Chapter 143: Book Fan Plus Foodie Equals Fanatic (Fourth Update)

Yu Liang had drunk a little tonight, making his return somewhat late.

And just as he was heading toward the mentors' quarters after entering the academy, he suddenly saw several dark silhouettes flit past ahead!

"Old Ghost Qin is gone," one shadow whispered. "I was nearly suffocated to death! With so many mentors away, the academy's security has definitely weakened!"

"Let's go! To the internet cafe!"

"Hey, you guys..."

"An internet cafe?! Isn't that the code word for that little shop?!" Yu Liang started, instantly jolted out of most of his drunkenness. Some disciples were actually sneaking out to an internet cafe at night?!

How could this be tolerated!

These disciples were remarkably fast and agile, as if they had rehearsed this many times before!

With such cultivation, they were likely from the Earth Quarter at least. By the time he gave chase, he found that the disciples had already scaled the high wall of the academy!

Yu Liang's cultivation was by no means low! With a sudden leap, he cleared the wall and indeed spotted the disciples just ahead.

"Someone's chasing us?!"

"It couldn't be a mentor, could it?!"

"Holy crap! Run!"

"You still dare to run?!" Yu Liang's face turned cold as he pursued them immediately, but within a few paces, he heard a faint chanting.

Right after that, he found his vision plunged into darkness! He could see absolutely nothing!

"Go, quickly! I cast Cloak of Shadows on him!" He won't be able to see anyone for a short while!

"Brother! Incredible!"

"Applying the skills from the game to real life!"

"Hurry up and run! It won't last long!"

By the time Yu Liang regained his sight, he indeed saw that the disciples who had scaled the wall were nowhere to be found!

What should he do?!

Organize another dormitory inspection?!

"No..." Yu Liang thought to himself. "I recall there's a reward for catching disciples who enter the internet cafe..."

He quickly gave chase. Couldn't find them? Wouldn't it suffice to look inside that shop?

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"To think I could actually become the protagonist of a biographical novel?!" Even after playing for six hours, Dong Qingli remained thrilled and excited.

It was true that she loved reading biographical novels, but she had never imagined such a thing was possible!

That it could actually allow someone to enter a biographical novel themselves, exploring the entire world as its protagonist?!

Imagine the feeling when, after finding a novel absolutely magnificent, one suddenly discovered they had traveled into it and become the main character!

It was simply too exhilarating!

Previously, Dong Qingli had felt a sense of revulsion upon hearing anything about games or the Origin Shop, but now, she found the shop increasingly pleasing to the eye.

More than just pleasing: "I think I've already become obsessed with this shop!"

Dong Qingli felt unable to conceal the excitement in her heart as she rushed to the counter: "Boss, have you already beaten Andariel?"

"How is Act Two? Is it hard?"

"Oh, and that Häagen-Dazs is truly delicious!" Dong Qingli's pink tongue lightly licked her fragrant lips, seemingly still savoring the taste. After all, she was not just a book lover, but a foodie too.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have opened such a large restaurant: "It tastes much better than the food at the Breeze and Bright Moon Pavilion! Is the recipe really that meticulous?!"

"Whose boss are you anyway?!" Zhang Wanyu's face turned dark. Looking at Dong Qingli, whose eyes were almost filled with little stars, she felt like crying without tears.

Who would have thought that the hidden master of the Breeze and Bright Moon Pavilion would sneak out to loiter in an internet cafe in the middle of the night, talking endlessly about Diablo while praising another shop's snacks as better than her own?!

Fortunately, she wore a veil so no one recognized her, otherwise Zhang Wanyu felt she would have crawled into any crack in the ground right now!

Forget it! Since she was wearing a veil anyway, what did it matter if she was a bit more reckless?! In her heart, Zhang Wanyu had already begun to throw caution to the wind.

"This is the place!" Yu Liang pushed open the door and entered, quickly spotting two veiled women at the counter chatting with an ordinary-looking youth and a little lolita.

