Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 933 LaibaoFeifei

"Then I won't cook," Chen Yi chuckled and nodded. "When shall we set off?"

"...Let's leave at nine o'clock."

He Lingling swallowed the last bite of the dumpling and said:

"By the way, Shi Jiu, I remember that the 'Echo' guild is best at creating psychological weaknesses. Once you enter a dungeon, anything that makes you have a violent emotional fluctuation could be a trap."

Her gaze fell on Yu Shijiu's left arm, and she spoke meaningfully.

"I know."

Yu Shijiu nodded, bent down and picked up the chubby baby that was rubbing against his feet.

"Is Fatty still left alone in the rest room? It can't even get into the guild tournament."

"Meow!" Before anyone else could speak, Fatty meowed in dissatisfaction, its green eyes full of protest.

"Be good."

Yu Shijiu bent down and rubbed the chubby, fluffy head, whispering:

"How about I bring you some more dried fish when I get back?"

These words seemed to have an effect; although Feifei was still unwilling, she jumped down from Yu Shijiu's arms.

"Shall we leave now?"

Xu Han took a sip of dumpling soup and looked at the time on the wall clock. "It's almost 8:50 now."

"..." Anjie threw the paper in her hand into the trash can, stood up and said, "Let's go, ten minutes won't make a difference—"

Ding Dong!

The doorbell was suddenly rang.

All five of them turned around and looked towards the door.

Who will come at this time?

Xu Han wiped his mouth and burped, "I'll go open the door!"

After saying that, she ran to the door and opened it with a thud—"Who is it?"

Outside the door, Lu Chusheng looked up at Xu Han behind the door and nodded slightly.

Are we going to the square?

Lu Chusheng asked.

"Huh? Huh?" Xu Han stared blankly at Lu Chusheng outside the door, taking a step back. "Captain Lu? Captain Lu, what brings you here?"

Yu Shijiu, who was stroking the chubby head by the sofa, paused for a moment.

"Lu Chusheng?"

Chen Yi walked towards the door, puzzled. "What's he doing here?"

"..."

He Lingling and An Jie, who knew a little about the inside story: "..."

The two exchanged a glance, each seeing a hint of gossip in the other's eyes.

Yes, Anjie herself is quite a gossipy person.

For example... Lu Chusheng once asked him to give Yu Shijiu a bracelet or similar prop...

Lu Chusheng had already walked past Xu Han and entered on his own, nodding slightly to the others.

"Good morning," Lu Chusheng said, lifting the bag in his hand. "Have you eaten?"

"……have eaten."

Xu Han scratched his head and said.

Anjie raised an eyebrow, leaned back in her chair, and asked, "What brings Captain Lu here so early?"

"I passed by a breakfast shop and saw that they had new flavors of pumpkin pancakes and pan-fried buns."

Lu Chusheng walked to the sofa, bent down, and put the bag in his hand on the coffee table.

"Laibao looks to be in good spirits today."

Lu Chusheng's brows relaxed slightly as he glanced at Yu Shijiu, who was squatting on the ground, and said softly:

"Shi Jiu, it's been a long time."

"..." Yu Shijiu rubbed Feifei's head again and corrected, "It's Feifei, not Laibao."

“Okay,” Lu Chusheng’s lips curled up slightly, “Lai Bao, come here.”

The orange cat, who was called "Baobao" and "Fatty" at the same time: "..."

It hesitated for several seconds, its gaze lingering on Yu Shijiu for a while, then on Lu Chusheng, who was reaching out to it.

"...Meow...meow meow...meow?"

Why am I suddenly being forced to choose someone, meow?!

Feifei/Laibao felt utterly helpless.

In the end, Feifei chose Yu Shijiu and rubbed her head against Yu Shijiu's outstretched hand.

“It hasn’t been that long,” Yu Shijiu said, quite pleased with Feifei’s choice, her tone becoming much lighter: “We just met a few days ago.”

"A few days ago?"

Lu Chusheng didn't seem to care about Feifei's choice. He paused for a moment, then hesitated and said:

"I've been a bit busy these past few days and haven't been able to contact you—"

“Oh, you didn’t come looking for me,” Yu Shijiu blinked and said, “but you spied on me.”

Lu Chusheng's pupils contracted slightly: "...Spying?"

The other people nearby, their ears perked up, were completely bewildered: ???!!!

Xu Han was so shocked that he opened his mouth wide and stared in disbelief.

Good heavens! Spying!

Lu Chusheng!

Lu Chusheng is a peeping tom?!

