"Who the fuck am I, anyway?"
Chu Huai Xu squatted beside the corpse, frowning as he cursed inwardly.
He had no memories of this character's past, nor had he received any information from the system.
As a result, he did not even know which side his character belonged to.
Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going?
He knew nothing!
"Oh, right! This person said that I was supposed to infiltrate the Dao Sect."
At that thought, Chu Huai Xu immediately made his decision. "Then I absolutely won't!"
He had now determined that he must have transmigrated.
If he followed the established route, the lack of memories and information would leave him with a great deal of uncertainty and insecurity.
"There are Revival Coins in the game. After dying, you can insert a coin and revive."
"Although my Character Panel shows that, like every initial account, I came with three Revival Coins."
"But what if?"
"This is transmigration, after all. I'm not still playing a game. What if they don't work?"
That was why he felt he had to be relatively cautious.
Just now, he had heard the system prompt sound informing him that the Mission System was activating.
This was extraordinarily important to Chu Huai Xu.
"Borrowed Sword" was a game with a high degree of freedom. Players could explore and develop things on their own, and there were many ways to obtain Experience Points, which could then be used to upgrade their characters, skills, equipment, and so on.
The most official way to obtain Experience Points was obviously to complete quests.
"If these functions still work, then they'll be the Golden finger I'll rely on to survive after transmigrating," Chu Huai Xu thought.
On Earth, he had been able to survive by "selling his looks," flirting around in the game and going all out with the gimmicks.
Surely he couldn't keep doing the same thing after transmigrating, right?
Then he would no longer be some so-called virtual male model. He would really be reduced to screaming for his life.
Chu Huai Xu knew very well that in "Borrowed Sword," strength was fundamental!
His handsome Fox Face, attractive to both men and women, could at most be considered a bonus.
Several more seconds passed, and the Mission System finally finished activating.
A system prompt sound that only he could hear rang beside his ears, just like the legendary Secret telepathic message.
"Ding! The Mission System has been activated!"
"Assessing your Initial Completion Rating."
"Assessment complete. You have escaped the assassination attempt by 'Xue Hu.'"
"Assessment complete. You successfully killed him during your escape."
"Assessment complete—"
As Chu Huai Xu listened to one rating prompt after another, he could not help but complain inwardly. "What do you mean, 'you killed him during your escape'? I didn't run at all, okay?"
"If I had known, I would've taken him on two more dog walks. I might even have tricked some useful information out of him while running."
"And what happened? I killed him in one slash!"
At that thought, Chu Huai Xu slapped the corpse across the face again.
"Smack—!"
It had to be said that since "Borrowed Sword" had been approved for release, the game's guidance for players was certainly positive overall. It would not guide them toward overly demonic or unorthodox paths.
Therefore, Xue Hu, who lay before him now, was surely someone who deserved to die. He was no good person and belonged to the category of "red-name Wild Monsters." Chu Huai Xu felt not the slightest psychological burden.
What was more, after killing him, Chu Huai Xu had even gained 100 Experience Points.
Meanwhile, the two masked men who had been secretly observing Chu Huai Xu from afar could not help twitching slightly at the corners of their mouths beneath their masks.
The two of them could not understand it at all. Why did he have to smack Xue Hu every so often?
Was the sensation really that satisfying?
But as members of the organization, they possessed some of the strongest sense of belonging to the Moon Kingdom in the entire country, along with some of the strongest hostility toward the Mirror Kingdom.
Since Xue Hu was from the Mirror Kingdom, they did not find the Fox Face's actions overly violent.
Besides, the organization's members actually lived under immense pressure. There were far too many people with peculiar hobbies, so...
—They did not understand, but they respected it!
After exchanging a glance, the man wearing the Golden Mask spoke. "We should go."
"My lord, this newcomer is quite interesting. I'd like to observe him a little longer," the Silver Mask Man replied.
Unexpectedly, the other man immediately let out a cold snort. A powerful pressure swept over them in an instant.
"Hmph! Have you forgotten what the organization taught us before, and what Admonitions we received before setting out for the Mirror Kingdom?"
The Golden Mask Man spoke in a deep voice. "The third article of the 'Admonitions': We must not have excessive curiosity about our fellow members within the organization!"
"It's better for you, and better for him!"
The Silver Mask Man immediately lowered his head and replied respectfully, "Yes, my lord!"
Seeing his good attitude, the Golden Mask Man gave a slight nod, and his voice softened somewhat. "You and I both still have important duties to attend to. This is the last Newcomer Reception Mission we're responsible for."
"You should return to the Mirror Kingdom's Imperial Court and take care of your own duties."
"I should return to the Dao Sect as well."
The Silver Mask Man immediately bent at the waist and cupped his hands. "Yes, my lord."
The two went their separate ways and soon disappeared into the rainy night.
As a result, they did not see Chu Huai Xu's next move.
