Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1645 - 1450: Re-entering Elf Forest (Two in One)

"Beep beep beep."

The sound of a friend notification rang out. Su Ran opened the friends interface and realized it was from Yu Jing.

"Soda, what are you up to?"

"I’m at the base. Yu Jing, why aren’t you studying? Why are you playing games again?"

Su Ran toyed with the Thunder Bat in his hand without any restraint. After all, it was just his game avatar, not much to worry about. Time to mess with it!

The poor Thunder Bat had just successfully evolved but was already being mistreated by its owner. Fortunately, it didn’t have a sense of rebellion; otherwise, it would have defected long ago.

"I missed you..."

Yu Jing’s soft and sticky voice came through, but her tone immediately shifted, "Haha, just kidding! I’ve been studying all day and came online to unwind. My sister’s taking me to do an elite dungeon now. We’re waiting on more people; once the team’s full, we’ll go."

"Hmm, balancing work and rest is better than rote memorization. Oh, by the way, I just got a pet—let me show you its attributes!"

The perfect evolution of his avatar had filled Su Ran with joy and excitement, and he desperately needed someone to share it with. Yu Jing had shown up just in time. She was the only person he could be completely unguarded around.

"Ugh, it’s a bat. No thanks, not interested!"

Soon, Yu Jing’s disdainful voice reached him. Apparently, she still had some prejudice against bats, even in a game. You could hear it clearly in her tone.

It goes to show why the saying "talking about tigers evokes fear" could evolve into "talking about bats evokes fear"—there’s truth to it.

"Did you even check its attributes?"

Su Ran raised an eyebrow in surprise. If anyone else saw the Thunder Bat’s stats, they’d be amazed and shouting loudly. But Yu Jing was stuck judging its appearance, focusing on irrelevant superficial details. It convinced Su Ran that her in-game name, "Rookie," was spot-on.

"Yeah, I looked. What’s so special about it? Those flashy skills—I can’t even understand them. Isn’t it all just fighting and killing?"

"Alright, forget I said anything."

Su Ran was sincerely defeated by Yu Jing. At this point, he felt like he was playing a lute to a cow—like showing a priceless antique worth millions to a farmer, who’d just see it as a broken jar. What’s there to brag about?

"Soda, did I say something wrong?"

Yu Jing cared deeply about Su Ran’s feelings. Hearing a slight change in his tone, she became a little anxious.

"Of course not, don’t overthink it."

Su Ran understood that gaming required talent. He couldn’t impose his gaming philosophy on Yu Jing, especially since she wasn’t here to play the game but to see him.

"That’s good, as long as you’re not mad."

Yu Jing let out a sigh of relief. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "Soda, you keep troubling Wan’er to cook for you. That’s not great. How about I cook for you instead? I could even use you to practice my cooking."

"Hey, are you jealous?"

Su Ran found this amusing and asked curiously, "Since when could you cook? Come on, tell me, what can you make?"

"Pfft, I’m not jealous of you, okay? I just learned to make tomato scrambled eggs yesterday—and boil noodles, fry eggs, and... that’s it."

Yu Jing sounded a bit embarrassed, her voice losing confidence and growing quieter as she spoke, "But if I practice more, I’ll get it. At least you won’t starve, right?"

"Yu Jing, I appreciate your kindness, but I think you should focus on studying instead of worrying about me. My mom will be back soon anyway."

Hearing this, Su Ran immediately refused. Learning to cook for just one day and already daring to step into the kitchen? That level of courage was astonishing!

"By the way, do you know Piaoxue? Is she one of your sister’s subordinates?"

He hurriedly changed the subject for reasons that were obvious without needing to be explained.

"Piaoxue? You mean Ten Miles Snow Drifter?"

Yu Jing seemed to recall something and burst into laughter, "That guy’s so full of himself. He’s one of my dad’s people and also one of my sister’s suitors. Why are you asking about him?"

"Ten Miles Snow Drifter? No wonder he said he’d reverse his name if he lost. Clearly, he’s already prepared to lose."

Su Ran muttered to himself in amusement. He’d thought he was shameless, but this guy was even worse—so much so that he used the wrong name. How amusing that he didn’t even bring up adding Su Ran as a friend!

"Drizzling Rain, Ten Miles Snow Drifter—those definitely sound like matching names. There’s a story there."

"My sister has absolutely no connection to him. That guy picked his name after finding out about hers and shamelessly stuck with it. Back then, my sister was so mad she ignored him for days. In the end, he started going by Piaoxue publicly. But, uh... don’t misunderstand. My sister’s totally innocent!"

"Yu Jing, where’s your mind going? What does your sister’s innocence have to do with me?"

Su Ran explained why Ten Miles Snow Drifter was here to Yu Jing to prevent further misunderstandings from her.

"He’s probably here specifically to check you out. After all, my sister likes you, so of course he’s jealous!"

As they say, onlookers see more clearly. Yu Jing quickly guessed Ten Miles Snow Drifter’s motive for coming and joked with a laugh, "He’s not a bad guy at heart, but his words can be a bit over-the-top. Don’t take him too seriously."

"Your sister likes me, and you’re laughing? What if I really become your brother-in-law—then let’s see if you’re still laughing!"

Su Ran teased, channeling his frustration. He wondered what on earth went on in this woman’s mind. Her thoughts were way too imaginative!