I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

"I just hope you can rediscover that pure, original heart you once had!" the boy raised his voice.

"Shut up, so now Cheng Feiyu is going to oppose my decision?!" The girl immediately retorted in an even louder voice.

"That's not true. I will always support Teacher Shen." The boy bowed respectfully, then sighed comfortably and naturally, and began to enjoy his braised chicken.

Lin Xuanqi blinked with interest as she watched the two who had suddenly started arguing and then calmed down.

"Hypocritical trash." Shen Xi stared at the young man, gritting her teeth, then simply stopped looking at him, raised her chin and said coldly, "Anyway, if you surnamed Lin want to act together, you can, but the condition is that you guarantee to obey orders, and you hand over your men to me for command. Also, if you dare to cause trouble, don't blame me for being impolite."

“No problem, we’ll do it your way.” Lin Xuanqi nodded lightly.

"Then log on right after school, or you'll be late." The aloof girl lowered her eyes and ate her food, seemingly losing interest in the topic.

Seeing this, Ye Shuang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The atmosphere at the five-person table relaxed. After carefully tasting a few bites of food, Lin Xuanqi casually looked up and asked, "By the way, Asuna, where exactly did you roll the dice yesterday?"

"Well?" Nagasaki Asuna tapped her chin with her fingertip, casting a questioning glance at Shen Xi.

"Oh, sorry, no comment." The aloof girl didn't even look up.

"Fine, don't tell me then." Lin Xuanqi shook her head nonchalantly.

"Teacher Shen, I'd like to pick up one of your chicken strips."

"No way. Don't even dream about it."

"Refusing won't help; what's yours is mine." The boy's chopsticks moved with lightning speed.

"Cheng Fei?!" The aloof girl's pupils contracted, and she gritted her teeth.

So, under the watchful eyes of the three people around them, a heated conversation broke out again, as if the two of them always had something inexplicable and endless to argue about.

After school in the afternoon, as Shen Xi requested, all members of the Corridor Research Department, plus Lin Xuanqi who was not officially part of the department, went home and logged on as quickly as possible.

……

A small square where the fountain never stops.

"Sigh, the corridor, sigh, internet-addicted girl." Cheng Fei sighed softly, his hands in his pockets, in front of the fountain.

He should be sitting in the conference room at Real Tech's headquarters listening to the weekly meeting, so why is he playing games again? The boy pondered this question.

A cool, aloof girl with long silver hair appeared, stepped forward, and kicked him without hesitation with her slender white boots.

"Teacher Shen, why is it attacking automatically again? Am I really an enemy unit to you?" The boy looked at her, puzzled.

"So, the complete set of Tier 5 equipment that some people promised to provide was never delivered in the end." Shen Xi narrowed her eyes with displeasure.

"Then may I ask what that thing on your waist is?" The young man glanced at her Voidfire Staff.

"I meant the whole set, where's the armor?" The girl gripped her other staff tightly and kicked him again with annoyance.

"Teacher Shen, you've been involved. We've all worked hard for this staff for a long time. You yourself said that making a whole set would take too much time and then you just gave up. What are you doing here now?" The boy spread his hands, staring at that cold little face that he could never get tired of looking at.

As for the project of crafting equipment for her, since Shen Xi lost interest after receiving the staff, and the young man was happy to save time to do more important things, it has been delayed until now and has not been completed.

"That's your dereliction of duty as a servant. Reflect on yourself!" The girl gripped her staff and continued kicking him, her eyes narrowed, her pretty face showing a natural displeasure.

"I see, she's just being coquettish. Looks like she's looking forward to this week's meeting." The boy observed her and nodded with certainty.

"You're talking nonsense again. Nobody here is looking forward to this." The girl glared at him, then subtly turned her face away, her expression cold. "Besides, find out that Cheng Feiyu will be interrogated at this week's meeting. You'd better confess honestly then."

"Explain what?" The boy was stunned.

"Of course, it's about explaining what happened this week with that guy surnamed Lin." The girl's gaze was sharp.

"Teacher Shen, if you want to act cute, just act cute directly. Why do you have to make up excuses? What could possibly happen between us?" The boy shook his head and sighed.

The girl's eyes narrowed, a hint of annoyance in her expression. She opened her mouth, and several more figures appeared beside her.

"Junior, we're here!" Milian waved her arms like a penguin, full of energy.

She had a bad experience at the ski resort and was depressed for a few days after returning, but now she seems to have cheered up again.

Nagasaki Asuna and Ye Shuang then appeared, followed by Zhou Han and Ruan Jingyi.

"Alright, everyone's here. I'm announcing the start of the operation." Cheng Fei clapped his hands and gestured to send a teleportation signal.

"Don't rush, you sewer rat trying to burrow, the guy surnamed Lin isn't here yet." Shen Xi kicked him without any politeness.

