The Soul Hall's First Player?
The official Game Forum is the largest online platform where players can discuss the game outside of the game itself.
In the forum, players can generally be divided into: strategy group, daily routine group, trending topic group, rhythm group, and borderline group.
However, besides these five groups, there is a hidden special group whose number of members is so large that it is difficult to count.
They hide in the shadows, often leaving quiet comments in NPC screenshot posts and borderline posts.
They are: the LSP Group! This group is quite special.
They are gentle and polite, speak humbly, and often address others as "brother" or "little sister" before adding "Any more pictures?" "The Tower Master is a good person" is their favorite comment when they find a post they like.
They were even discussing creating a ranking of handsome men and beautiful women among the NPCs in the Battle Through the Heavens," and then spontaneously and fairly voting for their favorite NPC characters.
The "Male LSP" who make up half of the LSP Group are a diverse group of talented individuals with varying XP preferences.
But today!
Players who used to shout "Xiao Xun'er the best in the world," or "I am Medusa's Dog," or "I am a traitorous Traitor to the Master Misty Cloud Sect," have hardly shared any of their recently acquired precious pictures with like-minded netizens today.
Their posts today will definitely contain the words "Ya Fei"!
The post by Bai Xiaosheng even climbed to the top of the trending list in just five minutes!
The title of the post is—
"The Soul Hall’s First Player!": Brothers, today is December 8th, 2064.
It's the 25th day since version 1.3 was launched.
I would say that today is my day of disaster.
Yes!
As a long-time poster in strategy guide groups, I'm actually a genuine LSP Group Likely a person with a negative personality) member! And my favorite NPC character, Ya Fei, has now Sealed Heart Locked Love for Yang Shan.
Upon seeing the Global Announcement, I felt extremely uneasy, as if I were sitting on pins and needles, with a thorn in my side and a fishbone stuck in my throat.
As a poster with a certain level of recognition, I still need to try my best to be objective and fair in my posts.
So I'll start by putting my personal feelings first:
That damn Yang Shan deserves to die! Tianyao Official, why did you set up this kind of Global Announcement? Couldn't you at least leave me with something to remember you by?
Getting back to the main topic, as you've all seen, this is the title of my post.
I'm sure that all of you fellow enthusiasts have been doing the same thing since the game's launch, no matter how things have progressed.
That is to find the NPC you want to "conquer"!
I'm not very talented, but I managed to get 45 points of favorability with an NPC whose appearance matches my aesthetic standards.
However, that NPC is not from the original story.
In my friends list, there are many Top Player, and I've asked them about the affinity system.
I wanted to create a guide on how to increase affection levels later, to benefit my beloved LSP Group! But I failed.
Their initial interactions with the NPCs were all different, and the complexity of their subsequent developments was simply beyond my comprehension.
Finally, I had to come to a conclusion.
Tian Yao Company's design of NPC behavior logic is incredibly meticulous.
All of an NPC's behaviors and interactions with players can change due to the environment, the situation, or even a single sentence uttered by a player.
This is probably the purpose behind Tian Yao Company's design.
What is too easily obtained will not be cherished.
In summary:
In Battle Through the Heavens, if you want to establish a romantic relationship with an NPC of the opposite sex, you must have the right mindset and treat this gameplay as the most difficult and realistic dating simulation game in the world!
If you don't have the right mindset, you'll never be able to win over NPCs! And as we all know, the difficulty of raising NPCs' favorability in the original work has been increased quite a bit.
Ya Fei is a "secondary" beautiful NPC who occupies a certain amount of space in the original work!
She is also recognized as one of the most beautiful NPCs on the entire forum.
It is conservatively estimated that there are two million players who Mittel Family.
Even if a million of them are male players, and even if only half of them are interested in Ya Fei.
The number of players who tried to contact Ya Fei was also 500,000! If nothing unexpected happens, putting aside that bastard, among the other male players, absolutely none of them can get more than 20 points of favorability with Ya Fei! But that bastard is really a beast! As we all know, in the launch version, some players saw Yang Shan and Ya Fei walking side by side.
This means that Yang Shan had already gained Ya Fei's favor in the initial version of the game!
If we count from the initial version, Battle Through the Heavens has been running for 204 days, and we've spent 1020 days in the game, which is almost three years!
Ya Fei is not a highly skilled cultivator, so it should be easier to increase her favorability than other beautiful female NPCs in the original work.
Therefore, the difficulty of winning over Ya Fei is definitely much lower than that of Xiao Xun'er Medusa Queen, the two female protagonists in the original novel.
