Defeat the Boss Lady, and You'll Be the Boss

When Li Xunsheng opened the box, what met his eyes was a slightly yellowed... piece of parchment?

The paper in his hand was suffused with an ancient yellow hue. Extremely delicate patterns seemed to decorate its edges, while the contents were shrouded in black mist. Even the Eye of God couldn't make out the details for the moment...

It looked very much like the parchment used in certain ancient texts, but its texture had a bizarre warmth and slipperiness to it... Anyone could instantly tell that this was not the rough, dry hide paper of ordinary beasts.

The game's basic Detection Skill produced a string of question marks as usual, offering no help whatsoever. Xuan Sheng carefully unfolded the strange letter in his hand...

[Unknown Recommendation Letter: Give this letter to the only demon in Lone Star City. She will answer your questions.]

A demon in Lone Star City?

This time, even the Eye of God could only detect extremely limited information... The uncertainty made the youth furrow his brows tightly and mutter under his breath.

When he had appraised Yi Qing's Assassin class advancement letter before, it hadn't been this troublesome.

Could it be that this piece of parchment, which looked like a contract and bore all sorts of strange black patterns, was itself a scroll with a special effect?

With more and more doubts filling his mind, Xuan Sheng tried to figure out the parchment's details first, but the strange black mist covering it kept him from reaching any conclusion...

[Appraisal Skill level too low. Unable to appraise this item.]

"Damn... This thing is way too strange. Even the Eye of God can't see through it? Is it an item of the same level?"

Unable to figure out what the thing actually was, the youth could only give up and turn his attention to the clue it had provided...

A demon in Lone Star City?

And the only one?

Wouldn't that be Mo Rui?

Succubi should belong to the broad category of demons.

Once he thought of that, Xuan Sheng couldn't help but feel slightly startled.

Oh no! He had just teased the pure-hearted boss lady...

And right after that, he had received a quest related to her...

Oh, come on...

If he had known there was such a quest, how would he have dared provoke Mo Rui?!

Looking at the strange parchment in his hand, Li Xunsheng braced himself and stepped out of his room...

This thing was indeed far too important to him... According to the information provided by the treasure chest, it should be the hidden class most suited to him.

For that alone, he had to figure out what exactly this thing was and what sort of quest it could lead to.

Xuan Sheng tiptoed out of his room. After looking around for a short while, he spotted the contemplative boss lady in the main hall.

After returning to the shop, Mo Rui had changed into a blue qipao with patterned designs and a high slit. Her jade-white legs were casually crossed, and an exquisite hairpin held back her purple hair. Her bearing was gentle and graceful, yet carried a distinctive allure...

He didn't know whether this boss was deliberately catering to human clothing styles, but she always seemed to enjoy wearing all kinds of form-fitting qipaos.

Although it had to be said that this sort of clothing did highlight Mo Rui's excellent figure and was extremely pleasing to the eye.

But seriously, who wore qipaos for no reason...

This boss lady had really developed a strange habit... Could she actually think that human women dressed like this every day?

Watching the woman in the distance, whose mood he couldn't read, Li Xunsheng hesitated, unsure whether to approach or put it off a little longer.

Even though he had few memories from before the game, he knew this much very clearly: angry women were not to be trifled with. Reason and sentiment were both useless. It was like playing music to a cow.

So, before asking about the letter, should he do something to make amends and improve the boss lady's mood?

The youth had no idea what to do, so he opened the chat panel...

[The boss lady I just teased is now someone I need a favor from. What should I do? This is urgent. Waiting online.]

'Seriously, brother? You came all the way to Lone Star City and still dared to offend an NPC? Are you trying to die?'

'Let me tell all you old hands something: the safe zone doesn't restrain NPCs. They can actually attack people, believe it or not!'

'Players can attack too, actually. They just get arrested by the soldiers.'

'I remember this crappy game's affection system is invisible, but if you really offended an NPC, why not try helping her out and completing some daily quests?'

In the chat channel near Lone Star City, plenty of players had been forced to rest because they were short on supplies. The moment they saw Li Xunsheng's request for advice, they immediately began chiming in.

Complete some quests for Mo Rui? But the problem was... this lady only gave quests to demons...

Besides, he was worried that she would reject the quest, which was why he had planned to do something first.

'Brother, my advice is don't chicken out. Just go for it! As long as you defeat the boss lady, you'll be the boss!'

'Holy crap, what the guy above said makes so much sense—in every possible way.'

'I suggest you just lie down and live off her. Food prices in Lone Star City are absurdly high right now, and supplies are hard to find. Apparently, it's aimed at players like us. Everything's normal for NPCs, so freeloading off her is definitely the better option.'

'Rich lady, I'm hungry. Feed me~'

'I want to live off someone too~ Are there any handsome guys? Private message me starting from one Copper Coin. No time-wasters...'

Before long, the chat room's discussion had veered in a strange direction, and it could no longer provide Xuan Sheng with any help.

Tch, asking them was pointless... Those idiots really were completely useless.

Casting aside all wishful thinking, Xuan Sheng put on a shameless face, prepared himself for sacrifice, and approached the boss lady.

"Hmm?"

Why had this guy come over again?

"Ahem, boss... Are you in a good mood right now?"

After forcing himself to approach, Xuan Sheng still didn't dare hand over the quest directly. He planned to apologize first and coax this lady into a better mood.

Seeing the guilty look on Xuan Sheng's face, Mo Rui raised the corner of her mouth in a wicked smile.

"I'm feeling wonderful... A certain little brother called me a pure big sister. Oh, it made me so happy—so happy that I can't even listen to anything anymore. Go on and do your own thing. I'm busy being happy right now, so I don't have time to deal with anything else."

The moment Mo Rui saw the man's expression, she knew he had run into trouble again.

When he had asked her for an advance on his wages before, the man had worn the exact same expression. Now he had inexplicably come before her again, so it was definitely nothing good.

Under normal circumstances, since her soul was under his control, it was rare for her to see this guy looking as though he needed a favor.

And today, he had only just angered her before coming back...

Heh. If she let this excellent chance to 'get revenge' slip by, she would no longer be Mo!

"Why aren't you accompanying the little girl you tricked into coming here earlier? Why have you come looking for this 'pure' and 'adorable' succubus? Hmm?"

Almost through gritted teeth, Mo Rui spat out those words resentfully.

She had originally intended to conceal her feelings, put on a little act, and let him off after teasing him a bit.

But whenever she thought of what this guy had said earlier, her mind filled with anger.

"It's just that I thought what I said before was too harsh... I came to see whether you were angry..."

The hole he had dug for himself earlier was too deep, and now Xuan Sheng wanted nothing more than to smack himself twice.

Why had he run his mouth for no reason? Why had he dug such a huge hole?!