Chapter 270 The Worm Turns

“Three, enjoy!” Broken Arrow waved his hand, making a gesture of invitation, then retreated from the tavern along with Shui Shen.

"Wow! Look at that guy, how treacherous he looks.” Gu Fei felt the atmosphere was very tense and awkward, and needed some adjustment. In fact, both Broken Arrow and Gu Fei's Sword Demon were masked, so talking about looks didn't make sense.

Han Jia Gongzi, however, remained silent, quietly watching Sword Demon.

Sword Demon slowly picked up the mask Shui Shen had thrown on the table, carefully folded it neatly, put it back in his pocket, stood up, and took a deep breath.

"I'm going to wash my face." After saying this to Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi, who were looking at him, Sword Demon left alone.

"Tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice." Han Jia Gongzi also returned to normal at this time, speaking to Gu Fei in a mocking tone.

"Damn it, I underestimated him a bit." Gu Fei nodded. If Shui Shen's appearance here could be regarded as a coincidence, it was very unusual that Broken Arrow also appeared. In the forest, they had originally followed Broken Arrow, but later abandoned the idea and turned to the tavern to find Han Jia Gongzi. And as soon as they arrived, Shui Shen and Broken Arrow followed closely behind, hearing their words exactly. No matter how you looked at it, this coincidence was man-made.

"This guy had already noticed we were following him, but he didn't make a sound. Until he saw we had other actions, he immediately called Shui Shen to come along and catch us red-handed," Gu Fei asserted.

"Very obvious," Han Jia Gongzi said. "He doesn't need to say anything, Shui Shen listens and sees for himself. There's nothing more convincing than that."

"But Sword Demon is clearly doing it for his own good. Doesn't he understand that?" Gu Fei said.

"Of course he understands, but he can't tolerate Sword Demon's suspicion of Broken Arrow because he already considers Broken Arrow a brother," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Are brothers so easily recognized!" Gu Fei disagreed.

"That's right, that's the biggest flaw of this idiot, he always trusts others so easily," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Naive, very naive." Gu Fei commented, looking like an old fogey. After saying that, he also stood up angrily: "I'm going to find Broken Arrow, I don't care about anything else, I'll just chop him up first."

"Useless," Han Jia Gongzi shook his head. "Violence can't solve this matter. If you chop Broken Arrow, it will only continue to worsen the relationship between Shui Shen and Sword Demon."

"I know, I'm just saying..." Gu Fei said, "Then what can we do?"

"Actually, we don't need to do anything at all," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Oh?"

"When Broken Arrow turns his guild upside down, that idiot will naturally know how stupid he is," Han Jia Gongzi said, drinking his wine.

"Hmm!" Gu Fei nodded. "It's rare, but this time I actually agree with your plan very much."

"Too bad someone won't," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Sword Demon?" Gu Fei realized.

Han Jia Gongzi nodded, and Gu Fei fell silent.

"Actually, both of them are idiots," Han Jia Gongzi shook his head.

"Then what do you think Sword Demon will do now?" Gu Fei asked.

"Him? He'll probably go find Ke Ke first! Don't tell me you two did this without Ke Ke's involvement at all," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Uh... Could it also affect the relationship between Lu Ke and Shui Shen?" Gu Fei said.

"Now you know how serious the problem is, right!"

"Does Shui Shen only trust Broken Arrow and no one else?" Gu Fei asked in surprise.

"Didn't I say? It's not a matter of trust, it's just that he hates other people's skeptical attitude towards the friends he recognizes. Everyone has their own most intolerable point, and you've stepped on Shui Shen's vital point," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"The way you put it... I feel even more that Broken Arrow's actions completely take into account Shui Shen's personality. If they were just friends he'd known for a few days, how could he have such a deep understanding? This guy came prepared, and he had investigated everything Shui Shen could use in advance," Gu Fei said.

"That's right, so with Shui Shen's trusting personality, meeting such a guy is simply his nemesis, and he's already been completely eaten up. The ending will definitely be a docile and active abdication, and he'll still think it's great," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Yeah, and then Broken Arrow will be in control, whether he disbands the guild or kicks people out, he'll do whatever suits his interests. And considering that many people are used to shirking responsibility when things go wrong, no matter how they supported Broken Arrow before, they will naturally criticize Shui Shen for giving the position of guild leader to Broken Arrow, after all, he even gave up the position of guild leader, trusting him the most," Gu Fei continued to imagine.

"Condemned by thousands," Han Jia Gongzi summarized.

"Everyone can kill him," Gu Fei added.

"Does it feel very satisfying?" Han Jia Gongzi asked.

"Too satisfying, but if Broken Arrow ends up like that, it would be even more satisfying. Is there any way?" Gu Fei asked. Sabotaging people should be Han Jia Gongzi's specialty!

"Not for the time being," Han Jia Gongzi replied.

