Feng Yongrui listened to the story and sighed in relief. His plan had worked!
After sending the letter to Xu Chao, Feng Yongrui had scrolled through the System Mall before finally finding a (cheap) item that would expose Jin Ling's true form.
The next day, when he was in the middle of taking care of the Phantom Stallions, Feng Yongrui put on his Invisibility Spell and sneaked into Jin Ling's working place.
At that time, Jin Ling was working seriously, unaware that Feng Yongrui was sneaking up on him. Feng Yongrui used the item quickly and waited for the results, but the System told him that, since this was a cheap item, he needed to wait for 5 hours before there was any result.
How could Feng Yongrui wait there for 5 hours? He had no choice but to return to the stables and wait for 5 hours to pass.
Listening to the conversations around him, Feng Yongrui sighed in relief. The System didn't lie to him. After 5 hours, Jin Ling's real form was really exposed. He had successfully completed his Boss' orders.
Actually, Feng Yongrui was rather hesitant to kill Jin Ling. After all, he was also someone from the Cloud Realm. Even if Jin Ling was his rival... was it necessary to kill him? But after chatting with the System, Feng Yongrui decided to obey his Boss.
After all, his Boss was none other than the protagonist. The protagonist definitely had his own plans... Also, unlike in the other two worlds, the protagonist of this world was not close to Feng Yongrui. He was also more ruthless and cold, (at least, according to Feng Yongrui.)
With that thought in mind, Feng Yongrui decided to simply obey his Boss.
***
Meanwhile, in Xu Chao's private dungeon, Jin Ling was covered in bloodstains. He glared at the person in front of him. Lei Bei chuckled lowly, glancing at Jin Ling with the corner of his eye.
"Hahaha... Have you had enough fun?" he sneered. "You should tell me who sent you here... before I send you to hell~"
***
Since Jin Ling's matter was resolved, Feng Yongrui quickly reported the matter to his Boss. Chen Longfei was naturally pleased with this matter and praised Feng Yongrui for doing a good job. He also told Feng Yongrui to use as many opportunities as he could to win Xu Chao over to his side.
Just like that, time passed very quickly and 3 years passed. During those 3 years, Feng Yongrui did not stay idle at all. During that time he had managed to slowly gain the trust of Xu Chao.
Whenever there were spies inside Xu Chao's mansion or there were problems that arose between the Shadow Demons and the other clans, Feng Yongrui would help Xu Chao. Of course, he helped Xu Chao while promoting his own "Boss".
Helping Xu Chao wasn't the only thing that he did, though. Feng Yongrui had also managed to stop several assassinations from occurring -- these assassinations weren't just aimed at Xu Chao. There were several assassinations that were aimed at the other Family Heads in the Phantom Realm.
When that happened, Feng Yongrui, would prevent the assassination or warn the related parties regarding the assassination. When those smaller clans received his help, naturally, they were thankful and glad.
Feng Yongrui did not know it yet, but thanks to his actions, there were many people who already revered him. Since he always used a cloud symbol at the bottom of his letters, people called him The Hidden One.
People made rumors that The Hidden One was a powerful demon from the Phantom Realm and that he worked for a mysterious person. Of course, Feng Yongrui didn't know about these rumors.
There was also another important incident that had happened recently. Lilith found out that her brother was gone. She was furious and ordered her people to find him. Lilith's people were extremely competent and thorough, but Stan was not one to be underestimated either.
Between Lilith and Stan, the two had undergone a game of cat and mouse for a while now. However, there was a limit to one's patience, and Lilith couldn't stand it anymore. She had recently sent out her most trusted guards and a large group of elite fighters to take down Stan.
Stanislov had no intention of getting dragged back and being locked up in a room for another hundred years. He didn't want his sister to kill him either. Since Lilith was stepping up her game, Stan was finding it harder and harder to avoid her people.
And so, Stan had told Feng Yongrui that he wanted to stay with him.
Now, over the course of three years, Feng Yongrui and Stan kept sending messages to each other -- they were friends by now. However, Feng Yongrui had yet to tell Stan that he was actually working for someone and that he was a spy...
