This name had appeared in her life far too often recently. She'd even had an intimate encounter with him without her knowledge, and even a new player she'd met in the game was a fan of his.
Lin Wan truly didn't understand what was so special about Lu Zhihang. But since so many people around her liked him, it seemed there was no harm in learning a bit about him.
So Lin Wan clicked on the news. This was the first time she'd voluntarily checked entertainment news.
As it turned out, such news wasn't very interesting, at least not to Lin Wan. She didn't care whether that star named Zuo Yang was having improper relationships with fans or engaging in fraud. She didn't even care if Lu Zhihang had been wrongly accused.
So she just skimmed through it and then closed the news.
This news didn't even stir the slightest ripple in her heart.
Time passed as usual. After dinner, Lin Wan returned to her dormitory. As agreed, she logged into the game. The person on her friend list was already online, and it seemed they were AFK.
Lin Wan hesitated for a moment, then typed a string of question marks and sent them.
Not long after, Lin Shen Jian Lu happily replied to her, "Longyan, you're here. Come to Baidi City quickly. I'm waiting for you at the Assassin Mentor."
Lin Wan raised an eyebrow but didn't say much and directly clicked on the teleport.
When she arrived in front of the Assassin Mentor, Lin Shen Jian Lu was sitting on a chair in the nearby square, feeding the chickens.
Lin Wan didn't go directly to the mentor to reset her skill points. Instead, she came to Lin Shen Jian Lu's side and watched as he grabbed a handful of grain and scattered it bit by bit.
"How long have you been here?"
Her sudden voice startled Lin Shen Jian Lu. He turned to look at her and then showed a smile. "For quite a while. I got off work early today, and I had nothing to do."
Lin Wan gave a soft hum and also scattered a handful of grain. "Your job seems quite flexible. What do you do?"
Lu Zhihang was silent for a moment and said with a smile, "Come on. You're already asking about my income before we're even married."
Lin Wan's expression twitched. After this period of contact, she'd developed quite a bit of resistance to Lu Zhihang, who sometimes spoke without restraint. She wasn't as averse to such remarks as before.
Seeing that Lin Wan didn't say anything, Lu Zhihang laughed to smooth things over. "Actually, it's nothing. I just need to keep it a secret for now. I'll tell you later."
Lin Wan nodded and didn't show any objection. After all, everyone had their privacy, and no one could guarantee complete honesty with anyone. But even so, there was still a tiny bit of disappointment in her heart.
"Let's go. It's time to reset your skill points." Lu Zhihang scattered the last bit of grain in his hand, stood up, and said to Lin Wan.
Lin Wan nodded and turned to walk towards the mentor.
At the same time, Lu Zhihang's team invitation and trade request appeared on Lin Wan's screen. She clicked to accept the team invitation and was very confused about the trade interface. "What's this for?"
"The cost of resetting your skill points," Lu Zhihang said matter-of-factly. "Anyway, it's my money. I won't feel bad about it."
Lin Wan: ……
Although she thought it was a bit inappropriate, Lin Wan didn't refuse. She calmly accepted the trade and reset all her skill points.
Even though it wasn't her own money, Lin Wan still felt a twinge of pain when she saw all her full skill points disappear. Then she heard a few soft keystrokes, followed by Lu Zhihang's voice.
"Learn the Stab Heart technique, then allocate your skill points according to the screenshot I sent you. After that, we'll go out and kill some monsters. I'll explain it to you in detail."
Lin Wan was stunned for a moment and indeed saw a screenshot appear in the chat window, which was full of icons of the assassin's skill tree.
Lin Wan followed the screenshot and allocated a few points. Gradually, she began to understand a bit, and her eyes lit up slightly.
This was a brand - new skill allocation method, which almost perfectly demonstrated the assassin's shadow assassination and critical hit damage. Lin Wan could even tell that once this method was mastered, as long as it was a squishy class, she could take them down within two seconds after a burst of damage.
"Who came up with this allocation? It's so amazing," Lin Wan couldn't help but exclaim.
Lu Zhihang smiled softly but didn't say anything.
While Lin Wan was allocating her skill points, Lu Zhihang took out his phone and sent messages to two other people.
Not long after, an archer and a swordsman appeared in front of Lu Zhihang and Lin Wan. They both seemed to have just reached the maximum level, and their clothes were all tattered and colorful. In contrast, Lin Wan actually had the best equipment among the four.
"These are...?" Lin Wan was stunned for a moment when she saw them and was a bit confused.
"These are the teammates I invited. These are their alts. Their main characters will be online tomorrow. We'll practice teamwork today," Lu Zhihang said.
The archer's ID was Wind is Coming, and the swordsman's was Morning Dawn. Lin Wan greeted them very politely.
The swordsman just gave a cold grunt. His voice was a bit deep and had a faint hoarseness. The archer, on the other hand, was very enthusiastic.
"I've been looking forward to meeting you for so long. Hello, Longyan. I've always been curious about you!"
"I've even watched your gameplay videos. You're really amazing. Although that Jing Nanheng guy has a fast hand speed, don't worry. You have Lu... uh, Xiao Lu. You'll definitely be fine. He's also very powerful!"
"Alright, shut up," Lu Zhihang interrupted Wind is Coming without hesitation. He pulled the two of them into the team and teleported the whole team to the entrance of the level - 90 dungeon.
……
"Longyan, your attack damage will peak when your HP drops to 10%. Trust me. I can help you control your HP. You just go all out."
"Okay."
"Wind... Wind is Coming, control the surrounding monsters and pull their aggro."
"Got it."
While giving commands, Lu Zhihang played the zither. The melodious music turned into chaotic and flying arcs of light.
The four of them quickly finished a level - 90 dungeon. After leaving the dungeon, Wind is Coming and the other teammate left the team, saying they had other things to do. Then Lu Zhihang took Longyan to the Phoenix Altar next to the Fairyland to level up. Not many people came to this area because the monsters here were of a high level and there were a lot of them. Sometimes, if you weren't careful, the aggro of a single small monster could quickly turn into a group, so few people dared to come.
As they leveled up, Lin Wan gradually got familiar with the operation method of the Stab Heart - type assassin and found it much more convenient than her previous technique.
Suddenly, she seemed to think of something and immediately thought of Lu Zhihang. Thinking that Lin Shen Jian Lu might be a fan of Lu Zhihang, she couldn't help but ask, "It seems to be quite lively on Weibo recently."
"Hmm?" Lu Zhihang was stunned for a moment and didn't react.
"I heard that the star who had a conflict with Lu Zhihang was exposed for a scandal. Don't you know about it?" Lin Wan thought for a moment and tried to say it as euphemistically as possible.
After a moment of daze, Lu Zhihang realized what she meant and couldn't help but smile wryly.