Rong Yi followed behind Ji Yingying, who was riding her horse through the mountains.
He was unhurried and looked quite content, giving off a sense of leisurely contentment, like someone picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence and gazing at the southern mountains.
But she has a rich inner world, a very rich inner world.
Look at these trees, they must be very old!
[Not necessarily. Judging by appearances, it's only about a hundred years old, not very old. Host, I sense danger.]
[I knew it. There must be assassins here when we go hunting. Tell me, who are these people targeting?] Ji Yingying had already taken out a musket from her spatial storage.
This one was made by her at the Ministry of War. Actually, if Mu Kaiji had made it, he might have created an even more powerful gun.
[Keep your eyes on the Crown Prince; you're very close to him.]
【What?】
Can you confirm how many people there are?
No, Xiangxiang is just a gossip-eating system.
[This...] Ji Yingying had a headache: [Can you pinpoint the Crown Prince's location?]
No, Xiangxiang is just a gossip-eating system.
How did you know there was an assassin?
[Because I received a piece of gossip, a really funny one.]
【Tell me!】 Ji Yingying looked around. She couldn't pinpoint the location by sound, but she could estimate where people were.
[There's a suicidal member in this team; he has an incredibly rich inner world, so rich it's like a drama unfolds. He could write a whole play, and he also enjoys role-playing.]
How rich is it? Is it even richer than those fantasy enthusiasts?
[More than that, he can imagine himself as all sorts of characters, and then act out those characters; it's hilarious.]
"That's true." Ji Yingying had no intention of replying and kept her surroundings quiet. To be honest, she was only listening to this gossip.
Found it.
The prince was preoccupied with a fox and had no idea what was going on around him.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?" Ji Yingying asked softly. The Crown Prince was startled by the sudden sound.
"Why are you here?"
"Just came to check on you. And also, there might be assassins around trying to kill you, you..."
【Pshaw~ I almost said you're happy...】
[If you say that, the Crown Prince will definitely grab you by the neck and start cursing—people are chasing him, and you're still happy?]
Haha, yeah, I know I have a sharp tongue.
"Who killed me?" Ning Qingran asked softly.
"Ah... I don't know either, why don't you look it up?"
"Okay, I'll investigate as long as an assassin comes out. But how did you know?"
How do we know? How are we supposed to brag about this? Are we supposed to tell them we've stumbled upon a piece of gossip based on imagination?
"We've heard some rumors, do you think we should go into hiding?"
"Alright, An Yi, take her back to the camp."
I'm not going back. I want to watch the show. I'll find a place to hide and watch it.
Just as An Yi was about to leave with Ji Yingying, a group of men in black blocked their way. It was clear that assassins had emerged and attacked the Crown Prince directly. Everyone except An Yi rushed up to fight the assassins.
Even the crown prince got into a fight with the assassins.
An Yi pulled her behind a tree, intending to take her away, but Ji Yingying refused to leave.
【Oh ho~ You can't escape it, dog. Which one are you calling the dreamer?】
【I don't know, I only detected melons, not people.】
Good grief, this gossip-eating system really is a gossip-eating system.
What should we do now?
"Let's fight! I'll join in too." Just as Ji Yingying was about to join Ning Qingran in the fight, Lord Gongsun and Mu Kaiji arrived.
"What are you doing here?" Mu Kaiji grabbed Ji Yingying; they had come over after hearing Ji Yingying's thoughts.
"I went out for a stroll, and then I saw assassins killing the Crown Prince, and then... I ended up here."
Lord Gongsun has already gone up to fight the assassins. The assassins are using deadly techniques, each move aimed at killing them.
"Here you go, take care of them." Ji Yingying handed him the musket. Fighting and taking lives were not things she was suited for.
"This...where did you come from?"
"I gave the Emperor the blueprints, and the Emperor made them. I only know how to make muskets; I taught my students that before. I'm not very good at pistols or anything like that."
"This is pretty good too." Mu Kaiji took the musket, aimed it at the men in black, and shot them one by one with lightning speed.
Wow~ As expected of a detective, he's amazing! I want to learn from him!
Everyone had fallen, but Mu Kaiji left one alive for them to interrogate.
"You brought a musket?"
"No, it's for my older sister."
"Yes, he's mine, detective brother. You're so handsome! I love you so much!" Ji Yingying looked at Mu Kaiji with starry eyes, thinking he was incredibly handsome.
I love it even more if it's wearing that vest! Who can resist that vest?!
[Host, stop! It's too lewd; you're drooling.]
It's not that I'm lustful, it's just that the flowers are in full bloom, and if I don't appreciate them, I'll seem unromantic.
[There are a whole host of reasons.]
Lord Gongsun has already interrogated that person and almost made him commit suicide by poison.
"How can these teeth be so powerful that they can even hide poison? I really can't imagine it."
Unfortunately, no one answered; they were all busy interrogating the man.
The soldiers arrived and took the person back. The crown prince also went back with them. Wasn't that a disappointment?
"Your Highness, you go back first, I'll wander around a bit more."
"Then, Minister Mu, you shall stay with Minister Ji."
"Okay," Mu Kaiji replied. The Crown Prince had also left quite a few people around them, plus the guards that Ji Yingying brought, making it look like a densely packed group.
"There's too much, let's go back some."
A perfectly good hunting trip has been turned into something like a celebrity outing; it's too much trouble.
The two rode around the area, but perhaps because they were restless, they didn't catch anything.
"How about we go in and take a look?"
"You want to go in and take a look?"
"Yes, I've been on jungle adventures before, so this little hill is no problem."
"Shall we go then?" Mu Kaiji also wanted to go inside and take a look; what was the point of staying on the outside?
"According to the way novels are written, these kinds of mountains usually have a lot of treasures, such as medicinal herbs. The female protagonists in novels live a life of ease and comfort after transmigrating by relying on a mountain. I have never done that."
"Then let's go."
The two of them, looking fresh and clean, went into the mountains, leaving the guards and soldiers behind.
"Do you think there are any herbs or anything like that around here?" Ji Yingying got off and walked away, while she led the horse herself.
"I don't recognize it either. You're a doctor, so take a look. There's a lot of grass in it."
“Detective, do you think it’s possible that a time traveler lives here? After her time travel ended, she drove her RV here and blocked off the area so no one else could come in, and she’s enjoying herself all by herself.”
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