“Teacher Shen, she was too slow. As the saying goes, speed is of the essence in war. I think we should head to the underground core of the third level immediately.” The boy said seriously.

"There's still a long time before the ban is lifted, no need to pretend over there." The girl looked disdainful, swiping to bring up the game interface, where she could see the countdown for the relevant tasks in a few hours.

“We should also use our intelligence advantage to scout out the situation in advance. Maybe by the time other players finish reading the announcement and rush over, we’ll have already finished defeating the BOSS and called it a day,” the boy added.

"Nonsense! The whole world already knows there's a giant shield at the core, and nobody knows how to disarm it." The girl glared at him again.

"Nonsense! The whole world knows, how could I not know?" the boy exclaimed in surprise.

"If you dare to speak another word to me with such a disobedient attitude," the girl kicked him fiercely first, then sneered, "Why? Because Cheng Feiyu is busy visiting that Lin guy."

"Teacher Shen, why do you have two faces? You were the one who sent me to her house, and now you're turning around and accusing me?" The boy was stunned.

"Enough with the nonsense, just wait here quietly." The girl's cold voice left no room for argument.

While the two were talking, Zhou Han was whispering to Ruan Jingyi, Nagasaki Asuna said something and gave a teasing smile, which made Ye Shuang blush and stomp her foot in anger. Milian was playing in the fountain pool. In short, they all seemed to be used to it.

Not long after, one figure after another was teleported over.

First came the arrogant young woman with long, alluring scarlet hair, followed by her subordinates shrouded in red and black uniforms. Compared to the normal players, those men in black who treated playing games with her as a job stood out from the crowd online.

With an aura as imposing as a demon king's army, Cheng Fei had to admit that even the largest guilds couldn't compare.

"You did whatever she told you to do today, did you hear that?" Lin Xuanqi pointed at Shen Xi and said casually.

"Yes, Miss." The men in black exchanged glances and nodded respectfully.

"Shen Xi, are you satisfied?" Lin Xuanqi turned around again.

To this, the aloof girl simply responded with a nonchalant snort.

Once everyone had arrived, the temporarily expanded Corridor Research Department activated its teleportation system and headed to the third floor.

Stepping into the underground world again after half a month, the deep and dark atmosphere remained unchanged.

"Honey, it's so dark here, I'm so scared," Lin Xuanqi whispered to Cheng Fei, looking around with a trembling feeling.

"Don't pretend." The boy said indifferently.

"Oh," the haughty girl responded with a sound of disinterest, and her trembling subsided.

Shen Xi caught a glimpse of this out of the corner of her eye, looked ahead, and took a deep breath.

"Oh, right, put this on." Cheng Fei took out another small piece of equipment and handed it to Lin Xuanqi.

"These are earplugs? How are they different from regular walkie-talkies?" The haughty girl accepted them with a submissive air, full of curiosity.

"It's just a bit more advanced, a newer model, less susceptible to interference." The boy didn't look at her.

Lin Xuanqi studied it for a moment, put the device on, cleared her throat, and spoke in a serious tone in a low voice, "Hey, can you hear me, honey?"

"Hey Lin, if I hear you call him that disgusting name again, don't blame me for being rude." Shen Xi narrowed her eyes, releasing a faint chill.

"I see you don't call out, so what's wrong with me calling out?" The arrogant girl rolled her eyes.

Shen Xi's eyelids twitched, and she took a deep breath, her flat chest heaving dramatically.

"I'm scared of you, you stingy little devil. I won't call you that in front of you anymore, okay?" Lin Xuanqi snorted lightly, her hands behind her back.

The boy in the middle seemed oblivious to this, keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings.

Perhaps because the underground world had been thoroughly explored by players during this period, they encountered no danger along the way and successfully reached the core area deep inside.

A stable crimson light curtain blocked the path ahead, like a giant bowl overturned on the earth, enveloping the dense buildings and facilities inside.

Around this light screen, groups of players spread out among themselves and occupied various high points, their figures visible even in the most remote and obscure corners.

As it turned out, Shen Xi was right. After another half month of exploration, all the players knew the location of the core area and were all eager to try their luck.

"So many people, it's like waiting for the exam hall to open during final exams." Zhou Han was stunned.

"Cheng Fei, are all these people here to fight the BOSS?" Lin Xuanqi blinked, curious.

The boy casually turned to look at the other side and lowered his voice, "Teacher Shen, if the shield suddenly disappears or something, don't be the first to rush forward."

"Why?" Shen Xi frowned slightly.

"Haven't you read fantasy novels? These sealed ancient ruins often contain all sorts of deadly restrictions, just waiting for cultivators who are eager to seize treasures to rush in and then be slaughtered." The boy gestured in front of her with an air of seriousness.

