I'm in Love Apartment, and the system is making me cultivate immortality.

Chapter 367 A Confession That Isn't Reality: A Dream and Reality at the Same Time!
The two groups of people successfully met up.

Ms. Hu was careful in her actions; she only knocked the person down without injuring them.

However, the places where they were hit were still throbbing, serving as a reminder to Wu Xie and his group.

These people are definitely not to be trifled with!

They all fell victim to the same person, who turned out to be a woman.

"This is Wu Xie, Fatty. They will take us to the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top." Gu Yifan introduced Wu Xie and Fatty to Zi Qiao and Guangu. Wu Xie and Fatty were silent.

Gu Yifan then turned to Wu Xie and said, "They are my teammates."

Wu Xie forced a smile.

Looking at the mysterious young man's teammates behind him, they all looked harmless.

Among them were three pretty girls, a silly-looking guy with a buzz cut, a guy who looked like a painter, and a sleazy guy. Wu Xie had seen plenty of these womanizing men in Changsha nightclubs.

This group doesn't look like they're out tomb raiding, they look like they're on a picnic.
But now Wu Xie understands the meaning of the saying "you can't judge a book by its cover".

"Hello."

Wu Xie was forced to force a smile and greet them.

"Xiao Wu, right? Hello, hello." Zi Qiao stepped forward and shook hands with Wu Xie in a friendly manner, with a standard smile on his face.

Seeing that Lu Ziqiao looked like a leader had come to offer condolences, Gu Yifan kicked Ziqiao in the shin.

"Stop pretending."

"Damn it, Yifan, you won't give me any face at all!"

Gu Yifan ignored the enraged Zi Qiao and smiled at Wu Xie.

"I thought you would take the opportunity to leave, but I didn't expect you to actually be waiting for us. Thanks."

Wu Xie chuckled dryly, "Of course, since I promised."

But in my heart I was thinking, who knows if you're entrapping us? What if you catch up with us and beat us up as soon as we leave?

Wu Xie is now missing those handy tools terribly.

Forget about submachine guns and grenades, a shotgun cut in half or a pistol would also work.

This thing is the true equalizer among people.

Unfortunately, it's too difficult to get one.

But then again, even if he did, he couldn't have just shot a woman; that would have made things much worse.

Wu Xie glanced at Fatty, thinking that Fatty probably thought the same thing as him.

Unexpectedly, the fat guy had already scurried over to the opposite team and started fussing over a few girls.

This bastard who betrayed the revolution!
Wu Xie gritted his teeth in anger.

"Wow, this guy is so cool."

Just then, a woman's voice came from the side.

Gu Yifan and Wu Xie turned their heads at the same time and found that it was Meijia, who was swooning over the cool guy.

The guy was wearing a black windbreaker and carrying a black and gold ancient sword; he looked pretty cool.

"Damn, this guy's even better at pretending than me." Ziqiao curled his lip in disdain.

"Tch, they could beat ten of you, save your breath." Gu Yifan patted Zi Qiao on the shoulder.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie felt somewhat relieved.

This guy was their last bit of dignity.

Just now, Ms. Hu kicked the young man, and the two exchanged blows briefly, although in the end the young man was the one who was kicked away.

But at least Zhang Qiling put up a fight and didn't completely humiliate them.

Wu Xie was curious about where this woman with such terrifying fighting skills came from, and why he had never heard of such a person before.

Gu Yifan also felt it was a coincidence that Yifei came over, which not only prevented him from directly clashing with Wu Xie and his group and losing face, but also allowed the two of them to play the good cop and the bad cop respectively.

In the end, Wu Xie agreed to take them along.

However, he was certainly prepared, but Gu Yifan didn't care about that.

At this point, Wu Xie is still very kind, so there's no need to worry about him being tricked to death.

Once you find Teacher Zeng and enter the bronze gate, you will have achieved victory.

Once everyone was present, we set off.

Because it was getting late, the group decided to find a place to rest for the night.

After discussing it, Wu Xie and his group also offered to lend four horses to Gu Yifan and his group.

Fortunately, the nine of them had brought fifteen horses, which was barely enough.

Gu Yifan rode one horse with Lin Wanyu, Yifei and Yumo rode another horse, Ziqiao and Guangu made do with one, and since Zhanbo couldn't ride a horse, Fatty volunteered to help him.

Two grown men were crammed onto one horse, and the fat man was incredibly fat.

It was hilarious.

The fat man did this because he wanted to gather information.

Despite his seemingly carefree attitude, he is actually quite meticulous and can see through Zhanbo's naivety.

