Chapter 4: Talking Past Each Other
“No, who the hell am I?”
Chu Huaixu squatted beside the corpse, frowning and cursing in his heart.
He had no past memories of this [character], nor had he received any information from the system.
Therefore, he didn’t even know which side his character belonged to.
Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going?
He knew nothing!
“Oh, that’s not right! This person said I need to infiltrate the [Daoist Sect].”
With that thought, Chu Huaixu immediately made a decision: “I refuse!”
He had already concluded that he must have transmigrated.
If he followed the established path, due to the lack of memory and information, he would feel a great deal of uncertainty and insecurity.
“There are [revival coins] in the game, you can revive by inserting coins after dying.”
“Although my [character panel] shows that, like every initial account, I have three [revival coins] by default.”
“But… what if?”
“This is transmigration, not playing a game. What if they don’t work!”
So he felt he needed to be relatively cautious.
Just now, he heard a system prompt informing him that the [Quest System] was activating.
This was extremely important to Chu Huaixu.
“The Borrowed Sword” was a game with a high degree of freedom. Players could explore and develop on their own, and there were many ways to obtain [experience points] to upgrade their [character], [skills], or [equipment].
The most official way to obtain experience points was, of course, by completing quests.
“If these functions are still valid, then they will be my golden finger for survival after transmigration,” Chu Huaixu thought.
On Earth, he could survive by “selling his looks” and engaging in suggestive content in games.
He couldn’t possibly go back to his old profession after transmigrating, right?
Then he wouldn’t be a so-called [virtual male model], he’d be truly screaming.
Chu Huaixu knew very well that in “The Borrowed Sword,” strength was fundamental!
His fox-like face, handsome enough to charm both men and women, could at best be considered a bonus.
A few more seconds passed, and the [Quest System] was finally fully activated.
A system prompt that only he could hear echoed in his ears, like the legendary secret transmission of sound.
“[Ding! Quest System activated!]”
“[Evaluating your initial completion score]”
“[Judged: You have escaped the assassination attempt by ‘Xue Hu’]”
“[Judged: You successfully counter-killed him during your escape]”
“[Judged]”
As Chu Huaixu listened to one appraisal prompt after another, he couldn’t help but silently complain in his heart, “What do you mean I completed a counter-kill while escaping? I didn’t even run!”
“I should have taken the dog for a walk or two. Then, while running, I might have been able to trick some useful information out of him.”
“Instead, I killed him with one sword!”
With that thought, Chu Huaixu slapped the corpse again.
“Slap—!”
After all, since the game “The Borrowed Sword” had passed review, the game’s guidance for players would definitely be generally positive and not lead them in overly unorthodox directions.
Therefore, Xue Hu, who was lying in front of him, must be a man who deserved to die, not a good bird, and belonged to the category of “red name wild monsters.” He would not feel any psychological burden.
Even after killing him, Chu Huaixu gained 100 experience points.
Two masked men, who had been secretly observing Chu Huaixu from a distance, couldn’t help but twitch the corners of their mouths under their masks.
They couldn’t understand why he kept hitting Xue Hu every now and then.
Did it feel that good?
However, as members of the [Organization], their sense of belonging to the [Moon Country] was among the strongest domestically, and their hostility towards the [Mirror Country] was also among the strongest.
Therefore, since Xue Hu was from the Mirror Country, they didn’t find the fox-faced man’s actions too barbaric.
What’s more, the people in the organization lived very repressed lives, and there were many with special fetishes. So…
—They didn’t understand, but they respected it!
After exchanging glances, the man wearing the golden mask spoke, “We should go.”
“Sir, this newcomer is very interesting. I want to observe him further,” the silver-masked man replied.
Unexpectedly, the other party let out a cold snort. A strong sense of oppression instantly swept over him:
“Hmph! Have you forgotten what we were taught in the organization? What admonishments did we receive before departing for the Mirror Country?”
The man with the golden mask said in a deep voice, “Article 3 of the ‘Admonishment’: Do not be overly inquisitive of fellow practitioners within the organization!”
“This is for your own good, and for his too!”
The silver-masked man immediately lowered his head and respectfully said, “Yes! Sir!”
Seeing his good attitude, the man with the golden mask nodded slightly, his voice softening a bit, “You and I both have important tasks. This is the last new recruit reception mission we are responsible for.”
“Return to the Mirror Country court and do your part.”
“I should return to the [Daoist Sect] as well.”
The silver-masked man immediately bowed and clasped his hands, saying, “Yes, sir.”
The two then parted ways and soon disappeared into the rainy night.
Therefore, they did not see Chu Huaixu’s next move.
