"You... aren’t you that guy? And is Su Youyi here too?" At this moment, Taibai Ge was so overjoyed to see the two people in front of him that he was almost at a loss for words.
"That guy?" Liang Yi’s eyes twitched, and he clenched his fists. Am I really that unrecognizable? Then why did he recognize my junior sister immediately?
Beside him, Su Youyi chuckled, covering her mouth as she laughed, sounding like a silver bell tinkling in the wind. Although she didn’t know why this Abnormal Person could recognize her, the current scene really made her unable to hold back.
"Hahaha!" Old Man Orange laughed a bit too unrestrainedly; it was the first time he had seen Liang Yi’s face go unrecognized.
Su Youyi holds an even higher status among male players than Liang Yi had imagined.
Although good-looking game characters are not unheard of, such stunning looks are still a first. But if players genuinely like a game character, it’s not just about the looks; there has to be a substantial characterization.
And the videos about Su Youyi that Taibai Ge dug up from the forums made him see Su Youyi’s touching love for her senior brother, making him lament not being ’that guy.’
Especially the video where Su Youyi descended from the sky to save ’that guy’ swayed his heart profoundly.
The figure bright as stars and moon, the silhouette that allows no harm to the one behind, the vibrant and flaming demeanor like a rose in bloom deeply moved countless hearts.
Now seeing her in person, Taibai Ge was naturally uncontrollably excited.
"Fellow Daoist, if there’s nothing else, we’ll be taking our leave now," Liang Yi said as his other hand withdrew from around Taibai Ge’s waist.
"Eh... Huh? Thank you!" Only now did Taibai Ge realize that the back pain he had been experiencing was gone, healed without him noticing.
Although he didn’t know why Liang Yi and Su Youyi were here, Taibai Ge knew he had to seize the opportunity. For a newbie, chances to interact with such high-level NPCs were scarce; maybe this was the rare quest mission he had read about on the forums!
"Hey, wait!" Taibai Ge called out, careful not to raise his voice too much in case other players noticed and stole his mission. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ N()velFire.net
Old Man Orange scratched his ears, this person is so annoying! Liang Yi had even promised to join him for some free food and drinks at Little Bamboo House while gathering information!
Su Youyi’s expression turned colder; she’s always disliked people who cling to her for no reason, both in the past and now.
"Is there anything else?" Liang Yi, however, didn’t show any impatience. He understood the mindset of a newbie player eager to seize the opportunity to request a mission from a golden name NPC. Besides, he remembered who Taibai Ge was.
The first player from the True Inheritor rank of Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool, that’s this guy.
And this person’s strength and luck aren’t bad either. He fished out a Cultivation Technique and a rare Sword Dao inheritance from the river during the beginning of the server, leveling up to 10 and joining Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool in just half a month without any obstacles.
"I want to... I want to..." Taibai Ge was ecstatic, surprised by Liang Yi’s amiable response.
It’s not that other players haven’t tried to seek tasks from rare and high-level NPCs, but whether they can meet them is one thing, and even if they do, they may not meet the conditions to trigger the mission. He might not be keen on levels and such, but opportunities to encounter such rare events in the game are not to be missed. How could he not seize it?
Right now, Taibai Ge was furrowing his brows, racking his brains on how to trigger a mission. As they say, starting is the hardest part, obtaining the first mission would pave the way for more.
"I want to ask, is it okay if I learn how to fish?"
Liang Yi was speechless. You really are a newbie player through and through, triggering a mission so straightforwardly. If Liang Yi hadn’t intended to be lenient, it would’ve been tough for this guy to trigger a mission.
"Hey, if you want to talk about that, I’m not sleepy anymore, young man!" Old Man Orange, who had been nodding off, perked up instantly at the mention and nearly gave Taibai Ge a fright.
"Holy moly, how can this cat even talk!"
"You’re the one who can’t talk, meow! Your whole family can’t talk!" Old Man Orange bristled on the spot.
"Forget it, forget it, he didn’t mean it," Liang Yi held back Old Man Orange from giving Taibai Ge a claw, otherwise it would be straight to the respawn point.
Su Youyi’s expression grew even colder. How can this bizarre person be so troublesome and persistent? Could it be a plot by the Devouring Spirit Sect wanting to harm my senior brother?
"Ding! Su Youyi’s affection for you -50!"
Taibai Ge, seeing this system notification, was utterly baffled; what had he done to lose affection points? He was thinking of undertaking more missions with Liang Yi to get on familiar terms and possibly receive missions from Su Youyi in the future.
What does this mean? Dying before achieving mastery?
"Well... giving you some pointers isn’t impossible, but first you need to help me with something."
After a moment’s thought, Liang Yi spoke, making Taibai Ge’s hanging heart finally settle. Maybe he really did trigger the rare quest he was hoping for.
"Since you want to learn about fishing, I must first know your current level of fishing."
Hearing Liang Yi say this, Old Man Orange blinked. He thought Liang Yi was just toying with this naïve kid, but it turned out he was serious.