Volume 1 Chapter 26: A Beauty Saves the Hero?

"Camping a corpse?"

Seeing Lin Yu's reply, Xiao Xiao was even more puzzled, her eyes filled with giant question marks. Based on her understanding of Lin Yu, he was not the type of person to stir up trouble. For him to be camping a corpse outside the starter village, there had to be some hidden reason. However, she didn't ask further, simply replying, "Okay, I'll be there right away."

Xiao Xiao was a smart woman; she naturally knew what to ask and what not to ask. Moreover, Lin Yu's act of corpse-camping revealed a piece of information: the person being camped must have an irreconcilable conflict with him. After all, knowing what she did about Lin Yu, he would never go to such great lengths unless there was a special reason—especially now, when he was already aware of the impending great catastrophe.

To her, this was an opportunity—a chance to truly win Lin Yu over. She prayed in her heart that the person Lin Yu had offended would have a powerful background. That way, she could bind Lin Yu even more closely to herself.

Of course, it wasn't just Xiao Xiao who had this thought; Lin Yu felt the same. This was precisely why he had proactively sent his location to her instead of waiting until he was finished to find her. He needed to leverage influence—the influence of the Xiao family—to intimidate Wang Duojin. Although he didn't fear Wang Duojin personally, as Tang Seng and the others had pointed out, he still had family and friends to consider. These were ties he could not ignore.

Having completely burned his bridges with Wang Duojin, he had to account for these risks. Furthermore, while his collaboration with Xiao Xiao was real, others were unaware of it, which meant it offered no deterrent effect against Wang Duojin. By involving Xiao Xiao in this matter, he was effectively making the situation public, forcing a public alignment. With the Xiao family as his trump card, he didn't believe Wang Duojin would dare to do anything extreme to those around him. After all, compared to a force like the Xiao family, the Wang family was nothing. Of course, this assumed Xiao Xiao was willing to offend the Wang family for his sake, but Lin Yu was completely confident in that regard.

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The people at the scene were obviously unaware of the exchange between Lin Yu and Xiao Xiao. Seeing Lin Yu stop his movements, they assumed he had finally been persuaded. After all, no one wanted their family dragged into affairs over a game.

"Lin Yu, you son of a bitch, finally realized you're scared now?"

Wang Duojin watched Lin Yu standing motionless, a smug curve forming on his lips. *Weren't you acting so arrogant just now? Why have you wilted? No matter how badass you are in the game, in reality, you're still someone I can crush at will. Keep acting tough, why don't you?*

"Lin Yu, I'll give you one chance. If you kneel and kowtow to me three times, I might consider letting your family off," Wang Duojin sneered, returning to his usual arrogant demeanor. He was finally going to vent his frustration. He planned to humiliate Lin Yu thoroughly, letting this hick know the consequences of offending him.

Hearing Wang Duojin's words, Tang Seng and the others looked at Lin Yu with complex expressions. *Why did you have to provoke this living demon? Wouldn't it have been better to just let him leave?* Of course, they couldn't be bothered to intervene; it had nothing to do with them, and they didn't want to get involved in this mess.

"Brother Yu." Lin Xin looked at Lin Yu with a grim expression, not knowing what to do.

Lin Yu felt speechless as he saw the gazes directed at him. He had only been replying to a few messages; how did these people interpret that as being cowardly? He lifted his head slightly, looked at Wang Duojin, and curled his lip. "Whether you have the ability to make me kneel is another matter."

As soon as he finished speaking, he lunged forward, flashing in front of Wang Duojin in the blink of an eye. In the next second, to the shock of the onlookers, he lifted the man up as easily as if he were a chick. Lin Yu’s attributes were absurdly high, and his strength far surpassed that of an ordinary person; lifting a man was effortless.

"Holy shit, is this guy really not afraid of death?"
"Does he actually think he's invincible?"
"Looks like this guy hasn't been beaten by reality yet; he thinks a little achievement in a game makes him untouchable?"
"Typical college student, still too impulsive."

A commotion broke out at the scene. Clearly, no one had expected Lin Yu to strike so suddenly.

"Lin Yu?!" Even Wang Duojin, the victim, was taken aback. However, thinking of the leverage he held, a cold smile tugged at his lips. "Go ahead and attack if you have the guts, provided you aren't afraid of your family's safety being threatened!"

Wang Duojin enjoyed nothing more than the helpless look on the faces of people who hated him but couldn't do anything about it.

"The thing I hate most in this life is people threatening my family." Lin Yu held Wang Duojin up, his expression cold and stern. He didn't continue the assault, not out of fear, but because he was waiting—waiting for Xiao Xiao to arrive. Wang Duojin had already dropped two levels; if he dropped one more, according to the game's rules, he would respawn at the starter village fountain. This was not the outcome he wanted, so he wasn't rushing.

"Lin Yu, if you have the guts, do it! I guarantee I'll make your family taste ten times the pain I'm suffering today!" Wang Duojin threatened through gritted teeth, his face flushed. He was certain Lin Yu wouldn't dare to actually attack him. After all, no one dared to gamble with their family's safety.

"Oh? Who is so bold as to threaten others with their family? Do they really think there is no law in China?"

Just then, a cold voice rang out from behind. Everyone turned their heads in the next instant. They saw a man and a woman walking toward them. The icy words had come from the woman in the lead.

The crowd had been wondering who was bold enough to disrupt the scene, but when they saw the brilliant ID, everyone froze. Then, they all gasped in unison: "Xiao Xiaoran?"

Seeing Xiao Xiao's silhouette, Lin Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had finally arrived after such a long wait.

"Xiao Xiaoran? Why is she here?" The sudden appearance of Xiao Xiao and her companion stunned everyone. If it had been before today, perhaps no one would have known what that nickname meant. But ever since she became the second player to reach level ten, her background had been dug up on the forums. She was none other than the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, one of China's ten major clans: Xiao Xiao!

The presence of such a heavyweight figure here left them completely baffled. Most baffling of all, it seemed she was standing up for Lin Yu. Could this be the legendary tale of a beauty saving a hero?