In Fatty's words, he's even more innocent and naive than Wu Xie, so he's bound to be able to find out some information.

But to everyone's surprise, Zhanbo remembered Gu Yifan's instructions and did not reveal his origins. As for the rest, it would be pointless for Fatty to ask.

After finally finding an abandoned village, the group randomly chose a decent house to set up camp.

Fatty finally found an excuse to return to Wu Xie's side.

"So, have you found out anything?" Wu Xie asked impatiently.

Fatty took off his hat, patted the snow off it and shook his head. He then took the porcelain cup that Wu Xie handed him and drank a few sips of the hot tea.

"No, I feel like something's off. I'm really puzzled. Do you know what that kid does?"

"What are you doing?" Wu Xie asked curiously.

"He said he had just graduated, returned from studying at the American software company across the street, and was a damn overseas returnee who studied computer science and had only been working for half a year. And he worked for a game company."

The fat man, who had been holding it in all the way, finally let out his rant.

"The woman who beat us up earlier is his sister. She seems to be highly educated, maybe she's going to take some kind of doctoral exam, and she's from Shanghai!"

"Damn, why would someone from that kind of place come to this remote place?"

"Could they be from the same company as A-Ning?" Wu Xie wondered, thinking of the American shipwreck research company.

"It doesn't seem like it."

The fat man immediately shook his head; he had already tested the waters.

“That kid doesn’t understand our line of work at all. I tested him.”

"Either that kid is playing me for a fool without me noticing, or he just doesn't know anything about tomb raiding."

As the fat man was speaking, he suddenly remembered something, slapped his thigh, and his expression became even stranger.

"And do you even know what their relationship is?"

"roommate!"

"Damn, I asked that kid, and he actually said they lived in the same apartment building, so they came to Changbai Mountain together."

The fat man was completely confused.

Wu Xie found it unbelievable, frowning as he wondered if the other party was being too tight-lipped and making up lies to scare them, or if it was really true.

“I’ve been observing them too.” At this moment, the silent man suddenly interjected.

“The man named Gu Yifan is the leader, but they are not in a superior-subordinate relationship. He poses the greatest danger to me.”

"The remaining people are no different from tourists."

"In other words, they themselves might not even understand what's going on, or they might just think of the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds as a tourist attraction?"

Wu Xie was so surprised that he cursed in frustration.

This delighted the fat man. "Oh, Wuxie, you can even swear now!"

At this moment, Chen Pi Asi, who had been sitting motionless on the ground without making a sound and who looked like he was dead to anyone who didn't know better, suddenly spoke.

Instead of guessing, why not just ask that young man for advice?

Wu Xie nodded. After spending the afternoon like this, his confusion had only increased.

However, the hostility towards those people diminished considerably due to the enthusiasm and joy of everyone in the apartment.

If he didn't have important business to attend to, and was just here for tourism...

If we go together, we'll definitely have a great time chatting.

Diagonally opposite, another room.

"Wow, there's no electricity, no heating, no hot water, and not even food or drink."

Mika was hugging her knees, pouting as she looked at the burning fire and complained.

Meijia was quite happy during the day, but when it came to actually staying in this desolate place, far from any village or shop, she started to miss the hotel.

"Alright, Meijia, did you forget we didn't come here to have fun?" Miss Qin said helplessly.

Did Mika really come here for tourism?

“That’s right, Meijia, we need to save Teacher Zeng, so please bear with us for a bit.” Lin Wanyu said with a smile.

"I think this is great."

Miss Lin's long-held wish to get close to nature finally came true. She spent the afternoon with binoculars, seeing many wild animals up close.

And it was a magical experience she went through with Gu Yifan.

Lin Wanyu found it very interesting.

"What, you're finding it tough? Then just kill yourself. Nobody's stopping you from quitting the dungeon."

Ziqiao seized the opportunity to avenge his previous humiliation, mocking Meijia mercilessly to get back at her for the insults he had suffered that afternoon.

"you!"

Meijia felt wronged when she saw everyone talking about her. "Hmph, I was just saying, who said I was leaving! Lu Ziqiao, just you wait, I'll definitely outlive you!"

"cut!"

"cut!"

Gu Yifan shook his head, got up, picked up his cup, and walked out of the room.

They found Miss Qin sitting on the steps by the door, her chin resting on her hand, staring blankly at the snow-capped mountains in the distance.

It must be said that this deserted village is in a good location, offering a fantastic view.

However, it was located on the border, so it was relocated. Otherwise, if it had been developed into a resort, it probably would have been a hit.

