Chapter 1 A Strange Ending

No one expected that this PK, which had caused such a stir, would end like this. The two sides didn't draw weapons or shed blood. Halfway through, one of them suddenly claimed to have something to do and just left. The legendary "touch and stop" was never this extreme.

Bai Shi Jing Lun and the others left quickly, and the remaining people had no choice but to direct their dissatisfied gazes at Gu Fei. Gu Fei ignored them, turned around, and returned to his little group.

Xi Yao Wu couldn't stop showing her contempt. Mang Mang de Mang Mang had seen even bigger scenes. She didn't even want to admit that she knew Gu Fei after seeing a PK like this. Wu Shi Zhi Jian was a little better, constantly saying, "You've worked hard, you've worked hard," but he was also wondering. Why was Drunken, the notorious, ruthless, and bloodthirsty assassin of Yun Duan City, acting so strangely today, dawdling with someone for so long? He hadn't done much fighting but said a lot of talking. This wasn't Drunken's usual style.

Gu Fei and Bai Shi Jing Lun had been whispering about their kung fu family's little secrets, not shouting, so the onlookers didn't hear what they were saying. They just felt particularly embarrassed that they had watched such a PK.

"Guild Leader Wu Shi, the task is complete. I'll log off first," Gu Fei said to Wu Shi Zhi Jian.

"Huh? Didn't you just say you were going to wash off your PK?" Xi Yao Wu asked in surprise. Just now, when they had gotten rid of those people, Gu Fei had agreed to go with her to wash off their PK values. In the blink of an eye, he had changed his mind.

"Something came up!" Gu Fei said. "I'm leaving!"

"Take care, take care!" Wu Shi Zhi Jian quickly responded. After Gu Fei had taken a few steps, he suddenly remembered something and quickly shouted, "Do you want to wait for us to go back to Yun Duan City together, Brother Qian Li?"

"No need, you guys go ahead!" Gu Fei said. Now that the task was over, there was no need for everyone to coordinate a time. Gu Fei guessed that these all-night gaming addicts would probably travel all night tonight to show off their level six guild in Yun Duan City as soon as possible.

Gu Fei turned around after saying goodbye to Wu Shi Zhi Jian and saw Shui Shen and Ke Ke still standing against the wall. The expressions on their faces were the same as the surrounding audience's, feeling that this battle had been very unsatisfying.

"Aren't you leaving yet? Be careful Xi Yao Wu comes over and stabs you," Gu Fei said to Shui Shen as he walked over.

"Tch, I'm afraid of her!" Shui Shen said dismissively. The most terrifying thing about a thief was their stealth, but Shui Shen, who possessed anti-stealth abilities, had never taken thieves seriously, not even Xi Yao Wu.

"Are you two close?" Ke Ke looked at Shui Shen and then at Gu Fei. She wasn't used to someone who had just wiped out countless of their brothers and could turn around and chat with them as if nothing had happened.

"Hehe, not close. We've just fought," Gu Fei said before walking away, making Shui Shen gnash his teeth. He said to Ke Ke, "See? Those who stay near ink get stained black. People who hang out with that SB for too long become annoying."

"Is Jian Gui annoying too?" Ke Ke asked.

"Uh, that's why I always say, Jian Gui is a talent," Shui Shen said.

"Thanks!" Someone suddenly replied behind him. Shui Shen quickly turned around and saw Jian Gui, Han Jia Gong Zi, and a few other members of the Gong Zi elite group, along with Piao Liu and six others, walking out of a street. Not only them, but players from all over Yun Duan City had also rushed here from various streets. There was no other way; they weren't familiar with the roads!

"Ke Ke's here too!" Han Jia Gong Zi greeted Ke Ke first, then said happily to Shui Shen, "I thought you had lost both your wife and your troops, but not bad, you've kept an eye on your wife."

Shui Shen could only grind his teeth in frustration.

Over here, Jian Gui looked at the dispersing crowd but couldn't find Gu Fei. "When did it end?" he asked Shui Shen.

"Just now," Shui Shen said.

"So Bai Shi Jing Lun is dead?" These people had a lot of confidence in Gu Fei.

"No!" Shui Shen said.

"What?" Everyone was shocked. If Bai Shi Jing Lun wasn't dead, then of course, Gu Fei was...

"No one died. Bai Shi Jing Lun had something to do halfway through and left," Shui Shen announced regretfully.

"Wasn't he instantly killed by Qian Li in two or three moves?" These people had seen Gu Fei fight a lot. He basically killed people instantly with one move, always rejecting suspense, unless he ran out of mana. Hearing Shui Shen use the phrase "halfway through," had Bai Shi Jing Lun actually tangled with Gu Fei for a long time?

"They fought for quite a while, both empty-handed," Shui Shen said.

"What's going on?" Everyone was puzzled.

"A sparring session between people of the same path?" Yu Tian Shen Ming's guess was closer to the truth.

"Then they shouldn't have held back even more!" Everyone said. They weren't people of this path, so of course, they wouldn't understand that the game environment wasn't actually a suitable stage for Gu Fei and the others to spar. They could only try their best to be fair, but Gu Fei's magic damage was an extremely unbalanced existence in itself, so of course, he wouldn't use it.

