I'll Lay My Cards on the Table

Yang Shan has been quite busy these past few days searching for the Ghoul Lord Token.

I often brushed past some "cunning villains".

Then, incidentally, he drew his sword and sent the opponent to the game company's database for a refresh.

Killing the heavily injured Dou Wang Fang Sheng had already brought Yang Shan a considerable amount of experience points.

With the added experience of grinding monsters and refining pills during this period, leveling up was a natural progression.

Even Top Player as powerful as Xiao Aotian and Ye Suifeng, who are extremely famous on the forum, have only just passed the hurdle of the Dou Ling stage.

Yang Shan was already Four-Star Dou Ling.

The difference in experience alone is enough to keep them busy grinding for a long time!

Hearing Yang Shan volunteer to join the guard team, Xiao Xun'er blinked and smiled faintly, "Four-Star Dou Ling, junior brother is amazing."

Yang Shan understood perfectly well that Xiao Xun'er was just like that.

He is kind and gentle to everyone.

Actually, I'm quite indifferent inside.

In the previous life, many players tried to contact Xiao Xun'er and were able to chat with her for a while.

However, very few people can gain Xiao Xun'er's favor.

Even Xiao Aotian, in his previous life, only managed to get 10 points of favorability from Xiao Xun'er.

Any player who says Yang Shan is amazing is absolutely telling the truth.

But Xiao Xun'er praised Yang Shan's abilities, it was truly just out of politeness.

Yang Shan has already obtained information about Xiao Xun'er through the detection function.

[Xiao Xun'er] (Five-Colored Word Seal)

Note: This NPC is wearing special items, and players cannot view their specific stats.

These two simple lines perfectly demonstrate Xiao Xun'er's noble status.

Xiao Xun'er looked at Yang Shan and said softly:

"Are you curious about me?"

Yang Shan then remembered that although the system's detection function was exclusive to players, its operating logic in the game was similar to using Soul Strength or divine sense to detect.

If the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, or if the other party has extremely strong perception, it is possible to be discovered.

Yang Shan's mind worked incredibly fast:

"Actually, it's not necessarily because I'm curious about my senior."

Others might not understand what Yang Shan was saying.

But Xiao Xun'er must understand.

Because the Ghoul Lord Token in her Storage Ring is now also emitting white light! While observing from behind the wall, Yang Shan devised a countermeasure in just over ten seconds, which can be summarized in two words:

Showdown!

Hiding things or plotting in front of Xiao Xun'er is all futile.

Faced with overwhelming strength, Yang Shan had no chance to seize it by force.

However, Xiao Xun'er is Fire Attribute cultivator, Ghoul Lord Token records Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning.

At the very least, this thing is of little use to Xiao Xun'er herself.

Certainly!

If Yang Shan was a villain from the Black-Corner Region, Yang Shan believed that Xiao Xun'er would find a way to kill him, then get her hands on half of the Ghoul Lord Token and take it back to the Ancient Clan later.

After all, the Heaven and Earth Oddities are extremely precious, and there must be geniuses among the Ancient Clan who cultivate the lightning attribute.

But Yang Shan is now posing as a student of the Jia Nan Academy.

That's a different story! Xiao Xun'er is relatively kind, and she will definitely obtain the Ghoul Lord Token in a gentler way.

This gave Yang Shan the opportunity to take a roundabout approach.

Yang Shan decided to give it a try.

At the same time, we were also prepared for failure.

As long as you interact with Xiao Xun'er in a friendly manner.

With Xiao Xun'er's unfathomable status and wealth, she could even exchange the Ghoul Lord Token for some matching good stuff! In any case, Yang Shan's notebook still contained all the details about the "Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder".

The Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder ranks even higher than the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning on the Strange Lightning List.

You can't lose money no matter what.

Xiao Xun'er's eyes still revealed a calm demeanor.

That's just her personality; she doesn't care much about most things.

Perhaps this also includes the Ghoul Lord Token.

Xiao Xun'er: "I understand. Since you say so, junior, then I'll have to trouble you along the way."

[Ding! The player has triggered a special event, joining the guard team and, together with Xiao Xun'er and other senior students, escorting the new students to the Jia Nan Academy.]

In Xiao Xun'er's view, those ordinary players who enrolled in the school were naturally the ones who needed to be protected.

But Yang Shan, a Four-Star Dou Ling, is no ordinary person even if placed in the Inner Courtyard.

They are qualified to protect other junior students.

Since Xiao Xun'er had agreed, the other three senior students at the Da Dou Shi level naturally dared not utter a word.

But Yang Shan encountered a headache.

That's him, the "Number One Player of Battle Through the Heavens," who's incredibly popular! Especially when he's eating at the inn in Rakshasa City.

More than a dozen players immediately surrounded Yang Shan.

Mei Yangyang loudly demanded that Yang Shan give her a friend slot, and the other players chimed in, "Great God! Great God, Great God we take a picture together?"

"Great God, why don't you sign me? I'm already One-Star Great Fighter, my future is limitless!"

"Yang Great God, it really is you! Just like Mei Yangyang said, you're not as handsome as Lin Xiuya!"

"One-Blade Bro, I watch your videos every night before I go to sleep!"

"One-Blade Bro, are you really already Four-Star Dou Ling?"

Who started it?

What, One-Blade Bro? Xiao Xun'er and three other senior students were sitting at the table next to her.

Xiao Xun'er looked at Yang Shan, who was surrounded and whose expression was gradually stiffening, and shook her head slightly.

Yang Shan had no choice but to add Mei Yangyang as a friend and then transfer 10,000 Spirit Stone to her.

Mei Yangyang was to distribute the Spirit Stone to these players, with only one request: during the escort mission, try not to talk to him!

