The No. 1 Hunfen King in the Entire Server [Interstellar] Chapter 46

Lin Jing sat up straight, staring blankly at the screen for a long time.

Suddenly having a real-life connection with Xu Wanzhi gave him an odd mix of familiarity and strangeness.

He stared at the name on the screen, lost in thought.

Outside, the rain had started falling, a gentle drizzle that seemed to pull his mind back to the damp and cold atmosphere of his last game. He belatedly realized that both times his game had ended with Xu Wanzhi, one was in fire, and the other in rain.

A blazing forest on Spirit Mountain in broad daylight, and a two-million-year-old rainstorm outside a cave.

Two completely different settings, and yet Xu Wanzhi had given him experiences unlike anything he’d ever had before.

After staring at the screen for a long time, Lin Jing’s heart skipped a beat. But in the end, he chose silence and picked up his phone to call Lu Xingyu.

Lu Xingyu, who was apparently bored out of his mind on the capital star, answered immediately. “What’s up, handsome?”

Lin Jing relaxed a little. “Not much, just wanted to tell you—I’m probably heading to the main star tomorrow.”

On the other end, Lu Xingyu had been laughing at something, but his laughter abruptly stopped, and his voice shot up. “YOU’RE COMING TO THE MAIN STAR?!”

Lin Jing chuckled. “Yeah, apparently the research institute has a way to restore my mental power.”

Lu Xingyu also brightened up. “That’s a good thing!”

Lin Jing stared at the chat interface and replied softly, “Yeah.”

Lu Xingyu asked, “Then why do you sound so down?”

Lin Jing: “???”

Did he really sound that down?

Lu Xingyu continued, “There’s even a hint of disappointment and nervousness. Are you worried that once your mental power recovers, you’ll have to start university? But that doesn’t seem like enough reason to be this gloomy. You look exactly like my roommate when he’s holding his phone, waiting for a reply from his crush. It’s uncanny. D*mn, what a genius analogy.” He was moved by his own brilliance.

Lin Jing: “…”

D*mn it.

Lin Jing immediately hung up on this so-called genius, embarrassed and annoyed.

Meanwhile, on the main star, Lu Xingyu stared at his screen in confusion after suddenly being hung up on.

Irritated, he called back.

Lin Jing took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and ignored the shouting from the other end. “Sorry, bad signal just now.”

Lu Xingyu was furious. “Bad signal? Who are you trying to fool? In this day and age, who even says that?”

Lin Jing changed the subject. “What were you doing just now? You were laughing so much.”

Lu Xingyu was briefly stunned, then got distracted and started chuckling again. “Hahaha, I was on the forums. Have you been playing Survivor lately? It’s been hilarious—two posts in particular have become my ultimate source of joy. It all started with an ID called ‘Shuang Mu Cheng Jing.’”

Lin Jing: “…”

Lu Xingyu continued, “I think he actually knows how to play, but his public displays of affection have completely ruined his reputation. I just saw a hilarious poem: ‘If the heavens had not birthed Shuang Mu Jing, the path of chaos would be an eternal night.’ Hahahaha!”

Lin Jing: “…”

Lin Jing took a deep breath. “Don’t you think that name sounds familiar?”

Lu Xingyu: “Huh? Why?”

Lin Jing: “Did you even read the posts properly?”

Lu Xingyu: “I’m reading them now.”

Lin Jing, with chilling calmness: “No need. That’s me.”

Lu Xingyu: “…”

A stunned silence. Then, Lu Xingyu practically screeched into the mic, nearly shattering Lin Jing’s eardrums. “THAT’S YOU?! Since when did you secretly turn gay and get yourself a boyfriend?!”

Lin Jing gritted his teeth. “It’s fake. They’re making things up.”

Lu Xingyu paused, then burst into uncontrollable laughter. “Oh my god, hahahahahaha!”

Lin Jing: “Is it that funny?”

Lu Xingyu barely held back his laughter. “Not at all, not at all. But shouldn’t you clear things up? How can you let this slide? Quick, quick, I’ll open a livestream for you!”

Lin Jing: “Get lost.”

Lu Xingyu, now fully intrigued, asked, “So, who’s that person in the game? I checked both posts, but their name doesn’t even show up on the results screen. How weird. Don’t tell me you were desperate enough to start flirting with an NPC?”

Lin Jing forced himself to remain calm. “Are you mentally ill?”

Lu Xingyu coughed. “Alright, alright, don’t get mad. Let me guess—there’s no way the system glitched twice, but your gameplay always comes with risks. I only realized after hitting 1,000 points that matchmaking is based on overall player stats, and mental power level plays a role. You were once ranked number one with double-S rank abilities. If the system couldn’t properly classify you, it might have messed up and paired you with… some very unusual teammates.”

Lin Jing thought back and muttered, frustrated, “Yeah, he was unusual.”

Lu Xingyu pondered. “But that still doesn’t explain why his name doesn’t show up.”

Lin Jing: “He’s probably part of the research institute. Think of him as a hidden NPC.”

Lu Xingyu: “Hmm? That cool? A hidden NPC inspecting the game, and then you two hit it off?”

Lin Jing: “Lu Xingyu, do you want to get punched?”

Lu Xingyu: “Hahahaha, sorry.”

Lin Jing was beginning to regret calling him. He honestly didn’t care much about what was being said on the forums.

After all, he had never cared about others’ opinions since he was a kid.

Lu Xingyu cleared his throat and refocused. “So, it was the same person both times?”

Lin Jing: “Yeah.”