Everyone knows what kind of person Yang Shan.
The player with the strongest combat power in the entire server right now!
I've received so Global Announcement that I'm overwhelmed.
He's the number one player in the entire server, and currently the only one to Dou Wang! Even so, it still took Yang Shan nearly three years in the game to successfully raise his favorability rating to 70!
70 points is only enough to "engage in love," 80 points is enough for marriage! After this analysis, I gasped.
My admiration for Yang Shan gradually surpassed my jealousy of him.
Just two days ago, I asked a Top Player from the Chuyun Empire, "Lucky Poison Hand," who had participated in Xiao Yi Xian's main quest and tried every possible method to raise Xiao Yi Xian favorability to 12 points! As for Yang Shan, it has been revealed on the forum more than once that Yang Shan also has ambiguous relationships with three important female NPCs in the original work: Xiao Xun'er, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran!
Put aside your jealousy and think about it carefully: just how difficult is this strategy?
This scumbag isn't trying to raise fish, he's trying to build a harem!
However, every single one of them in the harem is a goddess-level NPC in the hearts of millions of players!
I would like to call the Great God Yang Shan:
The Soul Hall’s First Player!
The number of registered users of the National Server Battle Through the Heavens has exceeded one billion, but even if I have five hundred male and female characters with significant roles in the original work and high appearance, that means that at most only five hundred lucky players can "Sealed Heart Locked Love" with these NPCs.
I don't think I'll be one of the 500 lucky players, but it's not too much to ask me to raise my favorability with a few non-original NPCs, is it?
I've already built up 45 points of affection with a pure and innocent NPC, and I've also set my sights on a cool and aloof mature NPC, as well as a career-oriented NPC.
I'm not counting on the original NPCs, but I want all three of them! So! Yang Shan!
Sentimental Bro, I'm begging you! I'm willing to offer 100,000 RMB as a thank-you fee, please teach me!
Seriously, please teach me!
I will never say anything bad about you again. From now on, whenever I see a post about you, I will reply with "Blade Sovereign YYDS"! I have to say, Bai Xiaosheng's skill in writing advertorials is truly superb.
First, align with the current trend in the forum and condemn Yang Shan based on his personal emotions.
Then, we will analyze the difficulty of defeating the NPCs in detail.
This naturally established Yang Shan's dominant position in seducing NPCs!
Only at the very end did the true intentions become clear.
I shifted my jealousy from "Yang Shan deserves to die" to asking "the Soul Hall’s First Player" to teach me a couple of moves.
This has resulted in very few comments criticizing Yang Shan among the hundreds of thousands of replies below this post.
ID Ye Suifeng: "I've finished reading the post. All I can say is that Bai Xiaosheng is still Bai Xiaosheng; his analysis is Battle Through the Heavens and well-founded. But I'm a man with a temper, so in my heart I'll still curse ' Yang Shan deserves to die.' But I'm also a man with a broad perspective, so what I can say out loud is, 'Master Doupo, are you reading this forum? Is it too late for me to become your disciple?'"
The Young and Ignorant of Rich Women’s Appeal" wrote: "Indeed, this post is so well said! To be frank, I'm thirty this year, and my girlfriend just celebrated her sixtieth birthday yesterday. I gave her a Xiaomi SU57, and she gave me a detached villa in return. I'm quite experienced in picking up girls, but this crappy game... let alone the NPCs from the original novel, I've been trying to woo the maids in the Mercenary Guild for four versions, and I'm only at 52 points! I wholeheartedly agree that the title of ' The Soul Hall’s First Player ' belongs to the Great God Yang Shan!"
ID: Blind Date Number 88: "Love begins with the bell, but the heart is still unsatisfied when the bell stops. Sorry, wrong scene! Please, Master, teach me how to woo NPCs. I'll share with you the top-notch clubs I've discovered over ten years of exploration!"
ID: National Server’s Number-One Middle and Ring Fingers): "Hey buddy upstairs, I'll offer 3,000, can you share it with me?"
ID Daodan Fashe: "Hey you two, from now on, the in-game transaction fee will be 38 yuan per night, and it's supposed to be virgin and harmless to the kidneys. I've already quit. I'm just exercising and making more money, waiting for a certain system to be implemented! So, can the Soul Hall’s First Player teach me how to woo NPCs? Daodan Fashe needs to have a target; it's not appropriate to just fire it in the air."
ID National Female Rogue: "Excuse me, are there any similarities between the methods for flirting with male NPCs and female NPCs? I met a handsome guy, but I just couldn't flirt with him no matter what. I even took the initiative to get close to him, but I got rejected by the ' Online Health Questionnaire ' several times."
