Holding On to My Man
Chapter 40 (2)

Translated by Shirubame

TLCed by Mina

Edited by Mina, Cat, and Evan

Hidden tasks, just as the name implied, were not so easy to replace. It all depended on luck.

However, with the advantage of the information provided in the plot, Gu Bai took a moment to recollect the plot for a bit.

In the plot, Song Xianxun was a girl from an ordinary family, and she wanted money but had no money, wanted gaming skills but had no gaming skills. The reason why she was able to become a goddess in the gaming world was that, in addition to the support of a few gaming gods, she was lucky and inadvertently completed a hidden task.

According to the plot information, the hidden task would appear around this time in a place called the Devil Cloud Cave.

Since one of the wishes of this task was to face-slap Song Xianxun, then he certainly would not let Song Xianxun get the hidden mission and ascend.

So the next two days, Gu Bai stopped his activities in the real world and concentrated on practicing. Every day, except for eating and resting, all of his time was spent in the game world, running to the Devil Cloud Cave to pick up missions.

In a few days time, he had not managed to pick up the hidden mission, but he did manage to pick up a lot of treasure.

Having spent a lot of time in the game world, Gu Bai was just about to pick up the newly-found equipment and return to the real world to rest for a while, when he was suddenly surrounded by several people.

Among them were two characters with distinctive and cold appearances, who were glaring at him aggressively whilst they spoke.

[Human] Blushing Beauty: Xianxun! Look, isn't this Shangguan Yu? Good, enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road! She caused us to have to eat porridge and pickled vegetables for half a month. we can't let her off easily today!

As soon as the character in pink finished, the person next to her, a male spirit in a blue robe, immediately joined the conversation.

[Human] Lord of the East: What fight caused you to eat porridge and pickled vegetables for half a month? Xianxun, why didn't you look for me when you had no money? I could have lent some to you. No wonder you looked so thin when I saw you a few days ago. What exactly happened…?

His tone was very urgent and filled with concern. Even in the game world, although the voice was processed, the tone couldn't be changed, and the expression of the game character changed along with the expression of the player, which made it very real, with no difference from that of the real person.

[Human] Ningbo Fairy: Ling Chen-ge, I…..

The character, dressed in purple, had a hint of shyness on her face, and spoke with hesitation.

[Human] Blushing Beauty: What are you afraid of, Xianxun? Today Senior Ling Chen is here to get justice for us. This is what happened: This woman, last time, not only bullied us and robbed Xianxun and my equipment, but she also made people turn their backs on us. It's really too hateful. Senior, you must get revenge for Xianxun!

The person with the nickname of Blushing Beauty could not hold back her breath and rushed into the conversation, pointing at Gu Bai, while angrily complaining about him.

With these few words, Gu Bai could tell who these people were that were surrounding him.

Not to mention Song Xianxun, who was too lazy to change her name and just changed it directly to a homonym, a few people didn't even try to hide their real names. He didn't have to guess to know who they were.

These three people were Song Xianxun, her roommate and sister, and Ling Chen, the slag man!

Without waiting for him to speak, Ling Chen, who finished listening to the complaint, walked in front of him with his in-game character, Lord of the East, and stared at Gu Bai coldly.

[Human] Lord of the East: Bitch! How dare you bully Xianxun? If you know better, you will apologize immediately and hand over the sixth-grade fairy grass you just picked up!

In the plot, Ling Chen always liked Song Xianxun, but Song Xianxun didn't like him. He had been chasing her for several years, yet was unable to get her. Although they were not boyfriend and girlfriend, their daily relationship was very ambiguous.

Gu Bai smiled and raised his hand with the just picked up fairy grass and shook it before speaking.

[Human] Shangguan Yu: You guys want this?

[Human] Lord of the East: Correct! Hand it over and apologize to Xianxun, and this uncle will spare you.

Uncle, your mother! Gu Bai snorted.

[Human] Shangguan Yu: I'm terribly sorry. If you want it, I just won't give it!

With that, he put his things into the system inventory and clasped his hands.

