Editor: DarkSapphire, Sahloknir
Jiang Xiao couldnât maintain his expression for a moment.
He took a silent glance at the unconscious body not far away. Before he could sort out his mind, he received more messages from Yue Ran.
[(Private) Dying Star: Keep it a secret. My cousin doesnât know yet.]
[(Private) Tempest: Why tell me?]
[(Private) Dying Star: Iâll explain later.]
Because father returned with his ice cream.
Yue Ran closed the private chat window and turned to Sunken Moon, who was waiting for his reply while moving his healer character back and forth in front of him.
[(All) Dying Star: If you want to hit me, then hit me.]
[(All) Sunken Moon: But that will hurt our relationship (smile).]
[(All) Dying Star: Then you stand there and let me hit you.]
[(All) Dying Star: Use rest and let me hit you.]
[(All) Dying Star: Iâll stand and let you hit me.]
[(All) Sunken Moon: You would let me do that?]
[(All) Dying Star: Not sayingnothis time?]
The fans were having a blast laughing.
After Zhen Xingmie returned, Yue Chen had never brought him live. This was the first time they saw him in Yue Shenâs live broadcast room. Legend has it that Xing Mie doesnât talk too much. Today, he didnât seem to be as taciturn as imagined. Probably because of the good relationship with Yue Shen?
Since the real Dying Starâs return, Sunken Moon hadnât spent time with the summoner on his livestream. This was the first time the viewers witnessed their interaction. It was rumoured that Dying Star didnât talk much, but the amount he did was ruthless. Today it seemed that the communication between the two was nothing like they imagined, probably because the two have a good relationship?
Sunken Moon was chuckling as he typed his replies.
[(All) Sunken Moon: If thereâs an advantage that I can take, of course, Iâm going to take it (smile).]
[(All) Sunken Moon: So will you stand and let me hit you?]
[(All) Dying Star: No way.]
[(All) Dying Star: Choose one of you for a solo fight to determine the game modeâs victor.]
[(All) Sunken Moon: No, it wonât be fun.]
He surveyed their surroundings afterwards.
The map was a lush forest and a small lake not far away, its animation glittering under the artificial sunlight.
[(All) Sunken Moon: How about this. Letâs race around the lake, using abilities on others is allowed. The loser will forfeit this match.]
[(All) Dying Star: I accept.]
So the three players went to the lake, and Tempest would be the starting point. Whoever ran back to him first won.
The shore of the lake is not flat, and sometimes there is no road at all, and you need to go around a few trees. The two took a quick look at each other and stood in their respective places. When they saw Gaefeng post a âStartâ on the public screen, they rushed forward together, and soon Yue Shen ran to the front.
The lakeshore wasnât flat. Sometimes, there wasnât a path at all, so players would need to go around stumbling blocks like trees. The two racers glanced at each other and stood at the starting line. When they saw that Tempest posted [Start] on all chat, they dashed forward together, and soon Sunken Moon took the lead.
The livestream chat immediately was covered withsixes.
[Moon God is so mean. His agility is definitely higher than Star God. This is going to be an anticlimactic race.]
[What are you talking about? Star God has his Ice Spirit, which can freeze Moon God. Itâs hard to tell who will win.]
[Thatâs why Moon God said using abilities is allowed. Otherwise, the race would be boring as heck.]
[But our Moon God has cleanse!]
[Itâs useless. I heard Star God has many trick moves up his sleeves.]
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As soon as Yue Chen opened the distance, Xiao Xing Mie summoned the Snow Soul Beast. Although this thingâs defense is low, as a control type soul beast, its speed is very fast.
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Yue Ran saw the range of this attack and knew that he couldnât dodge it, so he simply ignored it, and rushed forward while he was using his skills, and waited for Yue Shen to finish his move, Yue Ran just passed him.
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Sunken Moon had nothing to worry about as he overtook the summoner again.
But at the moment he was about to surpass the young man, he saw a certain someone waving his staff and a chicken appeared beside him.
The next moment, the little chubby chicken rolled into a ball and crashed into him hard.
Splash!As Sunken Moon fell into the lake.
Sunken Moon climbed to the shore while torn between laughter and tears as he kept running.
This race was still early, so he had the speed advantage to take the lead again.
They chased each other around the lake and schemed back and forth.
However, with no crowd control ability, the advantaged Sunken Moon lost in the end.
The fans enjoyed watching it very much, clamoring for another game, or let the god of fire come again. Yue Chen guessed that Xiao Xing Mie didnât want to fight anymore, so he didnât ask, but asked him if he wanted to form a team of four.
The fans were hooked on the entertaining content and shouted for another round or let Tempest have the next race. Sunken Moon reckoned Little Star wouldnât do a second race, so he didnât ask for a rematch. Instead, he asked if the little summoner wanted to join forces into a four member party.