"Maybe it's because Qian Li's PK value just happened to reach 29 again!" They were always considering the problem from a game perspective, so You Ge made this guess, and everyone nodded in agreement.

"Our brother Shui Shen deserves credit for this! Bai Shi Jing Lun should really thank you. Where's Bai Shi Jing Lun? Let him do his duty as a host and treat you to a meal and a drink!" Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"Eat your MB, drink your MB!" Shui Shen turned thousands of words into these two grief-stricken sentences, then grabbed Ke Ke's hand: "Let's go."

"Let's go." Ke Ke and Jian Gui and Han Jia Gong Zi were old acquaintances, so she didn't forget to say hello. After saying a sentence with pursed lips, she left with Shui Shen.

On the other side, many of Wu Shi Zhi Jian's guild brothers had also arrived. They gathered together and instantly entered a state of excitement. Wu Shi Zhi Jian grinned and walked towards Han Jia Gong Zi and the others: "Haha, the mission is finally over."

Han Jia Gong Zi and the others already knew what their rewards were. After all, Yu Tian Shen Ming was still a member of Zong Heng Si Hai.

The guild level had been raised, which could be said to be a very generous reward. But for ordinary guild members, it was impossible to feel any tangible benefits. Therefore, the most excited about this reward were definitely core figures like Wu Shi Zhi Jian. Although the guild was composed of hundreds of people, in essence, it was nothing more than these people, especially the guild leader's personal wealth.

To give a simple example, if Wu Shi Zhi Jian were to put his level six guild up for sale as a commodity, buyers would definitely flock to it. There were too many people in the game who wanted to achieve a great undertaking and stir their souls, and having a strong guild was the easiest and most effective way. Especially for some latecomers, guild construction was accumulated by hundreds of players over time, and there was no quick way to achieve it. Therefore, if there was such a transaction, it was definitely not to be missed.

On the trading forums of the parallel world, many main cities had already seen information seeking to purchase guilds, and it was said that some transactions had already been completed. The prices were surprisingly high. A level two small guild was worth a top-quality piece of equipment, and the prices of level three and four guilds were rising like rockets. Level five guilds were even rarer, with at most two or three in each city, priceless and without a market. It was said that some professional players had already begun to try this path to wealth. Some had the financial resources to build their own guilds and organized manpower to grind guild missions day and night to make their own goods. Some small-scale artisans without financial resources, on the other hand, ran around the major guilds or the guild construction groups of other capitalist professional players, playing the role of a construction worker team specializing in guild construction. A new group was clearly being born in this way.

Of course, Wu Shi Zhi Jian had no intention of selling the guild yet, but having such a way out to choose from was an extremely cool thing to think about. He couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.

"Everyone, now that the mission is over anyway, don't be in a hurry to go back. We'll all go to the tavern later. Your brother's treating. Today, we'll have a drink until we're not... until we're not logging off, um!" Wu Shi Zhi Jian said loudly.

Few people would refuse such an invitation. Amidst cheers and laughter, the players of Yun Duan City began to inquire about the way to the tavern. Wu Shi Zhi Jian saw Gu Xiao Shang at a glance, immediately abandoned these experts, and went toward Gu Xiao Shang, shaking his head...

On the other side, Gu Fei logged off and called home. After exchanging a few pleasantries with his father, he inquired about the Gu family's situation.

Gu Fei found it strange that Bai Shi Jing Lun was in a hurry to log off to go to evening class, but he didn't expect that a large portion of his Bai Zhan mercenary group had also run away with him.

When he had exchanged blows with the few people who had blocked his way earlier, Gu Fei had vaguely felt that they should have received formal kung fu training. Had the Gu family taken in so many disciples? This surprised Gu Fei. If it was easy to find so many disciples, how could kung fu have declined so much? Therefore, as soon as he logged off, Gu Fei called home and asked his father about the Gu family.

"Those can't be considered disciples of the Gu family," Gu's father said with a sigh after hearing this.

"Then what are they?"

"The Gu family is cooperating with some bodyguard school over there, teaching close-quarters combat skills," Gu's father explained.

"I think the training they're receiving is quite formal," Gu Fei said.

"Of course. Is the Gu family just a name? Don't you look down on them just because their father lost to you back then, and now their son lost to you again. This kind of thought is no different from bullying the weak. What's wrong with you? Haven't you been disciplined in a while?! Get your ass back here this weekend..."

"That's not what I meant!" Gu Fei hurriedly interrupted. "What I mean is, this is no longer just picking one or two people at random. They're training them very formally. How can the character of these disciples be guaranteed?"

Gu's father sighed again, "There's no way to guarantee it..."

"Then this..." Gu Fei didn't know what to say. The rules for choosing disciples weren't regulations set by any one family or sect. This was a law that had been passed down through kung fu to this day, and all kung fu practitioners should abide by it. It represented the responsibility and obligation to maintain social stability, unity, and harmonious martial arts practice.

Gu's father still just sighed deeply, "There have been more and more similar things happening in recent years. There's no way around it. Everyone has to eat..."

＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝

Happy weekend, students ~ Did you enjoy the solar eclipse that day? I didn't remember it until today....