Chapter 134: Chapter 134: The Name of Tian Xin’er, Ling Ke'er’s Scheme!
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Seeing the Feixin friend request from Tian Xin'er, Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"How does she have my Feixin number?"
Since he had already declined the Tian family's betrothal gift, he couldn't be too absolute.
After all, the Tian family was the top noble family in Tianjing. Although there was no need to curry favor, maintaining a good relationship with such a prominent family was still wise.
Thus, Zhang Yue accepted Tian Xin'er's friend request.
Fortunately, the other party only added him as a friend without sending a message.
Treating it like an idle decoration, Zhang Yue closed the Feixin interface.
Returning to City of Ice & Snow, he logged off.
He planned to eat out at a nearby restaurant for convenience and speed.
But Ning Tiantian argued that eating out daily was unhealthy and insisted on cooking herself.
So, she went to the market across from the eastern gate of the community and bought noodles, meat, and eggs.
Putting on an apron, she began chopping meat, green onions, ginger, and garlic in the kitchen, looking very skilled.
With her dexterous hands, Ning Tiantian cooked a pot of fragrant shredded meat and egg noodles in just ten minutes.
Smelling the aroma, Wu Haotian and Lin Tian, who lived downstairs, came running up on their own.
The four sat around the table. Looking at the delicious, aromatic noodles, Wu Haotian couldn't help but pick up his chopsticks and take a bite. His eyes lit up instantly, and he gave Ning Tiantian a thumbs up:
"Tiantian, you're amazing. Not only are you pretty, but you're also a great cook. Whoever marries you in the future will be so lucky."
Hearing this, Ning Tiantian instinctively glanced at Zhang Yue, then quickly looked away, blushing:
"Would you like some beer? I'll get some..."
As she spoke, Ning Tiantian got up and took three cans of beer and one can of cola from the fridge.
At the table, Zhang Yue said, "Ning Tiantian is indeed great. Girls like her are rare. Don't let good things go to waste—someone should step up."
Though Wu Haotian's praise didn't make Ning Tiantian particularly happy, hearing Zhang Yue's compliment filled her heart with joy.
Wu Haotian sighed lightly:
"Unfortunately, my heart has room for no other woman besides Su Jinyan. Otherwise, I would never miss out on such a wonderful girl."
Saying this, Wu Haotian nudged Lin Tian with his elbow:
"Don't you have any thoughts?"
Lin Tian pushed up his glasses with his index finger:
"Can't you tell she already has someone in mind? I know my place."
"Someone in mind? Tiantian likes someone?" Steel-hearted Wu Haotian looked confused:
"Who does Tiantian like? Could it be... she likes me? No way!. I already said I only like Su Jinyan. I don't want to hurt you, Tiantian. Please don't like me!"
Lin Tian: "Ouyang Ling'er was right. Your face is thicker than a city wall."
Speaking of Ouyang Ling'er, Lin Tian's words reminded Wu Haotian.
Wu Haotian immediately took a picture of the shredded meat noodles, edited it intentionally, and posted it in the guild group chat.
Ouyang Ling'er, eating instant noodles at the time, was instantly envious:
"How could you guys eat such good food without calling me? I'm sitting here eating instant noodles. So pitiful..."
Ouyang Ling'er: "Guild Master, when will you finalize the guild base? You've all forgotten about me…"
Zhang Yue: "Just wait a bit longer—it's almost ready…"
After dinner, they logged back into the game.
After regrouping with Ouyang Ling'er online, they returned to the level 41 Netherworld Hall.
They continued hunting Netherworld Warriors to collect Resurrection Stone fragments.
At 8 PM, while they still hadn't gathered enough Resurrection Stone fragments, another surprise came first.
[Ding~ Congratulations! The Devil's Blood Purity of your special equipment [Death's Eye] has reached 100%. Would you like to activate the exclusive hidden event?]
"Finally reached the requirement?" Zhang Yue looked at the Death's Eye staff in his hand, feeling relieved.
Just as he was about to activate the hidden event—
Suddenly, a Feixin message popped up in front of Zhang Yue.
Tian Xin'er: "Are you online? Can you come to the Fifth World to help me with something?"
Zhang Yue slightly raised his eyebrows: "Aren't you in Tianjing?"
Tian Xin'er: "I'm in Linhai City now."
After a pause, Tian Xin'er continued:
"I know you just founded a guild, and it urgently needs money for development. Consider this me hiring you. Help me with this task, and I'll pay you three million as a reward. How about it?"
'Three million?'
Zhang Yue couldn't deny being tempted.
The agency had sent several videos about potential studio locations over the past few days.
He'd found several suitable spots in Linhai City, but they were all for sale only—not for rent. The cheapest still cost five million.
Although the 500 gold coins he obtained from the Hell Treasure Chest sold for three million in the trading hall, that money had already been used to repay Su Jinyan's debt.
