Lu Ming planned to first make a trip to the [Gray Plains] before taking Lin Youwei to complete some quests.

According to the map, the Gray Plains were located exactly opposite to where Lu Ming needed to go in the afternoon, relative to Starlight City.

So, Lu Ming instructed Lin Youwei, "Wait for me in the city first. I have something to take care of. I'll come back to take you out for leveling later."

Lin Youwei lowered her head, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly, her face full of embarrassment as she said, "Nether brother, am I... really useless?"

Lu Ming was about to say, "Why do you women have so many issues?" when he saw Lin Youwei looking so lacking in confidence. He suddenly realized that perhaps it was because he had left her alone in the city all morning and was about to leave her again in the afternoon.

This might have caused her to doubt herself intensely, thinking Lu Ming didn't want her anymore.

In reality, Lu Ming was just concerned about her safety.

Lin Youwei and Qin Churan.

One was a Lucky Cat, the other a Hand of Vengeance.

Both were beneficial and very important to Lu Ming.

Therefore, Lu Ming had to take good care of these two ladies and ensure they were not in any danger!

So, Lu Ming hesitated for a moment and said to Lin Youwei, "Why don't you come with me?"

Lin Youwei immediately nodded and followed Lu Ming.

Soon, the two arrived at the north of Starlight City, at the Lv26 Gray Plains.

There they saw the Lv18 Mage Qing Yan, the Lv18 Archer Tianxuan·Eternal, and the Lv18 Assassin Tianxuan·Shadow guarding outside the plains.

Seeing Lu Ming arrive, Qing Yan didn't ask any questions and simply said to him, "The person you're looking for is her, right?"

Following Qing Yan's gaze, Lu Ming saw the vast gray prairie where many Lv24-25 players were hunting Lv26 wild wolves in groups.

Among them was a small team of five with uneven levels.

The only girl in the group, a curvaceous Lv16 Archer, was taking advantage of the moment when the team had just killed a wild wolf. She was seductively rubbing against a Lv25 Warrior named [Sword Draw] beside her.

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She coquettishly said, "Sword Draw brother, you're amazing!"

The man grabbed the girl's buttocks hard, pulling her into his arms, and looked at her with a wolfish gaze, laughing, "Brother is not only good at fighting monsters, but also in other ways! Little sister, do you want to see how amazing brother is tonight?"

"Oh, you're so annoying~" The Archer girl lightly pounded the man's chest, pouting playfully.

At that moment, Lu Ming recognized the Archer girl as Qinqin, who had betrayed White Tiger!

Apparently, even after selling out White Tiger to Dragon Soul Guan Yu, she didn't gain Dragon Soul Guan Yu's favor and was kicked aside once she was no longer useful.

Unexpectedly, she turned around and started cozying up to other wealthy and powerful high-level players!

By offering her body, she could get high-level players to help her level up for free. Clearly, this method worked well for Qinqin.

In Qinqin, Lu Ming seemed to see the shadow of Ye Ling'er.

He despised traitors!

Seeing Lu Ming's furious gaze fixed on Qinqin, Tianxuan·Shadow rolled up his sleeves and said, "Nether brother, if you can't stand that bitch, I'll go teach her a lesson!"

At some point, Tianxuan·Shadow's way of addressing Lu Ming had gradually changed.

"Wait." Lu Ming stopped Tianxuan·Shadow.

While Qing Yan and the others were unsure of what Lu Ming intended to do, Tianxuan·Shadow suddenly looked in a certain direction, his eyes lighting up with shock.

"Damn! Why is someone from God Slayer here?"

Following Tianxuan·Shadow's gaze, they saw Qin Churan approaching from behind!

Seeing Qin Churan, the three immediately became alert.

After all, Tianxuan and God Slayer had always been at odds.

Unexpectedly, Qin Churan didn't even glance at them, her gaze fixed on Qinqin in the Gray Plains.

In her mind, she recalled the scene where Qinqin betrayed and sold out Zhang Hu, leading to the deaths of A-Long, Xiao Wu, Zhang Hu, and Old Zhu at the hands of Dragon Soul Guan Yu.

Qin Churan's cold eyes turned blood-red in an instant.

Without a word, she gripped her dagger and moved towards Qinqin.

At this moment, Qinqin also inadvertently saw Qin Churan.

Recognizing Qin Churan as someone from her ex-boyfriend Zhang Hu's side, she understood that Qin Churan must be here to take her life.

Feeling guilty, Qinqin clung tightly to [Sword Draw]'s arm, nervously saying, "Sword Draw brother, someone... someone wants to kill me!"

"Hmm?"

Sword Draw turned, following Qinqin's fearful gaze, and saw Qin Churan approaching with murderous intent.

His gaze turned cold as he questioned, "What do you want?"

Qin Churan's blood-red eyes remained fixed on Qinqin.

"It's none of your business. You have three seconds to get out of my sight."

As soon as Qin Churan finished speaking, Sword Draw looked Qin Churan up and down, noticing her level was as high as 33, eight levels above his own.

But relying on the fact that she was alone and a fragile Assassin, Sword Draw was confident that his four Lv25 teammates could easily take her down.

So, he casually shielded Qinqin behind him, dismissively saying, "Don't worry, babe. With me here, she won't dare touch you."

As he spoke, Sword Draw, eager to show off in front of Qinqin, drew his sword with a "swish."

With a contemptuous look, he said to Qin Churan, "Want to touch my woman? Ask my sword first."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Sword Draw's three Lv25 teammates also drew their swords, aligning themselves with him.

Their lewd and mocking gazes roamed unabashedly over Qin Churan.

"This chick looks pretty good, makes my heart race!"

"Please, let me have her, third brother! I really like this one!"

"Stop arguing! Whoever takes her down gets her!"

As they spoke, they approached Qin Churan like hungry wolves.

Meanwhile, hiding behind Sword Draw, Qinqin feigned innocence and vulnerability, but inside, she was smug.

She thought, "You think you can get revenge on me? No matter where I go, there are people to support me. What do you have?"

"Zhang Hu and the others are all dead. Now, who can protect you, the abandoned daughter of the Qin family?"

At this moment, eager to show off in front of Qinqin, Sword Draw stepped forward and said, "Brothers, leave her to me! Once I take her down, you can have her."

With that, Sword Draw raised his sword and charged at Qin Churan.

Qin Churan's eyes burned with intensity. She had just raised her dagger, not yet ready to act.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a sword shadow flashed like lightning, piercing through Sword Draw's body.

-181822!

With a burst of blood-red damage numbers, Sword Draw's health bar was instantly emptied.

With a "thud," he knelt before Qin Churan, killed on the spot.

Immediately, Sword Draw's teammates looked in terror at the Lv20 Trickster standing quietly not far behind Qin Churan, maintaining a sword-drawing stance—

Nether.

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