Chapter 270
352L: I want to know too, haha, the official website of Dinghai has been flooded. I’m going to check it out.
The people in the forum were already buzzing. Yu Xunge took a look at the official site and indeed saw full-body shots of three players with wings, among them was Zhao Shuying. This had never happened in her previous life. Well, it could be that her status was too low back then; this information hadn’t been publicized to the point where almost everyone knew about it…
As Yu Xunge pondered how Dinghai had dealt with the moon sand during the untimely fate in her past life, a notification pinged. It was from Zhao Shuying.
【Zhao Shuying】: The five of us this time are Yu Cha'an from B City, Xia Leisheng from X City, you, me, Su Yitong, and Liang Yuchuan. But last night, after Su Yitong wiped out the Su family, she was killed by a well-meaning citizen.
Yu Xunge couldn’t help but chuckle at the phrase “well-meaning citizen.” Dinghai really knew how to play dumb; their acting skills were top-notch.
She didn’t ask why Zhao Shuying had been there at that moment, nor did she pursue the details of her “accidental kill” of several members of the Su family. She also didn’t mention Su Yitong’s words: “Feng Ran, I’m waiting for you to come home in the City of Eternal Day.”
In her previous life, she had been the one overlooked and forgotten. Now, the tides had turned; in this life, she had become the one forcing Dinghai to play the fool.
The feeling was a mix of wonder and absurdity.
The name Yu Cha'an sounded somewhat familiar. After a moment of thought, she recalled that he was someone who followed Shen Yushi. As for Xia Leisheng, she remembered him well; he had consistently ranked in the top five.
【Yu Xunge】: What about the other forty or so?
【Zhao Shuying】: We rescued 85 people who fell from the Sky Island just in time, but they’ve all gone a bit daft. As for the other 27, some have lost nearly two-thirds of their skills, while a few got lucky and gained a lot, but they’ll all need psychological treatment.
【Yu Xunge】: And you? Are you okay?
【Zhao Shuying】: Love lasts a day, hate lasts a day; it’s all in the past.
【Yu Xunge】: ???
【Zhao Shuying】: Any other requests? I’m off at midnight, so let me know by 11:30 if you need anything.
【Yu Xunge】: …You know, the tower, the light wings.
She couldn’t bring herself to type the word “revive,” but thankfully, Zhao Shuying understood.
【Zhao Shuying】: I know.
【Yu Xunge】: You really know?
【Zhao Shuying】: Substitute, early retirement, ha ha.
【Yu Xunge】: I’ll send you some potions that are good for your mental and willpower. It’s not too late; you’re still young. Let’s get you treated!
After sending that message, Yu Xunge immediately rummaged through her potion bag and mailed a few bottles of magic potions to Zhao Shuying.
【Zhao Shuying】: Thanks. Don’t worry, I have a plan. Just give me some time, and I can turn that existence into my summon. What about you? Do you need my help?
Yu Xunge felt a moment of temptation, but then she calmed down. If Feng Ran really became her summon, she would only feel like she had a potential spy watching her every move. Plus, she’d have to be on guard against Feng Tang and Feng Cang coming to strip her of her wings.
【Yu Xunge】: No thanks, I wish us success.
【Zhao Shuying】: Here’s to our success.
**Chapter 350: You Like Her**
As she soaked the last material in ice water, Yu Xunge had sorted out her thoughts.
Finding an S-rank talent like the oak owl would be tough. Most of the otherworldly beings on Blue Star were cannon fodder spawned from giant sea beasts. True S-ranks wouldn’t come here as cannon fodder; they’d have to go to Zelan…
Just as she was thinking, she received another message. She initially thought it was from Zhao Shuying, so she opened it right away, only to find it was from Yu Xunhuan.
【Yu Xunhuan】: Can you revive Yitong one more time?
Yu Xunge sat cross-legged on the lawn in the backyard, resting her chin on one hand as she stared at the message, her mind lingering on the two characters “Yitong.”
She didn’t reply in the game interface. Instead, she set everything aside and flew to the ruins of the Su family estate. There, she found Yu Xunhuan sitting alone among the rubble, his trust level still at 83. He was hugging his knees, staring at a patch of grass not far away, which was the spot where Su Yitong had turned to ashes.
Heihei and the people from Dinghai were gathered around the ruins, discussing something. Yu Xunge overheard that Heihei liked this place and wanted Dinghai to tidy it up a bit; he was planning to move in.
Legally speaking, with most of the Su family dead and Heihei’s fondness for the place, it would likely belong to Yu Xunhuan. However, he would probably give a larger share of the other properties to Wen Eya, such as the rental income from the Su family’s instance and other assets.