There was also an elegantly dressed young master in golden attire constantly chiming in from the side.

"Where are those disciples?!" Yu Liang glanced left and right around the shop, finding that those disciples seemed to have vanished.

Though Fang Qi's shop was not large compared to many grand establishments in the city, it comprised two storefronts with a second floor, making it by no means small. If Yu Liang wanted to find someone, he truly couldn't manage it in a short time.

Xiao Yulü glanced at the newcomer, quickly withdrew his gaze, and thought, "Turns out it's a man, let him suit himself."

Yu Liang was somewhat bewildered. He had initially heard this was a small shop, but he hadn't expected it to actually be quite substantial.

"Ask the boss to help find them?" He shook his head, guessing that if this shop knew he was here to catch students, they would be the first to kick him out.

Only now did he realize that he seemed to know absolutely nothing about this shop. Let alone catching disciples, upon entering, his eyes were completely in the dark, and he was utterly clueless.

Yes, completely ignorant, having no idea what this shop even did, without a single shred of understanding.

Furthermore, what exactly was that technique the disciple used on him just now?! He didn't recall any faction possessing such a martial skill!

He suddenly remembered that when they left, they seemed to have mentioned "skills from the game"?!

At this moment, Mu Hongzhu's words suddenly came back to him.

Three Earth Quarter disciples, hardly the elite, yet they could easily escape his pursuit, which truly surprised him.

Coupled with that peculiar move they had just displayed...

They were clearly very clever disciples.

"Is it really that easy to be bewitched?" He recalled Mu Hongzhu's words. "How about... trying out what exactly this shop is up to?!"

"Boss!" His expression shifted unpredictably. "What is the Cloak of Shadows?"

"A skill of the Assassin in Diablo." Fang Qi pointed at the small blackboard. "Do you want to play?"

"Then I'll try it..."

"It actually came from this shop?! Is it a new martial skill?!" Yu Liang decisively paid the money and went to a machine.

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The Breeze and Bright Moon Pavilion.

"It's already this late... why haven't they returned yet?!" Xiang Qinghe was currently filled with anxiety.

"Could something have happened...?" It had been nearly ten hours; did it really take this long to buy a book?!

Most importantly, they hadn't even replied to the messages sent via communication jade!

"How strange! Could their identities have been exposed?!"

Meanwhile, outside the internet cafe.

Today was truly so satisfying!

Dong Qingli still felt a lingering desire for more, smacking her lips as she said, "To think that such a grand world exists within Diablo, and that before these adventurers arrived, there was even a great war against Diablo...?"

Although she hadn't bought the second volume of Diablo, gaining so much information from chatting with Boss Fang... was truly wonderful!

"Häagen-Dazs is absolutely delicious... and the game is incredibly thrilling!" Dong Qingli looked as though she fully intended to return tomorrow to play games and talk about Diablo.

"So, are we still suppressing this shop or not..." Zhang Wanyu stood beside her, her face a picture of awkwardness.

"Suppress it! We must suppress it ruthlessly! There are far too many people. If we don't suppress them, we won't even be able to get a spot in line in the future!" Dong Qingli clenched her silver teeth, her anxiety tangible.

"Yes! They always bring so many people along. How are we supposed to play in the future?" Zhang Wanyu clearly shared the sentiment; after all, they had been forced to wait in line for so long today. "Speaking of which, we truly must suppress them!"

"Contact President Huo in a few days! We need to intensify our efforts and pressure the Liuyun Daoist Palace and the Cloud Ocean Sect, so they stop bringing so many people every single day!"

"But with such grand sects... will the pressure from people like us be of any use...?"

"As for President Huo's side, aren't those two sects purchasing quite a few of their resources from there...?"

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Deepest thanks to the book's second Alliance Master, Muyun Chenxi, for the support

It looks like the streak of four-chapter daily updates will have to be extended again... I'll make up for the delayed chapters gradually

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