Because Lu Xiaoyao missed the opportunity to buy the boxed lunches, Bai Xiao observed the other people present and saw that no one else wanted to buy boxed lunches. So, Bai Xiao had no choice but to muster up her courage and go to Mu Chen, the first person to buy a boxed lunch, to seek cooperation.

She only reminded Lu Xiaoyao because they were acquaintances. She wasn't familiar with the others, and she wasn't stupid enough to directly mention the potential harm to other players.

After all, only one person can inherit the Duke's estate.

"cooperate?"

After finishing his boxed lunch, Mu Chen leisurely drank his coffee, adding some milk but no sugar. He found it quite refreshing, even though it was getting dark. That didn't stop him from drinking coffee at this time.

Sometimes, unintentional actions in a game can indirectly affect the plot.

“Yes, three chances. You look at three, and I'll look at three, how about that?” Bai Xiao had only approached Lu Xiaoyao because she couldn't finish looking at all three.

Although they agreed to cooperate and act together, Lu Xiaoyao made a mistake when buying boxed lunches, which forced Bai Xiao to temporarily cooperate with Mu Chen.

"Okay, but even so, we can only see six people in total. There's one person we can't see. Who should we skip today?"

Mu Chen did not refuse and began to discuss with the other party the question of who to ignore today.

"Lu Xiaoyao".

Bai Xiao gave her answer directly, which made Mu Chen take another look at her. He took a sip of his slightly bitter coffee and his gaze also fell on Lu Xiaoyao. He saw her lying there with her eyes half-closed in a relaxed posture, and if she hadn't been holding a hot cup of milk tea, he thought she might have gone upstairs to rest.

In this way, Mu Chen also felt that it was indeed not worth wasting an opportunity on her.

"Um."

Having reached an agreement, the two quickly exchanged information and then, saying they were full and needed to take a walk, said goodbye to the butler and prepared to leave.

"The roses outside the castle are beautiful. You may have time to admire them, but please follow the rules and return to your rooms to rest after dark."

The butler smiled politely. Everyone had heard the crucial message that no one was allowed to leave at night, so after the players left, some went straight back to their rooms to rest, while others wandered around outside and even chatted with some of the servants and NPCs inside and outside the castle.

"Oh? That beautiful cook was brought back by the Duke from a thousand miles away?"

Just as Mingmei left the castle to watch Lu Xiaoyao's fairytale princess drama unfold in her castle bedroom, she overheard a conversation between a player and a castle servant.

"Yes, I heard that she used to cook for the emperor. She was brought back by our Duke when he and the emperor went on their eastern expedition against the Chu Rong. We don't usually get to eat her cooking. The steward also said that we have no right to let her cook."

"So, you're thinking that only those who actually eat her lunchbox are truly qualified?"

Julian noticed the unusual food being sold in the direction of Mingmei while he was eating today, and some players were even eating those boxed meals, but he didn't follow suit out of caution.

Furthermore, due to his own dietary habits, when he paid attention to Mingmei's situation, he had already eaten about 70% full and did not want to eat anything more.

But now he feels he must have missed something very important.

However, Chu Rong...

However, due to the memory suppression effect of the game system, Julian's memories of "The Assassin" were fragmented and blurry, and he couldn't quite remember the faces of some key characters.

The cook... Does the cook in "The Assassin Emperor" have any important role?

"Thank you for your explanation. It's getting late, and I should go back to rest." Although he didn't quite understand, Julian still politely thanked the servant who was asking for pleasantries.

"It is an honor for a lowly person to be able to serve adults."

The servant was humbled by Julian's politeness, but in his heart he was quite fond of this man who treated him with such gentleness.

If such a person were to become a duke, it would certainly be very comfortable for them.

If Julian could check the level of affection, he would definitely see that the other person's affection for him was very high.

Then, the servant finally uttered another key line: "The steward has a great deal of power, and his opinion can influence to some extent who the heir is."

"Thanks."

Upon hearing such important news, Julian was taken aback at first, but quickly smiled slightly to indicate that he understood. Only after the person had left and he was sure that no one was around did Julian resume his indifferent expression.

call--

Ultimately, he wasn't skilled enough to maintain his composure and keep a facade of feigned emotion on his face. It must have been exhausting to always maintain his composure and gentlemanly demeanor!

Julian exhaled a breath of stale air, quickly releasing the negative emotions he had been maintaining. A look of joy at obtaining important information flashed in his eyes. He looked up at the sky, noticing it was getting late, and turned to enter the castle to rest...

Meanwhile, the omniscient, lazy apostle, blind spot conqueror, forced to watch the show, chosen by the player, and charming person also appeared after the other party left.

Even Mingmei was amazed by Julian's performance, which could be described as "pretentious" throughout.

"He always seems to deceive NPCs' feelings like this, doesn't he?" Mingmei raised an eyebrow, recalling the scenes of her encounters with Julian. It seemed that every time he faced a game NPC, he presented a perfect image.

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