At the entrance outside the passage, the first thing Wei Yang noticed upon exiting was Yu Tu lying on her Somersault Cloud. She looked completely unguarded, not at all like she was performing sentry duties.
Wei Yang sighed.
“Yu Tu, are you slacking off? Well, I suppose I am not really one to talk, since I just finished relaxing in the hot springs…”
Though she might have been thinking the worst of Yu Tu, she was a bit worried the girl might pull a fast one on her. After all, the two of them had agreed on a ‘one life only’ attempt. If this plan to defeat Blonde failed, she would have to listen to Yu Tu completely, biding her time before acting again.
As a fan of pure love, Wei Yang desperately wanted to lead her official girlfriend in this game world out of the abyss of being stolen by Chao Yan. The thought of a lover being snatched away by that blonde… it made her miserable just thinking about it.
Gazing at Yu Tu, who remained lying on her side on the cloud as if someone had hit the pause button, Wei Yang began to speculate about her identity.
Yu Tu was likely a girl with a profession similar to a hacker. It was unclear what her goal was in hacking into this game, but regardless of her intentions, Wei Yang was completely tied down by her. If not for Yu Tu’s sudden whim, Wei Yang would have been unable to resist the commands Yu Tu issued as a Player, leaving her at the girl’s mercy.
‘What is going on with this girl? She is not replying to messages. Is she AFK?’
Noticing that Yu Tu still had no reaction, Wei Yang scanned the surroundings to confirm no one else was there before stepping forward. She discovered that Yu Tu seemed to be asleep; no matter how much she called out, it was to no avail.
On the other hand, that blank expression made Wei Yang want to play a prank on her. Who told Yu Tu to always tease her?
‘Still, did she not say she was just a consciousness body and could not interact with us within the game time? And that only I can see her… What kind of technology can achieve this level of hyper-VR performance?’
Even though she knew she could not touch her, Wei Yang could not help but reach out.
“Eh?”
Her finger poked Yu Tu’s charmingly dazed face. The soft sensation made Wei Yang unable to resist poking her a few more times.
A wave of doubt immediately rose in her heart. Why could she touch her? Had Yu Tu lied to her? But telling such a lie seemed pointless.
To verify her theory, Wei Yang hesitated for a moment before lightly touching her index finger to Yu Tu’s lips.
“Ah… as I thought.”
Looking at the lip gloss on her index finger, she became even more confused. She unconsciously put her finger in her mouth, only for her face to twist in a grimace from the bitter taste of the gloss. She began to gag, the bell near her ear letting out a light chime with her movements.
Perhaps because of the bell’s sound, Yu Tu suddenly regained her mobility as if someone had hit the play button again. The expression on her face returned to its usual enchanting self.
Then, the moment she saw Wei Yang’s innocent, expectant face at such close range, she froze. In the next second, like a cat with its fur standing on end, she let out a strange “Meow!” and tumbled off the cloud, crashing onto the ground.
“Hey! You are using cheats, aren’t you? What was that teleportation for? Do not scare me like that, meow!”
Wei Yang’s lips twitched.
“You are the one using cheats…”
Yu Tu stood up, gnashing her teeth as she puffed out her cheeks in a pout.
“You aren’t trying to revolt against your superior, are you? Getting that close to me… did you want a kiss? You can’t, okay? Game characters are not allowed to mouth-off with Players.”
“…Did you lie to me?”
“Huh?” Yu Tu tilted her head, thinking seriously. “Which piece of information did I lie about? B79, W67, or H81?”
Wei Yang nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
“Who asked you that? Who is talking about measurements with you! I am talking about the ‘consciousness body’ thing. I clearly could touch you while you were AFK just now. Look at this!”
Yu Tu looked at the index finger Wei Yang held out, but there was nothing on it.
“I know your hands look nice, but what does that prove? Or are you trying to show me evidence that you were secretly touching yourself? Too bad, I am not the type who is cold on the outside but sweet on the inside.”
“I said, who asked you that! Honestly, your lipstick was clearly on my finger just now… Ah,” Wei Yang slapped her forehead, remembering why the lipstick had disappeared. “I accidentally licked it, so it is gone.”
Yu Tu stuck out her tongue, slightly amused by Wei Yang’s clumsy cuteness.
“I do not quite understand, baby. I have been right here watching to see if anyone approached, and the next second, your cute face appeared right in front of me. I am not lying to you. If you do not believe me, try touching me now.”
Before Wei Yang could react, Yu Tu snapped her fingers. Following a vibration from the Purple Cucumber Ear Clips, Wei Yang’s hand reached out uncontrollably toward the two “white rabbit creamy candies” on Yu Tu’s chest.
“No, wait!”
“Eh~ Do you prefer a facial instead?”
“I do not!”
Wei Yang had absolutely no desire to be such a pervert. Unfortunately, the person currently controlling her body was the smirking Yu Tu. She could only close her eyes as she was forced into such a shameful action.
The result was —
Her hand passed straight through Yu Tu’s chest, just like a surgeon.
Yu Tu snapped her fingers again. Having regained autonomy over her body, Wei Yang hurriedly retreated away from this dangerous girl.
“See, baby? I did not lie to you. That is the truth. I would love to personally enter the game, but your humble servant simply cannot do it.”
It was Wei Yang’s turn to be bewildered. Had she hallucinated? Was everything that just happened and the lip gloss on her finger merely a daydream?
“Alright, alright, that is not the point. Around this time, Li Mei is probably about to head for her routine hot spring bath. There shouldn’t be any more guards appearing nearby. Hurry back to the hot springs and hide. I will alert you when I see her.”
Wei Yang snapped out of it a bit at the sound of Yu Tu’s clapping. She sighed, deciding not to think about those things for now.
“Fine… even though it bothers me, recruiting Li Mei is definitely the most important thing.”
Setting her mind, Wei Yang waved goodbye to Yu Tu and returned to the hot spring area.
Unlike before, Wei Yang now scanned the entire space with total vigilance, not missing a single corner.
She had to make sure that Ah Li was not nearby. Otherwise, who knew what might happen?
Yu Tu truly could not touch her, but Ah Li could! Dangerous, far too dangerous…
‘Do I have some kind of unique, strange ability that attracts bad women?’ Chao Yan, Yu Tu, and Ah Li were all like this. Why didn’t any well-behaved, cute girls take the initiative to find her?
It was truly one little Snow Fox and three bad women.
“Well… that is why I want to find Li Mei.”
Li Mei was different from them; she was Wei Yang’s loyal dog. Thus, Wei Yang looked forward to meeting her; she would surely be able to heal Wei Yang’s young soul.
While she was thinking, Yu Tu’s voice suddenly echoed in her mind.
**[Hide, hurry!]**
“Eh?”
Hide? Why? Could it be —
An ominous premonition surged in Wei Yang’s heart.
**[Chao Yan is coming in!]**