Chapter 40 The Lost Ancient Country (7)

"See me?" Gu Qiufeng asked subconsciously.

The clown said, "Yes, sir. Didn't you say this morning that you wanted to meet our leader? Our leader was very moved and rushed back from another place just to meet you."

The expression under Gu Qiufeng's mask gradually cooled.

He had a feeling that the leader's intentions might not be as friendly as the clown claimed.

Gu Qiufeng had a slight headache.

He should be thankful that he had slept at Li Shuntong's house earlier, otherwise he might not have the energy to deal with this damn leader.

"What's wrong?"

Li Shuntong, who was sitting next to him, keenly noticed that something was wrong with him and asked, "Do you want me to accompany you?"

Gu Qiufeng touched his neck, trying to dispel the discomfort caused by the strong aura. He said, "No, it's nothing serious."

Li Shuntong shut up, but his face was still filled with worry.

After two days of getting along, Gu Qiufeng found that the personalities of this three-member team were very interesting.

Guan Ciying is obviously the backbone of the team, an output type, with a carefree but meticulous personality. However, he is easily emotional and a bit rash.

And Li Shuntong just made up for her shortcomings. He looked at everything calmly like a bystander, and subtly noticed some undercurrents.

Lin Chaoxu has a very low presence, but he is the most unpredictable person to Gu Qiufeng.

After Gu Qiufeng rejected Li Shuntong's proposal, he turned to look at the clown and said, "Let's go. I want to see your leader."

The bard on the stage was still reciting poems with rich emotion.

The blond man in the corner of his eye had disappeared.

Gu Qiufeng calmed his nerves for a moment and became even more certain about the identity of the circus leader.

After hearing Gu Qiufeng's agreement, the clown immediately jumped up and said with a strange smile: "I'll take you there!"

Gu Qiufeng simply responded, and could clearly feel the various looks cast upon him because of the clown's reaction.

There are NPCs’ confusion and players’ exploration.

The clown led him out of the corridor again, walked to the outside of the circus, took out the key from a house on the other side and opened the door to go in.

Gu Qiufeng paused, remembering the tree full of corpses he saw in the yard today.

Fortunately, after entering, he found that it was not the courtyard where they climbed over the wall this morning.

The inside of the circus was even bigger than he thought.

Gu Qiufeng followed behind the clown, quietly taking note of the terrain layout as he walked, planning to explore it again at night.

This courtyard was unlike the one they had explored in the morning, which was strange and empty. Instead, a few steps away was a row of low red brick houses, surrounded by various potted plants that were growing well. The fragrance of flowers and plants enveloped the small courtyard.

It looks more like a residential building with a breath of life.

Just as he was thinking this, the clown had already led him around the red brick house. Gu Qiufeng then discovered that there was actually a large space behind the house. A pond had been dug and some aquatic plants were planted in it.

There were a few crooked trees planted by the pond that Gu Qiufeng didn't recognize. Next to the tree facing the center of the lake, a person was sitting and blowing the leaves carelessly.

His shoulder-length golden hair was tied into a small braid with red satin. His facial features were deep and gorgeous, and when he raised his eyes, his good looks even blurred his gender.

Like Arcana, he also has a pair of blue eyes as pure as lake water.

Gu Qiufeng stopped and found that there was a mole under each of the other person's red eyes, which added a bit of indescribable beauty.

"Captain."

The clown put away his previous unruly look, bowed respectfully and said, "I've brought the person."

The circus director then stopped what he was doing and looked at Gu Qiufeng with his blue eyes.

"Ah." The leader said with a smile, "It turns out to be the Holy Son."

Upon hearing this, the clown immediately looked at Gu Qiufeng in shock.

"Go down, I will entertain the Holy Son." said the circus leader.

The clown seemed to have a fear of him engraved in his bones, and immediately turned and left after hearing what he said.

Like a clockwork robot.

It was not difficult for Gu Qiufeng to guess that there was some special connection between the Starlight Circus and Arcana. It was not surprising that the circus leader could recognize him, perhaps he had seen him in the palace.

However, Gu Qiufeng did not believe that the circus leader knew nothing about the fact that the Starlight Circus had become the base of dark creatures. Judging from the strong dark aura on the other party, the circus leader might still be a leader-type figure.

I just don't know if Arcana knows about this.

If it was the thief crying "stop thief", Gu Qiufeng really wanted to give Akana a little golden man award.

"I am very happy that the Holy Son has given advice for the development of the Starlight Circus." The head of the circus said with a smile, "Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Oswald, and I am the head of the Starlight Circus."

Gu Qiufeng said, "Mr. Oswald, nice to meet you."

He considered it for a moment, then took the initiative to ask, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Ah, well," said Osvid, "the Son of God is so handsome and charming that I forgot my business."

Gu Qiufeng: “.”

Bullshit, you can't even see my face, how can you be so worldly-wise?

He said calmly: "Is it about going to the palace to meet His Majesty?"

