Samsara Online

"No... Yes... I have." Yao Mei replied hesitantly. She looked at Xie Feng before falling silent for a couple of seconds and saying, "I'm currently living in the Golden Emperor Villa Complex... Villa Number 10."

Xie Feng: "..."

Gu Qianxue: "..."

Xie Yao: "..."

Yao Mei: "..."

Han Xue Nai: " Ñom Ñom Ñom Ñom..."

An awkward silence filled the place after Yao Mei's sudden and abrupt revelation. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of Han Xue Nai eating her food as if she were Snorlax from the Pokemon cartoon series.

They exchanged glances with each other as if they were silently asking the person next to them whether what they had just heard was correct or not.

Yao Mei's beautiful face was slightly blushed. Apparently even she was a little embarrassed by what she had just said as her motives were all too evident.

"This..." Xie Feng's mouth was continuously opening and closing like a fish. He was simply speechless, unsure what he should say about it.

What the hell! 

Xie Feng's mind was blank as if he had received a heavy blow on the head that had temporarily taken away his ability to reasonably think things through... But this was also normal! After all, how could he not be surprised after hearing Yao Mei reveal that from today onwards they would be neighbors!

Could it be... Could it be that this girl had really fallen in love with him? No, no, no! Xie Feng forcefully shook off the narcissistic thoughts that were beginning to give birth inside his head. 

Being stared at, Yao Mei began to squirm uncomfortably in her seat. She looked extremely sweet, as if she was a little girl who had been discovered by her parents doing something that she shouldn't... This was a striking contrast to the powerful Empress of Fire in the mind of anyone who had heard of Yao Mei's past actions or accomplishments.

"So... *Cough!*..." Xie Feng couldn't help but cough in the middle of his speech. "You're living right next door to my house because... It's because of your curiosity...?" He asked in a rather unsure tone about what he was saying.

After all, Xie Feng couldn't think of any other reason! 

"Curiosity..." Yao Mei muttered under her breath. Her eyes flashed as she nodded and said quickly, "That's right! It's because of my curiosity for you!"

...

After a moment of silence, Xie Yao suddenly began to chuckle loudly while Gu Qianxue had a rather strange smile on her face.

"It seems that in awkward situations you can still speak and react smoothly?" Gu Qianxue couldn't help but joke.

In fact, Yao Mei's previous reaction had been excellent. Her words didn't stall and she didn't even take a second to think before responding.

Hearing Gu Qianxue's words, even Yao Mei herself seemed surprised as her beautiful honey-colored eyes widened slightly, flashing with a hint of skepticism.

"Looks like there might soon be one more mouth to feed at our table..." Xie Yao and Gu Qianxue seemed to be having the same thoughts. They didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Indeed. Yao Mei was more than curious about Xie Feng. She was also grateful to him beyond words. After all, he had saved her life when even she herself had almost resigned herself to her destiny. However, it seemed that her fate was not to fall in such a place and in such a way.

Because she had been away from her family for too long without receiving real care, Xie Feng's arrival had come as a great surprise to her. Of course, this did not mean that Yao Mei's family did not want to pamper or care for her, but she herself was distancing from them and, as time went by, her family had begun to unconsciously neglect her because she was too powerful. Due to her indifferent attitude and terrifying power, Yao Mei's parents assumed that she had simply matured too young. But this could not be blamed entirely on them either as Yao Mei's attitude was strange to begin with.

In the midst of all that coldness and just as her flame was dying out, Xie Feng's arrival was like the sunrise on a winter's day where the temperatures were bone-chilling. Therefore, Yao Mei even felt a small outbreak of dependence on him that even she herself had not yet noticed.

Before coming to Shanghai, Yao Mei had read all the information the NSA had available on Xie Feng. Therefore, she knew that he was the cause of the Demonic Storm event that happened a few years ago. Naturally, she also knew where he lived, who he lived with, and she also knew that he had actually been adopted when he was young.