ID Cute and Overweight: "Male SPs already have their grandmasters, why don't we female SPs have a ' Male-Courting Empress '? I'm so craving my senior brother's body, he's so broad-shouldered and strong, I definitely don't have to worry about him breaking my spine."
Catfished Three Thousand Times: "Yang Shan, Master, save me!"
ID Wang Tianhao: What do the Soul Hall’s First Player"? What a joke! ID Lucky Poison Hand: Ah! So sour! Who's eating lemons? Oh, I heard that the Tian Hao Alliance President is deeply in love with Nalan Yanran, but alas, his love is unrequited! ID Wang Tianhao: @Lucky Poison Hand, are you implying something about me? If you're so capable, why don't you try dating one yourself! ID Lucky Poison Hand: Screenshot (Xiao Yi Xian's current favorability: 12), @Wang Tianhao, President Wang, I heard you own an internet celebrity company with thirty or forty popular female streamers. You should be able to easily handle a few of the original female characters in the game, right?
ID Chao Bafang: I'll join in the fun too! Screenshot (Yao Ye's current favorability: 42), @Wang Tianhao.
ID Xiao Aotian: I can't be left out of this, screenshot (Xiao Mei's current favorability: 41), screenshot (Han Yue's current favorability: 9), @Wang Tianhao.
ID Jin Shankao: @Xiao Aotian, wow! You're progressing really fast! Wasn't Han Yue the number one beauty in the Inner Courtyard of the Jia Nan Academy? You've already gained her favorability so quickly! President Xiao is such a scumbag!
ID Xiao Aotian: Jin Shankao, Dou Qi Continent is a fantasy world, and it's not like penguins where they have to be monogamous. I call this immersing myself in the game and enhancing my sense of presence.
After reading the post and the popular replies, Yang Shan saw that the tide was indeed beginning to turn, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, "It really does take having a lot of friends!"
Bai Xiaosheng, as well as some players who posted popular replies, were all people he deliberately hired to stir up trouble.
Given this special Global Announcement rule, Yang Shan had to strike first.
After all, although there's only Ya Fei now, he'll definitely have more than just Ya Fei in the future! What if there are a few more, and he gets targeted as the "public enemy of the entire server" without realizing it? So we need to set the tone!
Especially considering the handsome men and beautiful women in Bai Xiaosheng's novels, who have a significant role in the original work, if we count 500, then at most 500 players can romance them.
So there's no use being jealous, you might as well focus on the present!
So after a while, Yang Shan plans to publish an experience post about how to win over NPCs.
Of course, the techniques described in this post are only at the beginner or intermediate level.
If his advanced skills are leaked, how will he woo more NPCs in the future?
However, those techniques are at least somewhat effective against NPCs who are not from the original story.
Using this post to shut up the players is definitely a good idea!
This can also be considered a contribution to the vast number of like-minded old perverts.
Of course, Yang Shan is now operating both the forum and the game.
While he was calling on his friends to stir up trouble on the forum, he was also chatting with Ya Fei.
Every now and then, it would make Ya Fei laugh so hard she'd be shaking, those two... what was that again?
It's truly a feast for the eyes!
After they had almost finished eating, Ya Fei, like a virtuous wife at home, began to clear the dishes, refusing to let Yang Shan lift a finger.
"Young Master Yang, you've been running around all day, and your cultivation has been arduous. You're already exhausted. Now that you're back, I must make sure you're comfortable. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't sign any business contracts with me in the future."
Good, good, good! After gaining 70 points of favorability, Ya Fei is indeed more audacious than before. Her unique teasing with hidden meanings makes Yang Shan feel that he needs to use seven-tenths of his strength to let Ya Fei know what "the Soul Hall’s First Player" is! But just Yang Shan opened his mouth, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.
"Young Master Yang, are you there? My master and I have come to see you!"
Ya Fei quickly wiped her hands:
"I'll go open it."
Yang Shan nodded.
Upon opening the courtyard gate, Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran appeared together.
Nalan Yanran felt a pang of jealousy upon seeing Ya Fei: "Oh, Miss Ya Fei is here too?"
"Sect Master Yun Yun, Miss Nalan!"
Ya Fei greeted everyone first, then calmly said:
"I just finished discussing business with Young Master Yang and was about to leave."
Ya Fei turned around, put the bowls and chopsticks on the table into the basket, and then winked at Yang Shan: "Young Master Yang, Sect Master Yun Yun and Miss Nalan must have important matters to attend to. I also want to go back to cultivate as soon as possible, so I won't disturb them any longer."
