◎Two-in-one triggers hidden tasks◎
The beautiful woman looked at them with a smile. "You must be happy to help me. Of course, I will reward you handsomely."
Lin Chaojin and Chi Ling exchanged a glance. "Of course, it's our honor."
"That's great," the woman smiled, but then her gaze turned away, her eyes filled with sorrow and sadness. She said softly, "Father, why can't you grant my wish? My Miolo and I love each other so much."
"Wait a minute," Chi Ling opened her mouth when she heard her words, "Your name isn't Juliet, is it?"
The woman looked at her strangely. "My name is not Juliet."
"Oh, that's good," Chi Ling breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Director Zhang had come up with some Romeo and Juliet plot.
"But although my name is not Juliet, my name is Ye Lizhu," the woman looked at her and spoke softly.
Chi Ling held his breath and looked at Lin Chaojin, and they saw the speechless look in each other's eyes.
[Hahaha, damn Miolo and Ye Lizhu, Director Zhang, you are a genius.]
[Today is the second time Lingbao has been stumped by this bizarre reversal. You all have such strange ideas that they make a normal person like me feel out of place.]
Ye Lizhu looked at them expectantly. "You'll surely meet someone in your life who makes you give up everything and fall in love with them. Miolo is such a person to me."
Ye Lizhu cupped her hands together as she spoke, lost in sweet memories. "He was handsome, talented, and loyal. His passion almost set me on fire..."
As he spoke, his eyes became sad again. "But why didn't the emperor agree to let me marry him? Although he is a commoner, as Mioruo said, our love has nothing to do with class." His voice became excited and he turned to look at them. "So you will definitely help Mioruo and me escape from this palace, right?"
Lin Chaojin glanced up at her, his eyes calm and composed. He took the card she handed him, which read: "Hey, you little guys, you keep saying hello to the sewers all day long. You must know where the secret passage to the palace is. Please find an escape route for this poor couple."
Lin Chaojin held the card a little further away in disdain, frowned, and looked at the camera, "Sewer, Director, you have such a strange taste."
"Yes, a little bit," Chi Ling nodded seriously.
Hey, Director Zhang sat up straight. He was not happy to be accused of having strange tastes. He said to Assistant Li, "This is completely in line with the characteristics of mice. What's wrong with that?"
[Haha, I sensed the young lady's disdain. She might consider changing her identity.]
"Sister, why are you still here? The prince of Persia is coming and the wedding is about to begin." At this time, another beautiful woman came over. Her face was somewhat similar to Ye Lizhu, and she looked a few years older than her. Standing next to her was a handsome man in knight's clothes.
"Oh," Ye Lizhu's face turned ugly when she saw the woman. "I don't need your help. If you want to marry a prince, go and marry him yourself." She glanced at the man standing next to the woman and said with disdain, "I'm not as cowardly as you. I don't even have the courage to fight for my love."
Ye Baozhu only frowned when she heard this, but her expression remained unchanged. "The prince of Persia was carefully selected for you by my father and I. He is the most suitable for you."
"There's no need for your hypocritical faces," Ye Lizhu was obviously resistant, turned away and left.
Ye Baozhu saw Lin Chaojin and the other person and asked in confusion, "Who are you two?"
Lin Chaojin met her gaze, neither humble nor arrogant, "We are friends of Ye Lizhu and have been invited to attend her wedding."
Ye Baozhu just nodded after hearing this without any doubt.
"What are you two doing there? Come over here," Ye Lizhu turned around and saw her sister talking to two people, and hurriedly interrupted them.
Lin Chaojin and the others said goodbye to Ye Baozhu and caught up with Ye Lizhu.
"Don't pay attention to my sister. She wants to break up Miolo and me just like our father does," Ye Lizhu said.
Lin Chaojin listened without comment.
"Lizhu," a female voice sounded. Lin Chaojin looked towards the person who spoke and saw a thin-looking woman approaching them.
"My cousin," Ye Lizhu was obviously very happy to see her and went to greet her. After they talked for a while, Ye Lizhu turned to Lin Chaojin and the others and said, "She is my cousin. Zhen Xinhao is the only one who supports me."
