Chase Game

The room was very dark, with the only light source being a small candle on the table, about the length of a little finger.

The door to the room was slowly opened, but it was still dark outside.

The crow facing the door saw it clearly and spoke up:

"Tibetan Mastiff, you should stay in your Qiuqi City."

The darkness at the doorway stirred, revealing that the entire darkness was actually a person nearly 2.5 meters tall and with a robust build!

His name is Tibetan Mastiff, and like the crow, he belongs to the [Heavenly Court Outside the Heart - Beast Court], except that he is a spy planted in Qiuqi City.

If a Tibetan Mastiff wants to enter this room, its 2.5-meter height means it has to bend down and stoop.

So he just stood at the door and talked.

"Why did you kill her!"

His voice was low and deep, suppressing immense anger, like a vicious curse emanating from a hellish purgatory.

Even the crow knew that the "she" the Tibetan mastiff was referring to was Li Fang.

His methods of extracting memories did indeed lead to Li Fang's death.

Even though the crow's entire body was smaller than the Tibetan mastiff's head, he still fearlessly retorted in a cold voice:

"Even the [Martial Court] hasn't asked me a single question, so what right do you have to question me?"

The Tibetan Mastiff paused outside the door. Li Fang belonged to Wu Ting, but here she was under the jurisdiction of Crow. Wu Ting did not pursue the matter, which meant that Crow's reasoning was reasonable.

At this moment, the monk chuckled twice and explained:

"Such a strange thing as Mr. Li losing the game and having his thoughts taken by a newcomer should be investigated, shouldn't it?"

The man in black robes surnamed Liu sneered twice and said:

"A piece of trash who hasn't even gotten control of the game in so long deserves to die. Who are you, a simp, to speak up for her?"

This statement, while not particularly hurtful, is extremely insulting and hits the Tibetan Mastiff right where it hurts.

His knuckles cracked as he clenched his fists, forcing out a few words through gritted teeth:

"Liu Yingjue, you're asking for death!"

boom!

The door frame was smashed open, and bricks flew rapidly toward the four people on the table, followed by the Tibetan mastiff's fist.

The crow, the monk, and Liu Yingjue did not move.

With her back to the room door, the new woman replacing Li Fang moved.

A black robe was flung out, stopping the flying brick fragments.

The black robe fell down, and the Tibetan mastiff glared fiercely at the young woman who had blocked its fist.

The woman smiled gently and said:

"In the Beast Court, the strong prey on the weak; in the Martial Court, the winner takes all. Li Fang lost the game. Tibetan Mastiff, if you're going to bite someone, you shouldn't bite your own people, right? Or do you not respect the rules set by the Beast Lord and the Martial Lord?"

Upon hearing this, the Tibetan Mastiff, though still looking quite angry, calmed down a little.

He slowly withdrew his fist, his tall frame looking down at the people present, and said in a gloomy tone:

"Then tell me, who is that newcomer?"

"He's now in the association, and the Lord's plan is about to be implemented. Do you want to create unnecessary trouble?"

"I will not take action in Beiguan."

The crow turned its neck halfway around, its eerie green eyes fixed intently on the Tibetan mastiff.

He was also thinking about it. He had sent Butterfly to make contact before, but that guy wasn't under his jurisdiction, was incompetent, and was easily dismissed.

Even if, as Butterfly said, a newcomer can't cause much trouble, it's best to eliminate them as soon as possible if they pose a threat.

If we let them take action, the association's monitoring system is too powerful.

Throughout the entire urban area of ​​Beiguan City, anyone playing games or using abilities beyond a certain level will be detected.

The butterfly only briefly tested the waters and didn't fight for too long, otherwise it would have attracted the attention of the monitoring system.

Even when they want to enter the game, they go to a remote place.

Even if someone like Li Fang enters the game within the city, they still have to run fast afterward to avoid being caught.

Now that Tibetan mastiffs are willing to act as this weapon, perhaps it's not a bad thing.

After thinking it over, the crow told him Ling Yi's identity.

The Tibetan Mastiff said nothing more after hearing this, and turned to leave.

The secret room fell silent again.

Liu Yingjue looked at the newcomer sitting in the seat that originally belonged to Li Fang, and said with interest:

"Hua Wu, you've gained almost two sets of power, haven't you? You easily blocked that mad dog's punch."

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Hua Wu slightly raised the corners of her mouth and said:

"Brother Liu is joking. The Tibetan Mastiff wasn't serious with that punch; everyone here could have blocked it."

Liu Yingjue smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

The monk smiled gently from the side:

"The Tibetan Mastiff's affection for Li Fang can truly be described as infatuation."

Liu Yingjue didn't hesitate to start criticizing him:

"If you're going to be a simp, then be a simp. What's with all the infatuation?"

"You bald monk, you seem quite infatuated with this giant, can you please take your eyes off that flowery crow's chest?"

Hua Wu raised a hand to cover her mouth and chuckled, showing no annoyance whatsoever.

Liu Yingjue then turned to the crow and asked:

"Seriously, with your cautious nature, you really trust Mad Dog to deal with that newbie?"

The crow spread its wings, turned its head left and right, and its voice was dry:

"The Tibetan Mastiff won't be as perfunctory as the butterfly, and it's also a player who has gained two powers, so it's more than enough to deal with a newcomer."

Moreover, there's still one last task assigned by the Lord, and we can't spare the time for it.

Liu Yingjue did not refute, he only said:

"At least the Beast Court has people with brains like you, unlike the Martial Court, where everyone is single-minded and believes whoever has the bigger fist is right."

"Benefactor Liu, aren't you also from the Martial Court?"

"Heh, I never said I wasn't single-minded... By the way, monk, why haven't we heard anything from you [Wen Ting] lately?"

The monk squinted his eyes, and said with a hint of thought:

"Your Highness has woken up. The Master has been busy collecting literary energy lately."

His tone showed no respect whatsoever, as if the author were a complete stranger.

"Young mistress? Oh, the daughter of the literary master? I've never seen what she looks like. Monk, have you seen her before?"

The monk answered decisively, "No."

Liu Yingjue slapped his forehead and said:

"Oh right, I forgot, your [Wen Ting] faction's internal strife is even more ruthless than our [Wu Ting] faction. Monk, which faction are you from again?"

His question went unanswered; the monk simply smiled and remained silent.

"It seems that [Huating] is still better, at least there is no internal strife."

Hua Wu just smiled and didn't say anything.

Liu Yingjue was left feeling awkward.

……

Ling Yi had just arrived home when Ling Miaomiao arrived as well.

In the morning, Ling Miaomiao left first, and Ling Yi left right after her, but now that they're back, it's the other way around.

Because she needed to deal with that bag of jewelry, it was a bit troublesome to liquidate it.

"Hey bro, I've transferred the two thousand yuan to you!"

Ling Miaomiao raised her phone to indicate.

Ling Yi naturally had to ask:

"So what did you do with the money?"

"Hehe, keep it a secret, don't pry into girls' affairs!"

Ling Miaomiao hurriedly ran into her room and slammed the door shut.

Although Ling Yi found it strange, she didn't ask any further questions.

The two siblings each hold a substantial sum of money, which is quite a lot for them; neither of them is short of cash.