Chapter 44 Also in LinYin City?

"Also in LinYin City? No way!" Jian Nan You shivered. It was really bad luck; he also happened to be in LinYin City these past few days. After being repeatedly wiped out in XiaWu City, Jian Nan You and his group naturally had to leave in a hurry. Their old home, LinShui City, was out of the question due to the guild-wide pursuit; and they dared not go to LuoRi City for fear of Bai Shi Jing Lun's Hundred Battles Mercenary Group. That only left LinYin City, a main city near XiaWu City. Who would have thought that after squatting there for a few days, they would hear such news?

"They're not here to hunt me down, are they..." Jian Nan You muttered to himself, hurriedly gathering his other brothers. They would postpone discussing business and just quickly leave LinYin City. That was the best plan.

On Yin Yue's side, after settling the deal with Jian Nan You, he also informed Ye Xiao Wu. Of course, he didn't honestly confess that he was buying someone to rob, only saying that he had contacted the seller, but they were not in the same main city. The seller said he would come over when he had time.

"These guys really have some skills..." Ye Xiao Wu muttered to himself. Although he had comprehensive game knowledge that others couldn't possibly possess, Ye Xiao Wu couldn't compare to these experts in terms of in-game connections.

Just as he was pondering, Ye Xiao Wu's mind suddenly stirred, and he abruptly turned his head in a certain direction. He stretched out his right hand, and a healing spell floated down, instantly making a figure that had been blurry and indistinct in his eyes become clear.

Bu Xiao stood rooted to the spot with a look of astonishment, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"What are you doing here?" Ye Xiao Wu asked, seemingly nonchalant.

No matter how cunning Bu Xiao was, he couldn't come up with an excuse at this moment. Ye Xiao Wu had asked him to take the scroll to scout out the other party's situation. This guy had verbally agreed, but in his heart, he had no intention of taking the risk. After disappearing around a street corner, he immediately went into stealth and came back. He didn't dare to do something as dangerous as getting close to the Young Master Elite Group, but he was very interested in following Ye Xiao Wu to see what secrets he had.

Siphoning benefits from Ye Xiao Wu was an idea that both he and Yin Yue had. In comparison, Bu Xiao could follow Ye Xiao Wu to see what he would do, from which he might discover many things. Bu Xiao had been harboring this idea for a long time, but he had been with Yin Yue and had no opportunity to implement it. Now that they were finally acting separately, Bu Xiao immediately seized the opportunity to put his stalking and peeping efforts into Ye Xiao Wu.

He never expected that he would be detected as soon as he got close to Ye Xiao Wu. A healing spell accurately landed on him, interrupting his stealth.

"Stealth skill is useless, completely trash..." Bu Xiao lamented. A small level 36 priest had seen through him.

"What are you doing here? Why didn't you go find the people from the Young Master Elite Group?" Ye Xiao Wu asked. Bu Xiao didn't react at all the first time, so he had no choice but to ask again.

"Ah!" Bu Xiao snapped back to his senses and suddenly came up with an excuse: "I don't know them!!"

"You don't know them?" Ye Xiao Wu was puzzled.

"Yes!! I just went there, but halfway there, I suddenly remembered that I haven't really interacted with the guys from the Young Master Elite Group, except for Qian Li Yi Zui. I don't know them." Bu Xiao said hastily. This was the truth. He had been killed ten levels in a row. The first two levels were by the group, but they were all masked. The last eight levels were all done by Gu Fei alone. The others didn't participate at all. After that, Bu Xiao had already fallen into decline and had no chance to interact with the others. Saying he didn't know them could barely pass as an excuse.

"Is that so? Then why did you come back in stealth?" Ye Xiao Wu asked, seeming quite interested in seeing how Bu Xiao would explain this question.

"Uh... safety first... it's safer to be in stealth." Bu Xiao said, cursing safety in his heart. He had decided to never believe in stealth again.

"Hehe!" Ye Xiao Wu laughed, making Bu Xiao's scalp tingle. Then he heard him say, "It's better to be careful. Quite a few people probably already have anti-stealth skills or equipment now. Believing in stealth will get you into big trouble."

"Yes, yes!" Bu Xiao was in tears. He was the originator of suffering losses in this area. But conversely, he couldn't miss this opportunity to gather information, so he quickly asked, "How did you know I was there?"

"Holy Sense, a passive skill that detects traps, stealth, and other hidden skills," Ye Xiao Wu said.

"That's... that's too heaven-defying!" Bu Xiao's mouth was wide open.

"It's not as exaggerated as you think. It also depends on the levels of both sides, skill proficiency, and so on. In fact, the probability of a level 41 assassin like you being detected by my level 36 priest's Holy Sense is estimated to be around 0.4%," Ye Xiao Wu said.

Bu Xiao felt he really needed to delete his account. This ID was beyond saving.

"Since you don't know them, give me the scroll!" Ye Xiao Wu said.

"Um, how about this? Let's go together. You can introduce me first, and it will be much more convenient to act in the future," Bu Xiao said.

"Oh? But I can't stealth," Ye Xiao Wu said.

