The ax-wielding warrior left with his ten gold coins, and the players who had nothing to see naturally dispersed. The three young heroes who had tried to rescue the damsel in distress were righteously accepting Xi Xiaotian's comforting words.

Gu Fei, who was on the side, wanted to sneak away quietly, but Xi Xiaotian saw through his intentions and shouted, "Stop!"

"Nothing, I'm leaving. You guys chat," Gu Fei quickly said.

"Something!" Xi Xiaotian said.

"What else?" Gu Fei said with a grin.

Xi Xiaotian looked at him without saying a word.

Gu Fei sighed. "Fine! I was wrong today. I misunderstood you. I'm sorry!" Deep down, Gu Fei didn't want to apologize because he still felt that Xi Xiaotian squatting in the trading street selling junk was something he couldn't accept, but he lacked concrete evidence. Gu Fei felt this way mainly because his intuition told him that Xi Xiaotian's obsession with swindling was no less than his own passion for kung fu.

Hearing Gu Fei's apology, Xi Xiaotian smiled. "You didn't misunderstand me. I do have ulterior motives."

"Damn it! I knew it!" Gu Fei shouted in his heart, but his face remained calm. "What do you want to do?"

Xi Xiaotian glanced to the side. Gu Fei followed her gaze and saw the guy squatting in the corner with a stall, occasionally glancing over at them.

"What is it?" Gu Fei asked, puzzled.

Xi Xiaotian first turned her head to persuade the three heroes who had tried to rescue the damsel to leave. Only then did she pull Gu Fei back to squat by the wall. "Those people have a lot of good stuff."

"You've been watching them for a long time?" Gu Fei asked.

"For a while," Xi Xiaotian said. "I noticed them at the auction house and the exchange. They usually scout out players who have just bought top-tier equipment and then target them. I've personally seen them besiege players with top-tier equipment three times."

"That's too much," Gu Fei said.

Xi Xiaotian nodded. "My feeling is that this group isn't just a bunch of people thrown together. They probably come from the same studio or a family guild."

Seeing Gu Fei's blank look, Xi Xiaotian explained further, "When players enter Parallel World, they are randomly assigned to a main city, and the world map and teleportation between main cities haven't been opened yet. These studios and family guilds naturally can't gather in one place when they enter the game, so there will be some of their forces in each main city, temporarily acting on their own and not yet displaying their studio or family guild banners."

"Studio? Family guild?" In fact, that was where Gu Fei's confusion lay.

"You don't know what that is, do you?" Xi Xiaotian said.

Gu Fei smiled awkwardly. "I've heard of it, but I don't know too much detail."

"Then I'll put it simply. A studio exists for profit. If they get equipment from a player, they will sell it as soon as possible when the time is right. If it's a family guild, they're probably trying to strengthen their own power, and the top-tier equipment will be kept for their own use," Xi Xiaotian said.

"So, which type are these people?" Gu Fei asked.

"I think they should be a family guild. Studios are profit-oriented, and they care more about the game's environment and order than any other players. Organized, big-name studios have strict discipline and would never do such a thing. Only some short-sighted small studios would do such a thing that kills the goose that lays the golden eggs. But these small studios are limited in scale, and with the random main city entry in the game, it would be difficult for them to gain traction in any one main city," Xi Xiaotian said.

"That makes sense," Gu Fei nodded.

"I've already inquired about information from the players whose equipment was stolen, hoping to identify these guys through their equipment. But all the stolen equipment has disappeared as if it evaporated. It hasn't appeared in the auction house or the exchange, and I haven't seen it in the hands of players leveling up in the various training areas," Xi Xiaotian said.

Gu Fei suddenly understood. "So, you ran back to Trading Street to see if it would appear here?"

Xi Xiaotian nodded. "The chances of it appearing here are really small, but I can't think of any other clues."

Gu Fei smiled. "You forgot one thing."

"What?" Xi Xiaotian asked.

"Mailbox," Gu Fei said.

"Oh!" Xi Xiaotian suddenly realized, hitting her head.

"Since these people are the large organization you mentioned, then they must have their forces in every main city. They're probably using this method of expansion in every main city. But these people are cautious enough that they don't even use the stolen equipment in their own main city. They must be exchanging it by mail. So, you definitely won't see the stolen equipment in Yun Duan City," Gu Fei analyzed.

"That's right! That must be it," Xi Xiaotian patted Gu Fei. "Not bad, huh?"

