Susie tried her best to speak naturally, but perhaps because she was trying too hard, her tongue became a little twisted. "Hmm...long time no see."

Chapter 196 The Reserved Miss Su

"Long time no see, I didn't expect to run into you here."

Ye Xiao tugged at his collar, feigning embarrassment, "When did you come to Chongqing?"

"Most recently."

After Su Xiyun managed to utter two words, her originally aloof expression turned slightly adorable as her face flushed red.

But she kept nervously rubbing her little fingers together, and after that response, she didn't say another word for a long time.

The two fell into an awkward silence.

According to the script, the next line should be Susie Yun feigning surprise and saying that she thought he was dead.

After all, it would be surprising to see someone who was thought to be dead suddenly appear.

But Susie Yun seemed to get stuck.

Ye Xiao never expected that this girl, who was quite experienced in life, would be so nervous about this matter that she couldn't utter a word.

Ye Xiao seemed to need to say something to break the awkward atmosphere... but what could he say? "Children, I'm back?"

Well... considering the other party's previous experience, it's a bit inappropriate to mess things up.

But a heavy atmosphere isn't good either; the conversation should focus on soothing and healing topics, since the main goal is to help the other person resolve their inner conflicts...

Sometimes I really envy Li Cheng; that guy can make the atmosphere never awkward as long as he opens his mouth.

Fortunately, just as Ye Xiao was struggling with how to break the awkward silence, Su Qianyun, after thinking it over, seemed to finally remember what she wanted to say and said softly, "Mr. Ye, you... how come you're still alive?"

Ye Xiao almost choked on his own saliva.

However, to some extent, the meaning of the words is not wrong.

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!..."

Susie suddenly realized she had said the wrong thing, and the blush on her face became even more pronounced. "I meant you're still alive... It's so, so good."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Why are you laughing?!

Susie's face turned bright red, and she gripped the hem of her dark black skirt with both hands.

"No, I just feel that you're much more easily embarrassed than before."

Ye Xiao chuckled and scratched her head. "In my memory, you used to be quite aloof."

"Is...is that so?"

"Of course, when I first saw her at the academy, I was absolutely stunned. How could there be such a beautiful, elegant, and aloof swordswoman? She's the president of a major guild, incredibly skilled, beautiful, and has a huge following of admirers..."

Ye Xiao began to shower Su Xiyun with praise, but to be fair, these were not empty words. Whether in his previous life or this one, his impression of Su Xiyun had always been the same.

In terms of strength, as a Sword Saint player who reached eighth place on the leaderboard in the later stages of his previous life, the name "Blade Witch Susie Cloud" is well-known to every player.

In terms of appearance, the girl was charming and graceful, like a piece of ice crystal under the moonlight—a delicate and flawless warm face paired with an innate cool demeanor, and long, straight black hair cascading down to her waist.

Her skin was as white as snow, and her tall yet voluptuous figure was outlined with graceful curves under the simple black leather dress. Her long legs, covered in light black velvet silk and wearing clean, shiny Martin boots, stood proudly below the knee-length skirt. Her beauty was as pure as a snow lotus on a high mountain, exuding an otherworldly temperament.

Therefore, Ye Xiao was simply expressing his opinion of the other person in a very sincere manner... at least that's what Ye Xiao himself thought, and it was definitely not due to his scumbag tendencies.

However, this is precisely why Ye Xiao misjudged the other party's character.

In his view, such top players should all be very resilient and naturally be loved by countless people. If a stranger who has only met her a few times "dies for her", shouldn't such players think, "It's an honor for you to sacrifice for me" or "The weak should become food for the strong"?

I never expected to meet someone so naive; I almost ruined her life.

"No... I'm not as good as you think."

The girl was completely charmed by Ye Xiao's sweet words. Although she said those words, her crescent-shaped eyes and the corners of her mouth that couldn't hide her smile completely revealed her naive thoughts.

"There's no need to be so modest, Miss Su. I can't be the only one who said that."

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "It's really lucky to see you again... But speaking of which, I think I still have to apologize for my previous deception."

"My faked death was only intended to deceive those followers of the Hermitage. At the time, I thought you were the kind of... well, a self-reliant and strong player. Plus, the situation was chaotic, and I had to rush to do other things, so I never went to explain to you."

"After thinking about it, I realized it was really inappropriate, so I'm truly sorry..."

"it does not matter."

Susie Yun and Ye Xiao walked side by side, occasionally a few fallen leaves were blown by the wind and drifted over the girl's thin shoulders. "It was just a little misunderstanding, look at me, I'm pretty... pretty fine."

A small misunderstanding... Ye Xiao remained silent.

"How have you been since then?"

The girl asked again.

"pretty good."

"That's good,"

The girl smiled, seemingly genuinely happy. "That's good."

These words suddenly made Ye Xiao feel a lump in her throat.

When he thought about what Su Xiyun might have gone through, he realized that it was by no means "small" at all.

But Susie Yun's words were so nonchalant, glossing over the bitterness in the process.

She neither blamed nor complained; instead, she was more concerned about how he was doing...

Oh no, who can withstand this?!

"...Later, did you find your missing friend at that wretched church?"

Let's change the subject and lighten the mood. If this continues, Ye Xiao is afraid she won't be able to hold back.

Thinking of this, he vaguely remembered that finding that "missing friend" was the reason Susie Yun initially infiltrated the Samuel Order.

"No... we still haven't found any clues about her."

"pity."

Ye Xiao then asked, "It's quite fate that we met in a foreign country. Why don't we add each other as friends? That way, I might be able to help if needed."

