"Divinity, the gate of the divine realm..."

Gu Chi pondered, "Both have the word 'divine,' seems quite reasonable, right?"

Xia Ling nodded repeatedly in agreement, "Very reasonable!"

Gu Chi asked, "How many gates do you have?"

Xia Ling replied, "Two."

"I have three," Gu Chi said.

"You do too?" Xia Ling eagerly asked, "So, we have a total of five gates. Do you want to give it a try?"

Gu Chi replied, "I think we might not be able to handle it."

Setting aside whether the mysterious gate gives divine experience or not, as a new version - possibly even the 2.0 version of the item, Gu Chi felt that his attributes might not be enough, especially since the achievement of "Child of the Stars" initially described 30 points of attributes as "insignificant."

Divinity is obtained after clearing the Ω-level instance, and the gate of the divine realm is also a reward for clearing the Ω-level difficulty. Both he and Xia Ling have it, and if Ghostly Child also has it, it means that this is probably a fixed reward for the Ω-level instance. The attribute requirements on the other side of the gate are probably equivalent to the real Ω-level instances, and going in with less than 80 total attributes would be a complete disaster.

Speaking of which, why did Ghostly Child clear the instance with them?

Gu Chi was momentarily stunned when he saw the first clearance announcement.

He was satisfied with this result. He had deceived the young girl for the entire instance, and Ashes of Annihilation was also brought to him by the girl. Gu Chi naturally didn't mind taking advantage of Ghostly Child in the Little Broken Game, but he was curious about the process.

Ghostly Child had died right in front of him, and the system had issued an instance announcement, proving that the girl had indeed died. Did her body also count as a "player"?

Gu Chi planned to add the girl as a friend to ask her, but not about her body.

That was her secret, and he didn't want to pry.

He wanted to know whether Ghostly Child had entered the gate of the divine realm.

And whether she knew that he was a fake prophet.

"We can invite Xia Leng to join us," Xia Ling said.

The gate of the divine realm is described as a single-player passage, but it is also an instance, so it should be able to be influenced by binding items such as the "Twin Contract" and the "Demon's Invitation."

And if the mysterious instance really gives divine experience, Xia Leng might be able to use this to embark on the path of godhood.

If that happens, her sister would be incredibly powerful.

Top attributes, top equipment, and divine level - who wouldn't be a piece of cake to defeat?

Gu Chi looked at the girl with slight surprise, "How did your brain start working so fast tonight?"

He hadn't even thought of this point.

Xia Ling pouted at Gu Chi, pretending to be angry, "Are you saying I'm usually dumb?"

"Not at all," Gu Chi said seriously, "My little sister Ling is the smartest."

"That's more like it," Xia Ling's expression changed rapidly, and she smiled as she snuggled into Gu Chi's arms, asking, "So, are we going to fight?"

"We have to open the legend first," Gu Chi said.

Xia Ling immediately jumped out of Gu Chi's arms, "Oh, right!"

The bonuses from divinity were too outrageous, and she had forgotten about the legend.

"Shall we open it together?" Xia Ling took out the box, her pretty face showing some excitement.

From today on, she would also be an old player who had obtained a legend!

Seeing the girl's eager expression, Gu Chi couldn't help but smile.

Xia Ling noticed his expression and looked at him with a hint of fierceness, "What are you laughing at? Mocking me for being an old-fashioned person who has never seen a legend?"

"Why so sensitive?" Gu Chi chuckled, "I just think games should be played like this. If you're happy, I'm happy too."

"Really?" Xia Ling asked suspiciously.

Gu Chi nodded, "Really."

He didn't feel a great sense of excitement when he got the legendary box himself; it wasn't the first time. But seeing Xia Ling's joyful smile made him feel more satisfied than when he got Ashes of Annihilation.

He was indeed a person with relatively subdued emotions, except when it came to Xia Leng and Xia Ling.

"I'm not sensitive, actually. I just have a sense of crisis," Xia Ling said.

Gu Chi didn't understand, "Where does your sense of crisis come from?"

"From you," Xia Ling said seriously, "You're growing too fast. Just like the other night, at first, you let others control you, but then you became more and more assertive and fierce. I'll soon be surpassed by you... it seems like I've already been surpassed."

Gu Chi asked, "Surpassed in what?"

"Open the box, open the box," Xia Ling blushed and pretended not to say anything, urging Gu Chi to hurry up.