Lin Chaojin glanced at her when she saw the name.
Zhen Xinhao was the first to speak in a friendly manner, "Are you the helpers that Lizhu is looking for?"
"Yeah," Lin Chaojin and the others nodded.
"Here," Ye Lizhu handed them a badge, "this badge is valid for entry into the palace. Go and help me find the secret passage. If you find it, go to that room over there and let me know."
After saying that, Ye Lizhu turned around and left with Zhen Xinhao. Zhen Xinhao turned back halfway and smiled at them.
Lin Chaojin and the other person were able to move freely in the palace with their badges.
Chi Ling glanced at the so-called palace guards, tall, black-clad men, and complained, "The security in this palace is quite unique."
"Indeed," Lin Chaojin agreed.
The two walked for a while, turned a corner, and heard a squeaking sound.
"Ah, our little princess is so pitiful. She has to marry someone she doesn't love. And poor Mr. Miolo."
"That's right, Mr. Miolo is such a gentleman, and he's very gentlemanly to us servants too."
"Yeah, I think so too."
…
At this time, a voice squeaked and said, "Actually, I saw my cousin and Mr. Miolo together in the garden once. They were having a very happy conversation alone."
"You, this is not something you can talk about."
"That's right. Mi'oru and Zhen Xin are such good friends. Maybe the princess asked my cousin to pass on some news to Mr. Mi'oru. After all, the princess and my cousin have such a good relationship."
"Perhaps I really saw it wrong," the man said.
After a while, the group of maids walked away.
Lin Chaojin and Chi Ling looked at each other and walked out from the corner. They didn't expect such a development, but they decided to verify the authenticity of what the maid said first. They took Princess Lizhu's badge and found a maid.
"We are here on the princess' orders to talk to Mr. Miolo about something. Could you please lead the way?"
The maid recognized the badge and without a doubt, she led them to a room and knocked on the door, "Mr. Mioro, Mr. Mioro..."
There was no response from inside. The maid turned and looked at them. "Mr. Miolo is not here."
"We can wait for him here. You have something to do first," said Lin Chaojin.
The maid thought for a while and then left.
Lin Chaojin and the others watched her disappear around the corner, walked up and turned the handle. The door opened with a "click", and the two of them pushed the door open, walked in, and closed it.
The interior was decorated like a gentleman's residence, and the two men began to search quietly inside.
"Is there really something going on between Miolo and that cousin?" Chi Ling said as she rummaged through her things. "That's too disgusting."
"That's hard to say," Lin Chaojin glanced at the large bookcase in front of him.
"Is there something wrong with this? This person may have obsessive-compulsive disorder," Chi Ling looked at the row of densely packed books, which were neatly classified and he really couldn't make out anything.
"It's because the classification is too neat, so the abruptness is very obvious," Lin Chaojin took out one of the books from the third compartment. After the book was taken away, a button suddenly appeared.
"Huh," Chi Ling exclaimed in surprise, glancing at the button, "How did you find that?"
"The first edition of this book was published in 1936," Lin Chaojin waved the copy of Gone with the Wind in her hand. "The others were all published in the 1950s."
"Wow," Chi Ling couldn't help but widen her eyes. "You've memorized the release dates of all these books. You're amazing."
"I guess so," Lin Chaojin replied with a reserved nod.
"Amazing! What a strong memory you must have!" Chi Ling's usually cold face couldn't help but become lively. He admired her very much. "You really are..."
"Actually, it's not," Lin Chaojin saw her face full of amazement, raised the corners of his mouth and interrupted.
"Ah... isn't it?" Chi Ling was stunned, and his endless stream of praises came to a halt.
"Well, actually, I was just teasing you," Lin Chaojin couldn't help laughing. "How could I be that amazing?" He pointed to a small stain on the seam of a book, where there was a small dark yellow mass, and then pointed to the coffee on the table. "That person must have accidentally stained it after drinking the coffee."
"Oh, is that so?" Chi Ling nodded a little confusedly.
Lin Chaojin smiled at her expression, "Of course, why are you so cute?"
Being praised for being cute, Chi Ling's ears instantly turned red and her face became hot, "Ahem."
