Who was Luo Xue?
Four words described her: queen of ice and snow!
She possessed Ice Extremity, a top-tier ice talent in Calamity, and could turn the earth into glaciers with a mere gesture. She was a goddess-tier player at the pinnacle of tens of millions of players!
Her real name was Zhao Yixue. Born into a martial arts family renowned throughout the world, she had countless adoring fanboys thanks to her outstanding talent and snow-pure beauty.
A national goddess was the perfect description for her.
But she only liked Buyu.
Because she was a competitive woman who had never lost to anyone in anything, yet Buyu defeated her time and again.
That unwillingness to lose became the motivation that kept her chasing him, and as she chased him, she discovered she had fallen for him.
"Luo Xue?"
Seeing the other party's ID, Qiu Ya was stunned on the spot.
"This has to be fake, right? It must be someone impersonating her. Why would the real Luo Xue come looking for a small fry like me? No way!"
Her hands trembled a little as she replied: Are you the real Luo Xue?
Luo Xue: Tell me exactly what happened, when and where. Thank you.
Qiu Ya: I can, but why are you interested in this? Are you really Luo Xue herself?
Luo Xue: ...
Luo Xue had never been good at talking to others and always spared her words. If she had not wanted news of Buyu, she would never have said this much.
Qiu Ya: I'm a player from Linhai City. Here's what happened...
At that moment, Chen Nian still had no idea.
The three women who gave him the biggest headaches had already obtained news of him through their own methods.
Ye Hongling, Su Jinyu, and Zhao Yixue.
All three were among the world's top female players!
But none of them had ever seen Buyu's true face. Even Su Jinyu, who was closest to him, had only seen Chen Nian's masked profile on her birthday.
Right now, Chen Nian was thinking of giving the Ten Thousand Swords Art he had just obtained to Xiao Qi, who was Su Jinyu.
After all, managing so many people in the guild for him was no easy task for the girl!
Lu City.
Ever since the last offline meetup in Lu City, Su Jinyu had stayed there.
She had lowered Buyu's guard by pretending to sleep, then retrieved the surrounding surveillance footage to obtain a photo of Chen Nian's masked profile.
A huge step forward!
"Hehehehe..."
Su Jinyu was holding her phone and giggling foolishly. Its wallpaper was that blurry photo of Chen Nian.
As the daughter of a family that owned one of the world's top hundred corporations, she was a natural beauty adored by everyone, with countless wealthy young men pursuing her. Yet she liked a man whose full face she had never seen.
Such was the frightening power of online romance!
Just then, a streak of flame suddenly flew across the sky and fell into the courtyard like a meteor.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
With a point of Su Jinyu's finger, flying swords shot through the air and collided with the streak of flame.
-Boom.
Flames scattered down as a woman in a red dress landed gracefully, her eyes bright, her lips crimson, her every glance radiant.
"It's you... Ye Hongling."
The hostility in Su Jinyu's eyes instantly multiplied several times over.
This was a romantic rival!
"Little sister Xiao Qi, long time no see. Still as hot-tempered as ever?"
Ye Hongling approached with a smile, her shapely body wrapped in a fiery red dress, her captivating figure enough to drive any man wild.
"What do you want? Spit it out!"
"Nothing much. I just heard from a spy that Buyu appeared in Lu City before?"
"You planted a spy in our guild?!"
"What, you're allowed to run errands as Buyu's little secretary, but I'm not allowed to plant a spy to find out how he's doing?"
Ye Hongling chuckled. "Would you share any news you have with your big sister?"
Su Jinyu snorted. "In your dreams! Even if I had any, why would I give it to you?"
"Don't be so distant, little sister. Neither of us has even met Buyu. What competition is there to speak of? Besides, I'm here to make a trade."
"What trade?"
"I know where Buyu is hiding."
"What?!"
Su Jinyu's beautiful eyes immediately widened.
She had been struggling all this time to find Buyu's exact location, yet this woman had found out first?
"If you have other information, we can exchange it. If not, your big sister isn't in the mood to play around with you." Ye Hongling picked up a cup of tea and leisurely took a sip.
"I have his photo!"
"So you're no fool either? Let me see it."
"Tell me where he is first!"
"All right, all right. Let's deal in good faith. He killed a world boss in Linhai City and even slipped away right under my nose."
Both women obtained the information they wanted from the other.
Su Jinyu was very satisfied. Having a target made things much easier. With the photo as well, she would surely be able to find him in time.
"Little sister Xiao Qi, take your big sister's advice. You can't beat me. Give up."
"Huh?"
"Are yours as big as mine?" Ye Hongling thrust out her chest.
"I... I!"
"Men all like big ones. That way, they can bury their faces in them to sleep. I hope you know what's best for you, little sister."
Su Jinyu flushed red with anger, unable to find anything to say in response for the moment.
But just then, she received a message from Buyu, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
Big brother Buyu messaged me first!
Su Jinyu's mood instantly brightened, and she hurried to reply.
Buyu: I got a Ten Thousand Swords Art skill scroll. It's just what you need, so it's yours.
Xiao Qi: Really?! Big brother Buyu, you're the best! Love you!
The two could trade directly in the Trading Space. Since Chen Nian had said it was a gift, he naturally did not charge her a cent.
[Congratulations on obtaining Ten Thousand Swords Art]
The moment Su Jinyu received it, she took it out of storage.
"Oh my, big brother Buyu cares about me so much! He gave me a rare skill scroll as soon as he got it. What about certain other people?"
Ye Hongling's delicate brows rose, her chest trembling with anger.
She had never expected to have the tables turned on her at a time like this...
Back on the other side, Chen Nian had no idea that two women were fighting over him. He had thought that was the end of the matter.
But he received a message from Chiling.
Chiling: An advanced skill scroll. Want it?
Chen Nian: ?!
An advanced skill scroll was a treasure that could directly unlock his advanced Word Spirits, something he could only stumble upon, never seek out!
He had unlocked the Word Spirit Death God with one of these.
She actually has a treasure like that, and instead of using it herself, she specifically saved it for me?
Chen Nian: You're not using it yourself?
Chiling: Hehe, you're giving skill scrolls to other little sisters, while all I'm thinking about is you. Doesn't your conscience hurt?
Chen Nian: ...?
Damn, how does she know I just gave Xiao Qi something? Are the two of them together?
Chiling: You can have it, but come into the Fire Flame Abyss with me. I'm going there to awaken my advanced Red Lotus Warlock abilities. As long as I succeed, this is yours.
Chen Nian: Okay.
After receiving his agreement, Ye Hongling could not help smiling.
"So that's how it is. I'm off to meet your big brother Buyu. You can stay here swooning over his photo."
"Hey, you... Hey!!!"