Nalan Yanran simply couldn't understand why Ya Fei, with her mediocre talent, was still bothering with cultivation. Wouldn't it be better to focus her energy on doing business?
Only Yang Shan could understand what Ya Fei was saying.
If we're talking about being sensible, then it has to be Ya Fei! Yang Shan personally escorted Ya Fei to the courtyard gate.
"Young Master Yang, please go back now. I'll come to see you again next time."
After Ya Fei left, she ran into Hai Bodong just after turning the corner.
"Ya Fei greets the Grand Elder!"
Hai Bodong asked in confusion, "Ya Fei, why are you out here? I've been itching for a fight lately, and I was just thinking of finding Yang Shan for another match!"
Ya Fei was startled and hurriedly said, "Grand Elder, you mustn't! Sect Master Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran just went to see Young Master Yang. It's not appropriate for you to go now."
"What?"
Hai Bodong was so angry that his beard bristled.
"That brat let Nalan Yanran in but kicked you out? Is the future head of the Mittel Family inferior to the eldest daughter of the Nalan Family? Outrageous!"
Hai Bodong rolled up his sleeves, ready to confront Yang Shan.
"Grand Elder! No, that's not how it is!"
Ya Fei clung tightly to Hai Bodong's sleeve:
"It was Ya Fei who wanted to leave first; it has nothing to do with Young Master Yang."
"Ya Fei, you..."
Hai Bodong's tone was somewhat disappointed:
"You have to fight for your own happiness, you know? With your family backing you up, what are you afraid of, Nalan Yanran? Once I recover my strength, Yun Yun won't necessarily get the better of me!"
"No, Grand Elder, Ya Fei has already secured it."
Ya Fei explained, "Young Master Yang is a genius, destined to become Dou Zong, or even Dou Zun. How could the Jia Ma Empire tolerate him? There are countless outstanding women who are in love with him, so how could he be monopolized by anyone?"
"Ya Fei was originally intended to be a tool for inter-clan marriage alliances. It is already a great fortune that she has achieved what she has today. I only ask that Young Master Yang has me in his heart. How could I ask for more?"
Hearing Ya Fei's explanation, Hai Bodong was momentarily speechless. "That kid is indeed a prodigy, and he even possesses a unique lightning ability; his future is truly limitless. In comparison, that Zhu Tianpeng... I was truly blind to have chosen such a pig! He wasted my old friend's inheritance!"
After nagging for a while, this seasoned powerhouse, who had seen much of the world, patted Ya Fei's shoulder with some concern:
"Ya Fei, you are just too sensible."
"Ya Fei likes doing business, so she knows very well that in the business world, being too greedy can easily lead to trouble."
Ya Fei smiled and said:
"Grand Elder, please listen to Ya Fei and don't bother Young Master Yang for now. Before leaving, Young Master Yang even gave me a Accompanying Amethyst Source!"
"Accompanying Amethyst Source?"
Even Hai Bodong, who had seen many good things, was somewhat surprised. "This kid really does have a conscience. With this Accompanying Amethyst Source, if he makes a good deal of it and holds a grand auction, he can shut those old bastards up!"
Yang Shan had only instructed Yun Yun to let Nalan Yanran collect the Accompanying Amethyst Source herself.
But Yun Yun actually came along too!
Judging from Yun Yun's appearance, she only went back to take a shower and change her clothes.
She's not a gamer, and all this traveling must have been exhausting.
Why did you insist on coming?
Why didn't you say a word from the beginning to the end?
Did they even intentionally avoid eye contact?
The shameless Yang Shan immediately came up with an excuse. "I am indeed too handsome, so she dares not look me in the eye easily, for fear of falling for me."
At this moment, Yun Yun was in turmoil once again.
She didn't need to come.
But she didn't know why, she could never calm down when she was taking a bath alone.
Yang Shan's image filled my mind.
When Yang Shan was joking, when he was holding her, when he was grilling meat for her, when he was leading her through a bloody path, and when he was unconscious.
When talking about my My Yun Yun, I said, "It would be good to go and see him; he's had a tough journey."
Yun Yun found an excuse for herself and then came over with Nalan Yanran.
But once she got there, she realized a problem.
Her personally taught disciple was also very "interested" in Yang Shan! Yun Yun, who knew her disciple very well, understood this perfectly.
It's perfectly normal for Nalan Yanran to be experiencing her first stirrings of love at her age.
And Yang Shan is so outstanding.
Of course, Nalan Yanran was not deeply in love with Yang Shan; she only had a slight, shy feeling typical of young girls.
