It really is a small world. If Yu Wan didn’t know she deliberately chose this place, she would’ve suspected she is Li Shen’s stalker fan.
Although one of their houses is an apartment unit and the other is a villa, they are both constructed by the same developer. It could be considered two different types of commercial housing in the same neighborhood.
Since they are living in the same residential area, the roads are connected together. This means that as long as Yu Wan walks downstairs and crossed the road, she would be able to reach Li Shen’s front door.
It’s terrible.
The two didn’t say anything again. While Li Shen was playing with the Shiba in the yard, Yu Wan heard him faintly call the dog Lily.
…………
Is this some sort of twisted revenge from an ex-boyfriend?
Yu Wan frowned and it vanished in an instant. Forget it. Since Lily is so cute, she will forgive him.
A luxury car slowly drove down the road between them. Li Shen looked up at it and rubbed the dog’s head as he said, “I’m gonna go back in first. See you in the game tonight.”
“Okay.” Yu Wan answered. She finally knows why the old grandpa next door would come out every day to do Tai Chi while Li Shen rarely appears in the yard.
It’s because the old grandpa doesn’t have any fans.
Although the people living here are wealthy and respectable…..there are also neighbors like her who live in the lesser apartment buildings. It is possible one of them could be Li Shen’s fan.
After Li Shen went in, the Shiba followed after. Yu Wan closed the window and enjoyed the scenery on her balcony. Soon after, her delivery arrived.
The security of the neighborhood is very strict so delivery people are unable to come in. To get their stuff, the owners must go out and get them. Yu Wan put on a down jacket and walked ten minutes in the cold before she was able to bring her food back home.
Next time, she should make dinner herself, even if it is a simple bowl of noodles.
After dinner, Yu Wan went out to the balcony to take a look. When she was unable to spot Li Shen and the Shiba in the garden, she went back inside and turned on her computer.
“Little Prince” is already online. After Yu Wan logged in, she greeted him, “I’m here.”
Little Prince: En, where are you? I’ll come to you.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: I’m at the Emerald Lake.
Li Shen didn’t reply again. Yu Wan guessed he must be on the way to the lake. To give players the feeling of realism, the seasons in the game changes with the season of the real world. Because of this, Emerald Lake is surrounded by a snowscape.
She doesn’t know how Emerald Lake looks like in the spring but even in the winter, it doesn’t give people the impression of gloom. This lake is a bit like the lake in Lize Park. She doesn’t know if the developers took any inspiration from Lize Park when it was made.
However, in Yu Wan’s heart, the snowscape of Lize Park is much more beautiful.
There are two more players on the lakeside, a male and female. The female wore a long red dress while the male wore a gray robe. Yu Wan found them to be familiar-looking. After studying them, she finally remembered where she saw them.
Aren’t these two the psychos who killed her twice before?!
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: I just saw my previous killers at the lake.
Little Prince: What?
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: When I first started playing, they killed my twice_(:з」∠)_
Little Prince: Why did they kill you?
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: I don’t know. They attacked me for no reason.
Little Prince: I’m coming.
These two simple words calmed Yu Wan’s heart. Yu Wan suddenly realized, when she first saw them again, the first person she talked to is Li Shen.
When Li Shen arrived at Emerald Lake not long after, the two people still haven’t left.
Little Prince: These two are notorious for maliciously killing low-level players.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: ….
No wonder they ignored her even though she was standing here for so long. It is because she is level 59.
Little Prince: They killed you two times?
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Yes. They wanted to kill me the third time but I ran away...
Li Shen didn’t say anymore. Yu Wan wanted to ask which instance dungeon they are going to when she saw “Little Prince” suddenly dealt a critical hit on the two people. Their energy bar immediately dropped by half.
When Li Shen was ready to land another hit, the two players immediately reacted and jumped out of the way. On the side of Emerald Lake, the calm and serene landscape turned into a battlefield. Yu Wan was left stupefied. However, when she saw Li Shen’s drop in blood, she instinctively refills his energy bar.
The two players are not healers so they suffered greatly from the sneak attack. After a few more blows from Li Shen, the red-garbed woman fell while the man only has a sliver of energy left. He swore a few words on the world channel and disappeared from the place.
…..Yu Wan was clear what just happened. The game is very civilized. If anyone curses in the game, they will immediately be shut down.
Because of this, the world channel erupted in fervor as the players who have been maliciously killed by the two before came out to praise Li Shen. Li Shen didn’t respond to any of them and simply sent Yu Wan a message, “Let’s go.”
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Go where?
Little Prince: Follow me.
Yu Wan clicked on follow and didn’t put more thought into it.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: That was so exciting earlier! I also wanted to praise you!
Little Prince: No need, they were on the bounty list.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Oh…..
She even thought he was personally avenging her.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Where are we going?
Little Prince: Let me think. It is estimated that your competitors are not much better. Based on Hu Jiao’s level, even with all the progress you’ve made the past few days, you still can’t beat her. The most likely outcome is that all three of you will lose to her.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide:……_(:з」∠)_
Little Prince: Hu Jiao mainly wants you to play games because of her wedding. We might as well change our mindset and first understand the marriage system in the game.