Mei Yangyang was so happy to get Yang Shan as a friend that she almost jumped for joy.

She patted her chest and assured Yang Shan that she would definitely fulfill his request.

It really was a chest! Using "chest" to describe it is inappropriate! After settling things with money and dealing with these overly enthusiastic players, Yang Shan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He could catch glimpses of Xiao Xun'er occasionally glancing at him out of the corner of his eye.

This is strange.

Although Yang Shan knew he was handsome, Xiao Xun'er was probably completely immune to handsome men.

Something's fishy going on! Yang Shan simply stood up and sat down at Xiao Xun'er's table. He even wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead with a serious expression and gave Xiao Xun'er a wry smile:

"Excuse me, seniors, let me hide here for a bit."

Xiao Xun'er thought for a moment and asked, "You seem to be quite famous among these new junior students?"

Yang Shan: "I was just lucky and won the championship in the enrollment competition."

Xiao Xun'er shook her head. "It's not luck. My mentor mentioned you to me."

Yang Shan: "Does your senior's advisor know me?"

Xiao Xun'er: "My mentor is Ruo Lin."

Yang Shan suddenly realized. "Oh, so it's Instructor Ruo Lin! What a coincidence, Instructor Ruo Lin led the team in Cloud Frost City before."

Xiao Xun'er nodded. "Yes, Instructor Ruo Lin once complained to me that there was an extraordinary guy in Cloud Frost City, but he was very stubborn and unwilling to come to the Jia Nan Academy to study."

Yang Shan finally understood why Xiao Xun'er was paying a little more attention to him.

Ruo Lin was the one who acted as matchmaker!

Yang Shan decided that he must arrange a gift for Ruo Lin during his trip to the Jia Nan Academy to express his gratitude!

Yang Shan explained, "It's not that I didn't want to come, it's just that I couldn't get away at the time. I had finished dealing with things in the Jia Ma Empire, Ruo Lin was indeed very sincere, so after I finished my business in the Jia Ma Empire, I came to the Black-Corner Region on my own."

At this moment, an older student nearby couldn't help but ask, "Does one person dare to venture into the Black-Corner Region alone?"

Jia Nan Academy holds a rather special position in the Black-Corner Region.

The older generation of deans and the academy's senior leaders completely subdued the entire Black-Corner Region.

Even Su Qian, the Great Elder currently in charge of the academy's normal operation, is a genuine Dou Zong.

Therefore, when Jia Nan Academy's teams travel in the Black-Corner Region, very few people dare to provoke them.

If this senior student were to take off his student clothes and try to blend in with the Black-Corner Region, he would worry that he wouldn't see the sun rise the next day!

But Yang Shan clearly didn't have this outfit for protection! Yang Shan: "Yeah, I think the Black-Corner Region is quite good for training people."

"To train people?"

Not to mention the senior student, the other two senior students who originally wanted to ask some questions also shut up now.

This chaotic place is a training ground for people. Only a genius could utter such a thing! Xiao Xun'er listened to Yang Shan's explanation and laughed:

"No wonder Professor Ruo Lin said that if you enroll, you will definitely be the second best student she has had in fifty years."

Yang Shan: "Second best? Who's first?"

Xiao Xun'er: "Me."

Xiao Xun'er said this without any pride in her heart; she didn't care about such things and was simply stating a fact.

In comparison, Xiao Xun'er was actually slightly interested in Yang Shan.

After all, the person Xiao Xun'er has the most contact with at the Jia Nan Academy is actually her mentor, Ruo Lin.

Ruo Lin took good care of her and did often nag about Yang Shan.

Yang Shan's expression was complicated. She leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Senior, what you're saying puts a lot of pressure on me. I still want to get the token from you!"

Xiao Xun'er answered casually, yet it was as if she were stating a fact. "It should be difficult."

Yang Shan: "Senior, is there anything you want? How about we exchange it? We're all from the same college, let's make money together peacefully."

Xiao Xun'er thought for a moment:

"I don't think I need anything for the time being. Actually, I'd like to get your things too. Why don't you tell me what you want?"

Yang Shan: "Um, I don't know what I want right now either."

Xiao Xun'er nodded. "Let's talk about this later."

Yang Shan: "Okay!"

Most people would not remain indifferent when faced with an opportunity like a rare lightning bolt.

But Xiao Xun'er really didn't care much about it.

However, Xiao Xun'er wouldn't be so kind as to give away something like this directly.

Since Yang Shan has this identity, out of courtesy, Xiao Xun'er is willing to give Yang Shan a chance.

Although Xiao Xun'er thought Yang Shan's chances were slim.

After the meal, Yang Shan left Rakshasa City with the group and headed towards the Jia Nan Academy.

Along the way, Yang Shan was praying to the AI Nüwa that some powerful villains would come and rob him of his beauty! Wouldn't those old piaokes from Rakshasa City, who came looking for fun, be interested in such a great beauty Xiao Xun'er? But they had been traveling for a whole day.

There really wasn't a single sign of trouble! Yang Shan was very disappointed with those old fogies in Rakshasa City.

"To die under a peony is to be a romantic ghost," but a Jia Nan Academy student uniform scared him?

Since there are no opportunities, Yang Shan has to take the initiative to create them!

Yang Shan opened his friends list and sent a message: "Su Yitang! Calling Su Yitang!"

"A humble employee reporting for duty!"

Are you free?

"I'm not very free. I'm looking for the location of the opportunity recorded on the parchment."

"Looking for it, does that mean you're free?"

"Boss, it's alright. Although my matter is urgent, as long as you ask, even if I'm taking a shower right now, I'm willing to wrap myself in a towel and come out to help you!"

"Good, you're definitely one of my good employees."

"Huh? Boss, you really need my help?"

"It won't waste much of your time. Which city is closest to you right now?"