She was playing the main card of "pretend nothing happened."

Gu Chi didn't argue with the girl.

He had a scale on him that would help him measure whether the girl had gone too far.

The two of them counted to three and ceremoniously opened their boxes.

Two beams of golden light illuminated the room.

In the other room across the hallway, Xia Leng saw the light shining through the crack in the door.

【Three Feet of Clear Wind (Legend): The remnants of the sword forged by the divine craftsman Qitian Gong for the Green Emperor... Although it is only a defective product, it still carries a few traces of the divine charm of the immortal sword. "Great wisdom appears foolish, great softness becomes strength." - This was what Qitian Gong was thinking when he forged the sword, hence it is called "Clear Wind." Possessing this sword will increase all your attributes by 8%, and the level of the Qitian Sword Style will increase by 1.】

Gu Chi exclaimed, "Wow..."

A percentage increase?【Superior Quality Garbage Recycling Device (Legendary): "Don't get me wrong, I'm not targeting anyone..."—This is one of the Fooling God's most satisfying little inventions, it can easily identify whether the other party is garbage. Having this item allows your backpack to gain the "recycling" function, you can absorb the non-material form of the enemy's attack and store it as "garbage", which can be "discarded" at any time, but cannot be transferred. The absorption limit depends on the remaining space in your backpack. Some larger pieces of garbage may take up more space】

Xia Ling: "??!"

There's something like this?

Gu Chi was also stunned when he saw it.

Can the backpack be used for fighting?

Without saying a word, Gu Chi traded 13 20-slot starry leather backpacks to Xia Ling.

The player's initial backpack only has 100 slots, 10*10. Xia Ling likes to hoard things, and she already had more slots. Last time, Gu Chi gave her a leopard-print small leather bag, which added 210 slots after using it. Adding the 260 slots this time, there were a total of 470 slots, which could probably hold several powerful skills.

But the specific effect would have to be tested to know.

"Wow, Gu Chi gege, I love you so much!" Xia Ling once again pounced on Gu Chi, the joy in her eyes couldn't be concealed.

Gu Chi looked at the girl in his arms and deliberately asked, "You only love me if I give you a backpack?"

"I love you even without it!" Xia Ling said with a smile, "But with the backpack, I can carry more things."

It can satisfy personal hobbies and improve combat power. There was nothing she liked more than this 260-slot backpack. And it's a beautiful starry color!

Xia Ling added, "With this, I can also carry more of Gu Chi gege's things."

Gu Chi: "?"

"What do you want to carry?"

"I mean game props."

Xia Ling blinked and said, "Gu Chi gege, you're not thinking in the wrong direction, are you?"

Gu Chi glanced at her, said nothing, and just used a finger to pick up the short sleeve of her pajamas from her neck, and then used the newly opened "Three Feet of Clear Wind" as if it were a kitchen knife, lightly cutting the fabric on the girl's shoulder.

Instantly, the fabric was neatly cut.

The tight-fitting short sleeve was now freed from the girl's proud figure, as if the strap had been broken, revealing the girl's smooth and delicate shoulders.

Xia Ling: "???"

She hurriedly got up from Gu Chi, covering her chest, blushing, and asked Gu Chi, "What are you trying to do?"

Gu Chi's gaze was on the ancient and majestic sword in his hand, nodding in satisfaction, "Not bad, a good sword."

It seemed like he was just testing the sword.

Xia Ling didn't believe it. This guy was clearly trying to tease her.

She had wanted to retaliate immediately and make Gu Chi pay a heavy price, but then she suddenly remembered that she and Gu Chi had returned to reality. Her bold thoughts immediately vanished, and her face became even redder. She glared at Gu Chi with a fierce look, "The clothes are ruined, you owe me a new one."

After saying that, she jumped off the bed and went to the dressing room to change her clothes, not giving the bad guy a chance to take advantage of her.

And to check.

Obviously, the girl had returned to her usual playful self.

Gu Chi shook his head with a smile, ignoring her, and opened his personal panel to take a look.

Dao Yun had changed from 75/75 to 75/78.

It only increased by 3 points.

This percentage increase only counted as the basic attribute and did not include achievements.

In other words, only attributes improved from the "inside" like high-end rice could enjoy this effect.

Noble was still noble, but he was too inexperienced to bring out the effect of this legendary item.