Yu Wan paused and felt this analysis is quite right.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide:!
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Watson, you found the blind spot!
Little Prince:...
Little Prince: We should go to the Matchmaker Temple to get married.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide:?
Little Prince: If we don’t get married, how will we study it?
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Can’t we look at the guide?
Little Prince: That works. You go look at it then. Find me when you want to level up.
Seeing him stop moving, Yu Wan’s heart suddenly felt anxious. She quickly hit the keys on her keyboard, afraid that he might log off at any minute, “Wait! I think it’s better to personally get married!”
Little Prince: Hm?
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Let’s get married!
When Yu Wan saw what she typed, she was immediately filled with embarrassment, “I mean, get married in the game.”
Little Prince: I know
Yu Wan, “....”
Okay.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Is there any requirement for marriage?
Little Prince: All you need is consent.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide:....Okay.
Later on, Li Shen moved again and took her to the Matchmaker Temple. 《Fearless Jianghu》 isn’t a romance game but the marriage system is very good. There is a saying among the players, “If you have never gotten married in the jianghu, it is the same as saying you have never played this game.”
The Matchmaker Temple is like the Civil Affairs Bureau in real life. There are always couples coming to register. During peak hours, there would be a line. At this time, there are not many people at the temple. There are only three pairs of couples standing in front of Yu Wan and Li Shen.
Little Prince: After getting married, you can also hold a wedding banquet but you will have to spend money.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Ah, President Wei told me before the expenses in the game will be reimbursed by the company. I will pay for the wedding banquet.
Little Prince: Did he say he will still reimburse you if you can’t get Hu Jiao’s wedding plan?
Fisherman's Song at Eventide:.....
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Good question :)
On the other side of the computer, Li Shen let out a smile. He typed, “I’ll just pay it. Remember to record the whole thing when you arrive. You may be able to use it in your wedding plans.”
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: En, en.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: But I should still pay for the wedding. I can’t have you paying for me.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide:....
When it was their turn, Yue Lao asked them to pay 50 gold coins. Yu Wan looked at the person wearing a Chinese-style lolita dress and expressed some doubt, “This is Yue Lao?”
Little Prince: En.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide:....So doesn’t look old, rather she is cute.
Not only is she not old, but the gender also isn’t right!
Little Prince: Just give the money. The time is almost over.
Yu Wan hurriedly clocked yes and hand over 50 gold coins.
After paying, the cute Lolita matchmaker gave them a red ribbing. After receiving the red ribbon, a system prompt box appeared in front of Yu Wan, prompting her to click, “Put it on him.”
She followed the instruction and her game avatar automatically tiptoed and attach one end of the ribbon on Li Shen’s head. Then, Li Shen’s avatar took the other end and put it on her head.
On the screen, special festive fireworks blasted into the air followed by a line of words: Congratulations to the new couple “Little Prince” and “Fisherman's Song at Eventide.” From now on you will dominate the jianghu together.
Little Prince: That’s it.
Little Prince: We’ll do the wedding reception tomorrow. I will prepare for it.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Okay.
Little Prince: I will take you inside Matchmaker Temple. Remember to take screenshots and record it.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: En, en.
Yu Wan followed Li Shen into the temple. Matchmaker Temple isn’t actually a temple, just like how Yue Lao is not Yue Lao. However, the scenery is very unique. Yu Wan’s hand didn’t pause from taking screenshots.
There is also a lake here but it isn’t as big as Emerald Lake. The water level is also shallow but the lake is very clear, reflecting the surrounding flowers and trees like an ink painting. In the center of the lake is a big tree. The trunk is so thick that it would take four people to surround it.
Yu Wan studied it and found that it is an acacia tree. It is also a popular destination in the Matchmaker Temple. The newlyweds who have registered their marriage at the temple can walk hand in hand through the lake to the tree and tie the marriage knot which they bought from Yue Lao onto the tree.
Little Prince: I’ll take you over.
Fisherman's Song at Eventide: Ok.
Li Shen just bought the marriage knot earlier. He took Yu Wan to the center of the lake and tied the red rope onto the tree. It flashed two red lights and disappeared into the branches.
Li Shen was about to tell Yu Wan where she can see this marriage knot when suddenly received a message from his university roommate Zhu Gan.
Blessed in Middle Age: Hahaha, Shen Ge, I just saw the notice on the world channel. You finally married your alternate account!
Little Prince: ….
Little Prince: I gave my alternate account to someone else to use.
Blessed in Middle Age: Who?
Little Prince: Lily.
Blessed in Middle Age: ????
Blessed in Middle Age: The same Lily who you pretended to be newlyweds with to trick wedding companies?!!
the progress is so good. will the roommates start messaging yu wan, though XD XD XD
ReplyDeleteand it was such a good idea to do the in-game marriage/wedding... i'm sure she'll win out over her competitors.