Chapter 114 The Memory Black Box

At the end of the street, after watching Xi Xiaotian and Broken Arrow's figures disappear, Lu Ke, who had been hiding, breathed a sigh of relief and revealed himself. Immediately following, Yu Tian Shen Ming poked his head out from the rooftop. Zhan Wu Shang, standing at the street corner, hadn't left either. From another street, Jian Gui turned the corner and ran out.

"How was it?" Yu Tian Shen Ming asked.

"Seems pretty successful," Lu Ke said.

"Not asking about that. I'm asking about those arrows I shot just now. Were they cool or not?" Yu Tian Shen Ming said.

"..." Lu Ke.

"Pfft, is it as cool as my Whirlwind Slash? Jian Gui was forced onto the roof by me, haha. Jian Gui, tell the truth, if it were real combat, and I didn't hold back, could you have escaped?" Zhan Wu Shang slapped Jian Gui forcefully.

"It would have been difficult," Jian Gui honestly said.

"Hahahaha!" Zhan Wu Shang was even more pleased.

"But in real combat, I wouldn't tell you where I'm sneaking," the even more honest words came after.

"Hahahahaha!" Yu Tian Shen Ming's turn to laugh wildly.

Lu Ke was not in the mood to joke around with them. Their parts were successfully acted out, but this was just the beginning. The most crucial part was Xi Xiaotian's solo performance. They couldn't watch and could only wait for news, which made them anxious.

Inside the tavern, the unfolded "Memory Black Box" scroll quietly operated. Xi Xiaotian estimated the recording length would be about 4 minutes and 24 seconds based on her slowly draining mana. Hopefully, it would be enough. Xi Xiaotian thought, she had caught a fleeting look in Broken Arrow's eyes just now when she spoke. She was relieved, finally able to glean some information from his eyes.

She still needed to observe his reactions to guide him further. In their professional field, this was called "mind reading." The name was magical, but it was just observation and deduction. For a simple example, seeing a wedding ring on the ring finger, one knows the person is married; a watch worn on the right wrist, the person might be left-handed.

Using these details to infer the other person's inner world was naturally the most profound level. Like any skill, it required experience and honing. Those who mastered "mind reading" to perfection were mostly old swindlers who had been in the martial world for decades. A swindler like Xi Xiaotian, in her early twenties, often lacked the honing of "mind reading," not the creativity and techniques.

However, there was a word called talent. Just like Gu Fei's talent in kung fu, Xi Xiaotian also had a natural intuition for "mind reading." But Broken Arrow's painted face was a significant obstacle. Moreover, Broken Arrow had almost no body language. Sitting upright on the stool, his hands were flat on the table. After raising his glass to Xi Xiaotian once, he hadn't touched it again. His gaze was steady, and he wouldn't look at Xi Xiaotian unless he was speaking. Xi Xiaotian knew this wasn't avoiding her gaze, but out of politeness and respect for women.

That one reaction just now was the only piece of information Xi Xiaotian had captured since they sat down and she began carefully observing him with "mind reading." She treasured it, repeatedly recalling that fleeting look and trying to decipher its possible meaning. At the same time, she was waiting for Broken Arrow's reply to that sentence.

But there was no reply. Broken Arrow quietly looked at Xi Xiaotian, his gaze seeming to wait for Xi Xiaotian to continue. Xi Xiaotian felt棘手again. With no expression to glean from, she hoped Broken Arrow would say more, to dig out some valuable content. But the man spoke so little, which made Xi Xiaotian feel like she couldn't continue.

"It was your outstanding performance in Extreme Deep Freeze that caught our attention," Xi Xiaotian quickly said a probing sentence. She didn't forget she was pressed for time.

"It was nothing," he replied blandly.

"Actually, we're also very interested in your plan," Xi Xiaotian said.

A look! That kind of look flashed again, it was surprise. This time Xi Xiaotian saw it more clearly. Moreover, there was an important word in her sentence, she used the term "you," implying they were a team. Was Broken Arrow surprised because of this term? Xi Xiaotian really wanted to peel off the mud from Broken Arrow's face to see him clearly.

"To be honest, we're greedy enough to want to get you and your plan together," Xi Xiaotian continued. This time, she didn't believe Broken Arrow would have no reply at all.

Sure enough, Broken Arrow shook his head with some helplessness: "I have no intention of joining a studio. As for the plan, I feel like you have some misunderstanding."

"Oh? Is that so?" Xi Xiaotian didn't say much, finally having a chance to get Broken Arrow to speak more.

"What I'm doing is just simply helping them. You say you're interested in this? Forgive me for speaking frankly, although I don't know much about studios, but you should be pursuing profits in the game, right? Why would you be interested in what I'm doing?" Broken Arrow said.

