Chapter 223
Chapter 223
Only the older man and Fu Yiming remained conscious.
Their gazes met.
The older man immediately sensed disaster.
He smiled ingratiatingly. “You can go. I won’t trouble you.”
Fu Yiming said nothing and merely gave him an indifferent glance.
The older man pointed at Yun Youyou on the ground.
“You can deal with her however you like. I’ll be leaving.”
As the final word fell, the older man swiftly slipped through the wall and fled.
Yun Youyou, lying on the floor: ……
How noble of you, leaving me behind as your shield.
Yun Youyou resolutely kept her eyes closed.
Footsteps approached her, then stopped halfway.
Fu Yiming crouched and quietly watched her.
Yun Youyou waited for ages without hearing any movement.
She secretly cracked one eye open.
Her gaze met a pair of deep, dark eyes.
Yun Youyou hurriedly closed her eye.
Terrifying!
Although her eyes were closed, her lashes continued trembling like pear blossoms ravaged by a violent storm.
Fu Yiming cleared his throat, suppressing the laughter deep in his throat.
He deliberately said in a cold voice, “Enough. Get up.”
Yun Youyou didn’t move.
“What? Do you need me to give you mouth-to-mouth?”
Fu Yiming lowered his eyes and watched Yun Youyou continue pretending to be unconscious.
Yun Youyou didn’t open her eyes, but her mouth moved.
“I just ate durian and snail noodles. If you don’t mind, go ahead.”
Her shamelessness exasperated Fu Yiming into laughter.
“Yun Youyou, what happened to your dignity?”
Yun Youyou muttered, “What’s dignity? You can’t eat it.”
Fu Yiming lightly nudged Yun Youyou’s leg with his foot.
“Get up now and I won’t hold this against you.”
Yun Youyou’s eyes rolled, and she immediately jumped from the floor, grinning at Fu Yiming.
Fu Yiming: ……
“You move quickly.”
Yun Youyou said modestly, “You’re too kind. Too kind.”
Fu Yiming loosened his body.
“I’ll give you a chance to redeem yourself. Take me to the other ghosts.”
Yun Youyou refused with righteous conviction.
“No. I’m a principled ghost. I can’t betray my colleagues.”
Fu Yiming smiled.
“Why have I never noticed how loyal you are?”
Yun Youyou was thick-skinned. “I usually hide it well. It’s normal that you never noticed.”
Fu Yiming didn’t get angry.
He rotated one wrist.
“Fine. If that’s the case, I can only use force.”
The moment Fu Yiming prepared to beat a ghost, Yun Youyou lowered her noble head.
“Yes, sir! Right this way. They’re over here.”
It couldn’t be helped. A wise person knew when to submit.
Without the slightest psychological burden, Yun Youyou became a traitor.
She claimed she would lead Fu Yiming, but she had no idea where the other ghosts were.
After Fu Yiming completed three circuits of the same corridor, he finally realized what a terrible mistake it had been to let Yun Youyou guide him.
Fu Yiming reached the end of his patience.
“Do you actually know the way?”
Yun Youyou was still carefully identifying the direction.
“Trust me. The Earth is round. As long as we keep going forward, we’ll find them one day.”
Fu Yiming said, “Even if someone walked twenty-four hours a day without stopping, circling the Earth would still take five hundred fifty-five days.”
Yun Youyou paused.
“That’s fine. I believe you can live that long.”
Fu Yiming rubbed between his brows helplessly.
“Forget it. Go stand to one side.”
“Okay.”
Yun Youyou obediently retreated behind him and became his lackey.
Under Fu Yiming’s leadership, they finally found the older woman.
She had a Player by the throat.
His feet dangled off the floor, and his face was nearly blue.
His pupils widened slightly when Fu Yiming appeared.
Fu Yiming’s expression darkened. He snatched up a stool and hurled it at her.
The older woman was caught completely off guard. The blow sent her stumbling, and her grip loosened.
With his last bit of strength, the Player tore himself free and collapsed to the floor in pain.
Fu Yiming showed no mercy.
In their very first exchange, he grabbed the older woman by the head and slammed it into the wall.
He really was brutal.
This was the first time Yun Youyou had seen this side of Fu Yiming.
No matter how the older woman struggled, she could not escape his vise-like grip.
In just a few short minutes, he had beaten her so badly she could no longer straighten up.
Fu Yiming let go, and the older woman crumpled to the floor with a groan.
Players these days really were ruthless.
Out of the corner of her eye, Yun Youyou noticed that Fu Yiming’s fists were covered in blood.
He took off his suit jacket and used it to wipe his hands.
When he was done, he tossed it aside.
“Are you okay?”
Fu Yiming walked over and frowned as he checked on the Player.
Fortunately, the Player was only temporarily unable to speak. Otherwise, he was fine.
The older woman lay curled up on the floor in agony.
Sucking in ragged breaths, she pointed a trembling finger at Yun Youyou.
“Why doesn’t she have to get beaten? That’s not fair!”
Fu Yiming looked down at her and gave a cold scoff.
“Who do you think you are? You think you’re even worth comparing to her?”
The older woman had read her fair share of domineering-CEO novels.
Even now, she could not resist saying, “Young man, you’ve got real domineering-CEO potential.”
Fu Yiming ignored her.
Once he had settled the Player, he shot Yun Youyou a look.
“Let’s go.”
After witnessing Fu Yiming’s vicious ghost-beating skills, Yun Youyou became considerably more obsequious.
Fu Yiming straightened his rumpled shirt and asked casually, “Where are the other ghosts?”
Yun Youyou counted on her fingers.
“That’s it.”
Fu Yiming paused in the middle of adjusting his clothes.
“What do you mean, that’s it?”
Yun Youyou said, “Exactly what it sounds like.”
Fu Yiming asked, “How many ghosts are there altogether?”
Yun Youyou said, “Five.”
Fu Yiming said, “…That really is pitifully few.”
Of the five ghosts, one had become his lackey, two had been beaten out of commission, one was missing, and the last one could do nothing but fire the Mouth Cannon.
Fu Yiming was practically running rampant through this Instance.
After sorting out his thoughts, he headed toward Xiao Yanxi.
Sure enough.
Xiao Yanxi and the Player were still standing in the same spot, hurling insults at each other.
Fu Yiming walked straight between them.
Xiao Yanxi was too caught up in the argument to see who it was. He demanded arrogantly, “Who are you? Why are you standing in the middle?”
Before Fu Yiming could speak, Yun Youyou stepped forward.
“This dazzling world may blur your sight, but disrespect my Brother Fu and you’ll catch a fight.”
Fu Yiming: …
He felt an inexplicable wave of embarrassment.
Xiao Yanxi was stubborn to the point of stupidity.
“I don’t care if he’s Brother Fu or Brother Who! I’ll beat you up, you hear me?”
Yun Youyou planted herself firmly in front of Fu Yiming.
“If you dare break my Brother Fu’s wings, I’ll tear down the whole heaven where your heart sings.”
So corny!
It was unbelievably corny!
Even a Shamate would probably have to concede defeat.
Fu Yiming suddenly felt a little ashamed to be seen with her.
He silently took a few steps to the side, trying to put some distance between himself and Yun Youyou.
Xiao Yanxi looked Yun Youyou up and down several times.
“Have you lost your mind?”
Yun Youyou said, “Want me to prove it with a rave hand dance?”