After Favorability Is Maxed

248 The Character That Disappeared from the Illustrated Handbook!

Bi Luo Mansion was an organization located near the Far East Sea of Central Plains.

To a certain extent, it could also be called a sect, and all the disciples in the sect had code names.

The Sect Master’s code name was ‘Netherworld’, and his face was always covered by a mask. It was said that this code name was passed down by the master and disciple, but it was still a mystery how many Sect Masters there were.

Different from ordinary Immortal cultivation sects, this organization’s main business was to accept all kinds of commissions, cultivate and accept Immortal cultivators, all for the sake of better business. It looked similar to the Green Centipede, but one was black and one was white, and the rules were very different.

Although the Green Centipede also had gray areas, most of the Righteous sects recognized it. There were also many things that the Green Centipede would not do. Its purpose was ‘peace breeds wealth’, and its overall image was more positive.

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Normally, Bi Luo Mansion accepted all kinds of requests. However, because it was located in the eastern part of the Central Plains, where evil forces were everywhere, most of the requests it received were illegal. They would kill and rob, and there was nothing they wouldn’t do. Therefore, be it players or NPCs, they were used to treating it as a killer organization.

Moreover, because of its geographical location, even if the sects of Central Plains wanted to get rid of it, they could not defeat the hundreds of evil sects in the Far East Sea. No matter how strong a person was, they would be walking into the trap and basically could not come out.

Therefore, usually, the only way to seek revenge was to catch the killer who had killed them. As for the headquarters of Bi Luo Mansion, they were still at large and no one dared to touch them.

Liu Yuan picked up the broken arrow and examined it carefully. It was indeed the unique symbol of the Bi Luo Mansion.

Was the attack from Bi Luo Mansion and the Jade Mirage Scarlet Fire Palace a collaborator?

“It’s not like a collaboration. The first one to be killed was Ling Yuan of the Scarlet Fire Palace. His expression before his death was clearly one of disbelief. But it could also be that his status was too low to know the real inside story. He was just a tool.” Liu Yuan stared at the arrow, his gaze solemn. “There are only three possibilities. The Scarlet Fire Palace framed the Bi Luo Mansion, and the Bi Luo Mansion made use of the Scarlet Fire Palace, or they cooperated with each other.”

The first possibility was the most likely. The plot of the game did not show any traces of the Bi Luo Mansion’s involvement. The internal power struggle of the Jade Mirage Sect was unlikely to be done by the Bi Luo Mansion. Not only would it give people a bad impression, but it was also very unsafe.

The people of the Jade Mirage Sect weren’t fools. Even if it was Ling Yuan, they still knew how to kidnap people with morality.

However, Liu Yuan’s current existence was the biggest variable.

He looked at the arrow and felt a little uneasy.

Ling Hua had come to the Martial Emperor’s Tomb to save him. If she were to get to the bottom of it, Liu Yuan had a lot to do with the fact that they were being attacked in the Spirit Transformation River.

Although the competition for the position of Sect Master of the Jade Mirage Sect in the game was intense, it was not as intense as this.

Hence, there was another possibility. The attack this time was actually caused by Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan thought to himself, ‘I’ve only conquered a few of them in the Bi Luo Mansion. The storyline of this organization hasn’t been released much yet. Players only see it as a place to earn extra money. Only three female characters with relatively high status have been released. It doesn’t seem like they will come to me directly.’

He carefully recalled in his heart.

One of them was the newbie instructor of Bi Luo Mansion, the frosty Class-S killer – Bie Xiaoshuang. The other was the sadist instructor, ‘Zither Girl’, Wen Luxue. The last one was the beautiful and arrogant servant girl, Mei Sheng, who was in charge of sending messages to the Sect Master, Netherworld.

In comparison, among the three of them, the chances of Bie Xiaoshuang coming to fight him to the death were higher.

This seemingly cold assassin girl was actually very pure in her heart. She was clean and blank in terms of feelings. In the modern world, she would probably blush even if she read a teenage girl comic. If she really felt sad and came to kill Liu Yuan, it was possible and very likely.

But on the other hand, this kind of character had no opinion on relationships. If it was really her, Liu Yuan was confident that he could pull her back to his side.

Wen Luxue was the second most likely candidate. Liu Yuan had always suspected that the game officials had deliberately placed such a contrasting pair of women in the same place. Although they looked conservative and dignified in their long skirts and zithers, they probably had whips, leather clothes, and candles hidden deep in their hearts.

She was the one who tamed the low-level assassins in Bi Luo Mansion.

There were two ways to produce assassins in this organization.

One was like the players who already had a certain level of strength, but for some reason, such as being wanted or being framed, they had no way out. Another was to earn money and join the sect.

The other type was the orphans that Bi Luo Mansion had gathered from all over the place, or the gifted children that had been forcefully snatched away. They were raised from a young age and were all brainwashed and trained by an instructor like Wen Luxue.

However, Liu Yuan did not think that she would kill him just because of his ‘betrayal’. He had used an extreme method when he was wooing Wen Luxue.

As the saying went, every sadist had a masochist side in their hearts, especially Wen Luxue.

Cough, cough. I’ve strayed too far, strayed too far.

His thoughts were spinning quickly as his eyes followed the page of the illustrated handbook that he had just opened. Neither Bie Xiaoshuang nor Wen Luxue had been activated. At the very least, the people who had shot the arrow just now should not have been either of them.

As for Mei Sheng, she was the messenger of Netherworld, and held a high position in Bi Luo Mansion. She did not have any cultivation base, but the orders she gave were all confidential. Therefore, there was no possibility of her secret being leaked. She was just a beautiful puppet, but she had a very proud personality.

However, Liu Yuan knew that this was just a disguise. She was actually very fragile and did not want to be a symbol-like tool.

Liu Yuan’s eyes that were staring at the illustration screen suddenly paused, then he went back and flipped through it again.

Again.

Again.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!

Liu Yuan’s expression changed. He flipped through the illustrated handbook again and again, from the beginning to the end, without missing a single piece.

However, she was not there!

There was no Mei Sheng!

“F*ck me…”

Liu Yuan closed the illustrated handbook in a daze, and he felt his scalp go numb for a moment.

Mei Sheng… A tool used to send messages for Netherworld… A girl who never showed her face… All this information through his mind, and he pieced them together into a guess that almost scared the soul out of him.

Impossible! It can’t be such a coincidence!

“F*ck, f*ck, f*ck…”

Liu Yuan kept mumbling to himself. The disappearance of the card from the illustrated handbook meant that the favorability was no longer full.

How much had it dropped? Where did it land? 80?50?20?0?Or rather…

Liu Yuan’s forehead was covered in a cold sweat. His confused expression naturally attracted Xiahou Cenyi’s attention. She reached out and pinched Liu Yuan’s face. It was stiff and cold to the touch. It was obvious how nervous the young man was.

The Grand Elder blinked and asked, “What’s wrong? Is another one of your lovers here?”

Liu Yuan trembled and laughed drily. “Maybe… Just maybe.”

Xiahou Cenyi was a little confused. She frowned and said, “Strange, when you saw me, you weren’t scared like this. Could it be that you provoked a Mahayana stage cultivator?”

“No, that’s not true.” Liu Yuan shook his head in a daze.

However, the evil big shot from Bi Luo Mansion had four Crossing Calamity stage guardians and countless assassins under him.

Most importantly, whether it was Xiahou Cenyi or Ling Hua, he could clearly see that their favorability was still full.

And this time, they might have to face a character that had already disappeared from the illustrated handbook.