Chapter 147
Chapter 147 This Grudge He Will Remember
In her previous life, Xia Xinyan had encountered quite a few situations like this.
Once the game reached its later stages, any player on the leaderboard became practically a magnet for attention. One could say that the leaderboard players during the Cataclysm era were like popular celebrities.
Of course, the scenario of being chased down by a bunch of fans demanding autographs didn’t generally happen. What she encountered more often were people coming to her asking to add her as a friend, subtly or not, wanting her to help them clear a dungeon.
Naturally, among them were also quite a few cute girls.
At that time, Xia Xinyan had even thought about developing a girlfriend through this method. After all, during that period, there were plenty of pretty girls who came to her, and with her power back then, it wouldn’t have been a problem to take care of a few.
But… that didn’t align with her views on love.
By then, she was no longer simply after looks. What she wanted more was someone who could quietly accompany her on her journey, even if their abilities were slightly inferior; she could accept that.
However, those girls flocking to her because of her leaderboard status had skills that were too far off from hers—so far that they couldn’t even offer companionship.
So, she gave up.
As for those who wanted her help with dungeons, she basically stopped paying them any mind.
Eventually, it became common knowledge in that circle that she was hard to approach, and gradually, no one bothered her anymore; she enjoyed her peace.
She hadn’t expected that in this life… she would experience that feeling so quickly again.
But… were they exposing themselves so soon?
Weren’t they anonymous?
Could this girl be their schoolmate?
After all, they had only chosen to go anonymous recently; for those who knew them before, figuring out who the two anonymous persons on the leaderboard were shouldn’t have been too difficult.
So, after a fleeting moment of surprise, Xia Xinyan felt a flicker of joy in her heart.
Just as she had hoped, she was thinking about whether Ling Mo would attract some fans when he chose to reveal his identity one day, and now here came one so quickly.
Hmm… at this stage, the gap between players should not be too wide. Generally, even a mid-level player wouldn’t be completely locked out of a dungeon by matching against one of the leading players. If that’s the case… could she help Ling Mo scout a partner?
Ling Mo performed so brilliantly in the last basketball game, yet not a single girl approached him; did a chance finally arise this time?
As long as this girl showed even the slightest interest in Ling Mo, she would gladly set them up.
Transforming a fan into a girlfriend didn’t seem like such a difficult task.
Though it might carry a bit of a ‘sugar daddy’ vibe… but for Ling Mo’s happiness in the second half of his life, she had to do it.
With this thought, Xia Xinyan’s gaze softened as she looked at the girl: “Do you know us?”
The girl nodded enthusiastically, “Yes, yes! I watched your basketball game in real life! You were so strong! And you’re so amazing in the game too! It felt like watching a movie when you two were fighting!”
Xia Xinyan: “…”
Wait, isn’t there something off here?
Wasn’t it because of the leaderboard?
Just then, a few other companions of the girl came up, excitedly exclaiming, “It’s really Ling Mo and Lady Xia! Can we add each other as friends?”
Only the boy standing next to the girl had a look of confusion, watching his companions react as if they had met great figures, he quietly asked, “What? Are they famous?”
The girl shot him a sideways glance, filled with disdain, “Of course! Didn’t I tell you to watch Zhang Banxian’s videos? See how the real big shots play games! You didn’t watch! Either of them could easily knock you down with one hand! Plus, they’re not just strong in the game; they’re impressive in real life too! Have you seen that basketball match in Linjiang City? They defeated an entire team!”
She looked like a fan excitedly promoting her idol in front of friends.
However, her words left Xia Xinyan looking increasingly baffled.
She didn’t feel the slightest sense of satisfaction from the praise; that sort of vanity had been filled in her last life, and she had long moved past the stage of floating on compliments. The information in the girl’s words was what truly caught her attention.
Zhang Banxian?
Zhang Darii?
Aren’t those people the ones who knew them through the leaderboard?
And the boy beside the girl didn’t seem much better off.
It’s uncomfortable for anyone to be belittled by their girlfriend.
He scrutinized Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo again, focusing more on Ling Mo, with a hint of hostility: “So what are they… to each other?”
His voice was soft, but with their enhanced physical abilities, both Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo heard the question. Just as Xia Xinyan planned to explain something, the girl jumped in first: “Of course they’re boyfriend and girlfriend! Didn’t you see how they performed in that basketball game? They’re a perfect match! Not only are they strong, but they’re also both so good-looking! I’m so envious!”
Xia Xinyan: “…”
Alright then, it’s not like I said it.
After listening for a bit, Ling Mo finally caught on.
So they were people who had incidentally seen their impressive performance…
His expression was a little complicated.
Though it was his first time experiencing this sort of adoration, he felt no joy in it; instead, there was a faint annoyance—because it interrupted his world with Xinyan.
However, he still politely nodded to them, smiling: “Yes, Xinyan is my girlfriend. If you want to add each other as friends, just send a request. If it’s for dungeons or anything… we want to look around some more now; let’s hang out together another time.”
“We weren’t planning on doing dungeons now anyway—you’re planning on climbing a mountain, right? We can join you!” The girl seemed completely oblivious to his distancing, still very enthusiastic.
Just as Ling Mo was about to refuse, Xia Xinyan suddenly smiled gently: “Then it’s fine, we can go together…”
That boy was probably the girl’s boyfriend, but there were other girls in this group… Even if things were a little different from what she imagined, her determination to help Ling Mo find a partner remained unchanged.
And with Xia Xinyan agreeing, Ling Mo could only comply.
Though he felt a bit disgruntled.
Such a beautiful world for just two of them, and now it was ruined.
As for the Zhang Banxian the girl mentioned, that referred to Zhang Darii.
After joining this group, he took a moment to check out Zhang Darii’s current video account in the game.
He then discovered that the guy now had over a million followers, with every video generating millions of views—he couldn’t help but admit that if you stand on the cutting edge, even pigs could fly. Now, with the “Realm of Divine Presence” spreading nationwide, the first batch of content creators was reaping the biggest rewards, and that fatty was very fortunate to be among them.
Many of fatty’s videos featured the two of them clearing dungeons together, so with fatty’s rise to fame, they also attracted a handful of fans.
Then, it somehow became known that the video of that basketball game they played was dug up, and thus they both exploded in popularity.
Not only were they good at games, but they were also excellent at basketball in reality, and with such good looks, it was rare to find someone like that in the game… or even a third one; it was only natural for their popularity to soar—even hinting at surpassing fatty.
After understanding all this, Ling Mo closed those pages with a somewhat darkened expression.
Zhang Banxian, huh?
He would remember this grudge for breaking his peaceful world with Xia Xinyan.