The captain of the inspection team is a peeping tom!

Anjie and Chen Yi were also shocked. They looked at each other and breathed heavily.

Lu Chusheng...did he really spy on Shi Jiu?

Neither of them suspected that Yu Shijiu would talk nonsense—Yu Shijiu was a very honest and kind person, and he would never talk nonsense.

He Lingling, whose arm was grabbed by Xu Han in his excitement: "..."

She took a deep breath and forcefully pulled her arm out of Xu Han's grasp. "Thank you for grabbing my own arm."

Xu Han: "...Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I really didn't mean to..."

He Lingling clicked her tongue and said sarcastically, "It wasn't intentional—that's a lie."

Xu Han: "He Lingling, you—"

"I wasn't spying on you."

Lu Chusheng's words interrupted Xu Han's rebuttal. He looked completely innocent, his voice low and somber:

"I've wanted to come find you for a while, but I've been too busy with the guild tournament lately, so there's no way I could be spying on you."

Lu Chusheng spoke these words very quickly, worried that Yu Shijiu would misunderstand his character because of this... He had never done such a thing before... How could he admit it?

"Really?" Yu

Shi Jiu stopped patting the chubby head, hesitated for a few seconds, and said:

"Maybe I'm seeing things? But I remember seeing you right after I left the dungeon."

Lu Chusheng's pupils contracted slightly. He paused, then repeated, "You saw me?"

When Yu Shijiu and the others just left the "Thumbelina" instance, Lu Chusheng hesitated but still sent Feifei to find him alone... Was it at this moment that Yu Shijiu thought he was "spying" on him?

Lu Chusheng felt a mix of emotions for a moment, and explained with a wry smile:

"At that time, I was just worried that you might take a second look at my arm because of any potential side effects—"

Lu Chusheng's voice stopped abruptly, and his expression returned to its solemn state.

"How does your arm feel? I brought some potion that can remove contamination with me. You might find it helpful."

As he spoke, Lu Chusheng's gaze remained fixed on Yu Shijiu's left arm, which was deliberately wrapped in cloth, and a hint of worry was visible in his eyes.

“It’s alright,” Yu Shijiu said, “I have a very good ability to accept the changes in my left arm. The contamination is actually good; my strength has increased again.”

As he spoke, Yu Shijiu reached out and placed his hand in front of Feifei—who immediately jumped up on him as if on cue.

Yu Shijiu slowly stood up. The orange cat, which looked bigger than him, nimbly climbed onto his left arm and meowed.

“Look,” Yu Shijiu raised her left arm and spun around in place, looking up at Lu Chusheng with a haughty air: “Now I can hug Feifei with one hand.”

Fatty: "Meow meow meow!!!!"

—This cat is very light!

Lu Chusheng: "..."

Lu Chusheng looked at the person and the cat in front of him, a slight smile appearing on his usually cold face.

"You can keep the props."

Lu Chusheng handed the tools he had specially found to remove the pollution to Yu Shijiu, saying, "I have attached special explanatory notes to the tools and potions inside, just in case. Use them if you need them."

Yu Shijiu looked at the linen cloth bag that Lu Chusheng handed to her, and subconsciously took it and weighed it in her right hand.

It's quite heavy.

Yu Shijiu looked down at the cloth bag in her hand and hesitated, "Lu Chusheng, why did you give me so many props?"

Although he didn't use the props very often, they did help him out of trouble a few times... Why did Lu Chusheng keep giving him things? He seemed to be treating him quite well...

Yes, it's good.

Yu Shijiu wasn't the type to misunderstand someone's good intentions. He knew Lu Chusheng meant him no harm... in fact, he was very kind to him.

but why?

Is it simply because they knew each other before?

"..." Lu Chusheng remained silent for several seconds, then lowered his eyes, "You should also have memories—"

He paused abruptly, looked up at the four people behind Yu Shijiu who were pretending to be oblivious to what was happening outside, but in reality wished they had more ears. He remained silent for a while before continuing:

"Let's talk about this after you finish this dungeon."

Yu Shijiu: "?"

Yu Shijiu looked at him blankly, "Can't I say now?"

Lu Chusheng: "Too many people, too many eyes."

The four eavesdroppers: "..."

Xu Han looked down at his shoes awkwardly and said affectedly, "Oh dear, my shoes are so dirty, how come there's so much dust? I forgot to wash them for the past two days..."

Anjie and the other two standing nearby: "..."

He Lingling couldn't help but elbow him, "Alright, that's too fake, these are newly redeemed shoes."

