Chapter 67
The Su family believed they had been cautious enough. They had employed various methods for transportation and tracking before proceeding with this transaction. After all, they couldn't just carry hundreds of pounds home like small-time vendors, could they?
After hearing the entire story, Su Langfeng didn’t scold Su Baibo. Instead, he simply said, “There’s a mole in the family. You should investigate.”
Of course, the investigation would focus on outsiders.
What constitutes an outsider? Collateral relatives are considered outsiders, those without blood ties are outsiders, and those who have married out are also outsiders.
In order to avoid becoming an outsider to both the Su family and her husband’s family, Su Yitong chose to invite a son-in-law into the family. Thus, Yu Xunhuan, who had “married” into the Su family, naturally became the outsider.
He had a motive, but he was quickly ruled out. Recently, he hadn’t been involved in any major affairs of the Su family, and he had been preoccupied with matters concerning the Lin family. In the past few days, Su Yitong’s people had been keeping an eye on him, worried he might lose some A-grade items again. As for Yu Xunhuan, his whereabouts were clear; at the time of the incident, he was in his studio and later returned to the Yu family.
The Su family began their investigation. Upon hearing this news, Yu Qingge manipulated a small spider to crawl into the pool and be washed away through the pipes.
It was best to keep this method under wraps; there would be plenty of opportunities to use it in the future.
When Yu Qingge returned home after preparing dinner for herself and the cats in the backyard, the doorbell rang.
She pressed the tattoo on her chest, retrieved the cat bed, and then went to open the door.
Standing outside were three unwelcome guests: Lao Yinbi, Xiao Yinbi, and Benbi.
Yu Qingshan’s expression was somewhat heavy, but he had been like this lately. Yi Qiuguo, on the other hand, maintained her cheerful and open demeanor, while Yu Xunhuan’s smile was not much different from before—well, it was the same as when he had lost 9CM, a blend of fragility and pain.
She smiled and let them in. “Have you eaten?” The dishes on the table were hardly worth mentioning; none scored above 80. She had already planned to find a cooking teacher on Zelan Star in a while. “Dad, why do you always look so glum lately? Come sit down; I’ll go add a few more dishes for you.”
Saying this, she headed straight into the kitchen, treating them as if they were not guests at all.
The others entered the house on their own. Yu Qingshan complained that Yu Qingge had taken his good cigarettes while he was away, and Yi Qiuguo changed her shoes and went to the backyard to play with the cats. What great material for her social media—an affluent woman adored by small animals.
Yu Xunhuan wanted to help in the kitchen but was shooed out by Yu Qingge. “When did you learn to cook? Oh right… forgot about the game. Did you learn it in the game? Just go outside and help me scoop the cat litter if you’re bored.”
All the ingredients were Yu Qingge’s. Even if Yu Xunhuan cooked, it wouldn’t count as freeloading. Besides, he hadn’t thought about making a move on Yu Qingge recently, so he obediently went to the backyard to scoop litter.
During dinner, Yu Xunhuan was always distracted. Yu Qingge served dishes as usual, not deliberately avoiding those Yu Xunhuan had touched. However, midway through, Yi Qiuguo accidentally choked on some chili, and her drink happened to be finished. In a hurry to find water, Yu Xunhuan offered her his red wine. Yi Qiuguo glanced at it and instinctively pushed it away. In that moment, Yu Xunhuan’s expression darkened ominously.
Yu Qingge observed the entire scene. She knew Yi Qiuguo pushed away the drink because she didn’t like dry red wine, but Yu Xunhuan’s reaction was intriguing. She tucked this moment away in her mind, not dwelling on it for long, and immediately pulled out a cup of juice from her game backpack to hand to Yi Qiuguo.
By the time Yi Qiuguo finally recovered, Yu Xunhuan’s expression had returned to normal.
Realizing that Yu Xunhuan likely knew what his curse was, Yu Qingge enjoyed her meal immensely, growing happier with each bite.
After dinner, she took out nine bottles of basic healing potions, giving three to each of them.
Yu Qingge said, “I recently got my hands on some materials. I made these myself. Here, they’re for you.”
Yi Qiuguo received the potions with delight, exclaiming, “These are in high demand right now! You can’t even buy them with money!”
Yu Qingshan’s brow finally relaxed, and he looked at Yu Qingge with affection.
Yu Qingge then pulled out two more bottles and pushed them toward Yu Xunhuan, saying to Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo, “Don’t say I’m being biased. Although the Su family bought a lot of potions, they might not prioritize him. He could need to enter a dungeon at any time, and you’ve heard how dangerous dungeons can be, right?”
The couple nodded repeatedly, “Of course, of course. We don’t go anywhere, so we don’t need them.”
That said, Yi Qiuguo had already started taking photos to post on social media.
