Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

As soon as Lu Jun finished speaking, the communicator in his hand started ringing incessantly, with message notifications coming in one after another.

The first thing to pop up was Xie Xie's text, filled with shock and dissatisfaction:
"No way, Brother Lu?! I'm not seeing things, am I? Qian Gu Zhangting and Long Yue are joining us too?"

I can understand Long Yue a little bit, since his strength is passable, but what makes Qian Gu Zhang Ting so special?!
What else can he do besides putting on airs?

Next came Yue Zhengyu's吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online commentary), which was equally full of disdain:
"Exactly! Our team is now at least at the Title Douluo level, so why did we bring in two people who are obviously going to drag us down? Are we trying to make the game harder?"

Le Zhengyu then began his analysis:

"I bet my allowance for the next year that this is absolutely a political maneuver!"

"It must have been the Qian Gu family who pulled strings, forcing their good-for-nothing young master into this position, either to gain seniority or for some other purpose!"

Long Chen popped up and raised a question:

"What about Long Yue? What's going on with him? He doesn't seem to be from the Qian Gu family."

Yue Zhengyu replied quickly, his words carrying a hint of uncertainty:
"Long Yue? I don't know, his background seems a bit mysterious. But whatever, I guess he's some big shot's crony or illegitimate child, right?"
"Damn, isn't this just making our next move even more difficult?"

He then changed the subject and mentioned the current task.

"And don't forget, we're going to follow Lu Jun to wipe out the remnants of the Green Skull organization."

Although Lu Jun deserves the most credit for gathering crucial information and leading the Spirit Pagoda all-in to nearly wipe out their stronghold, severely weakening the Green Skull organization…

At this moment, Tang Wulin sent a classic "sweating like a soybean.jpg" emoji, his tone somewhat ashamed:
"It feels like...we weren't really any help this time; Lu Jun shouldered everything by himself."

Xie Xie immediately sent a grinning emoji, trying to lighten the mood:
"Hey Wu Lin, don't worry! With Brother Lu by our side, we'll have plenty of opportunities to show our talents. Let's work hard and catch up with Brother Lu as soon as possible!"

Yuan En Ye Hui, who had been lurking online, also popped up and posted a little heart emoji:
"Xie Xie said something good, I like it. [Thumbs up]"

Xu Xiaoyan then inquired about the upcoming arrangements:

"By the way, Brother Lu, where are we meeting up next? Do you have any specific plans?"

Looking at the flood of messages, Lu Jun thought for a moment, then typed a reply on the screen:

"The plan is simple. Let's find a nice restaurant to meet up and have lunch together to replenish our energy."

In the afternoon, we went to the area assigned to us to carefully examine the spatial data and see if the Green Skull organization's recent unrest had caused any instability or anomalies.

Upon hearing about food, Tang Wulin immediately became excited:

"Yay! Let's eat! [Cheers and jumps with joy.gif]"

Xie Xie keenly noticed his unusual excitement:
"[Picking nose.jpg] Boss, why do I feel like you're particularly enthusiastic about eating? Is there some inside story?"

Tang Wulin quickly covered up: "[wiping sweat.jpg] It's nothing, it's nothing, don't worry about it, I'm just a little hungry."

Xu Xiaoyan then mentioned another person: "Speaking of which, where's Sister Gu Yue? Why haven't we seen her say anything? [confused.jpg]"

Upon seeing this question, Lu Jun gave a helpless smile and replied:

"She's probably still sleeping. I'll go back and check on her later, and wake her up."

The moment he sent the message, a series of group system notifications popped up:
[“Qian Gu Zhang Ting” has been added to the group chat]

[“Longyue” has joined the group chat]

However, something strange happened. After the two newcomers joined the group, apart from the system notification, the group instantly fell into a deathly silence.

The previously lively chat came to an abrupt end, as if everyone had simultaneously gone offline.

After about ten seconds, perhaps feeling the atmosphere was too awkward, Long Yue broke the silence first and sent a seemingly polite message:

[Long Yue]: "Hello everyone, nice to meet you all. I am Long Yue. Please take care of me in the future."

It was followed by a clasped fist and "Please give me your guidance" emoji.jpg

Seeing this, Qian Gu Zhang Ting had no choice but to follow suit and reluctantly posted a message:
"Hello everyone, I am Qian Gu Zhangting, please give me your guidance."

only……

After they sent the message, the group remained in a suffocating silence.

No one responded, no one said welcome, not even a single emoji.

Since Lu Jun remained silent, the others seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding and collectively chose to ignore him.

This undoubtedly served as a powerful warning to the two paratroopers, clearly demonstrating their unpopularity within the small group.

Lu Jun looked at the two lonely welcome messages on the screen and the large blank space below them, a faint smile curving his lips. He then put away the communicator, too lazy to pay any more attention to it.

Wu Siduo, who was standing nearby, also saw what was happening in the group chat and couldn't help but burst out laughing, feeling even more cheerful.

"Ah, we're here."

As Lu Jun spoke, he and Wu Siduo had already entered the gate of the mansion.

Di Yue was sitting leisurely on the sofa in the hall, with her legs crossed, scrolling through the soul communication device in her hand, seemingly browsing some news.

Hearing footsteps, she looked up and saw Lu Jun and Wu Siduo walking in side by side. She especially noticed the relieved, relaxed, and even sweet expression on Wu Siduo's face and immediately understood what was going on.

She put down the communicator, stood up, a warm smile on her face, and went forward to give Wu Siduo a hug full of sisterly affection.

"Good sister, welcome home." Di Yue gently patted Wu Siduo's back, her voice tender. "Now, you can really let go of the past completely and look forward. Your new life has just begun."

"Yes, thank you, Sister Di Yue!"

Wu Siduo hugged Di Yue back, a sweet and sincere smile blooming on her face, a smile of relief and hope emanating from within.

Lu Jun glanced around the quiet hall, but didn't spot the familiar silver figure. He couldn't help but ask:
"By the way, where's Nana? Still not awake?"

Di Yue released Wu Siduo, pointed towards the upstairs bedroom, her tone tinged with a mixture of helplessness and amusement:
"Oh, you mean the Lord? She's still sleeping in her room, and there's been no sound from her."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun's forehead seemed to crease with several black lines. He couldn't help but rub his forehead and mutter a resentful remark under his breath:
"That sleepy silver dragon pig!"

"The sun is high in the sky and you're still sleeping!"

Upon hearing Lu Jun bluntly call Gu Yuena a "pig," Di Yue was taken aback at first, then couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Those crimson eyes curved into crescent moons, and they nodded repeatedly in agreement:

"Indeed, now that you mention it, the Lord sometimes really is more like a sleepy and lazy little pig, impossible to wake up no matter how much you call him, wishing he could stay in bed for every single hour of the day." (End of Chapter)