Chengzi’s words caught the attention of many.
Everyone was curious about Ye Shang Chuyang’s voice.
Well, almost everyone.
Ye Shang Chuyang had never sent a voice message before, so most people assumed her voice must be unpleasant.
Why else would she never use voice chat?
Ye Shaohua lazily typed a line in the guild channel:
[Guild] Ye Shang Chuyang: Sorry, can’t talk right now. You guys chat—I’ll listen.
After her message, a few male guild members quickly changed the subject for her. Chengzi made a few sarcastic remarks but eventually dropped it.
“Big sis, when are you and the guild leader getting married? Oh, guild leader, I have Nongying’s photos—she’s a rare beauty! You should really go for her!” Chengzi shifted the topic to An Xun.
The fact that Xianhua Nongying was a genuine beauty had long been spread across Swordsman’s Romance.
Many people had seen An Xun’s photos, and rumors claimed she was the campus belle of A University. Countless players sent her flowers daily in the game.
Hai Guzhou knew this well—otherwise, he wouldn’t have so decisively ended his in-game relationship with Ye Shaohua.
Ye Shaohua had a good personality and was well-liked in the game, so he had once considered meeting her in real life (“qianli song”—online-to-offline meetup).
He had even sent her his own photos, but Ye Shang Chuyang never reciprocated.
Many in-game couples took their relationships offline, but every time he hinted at meeting up, Ye Shang Chuyang made excuses—never joining voice chats, never sharing photos.
From then on, Qinghai Guzhou lost interest in taking things further.
His closeness with Ye Shang Chuyang faded.
Then Xianhua Nongying appeared. Qinghai Guzhou had seen her photos in the guild group—a classical beauty, truly stunning.
The choice between her and Ye Shang Chuyang was obvious. Without hesitation, he ended things with Ye Shaohua.
When Chengzi brought it up this time, he didn’t deny it, only saying softly, “Alright, focus on the dungeon. Nongying, guard this exit with me.”
Ye Shaohua and Changfa Jiyao took the other path.
After the guild dungeon, a shower of virtual flowers suddenly bloomed across Ye Shaohua’s screen.
[System Alert: Player “Qinghai Guzhou” has gifted Player “Xianhua Nongying” 10 Rose Baskets—what extravagance!]
[World Chat] “Come Fight Me If You Dare”: Holy crap, one Rose Basket is 499 RMB—that’s 4,990 RMB! The rich live in a different world!
[World Chat] “Sunset”: They’re boosting intimacy, right? Is Guild Leader Guzhou about to marry Beauty Nongying?
[World Chat] “Smiling Calmly”: Finally, the guild leader broke up with that catfish! Congrats!
…
The world chat exploded over the ten Rose Baskets.
Then—
[System Alert: Through sheer dedication, Player “Ye Shang Chuyang” has forged the legendary “Clear Sky Staff”!]
The Clear Sky Staff, a top-tier divine weapon, instantly surpassed Yi Jian Zhu Jiu’s “Azure Cloud Sword,” claiming the #1 spot on the weapon rankings.
The world chat went wild.
The ten Rose Baskets were instantly overshadowed.
[World Chat] “Come Fight Me If You Dare”: I thought only Great God Yi Jian had a top-tier orange weapon! Bow to Great God Chuyang!
[World Chat] “Under Heaven”: Great God Chuyang, check your friend requests—will you sell the staff? Market price!
…
“Under Heaven” was the vice-leader of the top guild, “Windborne.” Ye Shaohua checked her friend requests and, considering she might join Windborne after leaving Voyager Guild, accepted.
[Private Message] Under Heaven: Bro Chuyang, you actually added me! Amazing!
“Under Heaven” (real name: Lin Ye) immediately screenshotted the acceptance and sent it to the rejected Chu Yun.
[Private Message] Ye Shang Chuyang: Not selling.
Lin Ye froze for a moment before realizing she was responding to his world chat question. He chuckled—this Ye Shang Chuyang was interesting.
Then he got to the point. Though he coveted the orange weapon, he knew from Ye Shang Chuyang’s usual behavior that she wasn’t short on cash. His world chat offer had been half in jest.
He never expected the aloof Ye Shang Chuyang to actually add him.
[Private Message] Under Heaven: I wanted to invite you to the Heavenly Demon Dungeon. After watching you in the World Boss fight, we’re sure your skills are top three in PvP rankings. With you and our guild leader, we can finally clear it!
Heavenly Demon Dungeon?
Ye Shaohua recalled it was Swordsman’s Romance’s hardest 7-player dungeon—ten floors in total. Clearing it dropped top-tier orange weapons and a Guild Leader Token. It had been out for a month.
The developers promised the final boss’s rewards would “astonish everyone.”
Countless guilds had tried, but so far, no one had cleared it—not even Windborne, the strongest guild, which had only reached Floor 9.
[Private Message] Under Heaven: Please say yes, Great God!
[Private Message] Ye Shang Chuyang: Fine, but I’m bringing someone.
[Private Message] Under Heaven: If you refuse, I’ll cry!
[Private Message] Under Heaven: Deal! I’ll reserve two spots. Tomorrow at 8 PM?
Ye Shaohua typed “OK” and checked her friends list. Changfa Jiyao was offline, so she sent him an in-game mail.
Just then, a nearby message popped up:
[Nearby] Xianhua Nongying: Chuyang, if you’re selling your orange weapon, I’d pay more than Under Heaven.
As she was about to log off, another message arrived—this time from Qinghai Guzhou.
[Private Message] Qinghai Guzhou: Chuyang, I’ll send you 200,000 gold. Hand over the Clear Sky Staff.
The Clear Sky Staff was a mage weapon. Qinghai Guzhou was a swordsman.
[Private Message] Ye Shang Chuyang: You’re not even a mage.
[Private Message] Qinghai Guzhou: Nongying just hit max level yesterday. I want to gift her a top-tier orange weapon. She’s a better player than you, our guild’s top mage, and ranked in the PvP top ten. The staff would be wasted on anyone else.
Reading this, Ye Shaohua paused, fingers hovering over the logout button. She laughed in disbelief.
[Private Message] Ye Shang Chuyang: Qinghai Guzhou, how thick is your face? Even if I were selling it—which I’m not—I’d rather trash it than give it to you.
[Private Message] Qinghai Guzhou: Ye Shang Chuyang, I know you dislike Nongying. But if you can craft one orange weapon, you can make another. Why not contribute to the guild?