It offers the opportunity to experience hiking, and also features mountains, water, grasslands, and lakes, all at just the right distance.
Gu Yifan sat down next to Miss Qin.

Qin Yumo subconsciously turned her head, just as Gu Yifan handed her a mug with chocolate powder added.

"Have some to warm yourself up."

"Well, thank you."

Miss Qin smiled, her eyes revealing a gentle and graceful beauty.

After saying that, he blew on it and took a sip of the warm, sweet drink.

"Do you know where Teacher Zeng is right now?" Miss Qin asked proactively.

Gu Yifan shook his head. "I don't know yet."

The system is also helping to search, and will notify him if there is any news.

system hint.

If Gu Yifan arrives at the Bronze Gate, the system's search range and the probability of finding Zeng Xiaoxian will greatly increase.

And it can directly send Zeng Xiaoxian back to his original world.

Gu Yifan guessed that the Bronze Gate might be the ultimate reason for this world.

But this is just right, perhaps they won't even need to meet Teacher Zeng to find him and bring him back.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely find him. Teacher Zeng should be in the mountains, but hopefully he won't be frozen solid when we find him," Gu Yifan joked.

"Alright then." Qin Yumo sized up Gu Yifan, her eyes sparkling with a different kind of light.

"What's wrong?" Gu Yifan asked, feeling somewhat embarrassed by the stare.

"Since coming to this world, Yifan, you seem to have become more handsome," Qin Yumo said playfully after thinking for a moment.

"Was I ugly in your eyes before, Sister Yu Mo?" Gu Yifan asked, feigning surprise.

“Yes, you looked good before, but after coming to this world, Yifan, you have become your sister’s pillar of support. You are no longer like a young man, but a mature and reliable man.”

Qin Yumo smiled and said.

She admitted that Gu Yifan, with a bit of stubble on his lip, was like this at that moment.

She was more attracted to him than she had been before.

Miss Qin has the same problem as Hu Yifei, which is her age.

In terms of maturity and composure, Gu Yifan is definitely not as good as Richard and Young Master Shen.

But he doesn't need to be mature and composed.

At this age, Qin Yumo felt that if it were her, she would be a hundred times more arrogant and reckless than Gu Yifan is now!
But now, seeing Gu Yifan's mature and composed demeanor, Qin Yumo suddenly felt that she had witnessed Gu Yifan's charm after he matured.
This feeling is just as attractive to girls as sparkling jewelry and diamonds.

Perhaps this description isn't quite accurate.

But Qin Yumo felt that Gu Yifan's current charm was more attractive to her.

"Yifan."

"Hmm?" Gu Yifan looked seriously at Miss Qin, whose eyes flashed with some impulse and who was biting her lip.

"If... I mean if," Qin Yumo said softly, staring intently at Gu Yifan.

"Without Yifei and Wanyu"

Seeing that Miss Qin remained silent, Gu Yifan nodded, signaling her to continue.

No, where did your courage to tease him go? You're so hesitant now.

Qin Yumo opened her mouth, a blush visibly spreading across her cheeks, and spoke in a very soft voice.

"Would you like me?"

Although Miss Qin's voice was soft, barely louder than a mosquito's buzz, Gu Yifan still heard it clearly.

Miss Qin, have you finally said those words?

Just as Gu Yifan was thinking about how to answer.

Qin Yumo suddenly saw something, her expression changed, and she nudged Gu Yifan.

"Ok?"

Gu Yifan turned his head to look in the direction Miss Qin was pointing.

They discovered it was a fat man who came out of the house diagonally opposite and walked towards them.

"Hey, Brother Gu, chatting with a beautiful lady?" the fat man greeted him warmly.

"Yeah, just chatting. The view from here is nice." Gu Yifan smiled and pointed to the scenery across the way.

The fat man stood to the side, looked him over, and thought he was indeed quite good-looking, but he didn't forget the purpose of his visit.

"Brother Gu, are you busy right now?"

"Nothing's wrong, what's up?" Gu Yifan had already guessed the fat man's purpose, which was probably that Wu Xie and the others wanted to talk to him some more, so he patted his butt and got up.

"Well, our boss, Mr. Wu, would like to discuss the route with you," the fat man casually offered as an excuse.

“Okay, then Sister Yu Mo, I’ll go first. Tell everyone not to wait for me.” Gu Yifan nodded, then turned to Miss Qin and said.

The fat man glanced at Miss Qin with great envy.

It's rare to see a fashionable beauty like Qin Yumo, with her voluptuous figure and stunning looks.