In terms of ability, it had nothing to do with swordsmanship. He only knew how to shoot.

This was actually within Gu Chi's expectations.

If achievements were included, 8% would be very powerful.

The shoes Xia Ling gave him were custom-made for someone, and the quality was also considered top-notch in the epic category, but it only provided 0.7 agility.

Similarly, the last time Ghostly Child changed a whole set of equipment in the instance, the attributes only increased by about 4 points.

So even without considering achievements, an 8% increase was still very powerful, and in his hands, it could almost match a set of epic equipment.

"Give it to the Goddess."

Gu Chi hadn't forgotten about Xia Leng.

No matter how this 8% was calculated, this sword only had the value of a legendary item when it was in Xia Leng's hands.

Make the most of everything.

Moreover, he was a person who doted on his wife.

In terms of reason and emotion, Gu Chi felt that he should do this.

From Xia Leng's point of view, it was reasonable that she wasn't brought along for this instance, and it was also reasonable that she didn't get the legendary item. After all, she hadn't mentioned the player's matter herself. With Xia Leng's personality, she wouldn't be jealous or unhappy for her own reasons. This cool girl had always been very rational.

But the more rational a person was, the more they hoped to receive some "irrational" affection. If being good to someone had to be reasonable, what kind of emotion was that?

Xia Ling came out of the dressing room, wearing a pure white shirt.

This was Gu Chi's shirt, with faint creases on it.

The short sleeves that should have been there extended all the way to the girl's elbows, and the wide hem of the shirt covered the girl's waist and hips, revealing a pair of long and straight white legs, looking as if she wasn't wearing pants, which was a bit eye-catching.

"Does it look good?" Xia Ling blinked.Gu Chi: "My clothes are see-through."

Xia Ling: "?"

She quickly looked down.

Xia Ling: "..."

Where is it see-through?

You can't see anything at all.

"You liar," Xia Ling spat with a red face.

She wasn't wearing anything inside. If it was really see-through, she would have to change.

Gu Chi smiled.

It's not see-through, but it looks good.

When a girl wears a guy's white shirt, it gives off a lazy and pure feeling.

And his loose-fitting shirt was stretched out by the girl's curves, making it even cuter.

Gu Chi didn't tease the girl anymore, he turned the sword in his hand and handed it to her. "Take it to Xia Leng and tell her I gave it to you."

Xia Ling was suspicious. "Why? Your little sister is still standing in front of you, and you're thinking about your big sister? Eating from one bowl and looking at another?"

Gu Chi was puzzled. "Did I eat from yours?"

Xia Ling: "You did."

Gu Chi denied it. "How can you take things in the game seriously?"

Xia Ling looked puzzled. "Are you trying to deny it?"

"It's not denying, it's stating the facts," Gu Chi retorted. "Do you want me to take Huang Yang seriously too?"

Xia Ling: "???"

You want to take Huang Yang seriously too?

"You dare!" Xia Ling said fiercely. "Watch your words, I have a sword in my hand."

Gu Chi: "So you want to resort to violence if you can't win the argument?"

Xia Ling: "You resorted to violence the last time we argued, didn't you?"

Gu Chi: "Do you have evidence?"

Xia Ling: "Why wouldn't I? I am my own witness."

"Do you understand the law? The parties involved cannot be witnesses," Gu Chi said, "If you want to prove that I used force, there is only one way."

He paused and added, "Let's do it again, review the previous scene, and this time you pay attention and gather evidence carefully."

Xia Ling: "???"

Dream on!

"I'm going to find Xia Leng and ignore you." Xia Ling left the room with the sword, and before she left, she hummed, "I wanted to spend more time with you, but someone is too greedy, wanting both, and ending up with none, hmph."

Gu Chi waved his hand. "Goodbye, good night."

Xia Ling: "?"

"Aren't you going to comfort me?"

Gu Chi: "How should I comfort you?"

Xia Ling: "???"

Wow!

This person is so bad!

"I really won't talk to you until I wake up tomorrow morning!" Xia Ling's face turned red, and she closed the door angrily. "Good night!"

Wait until I gather my strength for a few days, and see if I don't bite this scoundrel!

Gu Chi knew the girl wasn't really angry, so he ignored her and went into the game to check out other new features.

Xia Ling went to Xia Leng's room.