Yu Xunhuan accepted the five potions, looking at Yu Qingge with gratitude, and said thank you.
But inside, he felt calm.
**Chapter 87: Entering the Rankings**
Because Yu Xunhuan didn’t lack these items, he was lucky. Even though all his energy was focused on plotting against that Eye of Magic, he still managed to acquire many good things. He not only had a full set of equipment but also crafted rings and necklaces for himself using jewelry processing. He had hoarded over a hundred potions, and unlike Su Yitong, who supported nearly a thousand people, he only had a few people in his studio.
However, Yu Qingge’s words reminded him that he was also an alchemy major! With so many alchemy recipes, even though he had only learned the basics, there might be one that could remove curses.
He immediately opened the list to check. Soon, he found a recipe called **Basic Vitality Potion**. The description stated it could remove various minor negative states. He asked, “Sis, do you have any Basic Vitality Potions?”
Yu Qingge certainly had some, but she wasn’t sure if it could cure Yu Xunhuan’s unknown curse. “No,” she explained. “I’ve been focusing on collecting materials for healing potions.”
Yu Xunhuan pleaded, “Sis, could you help me find the materials for the Vitality Potion?”
Yu Qingge readily agreed, “Sure, no problem.” She pretended to check the recipe in front of Yu Xunhuan, “Vital Root, Tranquil Flower, Lionfish, and Octopus Heart, right? I’ll help you find them.”
Yu Xunhuan sighed in relief. He didn’t even realize how much he trusted Yu Qingge now—not just her abilities, but also that she would definitely help him since she said she would. He took out a blue jay tail ring he had made using **Jewelry Processing** and handed it to Yu Qingge. “Sis, this is for you, a belated New Year’s gift. I made it myself.” He didn’t want to be unfair, so he also gave Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo similar high-quality rings.
The items were quite nice, adding four attribute points. The one Yu Qingge received added two points to Constitution and two to Agility. She put it on immediately, pleased with her gain. She wondered if Yu Xunhuan had noticed that their dynamic was subtly shifting; every time, Yu Qingge only needed to invest a little to gain much more in return.
The family was warm and harmonious.
After sending them off, Yu Qingge turned invisible and used Shadow Step to arrive at the home of the patient from whom she had drawn tainted blood. With a swift move, she knocked him out. Under her detection skill, she saw two bright red blood drops next to his ID.
**Unknown Curse II**: All healing effects reduced by 10%; health cannot automatically recover, and the maximum is permanently reduced by 5%; contagious.
She drew a vial of his blood, planning to take it to Zelan Star tomorrow to give to He Qipa for research. The mentor would surely be thrilled.
Yu Qingge didn’t draw the blood for nothing; she used a Basic Healing Potion to restore the patient’s health and left behind a piece of green equipment dropped by a troll as a thank-you for his blood.
On the 25th, the fourth day of the game invasion, Yu Qingge unusually went to bed early and got up early. She first went to Zelan Star to deliver the vial of blood to He Qipa and explained the curse, especially emphasizing its contagious nature. He Qipa, with a look of discovery, took the blood into the lab. Before leaving, he tossed her a thin notebook filled with some alchemical insights.
Yu Qingge knew she probably wouldn’t be attending class today. She directly returned to Blue Star and spent the entire morning grinding in a dungeon, successfully leveling up to level 1.
It was just as she reached level 1 that she received a notification.
**Detected player entering the top 100 of the level rankings. Would you like to hide your name?**
She selected “No.”
Then she saw her name appear at the bottom of the level rankings.
**Yu Qingge 1 level 0.015%**
The top-ranked player was also level 1, but their percentage was already over 80. They were likely from the Special Affairs Bureau, as although players must use their real avatars, they could add decorations. All these players had a small golden dragon emblem in the upper right corner of their avatars.
So ostentatious—it had to be the Special Affairs Bureau.
She would definitely need to go to the Su family to run dungeons in the future. Hiding her level was pointless. She wasn’t worried about Yu Xunhuan or the Su family noticing her leveling speed. To maintain equality, relying solely on the intimidation of the Special Affairs Bureau wasn’t enough; she needed to have strength herself. As for why she was leveling so quickly, she could just attribute it to the Special Affairs Bureau.
In her previous life, when Yu Xunhuan and the others leveled up so quickly, they hadn’t told her when she asked, had they?
Just as she was thinking about the Su family, she received a private message from Su Yitong, who wanted to buy some Basic Healing Potions.
**Yu Qingge**: It’s hard to get those. I’ve already used up all my favors last time.
**Su Yitong**: The price is negotiable.
**Yu Qingge**: I heard many hospitals already have pills and injections that can restore health, and the prices are quite reasonable.
**Su Yitong**: Those are limited purchases.
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