He rummaged through Xue Hu, pocketed the loot like the money bag, and then took off running.
The reason was simple: the [Quest System] had just given him an initial completion score of 9.93, nearly a perfect score, and quickly issued a new system quest – escape the siege of the [Police Office]!
“Why am I being targeted by the [Police Office]?” Chu Huaixu wondered as he ran, looking at the [map] and processing the information.
There was probably something fishy going on.
But he didn’t have time to think about it now.
On this dark and rainy night, he had to find a place that would give him a sense of security.
He was very familiar with the [Police Office].
When he was creating an account once, he had encountered a chase from the [Police Office] right at the start. He wanted to experience the special services of the [Police Office], so he turned the [pain index] down to the lowest setting, deliberately got caught, and endured a whole night of severe torture.
And the result?
Damn it, it wasn’t like in the anti-Japanese war dramas, where after enduring all the preceding tortures, you’d unlock a bonus easter egg – a honey trap!
Chu Huaixu had now transmigrated and couldn’t adjust his pain tolerance. He knew very well that if he was caught by the [Police Office], he’d be in for a world of hurt.
At this moment, while fleeing, he looked at the [map] and quickly analyzed his escape route.
After weighing his options, he decided to head to the nearby Wumeng Mountain.
In the game “The Borrowed Sword,” there were many mountains and rivers from Earth on the [map].
There was the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Five Great Mountains…
Therefore, the appearance of Wumeng Mountain was not surprising.
In fact, Wumeng Mountain was quite famous in “The Borrowed Sword.”
The reason was simple: the [Daoist Sect], one of the four major sects, was located next to Wumeng Mountain.
And the game development team must have been fans of the ancient duo “Phoenix Legend” when designing the map.
Phoenix Legend’s song “Lady of the Sea” has a lyric: “Wumeng Mountain connects mountain beyond mountain.”
So, it was not difficult to guess that the place where the [Daoist Sect] resided was called—Mountain Beyond Mountain!
Chu Huaixu’s decision to flee towards Wumeng Mountain actually went against his original intention.
Just a moment ago, he had been thinking about refusing to go to the [Daoist Sect], adopting a rebellious attitude.
At this moment, he wasn’t thinking about infiltrating the [Daoist Sect]; he was simply heading there because Wumeng Mountain might be a nearby safe zone.
According to the information provided by the quest system, Chu Huaixu’s current situation was not too dangerous.
He had just browsed the quest information, and from the content revealed, it seemed only Xue Hu knew the inside story.
However, Xue Hu, being greedy for wealth, lust, and credit, hadn’t revealed anything to his colleagues.
The reason the [Police Office] people rushed over at this time was purely because they each had a [life token]. Once they died, the Police Office would know that someone had died, and the life token had a positioning function.
“In this case, it should be better for me to run towards the outer areas of the [Daoist Sect],” Chu Huaixu concluded.
He was a veteran player of “The Borrowed Sword” and was very familiar with the game’s background.
The Mirror Country, where he was now, was led by the Four Great Sects, and the Mirror Country’s court was weak.
Simply put, the [Daoist Sect] was above the court!
However, the neighboring Moon Country was not like this. The court ruled over the various sects, and the sects obeyed the court.
Wumeng Mountain was equivalent to the [Daoist Sect]’s backyard, and even people from the court would act more cautiously there to avoid angering the Daoist sect members.
Even without special circumstances, people from the court would not dare to set foot there.
“As for the death of a scumbag from the Police Office, does that count as a special circumstance?” Chu Huaixu didn’t think so.
Thus, he ran wildly in the rain, his lower body covered in mud, his black hair wet, and with his fox-like face, he exuded a wild and slightly sinister handsomeness in his wet state.
He followed the navigation function on the [map], taking a shortcut.
Chu Huaixu passed through the dense forest and arrived at the foot of Wumeng Mountain.
Then, his pupils constricted slightly.
Because there was someone in front of him!
On this night of torrential rain, he saw a woman holding an oil-paper umbrella, dressed in a light blue outfit, her face covered by a veil.
She should be about 1.7 meters tall, with a graceful figure and a slender build, and her legs were astonishingly proportioned.
Even though the veil only revealed the upper half of her face, it still made people think she was a beauty.
It was just that she gave off an extremely cold overall feeling. Her slightly furrowed brows and scrutinizing beautiful eyes created a great sense of distance.
The woman held the oil-paper umbrella and looked at Chu Huaixu standing in the downpour.
To her own surprise, she inexplicably spoke her mind. Her voice sounded cold, but the content of her words was in stark contrast to her voice and temperament:
“Hmm? What a prime, prime quality [Alchemy Furnace / Cauldron].”
