"Hubby, there are so many people here! It's so embarrassing!"

"What are you afraid of? Come on, let me kiss you again!"

"Oh no, Ah Hu is about to come looking for me. It wouldn't be good if he saw us. Hubby, you should leave quickly!"

"What an annoying guy. When is he going to leave?"

"I don't know. He should be heading back to Shanghai in a few days!"

"Alright, I'll wait a bit longer."

As they spoke, the man gave Qinqin a hard kiss on the neck before reluctantly leaving.

Not long after, White Tiger came over from another direction.

Qinqin naturally linked arms with White Tiger, chatting and laughing as if nothing had happened, and they headed out of the city together.

White Tiger was completely unaware that the woman by his side had already made him a cuckold. He didn't even know that the man flirting with Qinqin was standing in a nearby shadow, watching them while savoring the lingering taste on his lips...

Lu Ming originally didn't want to get involved.

But Ye Ling'er's betrayal made Lu Ming despise all those who were unfaithful in love.

So, Lu Ming sent a brief WeChat message to Qin Churan: "Remind White Tiger to keep an eye on his girlfriend."

After that, Lu Ming didn't bother with the matter anymore.

He continued on with Lin Youwei, heading towards the Western Farm.

Upon arriving at the farm, he summoned all the Undead Warriors and gave them the order to hunt monsters.

To level up to 20 as soon as possible and synthesize a second summoning scroll, they had to work overtime tonight.

Previously, they would log off around ten every night.

Tonight, they grinded until midnight!

Finally, Lin Youwei managed to collect 1,000 Summoning Scroll Fragments, synthesizing a complete Silver BOSS-level Summoning Scroll!

Lin Youwei handed the scroll to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming checked his level: 19, 63%.

"Still a bit short... Oh well, let's continue tomorrow."

With that in mind, Lu Ming recalled all the Undead Warriors and left the Western Farm with Lin Youwei.

As they approached Starlight City, they passed through a forest.

From within the forest, a faint cry for help could be heard.

"Please spare me, bro! I won't dare do it again!"

"Help! Help..."

When Lu Ming followed the sound, he saw under the cover of darkness, in the woods, a black-clad assassin raised his knife and swiftly slit the throat of a man in front of him.

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As the slashed man fell to the ground, the black-clad assassin turned his head under the moonlight.

As Lu Ming locked eyes with him, he realized that the assassin was none other than White Tiger!

At this moment, White Tiger wore a slightly weary and bittersweet smile as he said to Lu Ming, "Thanks for the heads-up."

Only then did Lu Ming realize that the man White Tiger had killed was the same one he had seen earlier in Starlight City, flirting with Qinqin!

White Tiger walked up to Lu Ming, looked at him, and said somewhat weakly, "Can we talk?"

Lu Ming looked at Lin Youwei, "You go ahead."

Lin Youwei glanced at White Tiger, then at Lu Ming, and nodded, "Alright!"

Once Lin Youwei left, escorted by ten Undead Warriors, Lu Ming thought White Tiger would talk about his situation with Qinqin.

But unexpectedly, White Tiger didn't seem to care about that at all.

Instead, he led Lu Ming to a nearby graveyard.

Following White Tiger's gaze, Lu Ming saw a solitary figure moving among a group of level 35 corpses in the dark, lifeless cemetery.

Lu Ming realized that the figure was Qin Churan!

Swipe, swipe, swipe!

Amidst the flashes of blades and shadows, the level 33 fourth-tier assassin Qin Churan swiftly executed several zombies around her.

Without any rest, she took a potion to recover and immediately engaged in the next battle.

"In the eyes of outsiders, Ranran, as the younger sister of the captain of the seventh-ranked God Slayer team in Great Xia, and a daughter of the prestigious Qin family in Beijing, is someone many admire."

"But in reality, she is just a facade of glamour. Behind the scenes, she is the most pitiful and unfortunate person in this world."

Gazing at the solitary figure in the cemetery, White Tiger's eyes were filled with stories.

"Ranran was abandoned by the Qin family since childhood. In the orphanage, she was ostracized and bullied because of her introverted nature. Only I, A Long, Xiao Wu, and Lao Zhu didn't despise her and always protected and accompanied her."

"When she finally grew up, she was taken back by the Qin family to be used as a tool for a family marriage."