"Stealth is actually not safe. Just change your equipment and cover your face. They might not even know if you sit next to them. I see a lot of people covering their faces in this city." Bu Xiao watched two masked lurkers walk by, then added, "There are also a lot of people wearing strange clothes..." The two who just passed were from Extreme Chill and were too lazy to take off their camouflage.

"Is that so! Okay!" Ye Xiao Wu said with a smile, agreeing to Bu Xiao's suggestion.

"What is this guy thinking..." Although Bu Xiao had persuaded Ye Xiao Wu, he was still uncertain in his heart because he couldn't figure out what Ye Xiao Wu was thinking. He and Yin Yue hadn't disguised their intentions to get some benefits from him very well. Bu Xiao didn't believe that Ye Xiao Wu was completely oblivious. Just now, he had been directly seen through while approaching in stealth. How embarrassing. Although he had temporarily made up an excuse, Bu Xiao himself felt it was quite awkward, but Ye Xiao Wu didn't seem to care.

"What is he thinking..." Bu Xiao pondered this sentence repeatedly.

Maple Leaf Tavern. The five members of the Young Master Elite Group sat around a table. Yu Tian Shen Ming was very depressed: "Why is it that we came out of that tavern, climbed over the wall, walked a long way, and ended up in another tavern?"

"Because the style of that tavern doesn't suit me," Han Jia Gong Zi explained calmly.

"Didn't you say you had a plan? Are you saying the plan is actually to change taverns and continue drinking?" Yu Tian Shen Ming asked.

"Did I say that?" Han Jia Gong Zi retorted.

"You..."

"Alright, alright!" You Ge hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over, interrupting the about-to-explode Yu Tian Shen Ming. He said to Han Jia Gong Zi, "You didn't say anything about a plan, but you seemed to say that everything was under your control."

"That's right," Han Jia Gong Zi nodded.

"How is it under your control? Give us a little hint so we can have some idea!" You Ge said.

"Do you remember how Jian Gui was easily found by them twice?" Han Jia Gong Zi said.

Everyone nodded.

"One person says find him and they find him. How can it be so easy? Jian Gui, did you make an appointment with them?" Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"Stop talking nonsense," Jian Gui said helplessly.

"I seem to have already come to the conclusion before. They must have some special means to keep track of a specific player's coordinates, as if they had accepted a wanted mission," Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"Yeah, you said that," You Ge said on behalf of his comrades, humoring Han Jia Gong Zi's slow pace.

"So I boldly assert that the idiot who came into the tavern just now wasn't here for nothing. He must have secretly done something. The coordinates of one of us are now in their grasp," Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"Who could it be?" The few of them looked at each other.

"Maybe it's all of us," You Ge said.

"That shouldn't be the case. His skill should only work on a single target," Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"How can you be sure?"

"Because the second time Apple Cider dealt with Jian Gui, if the other party had the means to grasp the coordinates of all of us, Apple Cider wouldn't have chosen to act at that moment, because he would know that we weren't far away. That's also one of the reasons why I arranged for everyone to keep watch not far away at the time, to test whether they could grasp the position of all of us," Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"You didn't say that at the time," Yu Tian Shen Ming curled his lips. "You just thought of it now and made it up, didn't you?"

Han Jia Gong Zi didn't speak, just gave Yu Tian Shen Ming his usual idiot look. Zhan Wu Shang shook his head beside him. Truly a young man, actually interrupting at this time. Wasn't he just asking for trouble? Grandpa will just keep quiet. Zhan Wu Shang thought, gritting his teeth. He was actually忍得蛮痛苦的 (unable to translate directly, feeling pained to endure) because Han Jia Gong Zi's tone and expression stimulated you to jump out and refute him, but you would immediately be despised for it. His intentions were truly malicious.

"So, your meaning is that the person whose coordinates the other party has grasped is their next target. But, will the other party wait for them to be alone again, like they did with Jian Gui?" You Ge said.

Han Jia Gong Zi nodded.

"But the trouble this time is that we don't know who the target is, so we can't make arrangements like we did with Jian Gui last time," You Ge said.

"And he helped Yin Yue escape and helped collect equipment. He's obviously also gathering manpower. Currently, we know of Apple Cider, Duan Shui Jian, and Yin Yue. If these three join forces, I think any one of us would have difficulty fighting three enemies," Jian Gui said.

Yu Tian Shen Ming cautiously asked, "Does 'us' include Qian Li?"

"Can you stop talking nonsense!!!" Everyone scolded him together.

"Besides these three people, I'm sure there's another one," Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"Another one? Who?" Everyone asked.

"I don't know who it is, but I'm sure of his existence."

"Why?"

"The first time, Jian Gui was killed after being found by them for the first time. Death will eliminate any state on your body. That's common sense, and I believe their so-called mark is no exception. But after that, Jian Gui still led them to the tavern with the mark. At that time, that idiot, Duan Shui Jian, and Apple Cider were all still in the forest, so there must be another person, who was in the Thieves' Guild at the time, who put this mark on Jian Gui after he was resurrected."

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