Zhang Yue currently had only a little over two million in assets.
But if he accepted Tian Xin'er's three-million offer, he would have enough to buy a studio.
The Tian family's previous ten-million betrothal gift was essentially a "selling price."
But this was different.
So, Zhang Yue replied: "Alright, send me the location."
A moment later, Tian Xin'er sent a location in the Fifth World.
"You guys keep grinding—I have something to do in the Fifth World."
After notifying Lin Tian and the others, Zhang Yue left the Netherworld Hall alone and returned to Ice Snow Spirit City.
"He's going to the Fifth World for what?" Wu Haotian wondered, watching Zhang Yue leave.
Having accidentally glimpsed Zhang Yue's chat with Tian Xin'er earlier, Ouyang Ling'er smirked mischievously:
"Off to meet Miss Tian for a date."
"I knew it. Miss Tian is so beautiful, with such high status. What man could resist her?"
Hearing this, Ning Tiantian felt as though the sky had fallen. Her heart sank into deep despair.
———
On the other side, Zhang Yue returned to City of Ice & Snow activated the realm teleportation channel, and entered the passage.
[Ding~ Welcome to the Fifth Realm of the Alternate World: Dark Dungeon]
Amidst the shining light, Zhang Yue descended into the Fifth Realm's safe zone: Dawn Sanctuary.
Compared to the sparsely populated Sixth Realm with only a few professionals, the Fifth Realm's safe zone was bustling with people, lively and crowded.
Following the location sent by Tian Xin'er, Zhang Yue arrived at a Level 36 wild area on the outskirts of the southern part of Dawn Sanctuary: Dark Spirit Forest.
In the vast forest, groups of Level 32-33 professionals could be seen everywhere, hunting Level 36 monsters: Man-Eating Creepers.
However, Zhang Yue did not see Tian Xin'er there.
Instead, he encountered a mage girl with the ID name "Enchantress."
The girl wore a cold and elegant black robe, had a tall and slender figure, and her stunningly beautiful face exuded an aura of aloofness.
One glance, and it was clear she was a rich young lady.
Countless male professionals around her couldn't take their eyes off her, drooling with desire.
Some were so unwilling to look away that they got sneak-attacked and killed by the Man-Eating Creepers.
However, the girl seemed long accustomed to such scenes and showed only disdain.
Beside the girl stood four fully gold-armored Level 35 warriors who seemed extremely powerful—likely her bodyguards.
"You are Zero?" As a rare-grade Dark Mage, Enchantress sized up Zhang Yue, who had arrived as expected. A hint of disdain appeared on her aloof face: "Besides having a decent appearance, you don't seem much different from an ordinary person. The online rumors about you are clearly exaggerated."
Among everyone present, Zhang Yue was probably the only one uninterested in Enchantress's looks. He casually asked, "Where's Tian Xin'er?"
"I am Tian Xin'er." The girl named Enchantress, whose real identity was Ling Ke'er, the eldest daughter of Royal Guild and one of the three great families in Tianjing, crossed her arms and spoke with an air of superiority: "I was the one who sent the Feixin message calling you here."
It was only then that Zhang Yue realized that the person pretending to be Tian Xin'er on Feixin was the one standing before him.
"Using Tian Xin'er's name to lure me out, what's the matter?"
With absolute confidence in her appearance and social status, Ling Ke'er said to Zhang Yue, "I'm giving you a chance to be my boyfriend. How about it?"
Hearing this, many freelance professionals nearby were stunned.
"Damn! Why? Just because he looks better than me?"
"Because that Beast Tamer is Zero."
"Who? Zero?? Oh, never mind, forget I said anything."
Having been pampered since childhood and always having her way in everything, Ling Ke'er had never faced rejection. She was confident that this ordinary-looking Beast Tamer couldn't possibly refuse her.
She imagined easily winning over Zhang Yue, then using this as a gimmick to mock Tian Xin'er, and eventually discarding him at her convenience.
However, she heard Zhang Yue reply without hesitation: "Not interested."
At that moment, one of the Royal Guild's gold-armored warriors behind Ling Ke'er drew his sword with a "shing" and pointed it at Zhang Yue, shouting angrily: "It's your lifelong honor that my lady is interested in you. What right do you, a mere Beast Tamer, have to refuse?"
Enchanted's face darkened visibly at that moment.
After all, so many people were watching.
Facing the gold-armored warrior's threat, Zhang Yue casually said, "Indeed, your lady is too noble. I'm not worthy."
With that, Zhang Yue turned around and prepared to leave.
As the four Level 35 elite gold-armored warriors from Yao Realm Guild behind Ling Ke'er were about to act, she stopped them.
The next moment...
A large crowd of professionals suddenly rushed forward with aggressive momentum.
Without a word, they surrounded Zhang Yue and Ling Ke'er tightly.
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