The Return Of The God Level Assassin

BAI ZE quickly stepped in between his older cousin and Su Yuqi. Deep inside, he was already cursing so loud. Just why were these two at each otherʼs throat again? And what the heck was Shen Ji Yun doing? Taking Luo Yan like that. He knew how overprotective his cousins were. Now, he was the one who had to calm them. And Su Yuqi was not helping at all.

”Brother Ren, Su Yuqi was simply saying that Ji Yun wonʼt do anything harmful to Xiao Yan. I can attest to that. Iʼve been friends with him for more than a decade now. I assure you that he wonʼt harm Xiao Yan in any shape or form,” he said to Luo Ren before turning to Su Yuqi and whispering, ”And you, donʼt say anything more. I beg of you, please.”

Su Yuqi raised one of her brows but still nodded at the end. She enjoyed riling up Bai Ze because it was easy to do so. But even she knew that this was not the right time for that. In truth, she also didnʼt want to meddle with the affairs of these Luo brothers. But the way the two were acting, like Luo Yan was in grave danger or something just rubbed her the wrong way.

There were only a few people she considered friends and Shen Ji Yun was one of them. She didnʼt like how they were treating him like some lowlife whoʼs bound to destroy their brother.

She understood that it was mostly because of their love for their brother. With Luo Yanʼs life experience, itʼs understandable for his family to be protective of him. They nearly lost him at one time after all. But to be this paranoid about it, she shook her head.

Itʼs not as if the one who was with Luo Yan right now was someone untrustworthy, much less a stranger. More importantly, this was a holographic world. No harm could really be done to any players in the game. For one, if they felt that they were in danger, they could easily just log out of the game.

So, wasnʼt all this just a little bit too over the top?

Although the way they were acting might probably be because they had already noticed Shen Ji Yunʼs feelings for their brother. Which was hardly unnoticeable. If one had high enough EQ, they could easily see it. But still. It wasnʼt right to just simply assume the worst of him. Especially if one knew Shen Ji Yun well.

That guy was not someone who could easily open his heart just to anyone. In fact, he was covered in such a big wall of ice that she doubted if there could ever be a time when he could actually feel. But the time came with the arrival of Luo Yan. And thus, he also opened his heart to him.

But then again, itʼs not as if these Luo brothers could understand that immediately. So, she was also at fault for being too hurried in defending Shen Ji Yun. What she did might just have a negative impact instead.

Luo Ren glanced at Bai Ze, his gaze was still chilly. ”Ah Ze, I donʼt care about your friendʼs character. What Iʼm more worried about is his, letʼs just say, interest in my brother. I believe you know what Iʼm saying, correct? Since the two of you are the closest of friends.”

Bai Ze felt a chill behind his back. He almost groaned. Seriously, how could this cousin of his be so scary? Itʼs like Luo Ren was saying in just those few words that ʼI know that you know about your friendʼs feelings for your cousinʼ. And the way he looked at him was like asking ʼdespite knowing that, you still side with your friend?ʼ.

Even though itʼs not possible, he felt like cold sweats started flowing down his back. He gulped. Itʼs like being stuck between a rock and a hard place.

He already told Shen Ji Yun that he wouldnʼt help him in chasing his cousin. But he couldnʼt just let his older cousin think badly of him. Because, really, Shen Ji Yun was hardly a villain. He had a soft heart despite the cold exterior. He didnʼt want Luo Ren to think that Shen Ji Yun was full of bad intentions.

But if he fought too hard for his friend, his older cousin might think that he was in approval of Shen Ji Yunʼs feelings for Luo Yan. Which was not entirely the case. In fact, heʼs very neutral in this matter.

So, really, where should he put himself in this situation?

Bai Ze gulped and at the end he could only say, ”Brother Ren, Iʼll send a message to Ji Yun and ask him where they are. So, letʼs all just calm down.”

Yu Jiao watched everything that had happened since earlier. From Luo Jinʼs worried tirade, to Su Yuqiʼs defense of Shen Ji Yun, and now to Luo Ren and Bai Zeʼs exchanged. Itʼs making her fidget. She didnʼt like this kind of atmosphere. She couldnʼt even understand what they were all fighting about.

Then she suddenly remembered what Luo Yan told him before, about how she could calm down Luo Ren in the most efficient way just in case her words no longer worked. She had a feeling that her words wouldnʼt work in this kind of atmosphere.

When Luo Yan asked her if she could calm down Luo Ren if ever he got angry during the preliminary, he thought her of a secret technique that could quickly calm the other down. Although up until now, she couldnʼt understand how this ʼtechniqueʼ could even work. But Luo Yan said that it would. So, she should probably try.

In the next few seconds, she followed Luo Yanʼs instructions up to the tee.

She walked to Luo Ren, hugged his arm, and then whispered in his ear, ”Brother Ren, please donʼt be angry.”

She could feel her cheeks turning red because of her actions. It probably took everything in her to do that. Thatʼs why once sheʼd done, she quickly let go of Luo Renʼs arm.

And thatʼs when she noticed that the otherʼs body was completely frozen in place. She wasnʼt sure if it was just her imagination but she noticed that Luo Renʼs ear tip, the one where she whispered to, was now dyed red.

She wanted to make sure but before she could do so, the door to the hall suddenly opened and Luo Yan and Shen Ji Yun walked in.

Luo Yan, of course, noticed the tense atmosphere. ”Ahm, did we miss something?”