It was almost 1 o'clock now, and she didn't know if Xia Leng was resting or not. She specially came down from the third floor without knocking on the door.

Xia Ling tiptoed down the stairs, and halfway down, she bent down to take a look, only to find that Xia Leng was still awake, leaning against the bed reading a magazine.

Xia Ling was relieved and finished the rest of the small stairs with her long, snow-white legs, and asked Xia Leng, "Why are you up so late today?"

Xia Leng turned the page of the magazine. "Waiting for you to come find me."

Xia Ling sat down on the edge of the bed. "You knew I would come?"

Xia Leng glanced at her. "You got a legendary item, and you wouldn't come to show it off to me?"

Xia Ling: "..."

Xia Leng: "And casually mention that Gu Chi helped you get it?"

Xia Ling: "..."

"Xia Leng, women who are too smart are not good." Xia Ling said seriously, imitating Gu Chi's tone.

Xia Leng: "Don't worry, I'll be a little dumber in front of him."

Xia Ling: "..."

Why does she feel like her sister has something else to say?

Xia Leng: "Tell me, what's the effect?"

Xia Ling: "See for yourself."

She handed the sword to Xia Leng.

Xia Leng was slightly surprised. Another sword?

8% attribute, sword level +1, very strong.

"Where's Gu Chi's?" Xia Leng asked.

"This is Gu Chi's," Xia Ling explained according to Gu Chi's wishes. "He said it's useless for him, so he gave it to me. I think your attributes are higher than mine, so I brought it to you."

Xia Leng: "..."

Do you believe that yourself?

She had just said she would be a little dumber, and there was indeed a deeper meaning behind it.

Since the day they finished the offline dungeon, Gu Chi had sent her a message to comfort her, and Xia Leng knew that Gu Chi had already figured out that she was a player - probably because of some good little sister who had spilled the beans.

This man was too busy serving water to think about how well he knew her.

If "Qing Chi" was just someone he didn't know, then even if she was powerful, beautiful, and called a "goddess" by others, with Gu Chi's personality, he wouldn't take the initiative to message her, let alone praise her.

But Xia Leng didn't ask any more questions.

In her heart, it wasn't important whether Gu Chi knew she was a player or not. What was important was that Gu Chi hadn't revealed it, and was willing to patiently play along with her. That was the most gentle thing for Xia Leng.

It was obvious that Gu Chi wanted to give her this sword.

So when Xia Ling's words reached her ears, Xia Leng felt inexplicably that these two people were trying to fool her.

But sometimes, being a fool isn't so bad. It allows you to truly feel someone's feelings for you.

This time, Xia Leng really didn't expect Gu Chi to serve her water, but Gu Chi thought of her on his own, which made her even happier than just serving water.

How could she sleep with such a good mood in the middle of the night?

Xia Leng put away the sword in her hand and took out another sword.The sword was pure white, as if it were made of ice and snow, and a visible cold air emanated from the two-finger-wide blade.

Just by revealing it for a moment, a faint white frost had already appeared in the surrounding air.

【Snowfall Dustless (Legendary): The Sword Tomb of the Nameless Mountain once experienced a heavy snowfall, and thousands of famous swords turned white overnight. The snow lasted for three months, and when it melted at dawn, the snow on the swords melted away, leaving only this one with frost still intact, untainted by any dust, and thus named—Snowfall Dustless. Possessing this sword will increase all your attributes by +2, and your sword techniques will have an additional freezing effect.】

"Give it to Gu Chi," Xia Leng said.

Xia Ling responded with a pout, "Oh."

She had guessed that Xia Leng would do this, but when Xia Leng took out the sword, she felt a little sour.

Gu Chi's sword was given to Xia Leng, and Xia Leng's sword was given to Gu Chi. This was clearly not an exchange of legends, but an exchange of tokens of affection!

She was still the one helping the two exchange tokens of affection.

Seeing Xia Ling looking unhappy, Xia Leng decided to make her even more unhappy.

"Do you have something else to do?" Xia Leng asked. "If not, go upstairs. I want to rest."

Xia Ling: "?"

"Aren't you waiting for me to tell you the effect of the legend?" Xia Leng asked.

"I already know," Xia Ling replied.

"I haven't told you mine yet," Xia Ling said.

"It doesn't matter, goodnight," Xia Leng said.

"???" Xia Ling was confused.

How could she prioritize a treasure from Gu Chi over asking someone to leave?