Yue Ran turned to his father and passed the message, âParty with them?â
âOf course.â Yue Shizhong agreed. âWith you three, I can soon earn enough points to redeem a reward.â
Yue Ran made a noise as an answer and replied in-game.
Thus, the four quickly exited out of their current game match, then partied together, selected the random mode, and entered a new map.
Yue Shizhong stared at the two famous IDs and was a little excited.
When he just started playing this game, he saw their videos. He would never expect to be in the same party with them like now. He couldnât hold back his excitement and acted calm and collected like the young man beside him, as he sent a message.
[(Party) Anonymous Guardian: Tempest God, Iâm a fan of yours.]
Jiang Xiao tried to maintain a straight face on the other side of the screen. Instead of replying with a simple âEnâ, he returned using two words.
[(Party) Tempest: Thank you.]
[(Party) Anonymous Guardian: How could I become as strong as you?]
[(Party) Tempest: With practice.]
[(Party) Anonymous Guardian: I think I have my stats different from yours. Since Iâm at max level, should I change it?]
[(Party) Tempest: Screenshot it and let me have a look.]
[(Party) Anonymous Guardian: Okay.]
Their opponent in this match was a group of six. After they entered the map, they reported each of their locations.
Jiang Xiao happened to be in the same position as Yue Shizhong, so he went to meet him. As soon as he got there, he saw that he was being attacked, so he quickly stepped forward to kill him. While looking for Yue Chen and the others with him, he explained the point He even turned on the mic once, very patiently, trying to wash the brutal look out of his mind.
Jiang Xiao happened to be close to Yue Shizhong, so he went to meet the other person. As soon as he arrived, he saw enemies going to kill Yue Shizhong, so he quickly moved in and slaughtered his targets. While searching for other party members, he explained the issue on the other swordsmanâs stats. He even turned on his mic to explain extremely patiently. He wanted to wash away his prior ferocious self out of the otherâs mind.
Since his fans couldnât get a livestream out of their Tempest God, they all nested in Sunken Moonâs livestream and crazily took over the stream chat from the situation.
[Holy fuck! Why did I never notice how much my Tempest God dotes on his fan?]
[Loads of bullcrap, he doesnât dote on his fans at all. I cry.]
[Maybe because this Anonymous Guardian is a friend of Star God, so Tempest God is willing to pay attention to him?]
[I taste sour in my mouth. Must be nice to know other great gods.]
[Must be nice to know other great gods +1000000000.]
Yue Ran arrived at the gathering point. When he saw that his father was listening attentively, he found a place to hide so as not to be an open target and then opened the private chat between Jiang Xiao again.
[(Private) Dying Star: How is my fatherâs skill?]
[(Private) Tempest: Need more observation.]
[(Private) Tempest: Why did you tell me this?]
[(Private) Dying Star: My father said he wanted to surprise my cousin, but that hasnât happened yet. He asked for my cousin to carry him daily. Iâm afraid my cousin would be frustrated one day and hurt dad. Could you watch out for them when you have the time?]
[(Private) Tempest: Sure.]
[(Private) Dying Star: I heard from my cousin that you think my father has talent. Is it true?]
[(Private) Tempest: I thought so at that time.]
At that time maybe, not necessarily now. Maybe he saw it wrong during that time.
This response was rigorous. Yue Ran sent a simple reply, pondered about this and added a new piece of information.
[(Private) Dying Star: Oh, by the way, I have one more thing to tell you.]
[(Private) Dying Star: Not only is my father a fan of yours, but also a CP fan of you and Sunken Moon. He thought that you and Sunken Moon are really a couple.]
Yue Ran felt great sharing that and closed the private chat to stop their conversation.
With three great gods among this party of four, and one being a healer who could revive his teammates. There was no thrill about this game and they soon beat the other team.
They continued to queue until the end of Sunken Moonâs livestream.
Yue Shizhong looked at his soaring points and asked, âAre we going to party with them in the future?â
Yue Ran replied, âYes, if we get the chance.â
Yue Shizhong wasnât quite satisfied. He clicked on the educational video provided by Tempest and commented, âThey all say that Tempest is cold and indifferent. I think he has a good temper.â
Yue Ran made a noise in reply.
Since he said he was an elder, Jiang Xiao specially took care of him. This attitude is not wrong, mainly to see the next few days. He glanced at his father with a guilty conscience, and said, âIâm going to write books with them.â
Since he revealed his friend was his old man, Jiang Xiao took special care of his father. He couldnât nitpick any mistake from this attitude. He glanced at his dad with a guilty heart and said, âIâm going to run instance dungeons with them.â
Yue Shizhong waved his big hand and exclaimed, âGo ahead, Iâll go find Xiujie that kid to play.â
Yue Ran quietly lit a candle for his cousin internally and went back to his bedroom with his laptop.
