Chapter 108 Coincidence?

Everyone was somewhat skeptical. Indeed, these past few days, they had been busy with this task, forgetting that they had come to Xiawu City specifically to pursue Jian Nan You. But Han Jia Gongzi seemed to have forgotten about it too, yet at this moment, he was righteously lecturing them.

"The Resurrection Staff that Jian Nan You and his group have is already up for public auction," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Really?" The others were surprised.

"A bunch of good-for-nothings!" Han Jia Gongzi continued to despise them, but those who had dealt with him for a long time had developed an immunity to his contempt and simply ignored it.

"Could it be a smokescreen?" You Ge asked.

"No, it's being sold at the exchange. The staff's information and the seller are clear. It was sold two days ago," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"A hero cutting off his own arm?" Jian Gui sighed. "It seems they knew that having that thing was trouble, so they simply exchanged it for quick money."

"Losing two or three levels in just a few days is too damaging to their confidence." Everyone sighed. Those around Gu Fei looked at him, habitually thinking it was Gu Fei's fault. But in fact, upon careful reflection, few of the seven had actually died directly at Gu Fei's hands...

"I think it's not just a matter of confidence. Jian Nan You is an insider in the PK player circle. Perhaps he received some news from within the circle, knowing that many peers were targeting them. That's the main reason he sold it off so decisively!" You Ge analyzed. "I'll check the forums later. He might post some news there to get rid of this hot potato."

"That makes sense," everyone said.

"Also..." You Ge continued to send messages in the channel, "What are the stats and data of that staff? Tell me quickly."

Gu Fei and the others, who were not with him, could already imagine You Ge pulling out a notebook and pen, looking eager. Unfortunately, only Han Jia Gongzi had seen the auction. He obviously couldn't be relied on for this kind of thing. Although this guy had a good brain, he wouldn't let things that didn't interest him occupy his brain capacity. You Ge was very dissatisfied with his answer: "Forgot. The name seemed to be Resurrection Staff, and the skill was called Undead Resurrection, right?"

"Let's check the forums later. Maybe it'll be there," everyone comforted You Ge. So You Ge quickly went offline to browse the forums.

Gu Fei also logged off. For them, it was a triumphant day. But for the Misty Flowers Guild, it was a tragedy.

After Gu Fei and the others left, the rival guilds also withdrew in an organized manner. To be honest, they didn't know what they could do to disrupt Misty Flowers' task. Anyway, they had already made a big scene in the courtyard, and even a system guard Boss-like character had been killed. This harvest was truly as big as it could get. They knew that no matter how many people they had, they wouldn't dare to attack a system guard. Han Jia Gongzi had accurately predicted this, so in his letters to these guilds, he told them that someone was doing a task and could help them attack the system guard Boss. That's why these guys were so cooperative.

The smoke of battle dissipated, and the entire Misty Flowers Guild was filled with sorrow. So many days and nights of perseverance had resulted in the headless corpse of a Boss. The corpse lay there, refusing to refresh for a long time, as if mocking their incompetence. Liu Feng San Tan's face was ashen. He knew the other party's goal and had made every possible arrangement, but the other party still succeeded in completing the task...

"Where's Feng Xian!!! Didn't he say he would take care of that guy??" Liu Feng San Tan was furious.

"He left..." someone said, "Before leaving, he said that person was his relative. He tried to dissuade him, but couldn't..."

"Bullshit!!!" Liu Feng San Tan roared.

Everyone was silent. Their guild leader was known for his composure, but lately he seemed to be mentally unstable, losing his temper repeatedly, a typical case of hormonal imbalance.

"Where's Piao Liu? Where did Piao Liu go?" Liu Feng San Tan looked around but couldn't find Piao Liu, so he sent Piao Liu a message.

"I'm sorry, Guild Leader Liu Feng. I wanted to persuade that guy to give up the task, but I couldn't. I'm sorry to you and the guild, so I'll leave!" Piao Liu replied.

"Damn it!!!" If he were sending the message on a cell phone, Liu Feng San Tan would have smashed it to pieces.

"Liu Feng, calm down!" Liu Feng San Tan's comrades came to comfort him. "Let's wait for the next task giver to appear and see what the task is!"

"The task giver is right there!!" Liu Feng San Tan pointed at the headless corpse.

Everyone was speechless. Qiao Er Dan Nuo was indeed dead, but would the system NPCs be one less after each death? Of course, replacements would be refreshed soon. Liu Feng San Tan seemed to be truly out of his mind now. The players dispersed, feeling that it was wisest not to interact with him at this time.

Qiao Er Dan Nuo patrolled once a day, which translated to six hours in real time. No Misty Flowers players left the courtyard, and everyone spent these six hours in heavy silence. The door of the administrative office creaked open, and Qiao Er Dan Nuo, with the same voice, appearance, and smile, appeared before everyone.

No one was excited. NPC refresh was just like that. This couldn't erase the fact that the previous Qiao Er Dan Nuo was dead.