When Stan realized that Lilith was getting closer and closer to catching him, he told Feng Yongrui that he wanted to hide with him for a while. This made Feng Yongrui rather confused.
Of course, he wanted to help his friend... But Feng Yongrui lived in Xu Chao's mansion! And who was Xu Chao? The Family Head of the Shadow Demons, the enemy of the Vampire Clan!
Feng Yongrui had thought long and hard before he decided to just bring Stan and hide him in his room. After all, Feng Yongrui could buy items from the System that would help Stan.
Feng Yongrui told Stan to meet him near the lake (the lake where Feng Yongrui first met Stan) and that he would pick him up. When Feng Yongrui arrived in the lake, a young boy, seeming about 12 or 13 years old, stood in front of the lake.
That boy was none other than Stan.
The boy turned around and looked at Feng Yongrui -- when he saw Feng Yongrui, Stan's face was initially filled with confusion, and then anger.
"Who are you?" he hissed.
"No, it doesn't matter. My sister just won't give up, huh?" Stan sneered. He waved his hands and a murderous aura filled the air.
Feng Yongrui was speechless. Since when was he Lilith? Well, that's right. Last time when Stan asked him to show himself, Feng Yongrui had shapeshifted into an old man... Now, he forgot to use that form again.
"Stan, it's me," Feng Yongrui said. Before Stan could do anything else, Feng Yongrui quickly explained that he was Feng Yongrui and that he could change his face at will. He even shapeshifted in front of Stan.
When Stan realized that it was his friend, he quickly calmed down and went back to his usual, cheery self.
"Tsk, you scared me for just a second," he grumbled.
Feng Yongrui smiled and walked closer to Stan.
"Ahem, so... you said you want to stay with me, right?" Feng Yongrui began.
Stan nodded his head without hesitation. "Although you seem weak on the surface, I know you're not that simple," he replied.
Feng Yongrui smiled awkwardly and told Stan that he was actually living in Xu Chao's mansion, working there as a servant.
Stan's face grew darker and darker when he heard Feng Yongrui's explanation.
"...You work for the Shadow Demons?" he asked coldly.
"Well, actually, no," Feng Yongrui said, looking sideways awkwardly.
"Wait..." Stan narrowed his eyes. "Don't tell me you're a spy in Xu Chao's mansion..."
Feng Yongrui looked at Stan, stupefied.
"H-how do you know?" he asked. "W-was I that obvious??"
"...Just now I didn't know," Stan smirked. "But now I know~"
Feng Yongrui: "..."
He had been tricked!!
"Host," the System spoke. "Do you want to spend 5 points on a 'Fainting Spray'? It will help you faint to avoid embarrassing situations," it added.
Feng Yongrui didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"W-well, uhm, actually, it's not like that, really... Err..." His face began to flush as he fumbled around for an explanation.
Back when he was on earth, Feng Yongrui remembered watching movies where a character would accidentally blurt out their secrets because they were goaded by the enemy. At that time, he would think, 'why was this character so stupid'?
...Now, wasn't he the stupid one?
"Actually, I kinda guessed it," Stan replied. "After all, based on your temperament, you don't seem like someone who's loyal to the Shadow Demons."
"Anyway, since you're a spy," Stan said, "Who do you work for?"
Feng Yongrui winced when he heard Stan mention the word 'spy'. Although Stan was his friend and somewhat like a little brother, Feng Yongrui knew that he definitely couldn't tell Stan that he was actually from the Cloud Realm. If he did, not only would he die, he would also fail his mission!
Feng Yongrui looked at Stan with complicated eyes. What should he say? What should he do?
"...I can't tell you who I'm working for," Feng Yongrui said sadly.
Stan shrugged. "I figured."
"...But I can show you a little hint," Feng Yongrui added.
"Oh?" Stan was intrigued.
"Uhm, I need paper..." Feng Yongrui fumbled in his pockets.
"I got it, here," Stan handed him a piece of paper.
Feng Yongrui was speechless. Where did that come from?
"Okay, well, anyway..." Feng Yongrui took the paper and drew a cloud at the bottom of the page. He then handed the paper to Stan.
***