Chapter 14
She picked out three pieces of antique jewelry and paintings that she had seen in her previous life with Yu Xunhuan from the collection she had scavenged from the Yu family—these three were highly likely to have transformed into equipment or items. The rest she stuffed directly into her backpack and made a trip to the port city.
The place was a chaotic mix of people, and no one recognized her; the influence of the Su, Han, and Liang families meant nothing here.
After arriving in the port city, she dumped everything into an underground auction house. The commission was a bit high, but it specialized in selling items that couldn’t see the light of day. Buyers were well aware of this and mostly kept their purchases hidden, rather than flaunting them openly.
With so much to deal with, she had to wait for appraisals and auctions, and also find someone to exchange her haul for gold. It was extremely troublesome for her to exchange large amounts of gold personally; both the white and black markets could be waiting to catch her. Sometimes she had to be wary of baiters, and other times, if someone had their eye on her, she had to counterattack and clean up the traces…
Several times, it was her firearms and explosives, crafted through engineering, that helped her out of tight spots. These things really worked!
Yu Xunge left S City in mid-April and was busy until late May. Only after selling off all the antique jewelry did she return to S City with over 3,200 pounds of gold in her game backpack and 800 million HKD in her port city account.
During this time, she had been wearing a detection item, but she hadn’t encountered a single player.
With over 3,200 pounds of gold, even at the greedy prices set by the goblins after the game invasion, it could be exchanged for over 5,000 gold.
If all went smoothly, she wouldn’t have to worry about learning professional recipes, and she could buy some skill books at the game auction house.
This game didn’t have class divisions; whether they were from other races or from Blue Star, there were no specific skills. Players were generally categorized into broad types, like healing, agility, magic, melee, and ranged, but the core of everyone was their divine gifts, with all skills revolving around those.
Of course, there were also those free-spirited players who learned whatever they came across, and surprisingly, they ended up doing quite well.
Yu Xunge hadn’t touched her 50 million yet.
She planned to see how much gold she could exchange before deciding what to do with the rest of the money.
During this time, Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo had been searching for her everywhere. Yu Xunge just told them she was traveling in Italy, worrying that if she didn’t spend her money, she might lose her life, leaving them speechless.
She couldn’t understand why those two were so eager to find her. Did the engagement matter so much that the family of the son-in-law had to intervene?
In the days leading up to May 1st, Yu Xunge bought all sorts of odds and ends, from large appliances to food and drinks. When she dragged a cart full of packages back to the villa, the security guard asked if the apocalypse was coming.
Yu Xunge could only say she had just moved in and the house was empty, sending him away.
After the game invasion, daily necessities were not only abundant but even more varied; there was no need to hoard supplies.
On the day of Su Yitong and Yu Xunhuan’s official engagement, her game backpack was only half full.
Yu Xunge applied a very understated makeup and wore a modest yet stylish blue casual suit. Upon arriving at the hotel, she clearly saw the satisfaction in Su Yitong’s eyes.
Female competition alert!!
How foolish could one be to think that one’s boyfriend’s older sister would like one’s boyfriend?!
Yu Xunge smiled and shook hands with her sister-in-law, then set down the cash gift and exchanged a few pleasantries before heading inside to find Yu Qingshan and the others.
She felt like she could hardly recognize Yu Xunhuan anymore. It hadn’t been long, yet he had transformed from a shy, bashful little puppy into a gloomy one.
Was it really just a matter of losing half? Was it that serious?
Truly insatiable!
But the Yu family genes were strong; the gloominess only made him more attractive.
In the context of a son-in-law story, it wasn’t bad either; Su Yitong’s eyes sparkled when she looked at Yu Xunhuan.
Although Yu Xunge had been a star for many years, the people present were either wealthy daughters or noblewomen. Even if someone recognized her, they didn’t come over to greet her, which she found quite pleasant. She was truly tired of killing in the port city.
For a while, she really didn’t want to kill anymore.
Perhaps it was because Yu Xunge had killed so much that her aura had changed; she used to have a gentle, soft glow, but now, dressed in a suit, she exuded an air that suggested she was no good.
Yu Qingshan squinted at her for a moment, then leaned closer and asked softly, “What’s with the big change lately? Have you encountered something? Tell Dad.”
Yu Xunge opened her mouth, “I met a mafia boyfriend in Italy and followed him around for half a month. Pretty cool, right?”
Yu Qingshan: “…” Such an obvious joke was best left unheard.
Yu Xunge placed her palm at the corner of her mouth and whispered, “I got my hands on a real gun. Seventeen of them, all kinds, along with bullets. It’s a pity I didn’t take down their lair; I didn’t have enough firepower and didn’t dare to charge in. I’ll wait until I have skills to see.”