Lu Xingyu: “That’s fate. Did you add him as a friend? Oh wait, probably not—he wasn’t even on the results screen…”

Lin Jing: “I did.” His gaze drifted back to the chat window.

Lu Xingyu choked on his own breath. “WHAT?! You did? How?!”

Lin Jing: “On the leaderboard.”

Lu Xingyu felt a pang of envy. “Leaderboard? But the rankings only show the top 30… Who is he?”

Lin Jing: “The one who took my first place.”

Lu Xingyu: “…”

Lu Xingyu’s voice trembled slightly as he cautiously probed, “Wan… Feng Wan Yue?”

Lin Jing: “Mm.”

A long silence followed from the other end.

Lin Jing was already feeling down—his mood as gloomy as the rain outside. He wasn’t used to Lu Xingyu suddenly going quiet.

“Why aren’t you talking? It’s just a rank-one player, isn’t it? It’s not like you’ve never seen the world before. There was another one before him, and they’re old news now.”

Lu Xingyu swallowed audibly. “No… Jingzi, it’s not God Wan that’s shocking me. Sure, he’s held the top spot for ages without anyone shaking him, but in the end, it’s just a game. What’s really shocking… is a rumor about him in our mecha department.”

Lin Jing raised an eyebrow. “A rumor?”

Lu Xingyu’s voice trembled. “Yeah… Remember that senior I told you about? The one people call a legend? I heard that Wan Feng Wan Yue is actually his account.”

Lin Jing was momentarily stunned.

Then, he suddenly recalled that moment in the game when Black Jacket had asked about his school—and how Xu Wanzhi had looked at him thoughtfully afterward.

Feeling a bit nervous, he asked, “That senior of yours… what’s his name?”

Lu Xingyu rubbed his nose. “No idea.”

Lin Jing was silent for a moment before quickly asking, “What does he look like?”

Lu Xingyu: “I enrolled late, so I never saw him. But I heard from some senior girls that he’s really handsome. If he weren’t so mysterious, the current campus heartthrob would probably have to step down.”

Lin Jing: “…Do you have a photo?”

Lu Xingyu, completely honest: “Yeah. Twenty thousand per picture. Send me the money, and I’ll buy it.”

Lin Jing: “…Then forget it.”

Lu Xingyu: “Twenty thousand credits might only get you a side-profile shot. That senior’s presence is too strong—any full-face photos would be even more expensive, probably priceless.”

Lin Jing: “…” School hasn’t even started yet, and he’s already deeply disappointed in Imperial University’s culture.

Lin Jing muttered, “I wouldn’t even buy it for a single credit.”

Lu Xingyu suddenly thought of something. “But if you’re heading to the main star tomorrow, you should be able to catch next week’s PK tournament. That senior might attend too—just the right chance to confirm the rumors.”

Lin Jing paused, then said slowly, “Sounds good.”

Lu Xingyu circled back to the previous topic, teasing, “But seriously, Jingzi, dating Wan Feng Wan Yue wouldn’t be a loss at all.”

Lin Jing: “Can you wash your brain clean before talking to me?”

Lu Xingyu: “Come on, bro, what did I say wrong? Do you even realize what that name represents? He’s the number one player, the idol of countless women across the web. Even just being friends with him would be a huge perk.”

Lin Jing retorted, “Do I look like I need that?”

Lu Xingyu smirked. “Fair enough, you’re aiming to be the number one, not the number one’s boyfriend.”

Lin Jing: “…”

Lu Xingyu: “I can’t wait to see the forum’s reaction when they realize you’re the former rank-one ‘Take Me as an Example’! Haha, the downfall of a legend—now just a notorious slacker!”

Lin Jing: “Shut up.”

Lu Xingyu: “You’re really not going to stream and prove them wrong?”

Lin Jing: “Get lost.”

Lu Xingyu finally laughed enough and then sighed, sounding a bit melancholic. “Sigh, you’ve already got a rumored boyfriend, but my crush still won’t even look at me.” He gripped his phone and spoke in a low voice. “Let me tell you in secret—I’ve fallen for someone at Imperial University, the belle of the literature department. How can there be such a pure and artistic girl in this world? Long hair down to her waist, dressed in a white dress, delicate like a gardenia flower. And she’s so kind, polite to everyone. She never rejects the gifts I give her.”

Lin Jing rolled his eyes. So the guy whose messages weren’t getting replies wasn’t his roommate—it was Lu Xingyu himself.

Lu Xingyu was fully immersed in his own story. “Our first meeting was filled with fateful romance. It all started with a cat. That day, it was raining. I had just finished training and was walking back to my dorm when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the girl who would haunt me for the rest of my life.”

Lin Jing nearly fell asleep listening.

Ding-ding.

A message notification popped up.

The sound jolted him awake.

[Wan Feng Wan Yue: Thought about it for so long—do you have an answer?]

Lin Jing’s heart stopped for a beat. Outside, the rain intensified, dragging him back to that cave.

The damp, cold mist, the dim moss-covered light, and Xu Wanzhi leaning against the wall, gazing at him with a soft smile.

Meanwhile, on the phone, Lu Xingyu was still dramatically reciting, “She was crouching in front of the teaching building, holding an umbrella, her long white dress and waist-length hair swaying—like a gardenia flower, beautiful, melancholic. My footsteps startled her, and she turned around… She slowly turned around…”

“Beep—”

Before the words could even leave his throat, the call was cut off for the second time.

Lu Xingyu: “???”

Lu Xingyu raged, “LIN JING!!!”