Chapter 23: You’re Not Going to Like Me, Are You?

“Missy.”

As Mu Qingxue stepped out of the Enlightenment Sword Pavilion, San Xue quickly hurried over.

“How’s everything going?”

“Everything is going smoothly.”

“Good, then we’ll start tomorrow.”

No matter what kind of game it was, as long as there were players, there would be a Jianghu.

If it were an ordinary game, Mu Qingxue might not have been interested.

But was the Immortal Realm an ordinary game?

That was why she believed the Immortal Realm was worth investing in and wanted to create a semi-commercial faction.

After going through the Monster Village dungeon, she understood the game—the gap between top-tier players and ordinary players was huge.

Although the current number of players was still small, she could invest early to establish a complete faction framework and then proceed step by step.

Haste makes waste.

With that in mind, Mu Qingxue immediately instructed San Xue to start preparing, as recruitment would begin tomorrow.

The Immortal Realm didn’t have a built-in faction system, so creating a faction was no small feat.

They could only advertise on the game forum and in the world chat channel.

“Missy, should we recruit male players?”

Qiu Xue asked in a calm tone.

Mu Qingxue pondered for a long time before finally nodding.

To grow a faction, relying solely on female players wouldn’t work, and she wasn’t confident she could get all the female players to join her faction.

Besides, the male player ratio in the Immortal Realm was higher than the female’s.

But just thinking about her fear of men, it seemed she had no choice but to stay behind the scenes.

San Xue would take over the duties of faction leader and manage the faction.

San Xue exchanged a glance with the others; they naturally understood what the Missy was worried about.

Ever since Mu Qingxue proposed the idea of creating a faction, they had already thought of a solution.

“Missy, I have an idea.”

“Go on.”

“We can split the faction into two branches: one for male players and one for female players. You manage both branches, and we’ll handle one.”

Mu Qingxue’s eyes lit up at the suggestion, and she smiled, winking at them.

“The year-end bonus will be doubled.”

“Missy, you’re the best~”

***

Outside the Monster Village dungeon barrier in Ping’an Town.

Ten players were teleported out of the dungeon.

“Holy crap, Chen Xiaoyan’s team came out so fast? Half the time it took the first run.”

“Any big shots willing to carry me? I can pay ten thousand.”

“Our team has a Tianxiang healer and a Yihua Palace support—anyone want to join?”

“Is it a guaranteed clear?”

“Are you dreaming?”

This time’s dungeon rewards left Chen Xiaoyan slightly disappointed.

Besides experience points, there was nothing else.

It seemed the game only rewarded equipment and spiritual energy for the first dungeon clear.

“Wow! Captain, your healing is getting ridiculous,” Hongchen Rumeng exclaimed excitedly.

Just now in the dungeon, she had stood and fought off four demon soldiers for several minutes without dying.

Even when the final boss went berserk, she and Weizhentian took turns tanking the damage, slowly wearing them down before the Bronze Gate.

Not long ago, they were chased around by these four bosses.

And now?

The situation had completely reversed.

“Xiaoyan is really amazing. With such strong healing, fighting in Monster Village must be a breeze—a piece of cake,” Qianlv Yunyan marveled.

Inside the dungeon, her Yihua Palace role was mostly to kill time as a bystander.

No choice; healing wasn’t needed at all.

“I’ve also gotten a lot stronger,” Chongchong said proudly, curling the corners of her mouth.

With a spiritual energy of 236, Chongchong’s healing burst could reach about 500 per second, though her skill cooldowns were quite long.

“If it weren’t for Hongchen Rumeng and Weizhentian tanking the damage, my healing wouldn’t matter. Also, Hongchen’s aggro pulling is really impressive.”

When the last four bosses went berserk, Weizhentian, the male strategist, was facing demon soldiers for the first time and didn’t react quickly enough.

If it weren’t for Hongchen’s quick aggro pull, he might have been killed by a single strike.

“Hehe, captain, you flatter me,” Hongchen Rumeng rubbed her nose shyly and smiled foolishly.

“That was my fault—I was slow to react. Sorry, big shots,” Weizhentian immediately apologized upon hearing this.

“Little brother, it’s your first time playing, so it’s normal,” Hongchen Rumeng said heartily, patting Weizhentian’s shoulder to comfort him.

“The dungeon only has rich rewards for the first clear. The second run only gives experience. If there’s nothing else, let’s split up and go back to turn in our training quests.”

Chen Xiaoyan looked at the three guild leaders; this was a hint directed at them.

Hongchen Rumeng nodded and said, “Alright, big shots, please send me your account or QQ numbers privately. I’ll send you the payment after logging off.”

“I want in too,” Qianlv Yunyan waved her hand to show her presence.

“Just send me a copy too,” Su Yan Kong chimed in.

Chen Xiaoyan smiled sweetly; her eyes curved like crescent moons, making others smile along.

In just half an hour, they’d earned 300,000—simply delightful.

“I’ve sent it. If you need anything, just ping me. I’ll be there whenever you call.”

“I’m broke,” Qianlv Yunyan’s mouth twitched; ten thousand each time—how could a working person afford that?

Su Yan Kong smiled but said nothing.

“One-time fee, lifetime VIP. As long as it’s not too difficult, I can help.”

“Ehe, Xiaoyan, you’re so kind.”

“Alright, I’m heading back to the sect. See you if fate allows. Bye-bye.”

“Bye-bye.”

With a flash of white light, Chen Xiaoyan teleported away from Ping’an Town.

“Wait for me, Xiaoyan jie!”

Chongchong quickly opened the map, clicked the Tianxin Mountain teleport array, and disappeared in a burst of white light.

Seeing everyone leave, Liu Yue and Hongchen Rumeng found it pointless to stay and also teleported back to Zhenwu Sect.

“Hmm~ finally over. I’m going back to turn in my quest too,” Qianlv Yunyan raised her hands and stretched lazily.

The mountain peaks wrapped in white gauze were strikingly prominent, catching Su Yan Kong’s gaze, who stared openly.

Qianlv Yunyan didn’t notice his attention and instead glanced at Hongchen Rumeng, who was still dazed.

A question mark popped above her head.

What was he thinking about?

“Hey!”

She walked over and waved her hand in front of Rumeng’s face.

“What?”

Hongchen Rumeng looked at her vacantly.

“What are you spacing out about?”

He gave an awkward smile without answering. When she looked again, he had already disappeared.

“Did the big shot leave?”

“You’re only just noticing?”

Qianlv Yunyan teased, then suddenly made a face and winked at Hongchen Rumeng.

“Could it be you’ve got your eye on someone? Let me guess—could it be that female Zhenwu, what’s her name… Dao Ji Shi Kong? Not only is she pretty, but her aura is impressive—a little fairy, right?”

“Uh…”

Hongchen Rumeng was speechless.

“No? Then let me think.”

She propped her chin on her hand and pondered.

“Oh~ I get it! Is it the cute girl called Chongchong?”

Hongchen Rumeng’s face remained expressionless.

“Not her either?”

Qianlv Yunyan was stunned, then suddenly looked surprised.

“Could it be you like big shot Xiaoyan?”

Hongchen Rumeng’s eyes darted around awkwardly but quickly returned to normal.

Seeing no reaction, Qianlv Yunyan was at a loss and scratched her head.

“Not any of them? Then who? Besides them, there’s only…”

As she spoke, she suddenly froze and took a few steps back in shock.

“Could it be you like me?”

“Boring.”

The moment the words left her mouth, a flash of white light appeared, and Hongchen Rumeng teleported away instantly.

“Tch~ running so fast, definitely guilty.”