Given that Su Yitong had specifically spared Wen Eya’s life at the end, Dinghai, the old fox, would definitely protect Wen Eya as a trump card, perhaps to be used one day.
When Yu Xunge appeared, several people came over to greet her. After exchanging pleasantries, she flew to Yu Xunhuan’s side. She had grown accustomed to moving with her wings; if she could fly, she wouldn’t bother walking.
Sitting beside Yu Xunhuan, she asked, “I thought you hated her.”
This was the reason she had come here in person; she was genuinely curious.
How could someone so selfish and cold-blooded end up in such a situation?
Yu Xunhuan looked at her, his eyes pleading, and hoarsely said, “Can you? Sis! Can you revive her? I have an item that clears cooldowns.” He then actually handed her a metronome-like item.
Yu Xunge didn’t take it. She looked at Yu Xunhuan and said firmly, “You like her.”
Yu Xunhuan pushed the metronome forward again, his other hand pointing at the distant grass. “Sis! Sis!! You can do it, right?”
“The skill is special; the cooldown cannot be shortened by any means.” Yu Xunge pushed the item back. Anything not personally stolen by her, she wouldn’t dare accept. She asked, “Did you come by last night?”
Yu Xunhuan didn’t answer. He hugged the metronome again, sitting back down, resisting the question.
Yu Xunge speculated, “Did you come and see Su Yitong cleaning up the Su family, and then you ran away?”
Yu Xunhuan shouted in a low voice, “I didn’t!”
It seemed she had guessed right. This was typical of Yu Xunhuan. Yu Xunge felt a bit amused and sighed lightly, “Have you given her anything recently? Maybe you’re the one who harmed her.”
“Impossible!” Yu Xunhuan exclaimed, his agitation evident. He seemed deeply wronged. “Impossible! The item I gave her would help her find what she desires most in this life!”
So that’s it… Yu Xunge said, “Then she found it.”
Yu Xunhuan straightened up, and this movement made him look even more like a snake. He asked, “What do you mean? Do you know something? What instance did you all go to?”
Seeing the worry in Yu Xunhuan’s eyes and recalling that he had been with Su Yitong, Liang Yuchuan, and Han Qianshan at the same time in his previous life, Yu Xunge was genuinely curious. Her tone held no sarcasm, only pure confusion as she asked him, “Do you really understand her?”
“I understand! I know! I understand her better than anyone!” Yu Xunge’s question seemed to infuriate Yu Xunhuan. His voice grew louder, each word more certain, as if he were trying to convince someone.
He stopped trying to hide and began to angrily list evidence, attempting to prove his sincerity. Someone on the forum had deciphered the lip movements of Yu Xunge and Su Yitong during their battle. Even if it was in the oak owl language, a whole night was enough for players skilled in talent and language to crack it.
Yu Xunhuan had naturally seen that conversation. He exclaimed, “You’ve all been fooled by her! Do you really think she desires to be ‘seen’ as she claims? Craving some kind of familial love? No, not at all! She’s greedier than any of you can imagine.
“She wants everything! Power, wealth, and love from others. But her family doesn’t love her, and the love of the weak is beneath her, while the love of the strong bruises her pride!
“Others who want love will make themselves likable. She won’t. She wants to hold a gun to others’ heads, to make everyone submit to her. But when others kneel at her feet asking what she wants, she’ll only say she wants what she deserves.
“What is ‘deserved’? She’s afraid to let others know what she wants. She fears that someone like Su Jinxuan and Su Baibo will secretly laugh at her misfortune. The more excellent she becomes, the more Su Langfeng is annoyed with her. He made his fortune by swallowing the Wen family; how could he ever be proud of Yitong? She’s seen through it all, but she can’t swallow her pride; she wants to win.
“She craves love in return but is wary of others’ ulterior motives. She always hopes that emotions can be like business, fairly competing based on ability, yet deep down, she secretly wishes for someone to love her unconditionally, for everything to be fair, but with a bias towards her…
“I understand her better than anyone! I’m the one who knows her best in the world! It’s so troublesome! She’s so troublesome!!
“But actually, she’s easier to appease than anyone! I clearly… If only I had…”
Yu Xunhuan was almost rambling incoherently, expressing his understanding of Su Yitong without any logic. He spoke wherever his thoughts led him, his tone seeming to blame Su Yitong. Yet Yu Xunge felt that what he said might just be the very things that drew him to her.
What he liked was never her perfect side; that side was too dull, hardly worth mentioning.
Yu Xunge noticed the tears welling in Yu Xunhuan’s eyes. His first reaction was to blink rapidly, forcing those tears back.
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