He Jinâs eyes widened, he could only explain, âI just came online, the captain is not meâŚÂ How come you havenât slept yet?â He did not forget that the other player was someone who lived in another timezone. It was currently one oâclock in the afternoon where he was, so counting the time difference of eight hours, it should be three oâclock in the morning in the UK ah!
Twig Fence: âToo early, I usually sleep at five or six oâclock in the morning!â
So, not only this guy lived in a different timezone, he was also part of the stay-up-all-night group; He Jin didnât even know what timezone heâs in anymore!
Without He Jin needing to ask him about being domesticated by Dead Water, Twig Fence opened the topic on his own, âHey Ah Jin, I was domesticated recently, my master is a super famous guy. He is the top fourth-ranked master ah!â After the merger of the three servers, Dead Waterâs ranking fell from the second to the fourth.
In his heart, He Jin thought: â
I know, I know, your Master is Dead Water, the âinvisible manâ who talked to me the last time we were online. I did not expect him to start eyeing you after I leftâŚâ
But seeing how excited Twig Fence was, the apparent 'seeking worshipâ expression on his face, He Jin couldnât bring himself to tell the truth. The other guy was obviously waiting for recognition, so He Jin replied: âWow, amazing!â
âŚâŚÂ urgh, this feels like Iâm playing with childrenâs feelings (=w=)
Twig Fence: âHehe, being domesticated is really cool. My master not only sent me a lot of things but also took me to upgrade. I am now a level five spiritual pet! Next time, Iâll call my master to play with you!â
âŚâŚFive levels in two days? Although the first few levels are easy to rise, this leveling speed is really fast!
Twig Fence: âBut I canât change my form when my master is away, itâs a little troublesome.â
Indeed, He Jin always felt that this must be a bug in the spiritual pet profession. Without the domestication masters, the spiritual pets had no attacking power, they couldnât do anything except for shopping and seeing the scenery.
Ah Jin: âIs he not there?â
Teig Fence: âHe said he has to work today, he can only come in the evening. I was bored, so when I saw you online I wanted to ask you to play together, donât you want to?â
Ah Jin: âIâm doing a husband and wife mission nowâŚâ
Fence: âDang, you are married!â
Ah Jin: âYeahâŚâ
Just after he replied this, Fire had brought him to land in front of the Weaver Girl. âWhat are you doing?â Fire also sent him a private message.
He Jin didnât expect Fire to be able to detect his distraction. He answered, âI am chatting with Twig Fence, the panda you just mentioned.â
Interestingly, there was no reply from Twig Fence after that.
Fire narrowed his eyes and asked, âYou are usually with me when online, when did you have time to meet new friends?â
Somehow, the tone of Fireâs voice made He Jin feel that uncomfortable. He hastened to explain about his experience that morning to the other man until his expression finally eased a little, âYou also picked wind chimes?â Fire asked.
He Jin let out an âahâ sound. He had only collected 82 wind chimes when he met the bamboo demon and panda, not enough to finish the task!
Fire: âI also picked some.â
Ah Jin: âHow many have you picked?â
The fire: â99, enough.â
He Jin: ââŚâ
They handed in the wind chimes, then took on a new task. However, Fire wasnât in a hurry to do it, he asked instead, âIs that panda wanting to play with you?â
He Jin: âYeah, but I told him Iâm doing couple missions with you.â
Fire: âPull him into the team, call your friend, The Great Heaven Like Leftover, too. I will take you to the next dungeon.â
If Fire did not mention it, He Jin would have forgotten about his promise to Hou Dongyan. He checked his friend list and saw that â The Great Heaven Like Leftover â was online. With a happy heart, he sent a private message to him, âAre you busy? Fire wants to invite you to play dungeon.â
Hou Dongyan quickly replied, âI just got out of a dungeon. Iâm coming now, hahaha!â
He Jin: ââŚâ
While he was chatting, Fire had pulled Nine Hall His Highness, Leisure Cloud, and Wild Crane into the team. He Jin also invited The Great Heaven Like Leftover and Twig Fence, and they entered the team one by one.
