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Purity Essence gulped He was always nervous around Gongzi You He felt nothing when they first ripped by anxiety and fear To him, Ye Ci was the devil Her appearance would spell disaster for his existence Whenever she appeared, the tranquility of his life would be destroyed

When Gongzi You was not online for a few days, Purity Essence tried his best to persuade hi as she was not here, he could still return to his normal life

But… she appeared

It was just like that day when they first uard

Deep down, he knew that it was izi You to stay offline forever However, he still hoped for the izi You did not come online, he would be able to live in peace

The presence of Gongzi You shattered that hope He stared at her, with different eh hishe could do was to let out a sigh The person standing in front of hiotten a few My luck is not that great it seems I can’t see else in his ive an answer to Ye Ci’s question

Ye Ci raised an eyebrow, and the ghost of a smile formed on her lips She was impressed by Purity Essence’s response At least he did not flee upon laying eyes on me She jumped onto the rock, and sat beside Purity Essence, as alar to eat you alive” Ye Ci began fishing with her own fishing rod After all, she was also equipped with the Fishing skill It was all thanks to her two gluttonous pets, Ol’ Three and Ol’ Four

As Ye Ci began fishing casually, Purity Essence was able to calm down He did not sense any weird intention fro as well, while subconsciously keeping a distance from her

The two fished in total silence, as if they were in a fishing coe… I’ht?” said Ye Ci with a slight sarcasm as she stared at her floater

“What did you say?” Purity Essence who had grown accustomed to the silence was baffled by Ye Ci’s words

“Froht now, it seems as if I’m the pervert that wants to irl, shivering in fear, hoping for mercy Look at you, you are so tensed and so anxious when you are only sitting next to uy noithout giving s, Ye Ci spat out the words

As expected, Ye Ci’s words placed Purity Essence in an uncozi You, and found a face full courage and confidence, very different from his own expression He was embarrassed by his behaviour

Purity Essence chuckled, atte to clear the aardness in the air, “No, it’s not that I’ I’m just…”

At this point, his frustration rose, and he continued angrily: “I don’t knoho the hell is spreading rus out of proportion! I’ It’s just… It’s just that I don’t want s about the relationship between us”

Ye Ci was dumbstruck Her face darkened as she stared at Purity Essence, “I think you’re very bad at expressing yourself”

“What?” perhaps because of his insomnia, or perhaps because he was slow, Purity Essence did not understand Gongzi You’s words

“You spoke as if I’s on you and ruined your zi You, as like that It is not inhis ized to Ye Ci, and frantically tried to explain, but it just got worse and worse with each attehly pissed She thundered, interrupting his excuses, “A true friend will never have ahappened, a true friend will still place their trust in you”

Ye Ci’s words were like cold water splashing on Purity Essence’s face He was stunned into silence

In reality, he knew the zi You’s words He was the one who refused to accept the truth The truth, that hisso trivial He could not bring himself to believe such a cold, cruel reality

Silence loo competition resumed Opposed to Ye Ci’s calm demeanor, Purity Essence was restless It was as if his heart was being cut into pieces by countless knives He refused to bring hiing his friendship with a narrow minded point of view

In the end, he could not hold hi with my friends since ere 18! Our friendship is firm! We treat each other with sincerity I trust theht, Purity Essence was slightly incoherent That, however, did not affect Ye Ci’s ability to understand his words

Ye Ci cast an indifferent glance at Purity Essence She then shifted her gaze to the surface of the water and said coldly, “I knohat happened between you and your friends I don’t care what happened, but I seeht up in it as well I did some research in the forums I don’t kno many years you have been friends, or how fira experience, I can tell you that nobody will treat you well for no reason If you think there is someone ould do that, it sizi You! I know you’re someone who places benefits above all I know you’re someone who is cold and distant and selfish! I know that! But please don’t judge my friendship with your values! It’s unfair!” Purity Essence anger soared He clenched his fists It was apparent that he was doing his best to hold back his anger

Ye Ci was unfazed She stared at him cal for a fight? If that’s the case, you ht person If you try to take me on, you’ll definitely lose” She sainst your friends? You can prove the beauty of your friendship Isn’t it nice?”

“Don’t force lared at Ye Ci with bloodshot eyes It was apparently that he would take it out on Ye Ci with the slightest sign of provocation, “I never hit a woman, but it doesn’tShe paid no more attention to Purity Essence who had lost his rationality She focused on fishing After all, it was a chore to feed her gluttonous pets back home

“A true friendship is one that does not involve benefits Once benefits are involved, your relationship will change It will beco you’ll ever see Such is the way of this world If you care about a person or a friend, do not involve him or her in your circle of benefits, nor should you enter his That is, if you want your friendship to last” Ye Ci stared at the reddish-golden reflection of the sun in the water, as shein her heart stirred It was a pain that would not subside Was Purity Essence the only one she was talking about? Wasn’t she talking about herself as well? Her relationship with Dong Yin and Yi Cang crumbled in the face of benefits as well

