Chapter 89
Identity Exposed, Li Shiyin's Shock
"Alright, alright, everyone, disperse!"
Jiang Yan smiled and waved to the onlookers: "Everyone, remember to be a law-abiding citizen, both in and out of the game, or else this is what happened to the leader of the [Dragon Tiger Gate]!"
Jiang Yan's words quickly appeared on the game forum through screen recordings by players and were rapidly forwarded.
Those who had previously mocked Jiang Yan immediately changed their stance and began to ridicule "Dragon Tiger Gate".
There were also some people who were stunned when they saw Jiang Yan's video!
"Li Shiyin, what are you staring at? Can't you see I'm almost dead?! Aren't you going to use healing magic?! Are you saving it for the New Year?!"
In the wilderness of Chiyou City, at the leveling spot of the Longcheng University guild, Liu Bo, whose ID is Long Aotian, gave Li Shiyin, who was staring blankly behind him, a good scolding!
"Huh? Ah, I, I understand." Li Shiyin came to her senses and quickly chanted her healing spell.
After stabilizing Liu Bo's health bar, Li Shiyin hesitated, her expression full of doubt and confusion.
"Shiyin, what's wrong?" Her best friend Sun Qian was also leveling up with them. Her class was fire mage, responsible for dealing damage.
"Um, have you guys checked the game forums?" Li Shiyin whispered, "The guild leader of [Dragon Tiger Gate] was arrested and imprisoned by the patrol guards of Fuxi City for offending Jiang Taigong."
Yes, yes.
Just as Sun Qian was about to discuss it with her best friend, Liu Bo, who was in front of her, immediately objected. Without turning around, he snapped, "What does the matter between the [Dragon Tiger Gate] guild leader and Jiang Taigong have to do with you? Let them do whatever they want. Can you please stop gossiping about this while I'm leveling up?!"
He still thinks he's the vice president... Sun Qian curled her lips and glared at his back with a look of disgust.
"I wasn't gossiping!" Li Shiyin hurriedly explained, "I was talking about that Jiang Taigong, he... he looks just like Jiang Yan!"
"Jiang Yan?!" Sun Qian's eyes widened. "He... how could this be? You must be mistaken!"
"I also hope I'm mistaken, but... Sun Qian, you can check the game forums; there are videos of him there." Li Shiyin's tone was complicated.
"Jiang Yan?" Liu Bo seemed to vaguely recognize the name. "Is he that loser guy who kept bothering you?"
"What loser? He's Shiyin's ex..." Sun Qian was about to explain when Li Shiyin grabbed him and said, "Yes, yes, it's that Jiang Yan. He's in the same major as Sun Qian, and we see each other often, so I can't be mistaken."
Seeing her best friend acting like this, Sun Qian shook her head speechlessly, then opened the game forum.
After watching the video, Sun Qian was stunned: "It really does look a lot like Jiang Yanchang..."
"It's not just similar, it's exactly the same!" Li Shiyin exclaimed urgently. "It's just that in the game he wears a mage's robe and has long hair, so there are some differences compared to reality, but just looking at his appearance, he's exactly the same!!"
"So you mean Jiang Yan is Jiang Taigong?" Sun Qian said incredulously, "Jiang Taigong was the first hidden class player in 'Peak,' capable of soloing Hell difficulty dungeons, and supposedly had connections with all the guild leaders. He... he could be Jiang Yan?!"
"Forget about Jiang Yan, it can't be him!" Liu Bo seemed unable to accept the underdog's rise to power, and angrily retorted, "There are over a billion people in China, what's so strange about them all looking alike?!"
"Why don't we ask Jiang Yan's roommates... Wait!" Sun Qian suddenly remembered something and exclaimed excitedly, "These past two days, all three of Jiang Yan's roommates have been wearing bronze armor, and Sun Cairen even has a silver weapon. Do you think Jiang Yan gave them their equipment?"
"Yes! That must be it!!" Li Shiyin's feelings were a mixture of complex emotions and excitement.
Jiang Yan, whom she had discarded like trash, actually rose to prominence against all odds in "Peak". She simply couldn't accept this reality!
At this moment, Liu Bo also remembered Zhao Shanshan and his two buddies.
He had previously wondered how these three people from ordinary families could possibly have acquired three sets of bronze armor. If their roommate Jiang Yan really was Jiang Taigong, then it would make sense.
"Let's go find them!" Liu Bo stopped practicing and immediately dragged Li Shiyin to find them.
Sun Qian followed closely behind.
The leveling spots of Longcheng University Guild were relatively concentrated, and it wasn't long before they found Zhao Shanshan, Lei Hu, and Sun Cairen.
By this time, the three of them were surrounded by a large crowd!
Clearly, not only Li Shiyin, but also some of the other classmates recognized Jiang Yan!
"Brother Tiger, that Jiang Taigong is Jiang Yan, right? I've watched the recording several times, it's definitely him!"
"I used to wonder why Jiang Yan didn't join a guild, but now I understand!"
"You guys' gear, Jiang Yan got it all, right? Damn, I'm jealous, I want a set too!"
Amidst the cacophony of voices, Lei Hu's stubborn, defiant voice rang out: "What Jiang Taigong? I have no idea what you're all talking about!"
Sun Cairen also struggled: "It's really not like that. If Jiang Yan were Jiang Taigong, why would we be here? We'd be straight at [Red Beauty's Drunkenness] picking up girls, okay!"
However, their explanations were clearly not convincing to the crowd.
"Make way!" At this moment, Liu Bo forcefully cut into the crowd. Li Shiyin and Sun Qian couldn't squeeze in and could only stand outside and watch.
"Hey, isn't this Liu Bo?" Sun Cairen winked and teased when she saw the newcomer, "No, no, in the game, I should call you Long Aotian~~"
"Pfft~ Hahaha..."
"Why do I always want to laugh when I hear this...?"
Many of the students around were amused by Sun Cai Ren.
Liu Bo's face instantly darkened. He took a deep breath to suppress his anger and said coldly, "Jiang Yan is Jiang Taigong, and Jiang Taigong is Jiang Yan. That's beyond question! Tell me, why hasn't Jiang Yan joined our guild?!"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Sun Cairen said sarcastically.
"Liu Bo, first of all, joining the guild is entirely voluntary, and you should know that better than anyone!" Zhao Shanshan retorted seriously. "Secondly, you are no longer our guild's vice president or elder, so please watch your tone and manner of speaking!"
"You! You all!!" Liu Bo gritted his teeth, "I'm too lazy to argue with you. Tell me where Jiang Yan is, I want to see him!!"
"Do you think you're the principal, able to see whomever you want?!" Sun Cairen continued her scathing remarks.
"You filthy thing, do you think I'd fuck you...?" Liu Bo's endocrine system was thrown into chaos by the insult!
Lei Hu stepped forward, shield in hand, and forcefully smacked Liu Bo on the head with it: "Liu Bo, even though you're just a nobody in the game, if you want to see your Jiang Ziya, go to Fuxi City! What, you're afraid to face the real dragon, afraid of being ashamed of yourself?"
Lei Hu mocked them to his heart's content, feeling incredibly smug.
"You son of a bitch, damn it..." Liu Bo roared, shoving Lei Hu's shield aside and about to switch modes to kill him, but fortunately, the surrounding classmates surrounded him and pulled him away.
"Shion, do you... regret it now?"