Chapter 29 The Finger Language

The situation in the tavern temporarily returned to calm. The guild leaders whispered to each other, organizing their thoughts while stealing glances at Piaoliu. Many had already started trying to add Piaoliu as a friend, naturally receiving the notification that "friend requests are not currently enabled." The guild leaders sitting near Piaoliu were already intentionally moving closer, preparing to strike up a conversation.

As for the conversation between Gu Fei and Zhan Wu Shang when Gu Fei entered, and the slight eye contact between You Ge and Han Jia Gongzi, some people certainly noticed it. It would be a bit of a stretch to say that Gu Fei didn't know them at all. However, being able to get to know a mage like Piaoliu at this time was indeed worth the 100 gold coins. After calming down, everyone remembered the purpose of this trip. The important thing now was how to get some communication with Piaoliu before anyone else. Other matters could be put aside for the time being.

In an instant, Piaoliu had become the focus of the room, but he remained calm. Suddenly, he waved his hand towards Han Jia Gongzi and You Ge, holding up five fingers as if to say hello.

You Ge didn't react for a moment, thinking that Piaoliu was very much in character, waving to them. A good person! You Ge was deeply moved and quickly waved back to Piaoliu. As it turned out, Piaoliu didn't seem to pay much attention to You Ge.

Han Jia Gongzi, on the other hand, remained calm. He gently shook one hand at his side, holding up three fingers.

Immediately, Piaoliu retracted his thumb, changing the five fingers to four.

Then Han Jia Gongzi retracted his ring finger, holding up his index and middle fingers.

This time, Piaoliu simply and decisively retracted three fingers, leaving only his index finger to wave over there before withdrawing his hand.

All the players only noticed Piaoliu waving hello, and no one noticed Han Jia Gongzi secretly responding, except for You Ge, who was right next to him and saw everything. After the two finished playing with their fingers, he couldn't help but ask, "What the hell are you doing?"

Han Jia Gongzi explained to him, "He said he wanted 5,000 gold coins, and I bargained for 3,000."

You Ge suddenly understood, "Then he said 4,000, and you offered 2,000?"

Han Jia Gongzi nodded.

"And then he took the initiative to lower it to 1,000?" You Ge asked in disbelief.

"That one finger means 'talk about it later'," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Do you guys know each other?" You Ge asked. If they were communicating with their fingers, it was hard to imagine that two strangers could have such a tacit exchange.

"We don't know each other. It's purely a matter of IQ," Han Jia Gongzi said, leaving You Ge feeling depressed.

After the finger exchange, Piaoliu was completely in character. Before some people had even figured out the relationship, he took the initiative to stand up and greet everyone, saying, "I haven't been in Cloudrise City for long. I'll need all the guild leaders to take care of me in the future."

"You're too kind!" the guild leaders said quickly. They were indeed well-known figures in Cloudrise City, but Piaoliu was famous throughout the entire Parallel World, so his status was much higher than theirs. If it was just an unknown person who had become a one-hit-kill mage, all the guild leaders would have wishful thinking, but seeing that it was a big shot like Piaoliu, at least half of the guilds present felt that they probably had no chance. Wu Shi Zhi Jian, the leader of Zongheng Sihai, the largest guild in Cloudrise City, was beaming with excitement, believing that they were the most competitive.

Piaoliu, being an experienced player, was obviously familiar with the ways of the online gaming world, and he easily mingled with the many guild leaders who approached him. Of course, it was impossible to take care of everyone, and many were left out in the cold. Everyone was a guild leader, with extremely high self-esteem, and they felt really uncomfortable at this time with no sense of presence. They were also thinking about finding something to do, and unfortunately, they set their sights on the troublemaker, Gu Fei.

Yinyue, who had jumped out earlier and failed to bite anyone, was extremely despised by the Gongzi Elite Group, but the guild leaders who came with him still felt a sense of camaraderie. After the conspiracy failed, he immediately returned to anonymity, quietly observing the situation. This time, he noticed that these neglected guild leaders seemed to be depressed and wanted to kill someone, and he felt that he had found another opportunity. He quickly cleared his throat and brought up the old topic: "I said, Brother Piaoliu is the number one mage, needless to say..."

"Number one my ass, number one my ass!!!" Yu Tian Shen Ming immediately interrupted.

"Uh, Little Yu Tian was also very fierce back in the day, I know..." Yinyue quickly flattered Yu Tian Shen Ming, then didn't dare to say anything more about Piaoliu. He directly pointed the finger at Gu Fei: "What is this friend trying to do by causing trouble? How does it look like he doesn't know you guys at all?"

Yinyue was unwilling to give up. Seeing that many guild leaders couldn't get a chance to contact Piaoliu, these people would definitely be full of complaints about this 100 gold coin expense. Of course, You Ge and the others didn't need to be responsible for this responsibility, and the guild leaders weren't unreasonable people.