Xu Han: "..."

No, do you think I didn't know these were new shoes? I was just trying to ease the awkwardness! Don't you understand the importance of easing the awkwardness?!

Yu Shijiu didn't notice the commotion behind her and completely disagreed with Lu Chusheng's statement that "too many people and too many eyes" was wrong.

"Sister An and the others are not outsiders."

Yu Shijiu said earnestly, "They are all good people."

After saying that, he seemed to have forgotten something and added, "A very, very good person."

"..." Lu Chusheng looked at Yu Shijiu, who was earnestly explaining to him, and said helplessly in a low voice, "I know, but there are some things that are not convenient for them to know."

Fearing that Yu Shijiu might ask more questions, Lu Chusheng raised his hand to check the time on his watch and reminded her:

"It's getting late, shouldn't you be setting off?"

"!!!!" Xu Han made the loudest noise, jumping three feet high and running towards the door.

"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up! Being more than ten minutes late will be considered a voluntary surrender by the system!!!"

"what?!"

Yu Shijiu was also startled and quickly followed Xu Han outside. Before running away, she did not forget to comfort the reluctant Fei Fei.

"Fatty, wait for me to come out! I'll take you to eat lots of delicious food when I do!"

An Jie, Chen Yi, and He Lingling also passed Lu Chusheng one after another, with He Lingling being the last one.

Her unusually wide, black pupils lingered on Lu Chusheng for several seconds before she suddenly whispered a sentence.

Lu Chusheng's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes darkened slightly.

All five of them left the lounge.

The lounge was a random location specially prepared by Dawn Games for participating players, so it didn't matter if Lu Chusheng, a player from a guild that wasn't "Alive," was there.

It wasn't originally a house that the five of them "rented".

Lu Chusheng stood there for a long time, until the fat, furry tail kept whipping his legs several times before he came to his senses.

"..." Lu Chusheng bent down and stroked its soft fur. "Are you in a hurry?"

Feifei glanced at him, then walked to the door with cat-like steps, its eerie green cat eyes fixed on the departing figures of Yu Shijiu and his group of five on the street.

"Meow!"

—There's nobody here! They must be panicking!

Lu Chusheng walked to the door and watched the five people's backs as He Lingling's words echoed in his ears.

"Captain Lu, you're not so young anymore."

No... that young anymore.

Lu Chusheng lowered his eyelids expressionlessly, his hand hanging at his side unconsciously rubbing his fingertips.

—What do you mean by not being that young anymore?

Young... old... age... these things are not that important at all.

“Let’s go,” Lu Chusheng said. “When we get there, we’ll be able to see Shi Jiu enter the dungeon.”

"Meow meow!"

—This cat agrees, meow!

————————Live Streaming Plaza

[There are 30 minutes left before the start of the second round of the guild competition. All participating guild players, please proceed to the designated teleportation area.]

The system notification sounded in the live broadcast square.

Yu Shijiu and his group of five exchanged glances upon arriving at the live broadcast plaza, and then headed towards the teleportation platform that Dawn Games had specially set up for the guild competition.

Players from various guilds had already gathered on the teleportation platform, and whispers echoed throughout the spacious area.

When the five of them appeared together in the live broadcast square, many eyes, including those of the players watching the game below the stage, were all turned to them—especially to Yu Shijiu's left arm, which was covered up but still unusually swollen.

"That's Yu Shijiu, right? His arm seems to have really mutated and can't go back to its original shape..."

"I heard they dismantled the core of the Thumbelina dungeon last time; they're incredibly powerful."

"Are those five going to fight 'Echo' this time? I wonder who will win..."

"I bet on 'Echo,' their guild leader's innate skill is 'Mental Pollution'... and that skill is no joke..."

“I also think ‘Echo’ has a better chance of winning. If the contamination on Yu Shijiu’s arm is removed, I can still bet on him to win… but looking at the curve under his clothes… I guess it can’t be removed…”

"Don't they even think of a way to cure the contamination on Yu Shijiu's left arm?"

"Tsk, who wouldn't want to get cured if it were possible? I bet they've tried everything these past few days, but they just can't cure it!"

"Oh my god, they're so unlucky..."

"Who says otherwise..."

"..."

In an instant, the already noisy live broadcast square became even more chaotic, sounding like a flock of ducks quacking incoherently.

Ignoring the whispers about her and her companions that reached her ears, Anjie led the group straight to the teleportation platform in the center of the hall.

Just as they were about to climb the steps, another group came down the steps from the opposite side.