"This guy!!!" Xi Xiaotian didn't expect Broken Arrow to give such an answer. Was he telling the truth, or was there a flaw in their plan that he had noticed, so he had already guessed her purpose from her words? In that case, had she been feeding him too much information all along, and was she the one being "mind read?"

Xi Xiaotian didn't have time to filter through the details of the entire plan. She was regretting opening the "Memory Black Box" a little too early. But there was no other way. Xi Xiaotian had decided early on that she would open the "Memory Black Box" when the "plan" was mentioned. From Lu Ke's understanding of Shui Shen's character, only clear and detailed dialogue details would be likely to persuade him.

"Is that so? It seems there's indeed a big difference from what we understood!" Xi Xiaotian said. Actually, Broken Arrow's words were equivalent to declaring their plan a failure. But after putting so much effort into setting up the stage, and having already opened the "Memory Black Box," Xi Xiaotian decided to gamble one last time.

"Oh? Then what did you think?" Broken Arrow's answer was as Xi Xiaotian had expected.

"Entering Extreme Deep Freeze, teaching practical forest combat skills and trap techniques, establishing an image, gathering people's hearts, and then finding an opportunity to replace the original guild leader and control the entire guild," Xi Xiaotian blurted out their deduction. As she expected, Broken Arrow didn't have much reaction, just slightly shook his head. Someone as emotionally stable as him wouldn't have an extreme reaction even if Xi Xiaotian guessed 100% correctly. While shaking his head, he calmly said, "It's a big misunderstanding, I don't have that intention."

"But you have the conditions and opportunities to do so. Since you have no intention of joining a studio, perhaps you can consider helping us with a short-term job, doing what I said. Afterwards, we..."

"Enough!" Broken Arrow suddenly interrupted Xi Xiaotian. Xi Xiaotian knew she had completely failed. Her last move was a lure of benefits. Of course, she didn't intend to use it as evidence to show Shui Shen, but to lure Broken Arrow into a cooperative relationship with her. In that case, this "Memory Black Box" would have to be abandoned. Xi Xiaotian would easily obtain more persuasive evidence as a partner. It could be said that if this step succeeded, even if Broken Arrow was originally white, he would be swindled into black by Xi Xiaotian. The means were undeniably despicable, but at least the necessary evidence had been obtained, whether to use it or not was up to Lu Ke and the others to decide.

But unfortunately, this move also failed. Before Xi Xiaotian could say a realistic and enticing number, she was interrupted by Broken Arrow. From Broken Arrow's eyes, she saw disgust. Standing up, he looked at Xi Xiaotian and slowly said, "Regardless of your purpose, I'm still grateful for saving me. But we don't seem to be on the same path at all. You know my name, so anytime, as long as it's a legitimate way, I can repay you this favor. Other than that, I hope we don't have any further contact in the future."

"Sorry, I'll take my leave first." Finally, not forgetting to nod politely, Broken Arrow turned and left.

Sitting in her original seat, Xi Xiaotian was somewhat dazed. In the end, all she had captured was Broken Arrow's gaze. Currently, there were undoubtedly only two possibilities. First, Broken Arrow had seen through their plan, he was a more skilled swindler than Xi Xiaotian; second, Broken Arrow was not a problem, Gu Fei and the others had misunderstood him from the beginning...

On the roof of a certain tavern, the moment Xi Xiaotian and Broken Arrow left, Han Jia Gong Zi put away his binoculars. You Ge was very depressed beside him. He guessed that the exciting drama had definitely finished again, so he didn't even bother to borrow the binoculars, just asked: "How was it?"

"Idiot actors, wasted a pretty good script," Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"Failed?" You Ge was surprised. He and Han Jia Gong Zi also fully understood Gu Fei's plan, but couldn't play any necessary roles in it, so they didn't go over and arouse suspicion. They stayed far away and watched with binoculars, only pitying You Ge, who had only seen Gu Fei and Broken Arrow's silent confrontation once from beginning to end...

"If I were Broken Arrow, they would definitely have failed," Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"You mean?"

"Don't know yet," Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"What exactly happened?" You Ge asked.

"Yu Tian Shen Ming, interrupted Qian Li's skill with an arrow, and then flaunted his high-attack sniper. I ask you, with such high damage, a sneak attack that can hit, why not directly kill Qian Li?" Han Jia Gong Zi said.

"This..."

"Even if Broken Arrow didn't notice at the time, if he thought about this detail afterwards, how stupid would he have to be not to notice anything?" Han Jia Gong Zi asked.

"Doesn't that mean it's definitely failed?" You Ge said.

"Hope he starts recalling later..." Han Jia Gong Zi said.

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