That night, I stayed up all night in the student activity room to catch up on the input progress.
But I'm not alone.
After delivering the oden, Ling Hanfeng did not leave. Instead, he took away half of the information and turned on another computer to enter the information with me.
Of course, this is not free. As someone said -
"An hour for a day. You know."
…………
When the first ray of dawn broke, the clock showed the time of "AM 6:00", and we finally completed the damaged data, my time as a free volunteer in the Student Union had been extended by eight days.
The morning self-study for senior high school students started at 6:30 in the morning, so Ling Hanfeng planned to go directly to the classroom, and I planned to go back to the dormitory to catch up on an hour of sleep. When I left the activity room, I pouted and muttered to myself.
"If you ever go into business, you'll definitely be more cunning than me."
The boy walking downstairs was turning the key ring in his hand and looking over with a half-smile.
"You are so concerned about the integrity of the transaction. As your employer, I cannot hold you back. It's just an equal exchange. Isn't that what you want?"
I squinted at him and said, "So should I say it's a pleasure working with you?"
“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”
As we talked, we had already walked out of the activity building. The sky in the east was illuminated by the rising sun. The beautiful morning light splashed into the campus, dyeing everything into a bright golden color. It seemed that even the smiles on the boys' mouths were tinged with a bit of warm color. There were already senior high school students going to morning self-study on campus. Ling Hanfeng waved to me and then joined the crowd heading to the senior high school teaching building.
I stood there, watching the departing figure until I could no longer see him, then I turned and walked towards the dormitory.
Whether it was bringing me midnight snacks or staying up all night with me to record materials, although Ling Hanfeng said it was a "fair trade", I thought that there might be a little bit of "help" in this, and it was not entirely out of "exchange".
I know he has always hoped that I could abandon the title of "Miss Gold Digger" and stop doing all kinds of opportunistic things, but unfortunately, I cannot compromise on this point.
Therefore, we will definitely still be in opposition, dislike each other, and will always be enemies who are incompatible with each other.
But at this moment, I still want to say something to you in my heart.
——Thank you, Ling Hanfeng.
I don't know if Ling Hanfeng said something to the student union, or if I re-recorded the lost data so that they could not catch me anymore, but when I went to the student union activity room again, no one mentioned kicking me out anymore. Even Mo Qianjing stopped sneering at me, but occasionally when our eyes met, she would glare at me fiercely.
I didn't dare to think about Ling Hanfeng's speech for the time being - after all, the previous incident was caused by my indecision. Now when I need to do something, I will do it wholeheartedly; when there is no task, I will sit in the corner and be a quiet little transparent person. Everything is calm and peaceful.
The data entry work was soon completed. In order to let everyone take a break, Ling Hanfeng announced that the student union activities after school would be suspended for two days.
I was the most excited one about this. It was a rare occasion that I finally had a large block of free time in the evening. As soon as I returned to the dormitory, I logged into the online game "Ao Shi Fei Xian" which I hadn't logged into for a long time.
——Of course, I use a small one.
The once-hotly discussed "wanted Zui Mengchi" incident has long since become a bygone topic after the wanted order disappeared a few days ago. The online gaming world is so big that eye-catching and explosive topics can be flooded every minute, and there is no shortage of this one. But I didn't let Zui Mengchi return to the arena immediately, because according to the information sent by Butterfly Feifei, there is still a notice in Hanyan Pavilion, the gang where Ao Hantian is, that says "See Zui Mengchi, kill him". To be on the safe side, I have to stay out of the spotlight.
I logged into my secondary account with familiarity. Before I could even leave the teleportation point, a notification of a new email suddenly popped up on my desktop - the sender was "Hello Sha Chanyu".
Big customer!
I immediately perked up and quickly clicked into my mailbox. Sure enough, it was a request for a new mission, but the letter said that this mission was a bit complicated and hoped that we could add each other as friends in the game to discuss in detail.
I naturally had no objection, and directly used my own account to search for the name of "呼喊什善宇" online. My request to add him as a friend was quickly approved, and the first sentence he sent was -
"Are you the boss of Gentleman Studio?"
Although there was only one member, I was taking on various mercenary missions in the name of the studio, so when he called out to me, he naturally wanted to confirm my identity. After getting a positive answer, his second sentence almost made me spit out my food.
"Wow! Are you a cute girl? Your name is so sweet? How old are you? Are you an old woman pretending to be a little girl?"
The name of my smurf account is "萌萌白兔糖", but this name was originally given by Butterfly Feifei, not my personal preference. I was extremely shocked by the remarks of the person who called out "What Shanyu", and he was still sending messages to me continuously, like a chatterbox.
