Chapter 39: It's quite hard here, would you like to try? Preparing to probe Su Yu!

Just as Su Nian fell silent, Hou Xiaoyu, under the disdainful gaze of Yu Yourong, revealed his talent.

"My original talent was A-rank 'Spacetime Reversal.' Its effect allowed me, after killing an enemy, to instantly return to the position I occupied ten seconds prior. It would also refresh all my skill cooldowns and restore twenty percent of my own status!"

Yu Yourong was startled. "No wonder you play a burst-assassin build. This talent is top-tier even among A-ranks, though its weakness is quite obvious."

Hou Xiaoyu nodded, a smile playing on his lips. "It is precisely because the weakness was so obvious, and this upgrade perfectly patched it, that I am so happy!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Yu Yourong’s small brows arched. "Tell me about it!"

Hou Xiaoyu rolled his eyes. "Do you take me for an idiot? Trying to get something for nothing? Not unless you tell me your talent first."

Yu Yourong raised a small fist. "My talent is that I’m tough here. Want to try?"

Hou Xiaoyu: "..."

"Sister Yourong isn't joking; that really is her talent," Su Yu chimed in, delivering a timely blow.

"Fine..." Hou Xiaoyu shrugged. He had been about to come clean to them about his talent, but Su Nian’s voice cut in first.

"If I’m not mistaken, your talent has upgraded to allow you to teleport to any position you were at within the last ten seconds, right?"

Hou Xiaoyu was stunned. "Boss, how did you know?"

Seeing he had guessed correctly, Su Nian chuckled. "Your previous weakness was so glaring, it’s easy to deduce."

With that, he took the Wind God’s Cloth Armor he had received as a reward from his inventory and handed it to Hou Xiaoyu. "Take this purple gear as a gift for buying my talent card for millions. While it's not the finest purple gear, the bonus to movement speed, mana, and attack is exactly what a burst-assassin needs."

"Ah?" Hou Xiaoyu froze, looking at the purple gear held out to him, hesitating. "Boss... don't you even have purple gear yourself?"

"Pfft... I have enough."

As soon as Su Nian finished speaking, a data panel appeared before all three of them.

[Weapon: Golden Staff (Purple)]
[Helmet: War Helmet (Purple)]
[Top: Blood-Bathed Battle Armor (Red)]
[Leggings: Battle-Mage Leggings (Purple)]
[Boots: Azure War Boots (Purple)]
[Special: Ancient Necklace.]

The two girls: "..."

Silence... nothing but endless silence! This equipment screen was blinding enough to sear their eyes!

Hou Xiaoyu’s eyes widened. "Holy cow! Boss, you actually have red gear?"

Hearing this, Su Nian teased, "Besides me, does anyone else in the game have red gear?"

Hou Xiaoyu replied bluntly, "That player 'Emperor'! Boss, did you forget he obtained a piece of red gear on the very first day of the server launch?"

Su Nian smiled and shoved the Wind God’s Cloth Armor into his arms. "Red gear is so rare, haven't you considered that we might be the same person?"

"That’s impossible!" Hou Xiaoyu shook his head decisively and equipped the purple gear gifted by the boss. Two bosses being the same person? When did the boss start joking around?

"By the way, we haven't added each other as game friends yet," Su Nian said, his hands moving.

[Emperor has sent you a friend request.]

Hou Xiaoyu: "???"

"Huh?" He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, looking from the ID above the boss's head to the friend request in front of him. "This, this, this... is this a coincidence? Or is it a bug?"

"Pfft..." Yu Yourong couldn't help but laugh. "Are you really this stupid, or are you pretending? How could there be such a coincidence in this world?"

Hou Xiaoyu stood there, scratching his head in bewilderment. "Wait... wait a second! Let me process this!"

But as he tried to process it, he went offline.

"Huh? What happened to him?" Yu Yourong tilted her head as a red exclamation mark suddenly appeared above Hou Xiaoyu's head.

"He disconnected..." Su Nian’s mouth twitched. "Let’s go. If we move fifty meters away, his character will automatically disappear."

At the same time, his WeChat pinged with a message.

[Hou Xiaoyu: Boss, I'm going to transfer the money to you now. (Bear waving sticker.jpg)]

"What an idiot," Yu Yourong rolled her eyes. She then took Su Yu’s slender hand and turned to Su Nian’s back. "Anyway, I’m going to take Xiao Yu to level up. Goodbye, boss!"

With a small wave, the two turned and left.

"Hm?" Su Nian’s ears twitched. What had she just said? He turned around, watching the two girls walk away, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Xiao Yu? Was that the girl’s nickname? And then... the sense of familiarity he had felt when he first met her, along with... the girl's ID.

Was everything just a coincidence? But as the silver-haired girl had just said, how could there be so many coincidences in this world?

Su Nian’s eyes narrowed. "It seems... I’ll have to properly probe that girl tonight!"

But before Xiao Yu returned, he had something more important to do. He had enough money for her surgery now, but to avoid any further delays, he needed to contact the hospital. With that in mind, he decided to log off.

Fortunately, he found the hospital’s contact number on Xiao Yu’s medical records. Coincidentally, the doctor he spoke to was the same middle-aged physician from that day. When he expressed his desire to proceed with the surgery, the doctor outlined the budget and various precautions.

The doctor also mentioned that if he wanted the surgery soon, it would be best to wait until after tomorrow, as a highly professional neurosurgeon was returning from abroad tomorrow evening. If this specialist could lead the surgery, the risks would be minimized.

By the time he finished dealing with the doctor, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

"I'm home!" The door opened, and Su Yu returned, looking very happy. As for the reason... she had not only played games and explored unknown realms for half the day, but Sister Yourong had even given her a "salary" not long ago! A huge sum of one thousand yuan! Although she had refused, she couldn't withstand Sister Yourong's persistence, especially since she had promised they would play together again tomorrow! How could she not be happy?

"Heave-ho!" Su Yu sat down on the sofa and looked at Su Nian, who was resting and watching TV. "Are you hungry? Shall I cook?"

"I've just put the rice on. No rush."

"Okay." Su Yu leaned her small head against Su Nian’s shoulder and took out her phone to browse. But a moment later...

Su Yu: "Have you joined a club yet?"

Su Nian: "!!!"