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Second Master, who is not the Crown Prince, did not take the free carriage back. A fierce attack drew the attention of BSS. BSS abandoned Second Master, who is not the Crown Prince, considering him merely a nuisance, and charged forward. Second Master, who narrowly escaped death, looked in astonishment at the spot where BSS had run past. Suddenly, a figure flashed through the forest, revealing a woman—none other than NP, who had just left.
Mistaken for NP, Bai Tang ignited a firecracker in her hand and tossed it to the ground, creating a ring of flames that surrounded BSS. She had not actually left but had secretly set a trap to deal with BSS. Moreover, she would not easily forgive those who dared to scheme against her. The three individuals mentioned had all fallen victim to her schemes and died at BSS's hands. Since Second Master did not heed his companions' warnings and attacked her, he seemed to have decent character; thus, she saved him in his moment of danger.
Most plant-like monsters are afraid of fire. In keyboard games, players can only use skills, but now in this holographic online game world, Bai Tang wondered if she could try using fire to burn the monster—and to her surprise, it worked. Although the flames did less damage than skill outputs, they continuously drained health from Bamboo Demon BSS. Bai Tang moved around the edge of the fire circle while throwing skills inside and shouted to Second Master: "Stop standing there in a daze! Hurry up and help!"
"Oh!" Second Master snapped back to reality and immediately ran to the edge of the fire circle, throwing his meager skills. Watching Bai Tang unleash a variety of skills one after another on BSS, causing damage far beyond what he could achieve, he couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy. Indeed, NP was like the system's favored child; they outsiders could never compare. It was truly unexpected that she saved him and pulled him into fighting BSS together! It must be because he didn't listen to Laughing Proudly Through the Spring's advice and attacked this NP that things turned out this way! What a principled NP!
After more than ten minutes of grinding, BSS was finally defeated by the two of them, dropping a shiny large package along with a massive amount of experience points since they had defeated it at a higher level. Both of them were enveloped in white light as they leveled up simultaneously. Bai Tang leveled up by one level while Second Master leveled up by three.
Seeing Bai Tang level up, Second Master widened his eyes: "You're a player?"
Bai Tang blinked: "Did you think I was an NP?"
"Because you know so many skills! How could a player possibly learn that many sect skills?" Second Master exclaimed in surprise.
"I am an inner disciple of Kunlun," she replied—so that’s how she learned so many skills.
"Impossible! Players can only become outer disciples of sects."
"I completed a hidden quest and became an inner disciple!"
"You’re so lucky!" Second Master couldn't help but envy her.
"I think so too!" Bai Tang opened her backpack to check the items dropped by BSS. Sure enough, it was a bountiful haul: three pieces of equipment, a green sword, and twenty taels of silver were inside the bag. Bai Tang was already equipped with gear above purple quality. As for weapons, hers was orange; she had no interest in the dropped equipment and gave everything to Second Master except for the silver.
Second Master was overjoyed; although the three pieces of equipment were plain white gear, they were wearable after level fifteen and had better attributes than his current level ten gear. The green weapon thrilled him even more; most players could only use white weapons at this stage, and green weapons were quite rare. If he didn’t use it himself and sold it at auction instead, it would definitely fetch a good price.
"Here, take this long sword!" Second Master handed the sword back to Bai Tang. He felt that since Bai Tang had done most of the work defeating BSS while he merely contributed minimally yet gained three levels and decent equipment, he should be content. The green weapon was too precious; it was better suited for Bai Tang!
"No need, I have my weapon." Bai Tang did not accept the Longsword.
"This is a green weapon!"
"My weapon is better than green!" It was orange, just one rank below a celestial artifact.
"Is the treatment in the inner sect this good?" Second Master Is Not The Crown Prince thought Bai Tang's weapon was blue and envied her, "I want to join the inner sect too!"
"Accumulate Sect contribution points and work hard to level up, and you can enter the inner sect."
"Thank you for the advice!" Second Master Is Not The Crown Prince happily put away the green Longsword, noting that he was only half a level away from being able to equip it. "Are you going back to the Sect or leveling up next? Do you want to team up?"
"Sure!" Bai Tang had a good impression of Second Master Is Not The Crown Prince and happily accepted his invitation. The two teamed up to farm the Bamboo Demon. During this time, Second Master Is Not The Crown Prince received a private message from Big Blade Guy, asking why he hadn't returned to the respawn point. Second Master Is Not The Crown Prince replied that he had been rescued by someone and was now teaming up with that person to gain experience, so he wouldn't be going back. Big Blade Guy had no complaints about this; instead, he was pleased that there was one less potential rival distracting Poetic Charm. After farming the Bamboo Demon, they also farmed the level eighteen Willow Spirit and then the level twenty Peach Blossom Spirit. In no time, both of their levels exceeded twenty. During this process, Second Master Is Not The Crown Prince's hunger level dropped significantly, and Bai Tang took out White Cut Chicken for him to eat, instantly turning him into a foodie.
