Just after finishing the instance and returning to the player space, Tan Xingyun let out a long, deep sigh of relief.
Another seven days of rest.
Although the flow of time couldn't be perceived within the player space, that feeling of relaxation from having stepped back from the brink of life and death was absolutely real.
At least he could catch his breath.
He rested for a while, and after regaining his composure, he opened his panel to check his personal information, casually clicking into the Hua Nation rankings as well.
One look, and he was completely stunned.
"Rank 47 already..."
When the panel and ranking functions had first opened, he had immediately noticed that familiar name.
No other reason, it was just too conspicuous.
He had never even considered the possibility of a namesake.
Tan Xingyun stared at that ranking for quite a while, then suddenly let out a soft, heartfelt sigh:
Meeting the other person in the second instance had been his luck.
*
After the instance ended, Ji Yang was still live streaming, chatting with the netizens.
【Suddenly realized, even Master Xu Xi had to end the instance early when he ran into that guy Hang Ze】
【(Stunned) (Thinking carefully) (Suddenly enlightened) Holy shit, that's true!】
【Honestly, Hang Ze is only suited for solo instances. His constitution is practically a disaster for teammates.】
【Before watching Hang Ze's streams, I genuinely never thought someone could be unlucky to that degree.】
【Just goes to show, the world is vast and full of wonders.】
【So 248 just cleanly cleared it ()】
【The expressions on Yu Hao and the others afterward, I can't handle it, first stunned by yours, then stunned by his.】
【Tang Shutong was definitely affected, right? Luckily, Lin Zuo pulled her out of the main gate at the last second.】
【wk! wkwkwk!! Go check the rankings!!!】
【Holy crap? Rank 47??!】
Ji Yang was also looking at the rankings.
His shock was no less than that of the live stream comments, but he quickly calmed down.
Mentally calculating a bit, with an average of 84 ladder steps per instance...
He would only need to clear 5 more instances to climb the full 999 steps, which were said to be able to fulfill any one wish of a player.
If the instance difficulty coefficient was high, he might not even need 5 instances.
Ji Yang's heart suddenly began beating very fast.
Was it anticipation? Or excitement?
He couldn't quite describe the emotion.
At the same time, there was also an indescribable trace of... fearful worry.
The seed of hope was taking root and sprouting, but that also made one more worried it might wither in the storms to come.
*
Xu Xi hadn't expected things to develop so smoothly either.
The ancient well that killed him upon touch was easily unsealed by the Seventh Concubine.
The yellow dog named Xue Ke also easily retrieved that booklet from the well.
And he, too, easily burned the Shen family clan genealogy using the seemingly inextinguishable stove hearth.
After informing the blocking Steward that he was no longer a member of the Shen family, he also easily walked out of the Shen family's main gate.
Back in the player space, Xu Xi still felt a bit unreal.
After all, he had been prepared to continue reloading.
But clearing it was what mattered.
As for what debt the Shen family owed, what exactly was going on with the Seventh Concubine and her son, and so on, he wasn't concerned.
As for the six teammates in this instance, the one who left the deepest impression on Xu Xi was undoubtedly that earring-wearing young man.
Leaning back against the stone wall, he recalled the two interactions he'd had with the other party within the instance.
... He always felt like the other guy was jinxing him.
And how did that guy manage to make even reloading get stuck in a dead save??
Weird.
Too weird.
Could it be he ran into some kind of Son of Fortune?
Xu Xi silently thought to himself.
After all, he had transmigrated and even obtained a special ability, so it wouldn't be strange for this world to have a Son of Fortune, right?
Shaking his head, he dismissed these far-fetched thoughts and opened his panel.
「Name: Xu Xi」
「Nationality: Hua Nation」
「Instances Cleared: 7」
「Items Owned: Pure White Wedding Candy, Patterned Wedding Candy, 10 Yuan Spirit Money ×2, Fruit Knife, Mobile Phone, Sands of Time Reversal, Cognitive Overwrite Mirror, Sealed Misfortune Savings Jar」
「Ladder Steps Climbed: 588」
「Hua Nation Ranking: 47」
「Global Ranking: 293」