The fat man thought to himself, "What's he pretending for? He's definitely trying to pick up girls. Pshaw, so what if he's handsome?"

Qin Yumo, still a little shy, nodded and said, "Go ahead."

Watching Gu Yifan and the fat man walk away into the distance.

Miss Qin breathed a sigh of relief, feeling both disappointed and fortunate.

What disappointed her was that Gu Yifan did not respond to her confession, which was not really a confession.

Fortunately, he didn't have time to reply before the fat man appeared and interrupted him.

At least, at least she hasn't been rejected yet, has she?

Gu Yifan walked into the house where Wu Xie and the others had set up their tent.

As soon as he entered, he saw Pan Zi, who was next to Wu Xie, stop chatting with Chen Pi Asi and a few of his men and turn their attention to him.

His eyes held a hint of apprehension, wariness, and vigilance.

Gu Yifan smiled at the group, then turned his gaze to the young man holding the black gold ancient sword.

Zhang Qiling crossed his arms, holding the Black Gold Ancient Sword in his hand, leaning against the wall, his bangs partially obscuring his eyes.

The two looked at each other.

Zhang Qiling's pupils were deep and unfathomable, and he nodded to Gu Yifan.

The fat man was still joking around to lighten the mood, saying, "Brother Gu's courage is something I, the fat man, am ashamed of. Going to the meeting alone, calm and composed, he has the demeanor of Guan Yu."

After entering the inner room.

You can see Wu Xie, Chen Pi Asi, and a man wearing glasses sitting by the fire, warming their hands by the flames.

Seeing Gu Yifan walk in, Wu Xie stood up to greet him.

"Brother Gu, you're here. Have a seat, and what would you like to drink?"

"Hot water will do." Gu Yifan sat down on the wooden stake that had been brought in.

"Want a smoke?" Wu Xie offered a cigarette, but Gu Yifan waved his hand and refused, "Sorry, I don't smoke."

"It's good not to smoke, it's good for your health." Wu Xie nodded, saying this while lighting a cigarette for himself and handing one out to the fat man and the man next to him.

The two looked at each other.

Wu Xie took a deep breath and got straight to the point.

"I called you here, Brother Gu, because I wanted to have a chat with you."

"No problem." Gu Yifan nodded and added, "I'll speak my mind."

Seeing that Gu Yifan readily agreed, Wu Xie breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Brother Gu, you're not from our line of work, are you?"

Wu Xie didn't say which industry it was, but he believed Gu Yifan should know.

“Yes, my friend must have told Fatty that I own a game company,” Gu Yifan nodded.

Wu Xie's lips curled into a smirk, somewhat speechless. "Then why are you looking for the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds?"

Gu Yifan saw Wu Xie's speechless expression and found it amusing, but remained outwardly calm.

"I'm looking for someone."

"Looking for someone?" Upon hearing this, Wu Xie immediately perked up and exchanged a glance with the fat man beside him.

"May I ask who this person is?"

Seeing Wu Xie suddenly become nervous, Gu Yifan immediately understood. Could it be that he thought Wu Xie was looking for his third uncle, Wu Sansheng?

To be honest, Gu Yifan initially thought the system was acting up again, making up nonsense about two moons appearing simultaneously and worlds colliding.

But after arriving, Gu Yifan felt that this instance world seemed exceptionally real.

Although I had experienced a dream world with Zhuge Liang before, and even stayed there for decades, it was never as real as this world.

Gu Yifan couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Is this really just a dream instance?

Or perhaps there is another possibility.

“The person I’m looking for is surnamed Zeng. He’s a friend who lives in an apartment. He might have come to the Heavenly Palace in the Clouds, so we’re here to find him.”

Gu Yifan shrugged.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie was immediately disappointed, and his eyes dimmed.

The fat man standing to the side said, "Brother Gu, you're not being honest. This Heavenly Palace on the Clouds is a huge tomb. How could your friend have gone in for no reason?"

This is also what puzzled Wu Xie and the others. This is no joke. They don't even know where the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds is. You just say you can walk in?
Gu Yifan shrugged. "Although it may sound a bit unbelievable, I'm telling the truth. Also, I can tell you some other things."

"What?" Wu Xie asked instinctively.

"For example, this young man's identity, and your third uncle Wu Sansheng's affairs."

"?!!"

The air suddenly became still.

Seeing Wu Xie suddenly tense up, Gu Yifan sighed with satisfaction.

It feels so good to be a riddle solver.
(End of this chapter)