"Are most studio bosses men? Or are you playing a freak account? Is stalking rich guys in the game your second job?"
I was sweating profusely.
This guy...why is he a little bit stupid?
"Brother, this is my trumpet." In order to prevent hearing any more shocking words, I quickly typed, "Well... let's talk business."
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot about business." The Chanyu finally got back to the point, "Well, let's talk business, business."
To calm myself, I took a sip of freshly brewed chrysanthemum tea, but before I could swallow the tea, I immediately spat it out because I saw the other person's next sentence.
"This mission is still related to Ao Hantian. The specific situation is as follows..."
"Wait! Wait!" I typed frantically, not even having time to catch my breath, "I won't take any missions related to him!"
Falling down for the first time is understandable, but falling down for the second time in the same place is stupid. I am not stupid, so I will never touch the hot potato of Ao Hantian again - this is the resolution I made after giving up the mission last time.
"Why?" The Chanyu seemed very surprised.
"I... my most powerful killer is not in the game right now." This is also the truth, "so I can't arrange suitable personnel to deal with Ao Hantian."
"Just because of this reason? Hahaha! Then you can rest assured. This time we are not looking for you to deal with Ao Hantian." said Hu Shousha Chanyu.
"Oh?" I was quite surprised. "So you want to..."
"I want you to join Hanyan Pavilion - it would be best if you could sneak into Ao Hantian's elite team, be an undercover agent, and create a rift between them."
I was stunned.
What does it mean?
After Hu Shou Sha Chan Yu explained the reason for the mission in detail, it suddenly dawned on me - hey, this turned out to be a love story.
According to Hu Han Sha Shan Yu, he, Ao Hantian, and the girl named "Han Qing Momo" who always followed Ao Hantian, all knew each other in real life. Hu Han Sha Shan Yu had admired Han Qing Momo for a long time, but the hateful thing was that Han Qing Momo and Ao Hantian were very close in real life. Moreover, Hu Han Sha Shan Yu emphasized that in real life, Ao Hantian was a shameless villain who was kind on the surface but mean on the inside. It was unknown what means this guy used to make Han Qing Momo devoted to him and completely disdain other suitors, which hurt the infatuated Hu Han Sha Shan Yu very much.
Being hurt in real life is fine, in the game, Ao Hantian and Han Qing Momo are always seen together, shouting for the Shanyu, which breaks my heart every time. After enduring again and again, this tough RMB player finally decided to spend money to buy comfort and directly hired an undercover to go deep into the enemy. It would be best to catch the fox by the tail and expose Ao Hantian's despicable nature, so that Han Qing Momo can turn back and no longer be deceived by him. Of course, it would be better if I could break up this couple in love, but it is really immoral to do too much, so my main task at present is to sneak up to Ao Hantian, win his trust, and act according to the situation.
"What do you think? Will you take this business?" Finally, What's the Chanyu asked me.
To put it bluntly, it's all about acting...
I fell into deep thought.
To be honest, I am not unfamiliar with this matter. Because I have indeed undertaken similar tasks in the past, which is to train undercover trumpets for others and sneak into hostile gangs to get some intelligence. But in the past, I just had to sneak in and be a small transparent person, but this time is different! This time, I have to pull teeth from the tiger's mouth. In order to collect intelligence, I need to follow the big devil Ao Hantian all the way! The degree of danger is completely different from before!
I had already started to organize the words of refusal, but suddenly another line of words popped up on the screen.
"I have dealt with you for quite a long time. I trust you to do your job. Even if this mission has little effect, I will still pay you 20,000 gold."
20,000 gold!
I took a deep breath and silently repeated three times "I will never take any tasks related to Ao Hantian again". I felt that my emotions had finally stabilized, so I began to type with difficulty.
"I'm sorry, I don't..."
Before I could finish typing a sentence, the other party sent me another message.
"Even if you don't want to separate them, as long as you can alienate them and make them feel a little bit resentful, my reward will be doubled. I will give you 40,000 gold."
4...40,000!
I don’t know why, but the moment I saw the number clearly, the first thought that popped into my mind was – I can pay back the 30,000 gold that Ao Hantian was demanding!
But when I came to my senses, I immediately broke out in a cold sweat - Oh my god, could it be that my fear of Ao Hantian was so deep that it overwhelmed my desire for money? Why did I think of paying back the money instead of making money first? Besides, I shouldn't have been asked to pay back the money in the first place!
"What do you think?" The Chanyu was urging him again.
I was struggling and tangled, feeling like there were two little people in my heart fighting madly.
One said: "Come on, come on, come on!" What a good deal! Where can you find such a gullible investor?
