After getting off the subway, Guo Rong and her son bid farewell to Chun Yuxi, each going their own way.
Guo Rong thought to herself, there are so many pretty young ladies in this big city, and they are of high quality too. Meanwhile, Chun Yuxi was wondering, what exactly are the patterns of the tattoos on that girl's arms? Why couldn't I figure it out after looking the whole way? They look quite nice, maybe I should consider getting one next time if I have the chance.
Then these two people met again in the backstage area of the Sword of Magic event.
"Ah, what a coincidence! Beautiful lady, are you also here to participate in the Sword of Magic mobile game promotion? Could it be that you are also a Sword of Magic master?" Guo Rong guessed.
Chun Yuxi was also surprised, not expecting that they would have such a fateful connection. He was originally sitting in the corner, but now he stood up. He gracefully walked over, sat down next to Guo Rong and her son, smiled at them, and continued typing on his phone: "What a coincidence, you were also invited as a master player of Sword of Magic? May I know your ID?"
Speaking of which, it's quite sad. Thirty master players from the ten Sword of Magic servers gathered together, but there were only two "girls" present—Guo Rong and Chun Yuxi, one with a fake identity and the other a man in disguise.
Guo Rong thought to herself, it's really too sad, out of thirty masters there is only this pretty young lady who doesn't speak.
Chun Yuxi thought, it is indeed sad, out of thirty masters there is only this tattooed girl who is a real female.
The other masters who glanced at the two from time to time thought, how great, there are actually two girls and both are very good-looking! Although one of them seems to already be a mom, it doesn't prevent us from feasting our eyes!
The event had not started yet, it was just them waiting in the backstage area. In any case, with nothing else to do, almost eight or nine out of ten people were paying attention to Chun Yuxi and Guo Rong, of course also pricking up their ears to listen to their conversation - knowing each other's IDs means they can play together in the game later, how exciting.
Holding her son, Guo Rong answered Chun Yuxi frankly, "Oh, my ID is 'Unrivaled in History'."
Hearing this, half of the people present fell silent. This master player "Unrivaled in History" is the kind of weirdo that makes men speechless and women scream when they hear about him. Arrogant as hell, looking down on everyone, ruthless and merciless, this is how most Sword of Magic players who know him would describe him.
Yes, everyone assumed this was a man. Who would have thought that in reality, it was a girl, and one who didn't seem at all like the aloof, irritable, and murderous character she played in the game.
Chun Yuxi was also stunned. Wasn't "Unrivaled in History" the one he wanted to recruit?
With that super-fast reaction speed and keen gaming sense, he felt that with proper training, this person could definitely become a top player. After observing many of "Unrivaled in History"'s battles and daily activities, he thought this should be a teenage boy in his early teens who is competitive and sometimes a bit childish. Reality gave him a slap in the face.
Okay. Chun Yuxi thought, plans have changed, but recruitment still needs to happen. With the mentality of coming all this way and wanting to recruit someone regardless of gender, he started to indirectly inquire about Guo Rong's information to gauge if she would agree to be recruited.
The two had barely exchanged a few words when a young man in his early twenties with a decent appearance walked over. He had a single-strap backpack and looked a bit awkward. Walking up to Guo Rong, he said, "Hello 'Unrivaled in History', I am 'Sword Frost Cold as Moonlit Mountains'."
Guo Rong: "...Oh, it's you." Although pretending to recognize him, in her heart Guo Rong was thinking, who is this, am I supposed to know him?
She sneaked a glance at her son who was playing with his phone beside her. Upon hearing the name "Sword Frost Cold as Moonlit Mountains", Guo Qian snorted, very disdainful.
Alright, got it, based on her son's reaction, it means the two of them have a feud in the game.
The young man was quite awkward originally, but seeing Guo Rong's calm and unperturbed manner, his eyes showed admiration and respect. He said, "I came to apologize. I really didn't expect you to be a woman, so it was truly a misunderstanding on my part, I'm sorry."
Although Guo Rong didn't know what he was apologizing for, she still accepted it and said magnanimously, "I accept, you don't need to take it to heart."
The young man's good impression of her immediately soared. He took the initiative to say, "Then next time we can play the game together. Didn't you want to raid that Crypt Crystal before? It's very hard, I just did it a few days ago. We can team up, it will be easier to pass."
Guo Rong finally managed to deal with him. Turning to her son, she asked him with her eyes, "Who was that?"
Guo Qian typed out a paragraph for her. Guo Rong took the phone and read that explanation with several typos, finally remembering who this guy was.
Speaking of which, it was a melodramatic story of love and hate. This Mr. Sword Frost used to have an in-game wife; the two were a loving couple who flew everywhere together. But later, that girl somehow took a liking to the cold-blooded assassin swordsman "Unrivaled in History" and started to pursue him, pestering him to chat every day in the game, and asking him to team up and take her to scenic spots to take photos.
Little Guo Qian was only six years old at the time and was annoyed by the girl. If it weren't for the fact that she was quite good at the game and could cooperate with him to farm materials, he probably would have turned around and killed his teammate with one slash, who told her to be so noisy and annoying. He told the other party that he was only six years old, and the girl giggled, saying he was so humorous, and even said she wanted to be his girlfriend. The six-year-old boy had never seen the scary world of adults, so he directly blocked her.
As a result, the girl thought he did this because he found out she still had an in-game husband. She immediately broke up with Mr. Sword Frost, who was inexplicably cheated on. How could he take this lying down? He couldn't bring himself to beat up his cheating girlfriend, so he went to find "Unrivaled in History" and entangled with him for a long time. Every time Guo Qian logged on, he had to fight with him. His Sword of Magic level quickly rose during that period.