After reading about him, Yao Mei ordered her housekeeper to arrange a house for her in the Golden Emperor Villa Complex. 

The old man who was always beside Yao Mei to take care of her daily needs was an intelligent person, so after seeing his young lady investigate a person so much, he immediately knew that she wanted to live near him. Therefore, after spending a frightening amount of money, the old man managed to buy the Villa No. 10 from its former owners.

As one of the top five families in China, the Yao Family naturally had no shortage of money and Yao Mei being one of the most powerful skill users in the country also earned huge amounts of money. Therefore, although the price to pay was practically triple the normal, she finally got what she wanted.

However, even Yao Mei had no idea of the small dependency she was beginning to feel because it was something completely new to her. Precisely for that reason, when Xie Feng asked her if she had a place to stay, she blushed as she revealed that she was living right next to his house and, when she heard Xie Feng saying if that was due to her curiosity towards him, she reacted immediately since even she did not know the answer to that question; but upon hearing him, she assumed that this must be the correct answer to her actions.

...

...

After lunch, Xie Feng and the rest left the restaurant and started walking towards the Golden Emperor Villa Complex.

Of course, on the way, Xie Feng received so many murderous looks that if looks could really kill he would have died countless times by now.

At this, he could only smile bitterly in secret. 

How could men not hate him? Three incomparable beauties walked beside him, all of them chatting casually with each other and looking harmonious without fighting at all. Meanwhile, another small beauty fluttered around them like a small butterfly dancing in the wind... The men who passed by them on the street were so jealous that they beat their chests loudly and stamped their feet on the ground while crying bitter tears at the injustice of the world.

'At first, I didn't want to draw attention to myself... I even stopped driving so as not to attract attention with those luxury cars... But it seems that such a thing will no longer be possible in the future.' Xie Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry at such a realization.

Before separating to enter two different houses, Xie Feng looked at the crimson-haired beauty and asked, "Are you playing Samsara Online now?"

"Em!" Yao Mei looked at him and nodded. In fact, she was one of those people who didn't sleep and stayed online all night. Only occasionally did she really sleep to recharge the energy lost by her brain.

Xie Feng hesitated for a moment. He wanted to tell her if she wanted to play together with Xie Yao and Gu Qianxue, but her brother Yao Zhenyu's God of Heaven guild and he were enemies, so he didn't know if it was a good idea to invite her or not.

However, Xie Yao, being the person closest to him, seemed to know what he had in mind. She looked at Yao Mei and invited her with a smile, "Yao Mei, do you want to play with me and Qianxue?"

"I..." Yao Mei seemed to hesitate before slowly responding, "I fight high-level monsters on a level 30 map. So..."

The reason she was saying this was because she wasn't sure if Xie Yao and Gu Qianxue could withstand such a burden. Yao Mei was fine as her reflexes and reaction speed was terrifying, coupled with her high magic damage, level 30 monsters did not represent too much danger to her. 

Hearing Yao Mei's careful tone, Gu Qianxue could not help but smile tenderly. She was even bold enough to reach out both arms and hug her as she said with a smile, "You don't need to worry~ Xie Yao and I are really strong~"

"...Then it's okay." Seeing Gu Qianxue and Xie Yao so confident, Yao Mei finally agreed to play with the two of them.

Seeing that things were decided, Xie Feng smiled and said cheerfully, "That's good. Although loneliness is good sometimes, it's not good to be alone all the time. I'm sure you'll have more fun with both of them."

Yao Mei looked at him and in an innocent baby voice asked, "You don't play?"

Xie Feng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Actually, I am currently on a quest that is too complex... In truth, if my guess is correct, my level probably won't go up again for several days as the journey I'm about to embark on is likely to be a long one..."

Yao Mei thought for a moment about what he said before nodding without saying anything else.

After that small talk, the group dispersed.

Xie Yao, Gu Qianxue, and Han Xue Nai logged into the game after arriving home.

As for Xie Feng, his eyes flashed with a hint of mockery and coldness before he called Yue Tianming.