Chapter 20

“A guild war is basically a battle organized by guilds.”

Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun quickly explained to the newbie disciple, “These guilds are going to fight each other in the wild. The losing side will have a debuff applied to all their members, which will lower their equipment attributes for an hour.”

Yu Mi couldn’t help but feel a bit panicked, “What should we do?”

After all, someone got into trouble to protect him, and he didn’t expect things to escalate so quickly…

Now he really couldn’t laugh it off.

However, Shen Gun remained calm, “It’s fine, you keep doing your quests, I’ll go handle the guild war.”

“So many guilds are declaring war on your guild…” Yu Mi was quite anxious, “How many people are in your guild? Will they blame you? Will they kick you out?”

Shen Gun said, “They can’t kick me out. I’ll just send some red packets in the guild chat.”

“Wow! Does your guild need more people?” Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun immediately asked, “My alt is also in the Qingyun Alliance! Can I join to get red packets?”

“Sure,” Shen Gun replied, “Just add me, I’m heading to the guild’s YY channel now, bye.”

Then he left Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun’s YY channel.

“Oh my,” Yu Mi was at a loss, “What should I do, Master?”

“What do you mean what should you do? There’s nothing you need to do.” Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun comforted, “Don’t worry, he got himself into this, he’ll handle it, you don’t need to worry.”

Yu Mi: “That’s easy to say, but he did it to help me…”

“He did it voluntarily, he’s just bored,” Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun said, “Really, don’t worry, guild wars are common in the game, don’t think it’s a big deal, it’s really nothing.”

The senior brothers and sisters also tried to console Yu Mi.

However, Yu Mi was a newbie, experiencing this for the first time, and it was hard for him to relax.

“Will they force him to switch factions?”

“They can’t force him, my silly disciple.” Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun said, “It’s just for fun, don’t worry too much. Shen Gun is wealthy, he often participates in auctions. I mentioned before, after every faction war, there’s an auction where you can only bid on items dropped by your faction. He’s willing to spend money, and the Qingyun Alliance relies on him for funding.”

Chen Ziming, who was behind Yu Mi, also said, “Even if he switches factions, it’s fine. If he really comes to our Chiyan Valley, everyone would probably welcome him. Trust me, it’s not a big deal. Just play your game, don’t be afraid.”

Yu Mi: “Alright…”

At this point, his master spoke again, “Really, don’t be afraid. Don’t you think it’s fun? This is the Jianghu! Isn’t it exciting and thrilling?”

Yu Mi: “It is exciting…”

After all, he had never experienced anything like this in other games before…

Especially when he glanced at the world channel.

[World] Onion Ginger Garlic: I just logged in and got hit with four guild wars, [What Are You] what the heck did you do?! #Angry

[World] Here’s Some Candy: [What Are You] you enjoyed your romance, but now we’re getting beaten up by four guilds. #Crying

[World] Bear Paw Dumpling: [What Are You] you enjoyed your romance, but now we’re getting beaten up by four guilds. #Crying

It seemed like these were people from Shen Gun’s guild, and the battle looked intense… so much so that Yu Mi didn’t feel like clarifying that he and Shen Gun weren’t in a relationship.

The Chiyan Valley faction channel was also buzzing.

[Faction] Huai Sang: What’s going on with the other side? Why are they all attacking the Mirror Flower Water Moon guild? Is it an internal conflict?

[Faction] A Bean: Why an internal conflict? What did they do? Isn’t Mirror Flower Water Moon a casual guild? They aren’t part of the Qingyun Alliance’s main force, right? And they don’t have any strongholds.

[Faction] Three-colored Violet: It’s for love!! Apparently, several guild leaders fell in love with the same person, and now they’re fighting over it.

[Faction] Mist Encounter: So intense! (ΩДΩ) I can’t see the other faction’s channel, it’s so frustrating!

Yu Mi almost spat out blood.

What the heck is all this?

He typed a few words in the input box, then deleted them.

Now wasn’t the time to speak up, better to play dead.