Twig Fence: âIâm coming. Why so many people, who are they?â
Nine Hall His Highness was also confused: âHey, who is this?â
He Jin said: âTwig Fence is a friend I just met.â
The Great Leftover <sup>[1]</sup> then sent his own greeting: âHello everyone, I am a friend of Ah Jin. Ah, so many great gods, worship worship!â
Nine Hall His Highness: âOh hello, Ah Jinâs friend. I am Nine Hall His Highness, you may call me Your Highness.â
The Great Leftover:: âYour Highness, I have seen your name on the leaderboard!â
Twig Fence went to look at the leaderboardâŚ
Twig Fence returnedâŚ
Twig Fence: âAh Jin, you are awesome! These people are your friends!â
He Jin only shook his head, âAh, these are your masterâs, Dead Water, friends.â
Twig Fence conveniently encountered Dead Water the day before yesterday just as he was about to go offline. Hence, Twig Fence finally realized that Dead Water unexpectedly found him through Ah Jin!
The team chat was suddenly lively. Wild Crane asked, âWow, so this is Water brotherâs spiritual pet?â
Leisure Cloud: âWelcome.â
However, one man was beyond shocked and collapsed hearing this informationâ
Nine Hall His Highness: âWater elder brother was unexpectedly looking for someone behind my back! A new person! How joyous!â
Fire: âI didnât know you are Dead Waterâs old flame.â
Nine Hall His Highness: âRuthless, with such a poisonous tongue, no one will want youâŚâ
Fire: âThank you for the concern, but Iâm married.â
Nine Hall His Highness: âFuck off! Every one is bullying me, Iâm alone feeling hurt! TATâ
The Great Leftover: âAh, Your Highness, this small one is also single.â
Nine Hall His Highness: âDo not compare me with you, Iâm not a great heaven-like leftover man like you!â
Itâs âThe Great Heaven-Like Leftoverâ not âThe Great Heaven Like Leftover Manâ ah
, the crying Hou Dongyan went to the corner to draw a circleâŚ
Fire: âAlright, stop idling, letâs go to the next treasure dungeon. There are two low-level ones in the team, Nine you take care of Twig Fence, Leisure Cloud and Wild Crance will help look after Qi Tian <sup>[2]</sup> . Iâm going to open the treasure map.â
Hearing himself being addressed as âQi Tianâ, Hou Dongyanâs spirit was instantly renewed!
See, this man really is the great god, completely different from that pain-in-the-ass Highness!
Nine Hall His Highness, evidently dissatisfied with the arrangement, shouted, âWhy should I take care of that boy?â
Fire: âYou feel similar to him.â
Nine Hall His Highness: âFrom which eye did you see me looking similar with him!â
Twig Fence was also very uncomfortable: âHum, Laozi <sup>[3]</sup> also donât want to be seen as similar to you.â
Everyone: ââŚâ
Gezz, this was the first time they met, yet both their flags had already been raised.  Watching this, He Jin felt a bit worried for about Dead Waterâs positionâŚ
A moment later, Fire broke the chatter, âGather in the Celestialâs Linyuan City.â
The group went to the gate of Linyuan City. After waiting for a long time, they still didnât see Twig Fence. Nine Hall His Highness asked impatiently: âWhat about that kid?â
Twig Fence replied with two sentences: âHey, is Linyuan City in the Celestial? I tried looking for the city here, but couldnât find it⌠â
Everyone was embarrassedâŚÂ Was this guy here trying to be funny? He Jin suddenly remembered that he did not have a mount and hurriedly asked, âDo you want me to pick you up?â
Fence: âNo need, my master gave me a mount. Iâll fly, wait for me there!â
They continued to stand waiting in front of the city gate. Suddenly, a group of players approached from the air, their mounts stopping not far from the city gate. The groupâs members all had dignified appearance, wearing costumes that looked high-class. The most eye-catching ones were a man wearing a black-gold armor⌠and the white-haired woman by his side.
The white-haired woman looked eye-catching not because she was beautiful, but because this person looked very familiar. He Jin was not the only one watching; Nine Hall His Highness, Leisure Cloud, and the others were also looking in that direction.
âEh, Yiyi?â It wasnât until Nine Hall His Highnessâs loud exclamation that He Jin finally realized that the woman with the dyed white-hair was actually Fireâs disciple â Flower Yiyi!
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T/N:
[1] For convenientâs sake, in conversations, HDYâs IGN will be put as The Great Leftover, because The Great Heaven-Like Leftover is such a pain to type.
[2] The Great Heaven-Like Leftover = é˝ĺ¤Šĺ¤§ĺŠ = QĂ TiÄn DĂ Shèng; so Qi Tian is like Fireâs nickname to him
[3] Laozi = literally means father, but it can also be used to refer to oneself in an arrogant way, such as in this case