She didn't even ask for permission!

Without a word, Xia Ling took off her shoes and squeezed into Xia Leng's bed, solemnly announcing, "I'm sleeping with you tonight!"

Xia Leng: "…"

To be honest, she didn't really want to sleep in the same bed as Xia Ling, because Xia Ling liked to kick the blankets in her sleep. But seeing Xia Ling wearing Gu Chi's shirt, she decided not to refuse this time.

Xia Leng continued to flip through the magazine.

This was the dream psychology journal released by the official department just yesterday. It would be good to learn more about it and be able to help Gu Chi in the future.

Meanwhile, Xia Ling kept chattering on, talking about legends one moment and things in the instance the next.

When Gu Chi wasn't around, the two sisters basically interacted like this.

One talked, one read, and Xia Leng occasionally chose to selectively respond with a sentence or two to show that she was listening.

In the room across the hall.

At this moment, Gu Chi had a brand new understanding of the cold and aloof Xia Leng.

He had only known that Xia Leng seemed very fierce, but he didn't know exactly how fierce she was.

Now he knew—remove the "seemed."

The new function at level 20 included a leaderboard, and the top of the list looked like this—

【Arena Mode - Large】

【NO.1: Player ID: Qing Chi, Guild: None, Clearance Time: 49 hours 46 minutes 55 seconds, Defeated Players: 157, Final Rating: Ω】

【NO.2: Player ID: Lie Tianweng, Guild: Dragon Blade, Clearance Time: 101 hours 32 minutes 07 seconds, Defeated Players: 96, Final Rating: Ω】

【NO.3: Player ID: Old Li Head, Guild: Sunset Red, Clearance Time: 103 hours 01 minutes 13 seconds, Defeated Players: 93, Final Rating: Ω】

【…】

【Arena Mode - Medium】

【NO.1: Player ID: Qing Chi, Guild: None, Clearance Time: 21 hours 08 minutes 04 seconds, Defeated Players: 91, Final Rating: Ω】

【Arena Mode - Small】

【NO.1: Player ID: Qing Chi, Guild: None, Clearance Time: 01 hour 26 minutes 00 seconds, Defeated Players: 29, Final Rating: Ω】

【PVP Mode - Large】

【NO.1: Player ID: Qing Chi…】

【PVP Mode - Medium】

【NO.1: Player ID: Qing Chi…】

【PVP Mode - Small】

【NO.1: Player ID: Qing Chi…】

【…】

Gu Chi was stunned.

He scrolled through various leaderboards, and Qing Chi was the first in all of them.

It wasn't until the individual and team modes that there were some changes.

There were more leaderboards, but more than half of them showed Xia Leng's ID.

After looking for a full three minutes, Gu Chi silently closed the leaderboard.

He felt like giving "Three Feet of Clear Wind" to Xia Leng was "aiding and abetting a criminal."

Fortunately, this criminal was his wife.

Gu Chi opened his friends list, accepting friend requests from IDs that looked good while a thought formed in his mind.

He wanted to see how Xia Leng fought.

His current attributes probably couldn't rank against Xia Leng, but he could use the "Twin Covenant" to follow her and secretly observe his wife's heroic figure.

The two sisters had just happened to talk about this topic.

"When are you planning to clear the instance this month?" Xia Ling asked.

Xia Leng thought for a moment and said, "Mid-month."

Xia Ling: "Then let us know when you're clearing it, so Gu Chi and I can clear it at a different time, to avoid the same situation as this time."

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Xia Leng shook her head. "No need to clear it at a different time."

"Huh?" Xia Ling was surprised.

"You said he's at level 20, right?" Xia Leng asked.

"Yes," Xia Ling replied.

"Then he can check the leaderboard," Xia Leng said.

After checking the leaderboard, he would think about secretly watching her kill people.

Level 20 players could freely arrange their summoning times. The journal announced a large-scale dream psychology exchange meeting at the end of the month. If Gu Chi was invited to attend, he would be busy at the end of the month, so he would use up his summoning times before the exchange meeting, making mid-month the most suitable time.For the instance... let's choose the Martial Song Central Continent.

Now the situation has reversed—before, it was Gu Chi accompanying her in the act, this time it's her turn to accompany Gu Chi.

She wanted to encounter Gu Chi unexpectedly in the martial world, to meet the man in her heart once again, presenting her best self.

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