Chapter 46: Completely Baffling

“The game’s updating again?”

Seeing the system announcement suddenly pop up, Chen Xiaoyan felt a surge of excitement.

The Immortal Realm server had been open for half a month, and including this time, there had been two updates in total.

The last update added the world channel, map functions, and teleportation arrays. Chen Xiaoyan wondered what features this update would bring.

She was looking forward to it eagerly.

“It’s getting late, time to log off and eat.”

Noon, real world.

Chen Xiaoyan, breaking her usual habit, spent nearly a thousand yuan on a deluxe lunch delivery.

This was the first time she had ever eaten such an expensive takeout.

Now that she had money, she wasn’t going to shortchange herself.

“Chongchong, that girl…”

After finishing her meal, she suddenly remembered Chongchong and immediately picked up her phone, opening QQ to send a message.

Chen Xiaoyan: Our lovely Chongchong, why didn’t you log in this morning?

Within seconds, Chongchong replied.

Weekend Lazy Bug: I’m at the hospital, I broke my foot.

Broken?

Chen Xiaoyan’s eyes widened in shock, instantly worried.

Chen Xiaoyan: Huh? What happened? How did you manage to break your foot out of nowhere?

Weekend Lazy Bug: I was too groggy this morning, and when I went downstairs, I stepped on my own right foot with my left… and then…

Chen Xiaoyan: Pfft hahaha.

Weekend Lazy Bug: Wow, Sister Xiaoyan, I’m hurt, and you’re laughing? I’m really mad, I’m telling you.

Chen Xiaoyan: My bad, my bad, it’s just that the way you fell was too funny.

Chen Xiaoyan: Are you okay now?

Weekend Lazy Bug: Yeah, the doctor said my self-healing ability is super strong, above normal. If it had been a bit later, the injury would have healed on its own.

Chen Xiaoyan: Still joking at a time like this.

Weekend Lazy Bug: No, the doctor really said that.

Chen Xiaoyan: So you’re fine now?

Weekend Lazy Bug: Yep yep yep.

Chen Xiaoyan: When will you be back in the game? The update goes live at midnight.

Weekend Lazy Bug: Tomorrow at the earliest. Actually, I could play this afternoon, but that bald doctor insists I stay under observation in the hospital. So annoying.

Chen Xiaoyan: Listen to the doctor and rest well today.

Weekend Lazy Bug: Mm-hmm.

Chen Xiaoyan shook her head helplessly with a smile and put down her phone.

The worry she had just felt suddenly disappeared.

But seriously, this silly girl managed to break her foot just going downstairs—how clumsy can she be?

Thankfully, it wasn’t serious.

After throwing the empty takeout boxes into the trash, Chen Xiaoyan went to wash her hands.

Looking at the familiar face in the mirror, she was momentarily taken aback.

“Why does my skin look whiter?”

She touched her face and murmured.

Chen Xiaoyan didn’t think much of it.

It was probably because she hadn’t exercised or gone outside for sunlight in half a month.

Spending all day inside the game, not having paler skin would be the weird thing.

Putting on her headset, she logged back into the game.

***

Upper Capital City, Moonlit Inn.

After logging in, Chen Xiaoyan teleported straight here.

“Sister Xiaoyan, over here!”

The True Martial junior sister waved excitedly from outside the teleportation point.

Chen Xiaoyan waved back in acknowledgment, a bit surprised.

“Junior sister, what a coincidence—you just arrived too?”

“No, the guild leader asked me to wait for you here. Let’s go; we’re just missing you.”

The True Martial junior sister grabbed her hand and led her inside the inn.

On the second floor of the inn, nearly six hundred Snow Smoke Pavilion members were chatting and laughing.

The male players talked about how to level up and increase their strength or which female player in the guild was the prettiest.

The female players discussed Mu Qingxue and Chen Xiaoyan.

“What do you think the guild leader’s idea was, putting Sister Xiaoyan in the Day Pavilion, surrounded by men?”

“Of course it’s for management. The Moon Pavilion already has plenty of healers, but the Day Pavilion only has a few. So Sister Xiaoyan was placed there to balance things out.”

“The Day Pavilion just had a really impressive guild battle. I heard the leader is going to hand out rewards.”

“So jealous.”

The waiters at the Moonlit Inn brought tray after tray of fruit upstairs.

“Clap clap”

Mu Qingxue clapped twice.

The noisy second floor suddenly fell silent.

“The fruit’s here, everyone, don’t be shy.”

“Don’t worry, leader, we definitely won’t be shy about it.”

In the Immortal Realm, players could also eat food, but only to taste it—they couldn’t actually fill their stomachs.

Besides, the game had no currency system, so no one could buy anything.

For this gathering, Mu Qingxue had worked very hard to get these fruits.

“Leader, Sister Xiaoyan is here.”

The True Martial junior sister pulled Chen Xiaoyan up the stairs.

“Sister Xiaoyan!”

Players from the Day Pavilion and a few from the Moon Pavilion greeted her.

“Hello,” Chen Xiaoyan smiled warmly and waved at everyone.

New Snow Smoke Pavilion members were not unfamiliar with this famed Celestial Fragrance player.

It could be said she was known by everyone.

“Big shot, big shot, we’re newbies who just joined the guild. Please take care of us,” a petite girl from the Yi Hua Palace, wearing a white fairy dress, offered Chen Xiaoyan a slightly immature-looking apple she had just grabbed.

“Thank you.”

Chen Xiaoyan took the apple and bit into it. It wasn’t sweet, a little astringent, but very crisp.

“No need to call me a big shot. I just joined too. If you don’t mind, just call me Sister Xiaoyan.”

“Okay, Sister Xiaoyan.”

“All right, all right.” Mu Qingxue approached but didn’t come all the way over, keeping a certain distance from the Day Pavilion members.

That damned misogyny.

“Get to know each other, and then we’ll discuss guild matters.”

“Leader, what kind of discussion? Is it about bonuses?”

“You’ll find out soon enough,” Mu Qingxue replied vaguely and pulled Chen Xiaoyan aside.

“How are we handing out these rewards?”

“Hm?” Chen Xiaoyan tilted her head in confusion.

Big sis, are you really asking me that? You’re the boss here.

“You decide.”

“Okay.” Mu Qingxue nodded but didn’t say anything else.

Chen Xiaoyan had nothing to add, and they fell silent for several minutes.

Until Mu Qingxue frowned and finally spoke.

“You… don’t have anything to tell me?”

“No.”

Hearing Chen Xiaoyan’s answer, Mu Qingxue’s face immediately fell, looking quite displeased.

“Fine then,” Mu Qingxue said coldly and walked away.

Chen Xiaoyan scratched her head, utterly speechless.

What’s wrong with Miss Mu today? Did I offend her somehow?

So baffling.

Mu Qingxue grabbed a pear from the tray and bit into it hard.

Then she opened her private chat window, which only had one message.

【According to insiders from Sword Pavilion, ‘Dao Ji Shi Kong’ has already lured over Chen Xiaoyan.】

‘Dao Ji Shi Kong’ was Liu Yue.

Mu Qingxue knew this woman.

Back when they did the Monster Village dungeon, the True Martial player who seemed untouched by worldly dust, ethereal as if a fairy descended from heaven.

Mu Qingxue’s impression of this woman was very deep because her aura was beyond that of ordinary people.

True Martial first?

Someone sneered disdainfully.

What first?

Isn’t it all because of Xiaoyan?