Another said: "You can't answer it! Have you forgotten how badly Ao Hantian treated you? You actually want to take the initiative to deliver it to me this time?"
I stared at the big words "40,000 gold" on the screen. The two villains were fighting, and the first villain quickly killed the second villain...
"Deal!" I pounded on the keyboard angrily, "I'll take this order!"
Perhaps this is what they call a hero being overwhelmed by money. I was once again knocked down by money and fell down happily...
As a person with extremely high efficiency, after discussing some follow-up matters with "Houshan Sha Chanyu", I immediately took action.
The first thing is to log in to the account of “Zuimengchi”.
Although the wanted order has been unpinned and there is no huge crowd of people outside the teleportation point, I was still very cautious and did not step out of the teleportation point. I let "Zui Mengchi" stay in the safe zone obediently, and started sending messages to Ao Hantian.
"Requesting an interview."
The reply came quickly: "Are you planning to pay it back?"
I gritted my teeth and typed depressedly: "I'll wait for you at the teleportation point."
There was no response from the other end.
A minute later, a golden light flashed, and a swordsman in blue clothes appeared in front of me.
"What's the matter?" Ao Hantian asked.
I pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and then—
The red-robed knight on the screen suddenly fell to his knees and kowtowed to the blue-robed swordsman, while shouting sincerely, "Boss! Please accept me! I will follow you from now on!"
Ao Hantian didn't react for a long time, perhaps he was stunned.
I started to sell myself eloquently: "Boss Ao Hantian, I was blind in the past and offended you. I have reflected deeply these days and fully realized my mistakes. I know that it is very generous of you to ask me to pay back 30,000 gold, but I am really short of money and have nothing. After thinking about it, I can only sell myself to pay off the debt! I can beat small monsters and bosses, and I can resist being beaten, thrown, and ravaged. I am definitely the best candidate for teaming up to kill monsters and PK! Please give me a chance to start a new life, Boss Ao Hantian, please take me in!"
After listening to my sincere and earnest speech, Ao Hantian was silent for a while, and then spoke.
"What on earth have you been through that you have the illusion that you are worth 30,000 gold?" He also sent a sympathetic expression, and his lamenting eyes seemed as if he was looking at a lunatic.
I:"……"
Don't stop me! I must fight this dog-eyed guy!
"Besides..." Ao Hantian said lightly, "Without any evidence, how can you make me believe that you really want to get along with me?"
I had already thought about this, so I answered immediately: "From now on, I will team up with you to fight the boss, and you can distribute the dropped items. I won't have any objections."
This was indeed a very tempting proposal, and it was also the biggest concession I could make as someone who valued money more than anything else. However, Ao Hantian shook his head.
"That's not necessary. If I distribute everything, wouldn't others think I'm bullying you? Besides..." He paused, "Bullying a weak person is not really a skill."
I:"……"
I endured it! I endured it again!
"Master, your character is so noble that you would not have the heart to reject the desperate pleas of a weak person, right?" I gritted my teeth as I typed on the keyboard.
"As long as you can prove that you really mean it."
"I have proposed a distribution condition that is 100% in your favor. Is that not sincere enough?"
"I don't take advantage of the weak."
I wanted to flip the table: "So what do you want?"
"Write this as proof." Ao Hantian said, "On the World Channel."
I was stunned for a moment, then I understood what he meant.
This is to make me recognize him as the big brother in front of all the players in the server and demote myself to the younger brother! If I cheat and run away in the future, he can mobilize players all over the world to condemn me and hunt me down! Young man, you have made a good calculation! But do you think I will be afraid?
"Let's get the evidence, no problem!" I said I would never back down.
"Okay." Ao Hantian nodded, and the next second, I saw a message sent to me.
"I, Zui Mengchi, swear today that from now on I will be a person of Ao Hantian in life and a ghost of Ao Hantian in death. I will never leave you and will be with you in life and death. If I have any second thoughts, I will be struck by lightning. To show my true intentions, I am making this announcement, and please witness it together!"
Ao Hantian: "Just send this message."
I:"……"
Young man, this wording is a bit weird. Young man, can we be serious?
Me: "...I'm here to recognize you as my big brother, are you sure this is okay?"
Ao Hantian: "Didn't you say you wanted to show your true feelings? Didn't you say you would always follow me in the future?"
Me: “That’s true… but, but don’t you think it’s weird?”
Ao Hantian: "You are being so hesitant. Where is your sincerity?"
I:"……"
Then, I understood it immediately.
I almost forgot that Zuimengchi is a male account! Letting a man post something like a wedding vow is obviously a prank! Killing people invisibly, what a great move! I guess no man can stand this!
