Cut ties? Could I really be that lucky?

"Qian Group, Qian Shishi."

Qin Feng sneered.

The media company he worked for was a subsidiary of the Qian Group.

And Qian Shishi was the daughter of the Qian Group's chairman!

One day, Qian Shishi had spotted Qin Feng and hinted that she wanted to spend a night having fun with him.

Anyone else might have been ecstatic.

Although Qian Shishi wasn't particularly pretty and had a flat figure, she certainly qualified as rich, fair-skinned, and attractive!

But...

Qin Feng had seen the spade tattoo on Qian Shishi's calf!

All Qin Feng had to say to that was: What fucking "traditional virtues"!

Not only did he have no interest in this woman, she disgusted him.

In fact, rumors about Qian Shishi had circulated around the company for a while.

How she had gone into a hotel with six middle-aged foreign men...

How she had taken three men of African descent out for a ride in her sports car...

Then she had spotted Qin Feng, thought he was handsome, and wanted to have some fun with him too...

If the Godforsaken Game hadn't arrived, there was no telling what consequences Qin Feng might have faced for offending Qian Shishi.

But in his previous life, the arrival of the Godforsaken Game had forced Qian Shishi to abandon her plans to use her position to get Qin Feng into bed.

The woman had stopped bothering Qin Feng and left Great Xia for North America, where she spearheaded the founding of Alice's Wonderland, one of North America's top three guilds!

The Alice Guild was a major enemy of Great Xia.

The Qian Group, to which Qian Shishi belonged, was one of the Alice Guild's shareholders!

Through later dealings with her, Qin Feng learned that Qian Shishi had always worshipped everything foreign. She believed only foreign men were real men and looked down on men from Great Xia...

Even with Qin Feng, she had only ever intended to toy with him.

At this point, Qian Shishi should be stranded at Magic City Airport.

Qin Feng thought back.

The arrival of the Godforsaken Game had briefly brought transportation around the world to a standstill.

Flights had been grounded.

Only several days later had Qian Shishi boarded a plane for North America.

If she were in Jianghai, I could take care of her today too.

Still... it won't take more than a few days.

Once I extract higher stats, I can head to Magic City and kill her before she leaves, eliminating any future trouble.

Otherwise, once she reaches North America, dealing with her won't be so easy.

Qin Feng marked Qian Shishi as his next target.

If Qian Shishi died, Alice's Wonderland-the guild that had caused enormous trouble for the Godslayer Guild and even all of Great Xia in his previous life-might never be founded!

After all, Qin Feng had heard rumors in his previous life.

The Alice Guild's various founders had all been sleeping with Qian Shishi.

Once this woman died, the link connecting those founders would naturally disappear...

While he was thinking, Qin Feng's phone suddenly rang.

He picked it up and looked. It was actually Qin Xiaoyou!

She's actually calling me on her own?

Even Qin Feng was taken aback.

After all, as far as he remembered, Qin Xiaoyou would never contact him of her own accord.

In his previous life, he had repeatedly apologized and begged for forgiveness, even going to Qin Xiaoyou's school in person before finally bringing her home to enter the Godforsaken Game together!

But now...

For the first time ever, Qin Xiaoyou was actually calling him herself?

Qin Feng considered it, then answered.

His voice, however, was rather cold. "Hello?"

Qin Xiaoyou's cold voice came from the other end. "Qin Feng? You can still answer your phone? I thought you'd died in the Godforsaken Game... Since you're there, I'll let you know: I earned my own money and bought a place. Stay out of my business from now on!"

The moment Qin Feng heard her tone, he knew she was in a terrible mood.

Was it because Wang Meng had kicked her out?

Or because Song Fei had died?

Whatever the reason, it didn't matter!

Qin Feng couldn't be bothered with her at all. "Whatever you do has nothing to do with me. Qin Xiaoyou, haven't you always felt that I was taking away your freedom? Don't worry. I won't bother looking after you anymore. Do whatever you want."

Qin Xiaoyou was clearly stunned by his words.

She hadn't expected her brother, who had always treated her so well, to speak to her in such a cold tone.

Still, she had made up her mind to cut ties with Qin Feng!

All she wanted was to get acquainted with Dark Shadow, so she couldn't be bothered to dwell on anything else.

And so she said coldly, "So you know how much you've been suffocating me? You said it yourself. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other! Stay out of my business, and I won't come looking for you either!"

"We're cutting ties! Don't go asking around about where I live, either!"

Qin Feng smiled when he heard that.

Cut ties?

Could I really be that lucky?

"Fine."

Qin Feng gave that single-word reply and hung up immediately!

Then he switched off his phone, turned around, and lay down on the sofa.

As his body gradually became translucent, he entered the Godforsaken Game once again!

Hearing the call disconnect, Qin Xiaoyou felt an indescribable mix of emotions.

First came relief.

She had always felt that Qin Feng's supervision was too suffocating, that it left her with no freedom. Now, she was finally free.

Through her own efforts, she and Chu Yan had bought a three-bedroom apartment with a living room and moved straight in!

Although the paperwork hadn't been completed yet, that was only a matter of time.

From now on, she could live away from Qin Feng!

Now no one will hold me back. I can do whatever I want.

Being free feels so good!

Next, I just need to find a way to meet Dark Shadow and get on good terms with him...

Qin Xiaoyou glanced at her phone.

News of Song Fei's death had already spread around the world.

Many people suspected that Dark Shadow had most likely assassinated him.

They just didn't know why Dark Shadow could use abilities from the Godforsaken Game in reality.

Beside her, Chu Yan looked at her with some concern. "Xiao You... isn't cutting ties with your brother a bit much? Why don't you just apologize to him? He seems genuinely angry this time."

Qin Xiaoyou shook her head. "Me, apologize to him? No way! Come on. Once I get to know Dark Shadow, what will I need him for?"

Soon, Qin Xiaoyou and Chu Yan entered the Godforsaken Game together.

They met up in Shell Town!

Qin Xiaoyou obtained a Bronze Grade Assassin skill book, Sap, from Zhang Wei.

Then, filled with anticipation, she opened her private chat with Wang Meng. "Brother Wang~ I have an Assassin skill book here. Could you please help me ask Brother Dark Shadow if he needs it? If he does, I can give it to him."

Qin Xiaoyou felt both nervous and proud.

She was nervous because this was her first attempt to communicate with Dark Shadow!

She was proud because very, very few people had the chance to get acquainted with Dark Shadow at this stage, and she was one of them!

As long as she got along well with Dark Shadow, she would definitely surpass countless others in the new era brought about by the Godforsaken Game!

However...

Shortly after she sent Wang Meng the private message, he replied, "The boss says he doesn't need it. Keep it and sell it for money."

???

Qin Xiaoyou was dumbfounded!

She had never imagined that Dark Shadow would turn down a skill book with a crowd-control effect!

He had rejected it so flatly?