Purity Essence did not react to Ye Ci’s words with anger He re at the ocean He then spoke after a long pause, “I always treated my friends well Benefits or not, I just like to treat my friends well”

“But… You ran into est source of benefit that you could give Under the pressure of such a huge benefit, the balance was broken” A fish was snagged by Ye Ci’s hook In a smooth motion, she reeled in the fish, and cast her line out, “You know, even if I, Gongzi You did not exist, there will still be Gongzi One, Gongzi Two and even Gongzi Three Your fragile relationship is bound to be broken”

“I don’t believe it” Purity Essence was a loyal and stubborn person He was one ould cling stubbornly to his own ideals, “You and I are different You will not understand what I’ve been through I refuse to believe what you said”

Ye Ci shrugged She was not interested in keeping up the argulint appeared in her eyes, “Since we’re both unable to convince one another, how about a bet?”

“So e be betting?” Purity Essence as angered had lost all sense of rationality He accepted Ye Ci’s proposal without ht

Ye Ci was very satisfied with the result As the saying goes, “iain able to witness the truth of the proverb

“Why don’t you upload a photo of us fishing to the forums and see how your friends would react?” Ye Ci s as a fox The sincerity and the innocence in her eyes, however, was able to deceive everyone, including Purity Essence, who had long lost his rationality “If your friends trust you, as you said, I will apologize to the the Castle Ruins”

“No, I don’t need your help with the dungeon All I need is your apology” Purity Essence was, after all, a persistent person He refused Ye Ci’s offer of clearing the Castle Ruins for his guild The only thing that ht, as you wish” she was not surprised by the response

“Then so be it I’ll post the picture right now” Purity Essence was ready to take a screenshot and post it to the forums

Ye Ci spoke up camly, “Why the rush? Are you so sure that I’ll lose?”

“Of course”

Ye Ci shook her head and sighed, “I don’t think so Well, it doesn’t matter e think anyways Since this is a bet, and I’ve already placed my stakes, what about yours?”

Purity Essence was momentarily stunned He had never considered the fact that hethat could be staked into the bet Besides, he did not have anything in his possession that zi You, “What do you want?”

“Me?” Ye Ci’s s I say?”

“Yes As long as it is within my power” Purity Essence was very persistent, “You won’t win anyways”

“Alright… If that’s the case, I’ll just think of so for hiet hooked How could Ye Ci not be happy? At this point, her heartbeat was speeding up

After feigning a thoughtful expression, Ye Ci spoke up, “You have nothing that I want How about this then If you lose, you’ll have to join ‘Upwards Ho!’”

Purity Essence was momentarily stunned He would be able to analyze the situation and notice Gongzi You’s plot, if he would think calmly However, the Purity Essence at this hts

“What? You’re backing out?” Ye Ci raised her eyebrows, “It seems that you don’t have much confidence in this matter” Ye Ci’s lips twitched, her disdain was very apparent

Purity Essence could not hold hirit his teeth and ireed, “So be it! If you lose, you’ll y to me and my friends in the World Channel If I lose, I’ll join ‘Upwards Ho!’”

Ye Ci nodded She did not show her disdain for having to apologize However, Gongzi You would never do so that she had no confidence in It would notno heed to Purity Essence, Ye Ci began fishing leisurely, waiting for events to take their course

Purity Essence izi You on the rock Although Gongzi You appeared naturally relaxed in the photo, he was so into the forums, Purity Essence was ready to post the picture online anonymously He was hesitant with the title of the thread What sort of title should I use as the best proof thatmoment of hesitation, he finally decided on thewith absolute facts: The truth behind the relationship of Gongzi You and Purity Essence” and posted the picture on the forums He then added a description under the picture, “With soaround in the forums, a picture is worth more than a thousand words! It is by pure coincidence that I’ve ed to take this picture (don’t ask where this is taken)”

After writing down the description, Purity Essence realised that he eating profusely, as if he had just stepped out of the sauna He logged off the foru in a deep breath, Purity Essence pretended to cal

From the corner of her eyes, Ye Ci could see the anxiety written all over Purity Essence’s face Ye Ci s She saw her old self in Purity Essence It was always the sa, they would tend to lose more Ye Ci’s experiences in her previous life were the perfect example Her obsession with fame led to her downfall, and even to the loss of her life

However, even when exposed to the truth, one would never understand the nature of such uish caused by his or her failure would be able to learn from this She could only hope that Purity Essence could learn his lesson after the pain he suffered She hoped that he could learn that not everything is perfect in this world, and one should not dwell on the past If he is not able to face the challenges of the present because he can nothim would be wasted It was as if time had stopped Ye Ci and Purity Essence see without worry on the huge rock The occasional breeze carrying the scent of the sea brought a sense of euphoria to Ye Ci She took in a deep breath This is such a nice day!

Purity Essence, on the other hand, was not as relaxed as Ye Ci He was extreuildmates, but was afraid at the same time Not everyone could endure such a tor thrown into an oven Fear and anxiety gripped his heart