——But unfortunately, I am a woman.
Chi Junjun, female! What is male dignity? Can you eat it?
"Haha..." After seeing through the secret, I smiled triumphantly and suddenly felt twice as confident.
"No problem, it's a piece of cake." I replied very cheerfully.
A second later, a message appeared on the world channel, pinned in pink letters.
[World][Sticky Post] Zui Meng Chi: I, Zui Meng Chi, make a vow today that from now on I will be a person of Ao Han Tian in my life and a ghost of Ao Han Tian in my death. I will never leave you and will be with you in life and death. If you have any second thoughts, I will be struck by lightning. To show my sincerity, I am making this announcement. Please witness it together!
In order to "show my loyalty", I tried my best and even reluctantly used the pinning function which required paying gold coins. How about that, is that sincere enough?
The world channel was silent for a moment, and soon, the shocked people came to their senses and a mad army of people swiping the screen came rushing in.
[World] I am woken up by handsomeness every day: What is going on? A high-profile confession?
[World] Lonely wolves: What kind of confession is this? It's obvious that they are showing off their affection. Single dogs are also dogs. Showing off affection is dog abuse. Please stop hurting us crazily!
[World] Perverted Pineapple Loves Rabbit: Didn't Ao Hantian previously issue a worldwide warrant for Zui Mengchi? How come Zui Mengchi suddenly pledged his love to her? Oh my... your circle is so messed up.
[World] Attack on the Little Rice Cake: Zui Da Da! Spring hasn't even come yet, why are you getting married so soon? (tears)
[World] Dark Night Star Heng: ...You are all focusing on the wrong thing! Hey! Zui Mengchi and Ao Hantian are both men, right? Two men!
[World] Yuangungun and Mudaidai: Could this be the legendary love-hate relationship...so cute.
[World] Cheshire Cat: LS+1
[World] Muzi Li: LS+2
[World] Hairy eggs are really delicious: The Fujoshi League sent a congratulatory message, which is welcomed!
I ignored the chaos on the world channel and just kept staring at Ao Hantian. But to my disappointment, Ao Hantian didn't seem to be as embarrassed as I expected to be, and he was still as calm as ever.
"Okay, you're qualified," he said. "Join us."
With a crisp system prompt sound, I was approved to join and successfully became a member of Hanyan Pavilion.
After joining the guild, the guild channel was automatically opened. There was a heated discussion going on, and the screen refresh speed was no less than that of the world channel.
[Gang] Gummy Cat: Zuimeng Chi joined the gang? Does this count as marrying in?
[Gang] Broken Void: Could it be that he is the boss's mistress... Is Zui Mengchi a shemale? Or a gay?
[Gang] Hanqing Momo: Hantian, what’s going on?
[Gang] Cute Rabbit: Boss, please explain!
The following is a series of messages asking for explanation.
[Gang] Ao Hantian: It's nothing. Just a test.
Everyone: Oh...
It can be seen that Ao Hantian has a very high prestige in Hanyan Pavilion and his words are powerful. He gave a light explanation and everyone immediately stopped asking questions. No one even doubted the authenticity of the story. Soon, everyone went about their own business and stopped gossiping.
"Let's go." Ao Hantian said to me who was still standing in the safe zone, "Let's level up."
I actually had doubts. Was it possible that once I came out of the safe zone, Ao Hantian would reveal his true colors and kill me...
Fortunately not.
He seemed to really treat me as his younger brother and took me to the Cloud and Water Valley. At the entrance of the valley, there were already a few people waiting.
"You should practice with our team first. After you reach the maximum level, we can go to the dungeon together." Ao Hantian said.
Because of the previous chase, my health is still red, and I am far from the maximum experience level. I said that I would follow the boss's instructions, and then I was pulled into the team.
In addition to Ao Hantian and me, there are four other people in the team, Sister Fairy, Yiye Zhizhang, Sui Mengsheng, and Hanqing Momo.
“Sister Fairy” is a celestial master by profession and a female by gender. She seems to be a very lively girl and spoke immediately.
[Team] Fairy Sister: Welcome new teammates! Throw flowers!
Yiye Zhizhang and Suimengsheng are both male characters, one is Yanshi and the other is Sagittarius, and they both greeted me politely. Hanqing Momo also said "Hello", but then threw out another sentence.
[Team] Hanqing Momo said to Zui Mengchi: Are you playing a monster account?
[Team] Zui Mengchi said to Han Qing Momo: Haha, a real man.
Momo Hanqing stopped talking, but I wiped the cold sweat off my head - the goddess's intuition is so sharp! This is the first time we met, and she can see the problem? It's unscientific!
