Accept What Comes

"You're the 'Red-robed Cult Master'!?"

Qin Shang's expression was grim as the car finally came to a stop.

Just getting into the residential area, this woman had floored the accelerator three times and slammed on the brakes twice.

He almost threw up his stomach acid…

After saying that, he hurriedly got out of the car.

He patted his chest, feeling the nausea from the G-force lessen slightly.

If he hadn't skipped dinner, he probably would have vomited all over the place by now.

"Are you here to buy information or a walkthrough?"

"Who introduced you? Give me your Path of the Gods ID..."

The next moment, the woman swiftly exited the car, grabbing a red handbag.

This all-red ensemble was something most women couldn't pull off.

It had to be admitted, Miss Pei was incredibly beautiful. The red dress didn't make her skin look bad; instead, it accentuated her fair and rosy complexion, making her look stunning and alluring.

She had a graceful figure and an enticing body.

She was a true stunner.

"My Path of the Gods ID is 'Licking Cockroach Feet Until Dawn'..."

"But I'm not here to find you. A friend asked me to ask for your help!"

Miss Pei narrowed her beautiful eyes and took a thin cigarette from her handbag, placing it between her red lips.

"Friend?"

"If you need help, you mean you want me to investigate other players' information?"

"I can do that. Twenty points for below the Lawful Realm, forty points for the Orderly Realm. The Rule Realm is not up for discussion!"

Damn, no wonder she could afford such an expensive villa. Why don't you just rob a bank?

20 points is twenty million RMB!

40 points is forty million. That's much faster than robbery…

But… Lawful Realm?

Orderly Realm?

Rule Realm?

What are these?

Are these the levels for Path of the Gods players?

Qin Shang opened his mouth.

"Um, actually... it seems like she just wanted you to help deliver a message."

"Please don't misunderstand. She's a God Slayer I met in a dungeon. Her game ID should be 'Grandpa Niu Cosplays Maid to Seduce Zhuang Zhuang's Mom'."

Qin Shang wasn't sure if the Little Loli had lied about her ID.

Mainly, they hadn't interacted for long.

The little girl's situation before facing the 'Divine Punishment' wasn't enough to convey any information.

It was pure luck that he was able to enter Xiangya Linshu; he just happened to run into this 'Red-robed Cult Master' returning home.

If he had come at a different time, Qin Shang might have truly come up empty-handed.

However, upon hearing the ID, the 'Red-robed Cult Master' paused her action of reaching for her lighter, and her deep, dark eyes immediately fell on Qin Shang.

"Who?"

"God Slayer?"

"Are you saying 'Grandpa Niu Cosplays Maid to Seduce Zhuang Zhuang's Mom' became a God Slayer in a dungeon?"

The next moment, Qin Shang could clearly feel a change in the 'Red-robed Cult Master's' emotions. The hand holding the lighter trembled slightly.

"That little girl died? Died in a dungeon? Which dungeon?"

Halfway through her sentence, the woman shook her head as if talking to herself.

"Oh! You met her and managed to return alive, which means she's already been subjected to [Divine Punishment]?"

"So, she's dead?"

Hearing this, Qin Shang's expression became somewhat complicated.

He didn't know what kind of relationship the Red-robed Cult Master had with Grandpa Niu.

He wisely refrained from speaking carelessly.

'Grandpa Niu' had indeed passed away. Based on his limited understanding of the so-called balance mechanism in the Path of the Gods game.

God Slayers were already the failures among the players matched to that dungeon.

After becoming a God Slayer, she was given a new mission.

She only needed to complete her own mission. The Path of the Gods would likely not provide the God Slayer with all the information within the instance.

And if the player successfully cleared the instance, it would mean the God Slayer's failure.

Moreover, if the God Slayer followed along to the final stage of the instance exploration, then in reality, whether it was the main quest or a side quest, the God Slayer would basically know everything.

At such times, the God Slayer group would lose its absolute control over the Path of the Gods!

Who knew if an NPC with self-awareness would directly reveal the entire main quest content for free after the next batch of players arrived!?

For the Path of the Gods, this NPC would become an uncontrollable element.

Then, there was a chance it could disrupt the balance mechanism of the Path of the Gods.