[Hehe, the young lady is teasing Lingbao again. Haha, she’s lying to people with a serious face, and Lingbao foolishly believes it.]
[These two are so cute together, the atmosphere is so good.]
Lin Chaojin reached out to press the button when suddenly, the sound of "pattering" footsteps came from far away in the corridor.
The two looked at each other, quickly put the book back in its place, and looked around the room. Fortunately, they didn't disturb anything when they were searching just now.
Then they looked around the room, walked to the corner closet, opened the door, and squatted inside.
With a "click", the two were closing the wardrobe door when the door was pushed open. Then two footsteps came in, and with a "click" the door was closed again.
After a while, the room was filled with sounds again, and a male voice said, "Xin Hao, I missed you so much."
The two people hiding in the closet looked at each other and saw the expression of "as expected" in each other's eyes.
A gentle female voice sounded, "Miolo, me too, but you haven't forgotten our plan, have you?"
"Of course I didn't. Don't worry, that idiot Ye Lizhu is under my control. She listens to me in everything," Miolo's contemptuous voice sounded, with unspeakable contempt for Ye Lizhu.
"Of course I know you're capable," Zhen Xinhao said softly, "All you have to do today is elope with her. Oh, and where are our previous correspondence?"
"What's wrong? I'm keeping it."
"Let's burn it just in case," Zhen Xin saw that he was a little reluctant, lowered her brows, and said softly, "Don't worry about it, we still have a long time to go."
"Okay," the man agreed after a moment's hesitation, "I'll burn it later."
"Okay then. I'll be leaving first."
"Click" is the sound of the door opening.
After a while, the sound of rummaging was heard in the room, and soon the sound of a lighter clicking was heard.
Chi Ling poked Lin Chaojin, a little anxious, because those things were evidence.
Lin Chaojin gave her a calming look in return.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. "Mr. Mioro, the princess wants to see you urgently. Please go quickly."
"I'm coming," the male voice replied, and after a moment he opened the door and walked out.
Lin Chaojin and Chi Ling quickly walked out of the closet, walked quickly towards the brazier, and picked up the unburned letters. Fortunately, the people outside the door arrived in time, and most of the letters were saved.
The two of them took the letter and read it. The sentimental sentences between the two and the calculations against Ye Lizhu were hard to describe in words.
After putting the letter away, Lin Chaojin continued to take out the copy of "Gone with the Wind" and pressed the button. With a "click", the bookcase turned into a revolving door, revealing an empty passage inside.
"This should be the secret passage," Chi Ling walked over and said, "So what should we do next? Should we tell Ye Lizhu as usual and complete the mission?"
"Of course, the mission must be completed," Lin Chaojin said lightly.
"Hmm?" Chi Ling was a little confused. Shouldn't she expose the conspiracy of this scumbag and his cousin?
Lin Chaojin whispered to her in her ear, and Chi Ling's eyes lit up when she heard it.
However, some netizens in the barrage didn’t know what they were talking about, and some people obviously disagreed with what the eldest lady said.
[No, Lin Chaojin is so cold-blooded? She knew about the scumbag's plot but didn't expose him, waiting for Ye Lizhu to jump into the fire pit?]
[Hehe, she only cares about her mission. She's too utilitarian. Even though it's just acting, she did encounter it after all, yet she's completely indifferent.]
[This is the cold-bloodedness and selfishness of capitalists.]
[I think you should not jump to conclusions too quickly. The young lady might have other ideas. Didn't she let Miss Liu kill the unfaithful Lu Sheng during the haunted house incident?]
[That's right, I agree with the previous one. I also want to say something on behalf of Mr. Ge: why are you dragging me out to be whipped again?]
Lin Chaojin and the other person put away the letter and walked out of the room, coming to Ye Lizhu's castle. They were led in by the maid and found Zhen Xinhao was there too, along with a strange man.
"You're here. Have you found the secret passage?" Ye Lizhu saw the two people's eyes light up. Seeing their eyes fixed on the man, she proudly introduced him to them, "This is my lover Miolo."
After hearing this, Lin Chaojin and the others took another look at the man. He looked to be only about 1.7 meters tall, with a thin face, a pair of small, drooping eyes, a flat nose, and sparse hair. They really couldn't see how he was related to the handsomeness that Ye Lizhu described.
