After being poisoned by mushrooms, all the strange creatures became fascinated by me.

"Tonight is really long."

When Sect Leader Qin entered the room, Fang Yingjie was looking at a peach blossom trembling in the wind outside the window and couldn't help but sigh.

"What refined taste you have, my dear nephew," Sect Leader Qin said with a smile, still maintaining his amiable demeanor. "Taking advantage of the spring weather, enjoying the flowers and tea, practicing martial arts and making friends are the most important things."

"Why did you suddenly get involved in such trivial matters?"

Fang Yingjie paused slightly as he reached out to touch the peach blossoms. The young sect leader slowly withdrew his hand, turned around, and said with impeccable humility and respect, "What do you mean by Sect Leader Qin's words? I don't understand."

"If there was anything that prompted Yingjie to take action tonight... Not long ago, I was taking a walk with my guards when I saw a group of arrogant thugs, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, besieging Instructor Han inside the 'Jiebailing' restaurant."

"Instructor Han seemed to have some urgent matter, but those people kept pestering him. I thought of the Iron Calculation Sect and 'Jie Bailing' who have always been on good terms, so I sent my guard to lend Instructor Han a hand."

Fang Yingjie spoke casually, then innocently raised his head to look at the enigmatic Qin Sect Leader. Behind him, several guards stared intently, their right hands gripping the hilts of their swords at their waists without any attempt to conceal their presence.

"But what's wrong with Yingjie's actions?"

Fang Yingjie took another step forward, his eyes fixed on Sect Leader Qin with genuine concern. "Could it be that the group that attacked us was the one Yingjie should be helping, actually Instructor Han... who has fallen out of favor with Sect Leader Qin?"

Sect Leader Qin... is clearly not a good person.

Fang Yingjie's mind raced.

He had previously assumed that Han Zhou and the sect elders were having an internal conflict, and that Han Zhou was there to help Tang Li, so he and Nan Tan naturally sided with Han Zhou.

Judging from the way Master Qin came to question him personally, it's likely that the elder who blocked Han Zhou was acting on his orders.

The purpose of Han Zhou's entry into the city was to investigate the cult and find out the "mystery" behind it.

Since Sect Leader Qin stopped him, it means... Sect Leader Qin doesn't want him to eradicate the cult?!

No wonder! No wonder that city was clearly the "Jie Bailing" cult's backyard, where cult members could openly live and roam. It turns out that the "Jie Bailing" leader was supporting them from behind the scenes!

So, if that's the case, what is the relationship between Sect Master Qin and the supernatural?

For a moment, Fang Yingjie felt a deep chill.

Before Fang Yingjie's probing words had even faded from the air, it was clear that "Jie Bailing" was seven-tenths astounded by Han Zhou, and Sect Master Qin certainly couldn't admit to any strife between him and Han Zhou. He sized up the young sect master of the Iron Calculation Sect before him and finally realized that he had underestimated him all along.

...If King Zhou of Han had such a seemingly gentle but actually ruthless nature, he probably wouldn't even be able to hold onto his position as sect leader.

Qin, the sect leader, suddenly burst out laughing.

"That's alright. It was just that Han Zhou had a spat with one of the elders, and they were just exchanging a few blows." Sect Leader Qin chuckled twice, then suddenly narrowed his long, narrow eyes. "However..."

"Nephew," his voice gradually turned slick and cold, "besides this matter, is there anything else you haven't told your uncle yet?"

"for example……"

"Didn't you have a bodyguard in blue who was always with you? Where is he now, Uncle?"

Fang Yingjie's expression remained unchanged, but his hand, hidden in his sleeve, clenched tightly without making a sound.

the other side.

Xia Feilin's dark eyes were fixed on Tang Li, as if thick ink was churning deep within his pupils, while his face was deathly pale.

It's creepy to look at.

Tang Li knew that he was no longer "Xia Feilin"; he was Jie Bailing, who was living in the body of "Xia Feilin".

—And the sculpture representing Jie Bailing was trampled under my feet.

The players stared at each other across half a rooftop. Meanwhile, the comments on the screen flew before her eyes like snowflakes.

"What? The streamer's getting a bit cocky, huh? Provoking a senior in only the second dungeon?" "The streamer thinks he can go toe-to-toe with the manager?" "If the streamer's got guts, go for it! He's just built up a few muscles and thinks he's invincible?" "So you're the one provoking Master Jie? Wait till Master Jie cuts you into a pig's tail..."

The number of viewers in the live stream kept rising, and the originally harmonious atmosphere was suddenly disrupted by the new viewers. In a daze, Tang Li seemed to have returned to her first instance, when she was besieged by the supporters of Lord Li Dai and truly experienced what it meant to be "pointed at by thousands".

Jie Bailing's supporters somehow got wind of the news and followed the trail to Tang Li's live stream. Having never witnessed the level of threats and intimidation Tang Li had faced to clear the dungeon, they naively believed that these insults would scare her away.

Tang Li suddenly smiled.

These people are all talk and no action.

Like the anchor Jie Bailing they support, they exude the foolishness of those who think too highly of themselves.

for example……

Is she really Jie Bailing's rival?

A sword light, as graceful as a swimming dragon, cleaved through the spring night filled with peach blossoms and birdsong.

"What are you looking at?" the boy teased, his voice clear and melodious.

Han Zhou suddenly brought his sword down, his voice no longer concealing the killing intent, "—Look at me!"

How does a "top assassin" built on the lives of the elderly, women, and children compare to the four great assassins of the martial arts world who train hard every day?

Tang Li thought to herself that she probably couldn't compare.

Jie Bailing chose to inhabit Xia Feilin's body, seemingly to demonstrate his authority as the "Fengxian God," but in reality, he gave up his greatest advantage as a player—he could no longer use those bizarre and unpredictable dungeon items.

Even if Xia Feilin's body possesses abundant internal energy and top-notch martial arts skills, could it really withstand Han Zhou's attacks if controlled by Jie Bailing?

Not to mention...

The gleaming blade blocked Jie Bailing's escape route.

...Not to mention that his enemies at this time were not limited to King Zhou of Han.

Another expert was also present – ​​“Sand”, Lian Shi.

The golden eagle was still circling overhead, and the ignorant people looked up at the sky in fear, involuntarily kneeling and praying. Below the golden eagle, three figures were locked in a fierce battle.

Tang Li's poor dynamic vision couldn't keep up with the three's fight at all; the sharp glint of swords clashing almost hurt her eyes. But she still refused to look away, determined to faithfully broadcast the scene, even if it meant acting as a low-resolution camera.

Tell all the viewers in her live stream to see how their idol, the genius streamer "Jie Bailing," is struggling to defend herself against attacks from two indigenous people.

Did you see that? A smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

The streamer definitely shouldn't confront the managers head-on.

However, the streamer happens to have a good relationship with the NPC.

—And these are the NPCs you look down on.