Gu Fei smiled. Actually, he wouldn't have such a deep understanding of the details of the game. It was just that he had just written a letter in Yueye City and had heard about Bu Xiao sending "Wind Whisper" to Yun Zhong Mu to use. These things had only happened in the past two days, and they easily became the key to inspiring Gu Fei.

"If that's the case, then it's really hard to find these people," Xi Xiaotian sighed. It was too easy to hide one's identity in Parallel World. No one knew your name unless you said it yourself. A piece of cloth could cover your face, and you could prepare several sets of equipment to change back and forth. Gu Fei had always done that.

"So, now we need someone with top-tier equipment to act as bait to lure these people out and see what's going on," Gu Fei said. "And coincidentally, I've already been targeted by them!"

"I didn't think of that," Xi Xiaotian said, stunned. "Even if you lure them out, it's useless! If you get killed and drop your equipment, you still won't know who they are."

"Just don't die so easily," Gu Fei smiled.

Xi Xiaotian rolled her eyes. "Wasn't I clear enough? These are the guys who kill players with top-tier equipment every day. Their strength doesn't need any more proof, right? Besides, they probably have some top-tier equipment themselves now."

"Then what did you stop me for?" Gu Fei said, puzzled.

Xi Xiaotian was also stunned. "Just to tell you the real reason I'm squatting here."

"That's it?" Gu Fei asked.

"That's it," Xi Xiaotian nodded.

Gu Fei was about to say something when he suddenly received a system notification of a new message. He saw that it was from Han Jia Gongzi. He opened it and saw: Sword Demon was killed.

Gu Fei was immediately shocked and quickly replied, "Where?"

"While leveling up in the training area. I just received the message too," Han Jia Gongzi said. "Little Thunder Tavern, waiting for you."

Gu Fei ignored Han Jia Gongzi and quickly sent a message to Sword Demon. "Are you in the resurrection area? Don't come out yet!"

"Why?" Sword Demon asked.

"Don't come out of the resurrection area," Gu Fei said.

Sword Demon only replied with one word: "Okay!"

Gu Fei looked at Xi Xiaotian. "It seems like my friend has also been targeted by these guys."

"What?"

"He was just killed in the training area. Oh, right, you know him. Frost Memories, remember?" Gu Fei said.

"Of course..." Xi Xiaotian said faintly.

"It's him. I have to go over there now," Gu Fei got up.

"Wait! Don't forget that you've also been targeted," Xi Xiaotian said.

"Oh, right!" Gu Fei said, walking straight towards the guy who was tailing him.

"Hey!" Gu Fei came to the man and called out.

The man looked up and was surprised to see that it was Gu Fei. But he quickly returned to normal and said with a smile, "What do you want?"

Gu Fei smiled. "Robbery."

"What?" The man was stunned, and Gu Fei's hand had already come out of his pocket. With the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword in his hand, he thrust it out.

The man reacted quickly enough and dodged to the side. But Gu Fei's speed was even faster, and he leaned forward to chase in the direction the man was moving.

"Twin Flame Flash, Flash!" he shouted. The Dark Night Flowing Light Sword drew a fire dragon, wiping across the man's body and disappearing along with the man's unbelievable gaze. Gu Fei didn't have the mood to spend time trading blows with him, so he directly activated the spell to kill him instantly.

Gu Fei squatted down and carefully packed up the man's stall, shook it, and carried it in his hand.

He stood up, and the surroundings were silent. All the players were looking at Gu Fei with horrified expressions. Many people were already hurriedly packing up their stalls. More people had already drawn their weapons, exchanging glances, and preparing to fight together.

Gu Fei smiled. "Personal grudge. Don't mind me, everyone. Continue with your business."

He turned his head and walked out of the street under the gaze of everyone. As he passed Xi Xiaotian's stall, he flicked his finger. "This thing is quite pretty. I'll give it to you!"

Xi Xiaotian took it and looked at it. It was a crystal crest with extremely trashy stats, but it did have a very beautiful shape. Xi Xiaotian curled her lips. "I hate you robbers the most. You have no skills at all."

Gu Fei smiled and quickly left Trading Street.

The street was still as quiet as before. Gu Fei disappeared, and everyone's eyes fell on Xi Xiaotian.

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First update of three thousand... There are still three thousand more, I suggest everyone not to wait... Because someone is treating me to dinner tonight. Will I come back sober?