Doomsday's sad arm and walked out of the tavern: "Let's go, we have wasted enough time."
The sound of the door of the tavern being pushed open echoed in the corner of the hall along with the sound of bells, and then was replaced by various noises that had been echoing. Duan Qing, who had been sitting there for a long time without any movement, also did not move.
There were no changes due to the departure of the two people. It was only when the breathing of the woman behind him became cautious that she gradually turned her head: "...are you awake?"
"……Um."
"It was a really long sleep."
Looking up at the dilapidated and greasy ceiling above the tavern, Duan Qing took a long breath: "You should...have rested, right?"
"Yeah." Xueling Huanbing's answer became much more obvious this time: "Hug, I'm sorry..."
"If it's because it's too late to go online, there's no need."
Touching his nose, Duan Qing then turned around with a low smile: "If it's because of what happened just now... don't take it to heart."
"..."
"I don't care what you've been doing these past few months."
Looking at the silent expression of the other party who still lowered his head and said nothing, Duan Qing then tilted his head: "I only care about your current physical condition. After this sleep, your spirit should have recovered a lot, right?"
"Big, probably."
"Do you still have that uncomfortable feeling?"
"I, how do I know."
After twisting his nose and quietly raising his head, Xue Ling Huan Bing pursed his lips: "I've only been online for such a short time, how could I be so quick..."
"Have you eaten yet?"
"..."
"Go and eat quickly, how can you do this if you're hungry?"
Looking at the other party's expression as if he had been wronged, Duan Qing couldn't help laughing again: "We still have tasks to do together, there is a lot of work to do, go quickly, go quickly."
"That, that..."
"I'll wait for you here."
Duan Qing sighed helplessly, stretched out his hand and touched the other person's head: "Look, I have been waiting for you for so long, so don't worry anymore, okay? There will be a long time to come, if you are still like this
You don’t trust my words every day…”
"I, I, I, I didn't." He interrupted the other party's words in a hurry. Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was eager to clarify, became obedient again: "You have to wait for me."
"Go quickly, we still have a lot of problems to deal with."
"……Um."
The still noisy tavern did not stop its carnival because of the separation of a man and a woman. The drinkers who were constantly coming in and out were walking in the direction of their respective wine tables. The two people sitting in front of the bar
The Tao figure then separated again amidst Duan Qing's last farewell, and then slowly returned to a lonely figure as the woman's figure gradually became blurred: "When you really regain your spirit..."
"Let's discuss what happened to you and what happened in this city." (To be continued)