The pleasant conversation at the dining table came to an abrupt end, and Thieves' Den fell silent once more. The two lowered their heads and quietly ate the Dragon Sturgeon. The fish was fresh and sweet enough to make their tongues curl, its flesh melting in their mouths, yet Yan Qing found it as tasteless as wax. He only wanted to finish lunch as soon as possible.
He had genuinely wanted to share his experiences with Shang Xin Lei. That was why he had been so proud and delighted when bringing up Bunny Heroine. Venturing alone into the Calamitous Demonic Ground, killing his way through the Second Turn, and incidentally elevating Yaoshi Yuan to the position of the Fourth Great Protector—these were all achievements worth boasting about to him, amusing stories he could post on the game forums to show off.
But he also understood why Shang Xin Lei was angry. She had met Jiang Shi and Rat Monk, and believed they were both wonderful people. Naturally, she would sympathize with Bunny Heroine, who was thousands of miles away... and would also feel disgust toward someone like him.
Bad people did not like other bad people, and good people certainly did not like bad people. What was more, he was a bad person with no mercy for his subordinates... If he could abandon even important subordinates as though they were worthless, who could such a person cherish? Yan Qing would think the same if he were in her place.
Yan Qing had no intention of explaining himself either. This was his deepest secret, the foundation of his existence in this world, far more important than the friendship of a teammate from Thieves' Den. He would not change the way he played the game, much less his attitude toward alternate accounts.