After the greetings, we started leveling up. I was new here, and although I was thinking about my mission, I didn't dare to be too high-profile and arouse suspicion, so I just leveled up honestly. If Ao Hantian said east, I wouldn't dare to go west. If Ao Hantian asked me to finish off a target, I would definitely not block it. Moreover, I kept calling him "boss" very diligently, fully demonstrating the high level and high quality of the new generation of model younger brothers.
The first day of cooperative leveling ended quickly and peacefully.
The schedule for the next few days was similar. After I regained my level, Ao Hantian started taking me to dungeons. Because I had good skills and high awareness, I quickly gained recognition from the Hanyan Pavilion. Coupled with the aura of "Former Top Ten Jianghu Masters", I also won the respect of many gang members. With the mass base, I, the "undercover", was more comfortable, so I chatted publicly and privately, collecting the intelligence I needed in all directions without blind spots.
Then the problem arises.
My first priority was to find evidence that Ao Hantian was a despicable person, but after a little inquiry, all I heard was -
——Our leader is such a good person!
——Our boss is so cool and domineering, we all love him!
——Our gang leader, he looks cool on the outside but is passionate on the inside, his gentle smile can win everyone’s hearts in seconds, he is definitely a good man that everyone in the family must have, muah!
Amidst the enthusiastic praises, I struggled to sift through them and finally only managed to pick out two issues that could barely be considered controversial.
One is Ao Hantian’s sister-con attribute.
It is said that he has a younger sister who is still in elementary school. When his parents are not at home, he is responsible for taking her out to play. As a result, Ao Hantian takes care of his precious sister meticulously, both in reality and in the game, and never allows her to be bullied. I have fully witnessed this, and I am afraid that no one has a better say than me. The girls in the gang who complain about this are all girls - "Why am I not the gang leader's sister? I also want a brother who loves his sister."
What kind of shortcoming is this? I'm falling!
The other is Ao Hantian’s dark side.
I have witnessed this myself, and I guess no one has experienced it more personally than me. The men in the gang complained about this: "The gang leader is already so perfect, but he also has such a popular attribute of being scheming. How can we pick up girls in the gang? Single dogs, please help me."
This can't be considered a shortcoming!
I held my forehead, felt chest tightness, shortness of breath, and was helpless.
It would be bad enough if the mission encountered a bottleneck, but what’s more serious is that there is a particularly serious problem at the moment.
——Hanqing Momo seems to be hostile to me.
In order to achieve the purpose of alienating them in the future, I definitely need to have a good relationship with Hanqing Momo. Otherwise, if I say "Ao Hantian doesn't seem to be a good person", Hanqing Momo will definitely slap me in the face and scold me "How dare you say bad things about my male god", and then go to Ao Hantian to complain angrily, and I, the undercover agent, can just pack up and leave.
So it was really scary when I found out that Hanqing Momo was upset with me.
What's even scarier is that I have no idea what I did to offend her! Whenever I talk to her in the guild or team channel, she will ignore me; if I'm worshipped by someone, she will say "You're still far from being cold" out of the blue; try to chat with her privately... Oh my god, I'm blacklisted.
Auntie, can you tell me what I did wrong? Can't I change it after you tell me?
If I can't improve Hanqing Momo's attitude towards me, this mission will be a failure. I can only work hard and study "100 ways to please girls". At the same time, I actively ask Hanqing Momo's preferences from the gang members. No matter whether she is willing to pay attention to me or not, I will respond to Hanqing Momo's words and show my courtesy to her immediately. If Hanqing Momo likes something, I will find a way to get it and give it to her.
I once read a sentence: If you really want to do something, the whole world will help you. Although I never asked for help, the people in the gang seemed to have seen my predicament and would deliberately say good things about me when Hanqing Momo was around; sometimes when a hero was needed to save a beautiful girl in a dungeon, several teammates would be very considerate and give me the opportunity to increase their favorability.
I am not a fool, so I naturally thanked in private those who helped me ease the relationship with Hanqing Momo. They all said you're welcome and spoke to me meaningfully.
Good Samaritan A: "Brother, I finally understand why you are so shameless that you even betray your dignity as a master to come to our gang."
me?"
Good Samaritan B: "Good vision, keep going, buddy."
me?"
Good Samaritan C: "We can only help you up to this point. The rest is up to you."
Me: "Oh...thank you! I'll try my best!"
With personal efforts and the help of everyone, Hanqing Momo's attitude towards me finally softened. She removed me from the blacklist and even chatted with me sometimes, which finally made me feel relieved.
I finally raised the goddess's favorability. My future undercover work will be smoother! I thought confidently.
Undercover, ongoing...