Chapter 84
Although Shaoyao spoke with certainty, everyone felt that they could not just believe her one-sided words.
You see different things from different angles. Besides, Shaoyao seems a bit stubborn. It seems that she only believes in what she believes and will not listen to other people's opinions.
After a brief discussion, everyone decided to split into two groups.
Chen Fengni and Jiang Zhuoyan went to talk to the people in the Paradise Palace to see if they could gather any useful clues, the most important of which was to find out what the relationship was between the Palace Master and his wife; Xu Weiyi and Sheng Xinyan tried to sneak into the Palace Master's study and take out the thing that Shaoyao mentioned.
Seeing the groups, the barrage of comments couldn't help but be full of ridicule.
[So the basis for grouping is whether or not people are single. That's really unfriendly.]
[If I were to sort them out, I'd give it to Xiao Jiang Zong and Feng Ni, hahahaha.]
[This player is so bold! Is he really going to offend the game developer?]
【Then your account is gone. 】
【Then your account never became popular again. 】
[…Wrong, wrong, I was wrong, Mr. Jiang. It was my cat who just pressed the keyboard. It's already been typed.]
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The first person Chen Fengni interviewed was a maid named Zhu Yu.
She had served Liu Ruoxing for two years. Later, Liu Ruoxing saw that she was smart and found her a better job.
"You're talking about Madam. Madam is such a good person, the kind that everyone loves."
Speaking of Liu Ruoxing, Zhu Yu praised her endlessly, "Madam is gentle and considerate, especially caring, and always considerate of others. She's also very smart, and has helped the Palace Master handle many matters..."
Chen Fengni waited patiently for her to finish her long and arduous praise, then tentatively spoke, "The Palace Master is also very good to his wife. They have been together for seven years and are still so loving. It's really enviable."
"Of course." Zhu Yu nodded. "The Palace Master loves Madam to the core and wants to give her the best of everything. But who wouldn't like someone like Madam? She deserves to be treated this way."
Chen Fengni and Jiang Zhuoyan wandered around the Paradise Palace for over an hour, and most of what they heard were similar.
He praised the lady for being gentle, considerate, careful and capable, praised the palace master for being decisive and cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and also praised the palace master and his lady for their deep love.
There were also some individuals who held different opinions. For example, a guard named Zi Su hinted that there was something wrong with the lady's illness. He suspected that the palace master did not want the lady to recover at all and was deliberately delaying the treatment of the lady.
When asked why, Zi Su said, "You've heard that being too capable can overshadow your master, right? Sometimes being too capable can be a mistake."
Chen Fengni said, "But I think the Palace Master and his wife are very loving."
"That's just an appearance. I heard someone say..."
Zi Su stopped talking at this point, "Forget it, forget it, just treat what I said earlier as nonsense, don't take it to heart."
Seeing this, Shen Fengni certainly wouldn't let it go. She thought for a moment, then took out a gold ingot from her backpack and handed it over. "Tell me about it in detail."
Zi Su was dazzled by the golden light. She hesitated symbolically for a moment, but still couldn't resist the temptation and put the gold ingot in her arms.
She glanced around and lowered her voice, "The Palace Master is a cold-blooded person at heart. Countless people have died at her hands. It's true that she liked Madam at first, but later, as Madam's prestige grew, her fear of her was also true."
"Once interests are touched, many things will change. She doesn't want the Madam to be too high in status and affect herself, but the Madam is too popular, so she doesn't dare to touch her directly for fear of arousing public anger."
Jiang Zhuoyan said, "But Madam doesn't look like she's been treated harshly."
Zi Su said, "The Palace Master is a person of high status and position, she wouldn't do anything openly. Furthermore, the fact that the two of them have been so harmonious is probably due to Madam's compromise. There are even more outrageous claims, saying that Madam's current madness and miserable state is all due to the Palace Master."
Hearing the word "crazy", Shen Fengni was stunned for a moment.
In her eyes, the lady's current life is quite happy. She is carefree, has no worries, and does not have to work. Her daily tasks are to eat, drink and have fun.
Unexpectedly, in the eyes of Zi Su and the others, it became a horrible sight.
Maybe it was because the Madam had performed so well in the past that the servants felt so disappointed.
Seeing Shen Fengni's thoughtful expression, Zi Su thought she was upset because of what she had said, so she quickly tried to make amends, "Oh, I heard it from others, it's not my own opinion. I love the Palace Master and Madam very much."
Zi Su couldn't get anything out of him, so Jiang Zhuoyan gave her another ingot of gold and let her go.
After hearing what Zi Su said, both of them had their own thoughts in their minds.
Some of what Zi Su said just now can be matched with what Shaoyao said.
They all felt that Liu Ruoxing was forced to marry Si Li and had endured humiliation for many years.
However, the two people have different views on the lady's illness. Shaoyao thinks that the lady is pretending to be crazy to protect herself, while Zisu thinks that the lady is really sick and the palace master is deliberately delaying treatment.
From the words of everyone in the Paradise Palace, one thing is certain: Madam is highly recognized by the public. Even if she were to take the position of Palace Master, no one would object.