Yun Yun felt a sudden surge of relief for no apparent reason.
"Fortunately, things aren't too bad."
If Yang Shan Shanzhen and Nalan Yanran were to become a couple, given Yun Yun's personality, she would definitely choose to offer her blessings.
But judging from their previous interactions, Yang Shan doesn't seem to have that kind of interest.
Thinking of this, Yun Yun felt a pang of sympathy for her disciple.
To Yun Yun's surprise, despite her deliberate control of her expression, her eyes kept darting away and glancing at Nalan Yanran from time to time. Yang Shan was able to guess Yun Yun's thoughts pretty accurately.
Knowing the relationship between Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, and understanding Yun Yun's personality, analyzing these things shouldn't be too difficult.
At this point, "The Soul Hall’s First Player" will make his move once again!
Yang Shan took out two portions of the Accompanying Amethyst Source from his Storage Ring, stood up, held them in both hands, and came to Yun Yun: "Senior, please take a look at the Accompanying Amethyst Source that you promised before."
Yun Yun was surprised that Yang Shan didn't give the Accompanying Amethyst Source to Nalan Yanran, but instead gave it to her! And even two portions!
Yun Yun reminded him, "Yang Shan, only one copy is needed."
Yang Shan: "I am very grateful for your care along the way. I will never forget your kindness. I would feel uneasy if I did not accept it!"
As Nalan Yanran listened to Yang Shan's words, she felt that something was amiss.
But how could a young girl who had never been in a relationship possibly understand this!
If one had to nitpick Yang Shan's words, it would only be his statement, "I dare not forget the kindness of my seniors."
Normally, it should be, "The younger generation will never forget the kindness of their predecessors."
But to Yun Yun, those words meant something else entirely! What do you mean, "I can't forget this feeling"?
It was clearly a favor she owed! Yun Yun subconsciously took a step back. "I, I don't want it, take it back."
Nalan Yanran was somewhat puzzled as to why Yun Yun was reacting so strongly, but she was determined to fulfill her duty as a disciple.
That is to help the master resolve the problem.
Therefore, Nalan Yanran earnestly advised:
"Master, Young Master Yang is a grateful person. Since you helped Young Master Yang in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Young Master Yang will surely do something in return. Please accept it."
Excellent! Just for Nalan Yanran's words, the gift of the Accompanying Amethyst Source given to her was worth it!
Oh, it can't really be considered a gift.
This "debt" must be repaid by her master!
Yang Shan gave Nalan Yanran a grateful look, very satisfied.
Nalan Yanran winked at Yang Shan, her heart filled with joy:
"Young Master Yang still has a conscience; he thanked me with his eyes!"
Yun Yun never expected that her cherished disciple would betray her at this crucial moment! But Nalan Yanran had already said those words.
Yun Yun couldn't find a reason to refuse.
Unless she tells Nalan Yanran that in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, it was actually Yang Shan who was holding Yang Shan and protecting Yang Shan, and that she owes him countless favors that she can never repay! "Forget it, debts are never a burden, anyway, I only owe him."
Yun Yun carefully put away the two portions of the Accompanying Amethyst Source, then said softly:
"Yang Shan, thank you. You get some rest. Yanran and I will be leaving now."
Nalan Yanran was indeed too young; she hadn't noticed that Yun Yun's way of addressing Yang Shan had changed.
He used to call me Xiaoyou, now he's called Yang Shan, and from now on he'll be called my husband. "Yanran, let's go."
Yun Yun felt that her mind was too chaotic right now and it wasn't appropriate for her to stay here.
Nalan Yanran was somewhat unwilling:
"Master, we just got here."
Nalan Yanran wanted to say a few more words to Yang Shan.
But seeing that Yun Yun's expression was a little off, Nalan Yanran had no choice but to say, "Young Master Yang, I'm sorry, this was too rushed."
Yang Shan showed great magnanimity:
"It's alright, let me see you off."
Yun Yun wanted to refuse, but she felt embarrassed to do so.
"That's enough, that's enough!"
When Yun Yun came to see Yang Shan this time, the word that appeared most often in her mind was "That's it".
She probably doesn't even realize that she's already stuck in the mud!
Refusing is a way to save yourself.
And "that's it" means giving up the struggle!
If this continues, they will truly become deeply entrenched and unable to extricate themselves! The three of them left the courtyard together.
Yun Yun subconsciously wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with Yang Shan, but then deliberately took two more steps forward.