Through studying the Son of God's notebook, Gu Qiufeng discovered that the character on this identity card was a serious corporate worker who treated his work meticulously, so the figure of the circus leader did not appear in the diary, which temporarily reassured him that the other party's connection with Arcana was not very close.

Therefore, it is easier to fool.

"It's okay. Your Majesty will have to perform in the palace for a few days. Thank you for your concern, Holy Son." The circus leader said, "I just want to ask Holy Son, have you noticed anything unusual in the capital recently?"

Gu Qiufeng: “.”

The leader of the blood clan asked him if there was anything unusual recently?

Is this a test?

"I have recently been investigating the mischief of the vampires on the orders of His Majesty." Gu Qiufeng calmly used Arcana to fool people.

Even though Osvid heard the word "vampires", he remained calm and said with a smile: "Vampires are really rampant recently, and they always pretend to be the victims. The circus has heard a lot of rumors about friends and relatives suddenly changing their tempers."

Gu Qiufeng did not respond.

He pinched his palm silently.

No, Oswald has something else in mind.

"I was very curious," Osvid continued, "so I caught a few restless mice for experimentation, and it turned out that they were indeed outsiders who replaced the original residents."

Gu Qiufeng asked cautiously: "Do you suspect that it was done by the vampires?"

"Yes." Osvid seemed to be in a happier mood. "There are still some little mice imprisoned by me as a way of repaying the Holy Son for helping the circus. The Holy Son can go and interrogate them."

Gu Qiufeng gritted his teeth and said, "Okay."

He finally realized what was wrong!

It’s because there is an information gap between him and Osvid!

Osvid didn't know that the Son of God had become a player, and he noticed that his identity was unusual, so he said this.

Throughout the capital, in order to commit crimes, the vampires will do their best to pretend to be dead without revealing their identities, so there is no possibility of large-scale exposure.

But in addition to the vampires who can replace identities, the players who have identity cards are actually "abnormal" creatures who have replaced the indigenous people!

Players are only more likely to be exposed and more conspicuous than vampires.

Osvid didn't know that he was on the player's side, so he tried hard to make Gu Qiufeng think that those players were the vampires who were causing trouble.

He wanted the Son of God to hunt down the players.

After Gu Qiufeng figured it out, he felt quite complicated.

He once again lamented how brilliant his decision was to dutifully play the role of an NPC.

This time, he didn't even do anything, but he was already standing at the top of the atmosphere.

Oh wow, this feels kind of good.

As for the "vampires" that Osvid mentioned, could they be the group of players they rescued last night?

Just as he was thinking this, the clown ran over in panic and whispered something in Osvid's ear.

Osvid's face suddenly turned grim.

Gu Qiufeng knew what happened, but he still deliberately asked: "Sir, what happened?"

Osvid laughed dryly. "Something went wrong. If the Son of God wants to interrogate the prisoner, he may have to wait until later."

"I'm sorry to waste your time. I'll ask you to go back and continue watching the show."

Osvid quickly straightened out his expression and whispered softly, "I believe today will be a good show that the Holy Son will like."

Gu Qiufeng said calmly: "Let's wait and see."

The two people, each with their own ulterior motives, returned to the performance hall together, just as the bard finished his last recitation.

Gu Qiufeng sat back in his seat, only to see Osvid walking up to the stage with a smile on his face.

He held a black cane, wore a red suit, and his long blond hair seemed to sparkle on the stage.

Osvid tapped his toes lightly on the stage.

The whole hall suddenly fell silent.

"Hello everyone, I am the director of the Starlight Circus." Oswald said with a smile, "Today, in order to welcome the arrival of our distinguished guests, I have prepared a more exciting show than ever before."

As he spoke, he lowered his eyes and met the gaze of Gu Qiufeng in the audience.

The two red moles seemed to suddenly burst into an enchanting halo.

An uneasy atmosphere spread throughout the ballroom along with Oswald's cold voice.

"The show begins, and the first act is called 'Tightrope Walking.'"

Before anyone could even react, a hideous scream suddenly came from the ceiling.

Everyone looked up in panic, only to find that many seats were suddenly empty.

Those who had disappeared suddenly appeared on the ribbons on the ceiling, swaying and screaming.

Soon, unprepared humans fell from above, crashing around the seats and splattering blood.

But that’s not all.

The man with a broken neck staggered to his feet again from the ground.

The audience panicked.

"What is this?"

"Was there an accident during the performance?"

"He...look at that guy!"

I saw the head of the person who died and stood up again was changing rapidly in a strange way.

It turned into a monster with a dog's head and a human body.

Then he climbed up the pillars again and began to crawl freely on the ribbons.

Until falling, standing, crawling, and falling again.

The movement stopped only after the entire body was smashed into pieces.

Osvid on the stage laughed sharply: "It seems that everyone's response is very enthusiastic."

He snapped his fingers: "Come on, we are going to perform the second show——"