Instead, the man held his hat against his chest and saluted them, "Hello, beautiful ladies."
He is a gentleman, but I don't know how talented he is.
The two returned his greeting with a normal expression, then looked up at Ye Lizhu and said, "We've found the secret passage."
"Really?" Ye Lizhu said in surprise. "Where is it?"
"It's in the room where Mr. Miolo lives," Lin Chaojin observed Miolo and saw that the man showed a surprised expression on his face when he heard his words.
"Hmm?" Ye Lizhu looked puzzled and confirmed again, "In Mioruo's room?"
"Yeah," Lin Chaojin nodded.
"That's totally unexpected," Miolo said aloud. "I've lived there for so long and I didn't even know that."
"Yes," Ye Lizhu said, "Well, but I remember it was you, cousin, who arranged the room."
After hearing what she said, Chi Ling thought she had discovered something.
Only Ye Lizhu was seen with a happy face at the wedding. She turned to Zhen Xinhao and said, "It seems that my cousin has brought us good luck."
"No," Zhen Xin said softly, "It's getting late. If you don't leave now, the Prince of Persia will be here soon."
"Yes, let's go quickly," Ye Lizhu said anxiously. She pulled Romeo and said to Lin Chaojin and the others, "You lead the way."
"Well," Lin Chaojin and the others walked in front, went to Miolo's room, took out the book, and opened the secret passage.
"It's amazing," Miolo said in admiration, looking at Lin Chaojin and the others, "You two ladies are amazing."
The two smiled back.
"Here, in return, this is your reward," Ye Lizhu took out a card and handed it to them. Lin Chaojin asked Chi Ling to take it.
It just said: Hey, congratulations on activating the skill of "The Mouse Out of the Hole - Looking Around". You now have super eyesight and can see through a guest's card.
"Then let's go," Ye Lizhu gave the card, and turned with Miolo and walked towards the secret passage.
"Yeah," Lin Chaojin didn't stop them.
Seeing this scene, the barrage exploded.
[No way, no way, the eldest lady really let them go, it's absolutely amazing.]
[I've already said she's a cold-blooded, selfish capitalist. She certainly doesn't care about other people's lives just to get the cards.]
[Haha, those crazy fans who just defended her are now getting slapped in the face. Doesn't that hurt?]
All of a sudden, netizens on the barrage started arguing fiercely.
Lin Chaojin and the other person took the cards, walked out of the room, grabbed one of the guards, said something, and then followed the guard.
[No, what else does she want to do?]
[Maybe someone is leading the way out of the castle.]
Here, Ye Lizhu and Mi'oruo were walking in the secret passage, twisting and turning. When they saw the light ahead, their eyes were filled with surprise. "Mi'oruo, we escaped."
"Yeah," Miolo let her hold his hand, with an ambiguous look in his eyes.
The two walked out of the secret passage together.
"Ah, it hurts, it hurts, who are you?" As soon as he walked out of the secret passage, Miolo felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and was thrown to the ground with a "bang".
"Ah, what are you doing?" Ye Lizhu screamed when she saw Mi'oruo being pinned to the ground by two men in black. She looked up and saw Lin Chaojin and Chi Ling standing beside her father and sister, as well as her cousin who was being held captive. She pointed at Lin Chaojin and the others tremblingly, "You, you two actually snitched on me. You took my reward and still snitched on me. You two villains."
Lin Chaojin and Chi Ling, who were called shameless villains for the first time, looked at each other in surprise.
"Here," Lin Chaojin handed her the stack of letters and glanced at her. "Noble princess, we were just trying to save you from the sea of fire." He glanced at Miolo lying on the ground. "Three-legged frogs are hard to find, but two-legged men are everywhere."
He looked at her and said in a light tone, "Besides, you are rich and beautiful. If you want, you can take turns finding a male concubine that you are satisfied with from Monday to Sunday. If the male concubine is not enough, there is always a female concubine."
Ye Lizhu, who had just finished reading the letter and was about to get angry, was stunned. "How can this be?"