Hearing this, Lu Ming felt a slight tremor in his heart.

He never expected Qin Churan to have such a tumultuous past.

White Tiger continued, "Three years!"

"If within three years, Ranran doesn't lead a team to break through and enter the top 100 of the Great Xia rankings, she will have to marry that fool Wang Long from the Wang family in Beijing."

"Do you know how foolish that guy is? He once climbed onto someone's car on the street, took off his pants, and did a 360-degree spin while defecating, then smeared it on people's faces..."

As White Tiger finished speaking, Lu Ming's body suddenly tensed, and his expression turned extremely unpleasant.

In his memory, in his past life, he had finally managed to make something of himself and planned to take Ye Ling'er to Beijing to develop their future.

Unexpectedly, on the very first day in Beijing, while walking down the street, he was inexplicably smeared with feces!

"Damn it!"

"So it was him!"

"Fuck!"

Seeing Lu Ming's furious expression, White Tiger assumed Lu Ming was empathizing and couldn't help but say, "You think it's bizarre too, right?"

Thinking of that scene, White Tiger couldn't help but hold his forehead.

"If Ranran marries such a fool, her life will be ruined!"

"There are still two and a half years left. I've already decided that if Ranran doesn't achieve her goal by then, I'll risk my life to take down that fool from the Wang family! I won't let Ranran marry him!"

White Tiger's eyes were filled with determination.

At this moment, Lu Ming finally understood why Qin Churan was so eager to recruit him.

Creating a team that ranks in the top 100 of the Great Xia rankings is no easy task.

Especially within just three years, it's almost like reaching for the stars!

But in Lu Ming's view... this might actually be a great opportunity!

"It seems my previous worry that you might not betray your brother for me, given your close sibling relationship, was unnecessary."

No wonder last time when Lu Ming exposed her brother's shortcomings in front of Qin Churan, she reacted so strongly.

Lu Ming thought she was defending her brother, but it turned out she simply didn't want to hear others mention him!

Perhaps one day, if Lu Ming had Qin Churan kill her brother with her own hands, she might even feel relieved!

"That scene would definitely be spectacular, wouldn't it?" Lu Ming even began to look forward to it.

"Ranran works harder than anyone else, but relying solely on her own efforts is far from enough."

Saying this, White Tiger looked at Lu Ming and said, "Brat, we all have high hopes for you. You must help Ranran! It's also for the both of you. After all, only by dealing with that fool from the Wang family can you two have a future!"

"After Ranran was taken back by the Qin family, she never forgot us four brothers. Without Ranran, we wouldn't be where we are now."

"So, I'm putting it out there. During this process, if there's anything you need us brothers to do, just say the word! We'll go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Buy one, get four?

And four free top-tier fighters?

Lu Ming was delighted.

This deal was too good to pass up!

So, Lu Ming confidently said, "Don't worry, leave it to me."

White Tiger nodded, "With your promise, that's enough!"

At this point, Lu Ming changed the topic.

He asked, "What are your plans with your girlfriend?"

White Tiger smiled and said, "What plans? Marry her, of course!"

Lu Ming was incredulous.

Even a ninja turtle wouldn't be this tolerant!

"You don't understand."

White Tiger said earnestly, "Back in my hometown in Cloud State, there's an old lady with mobility issues. I can't take care of her, so Qinqin has always been there, tirelessly taking care of her for me."

"Everyone makes mistakes, right? It's partly my fault too. Over the years, when Qinqin was sick, caught a cold, had a fever, or was bullied, I was never there for her when she needed me the most, which gave others an opportunity."

"And just now, Qinqin already apologized to me, crying and begging me not to leave her. No matter what, Qinqin is the woman I must marry in this lifetime!"

Lu Ming suddenly understood that White Tiger's feelings for Qinqin might not be love, but gratitude.

After parting ways with White Tiger, Lu Ming returned to Starlight City and logged off.

The next morning.

Whoosh!

Lu Ming drew back the curtains, basking in the morning sunlight.

He woke up the still-sleeping Lin Youwei and took her downstairs for breakfast.

"Today's goal is to reach level 20 and make our way to the black market."

Just as Lu Ming was planning this.

Knock, knock!

Qin Churan suddenly sent a WeChat message.

"Do you know where Ah Hu went?"

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