[Human] Lord of the East:……

[Human] Ningbo Fairy:……

[Human] Blushing Beauty: Damn it, bitch. Don't be so arrogant! Senior Ling Chen, Xianxun, let's kill her together!

When these words fell, the three rushed up, but Gu Bai was not afraid and directly went to welcome them.

During this period of time, the person Gu Bai paid to level up his character hadn't been a vegetarian. In addition, in the aspect of fighting, he who had actually learned how to cultivate before, couldn't be compared with these game players.

Even though the game was made to be extremely real, the players were just ordinary people in real life. When they encountered fighting, they could fight on their own, but most of them relied on the game program to fight. Naturally, they were not as flexible as Gu Bai, who was a real cultivator.

Even though the level of Ling Chen’s game character was a little higher than that of his, he was still not his opponent. In a few rounds, three people were beaten to the ground.

Gu Bai didn't kill them, he just beat them up real hard. The holographic real simulation game was just that good. The damage transmitted to reality from the game wouldn't kill them, but it was enough to damage these people!

Just as Gu Bai was tormenting these people, the sky around the game world suddenly darkened, and a huge black hole appeared in the distance, sucking them in.

In the midst of darkness, the scenery changed.

When he returned to his senses, Gu Bai found himself in a cave, surrounded by dark air. Because of the real simulation of the game, he seemed to smell a bloody scent in the air.

Gu Bai was delighted and realized that this was probably the location of the hidden task in the plot. After more than half a month, he finally arrived!

Next to him, Song Xianxun, who was looking for Ling Chen, looked around in wonder and confusion. When she saw Gu Bai, she immediately remembered what happened just now and rushed up to look for abuse.

"Stop, all of you!"

Suddenly, a very sinister and bloodthirsty voice sounded. The whole cave scenery changed, the black air disappeared, and the light became bright, so Gu Bai followed the voice and looked over.

Not far away from them was a male character classified in the demon group, whose appearance was very evil and domineering. His body was covered in blood and his limbs were nailed onto the wall by long iron nails.

[Demon] Qianmo Pei: You guys, come here. I have something to discuss with you.

Gu Bai’s eyes moved as soon as he saw the nickname of the other party. Although everyone in the game world used nicknames, and no one knew who was who, he had the plot, so as long as they were people involved in the plot, he would know them.

This demon player, nicknamed Qianmo Pei, was not an ordinary person. He was one of the several gaming gods that chased Song Xianxun in the plot.

However, Qianmo Pei only had few scenes in the whole story, and in addition, nothing happened between Song Xianxun and him. In other words, he was the BOSS used to set off the male and female protagonist's relationship, so he was the absolute stepping stone for Song Xianxun’s road to success.

In the game, Qianmo Pei was a very powerful God. The sect he founded was the most powerful in the demon family. The top 20 players in the game were almost all from his sect, and it could be regarded that he was a super BOSS.

The reason why Song Xianxun was famous in the later period was that the players in the whole game regarded her as a goddess, and the larger part of this whole plot focused on Qianmo Pei, this big BOSS, fighting against the male lead for her.

With this in mind, Gu Bai's mood became serious. This Qianmo Pei was not easy to deal with. He was much harder than a monster BOSS in the game….

However, it seemed that Song Xianxun had not yet met Qianmo Pei at the moment. Although Qianmo Pei had the strength, he kept a low profile and had not yet been ranked as an expert. With no reputation, it was normal for several people not to know him.

So, the little sister who helped Song Xianxun and complained to Ling Chen just now didn't move. The three stared at the man in the opposite side with vigilance.

Although it was in the game world, due to the setting of the game, there was a serious estrangement between the players of the three races of humans, demons, and spirits. They would fight as soon as they met, because killing the characters of different races would result in equipment drops just like killing monsters.

In general, once people entered the game world, because of the real simulation, they couldn't help but think of it as a real world to play and live in it.

When Qianmo Pei saw Gu Bai and the others remaining still, he didn't insist and instead kept talking.