As the mother in this love-hate incident, she was just an amused spectator enjoying the drama from afar. After all, of the three protagonists, her six-year-old son never understood this infatuated man and resentful woman from beginning to end. What he cared about was always "why can't teammates just play the game properly and always like to talk", "why does the teammate's boyfriend come to fight after I blocked her", "are these adults sick?"
The event started with the introduction of Mr. Sword Frost. With him taking the lead, all the men who wanted to chat came over to say hello, some greeting Guo Rong, others greeting Chun Yuxi beside her. The scene was quite lively. Guo Rong didn't know anyone, so she relied on her son's reactions beside her to get through the whole process.
Finally, the event began. The game company of Sword of Magic sent over many game costumes, hoping they would change into them. The men went to the large changing room together. Guo Rong naturally put her arm around Chun Yuxi, "Let's go change together in that small changing room."
Although Chun Yuxi was dressed as a woman, he wasn't a pervert and had no intention of taking advantage of someone's wife. He typed to tell her, "You go change first. I'm not used to changing with others. I'll go after you're done." He even added a super cute emoji.
"Okay." Guo Rong took the clothes and went reluctantly. Actually, she wanted to compare chests with the pretty lady. Although the lady was good-looking, her chest was really not big. Guo Rong felt she could still beat her opponent in this aspect.
The event proceeded in an orderly manner, even more smoothly than Guo Rong had imagined. Because there were so many people, each person's performance time was not too long. She had done some preparation in advance, so she wasn't nervous on stage. She went through the motions with everyone else and smoothly made it to noon. When they got off stage to rest, the staff brought over a large pile of take-out lunch boxes to distribute to them.
The lunch boxes were not ordinary ones. The taste was excellent. From the exquisite presentation and choice ingredients, one could see the lunches were expensive.
A staff member, a gentle young lady who especially liked the little boy, Guo Qian, gave him an extra piece of fruit for dessert. "Today our general manager Mr. Wei is also here. He's quite picky about eating, so everyone is in for a treat today. It's all ordered from the place he usually eats at."
The afternoon program was also simple. They played their classic battle footage, with each person taking turns to say a few words, either complaining or commenting, eliciting laughter from time to time. Only the pretty lady didn't speak.
It was said that her throat was uncomfortable and the doctor said she couldn't talk, so she typed on the big screen to communicate with everyone. In fact, just sitting there without saying a word was pleasing enough to the eye and didn't hinder everyone's enthusiasm at all.
Beauties do have privileges. Not only the boys in the audience, but the girls shouted even louder when they saw her, calling out "Goddess!"
As soon as the afternoon event ended, Guo Rong was ready to leave with her son first. Although the boxed lunch was delicious, the portion was too small, and she was already hungry. Before leaving, she went to the bathroom first.
Chun Yuxi also went to the bathroom. In fact, every time he cross-dressed, the most difficult moment was going to the bathroom. For someone like him who could pass as a stunning woman without revealing any flaws, entering the men's room would cause a panic - just like now.
A group of men at the urinals looked as if innocent girls had encountered a big pervert. They were all shocked, and some were even so scared that they peed on their own shoes. Seeing that among them were Sword of Magic players who were also guests looking at him in horror, Chun Yuxi didn't want to be exposed like this. He had no choice but to pretend that he had walked into the wrong place and walked out of the men's room again.
He could only go to the ladies' room.
Actually, it was still okay. After all, the ladies' room had individual stalls. He couldn't see others and others couldn't see how he peed, unlike the men's room. So he naturally stepped into the ladies' room.
As we all know, even if the ladies' room has several more stalls than the men's room, in crowded places, it is still more crowded than the men's room. Inside, there were two rows of twelve individual toilet stalls. Only one toilet was unoccupied. After Chun Yuxi went in, he found that the lock was broken and the door couldn't even be closed. But it was only a matter of a minute or two, so it was unlikely to be seen by someone.
He pulled down his pants to pee. At this moment, Guo Rong came in.
All the doors couldn't be pushed open, except for the stall Chun Yuxi was in, which wasn't locked, so...
Chun Yuxi: "..."
Guo Rong: "..."
What was under the pretty lady's skirt? Guo Rong pulled the door closed from the outside, pondering this question.
Chun Yuxi paused for a moment, then solved the problem as if nothing had happened. He put down his skirt and became an elegant lady again. He fiddled with the door from the inside and opened it. He smiled at the suspicious Guo Rong outside, indicating that he was done and she could go.
Guo Rong watched as he walked to the sink to wash his hands. Seeing him look in the mirror and touch up his lipstick from his purse, Guo Rong even began to doubt whether what she had seen earlier was something she had imagined. But that big thing was hard to mistake, right?
A girl came out of the next stall and stood beside Chun Yuxi to wash her hands. She glanced at Chun Yuxi and also took out her lipstick to touch up. Guo Rong compared their movements and felt that the only difference between the pretty "lady" with a secret under her skirt and a real girl was that "she" looked even more delicate and feminine.
Chun Yuxi finished touching up and walked out of the ladies' room. Guo Rong went to the toilet to solve her problem.
No way, that was definitely a man! She suddenly clapped her hands. Hey, it's a cross-dressing master!
Author's Note: So Chun Yuxi taught us that when using a public restroom, if the door lock is broken, be sure to hold the door closed.
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