Yu Mi continued doing quests under the escort of his master and the others. After finishing, his master and the others logged off, and he wasn’t in the mood to play anything else, so he returned home alone.

He opened his friend list, wanting to see where Shen Gun was.

But their affection level wasn’t high enough, so he still couldn’t see Shen Gun’s location. He could only silently watch the world channel.

The world channel was looking for partners again.

[World] Pure Boy: I also want to find a partner who would betray their faction for me, to have a passionate romance! Roaming the Jianghu together, how delightful!

[World] Deep Sea: I also want to find a partner who would betray their faction for me, to have a passionate romance! Roaming the Jianghu together, how delightful!

[World] Baldy Needs to Sleep Early: I also want to find a partner who would betray their faction for me, to have a passionate romance! Roaming the Jianghu together, how delightful!

Yu Mi was speechless, what betrayal? What passionate romance? There’s nothing like that!

Nothing at all!

Until past eleven, when the dorm lights were about to go out, Yu Mi had to log off.

He climbed into bed, lay under the covers, and opened QQ, staring at the chat with Shen Gun, typing and deleting.

Shen Gun’s QQ name was “AAA Professional Fortune Telling,” which matched his usual mysterious persona.

Yu Mi clicked on his avatar, instinctively visiting his space again, only to be blocked out once more.

He then poked his master, asking if her alt had joined the Mirror Flower Water Moon guild chat, and how things were going.

Jinjiang Zai Tao Shizun said, “I didn’t join their guild, I was just joking, how could I join just for red packets? Really, don’t worry, go to sleep early.”

Yu Mi didn’t want to disturb his master’s rest, so he replied, “Okay, okay.”

Then he sent a message to Shen Gun.

“How’s it going?”

Shen Gun didn’t reply, maybe he was still fighting in the game.

About ten minutes later, Shen Gun replied with three messages—

“Worried about me?”

“Such a small thing, look how scared you are.”

“You’re too cute. [Smile]”

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Cute my foot?!

How is this cute?

Yu Mi sent over a Daoist Q-version punching emoji.

Shen Gun sent two more messages.

“Finished the fight, logged off, nothing happened, sleep well.”

“Remember to help me trigger opportunities when you log in tomorrow, don’t forget.”

Yu Mi: “Okay, goodnight.”

Finally, he could breathe a sigh of relief.

What a… unique experience, he needed to calm down.

Yu Mi hadn’t exited QQ yet when Shen Gun sent another message.

“Visited my space again, are you that curious?”

Yu Mi fell silent.

Honestly… he was a bit curious about this guy. He seemed quite interesting.

Full of drama, fun.

What kind of person is he in real life?

Yu Mi quickly stopped his thoughts, it’s all just a persona! Better to keep it within the game!

He replied, “Just clicked randomly.”

Shen Gun said, “My space is open to you now, go take a look. [Sunglasses]”

Yu Mi: “Who cares to look =.=, going to sleep.”

He really held back and didn’t look.

If he went to look, wouldn’t he be admitting defeat?

It’s just a QQ space, what’s there to see?

He opened his own space, checking the visitor records.

Shen Gun hadn’t visited his space today.

So he wouldn’t look at his either.

Not looking, not looking, won’t look even if it kills me!

The next day during break, Xi Xiang Qing asked Yu Mi if he wanted to go to the game exhibition.

“Sure,” Yu Mi immediately took out his phone, “Are the tickets available? Did you buy them? Sword Roar in the Jianghu should be participating, right?”

Xi Xiang Qing said, “I bought them. The game you play is participating, they seem to participate every year.”

Yu Mi quickly bought a ticket, “Then I want to go.”

Every year, there’s a game exhibition in the magic city, with various game companies participating, showcasing their games and interacting with players up close. Although it’s called a game exhibition, it’s quite similar to a comic exhibition. Some activities and gameplay are similar. Yu Mi had been before, but he hadn’t played Sword Roar in the Jianghu at the time, so he didn’t pay attention to it. Now he was quite looking forward to it.