Outside the game, Bai Ma urged her daughter to have dinner. Bai Tang said goodbye to Second Master Is Not The Crown Prince.
"Shall we farm together again after dinner?" Second Master Is Not The Crown Prince asked. He lived alone, never cooked at home, usually eating fast food at work and ordering takeout or eating instant noodles when at home on holidays. His cabinet was filled with boxes of various flavors of instant noodles. It was precisely because of this habit that he managed to survive the early days of the apocalypse. As for what came after... well, that's a secret!
"No thanks. I'm numb from all the farming today; I want to go stroll around Main City later and see if I can stumble upon some hidden quests." Bai Tang said. The fun of playing games isn't just about killing monsters and leveling up, especially in a Holographic Online Game that feels like a second reality—beautiful scenery and interacting with NPCs are also part of the enjoyment.
Second Master Is Not The Crown Prince felt a bit disappointed; he wanted to keep farming but didn't want to part ways with Bai Tang. The food she made was simply too delicious; a guy who usually ate fast food and instant noodles couldn't resist the temptation!
Bai Tang chuckled; it felt great that someone enjoyed her cooking so much! Although she could sell these dishes for money, she still generously shared some with Second Master Is Not The Crown Prince: spicy bamboo shoots, sesame bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots with beef, stir-fried chicken with bamboo shoots, golden mushrooms with young bamboo shoots, chicken-flavored spring bamboo strips, and bamboo shoot casserole...
Second Master Is Not The Crown Prince held a pile of bamboo shoot dishes and smiled brightly. Although most of these foods had no attributes, for a foodie like him, taste outweighed any attributes.
After trading, they both logged off. After having dinner, Bai Tang went downstairs for a walk to digest her meal. When she returned and prepared to continue playing the game, her Mobile Phone rang; it was Lin Wenbin notifying her that the Martial Arts Conference was about to be held and asking her to inform Bai Dad so they could set off together in three days.
Bai Dad met Lin Wenbin through Bai Tang. The two had a lot in common and became friends, often playing chess together. Occasionally, Lin Wenbin would teach Bai Dad some martial arts. Although Bai Dad had only learned some superficial external martial arts, under Lin Wenbin's guidance, he became increasingly agile and powerful.
Three days later, Bai Tang, Bai Dad, Lin Wenbin, and Yuan Mingyi set off for the location of the Martial Arts Conference at Kunlun Mountain (Bai Tang thought to herself: I really have a connection with Kunlun). The four of them booked a soft sleeper compartment, closing the door to avoid being disturbed by others. Bai Ma and Lin Wenbin took out a chess set and began to compete fiercely, while Yuan Mingyi kept his head down playing on his mobile phone. According to Bai Tang, he was chatting with his girlfriend on QQ. His girlfriend was also impressive, being an elite disciple of the Emei Sect, her skills only slightly inferior to Yuan Mingyi's.
Bai Tang glanced at the intense match between Bai Dad and Uncle Lin, then looked at the charming Yuan Mingyi with a smirk. She took out her laptop from her bag and opened it, starting to brainstorm—Bai Tang had not given up on writing online, although her updates were inconsistent and her readership was small.
Bai Tang was working on a new story about a young girl who first traveled to the world of Ancient Sword and became Feng Qingxue. She helped her boss and Su Su avoid a fatal outcome, which angered the Emperor. After being struck down by divine punishment and dying, she traveled again to the world of Divine Eagle, becoming Guo Fu's older sister—this world posed no danger from the Emperor, allowing her to change the plot as she wished.
"…Qingxue found herself reborn once more, becoming an unborn child again. She just didn't know what kind of world she was in this time. The divine punishment was terrifying; it felt as if even her soul would be shattered. Fortunately, at the last moment, a large hole appeared in the sky and pulled her weakened soul into it; otherwise, she would have been lost forever."
"The Emperor is truly narrow-minded. Is it really necessary? It was just helping Boss Ouyang and Su Su fall into madness to solve the issue of their souls so they wouldn't dissipate and be eternally lonely. If he couldn't deal with the two of them, he took it out on me as a pawn," Qingxue thought bitterly. When she traveled to the Ancient Sword world, she realized that this world was the same as that of Xianjian. By chance, she met Demon Lord Zhong Lou and made him owe her a favor. When resolving Boss Ouyang and Su Su's soul issues, Qingxue used this favor.
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"What can one do in such a dark environment (belly)? Naturally, one can cultivate. Qingxue abandoned the cultivation methods of the Underworld and practiced those from Yong City instead. This girl had always admired sword immortals in her previous life; unfortunately, in the realm of immortals, she could only be an Underworld spirit girl, which made her quite depressed for a long time. Now that she had another chance to start over, she was determined to become a sword immortal! To become the second Ziyin Real Person!"
"During cultivation, one cannot feel the passage of time. When Qingxue was interrupted by a wave of pressure during her practice, she realized she was about to be born. Qingxue didn't want to trouble her mother in this life and worked hard to push towards the light. Thus, less than an hour after the onset of labor pains, the baby was born." (To be continued)
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