"By the way, are you guys busy right now? How about we go refresh the Secret Realm together?" Jiang Luoyu suddenly invited Lin Jichen.
She still remembered her agreement with him.
Lin Jichen was hesitating when Gu Qiuxue spoke up, "Little Chen, you should go with her. My realm is too low, I don't want to be a burden. Besides, it's almost dinner time. I'll go buy some groceries."
Hearing this, Lin Jichen immediately changed his mind and asked Jiang Luoyu, "How about we go to the Snowstorm Prison instead? That new Secret Realm has no realm restrictions. I want to bring my sister and a few friends along. Is that okay?"
Jiang Luoyu nodded immediately, "Sure."
"Then let's do it tonight. I'll go grocery shopping with my sister, and we'll log in after dinner."
"Alright, I have some things to take care of too."
After arranging things with Jiang Luoyu, Lin Jichen flew off with Gu Qiuxue and Ren Lan.
"Little Lin, can I join you guys in the Secret Realm tonight?" Ren Lan, not wanting to be left out, asked as soon as she heard Lin Jichen was going with Jiang Luoyu.
It had been a long time since she last went to a Secret Realm with Lin Jichen.
"Of course, I was already counting you in," Lin Jichen agreed readily.
Ren Lan was delighted and added, "It's Friday today, and school is off for the next two days. Can I come over to your place for dinner?"
"You'll have to ask my sister if she's okay with that," Lin Jichen laughed.
Gu Qiuxue naturally agreed and warmly invited Ren Lan over.
"Hehe, that's great. I'll log off and take a cab over," Ren Lan said, quickly logging off to head back to the city.
Lin Jichen then took Gu Qiuxue to the mountain peak where Zhao Baige was waiting obediently.
"Sis, this is my friend and helper at the shop. She's a very nice person and an Alchemy Master," Lin Jichen introduced Zhao Baige to Gu Qiuxue.
Gu Qiuxue greeted Zhao Baige with a smile. Despite seeing another pretty girl by Lin Jichen's side, she didn't get upset.
Zhao Baige, feeling like she was meeting the family for the first time, nervously greeted Gu Qiuxue with a flushed face.
Gu Qiuxue also greeted Liu Xiazi, who was standing nearby.
After a brief conversation, Lin Jichen handed Zhao Baige a teleportation talisman.
"You head back to the city first. We'll meet at seven tonight to refresh the Secret Realm. It's almost dinner time, so go eat first."
Lin Jichen felt embarrassed to fly Zhao Baige back to the city, fearing his sister might get upset.
"Okay, I'll be waiting at the city gate on time," Zhao Baige nodded.
At this moment, Liu Xiazi couldn't help but timidly ask, "Idol, can I join you in the Secret Realm too?"
Lin Jichen hesitated, "I don't like being live-streamed."
"I turned it off before you arrived. I promise I won't stream the entire time in the Secret Realm, and I won't reveal any of the methods for clearing it!" Liu Xiazi quickly assured him.
"Alright then, see you at the Fengqu City gate at seven. Don't be late," Lin Jichen finally agreed.
After all, bringing one more person wasn't a big deal.
The four of them agreed and tore their teleportation talismans simultaneously, logging off and returning to the city.
While Lin Jichen and the Moon Shadow Guild were happy, someone else was not. In fact, he was very unhappy.
"Lin Jichen, I'll remember this grudge! Don't let me catch you!" Wang Jinghao was in Fengqu City, venting his anger in his own restaurant.
The members of Eternal in the restaurant didn't dare make a sound.
Ten top experts, including Xing Sen, stood there, looking ashamed.
They, as top experts, couldn't defeat Lin Jichen even with ten people.
Liu Xiazi's live stream of their battle with Lin Jichen had already spread across the internet.
They didn't need to check the forums to know that countless players were laughing at them. Ten against one and they still lost, yet they kept boasting about being the "Number One Expert in Tale of Immortal." It was utterly ridiculous!
Wang Jinghao smashed a lot of things before finally calming down.
At this moment, a subordinate came in to report.
"Boss, Li Fengwen is here. He wants to discuss a collaboration with you."
Wang Jinghao was puzzled, "Li Fengwen? What does he want?"
The next second, he thought of something and sneered, "That old fox must want to team up against Lin Jichen. Let him in."
Soon, Li Fengwen walked in, smiling as he greeted Wang Jinghao, "President Wang, long time no see."
"President Li, please sit. What can I do for you?" Wang Jinghao sat at an Eight Immortals table, leisurely eating and drinking.
Li Fengwen sat down and got straight to the point, "President Wang, I've heard about your guild war with Moon Shadow."
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Wang Jinghao remained expressionless, "Guild wars have wins and losses. Losing is normal, nothing to talk about."
"True, but President Wang wouldn't have lost if not for Lin Jichen. If it weren't for his interference, Eternal would have definitely won," Li Fengwen said, feigning regret.
"President Li, just say what you mean. No need to beat around the bush," Wang Jinghao, clearly annoyed, said.
"Haha, President Wang is straightforward. I'll get to the point."
Li Fengwen smiled confidently, "I want to make a deal with you. I'll sell you some information."
"Lin Jichen's address."
Wang Jinghao's eyelid twitched, "What do you mean?"
Li Fengwen chuckled, "President Wang, you know what I mean. Rest assured, I just want to tell you where Lin Jichen lives, nothing more."
"What do you want in return?" Wang Jinghao asked, intrigued.
Li Fengwen named his price boldly, "Three shops in Fengqu City."
Wang Jinghao laughed.
"President Li, do you really think I'm that gullible? This piece of information is worth three shops? Are you overestimating yourself?"
Li Fengwen's face darkened, "President Wang, I'm doing this for your own good. Your guild's defeat today was all because of Lin Jichen. Don't you want to know his real-life address?"
Wang Jinghao sneered, "If you can find Lin Jichen's address, do you think I can't? Li Fengwen, you're just a tycoon from a second-tier city who made his fortune through shady means. Even though you've cleaned up your act now..."
Wang Jinghao paused, then continued with a cold smile, "But don't overestimate yourself. In terms of background and status, you don't even deserve to carry my shoes. Do you think you're qualified to negotiate with me?"
Li Fengwen's face turned ugly, and he said angrily, "President Wang, I'm trying to help you..."
Before he could finish, Wang Jinghao interrupted, "Help me? Ridiculous! You just want to use me to get rid of Lin Jichen. Do you think I don't know about the grudge between Blood Fiend and Lin Jichen? You want to use me as a pawn, get rid of him, and take my three shops for free. Li Fengwen, you're quite the businessman!"
Seeing his plan completely exposed, Li Fengwen's expression changed. He left a parting shot before leaving.
"Lin Jichen lives at xxxxx in Jiangling City. Consider this information free. Use it or not, it's up to you!"
With that, he walked out.
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