"Of course, as long as you are happy," Lin Chaojin nodded.
After hearing this, Chi Ling's expression brightened and she agreed, "Sister Chao Jin is right." It was obvious that she agreed with her words.
Chi Huai, who was walking, felt a chill on the back of his neck and touched his neck.
Lu Ge saw his movements and asked him curiously, "What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay," Chi Huai said lightly.
Miolo saw that his crime was exposed and wanted to plead with Ye Lizhu, but Ye Lizhu was experiencing a period of sublimation and looked at him with disgust, "Trash."
"Ahem, my two friends, congratulations on triggering the hidden quest," the king said to Lin Chaojin and Chi Ling, then handed them two cards. "This is a reward from Baozhu and I."
Lin Chaojin and the other man took the cards. One read, "Hey, congratulations, clever little thing! You've activated the hidden quest and gained a secret skill, 'The Emperor's New Clothes.'" While the Emperor's New Clothes won't work on the Emperor, you can hide your tracks on the smartwatch for five minutes.
Another read: "Congratulations on activating the skill card 'Failed to Kill a Mouse, Only to Break a Jar'. Although you are weak, you have the ultimate weapon. All damage inflicted on you will be reflected back at others. However, this is a one-time skill, so please use it with caution."
Seeing this sudden turn of events, netizens were all silent for a moment.
[Ms. Big Miss and Lingbao are amazing! They got three skill cards at once. What a surprising turn of events.]
[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. This is the ultimate slap in the face. I just said we were slapped in the face. Now I just want to ask those people if their faces hurt twice as much?]
[No, they will just keep going up next time, keep getting slapped in the face next time, and never regret it, you idiot.]
[Am I the only one who noticed what the young lady said? This is the ultimate anti-love brain master, sisters, hurry up and learn from her. The young lady is right, don't hang yourself on a tree.]
[Yes, why can some men do it but we women can’t? Let’s learn from each other, sisters.]
Here, Lu Ge and Chi Huai only found one talent card, oh, plus the two cards in Lu Ge's hand that were in effect.
At this time, the smart watch beeped three times in a row. Lu Ge raised his hand with difficulty to take a look, only to see three consecutive public screen messages.
"Congratulations to player Chi Ling for triggering a Rat skill card. Hey, your power has increased."
"Congratulations to player Lin Chaojin for triggering the Rat skill card! Wow, the strength of the Rat faction has been greatly enhanced!"
"Congratulations to Lin Chaojin and Chi Ling for jointly triggering the hidden quest and obtaining a hidden skill. P.S. This skill is universal to all factions. Sadly, I have to inform other players that there is only one hidden quest. Please keep up the good work."
After reading the message, Lu Ge was speechless. It took him a while to howl out, "No, what's going on? How did my sister and her group get three skill cards at once? And they also triggered the ghost's hidden quest, and it's the only one. How does this make sense?"
Lu Ge felt extremely aggrieved now. His sister's three skill cards all looked very powerful, but he was the one who triggered them. He glanced at his tied hands and lost his mind. He approached the camera and gritted his teeth, "Director Zhang, did you give them a backdoor? If not, you are targeting me, right, Chi Huai?" Then he turned around and asked Chi Huai, hoping to get his approval.
Chi Huai glanced at him and said with his thin lips, "Maybe we are just unlucky."
Lu Ge choked, frowned, and doubted himself, "No, it's really our bad luck. My luck is not that bad."
[Haha, Ge Songsong's mentality collapsed. Seeing his sister use three skill cards in a row, and he was unlucky enough to trigger the counter skill.]
[If Ge Songsong is really no match for him, then just eliminate him. I won't tolerate this, you dog head.]
Lin Chaojin and his companion walked out of the castle and saw a pitiful figure squatting on the side of the road not far away, so they stopped.
"Sister Chaojin, Lingling," the man howled when he saw the two of them, and the voice was familiar.
The two looked closely and found that it was Xiao Chuchu. She was squatting helplessly on the side of the road, with tears in her eyes, looking at them pitifully.
"Where is your brother?" Lin Chaojin and Chi Ling walked over and asked.
Xiao Chuchu sobbed, "I was eliminated, wuwu."
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