He asked Chen Ziming if he wanted to go, and Chen Ziming agreed.

After buying the tickets, Yu Mi muttered, “I wonder if Senior Qi will go?”

“Qi You’an?” Xi Xiang Qing asked, “Does he play your game too?”

“He doesn’t play,” Yu Mi opened someone’s Douyin homepage, looking at his works, “He said he’s a cloud player… why hasn’t he updated in so many days?”

Chen Ziming said meaningfully, “He must have something on his mind.”

Xi Xiang Qing looked at the two of them blankly, “How far have you two progressed without telling me?”

Since it involved someone else’s personal matters, Yu Mi couldn’t say much, so he explained, “No progress, just some tricky issues. Senior might be stuck in some kind of mental dilemma.”

“Ask him if he’s going to the game exhibition,” Chen Ziming suggested, “It’s a good opportunity to show some concern.”

Yu Mi was browsing the other person’s homepage, “If he’s going, he’ll probably have a group of friends with him… not to mention, there are many people from the anime club who will go. He’s so handsome, he’s definitely popular, it won’t be my turn to invite him.”

Xi Xiang Qing said, “You’re not a small fry, you’re a little corn.”

“Hahaha!” Chen Ziming couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Yu Mi punched him lightly.

Then he opened the game’s super topic, seeing many players promoting the merchandise they made, all very exquisite. Yu Mi planned to get some when the time came.

Halfway through the class, Chen Ziming suddenly chuckled.

Yu Mi looked over at him.

Chen Ziming sent him a link, whispering, “Is this you?”

Yu Mi opened it, it was a post on the Red Potato app.

[Blue-faced Calamity! Several guilds in our server fought over a male sister-in-law! Is this the Jianghu? So crazy!]

The blogger posted screenshots of the guild wars involving Mirror Flower Water Moon from yesterday, along with some world channel messages, with key information censored.

The blogger described it vividly: “Logged in to see several guilds in the alliance starting guild wars, thought it was an internal conflict over attack and defense, but later found out it was over jealousy!! [Crying Laugh] And it was over a male sister-in-law. I heard he’s a Daoist male [Shy], yes, our Daoists are just that charming!”

The comment section was full of people swearing by it.

“Yes, watched the whole thing, it was really interesting! Male sister-in-law is great, male sister-in-law is wonderful!”

“I heard the male sister-in-law is from the enemy faction Chiyan Valley, oh my, cross-faction storm!”

“Fought for three days and nights, so shocking!”

“Picked up an enemy faction CP, I really love the love-hate relationship!”

“The Daoist is truly stunning! I’m also very into Daoists, hehe~”

“So what does the male sister-in-law look like? I mean his game character? Can I see his face? QAQ”

Yu Mi was shocked after reading it, how did it turn into this? What version is this?

Fought for three days and nights?

How come I didn’t know?!

No… could it still be going on now?

He quickly poked Shen Gun on QQ, asking, “Are you still fighting guild wars?”

A few minutes later, Shen Gun replied, “No. In class. What’s up?”

Yu Mi: “Then it’s fine.”

Having QQ really made it convenient to contact and confirm things anytime.

Shen Gun asked, “Are you in the game?”

Yu Mi: “No, I’m in class too.”

He casually took a picture of the computer he was working on, sending it over, with a half-drawn design on it.

Shen Gun: “Studying design?”

Yu Mi: “Yeah, what are you studying?”

Shen Gun sent a photo. A very nice-looking male hand, with a yellow talisman paper between the index and middle fingers.

He said, “I’m studying Daoism.”

Yu Mi felt this guy was so insincere…

Really boring!

No fun!

He had let him know what he was studying in real life, but the other guy was still being all mysterious, not revealing anything.

Yu Mi felt a bit annoyed for some reason.

He knew very well that his annoyance was a bit unreasonable.

But annoyed was annoyed…

Yu Mi replied, “Blocked. [Despise]”