Hey! Just in time, a seat was made up for Nalan Yanran! Nalan Yanran clearly wanted to chat with Yang Shan for a while longer, and immediately started talking:
"Young Master Yang, I will be going into seclusion in a few days. When I emerge, I will surely be a Dou Wang). At that time, we can spar again!"
Yang Shan smiled and said:
"That would be great, but you'll have to prepare the items for the duel."
Nalan Yanran was full of confidence:
"Don't worry, I'm going to the Life and Death Gate this time. When I come out, I'll definitely be stronger than you!"
The Life and Death Gate, the final resting place of the Misty Cloud Sect's Acting Sect Leader, is fraught with peril upon entry, but those who successfully emerge will undoubtedly experience a meteoric rise in cultivation! In the original novel, Nalan Yanran entered the Life and Death Gate at the Da Dou Shi level and emerged directly at the Peak Dou Wang! (Then she was defeated in Yan Yi, who was also at the Peak Dou Wang but in poor condition.) However, in the game, by the time Nalan Yanran emerged, the Misty Cloud Sect had already undergone a complete transformation! At that time, Yun Yun... "Yun'er!"
Yang Shan immediately stopped in his tracks.
Which brat dares to address Yun Yun like that? Not far away, a middle-aged man exuding a mature aura strode over.
Yun Yun's expression immediately turned much colder:
"Gu He, I've told you more than once, don't call me that!"
Pill King Gu He, the number one Alchemist of the Jia Ma Empire! In the original work, this character also has a certain role. His most prominent appearance is in the Tagor Desert, where he, along with Yun Yun and two other Dou Wang, tries to seize the "Green Lotus Core Flame" obtained by Medusa Queen.
In Gu He's eyes, Yang Shan had become nothing but air; he only had eyes for Yun Yun!
Faced with Yun Yun's dissatisfaction, Gu He smiled politely, "We have been friends for many years, so it is not inappropriate to address each other in this way. I don't really want to change it."
Yun Yun showed no respect to Gu He: "Then when you go to Tagor in a while, you don't need to invite me!"
Gu He wasn't annoyed at all:
"Alright, Yun Yun, I heard that Yanran is going to the Life and Death Gate, so I came here specifically to discuss with you whether to prepare some pills for her to help her improve her strength."
"No."
Yun Yun refused without hesitation, and even moved closer to Yang Shan: "Yang Shan and I went to the Magical Beast Mountain Range and have already taken care of everything for Yanran, so you don't need to worry about it."
Pill King Gu He and Yun Yun have known each other for many years and he knows Yun Yun very well.
So they immediately noticed something was wrong.
Yun Yun's tone was off! He had never heard Yun Yun speak like that in all these years.
It's like showing off!
A woman flaunting another man in front of him? What does that mean? Pill King Gu He's gaze immediately shifted to Yang Shan: "Who are you?"
The Alchemist Convention was not attended by Pill King Gu He, so he naturally did not know the identity of the young man with the handsome face.
Yang Shan said calmly, "Yang Shan."
Pill King Gu He suddenly realized:
"So he's the champion of the new Alchemist Convention. Truly, heroes emerge from among the young."
Pill King Gu He is actually a pretty good person; he has his own bottom line and principles.
But he was deeply obsessed with Yun Yun.
Otherwise, in the original story, he wouldn't have agreed to Yun Shan's arrangement and prepared to marry Yun Yun even though he knew Yun Yun was unwilling.
Gu He has been very troubled lately because after he slightly revealed his feelings, Yun Yun began to deliberately distance herself from him.
But Gu He wasn't in a hurry.
Gu He felt that Yun Yun wasn't only interested in him, but also had feelings for him in that way.
But for so many years, he had never had any thoughts about that! So Gu He had always thought of "dripping water wears away a stone".
Over the years, he refused the Alchemist Guild's offers and cooperated with the Misty Cloud Sect, simply because he wanted to be closer to Yun Yun.
Being near the water gives you an advantage.
Gu He believed that as long as they spent more time together, Yun Yun would see his efforts and feelings! He was just a little too hasty last time and shouldn't have revealed his feelings so early.
So Gu He took the initiative to come to Yun Yun this time because he wanted to apologize to her by helping Nalan Yanran.
He's so sweet!
Gu He has always believed that after so many years of getting to know each other, they have reached the point of being "friends," and it is impossible for Yun Yun to have no feelings for him at all.
He just needs to wait patiently until Yun Yun figures it out.
Unexpectedly, what awaited them was a young man of the same generation as Nalan Yanran! [Ding! Player, please note that you have incurred the hostility of "Gu He," Gu He's favorability has decreased by 10.]
