After all, the relationship between the sect leader and Su Qingyang is extraordinary. They are siblings from the same mother and learned their skills from the same lineage. The sect leader is not only Su Qingyang's senior brother, but also his older brother by blood, and Su Lin's uncle in terms of "identity".
Considering all of Su Lin's relationships, one thing is clear: the escape game is really unfair!
The profound background of being able to gain such a huge lead over other players with just one correct starting choice!
Su Lin sighed inwardly, "It really feels like we've run into the Compensation Bureau."
"...You must persevere and not give up halfway."
Xu Zhenshu did not leave, but led Su Lin back, gently instructing him on the details as he went.
Su Lin listened silently, nodding occasionally in response.
He was quite happy to cooperate with Xu Zhenshu's gentleness, after all, this girl had led the way for him, saving him from not being able to find his way back to his room.
Xu Zhenshu walked slowly, but the journey was not far, and she eventually arrived at Su Lin's secluded courtyard room. She stopped and instructed, "After tomorrow, Senior Sister may not be in the sect anymore. She will be busy with many things and will not be able to take good care of you."
"While you are in the sect, do not displease the elders. Even if you have some difficulties or grievances, bear with them and wait for your senior sister to return before discussing them."
Listen to this!
That's completely unreasonable!
Feeling wronged? Facing difficulties?
With Su Lin's status, Sword Gentleman is his father, the sect leader is his uncle, the mysterious swordsman has his favorites, and all the inner disciples of the sect respect Su Lin greatly... In this environment, what grievances could he possibly suffer?
He's already being kind by not bullying others within the sect, how could he possibly suffer grievances within his own sect?
Despite saying that, Su Lin nodded seriously: "Okay, I'll wait for Senior Sister to come back."
"That's a good girl."
Xu Zhenshu was extremely satisfied. She couldn't help but raise her hand to gently stroke Su Lin's face, her voice as tender as water: "Go back to sleep and get some rest. Senior sister is leaving now."
"Um."
Su Lin suppressed her discomfort and watched Xu Zhenshu turn and disappear into the night.
Only after she had walked far away did Xiao Linlin sigh and whisper, "Big brother, I think if you had asked her to stay, she might have fallen asleep here."
"What nonsense are you talking about, you little brat? What are you thinking about all day long!"
Su Lin glared at Xiao Linlin, who looked at him innocently: "Talking about love? I used to see my parents showing affection every day, so I'm used to it."
"I don't have time for romance."
Su Lin turned and went into the room, and Xiao Linlin quickly followed: "If she doesn't sleep, I will! Big brother, please share a bed!"
"See that small room? That should be yours. Go."
"No, no, I'm afraid of the dark, I want to stay with you!"
"Okay, I'll sleep on the floor."
"It will break my heart!"
"Enough with the nonsense, I need to practice!"
Su Lin was helpless; this girl was really clingy, like he was raising a daughter.
After entering the house, Su Lin indeed found a quiet corner, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to practice the Hunyuan Qi Gong.
This technique is quite good. The effect of meditation is similar to that of sleeping, and it can also increase internal energy levels, which makes Su Lin very satisfied.
Xiao Linlin sat on the bed listlessly, staring longingly at Su Lin. Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep with her eyelids drooping.
Nothing was said that night, until dawn.
Su Lin immediately went down the mountain to town to buy wine, and on the way, he found Wang Dalu, who was wandering in town.
Wang Dalu hasn't left yet; he's actually waiting for Su Lin in the city. I don't know what methods he used, but Su Lin had only been in the city for a short time when Wang Dalu found him.
"Brother, I've been listening to you all along, gathering intelligence in the city."
"Especially regarding the Peace Stone, um...you have no idea, there's been a bloody storm in the martial arts world lately."
Standing by the street, Wang Dalu lowered his voice: "You know Su Qingyang? He's that Sword Gentleman from Sword Pavilion. He's incredibly powerful! I heard he single-handedly went deep into enemy territory to hunt down evil cultivators, even reaching their sect! And he killed dozens of them!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, the storyteller told me that the scene was absolutely amazing! He single-handedly suppressed the entire mountain gate with his sword! It was like something out of a martial arts novel; that guy was ridiculously strong!"
"And the Shuyu Heavenly Palace has been very active these past few days. They've found Dugu Changshan's whereabouts and are keeping a close watch on him. I estimate they'll catch him in a few days."
"I think this escape match is pretty interesting. It feels like we players don't have to do anything, we can just watch the show. I bet our righteous side will definitely win! After all, good will never prevail over evil!"
Wang Dalu is such a chatterbox, he just keeps talking.
Su Lin couldn't glean any useful clues after a long time, so he turned and left without delay.
Before leaving, Su Lin gave Wang Dalu about ten small blue and a few small purple items, all of which were too big to fit in his own backpack.
Wang Dalu took it with a beaming smile, patting his chest and guaranteeing, "Brother, don't worry! I'll go and inquire again, and I guarantee I'll find the whereabouts of the Peace Stone for you!"
"Just do your best."
Su Lin nodded perfunctorily, left the town, returned to Sword Pavilion, then went back to the blessed land, returned the wine pot, soaked in the pool, and practiced his skills with his eyes closed.
For the next four or five days, Su Lin lived his life in the Sword Pavilion in a routine manner, seemingly forgetting his identity as an escape player and completely integrating into the game.
He spent most of his time soaking in the blessed land, practicing his skills, and occasionally practicing swordsmanship with restraint, revealing his "progress" to the higher-ups of the Sword Pavilion.
For the rest of the time, Su Lin led Xiao Linlin around the Sword Pavilion, openly taking away any secret manuals they found, and searching all the containers they encountered to replace low-value items in their backpacks.
Su Lin didn't throw away the things that were replaced; he brought them all back to the house. Occasionally, when he went down the mountain, he would pick out a few pieces of trash to give to Wang Dalu as a reward, as a way of cultivating this temporary "informant."
Although Wang Dalu isn't of much use, according to Xiao Linlin's analysis, since they're not going to kill him, they should maintain a good relationship, as he might actually be useful in a critical moment.
As for Xiao Linlin, this little girl has been quite clever these past few days. She's been running into the women's room all the time, using her sweet talk to go in and out, emptying the containers inside for Su Lin.
Although the follower search container does not inherit the player's drop rate, as long as it can bring back items, Su Lin doesn't insist on anything else.
Su Lin focused on practicing his skills, and with the help of the pool's water, his internal energy level successfully increased to 1600 points.
The past few days have been peaceful and quiet, until the morning of the sixth day.
As Su Lin was making his way to the blessed land, he suddenly saw a large group of sect deacons surrounding a small group of men and women climbing the mountain below the inner gate. They were chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Su Lin glanced at it casually, but then stopped in his tracks.
He frowned, stood on high ground, and gazed intently.
"Big brother, what's wrong?"
Xiao Linlin, still half-asleep, yawned and asked, "Did Senior Sister Xu come to see you again?"
"It's not her, it's someone from the mountain gate."
Su Lin looked down at the mountain road and calmly said, "They are survivors. I can sense them."
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