Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 773 Fang Youhua

"Hello."

An unfamiliar female voice suddenly appeared behind the three of them.

"I am the representative of the Eye of All Things."

The woman nodded slightly to Lu Chusheng and Ruan Qinghe with some restraint, and then extended her hand to Yu Shijiu.

"My name is Fang Youhua, nice to meet you."

"Yu Shijiu".

The woman smiled, her uneasy face appearing somewhat pale under the light.

Yu Shijiu's gaze fell on the other person's outstretched hand.

The woman's hands were rough, the kind that looked like she had done a lot of hard work.

"Hello."

Yu Shijiu looked at Fang Youhua hesitantly, and then grasped her hand with some hesitation: "How old are you?"

Just as he saw, Fang Youhua's hands were so rough that they were almost painful to the touch. The rough dead skin and hard calluses even gave the illusion of being cut by a hard stone when they rubbed together.

Fang Youhua was clearly taken aback, seemingly not understanding why Yu Shijiu would suddenly ask this question.

Ruan Qinghe, who was standing next to her, laughed again: "Shi Jiu."

She gently touched Shi Jiu's arm hanging by her side, "Most women don't like being asked about their age so abruptly."

Yu Shijiu: "...Huh?"

Yu Shijiu was genuinely puzzled and looked at Fang Youhua, saying, "Shouldn't I have asked this?"

“…It’s alright,” Fang Youhua came to her senses, withdrew her hand and touched her face, saying somewhat awkwardly, “Is it because I look old?”

"……No."

Now, even if Yu Shijiu didn't understand, he roughly guessed what was going on. His back stiffened, and he subconsciously shook his head.

"I was just asking—"

"It's ok."

Fang Youhua put down her hand and said helplessly, "Maybe it's because I look a bit older... In fact, I am not young. I just turned thirty-two last month."

"..."

Even Ruan Qinghe's smile faltered. She looked quietly at Fang Youhua's face, her lips slightly pursed, and the gentle smile that was usually on her face faded considerably.

Lu Chusheng was the same.

He looked at Fang Youhua, who claimed to be thirty-two, his brow furrowed.

The difference between her appearance and her age is a bit too great—

"Very young."

Yu Shijiu picked up where Fang Youhua left off, her eyes crinkling into a smile: "Sister Fang, hello. I hope you can give it your all in the dungeon."

"……it is good."

Fang Youhua looked at Yu Shijiu with some surprise, then smiled and said, "Okay, we will."

After their brief conversation ended, the loudspeaker that had been hovering over everyone's heads sounded again.

"The process is now complete. Guild representatives may return to their seats to rest. Guilds that drew the same color ball will enter the same game instance in five minutes. Please be patient, all participating players."

"..."

The representatives on stage exchanged glances and then walked off the stage one by one.

After saying a warm goodbye to Ruan Qinghe, Yu Shijiu went offstage and walked towards An Jie.

Lu Chusheng followed behind him, opening his mouth as if to speak but then swallowing his words.

“…Brother Lu.”

Lin Feng saw it clearly; a vein twitched on her forehead, and she took a deep breath.

"We got a bye in the first round of the dungeon, do we still need to change our lineup?"

"Need not."

Lu Chusheng snapped out of his daze and shook his head: "Keep the players you selected at the beginning."

"……Yes."

Lin Fengquan pretended not to notice Lu Chusheng's strange behavior of constantly turning his head to try to talk to Yu Shijiu—Brother Lu, Yu Shijiu is busy "chatting" with his teammates. Is it really okay for you to keep peeking around like you want to steal information?

Lin Feng was speechless and could only lower her head and pretend to be blind.

"Sister An, Brother Chen—"

Yu Shijiu had barely sat down when Xu Han eagerly shoved a drink into her hand—"I just ordered takeout! It's a rip-off! The delivery fee is eight points! Eight points!!!"

While heartbroken, Xu Han quickly distributed the drinks, urging them on:

"Hurry up, hurry up, everyone drink a couple of sips. Maybe we can bring the last few drinks into the dungeon later."

"..." He Lingling's lips twitched as a cup of coffee was shoved into her mouth, but she didn't refuse. She simply lowered her head, tore open the outer wrapping paper of the straw, and inserted it into the coffee.

Anjie and Chen Yi are the same.

"What do you want to ask?"

Ange took a sip of coffee and said, "Do you want to ask about the guild 'Eye of All Things'?"

He Lingling's hand holding the straw trembled almost imperceptibly.

"Yes."

Yu Shijiu didn't notice her movement and nodded, saying, "The name 'Eye of All Things' is so well-chosen, it has a lot of artistic flair..."

It's not as realistic as living... well, um, it's more like realism.

"..." An Jie pursed her lips almost imperceptibly, turned her head to look at He Lingling beside her: "Lingling."

He Lingling paused.

Anjie: "I remember you're quite familiar with the players in Eye of All Things. Do you have any ideas about them?"

Yu Shijiu and Xu Han were taken aback, with the latter even sticking his head out to get closer to He Lingling in an exaggerated way:

"He Lingling, do you know the players in Eye of All Things?"

"……certainly."

He Lingling impatiently pushed away Xu Han's leaning head and whispered:

"But I haven't been in contact with them for a long time, so I don't know if what I knew before is still useless."

Anjie nodded: "It's okay, just tell me if you know."

"Where is that player named Fang Youhua?"

Yu Shijiu suddenly asked, "Sister Lingling, do you know her?"

"..." He Lingling nodded somewhat awkwardly: "I know him."

"..."

Anjie raised an eyebrow, and Brother Chen chuckled as he pulled out a tissue to wipe the mouth of Fatty, who was trying to sneak a sip of his coffee.

"You actually know each other?"

Xu Han was incredibly surprised: "Players who are chosen by the guild to be representatives usually have a high status within the guild. I didn't expect you to be so amazing, He Lingling!"

"Shut up, you."

He Lingling said irritably, "I'm a well-known veteran player on the leaderboard, Xu Han, have you forgotten about that?"

Xu Han: "..."

Xu Han was stunned for a moment, then his mood suddenly plummeted.

Yes... he really had forgotten about it.

Thinking of this, Xu Han's mood became even more gloomy.

"who is she?"

Yu Shijiu took a sip of his coffee and asked curiously.

"……she is……"

He Lingling carefully recalled Xia Youhua's position in the Eye of All Things, and hesitated before saying:

"Back then, Fang Youhua was a highly regarded player in the Eye of All Things, and her abilities were quite good... I suspect she has now been promoted to vice president in the Eye of All Things."

"..."

The five people paused in their sipping of their drinks, and Xu Han asked in disbelief, "Vice President? Is the Vice President of the Eye of All Things like her?"

"Cough cough."

Chen Yi reached out and patted Xu Han on the head, smiling but warning him:

Don't judge a book by its cover.

Although Fang Youhua does look rather "ordinary"... who says that someone who looks ordinary can't be the vice president?

"Brother Chen, I didn't..." Xu Han scratched his head, which had just been slapped, puzzled:

"It's not that I'm judging people by their appearance, it's just that Fang Youhua, no, Vice President Fang, doesn't quite look like a leader..."