This favorability system is slow to add, but it deducts quite quickly! Not wanting to lose his composure in front of Yun Yun, Gu He took the initiative to extend his hand. "Seeing is believing, I am Gu He."
Yang Shan understood perfectly and shook hands with Gu He.
Gu He maintained his refined smile:
"I've long heard that the champion of the new Alchemist Convention is a guest of honor of the Mittel Family. He has already reached the fifth rank at a young age, and I'm itching to show my skills."
Although Gu He mainly cultivated medicine, his cultivation level did not decline.
He was among the Ten Great Experts of the Jia Ma Empire, ranking even higher than the heads of the three major families.
Nine-Star Dou Wang!
Gu He wanted to test Yang Shan's methods and see why Yun Yun would ignore him, a sixth-grade Alchemist, and insist on getting close to a Fifth Grade Alchemist!
Yun Yun understood Gu He's meaning and became somewhat angry:
"Gu He, what do you mean?"
Seeing Yun Yun like this, Gu He was even more furious.
Has the maintenance become this direct? Gu He smiled faintly:
"It's nothing, just mutual appreciation between Alchemist."
After Gu He explained, he did not give Yang Shan a chance to reply.
Immediately, Yang Shan felt a surge of intense Dou Qi emanating from Gu He's hand.
But Yang Shan was prepared.
He channeled his Dou Qi into the Naling reservoir within his dantian.
Like a scarlet demon, Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning leaped out of the Naling and instantly crawled up Yang Shan's arm and into Gu He's hand! Gu He's face turned pale, and he retreated repeatedly, trying to suppress the eerie lightning with his own flames.
But!
What kind of Sixth-Rank Beast Flame dares to be so presumptuous in front of the strange lightning?
This trash flame doesn't even qualify to trigger Overload! Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning raged within Gu He's body.
Having no other choice, Gu He had to mobilize a large amount of Dou Qi to neutralize the power of the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning.
However, the Meridians in the body have been damaged, and it will probably take several days to recover.
"Is this some kind of supernatural lightning? He's an Alchemist, using supernatural lightning? What a weirdo!"
Gu He grew increasingly angry. He had intended to teach Yang Shan a lesson, but Yang Shan was unharmed while he himself was injured.
Wait a minute! Gu He sensed something was wrong.
Yang Shan was not injured, so why was he kneeling on the ground?
Her face seemed even paler than his, and she was covering her hand! Her right hand didn't seem to be covered properly either, but the areas that weren't covered were covered with burn scars.
"Yang Shan!"
"Young Master Yang!"
Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, the master and apprentice, panicked and came to Yang Shan's side, one on his left and one on his right.
Nalan Yanran kept asking:
"Young Master Yang, how are you? Your hand!"
Yun Yun even took out a healing ointment from her Storage Ring and applied it to Yang Shan right in front of Gu He.
Gu He was completely dumbfounded.
Are you kidding me! With the protection of the strange lightning, how could Yang Shan be injured like this by Sixth-Rank Beast Flame?
Yang Shan not only did not mobilize any force to suppress Gu He's flames.
He even deliberately let the flames in, and used his Soul Strength to make the flames burn even brighter!
That's why his right hand is now burned to a crisp! Yang Shan sneered inwardly.
So you call her "Yun'er"? Is this a targeted attack?
Do you really want to embarrass me to make yourself look good?
What does "Old Schemer PhD student" mean? "What kind of scoundrel dares to lay a finger on my My Yun Yun? I'll make sure you pay!"
What does Yang need to say now? Of course, he needs to say:
"Senior Gu He's methods are truly remarkable! I am ashamed to admit my inferiority!"
Gu He felt as if the Sixth-Rank Beast Flame he controlled was burning in his heart.
What are some good methods?
What do you mean by feeling inferior? Who are you putting on this show for?
Of course, it's for Yun Yun to see! Yun Yun's eyes are full of concern when she looks at Yang Shan, but full of anger when she looks at Gu He.
This "differential treatment" nearly made Gu He vomit blood.
He felt that the love he had longed for all these years was about to leave him.
Ouch! It hurts so much! But Gu He still had to maintain his composure, so he endured the pain and was determined to expose Yang Shan's trick:
"Yun Yun, this kid isn't hurt. He's just putting on an act for you! I'm the one who's injured!"
"You?"
Yun Yun glared at Gu He: "Do you want to listen to what you're saying? Yanran can't figure it out, but I, a Dou Emperor, can't figure out how much lightning power has entered your body?"
The Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning is considered a Old Schemer, as its red light provides excellent concealment.