Unexpectedly, Su Xiyun shook her head violently after hearing this, as if afraid of causing Ye Xiao any trouble. "No...it's okay, I can handle this myself!"

"Is that so? Then the system can let me add a friend, right?"

Ye Xiao had a strange feeling that he was shamelessly trying to strike up a conversation. "We've met several times by chance, so we can be considered friends, right?"

"Ah...no problem! Of course no problem!"

Su Xiyun then realized the key point in Ye Xiao's words, and a sudden joy flashed in her eyes, completely destroying her original aloof temperament.

She excitedly poked around in the air with her finger to bring up the system panel, and Ye Xiao also reported his information.

"My ID is 'Midnight Snack,' um... the kind of late-night snack you eat in the dead of night."

Susie nodded, and then said softly in a weak voice, "Sent...sent it."

"Orange Orange" requests to add you as a friend.

"Hey, what are you laughing at again?"

After Su Xiyun added Ye Xiao as a friend and finished clicking on the panel, she looked up and found Ye Xiao smiling foolishly again.

"No, I just feel that your nickname, combined with your ethereal appearance, is inexplicably cute."

The girl's face, which had finally cooled down, immediately turned red again.

【Orange Orange: ε? (?>3)?з】

"Hahaha, mine, mine."

Ye Xiao scratched his head and smiled.

Wow, this girl's online style seems a bit different.

He somehow managed to make this grown man feel like he was back in his school days, experiencing the thrill of exchanging WeChat contacts with the girl he had a crush on.

However, looking at Susie Yun's age... if we were to put her back on Earth, she would indeed be a high school student, and there would be no problem in calling her a teenage girl.

Looking back at his old man, who had lived two lives... Oh my god, the more he thought about it, the more guilty he felt... Ye Xiao's lips twitched.

As he pondered this, he soon felt Greta scratching at his chest with her claws in annoyance.

The little guy's flirtatious radar had clearly detected that something was wrong.

Chapter 197 Reserved but Unstable

Ye Xiao calmed the restless cat through his coat and was pondering his next words when a sudden voice came from the side.

"Junior Su!?"

Forehead?

Ye Xiao and Su Xiyun turned their heads almost simultaneously and saw a well-dressed young male player walking towards them.

This guy was wearing a flowing knight's coat with gold trim, which swayed as he walked, making him look particularly flamboyant. Beneath his black hair was a rather fair and handsome face.

Ye Xiao noticed a flame-patterned badge on the other person's chest, which seemed to be the symbol of a major guild.

"Is this your friend?"

Ye Xiao turned her head slightly and asked Su Qianyun.

It's quite rare to find players who can even join the Tribunal.

However, it seems he only arrived in Chongqing in the last couple of days, since I've never seen him before.

Recently, after the lockdown in Fog City was lifted, many players from other places on the forum heard that there was a Saintess here and wanted to come and take a look. This was because they heard that the players who participated in the "Fallen Moon Light" mission in Fog City with the Saintess had received quite rich rewards. As a result, many players from other places wanted to see if they could get some high-yield missions from this special "NPC" Saintess.

"Ah...no, I don't know him either."

Susie shook her head and spoke softly.

"Junior, have you forgotten? Before I came into this world, I gave a presentation in your class."

The outgoing young player ignored Ye Xiao and started talking to Su Xiyun on his own.

"I told you, I don't remember."

However, when Su Xiyun shifted her gaze from Ye Xiao and turned to respond to the guy, her tone suddenly turned icy.

The change was so rapid that Ye Xiao thought it was a completely different person.

"It's alright, junior. We can get to know each other better. The more we get to know each other, the more you'll remember us. Our guild has grown quite a bit recently, so we can help you out if you need anything in the future."

The outgoing young player smiled at Susie Yun and casually tugged at the badge on his clothes.

After saying that, he suddenly glanced at Ye Xiao and said, "Hey, why are you still here? Don't you have any self-awareness? My junior is not someone you have the right to flirt with."

ha?

Ye Xiao frowned. He had only thought that Su Qianyun was an acquaintance and was just being polite by talking to this person. But then the conversation turned and he became superfluous.

Before Ye Xiao could react, with a soft "smack," a hand grabbed the player's hair and slammed him into the flower bed next to him like a ball.

The earthenware jar was smashed to pieces, and bright red blood unexpectedly splattered onto Ye Xiao.

"What the hell!?"

Ye Xiao was startled. He had originally intended to teach this guy a lesson, after all, he wasn't some kind of master of forbearance who would enjoy being inexplicably humiliated.

But he wasn't so violent as to kill someone over a single offending remark.

But it really wasn't him who did it. Ye Xiao turned around in a daze and saw Su Qianyun stretching out her slender arm, grabbing the other person's head like she was carrying a plastic bag. Half of her face was expressionless and covered with blood splattered from the other person's head.

Fortunately, the head was still breathing, and it seemed that the Templar Knight's physique was still quite strong. However, his weak and powerless hands, weakened by his serious injuries, could not pry open the fair hand that was gripping his hair.

"Eh?"

Noticing Ye Xiao looking at her, Su Qianyun showed a slightly flustered expression, covering her blushing cheeks with her free hand, her eyes darting shyly left and right, "Ahhh Ye Xiao, I'm so sorry, I... I got a little excited. Could you... could you go buy me a cup of tea? I'll be done getting ready quickly."

The girl's shy demeanor would have stirred the heart of anyone who saw it, but when combined with the bloodstains on her face and the mangled head she was clutching in her other hand, the scene suddenly became bizarre.

"Wait, Miss Su, this guy doesn't deserve to die!"

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