Chapter 40: The Butterfly Effect

The three of them indeed had their breakfast in the bathroom. When they returned to Happy and Xu Xin, the atmosphere was quite strange. It was finally Happy who reminded them, prompting Bai Lang to stammerly introduce himself.

“I know you! It’s you three who created the Nanhua Jianghu Ranking. You’re the programmer, Chen Fan is in charge of planning, and Qi Ci handles the artwork, right?”

Xu Xin was very approachable, unlike some others who were hard to get close to. With a gentle smile, she accurately pointed out each of their roles, naturally making the four men look at each other in surprise, while feeling an indescribable sense of pride as their chests instinctively puffed out.

“Xu Xin, are you interested in the Nanhua Jianghu Ranking too?”

“Yes.”

Xu Xin nodded firmly and started talking as well.

“Many of the girls in my dormitory play it. They check the updates to the Nanhua Jianghu Ranking every day and are fascinated by the top players… like Yu Cha, Cai Yi, and Liu Mang. They keep an eye on their progress every day…” Hearing this, the Three Lonely Wolves exchanged excited glances. Although the girls in Xu Xin’s dormitory weren’t focusing on them three, the fact that students from Nanhua Academy were interested in and liked their website already made them very satisfied.

“It’s a pity we girls aren’t very good at this. It takes so long to master a martial art… So, we really admire those with high martial arts skills…”

Xu Xin’s frowning expression with a hint of regret looked very cute.

Hearing this, Happy had a sudden idea and couldn’t help but ask, “What do you usually use to practice?”

“Hmm,” Xu Xin replied without hesitation, “Well, it’s some wooden dummies and wild animals in the mountains…” Seeing Happy’s expectant expression, she grew curious, “What’s wrong? Is there something inappropriate?”

At that moment, the Three Lonely Wolves also understood why girls like Xu Xin progressed slowly in practicing martial arts.

As their martial arts skills improved, the threat from wooden dummies and wild animals became less and less significant. By around the sixth level, it became difficult to gain any experience, so their skills naturally couldn’t advance further.

After all, 《Jianghu》 hadn’t been around for long, so it was likely the girls hadn’t had much time to actually practice martial arts. As a result, they weren’t aware of this simple rule and remained stuck in the same place.

Winking, Xu Xin wasn’t annoyed. She said with a smile that as a female student, she wasn’t aiming to make a name in the martial arts world anyway. The level of her skills didn’t matter; she just liked the atmosphere and environment there, as well as the feeling of being a heroine that she couldn’t experience in everyday life when wielding a long sword.

The four of them smiled.

“By the way, the ‘Nanhua Jianghu Ranking’ is still in its infancy right now. What other functions will it have in the future?”
Xu Xin, who had arrived unexpectedly, seemed much more interested in the website designed by the Lonely Three Wolves. Her eyes shone as she kept asking questions, “Yesterday I saw another similar website online. They introduced an offline trading platform that uses the site owner’s credentials and reputation as collateral to provide a trading venue and security for items in ‘Jianghu’ within a specific area.”
“Is that true?”
Bai Lang, Chen Fan, and Qi Ci immediately became interested, setting aside Happy and starting to discuss it with Xu Xin.
Happy didn’t mind and listened quietly.
In his memory, the ‘Nanhua Jianghu Ranking’ did indeed update its version quite quickly, introducing offline trading methods before many similar websites, and it worked quite successfully. But what he didn’t expect was that Xu Xin was involved in the development of this function.
The offline trading function was quite simple…
It was available to students at Nanhua University. As long as the other party revealed their identity and class, they could complete the transaction on campus under the supervision of the Lonely Three Wolves. Thanks to the university’s connections, it was even possible to complete the transaction without the Lonely Three Wolves being present at all.
Similar transactions included buying martial arts manuals and weapons and equipment, as well as exchanging silver for RMB.
It allowed people to quickly and safely obtain the equipment they needed, and it also enabled some qualified students to get more silver directly in exchange for RMB…
Happy remembered!
After the ‘Nanhua Jianghu Ranking’ introduced this function, the most sensational transaction involved a usually low-key student named Lu Hu, who invested 50,000 RMB to buy silver in ‘Jianghu’ from all the students at Nanhua University. At a rate of 1 RMB to 10 taels of silver, he managed to acquire 500,000 taels of silver, thus establishing the first gang from Nanhua University in ‘Jianghu’.
It also helped the ‘Nanhua Jianghu Ranking’ open a new chapter…
With the addition of a gang record function.
Xu Xin’s visit made the Lonely Three Wolves’ eyes shine. They quickly outlined the details of the offline trading system, nodding repeatedly. Bai Lang carefully took out his notebook to record everything.
“Xu Xin’s opinions are extremely valuable. I think we should include her name as well.” He turned to Happy, who was leaning lazily against the wall. “Me? Is that okay?”
“Of course!”
“If the campus beauty joins, the popularity of the Nanhua Jianghu Ranking will definitely soar!” “I fully agree!”
With Happy’s words, the matter was settled.

The Nanhua Jianghu List, which had always been managed and operated by the Lonely Three Wolves from start to finish, took an unexpected turn, bringing Xu Xin into closer contact with it.
Kai Xin smiled, but her mind was filled with other considerations.
If Xu Xin truly joined the design team of the Nanhua Jianghu List, she would surely visit their dormitory frequently. With such close interactions, maybe something could happen with her childhood love from her past life… The regrets of that past life might be resolved in this one.
However…
Xu Xin’s visits wasted half a day for the Lonely Three Wolves. The four of them were enthusiastic, discussing various plans for the future development of the Nanhua Jianghu List. It wasn’t until near noon that Kai Xin, at the Lonely Three Wolves’ urging, escorted her away from the male dormitory building.
The campus was very quiet and peaceful.
“Kai Xin, do you know?”
Xu Xin suddenly turned around, staring at the man who had been quietly following behind her. Her eyes sparkled with excitement and joy as she said eagerly, “Actually, since I was very young, I’ve had a dream of becoming a female hero. Unfortunately, I never could make it happen! But after seeing the Nanhua Jianghu List designed by you, I really envy it. It feels like I’ve suddenly entered a real martial world. But what excites me the most is now—I never thought I’d have the chance to become a designer. It feels like a dream. It’s as if all those martial arts masters are in my territory… It’s amazing! How can I thank you?”
“By giving yourself to me?”
Kai Xin replied without hesitation.
Seeing Xu Xin’s increasingly blushing and flustered face, he couldn’t help but laugh:
“…Haha, don’t worry. I definitely wouldn’t ask for something like that… But can you answer me one question?”
“What question?”
Putting aside her embarrassment, Xu Xin nodded, showing curiosity.
Kai Xin asked without hesitation the question he had been holding back for years:
“What kind of boy do you like?”
Hearing such a direct question and recalling the incident caused by her previous actions, Xu Xin’s face turned red. Her gaze wandered, and she seemed at a loss, not daring to look him straight in the eyes. Finally, under Kai Xin’s amused laughter, she realized he was teasing her. She stomped her foot in frustration and ran away, her face red.