The aloof girl instinctively tensed up and shrank back, her face contorting. She snapped back to reality and glared at him, "What nonsense are you spouting now? Or did you already know what was going on inside? Explain yourself!"

"Teacher Shen, I was just trying to tell you a story to make you laugh, and instead of being cute, you're being suspicious and distrustful of me. You're the only one who likes me." The boy shook his head.

"Shut up and use this time to think about what to do next." Shen Xi looked around, scanning the guild players who were keeping their distance from each other, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

"You got nervous seeing so many people? You were so ambitious before, determined to get the BOSS reward." The boy said with his hands in his pockets, not without a hint of sarcasm.

"Weren't there this many people on the second floor?" the girl wondered.

"Of course there was. The situation at the time could be described as the siege of Bright Peak by various sects. As for the BOSS, he was like Zhang Wuji, who had mastered martial arts and traveled back in time." The young man then vividly described the scene.

"What are you talking about now?" Shen Xi was silent for a second, her little face full of confusion.

"Yeah, honey, what are you talking about?" Lin Xuanqi tilted her head and thought for a moment, looking completely bewildered.

"Someone surnamed Lin?!" Shen Xi was instantly annoyed.

"Sorry, hehe." The haughty girl, regaining her senses, covered her mouth.

The boy in the middle realized that this world might not have those classic martial arts novels either, so he coughed again and said, "Never mind, anyway, the situation back then was similar to now."

"Then how exactly did you do it?" The aloof girl asked with a serious expression.

"The people from Xingchen are over there, do you see them?" The boy pointed in a certain direction.

A group of well-equipped guild players occupied the best vantage point, with a tall male player known as the "Big Whale" standing at the front, wearing a sword and shield, his arms crossed over his chest, gazing solemnly at the giant shield in the distance.

"So what?" Shen Xi glanced at it and then turned her gaze back. During the time they attended the war council, they had dealt with the Starry Sky Guild many times.

"Look over there, those people in black cloaks, they look dirty." The boy pointed in a certain direction again.

A group of players shrouded in shadow occupied another area, all wearing tattered cloaks. The surrounding area was a deserted vacuum, as if no player wanted to approach them.

"Is it a kind of Cheng Feiyu?" Shen Xi hesitated for a moment.

"What a strange idea!" the boy asked in surprise.

"He looks like an elite handpicked from among the rats that can't see the light of day in the sewers. Could it be that Cheng Feiyu was one of those who defected?" The cool and aloof girl revealed a doubt that didn't seem fake.

"Teacher Shen, it's one thing to slander, but those are people from the Exemplary Guild. Have you ever heard of Exemplary?" The boy covered his mouth as he spoke, as if afraid of being noticed by the other side.

Shen Xi thought for a moment, her cold face remaining unmoved, "I don't know, what's wrong?"

"Very strong. Their guild strength is similar to Starry Sky, to the point where if they claim to be second, no one in the entire server would dare to claim to be first." The young man nodded with certainty.

"If no one dares, then we'll admit it." The aloof girl raised her chin without hesitation.

"Teacher Shen, I love your fearless attitude when you're about to die." The boy gave a thumbs up, then paused, "But the key point about the exemplary players is that they are red-named players."

"Red-named player?"

"You'll get marked as a red name if you frequently engage in PvP trolling, remember?"

"Cheng Feiyu wasn't even marked, I thought that feature was fake." Shen Xi pinched her chin and said seriously.

The boy was speechless. "Don't slander me, thank you. The exemplary people are really the kind of perverted group who kill for the sake of killing, even if there's no benefit to it. They're notorious, which is why they weren't included in the previous operational meeting."

976. The two people whose positions were reversed

Shen Xi looked at the red-named guild called "Exemplary," her brows furrowing slightly, and asked in confusion, "What exactly is Cheng Feiyu trying to say by rambling on like this?"

"To put it simply, when we were attacking the second-level teleportation portal, all the guilds worked together to suppress the BOSS. Unexpectedly, the Exemplars betrayed us and tried to wipe us out. The Big Whale led the other players and fought Exemplars to a standstill. Because I was watching from the sidelines, I had the opportunity to kill the BOSS." The boy spread his hands, shook his head and sighed.

"So that's how it is. How despicable Cheng Feiyu is." The aloof girl stared at him, her small face revealing deep contempt and disgust.

“Teacher Shen, if you have such an opportunity, why don’t you take it? Don’t pretend to be a gentleman.” The boy looked into her eyes.

"Nonsense. Even if I did something in that situation, I'm fundamentally different from Cheng Feiyu." Shen Xi turned her face away without hesitation.

"I understand. Even if Teacher Shen does something bad, it's just that she's gone from being cute to being badly cute." The boy nodded repeatedly.