Master of Kaidan
Chapter 437 Not Quite the Same

Chapter 437: Chapter 437 Not Quite the Same

"Has it already dissipated?" Back in the Jianghu World, Feng Xue sensed the poisonous insect bodies he had planted on a few disciples and, unsurprisingly, could no longer feel them.

Having anticipated this, he immediately searched for suitable players to descend upon. Perhaps because it was already school time, there were quite a few options available. Casually picking a student from Yan Country, Feng Xue used Hermit Power to descend in a large university lecture hall. He casually tagged the target with a poisonous insect body as a locator mark and began using the consciousness descent function of the poisonous insect body to locate the ones existing in this world.

"One, two..." Feng Xue squinted his eyes, filtering through the poisonous insect bodies, yet only found the ones previously used to locate the descent targets. As for the ones on the disciples, there was no response at all.

"It seems that even if they become Kaidan, the poisonous insect bodies won’t follow into reality," Feng Xue shook his head slightly, took out his phone, opened the navigation app, and began searching for a nearby net cafe.

Although this world was already in the 2020s, net cafes hadn’t disappeared yet. He quickly found a well-equipped net cafe and booked a private room.

"Let’s see, let’s see..."

Feng Xue’s index finger swiftly tapped on the keyboard, downloading the tools he needed from the internet while using a search engine to conduct preliminary filtering on the intelligence he required.

If he could go through official channels, he would rather not resort to hacking techniques, as he still wondered how much the authorities of this world knew about the Kaidan.

"I remember Yun Yao is an uploader, and Liao Yunhuai is a streamer..."

Feng Xue searched for traces of his disciples through Jianghu forums and relevant video websites, quickly locking onto their accounts. However, whether it was due to adequate official protection or because the public morals of this world were relatively simple, there weren’t any incidents of random leaks.

Feng Xue was quite surprised at this. After all, the lousy game didn’t even have a facial customization option; everyone appeared as their real selves online. To not be exposed like this could only mean the public morals were indeed simple.

Thinking of this, Feng Xue gave up on the idea of going through legal channels, activating the knowledge of the hacker tag to trace the IPs of his disciples. He had to admit that the "hacker" cognition in the Cyberpunk World was much more powerful than in this normal world. Before too long, Feng Xue seamlessly breached various security systems and found the addresses of Yun Yao and Liao Yunhuai.

"Hmm, it seems Liao Yunhuai is closer... well, alright then." Although Feng Xue thought it would be more interesting to find the young lady, he could distinguish between personal likes and official matters. Without much hesitation, he dashed toward Liao Yunhuai’s IP address—

Though it sounded a bit odd, the Shengxuan Dingguan Step was indeed faster than a high-speed train.

As for directly using a Gundam...

That was a joke. Not to mention how much attention a mecha running through a modern city would attract, the first thing would be it landing like a Great Wilderness Star Fall!

...

"Sis! Sis!"

With somewhat piercing screams, Liao Yunhuai, wearing only a pair of shorts and slinging a guitar, rushed to his sister’s door and started knocking loudly.

"What are you doing?" The door swung open. Looking at her brother, who exuded a strong rock and roll vibe, the young girl seemed to find nothing amiss, casting a dead-fish eye sideways and said:

"What’s this? Suddenly remembered your running under the sunset? Want to form a band again and relive your green years? Hmm, not bad. At least this look is more rock and roll than when you were in school."

"Hey, no, that’s not it!" Liao Yunhuai then realized his attire was indeed a bit perverted. But since his sister didn’t say anything, he wasn’t overly concerned. Instead, he played a quick riff cleanly and crisply on the guitar and then said to his sister:

"How about it? How about it? Doesn’t it sound much better?"

Originally bearing the classic dead-fish gaze, the girl’s expression turned slightly serious as she listened to her brother’s ramblings. Somewhat surprised, she said:

"You just strummed; what can I hear from that? But your basic skill certainly is more solid than before. You’re not seriously thinking about forming a band again, are you? Just to be clear, I’m not going to be part of your antics this time!"

"That’s not it!" Liao Yunhuai scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed as his sister brought up his past blunders. Ultimately, he decided to let the facts speak and played a short tune.

Although it sounded like a typical entry-level Canon progression, his sister, having some music theory knowledge, detected something different. Her expression turned increasingly serious, leaving her momentarily speechless. Finally, as the cyclical progression ceased, without waiting for Liao Yunhuai to speak, she put a serious hand on her brother’s shoulder and said:

"Are you actually a music streamer instead of a comedic one? You didn’t let me watch your stream because you didn’t want me to know you’re diving back into music? Wait, that’s not right. If you were into music, that guitar shouldn’t have survived this long..."

"Smashing guitars was so many years ago!"

Hearing his past mistakes being brought up, Liao Yunhuai felt slightly embarrassed. Nevertheless, he did not forget his original purpose and quickly steered the conversation back—

"But from what you’re saying, my skill level has indeed improved, and it’s not just psychological or self-indulgence?"

"If you’re here to show off your guitar skills, you’ve succeeded. By the way, Mom also complains that you’ve been staying home long enough. How about working at our school? There are quite a few kids learning guitar now, and there’s a shortage of guitar teachers." Though reluctant to admit her brother’s improvement, Liao Yunhuai wasn’t focused on this at all. He just glanced at his hand, then inexplicably punched the air, and then...

"Ouch!"

"How dumb!" Watching her brother get the guitar jabbed into a sensitive area due to excessive movement, his sister rolled her eyes and turned to close the door. Meanwhile, Liao Yunhuai was curled on the ground, trying to ease his pain, while his eyes stared unfocused into space.

"It’s real, damn it! It’s real! This game is actually the kind described in those early online novels, where people can bring superpowers into reality! Damn it! If I’d known, I wouldn’t have learned Sound Attack; I would have gone straight to building a Gundam!"

Liao Yunhuai suddenly stood up, intending to scream at the sky. Considering his current state, however, he turned back to his room, planning to put on some clothes first.

At this moment, Feng Xue, who had just arrived near Liao Yunhuai’s home, peered through the walls and noticed a faint Kaidan Fire, revealing a pensive expression.

"Interesting, this is not exactly what I imagined..."