Sure enough, in the position where he usually announced the task progress, the new Qiao Er Dan Nuo said angrily, "I am the newly appointed Guard Captain Qiao Er Dan Nuo. My predecessor was assassinated under your watch! How are you doing your work???"

No one cared. Who would take an NPC's criticism to heart? Anyway, whether you say good things or beg for mercy, the NPC wouldn't show any mercy. Everyone just waited for him to announce the results.

"Deduct fifty points!! Put your spirits into it from now on!!!" The new Qiao Er Dan Nuo turned and left.

"Guild leader!! Guild leader!! Someone come quick, the guild leader is in shock!!" The players were in chaos.

"50 points..." The awakened Liu Feng San Tan almost shed tears. 50 points meant 50%. Now the entire courtyard was so clean that even weeds couldn't be found. Liu Feng San Tan couldn't think of any means to regain this 50% progress. Rely on the meager automatic growth every day? Then would he be able to see the completion of this task in his lifetime?

"Disperse! Abandon this task," Liu Feng San Tan announced dejectedly.

Everyone was dispirited, not knowing what to say. The guild's morale had plummeted to its lowest point.

"Guild leader..." At this time, someone suddenly sent a message in the guild channel, "Someone outside the courtyard gate specifically asked to see you."

"Let him in," Liu Feng San Tan answered casually. Perhaps he didn't even see clearly what it was about, but he gave his consent anyway. To him, he didn't think there could be any worse situation.

"Who is it?" Someone in the guild muttered.

The person quickly arrived in front of Liu Feng San Tan and the others. Liu Feng San Tan raised his eyes weakly to glance at the person and said after casting an Appraisal skill, "We don't accept anyone below level 40 in our guild."

The person was just a small level 35 priest.

"Qiao Er Dan Nuo was killed, deducted fifty points, right?" The person said with a smile.

"Yeah!" Liu Feng San Tan responded, then suddenly realized, "Who are you? How do you know?"

The person glanced at the circle of lifeless players, "Don't be discouraged, there's still a chance to remedy it."

"What chance?" Liu Feng San Tan asked.

"A chance to regain fifty points in one fell swoop, and if all goes well, a chance to complete the task in one go," the person continued with a smile.

"You... who exactly are you?" Liu Feng San Tan had returned to his usual calm state, analyzing in his mind while talking to the person. Who could this be? A spy from a rival guild? But it didn't seem necessary to come and deceive him when the task had already been utterly defeated. What was this person's motive?

"My name is Hong Chen Yi Xiao. If you believe me, I can help you," the person's confidence stood out conspicuously amidst the surrounding hopelessness and disappointment.

"Is that so? Then tell me what to do!" Liu Feng San Tan wanted to try anything.

"Don't make that expression. This isn't difficult. Follow me!" Hong Chen Yi Xiao turned around.

"Let's go see!" Liu Feng San Tan said to the people around him and followed.

The surrounding expressions were surprised and uncertain, and everyone was guessing where this person came from. Some also felt that the guild leader was still collapsing and actually believed a level 35 noob who popped up from nowhere...

Another day passed.

The next day, Gu Fei logged in and immediately received a call from Jian Gui, who had obviously been waiting for him eagerly for a day.

"Let's go!!!" Jian Gui called out to the masses.

"Teleport..." Gu Fei said to Xi Yao Wu. He knew that the teleport scroll couldn't only teleport one person at a time.

"Get lost, do you think money grows on trees!" Xi Yao Wu flatly refused. She obviously only planned to use this expensive item in times of crisis. Someone else being lazy was not a crisis for her at all.

"I found a shortcut that's much closer than going from Linshui City," Jian Gui said.

"Oh?"

"Xiawu City, Linshui City, and Linyin City are in a triangular layout. You can go directly from Xiawu City to Linyin City," Jian Gui said.

"Then why did the Shadowmist Assassin from Linyin City pass through Linshui City?" Gu Fei asked.

Jian Gui was silent for a while, "Don't try to reason with the system, okay?"

"Sometimes it's very realistic, and sometimes it's so illogical..." Gu Fei complained.

"Passing through Linshui City should also be an important clue. Ordinary players would probably have to go there to find out something," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"What do you mean? What is an ordinary player?"

"Simply put, can an ordinary person tell that someone has old injuries after just a few moves? Do you think ordinary people can do that?" Han Jia Gongzi said.

"What do you mean?"

"The journal hinted that Qiao Er Dan Nuo had old injuries, but where exactly were the old injuries? Ordinary people would have to spend a lot of effort to investigate. How can you be such a barbaric guy who solves it so violently?" Han Jia Gongzi scorned.

"You mean the clues are in Linshui City?" Gu Fei said.

"I didn't say that. I just mean that the assassin's passing through Linshui City isn't the system being unreasonable, it's a deliberately left clue. Since you believe in its authenticity, then all the illogical places aren't called unreasonable, they're called suspicious points!"