However, the sudden appearance of Gu Fei in this meeting was full of doubts. Yinyue was fanning the flames on the side, trying to help the guild leaders with grievances find an outlet, making their 100 gold coins more worthwhile.

Yinyue's scheme worked as expected. Among the guild leaders, there were always some with questionable moral character. Hearing Yinyue's reminder, they immediately pointed their guns back at You Ge and the others, slamming the table and saying, "That's right, we need an explanation for this. What exactly is going on? That guy was clearly talking to your people when he came in, how can you say you don't know him?"

You Ge didn't know how to answer, but Han Jia Gongzi had a shameless look on his face: "Does talking mean you know someone? You're talking to me now, do you know who I am?"

The other party didn't react for a moment. The clever Yinyue saw that these guns he had found were not very useful, so he had to help out: "Don't play word games with us, do you really think we're all stupid?"

Han Jia Gongzi snorted disdainfully, with an expression that he would never admit it even if he was beaten to death.

Yinyue was happy to see Han Jia Gongzi's spirit of resisting to the end without admitting his mistakes. If this continued, and words couldn't solve the problem, then they could only resort to force. This was exactly what Yinyue wanted to see. So he continued to instigate with delight: "If you don't explain this clearly, we're really not comfortable spending these 100 gold coins!"

The guild leaders who had spent 100 but couldn't talk to Piaoliu nodded one after another, glaring fiercely at Han Jia Gongzi and his group.

Gu Fei, who hadn't said a word, finally spoke up: "I don't know what you're doing here. Didn't I already say it when I came in? I'm here to do a bounty mission!"

"Is that so? Then who is the person you're hunting?" Yinyue asked with a sinister smile. Knowing Gu Fei's background and observing calmly all along, he had already guessed the whole story.

However, he still made a mistake. He tried to escalate the conflict to the point where words couldn't resolve it, and then they would fight. And he believed that his side was full of guild leaders, and the Gongzi Elite Group was definitely the weaker party. His main mission was to make the guild leaders feel that this matter couldn't be explained clearly, and they could only resort to force. He really didn't expect that in this confrontational situation, the other side would strike first.

Gu Fei didn't like Yinyue in the first place, and now he saw him constantly fanning the flames and sowing discord. Gu Fei didn't even want to have the step of verbal mediation with such a guy, and just wanted to go up and fight directly. Just as Yinyue asked triumphantly, "Who are you hunting?" with a smug look on his face.

So Gu Fei naturally replied, "I'm hunting you!" With that, he stepped on a bench, leaped over a table, and with a sword over his head, he slashed down at Yinyue's face.

"Double Flame Slash, Flash!" Gu Fei shouted loudly, and even the guild leaders who were busy communicating with Piaoliu looked up.

A blaze of fire, accompanied by a black shadow, slammed into Yinyue's face. Gu Fei's sword was extremely fierce. Although Yinyue wasn't killed instantly, and his head wasn't split in two, a straight sword mark was left on his face.

Gu Fei examined it for a moment and sighed, "The bottom seems a bit crooked, my hand isn't steady enough. Alas, the weight of this sword isn't very comfortable to wield!"

Yinyue was shocked and pointed at Gu Fei, saying "You, you, you, you" several times, but couldn't say anything. He wanted to say "How dare you strike first," but the person had already been cut, so what was the point of saying that? This was exactly the principle of a scholar meeting a soldier. Yinyue was still like a scholar, trying to use the art of language to provoke conflict, and then do this and that. As a result, he encountered a fierce soldier like Gu Fei, who directly skipped to the last step in Yinyue's plan.

Relying on his decent magic defense, Yinyue was still not killed instantly by Gu Fei. However, he didn't have a bunch of random status effects on him, and his life had already turned red under this Double Flame Slash. Fortunately, he still had two companions beside him. They were half a beat slow to react when Gu Fei jumped over, but now they happened to be attacking, wanting to give Gu Fei two marks on his face, one on the left and one on the right.

"Bounty mission! Those who aren't involved, step aside!" Gu Fei retreated to dodge the two attacks, shouting in a serious manner.

The two of course would not be scared away by Gu Fei, and protected Yinyue behind them.

Yinyue knew that this was useless, because Gu Fei had another terrible skill. Knowing how powerful Gu Fei was, and understanding that the three of them would probably not be a match, Yinyue hurriedly retreated towards the door, while turning his head to continue instigating: "What are you doing? Not letting me speak, trying to kill me to silence me?" At this time, Yinyue only hoped that the guild leaders would quickly be provoked into taking action, so that he wouldn't have to escape.

Unfortunately, although his mouth was fast, he used too many words. But Gu Fei only needed to say five words: "Instantaneous Movement, Move!"

By the time Yinyue finished speaking, Gu Fei had already crossed the crowd and blocked Yinyue's path.

Sword light, firelight. This was already the third time Yinyue had been killed by Gu Fei.

"Mission complete!" Gu Fei nodded with satisfaction. The tavern was silent.