Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Pretending to Be a God

Chapter 873: Lin Yu's Decision

Lin Yu was actually the type of person who rarely felt shocked.

Even in the most absurd situations, he could accept things calmly—but Lin Yu had to admit that Old Zheng sometimes truly exceeded his expectations.

How could anyone end up in a romantic relationship with a native of the Ten Realms?

They weren't even from the same world—long-distance relationships between countries were already hard enough, let alone cross-world ones!

"I must clarify, boss, she and I are not in a romantic relationship," Old Zheng defended himself. "We're just... uh, she has feelings for me?"

Although Lin Yu wanted to criticize Old Zheng for being too "confident," he suddenly realized at this moment...

Old Zheng might actually be telling the truth.

"You really know how to surprise me, Old Zheng," Lin Yu said slowly, pressing his hand to his forehead. "Even if you two aren't 'lovers,' your ability to make someone develop such attachment to you is impressive enough."

"Actually, this kind of thing isn't that rare," Old Zheng said, his gaze drifting. "Boss, do you remember what the note on your water-controlling necklace says?"

Of course Lin Yu could recall it.

[The great shaman "Su Tu" crafted this necklace from mystic crystal stone and gifted it to his lover.]

"That 'lover' isn't a 'Player,' is it?!"

Lin Yu exclaimed in shock.

Old Zheng nodded. "As far as I know, it should be—so you see, someone actually did get together with one, so my little experience isn't really a big deal, right, boss?"

Lin Yu thought about the origin of his necklace, and an even more stunned expression appeared on his face.

"Wait, could it be Li Hua—"

"No, it's not. This should be the 'Gambler's' trophy. He obtained it after winning some bet."

Old Zheng said.

Lin Yu let out a breath, feeling that his worldview hadn't completely shattered yet.

But... the fact that this thing was won by Li Hua from someone else made Lin Yu somewhat reflective.

"Truly heartless..."

If the person who received Su Tu's gift had willingly put this necklace up as a "wager," then that person was a beast who betrayed someone's genuine feelings.

If Li Hua had forced the other party to offer this as a bet, or had schemed to win it and then gifted it to himself... then Li Hua was indeed somewhat lacking in "humanity."

At the very least, he severely lacked empathy.

Old Zheng then spoke again: "In any case, people can become brothers, friends, enemies, or even masters with the natives of the Ten Realms... so isn't it not that surprising for a bit of romantic feeling to develop?"

"Boss, when you were active in Sleepless City, didn't you have some entanglements with the sisters of the Sleepless Night Family? If that had continued to develop..."

Old Zheng suddenly realized that this topic wasn't appropriate to continue, so he paused and then said: "...if it had continued to develop, nothing would have happened for sure, but once your 'Detective' friend, 'Furbollo,' logs back in, things might get troublesome."

"He already has a very strange relationship with the Sleepless Night Family Head, doesn't he!"

As Old Zheng said this, Lin Yu's mouth twitched.

"I'm not that petty," Lin Yu said, then remarked with emotion, "However, Old Zheng... I'm curious, how exactly did you and the Lord of the Sixth Island end up at this point?"

"She has some psychological and emotional trauma issues, and as you can see, this godforsaken place doesn't even have doctors, let alone psychologists. Back then, to win over those island lords, I naturally befriended each of them privately, catering to their preferences to earn their trust, and then... with her, I happened to be professionally qualified, so I accidentally went a bit too far," Old Zheng's gaze wavered. "In short, by the time I realized something was wrong, it was already too late."

"Are you sure there wasn't any element of deliberately letting it happen because you wanted to use her feelings for you to set up a scheme?"

Lin Yu asked with razor-sharp precision.

Old Zheng looked somewhat irritated: "Boss, I'm not the kind of scum who plays with people's hearts. I know you have huge doubts about my character and morals because I founded the 'Psychological Society,' but I do have my bottom line—I would never use such pure feelings as part of a scheme."

Hearing that Old Zheng's words didn't seem feigned, Lin Yu let out a breath: "Alright, if that's the case... then I should go see her even more."

"Not just for the 'inheritance,' but also to untie the knot in your heart."

Old Zheng protested strongly: "Boss, I don't have any knot in my heart—it's fine as it is. Anyway, she already thinks I'm dead, right?"

Lin Yu said calmly, "But she's currently in a state of resentment toward you, isn't she—if she had no problem and you had no problem, then that means there's a misunderstanding between you two."

"I'll help you clear up the misunderstanding. No need to thank me, Old Zheng."

Old Zheng objected even more strongly: "No no no no, there's absolutely no need, boss. I appreciate your kindness, but—"

This time, Old Zheng's protest wasn't just verbal. He also released his mental energy to interfere with and distort Lin Yu's perception, making it impossible for Lin Yu to see the road clearly, attempting to force Lin Yu to stop traveling.

"...But I really don't need it, thanks!"

Lin Yu ignored Old Zheng's words and also blocked out Old Zheng's interference.

Although Lin Yu's mental energy was considerably weaker than Old Zheng's, Lin Yu had a very simple method to block Old Zheng's influence.

That was to put Old Zheng back into the 【Item Space】.

Hearing Old Zheng's voice cut off abruptly and the mental energy interference disappear, Lin Yu let out a breath.

"Phew, refreshing."

Lin Yu remarked, then continued onward toward "Cassetti."

Although Old Zheng had mostly told the truth—Lin Yu had also understood his reasons for initially concealing it.

After all, the fact that he almost got involved with a native was indeed somewhat embarrassing, so it was perfectly normal to hide it.

But for Lin Yu...

He still felt he couldn't just take Old Zheng's word for it alone.

Since this Lord of the Sixth Island had once been so close to him, Lin Yu would be damned if he didn't go pry some information out of her.

Moreover... Lin Yu also felt that although Old Zheng was a psychologist or psychiatrist, healers can't heal themselves—he seemed to have some avoidant personality traits, somewhat afraid of mentioning and confronting intimate relationships.

Therefore, he might have exaggerated the consequences of meeting the Lord of the Sixth Island.

Lin Yu felt that even if he went to meet her, using Old Zheng's name to extract some information and expand his advantage in this 【Dungeon】, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Of course, he definitely wouldn't go around proclaiming himself as Old Zheng's disciple.

Just saying he "knows" or is "familiar with" him should be no problem!