He searched Xue Hu's body, tucked the money pouch and other "loot" from killing the monster into his clothes, then took off running at full speed.
The reason was simple. The Mission System had just rated his Initial Completion Rating at 9.93 points, nearly a perfect score, and had quickly issued a new System Quest—escape the encirclement of the Patrol Office!
"Why are the people from the Patrol Office after me?" Chu Huai Xu wondered as he sprinted while watching the Map, digesting the information in his mind.
There was probably something fishy going on.
But he had no time to think about it now.
On this pitch-black rainy night, he had to find somewhere that could give him a sense of security.
He knew the Patrol Office all too well.
Once, when he had opened an account, he had encountered a Patrol Office pursuit right at the start. Wanting to experience the Patrol Office's signature services, he had lowered the Pain Index to the minimum and deliberately allowed himself to be captured, then endured an entire night of brutal torture.
And the result?
Damn it, it had not been like those anti-Japanese dramas at all. He had not endured all the torture first, only to unlock the hidden ending of the game—the beauty trap!
Chu Huai Xu had transmigrated now and could not adjust his Pain Index. He knew very well that if the Patrol Office caught him, he would have a real good time.
At that moment, while fleeing, he studied the Map and quickly analyzed his escape route.
After weighing his options, he decided to head for nearby Wumeng Mountain.
The map of "Borrowed Sword" contained quite a few mountains and rivers from Earth.
There was the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the Five Great Mountains.
Thus, it was not strange for Wumeng Mountain to appear as well.
In fact, Wumeng Mountain was quite famous in "Borrowed Sword."
The reason was simple: the Dao Sect, one of the Four Great Sects, was located beside Wumeng Mountain.
The players believed that the game team had designed the map this way because someone on the team had to be a fan of the ancient musical duo Phoenix Legend.
Phoenix Legend's "The Fragrance of Madam Shexiang" contained a lyric that went: Wumeng Mountain connects to Mountain Beyond Mountain.
Therefore, it was not difficult to guess that the place where the Dao Sect was located had been named—Mountain Beyond Mountain!
Chu Huai Xu's current choice to flee toward Wumeng Mountain actually went against his original intention.
Just moments ago, he had been thinking that he absolutely would not go to the Dao Sect, embracing rebellion above all else.
At this moment, he did not actually intend to infiltrate the Dao Sect. It was purely because Wumeng Mountain might be the nearest safe zone.
According to the information provided by the Mission System, Chu Huai Xu's current situation was not particularly dangerous.
He had just looked through the mission information. Judging from what it revealed, it seemed that only Xue Hu knew the truth.
But Xue Hu was greedy for money, lustful, and eager to claim credit, so he had not told his colleagues anything.
The reason the Patrol Office had rushed over at this moment was simply that every one of them possessed a Life Token. Once they died, the Patrol Office would know that the person was dead, and the Life Token had a positioning function.
"Then running toward the outer regions of the Dao Sect should be better," Chu Huai Xu concluded.
He was a veteran player of "Borrowed Sword" and knew the game's background inside out.
The Mirror Kingdom, where he was currently located, was led by the Four Great Sects, while the Mirror Kingdom's Imperial Court was weak.
Put simply, the Dao Sect stood above the Imperial Court!
The neighboring Moon Kingdom was different. There, the Imperial Court ruled over the various sects, and the sects followed the Imperial Court's orders.
Wumeng Mountain was practically the Dao Sect's own doorstep. Even if the Imperial Court's people went there, they would act more cautiously to avoid angering the Dao Sect's members.
Without special circumstances, the Imperial Court's people would not even dare set foot there.
"As for whether the death of a scoundrel from the Patrol Office counts as a special circumstance..." Chu Huai Xu certainly did not think so.
Thus, he sprinted through the rainy night, leaving his lower body covered in mud and his black hair dripping wet. Combined with that Fox Face, the wet clothes added a touch of unrestrained, slightly sinister handsomeness to his appearance.
Following the Navigation Function on the Map, he took shortcuts all the way.
Chu Huai Xu passed through the Dense Forest and arrived at the foot of Wumeng Mountain.
Immediately afterward, his pupils narrowed slightly.
There was someone ahead!
On this night of pouring rain, he saw a woman holding an oil-paper umbrella, dressed in light blue and wearing a veil.
She was probably about 1.7 meters tall, with a graceful figure and astonishingly long legs.
Even though the veil revealed only the upper half of her face, she still looked like a beauty.
Unfortunately, her overall bearing was incomparably cold. Her slightly furrowed brows and beautiful eyes filled with scrutiny gave her an immense air of distance.
The woman held up her oil-paper umbrella and looked at Chu Huai Xu, who stood in the torrential rain.
To her own surprise, she somehow spoke the thoughts in her heart. Her voice sounded cold as ice, but the content of her words formed a stark contrast with her voice and bearing.
"Hmm? What a top-grade Cultivation Cauldron."
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