Gu Fei was very depressed. In fact, he had thought about relentlessly chasing and killing Broken Arrow until this guy had no energy to implement his plans. However, as Han Jia Gongzi said, although this might stop Broken Arrow, it would strongly worsen the relationship between Shui Shen and Sword Demon. If Shui Shen only hated Gu Fei, Gu Fei wouldn't be afraid, but the key is that he would probably drag Sword Demon along with him, and Gu Fei couldn't do such an irresponsible thing.

"This is really troublesome, I'm going to take a walk." Gu Fei sighed and stood up. Sitting in the tavern was obviously not the solution. No matter how troublesome things were, life had to continue, and of course, the game had to continue...

Under a large tree on the edge of Lin Yin City, Sword Demon stood quietly, the oil on his face washed away. He had neatly packed up the camouflage uniform and badges he had worn. Not long after, Lu Ke hurried out of the forest.

"You said he already knows?" Without bothering to say hello, Lu Ke went straight to the point with her first sentence.

Sword Demon nodded without speaking.

Lu Ke also fell silent. No one knew Shui Shen better than her, understood Shui Shen. She fully expected what Shui Shen would do after knowing about this. Otherwise, they wouldn't have needed to do it privately. They could have asked Shui Shen to join them in suspecting this new member, Broken Arrow.

"This is really troublesome..." Lu Ke finally spoke, "Playing a stupid game, there are so many troubles. How did he find out?"

"Maybe Broken Arrow... maybe he found out that we two were following him all along, so he called Shui Shen to follow us back!" Sword Demon wasn't stupid either. He also deduced what Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi had noticed, but he wouldn't think from the most vicious angle. His deductions even left room for Broken Arrow to explain.

"I think this guy is also playing tricks," Lu Ke said.

"But the problem is that Shui Shen doesn't believe it," Sword Demon said.

"Of course he doesn't believe it. Even if there's evidence in front of him, he might not believe it. You should be very clear about that, because you're basically the same as him. Sometimes I really don't understand, what's the point of you guys deceiving yourselves and refusing to believe?" Lu Ke said.

"You don't understand, so you're not our kind of person..." Sword Demon said.

"I don't have time to play profound with you. It's really annoying. What should we do now?" Lu Ke said.

"I'll tell you first, he'll probably guess that you're involved too," Sword Demon said.

"That goes without saying. Look at your clothes, your makeup, hey, why did you wash off the makeup I worked so hard to put on!!!" Lu Ke said halfway, and actually noticed this kind of thing.

"It's useless, so of course I washed it off."

"It's such a waste of time and energy. Where are the two badges? Don't lose them! They were made at a high price," Lu Ke said.

"They're here!" Sword Demon gave Lu Ke the badges and camouflage uniforms.

"Throw away the clothes, I get annoyed just seeing them. Don't you have anything better to do than play jungle warfare," Lu Ke waved her hand.

"Has Shui Shen contacted you?" Sword Demon asked.

"I don't know!" Lu Ke said.

"What time is it, why are you still sulking? Hurry up and think about how to solve it!" Sword Demon said.

"Who's sulking? I really don't know. As soon as you gave me the message that Shui Shen knew, I immediately blocked him. I don't want to see him until this matter is resolved, it's annoying," Lu Ke said.

"But... how should we solve it!" Sword Demon looked at the sky.

"Just let Broken Arrow destroy the guild! Let him learn a lesson too," Lu Ke gritted her teeth.

"That's not right..." Sword Demon said seriously, "The guild belongs to every brother in the guild, it shouldn't be a sacrifice. No matter what, we can't use the guild as a bet."

"Then what else can we do?" Lu Ke spread her hands.

Sword Demon was silent for a long time, and finally made up his mind: "Let's kill Broken Arrow!"

"What?" Lu Ke was startled. She knew very well what that meant. In the current situation, it was equivalent to breaking with Shui Shen and becoming enemies with their entire guild.

"I just don't know how many times this Broken Arrow will be killed before he gives up... If he really resists to the end, with Shui Shen's personality, he will definitely continue to mediate for him. If he doesn't disappear, even if he's only level ten, he's still a hidden danger," Sword Demon said.

"I'm asking you... are you serious?" Lu Ke looked at Sword Demon.

"I'm very serious," Sword Demon replied.

"Do you know what this means?" Lu Ke said.

"I know." A trace of pain flashed across Sword Demon's expression. Of course, it meant that he and Shui Shen would never be friends again.

Lu Ke continued to look at him, and after another long silence, turned her head to the side: "I know that no one can change your mind once you've made a decision, so your affairs are up to you."

"I've already made up my mind, but... do you think this is an effective solution?" Sword Demon said.

"You're asking me?" Lu Ke asked back.

"Answer honestly."

"Okay... to answer you honestly, this method is effective," Lu Ke said. "Once a war starts because of this, and Broken Arrow is killed several times, then he will be a pitiful worm protected by the guild. He will lose other people's yearning for him, and some people will even be annoyed by the repeated battles just for him. What's more, online games always rely on levels to speak. With too much of a gap, people will habitually ignore you. At this time, what bargaining chips does Broken Arrow have to capture the hearts of the guild members?"