Although Liu Ruoxing's behavior suggests she has little interest in the Palace Master position, if the Palace Master truly prioritizes profit, and if he has a rift with the Madam over this incident and is tampering with her illness, it makes sense.
However, there was no reliable evidence to support Zi Su's idea, so the two decided to record the information they collected first and then make another decision after seeing the thing that Shaoyao asked them to take.
At the same time, two sneaky figures appeared a few dozen meters away from the Palace Master's study.
Xu Weiyi and Sheng Xinyan lay on a roof covered by tree branches, holding a simple telescope in their hands, carefully observing the situation near the study.
"It's okay. The defense here is not as exaggerated as I imagined."
Xu Weiyi looked for a while, put down the telescope, and concluded, "If we cooperate, we should be able to enter smoothly."
This was Sheng Xinyan's first time participating in such an operation, and he felt quite excited. "What do you mean?"
"In the Palace Master's study, there are four guard dogs on the outermost layer. Inside are four ordinary guards, and further inside are two elite guards. As long as you avoid them, you can sneak into the study."
"And my stealth skill can deceive NPCs with a perception below 80. In other words, while I'm using this skill, NPCs with a perception below 80 won't be able to detect my presence at all."
Knowing that Sheng Xinyan didn't have much gaming experience, Xu Weiyi tried to explain in as much detail as possible. "I just used my skill to check the NPC's perception. The guard dog is 85, the ordinary guard is 70, and the elite guard is 75."
Sheng Xinyan opened his mouth, wondering if he had misheard. "Dogs are more perceptive than humans, aren't they?"
"This is a common occurrence." Xu Weiyi nodded calmly. "Let's not talk about anything else. Just from a sense of smell, dogs are countless times more sensitive than humans. This setting is reasonable, right? So, my skills can fool the guards, but not those guard dogs."
Sheng Xinyan asked: "What should we do then?"
Xu Weiyi said, "Your sect is the Demon Slayer Hall, a tank class with taunt and silence skills. If used together, you can force those dogs to lock onto you and prevent them from making any sound. Then all you have to do is kite these dogs. Once I'm done, we'll run away."
She didn't know much about other sects, but she remembered seeing a post mentioning this method while reading a guide on the forum. It was simple enough that even a complete novice could complete it.
"Oh, I know about kite flying. It's just about dragging monsters around."
Sheng Xinyan agreed repeatedly and asked, "But, what are the names of these two skills you mentioned?"
Xu Weiyi:?
She was puzzled. "Haven't you practiced for several days? Didn't you read the skill description?"
Sheng Xinyan blinked innocently, "I usually press whatever lights up."
Xu Weiyi: ...
She knew that Sheng Xinyan was a gaming black hole, but she didn't expect it to be so exaggerated.
But everyone has their own strengths.
Xu Weiyi then instructed Sheng Xinyan to make the game panel visible to others, and patiently explained, "This sword and shield icon represents the taunt skill, and this skull icon represents the silence skill."
She was afraid that Sheng Xinyan would not be able to remember the names of the skills, so she used icons to describe them to help him remember them better.
Then she moved her finger to another icon with a running man in it. "This is your only teleportation skill. When I get the item and send you a message, you can use this skill to escape. Do you understand?"
Sheng Xinyan was full of confidence: "I understand!"
Although the plan was good, when she was actually chased by the dog, she felt a different mood.
The only thing to blame is that the animals in "Jiang Hu Nuo" are too realistic, and her operation is not skilled, so she can't get away from them. Several big black dogs with bared teeth are following closely behind her, and a sense of oppression arises spontaneously.
Sheng Xinyan was both scared and anxious, wishing she could die on the spot, but thinking of her mission, she could only keep running with tears in her eyes.
The barrage sent sharp comments:
[Other people's twenties were spent in nightclubs, bars, and traveling; Xinyan's wife's twenties were spent being chased by dogs in gaming.]
Sheng Xinyan was so angry that she almost laughed, and she almost lost her temper and was caught by the dog. Fortunately, Xu Weiyi was very fast and sent a message before she burst into laughter, saying that he had got the things.
Sheng Xinyan had been waiting for this moment, decisively pressing the teleport skill. The majestic female warrior suddenly transformed into a silver light and teleported to a safe location dozens of meters away.
After a while, Xu Weiyi also arrived. With a victorious smile on her face, she took out the crimson box from her backpack.
The outer shell of the box is satin with subtle dark patterns on it, which looks very high-end.
The two looked at each other and said at the same time, "Let's open it and take a look first?"
Anyway, Shaoyao said she didn't mind them reading the contents, so it should be okay for them to read it now. Besides, who wouldn't be curious in this situation?
Then the next second, the lid of the box was opened, and the contents inside were exposed.
After seeing the content clearly, the two people who were so excited just now opened their eyes wide at the same time, surprised and shocked.
In short, I couldn't accept such a result for a while.
Sheng Xinyan was silent for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to take the thing out of the box. Not giving up, he gently flipped it a few times.
"Xu Weiyi." Her tone was filled with grief. "I was chased by a dog for a long time, and you just pulled out a pornographic picture?"
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