This was probably true. Yu Qingshan pursed his lips, “Give it to Dad later; I’ll keep it safe for you. It’s illegal.”
Oh, so you want it, but it’s illegal? If we get caught, you’ll help me do time, right?
Yu Xunge obediently replied, “Okay, I’ll listen to Dad.”
The engagement banquet was hosted by the Su family, and the Yu family members were as obedient as quails, not even getting a chance to speak on stage. Yu Xunge glanced at Yu Qingshan’s expression; yes, he still looked like the refined, handsome professor.
As for Yi Qiuguo, although she could be a bit temperamental at home, she had given birth to the stunning Yu Xunge and the somewhat effeminate Yu Xunhuan, so she must have looked good herself. When she smiled quietly, she was quite intimidating.
Yu Xunge lowered her head to eat, pondering how to make Yu Xunhuan miss the second closed beta test. She planned to inform him about the game after participating in the second test, and then they could wait together for the elusive third test.
Give him hope, then let him despair.
The first closed beta test had been rushed; she hadn’t had the ability to handle it well, so the second test had to be smoother to match her capabilities.
She didn’t want Yu Xunhuan to get into trouble with the Yu family again; otherwise, with that little rascal’s tendency to suspect the women in the family first when something went wrong, wouldn’t it be easy to expose her?
However, given Yu Xunhuan’s current situation, he was probably still practicing his skills and wasn’t yet qualified to move into the Su family.
The son-in-law who had lost half of his manhood; the two of them cuddled together without knowing who called whom “wife.”
It wasn’t until Yu Xunge left the manor that she thought of a plan.
Thanks to her years of evasion, she knew quite a few escapees and even some small shops that took private jobs, still dealing in cash. She had someone hire a few young girls and boys to go to the Yu family, posing as Yu Xunhuan’s secret fans, asking why he got married without notifying everyone, and how they could make a scene.
She also killed a little sparrow and used the skill “Only the Dead Will Obey” to control it to fly outside the Yu family’s window to keep watch.
Starting from the 2nd, they didn’t last until Yu Xunge’s Plan B; Yu Xunhuan moved to a nearby hotel on the night of the 4th.
That same night, she used an anonymous phone card bought in the port city to call someone she had met while buying gold. She provided Yu Xunhuan’s phone number, WeChat, and even email, instructing him to send this person yellow messages non-stop for the next month, asking if he was into H, and then to post his number in a gay bar.
From that day on, Yu Xunhuan’s phone became a nuisance.
The second closed beta test was set to start on May 5th at 5:05 PM.
At 3 AM on the 5th, using her disguise skill, Yu Xunge arrived outside the hotel. She turned into a nearby narrow alley, drank a mid-level invisibility potion, and then walked into the hotel, climbing the stairs all the way to the 27th floor where Yu Xunhuan was staying.
**Chapter 17: Second Closed Beta Test**
She had never asked the Yu family where Yu Xunhuan lived; she had tracked down this information through her little sparrow. Before Yu Xunhuan entered the hotel, the sparrow had snuck into the hood of his sweatshirt, following him into the room, and was now hiding in a potted plant inside.
Worried that the sparrow might emit a foul odor, Yu Xunge had been replacing it with a new one every day.
After drinking the phasing potion, Yu Xunge successfully entered Yu Xunhuan’s hotel room.
Even though she was multitasking, she still wanted to personally ensure that Yu Xunhuan hadn’t entered the game before she felt at ease.
Inside the hotel room, Yu Xunhuan lay on the bed with a furrowed brow, occasionally shifting positions, making it hard to tell if he was asleep.
In the corner of the room lay a phone, which appeared to have been thrown against the wall, judging by the dents in the wallpaper.
Yu Xunge walked over to take a look; she couldn’t tell the brand, but it was likely a high-end phone sent by Su Yitong, and surprisingly, the screen wasn’t even cracked.
It seemed that once Yu Xunhuan married into the Su family, he would not only have a high-end phone but also enjoy special service, no longer receiving spam messages.
She stared at Yu Xunhuan, and as he turned over again, facing away from her, Yu Xunge used her toe to nudge the phone into her backpack. Then, using the phasing potion, she slipped into the adjacent room, which she had reserved in advance using the identity of a local from the port city.
Yu Xunge took out the phone. Since she was still in an invisible state, she wasn’t worried about any high-tech features that could record her appearance. She examined the phone closely and noticed a shallow dent in the upper left corner, likely from hitting the wall. She aligned the dent with the wall and then slammed it down with force.
With a crack, half of the screen shattered, and the display lit up, showing the date, but half of the screen had already turned into a garbled mess of green and purple.
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