"Divine Punishment" descended, and 'Grandpa Niu' might truly be dead...

The next moment, Qin Shang gave a bitter smile.

"Yes, yes..."

"She's dead!"

"When did she die?"

"Yesterday..."

The 'Red-robed Cult Master's' delicate body trembled, and she almost dropped her cigarette.

After a long while, the woman, who had left Qin Shang with an impression of seductive maturity, finally managed to control her surging emotions. She took several deep breaths and said, "She asked you to find me. Are there any other instructions?"

"She said she hopes you can tell her brother to pretend he never had a sister like her, to pretend she ran away after committing a crime, and to forget her."

As soon as these words were spoken, the 'Red-robed Cult Master's' expression froze.

Then, after a long time, she slowly calmed down a bit, took a deep breath, and said.

"Alright, I understand. But her beloved brother, even if she were here now, would probably feel like a stranger."

"After all, time is a butcher's knife; it makes many things change while people remain the same."

"Do you want to go together?"

"Can I?"

Qin Shang was slightly flustered and nervous upon hearing this.

The 'Red-robed Cult Master' before him was clearly a high-level Path of the Gods player. If he, the public enemy known as the Con artist, interacted too much with someone like her, he might be exposed.

What if she found out he was the Con artist and killed him for points?

This was reality, not the [Death Train].

He didn't have another 'El' to shield him...

"Get in the car!"

The next moment, the 'Red-robed Cult Master' didn't say anything further. She waved for Qin Shang to get into the car.

Qin Shang gritted his teeth.

Since he was here, he might as well accept it. Grandpa Niu probably wouldn't betray him.

For the rest of the journey, the woman in the red dress beside him was very silent.

It seemed she couldn't accept the news of 'Grandpa Niu's' death.

After leaving Xiangya Linshu for about a few kilometers, she finally calmed her emotions and returned to her initial composed state. Then, her opening words were like thunder.

"You're the Con artist, aren't you?"

"?"

Qin Shang's heart leaped.

He hadn't spoken for a long time, and when he finally did, it was so explosive?

His expression twisted as he glanced out the window.

The scenery outside was changing rapidly. It was night, and the traffic was light. The woman's Ferrari sped along, so fast that the surrounding cars appeared blurry to Qin Shang.

He had reason to believe that if he jumped out of the car now, he would likely die...

"You guessed wrong..."

Just as he was about to explain and quibble.

The 'Red-robed Cult Master' took out a ladies' cigarette and placed it in her mouth. As if sensing Qin Shang's wariness, she smiled playfully, her red lips parting and closing.

"Don't misunderstand. I know at least eight thousand Con artists. I won't make a move against you."

That made sense. After all, she lived in a high-end community where the average price was over a hundred thousand per square meter.

The one hundred points might not be as attractive to the 'Red-robed Cult Master' as he imagined.

"Killing a Con artist for those one hundred points is a lot for a Lawful Realm player, but to me, it's just a drop in the bucket."

"What's more, this is reality. Players of other professions don't have that hidden quest to kill the Con artist."

"Even if I killed you, I wouldn't get any reward!"

The next moment, the Red-robed Cult Master continued:

"Normally, the God Slayer only appears in Con artist dungeons."

"And usually, without the Con artist's help, other professions have the highest mortality rate in such dungeons."

"If I were the God Slayer, I would never find a profession that might die at any moment in a dungeon to help deliver a message to someone in reality."

"After all, who knows if the other party can leave the dungeon alive!"

"If I were to find someone, it would definitely be a Con artist with the highest survival rate and the greatest possibility of staying alive."

"And only a Con artist, being the public enemy, would help the God Slayer."

"After all, in the dungeon, if you don't encounter a Con artist, there won't be an NPC like the God Slayer who specifically opposes players."

"Players of other professions would rather the God Slayer be cut into a thousand pieces, let alone help deliver a message."

Hearing this, Qin Shang actually felt a sense of powerlessness.

This woman's logic was very clear!

So, in the eyes of high-level Path of the Gods players, he had been exposed so easily.

"I'll ask you one more time, so are you a Con artist profession?"

"Yes..."

"A newbie?"

"Yes!"