The two of them moved stealthily through the woods, not encountering any strange people along the way.
It seemed the private server dream world’s map had indeed expanded significantly.
With the larger area, it was much less likely to run into anyone, and the environment had become more intricate.
Along the roadside were many peculiar buildings.
There were some dilapidated temples, as well as stone houses, and the variety of vegetation had increased dramatically.
The details were rich and vivid, and as a dream world, it could already pass for reality—more real than an actual natural mountain forest.
“While we come here to make money, we could even come here just for sightseeing. This environment was truly beautiful.”
As they walked, suddenly three large characters appeared on the vision screen: [Happy Bamboo].
“Why did the map name suddenly appear? Is this some special place?” Aiya asked curiously.
Before them indeed lay a beautiful bamboo forest, evoking the feeling of a martial arts movie scene.
“Happy Forest? I remember that’s the name of a teahouse in Water Margin. Could this be a Water Margin cosplay private server?” Li Xunsi analyzed.
“It’s Happy Bamboo,” Aiya corrected.
As they continued, a burst of joyful laughter echoed from ahead.
Li Xunsi and Aiya instantly became like startled birds, dropping to the ground without moving and pricking up their ears to listen carefully.
After confirming the source of the sound, they turned into stealthy crawlers and began to crawl forward, eager to investigate.
Along with the laughter was the sound of a roaring waterfall.
After crawling a little further, the two found the forest’s end where a waterfall cascaded down three thousand feet.
In the small lake beneath, over ten beautiful Xianzi sisters were playing and splashing in the water.
The stones at the lake’s edge were piled high with the Xianzi’s clothes.
This scene seemed vaguely familiar—appearing in many strange stories.
Usually, in these situations, we’d snatch the Xianzi’s clothes so they’d have no choice but to let us fondle them.
“I remember, in Journey to the West, Pigsy once peeped at the Eight Fairy Maidens bathing and then turned into a fat fish to slip into the lake,” Li Xunsi said.
“Are you hinting that I should dive in?” Aiya whispered.
“Hold your position for now,” Li Xunsi replied.
“Miss Feng said that being passive in the game would cost us money, but in the new version, proactively attacking Customers actually earns extra rewards. Also, Miss Feng gave me a radar to escort this customer,” Aiya whispered.
As she spoke, she took out a small pocket watch, which was actually a radar that displayed their positions and the target’s.
“Ah? Is that so? There are tasks now? What does escorting a customer mean?” Li Xunsi questioned.
No wonder Aiya had been quietly leading the way and crawling so fast—it turned out she had a map.
“There’s a new rich girl who joined and immediately spent a lot of money. She knows nothing, but this new version favors the ruthless. So Miss Feng asked us to escort her, make sure she has fun, and avoid being easily taken down, so the rich girl won’t quit,” Aiya explained.
“Isn’t this some kind of behind-the-scenes manipulation?” Li Xunsi asked.
“It’s normal. Big spenders all have their own personal customer service,” Aiya replied.
“Then why does Miss Feng only tell you and not me?” Li Xunsi asked again.
“Because you’re stubborn. You always insist on rules, procedures and fairness. Miss Feng said since you became a Shell Hunter, with your promotion comes responsibility. The other four Shell Hunters get similar secret missions,” Aiya said.
“…” Li Xunsi found it hard to argue, feeling this made a lot of sense.
The two stared at each other for a while.
“Where’s the rich girl then?” Li Xunsi finally relented.
After all, she was now an undercover agent.
The company asked her to do this—could she refuse?
What use were conscience and morality?
In fact, this secret mission was a sign of trust from the company, which was good news.
It seemed the company’s empowerment of her was ultimately so she could act as the rich girl’s bodyguard.
They couldn’t just upgrade their Chicken Radar for nothing—this was reasonable.
“The radar shows she’s in the lake, but there are too many people. I can’t tell who’s who,” Aiya said, glancing at the little pocket watch.
Hearing this, Li Xunsi focused her gaze carefully.
After a long look, she confirmed that all those Xianzi sisters were actually Chicken Radars.
They weren’t customers.
That was strange.
Previously, the fellow players they encountered would be limp and lying on the ground waiting to die, but these Xianzi sisters were happily splashing in the water, the scene almost idyllic.
So the ones not dressed as Xianzi were likely the Customers.
Only two women in the lake didn’t have Xianzi hairstyles.
Actually, it was easy to distinguish because Customers usually had ID names floating above their heads, while Chicken Radars didn’t.
Among them, a noble and elegant young woman basking in the spotlight was probably the reason so many Xianzi sisters happily gathered here to play.
She was tall and striking, with a sharp, spirited face and warm eyes.
Her witty and humorous speech and graceful demeanor gave off an aura of a true gentle woman.
But her hairstyle betrayed her—short, stylishly cropped hair in front, with a braid tied at the back, giving her a very androgynous look, emphasizing both coolness and charm.
This woman had a special nickname in our yuri circle—Iron T.
She was the go-to top in the contacts list, her androgynous appearance meant to attract cute little sisters.
For example, Li Xunsi was also a top, but no one called her Iron T because her adorable rebellious look made her a target to be conquered.
Once defeated, she’d switch to the bottom.
It was this stylish guest’s looks that attracted so many Xianzi sisters to splash about here, creating a scene free of the usual rough-and-tumble quarrels.
But that wasn’t important.
What mattered was the second Customer who remained in the lake.
She was a silver-haired beauty about the same age as Li Xunsi and Aiya.
Her bangs were long, covering half her face, and she wore a pristine white Hanfu like a Little Junior Sister descending the mountain.
Yes, she was the only one sitting in the water fully clothed—Shy Grass.
With a shy, fidgety posture, head bowed and cheeks flushed, she sat there while the Xianzi sisters teased her mercilessly.
It was downright embarrassing.
No doubt, this little one was our assigned mission target, the rich girl to protect.
But even without us, she was having fun here, surrounded by Xianzi sisters and the stylish elder sister—this was practically paradise.
Still, she was clearly different from the usual Customers.
Her demeanor showed weak fingers, and customers usually came here hoping to be tops.
If she wanted to be a bottom, she could have just become a Chicken Radar.
Besides, her silver-haired beauty was undeniably top-tier.
Ah well, the world of the rich was something I couldn’t understand.
“She’s our mission target,” Li Xunsi said, pointing at the silver-haired girl in the crowd.