Under Yang Shan's deliberate control, the "Strange Concealment" effect of the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning was maximized.
Therefore, Yun Yun could only sense a trace of thunderous power existing within Gu He's body.
With such power, wouldn't Gu He, a Nine-Star Dou Wang, have been easily wiped out? How could she possibly be injured? Do they really think she's as naive and easily fooled as Nalan Yanran? It's just that Yang Shan couldn't check Yun Yun's favorability list.
Otherwise, you would definitely see the column for Gu He in the list, with his favorability score being deducted rapidly!
Just like how Gu He deducted Yang Shan's favorability just now! Gu He had a lot to say but didn't know how to say it.
Because he knew Yun Yun too well, at this point, nothing he said would make a difference.
Gu He, enduring his injuries, walked over. Yun Yun stood up and stood in front of Gu He:
"Gu He, I always thought you were a gentleman with excellent manners. I never expected you to resort to violence against a junior over a mere disagreement. Are you perhaps worried that Yang Shan will surpass you in the future?"
Gu He didn't answer, but silently placed a Jade Bottle on the ground. "I was too heavy-handed before. Take this pill to heal your injuries."
At the same time, Yang Shan also heard Gu He's coded message, activated by his Soul Strength: "Yang Shan, I'll remember you. I don't care what you're thinking, stay away from Yun Yun. I am the man who is most worthy of her. If I see you getting too close to Yun Yun again, I will make sure you die without a sound!"
[Ding! Player, please note that you have incurred Gu He's wrath. Your favorability has decreased by 30. Current favorability: -40.]
[Ding! Gu He has developed murderous intent towards you and may target you secretly. Please be careful.]
Gu He walked away with a carefree air, but as soon as he turned the corner and left Yun Yun's sight, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Half of it was from anger, and the other half was from injuries caused by Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning that hadn't been treated in time.
Meanwhile, Yang Shan Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, the master and apprentice, were so eager to strip Yang Shan naked to see exactly how much he had been burned.
"Don't worry, I'm Alchemist after all. This little injury can be treated when I get back."
Yang Shan picked up the Jade Bottle that Gu He had left on the ground and handed it to Nalan Yanran: "You'll find it useful when you go to the Life and Death Gate."
Nalan Yanran: "Ah? Young Master Yang, I can't accept this. This is Uncle Gu He."
Seeing that Yun Yun's expression had turned cold again, Nalan Yanran quickly changed her words:
"This is the elixir that Senior Gu He gave you to apologize for."
Yang Shan: "The pills that Gu He produces are of good quality. For my minor external injury, any third or fourth-grade pills will suffice. Here you go."
As he spoke, Yang Shan also tried to wink at Yun Yun.
Yun Yun said helplessly, "Yanran, just accept it. Don't let Yang Shan's good intentions go to waste."
Nalan Yanran lowered her head and said, "Young Master Yang, thank you. You're injured yourself, yet you're still thinking of me."
Yun Yun sensed that something was wrong and quickly said, "Alright, we can't disturb Yang Shan any longer. Let him recover properly. Yanran, come back to the Misty Cloud Sect with me!"
Unfortunately, Gu He's appearance and the resulting "conflict" mainly caused Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran to have a lower opinion of Gu He.
It doesn't have a significant impact on his favorability.
But that's enough.
After waving goodbye to the master and apprentice, Yang Shan stretched.
There probably won't be many opportunities to increase favorability in the short term.
The method of persistent pleading for a hundred days to gain a little favor is not suitable for "The Soul Hall’s First Player".
He has always valued efficiency.
and,
It's no good for a man to be obsessed with beautiful women! It's time to focus on his career! Yang Shan tagged three of his loyal employees in the company group chat:
"Meet at the East Gate for a company activity!"
Chao Bafang: "Received! Coming right away!"
Zhu Tianpeng: "It's been so long since the company had a group activity! I've been grinding games like crazy lately, and this time I'm going to surprise you all!"
Su Yitang: "Wow, boss, what kind of operation requires me to rush back?"
Yang Shan: "I'm going to destroy the lair of the Amethyst Winged Lion King. If you have something to do, you don't have to come. It's fine."
Su Yitang: "Come on, come on! Every car the boss drives makes a fortune. I love the boss's car the most!"
Due to the special circumstances today, the content flowed smoothly as I wrote it, so it was difficult to divide it into chapters. I simply combined it into one.
A long chapter of ten thousand words.
The story of the Sentimental Bro" is coming to an end.
Men should not be obsessed with beautiful women; their careers should be their priority!