[Demon] Qianmo Pei: You guys, come here and help me pull out these four soul nails. I’ll give you all one magic weapon in return.

A magic weapon for everyone!

Gu Bai and Ling Chen didn’t move. However, Song Xianxun and the Blushing Beauty sucked in a breath.

Playing the game naturally required money. In this online game world, the equipment was divided into five levels: ordinary weapons, magic artifacts, magic weapons, immortal weapons, and divine weapons.

Among them, ordinary weapons were the cheapest. Generally, you could buy one for tens of yuan. As for the latter weapons, they ranged from hundreds to thousands. Most players only had the money to buy the basic weapons, except for the equipment that dropped from monsters.

Regarding magic weapons, which belonged to the high-spending players, if you wanted to buy one yourself, the worst ones were around 120,000, and the better ones were more than a couple hundred thousand.

This was too expensive for most of the working-class players. They could only rely on fighting monsters and luck for equipment drops.

The moment this guy opened his mouth, he had promised them each a magic weapon per person. If you converted that into real RMB, that would amount to hundreds of thousands.

It wasn't even a small amount for the rich second-generation children like Gu Bai and Ling Chen, so for these two female students with a monthly living expenses of up to 1,000 yuan, it really was a huge amount. This man was really a local tyrant!

The nearby Blushing Beauty was a little moved, but Song Xianxun beside her suddenly stepped forward with a long sword in her hand and spoke with a cold face.

[Human] Ningbo fairy: The people of the demon group are ruthless and cunning. We definitely won't be tricked and let you go!

Although Qianmo Pei was a big BOSS in the game, Song Xianxun and others didn't recognize him now and merely thought of him as an ordinary demon player.

When he heard Song Xianxun's words, Qianmo Pei looked at her indifferently, and then a white light flashed before him. Four magic weapons were put in front of everyone.

[Demon] Qianmo Pei: You guys can be rest assured, I, Pei, have always kept my word . As long as you help me, this equipment is yours.

The four pieces of equipment were carelessly displayed and could be picked up at will at anytime. It showed his sincerity very well. The color of the several pieces of equipment were red, which represented the highest level. This showed that these magic weapons were all top-quality magic weapons worth more than a couple hundred thousand yuan.

This time, Blushing Beauty's face directly showed a delighted expression. Even Ling Chen couldn't refuse. Although he was also a rich second generation, a couple hundred thousand yuan was not a small amount to him. Why give up what you can get for free?

But then, it wasn't known if it was because Song Xianxun had a brain hole or if it was due to being a white lotus, but when she looked at the magic weapon in front of her, although she was greedy, she still held back and spoke again.

[Human] Ningbo fairy: Hmph! Do you think we can be bought with two magic weapons? This girl doesn't believe you. Humans and demons are at odds. We will never betray humanity to save you!

Not to mention Gu Bai, even the sister with her, Blushing Beauty, turned her head and stared at her with a kind of "Girl, you have a problem with your brain" look.

Are those two magic weapons? Are those two magic weapons? Are those two magic weapons?!

This was more than one hundred thousand RMB, Elder sister! While it was true that humans and demons were irreconcilable, this was still a game. Do you really need to be so serious about it?!

Gu Bai couldn't help but lift the corner of his mouth.

Although it was known from the plot that Song Xianxun, this girl, was not very clever and belonged to the kind of naive and naughty, but careful type, at least she was not as mentally retarded as she was now. Did she die too many times when looking for someone to take the blame, and all that electric power turned her into a fool?

However, regardless of whether the other party was stupid or not, this situation was now absolutely advantageous for him. His task was to specifically follow the female lead and cause trouble for her.

Thinking of this, Gu Bai came forward, looked at Qianmo Pei’s demon character across from him, and spoke.

[Human] Shangguan Yu: Well, if she doesn't do it, I don’t mind betraying the human race. Give me all the magic weapons. I’ll help you remove the soul nails and let you go…..

A top BOSS character that didn’t have much screen time in the original plot. Gee, I wonder who the ML is this time?