This usual life passed in the blink of an eye as the end of the month arrived.
Cousin and the others started school one after another, and Yue Shizhong also started to work, so he only had time to play at night. Yue Ran picked a time to take his father to play in the arena, pretending to casually ask: âDad, are your bosses busy recently?â
Others began to start school one after another. While Yue Shizhong was starting his own lectures as well. The only free time for Yue Ran to play with them was in the evening. He picked a time to take his father to the arena and pretended to ask a casual question, âHey dad, has your guild leader been busy lately?â
Yue Shizhong replied, âHe didnât seem to be very busy.â
Yue Ran questioned, âHave you ever run dungeons with him?â
âSeveral times,â Yue Shizhong said in a praising tone. âOur guild leader is very powerful. He is an expert swordsman. He also taught me some game mechanics, and is much more reliable than Xiujie.â
Yue Ran replied with âIs that soâ while controlling his character to fight. He secretly planned naughty things in the dark by bringing up the topic of the Tempest Moon CP and heard his father laughing. âI also watched the video of Sunken Sun CPâs video recently. The holes in these kidsâ brains on the internet are very big.â
Yue Ran held his breath slightly and wondered, âWhy do you look at these?â
Yue Shizhong answered, âBecause they are their CP fans in the guild. They shared the video on YY, and I watched it.â
It was understandable to take care of the elder once or twice, but there was a problem if it was more than that or all the time. And those CP videos, did Jiang Xiao have a hand in it?
Yue Shizhong was unaware of all of these and continued, âI also saw a video of you and Sunken Moon. What is his type?â
Yue Ran recalled, âBeta.â
Yue Shizhongâs eyes lit up and there were some doubts. âHe looked so handsome though, I canât see him as a beta.â
Yue Ran explained, âI heard that his parents are an AB pair, so his genes lacked the A, but other aspects are more towards alpha.â
After a slight pause, he added, âPure White Sun is also similar to his situation. He is also a beta. While Tempest and Inked Sun are alpha.â
Yue Shizhong brought up tentatively. âI think you two are very close. He spent so much time and effort searching for you.â
He had been in contact with Yue Shen several times during this period, and he felt that the childâs character and temper were good. Besides, although Yue Shen was close to Alpha, he was still a Beta, not affected by Omega pheromones, so it was possible.
He had been in contact with Sunken Moon several times during this period and felt that this kidâs character and temper were very good. Although Sunken Moon was closer to alpha, he was still a beta on paper, so omega pheromones shouldnât affect him. There was a possibility between him and Ran Ran.
Blank lines appeared on Yue Ranâs face. âDad, he and I are just friends.â
Yue Shizhong uttered, âI know. Just a casual statement.â
With his sonâs thin skin, he couldnât be too obvious.
Of course, matters regarding feelings all depend on his kid. It was just a fleeting thought. Moreover, his son was about to start classes and was more likely to meet a more suitable partner in school.
However, because of this idea, he watched more Star Moon CP videos afterwards, as if he wanted to become this CPâs fan.
Yue Ran had long been used to his fatherâs character, even if he really became this CP fan, it was nothing surprising.
He continued to live in peace and went to have dinner with his friends again, which was close to the start of his university.
The university he applied for was in the next city. It would take half an hour on the high-speed railway, which was pretty close.
Yue Shizhong and Deng Ling had emptied out two days in their busy schedule to drive their son for the move.
Qin Xiujie had received the news ahead of time and squeezed time to rush there.
Yue Shizhong said with a smile, âXiujie, youâre here as well?â
As he spoke, his attention shifted to the person behind his nephew and was completely stunned. He thought that this child was really handsome, and must have very high genes.
Deng Ling also noticed the stranger and asked, âAnd this is?â
Qin Xiujie introduced with a smile, âThis is my friend, Jiang Xiao, who came to help.â
Jiang Xiao politely walked forward to greet each person one by one and turned his head towards his little summoner.
Yue Ranâs heartbeat increased slightly.
He didnât pay too much attention to Jiang Xiao recently. He thought that the senior probably had intentions towards himself. At the moment of this meeting, he was suddenly feeling uncomfortable and wanted to avoid the otherâs sight.
Jiang Xiao didnât mind as he calmly maintained a good image as a reliable senior and acted busy for Yue Ran. After they arranged everything properly, he accompanied them for a meal. When the little summoner said goodbye to his parents, Jiang Xiao personally sent the youth back to the dormitory.
Qin Xiujie made an excuse out of nowhere and slipped away mid-way. His action was particularly squeaky clean.
Jiang Xiao saw the juniorâs puffed-up cheeks and an amused smile appeared on his face.
Very good. From today on, the little summoner would be right under his eyes.