When Shi Yu returned to land from the pool, his entire body was soaked in water.
He grabbed the wet hair behind him, plucked off the lotus petals on his head, rolled them up and wrung them dry, then began to wring out the clothes on his body.
"Shi Yu." A girl's voice came into my ears.
Wu Er had trotted up to him at some point. The man who had the leisure to question the murderer just now was now almost filled with worry: "What's wrong with you?"
Shi Yu stood up and said, "I just fell down."
"How could you be so careless?"
"Um."
I didn't tell her that someone pushed her on purpose just now, and it was obvious that he had no intention of having any close friendship with her.
Wu Er lowered his eyelids: "Then do you want to change your clothes first?"
But at this moment, the two maids who had run to call for help finally came back, along with two guards.
The guards obviously did not expect that the nobleman who fell into the lotus pond was actually him. After being stunned for a moment, they all bowed and said that they were too useless and that was why he was ambushed and fell into the water in the palace, and asked for punishment.
Shi Yu did not want them to be punished, but just asked them to deliver a message to the emperor who was still in the hall, saying that he would not be returning.
As for the wet clothes, "Do you want to go to my place first?"
Wu Er said, "Go take a bath, or you'll catch a cold easily."
Shi Yu was silent for several seconds and looked into her eyes.
Wu Er twisted her fingers around the pink collar of her shirt. Her face was very suitable for this color. She looked good in the pink sweater that shredded the harasser's eyes. But now, she was worried that the other party would not appreciate it. She was so cautious: "I live in the palace. It should be closer than you going home directly."
The two little maids were both shocked and confused.
The looks of the guards around him suddenly became extremely complicated, but they dared not show it.
...Your Excellency the Censor and Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine, this is big news.
"No need." Shi Yu's eyes shifted away from her and fell on the guard who was still kneeling on the ground, "Are you not leaving yet?"
Guard: “…Ah?”
"Take me to change clothes." Shi Yu walked around the girl and asked, "Which way?"
The guard came to his senses and quickly stood up to lead the way.
After taking two steps, the sleeves of his robe tightened.
Shi Yu looked down at the hand that was grabbing his sleeve, then looked at the owner of the hand.
Wu Er let go of his hand: "The capital is too big. If I find any clues here, how can I tell you?"
After all, as fellow players, they came here to do something, and it was inevitable that they would need to exchange clues.
She asked carefully and politely: "Can you give me a way to contact you?"
Shi Yu looked at her silently for a moment, then retracted his sleeves and said, "No need."
After saying this, he left with the guards.
Wu Er stood there, holding the folds of her skirt, tilting her head to look at the little maid beside her: "Why do you look like that?"
The little maid anxiously asked: "Madam, how could you..."
Even though she was the one who asked at the beginning whether to step forward and say hello, it was only out of politeness and respect; one was the emperor's subject, and the other was the emperor's woman, so they should avoid suspicion no matter what.
Wu Er's eyes showed confusion: "Why not?"
Without waiting for an answer, she continued, "I'm just worried about him."
The little maid tried to explain: "But your identities are different, you can't get so close."
Wu Er asked in a puzzled tone, "Who saw it?"
Little maid: "We..."
"Did you see that?"
Wu Er came closer, his lips pressed against her eyes, the tremor transmitted to her eyeballs, and asked softly, gently, and slowly: "Did you see it?"
The remaining words of the little maid were stuck in her throat, and suddenly her scalp felt numb.
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By the time Shi Yu changed his clothes, the guards had already informed the emperor what had happened to him.
Not long after, people sent by Emperor Cheng came to express their condolences. In addition, people from the Dali Temple received the news and asked him about the characteristics of the murderer who pushed him into the water.
It is worth mentioning that the Dali Temple Minister who came is a player from the Divine Realm like him.
Because there were other people around, the player who served as the Chief Justice was stunned for a moment at first, but quickly calmed down and went through the inquiry process.
Shi Yu replied: "I didn't see it."
The Dali Temple Minister asked a few more questions, but didn't get any useful information. He looked a little unwilling, but he only said: "I will find the murderer as soon as possible and will not let you be humiliated in vain."
Having said that, he turned around and prepared to leave.
Shi Yu looked at his expression and suddenly asked, "Do you have any other major cases to investigate?"
The Dali Temple official paused and asked, "What do you mean?"
"If there wasn't something else, you shouldn't have been in such a hurry to leave. After all, you don't know what pushed me."
In the game, you don't even know if the attacker is a human or a ghost, so you should always find out more.
Shi Yu asked, "Is it about the assassination of the eldest son of the Xiang family?"
The Dali Temple official opened his mouth slightly, not knowing whether he was surprised at the other party's sharp judgment of people or surprised that the other party guessed the specific case at once. Under the two emotions, he paused, thought for a few seconds, and cautiously revealed: "The case of the assassination of the young master of the Xiang family was indeed sent to me."
"He was assassinated in Minluo Village, not far from the palace. The messenger came to inform the prime minister and the emperor, and the guards immediately went to rescue him. Since Mr. Xiang came back from Yanzhou, he should have a lot of servants and guards around him. It shouldn't be difficult to delay time and wait for reinforcements." Shi Yu paused, "Of course, if he really got into trouble, the person who came to me probably wouldn't be you. So what was the case reported to you? Didn't catch the mastermind behind his assassination?"
The Dali Temple Minister turned around abruptly.
"A team of assassins dressed in black, they are obviously not just random thugs or bandits picked up from the roadside, but more like an organized and planned assassination. Why didn't the reinforcements find the mastermind after they arrived?" Shi Yu asked, "Because they all escaped, or because they all died?"
The Dali Temple's eyes widened.
"Mr. Xiang is the eldest son of the Xiang family. The number of people who went to rescue him would not be too small. It is difficult to escape surrounded by so many reinforcements. Even if the assassins had such strong martial arts, they should not have been delayed for so long. So is it because the assassins are all dead?" Shi Yu asked, "Did they all commit suicide?"
The Dali Temple Minister opened his mouth.
"It's not easy to train an assassin who is willing to kill himself to protect his master at a critical moment. Even if you spend more than ten years training him, it's unlikely that you would send more than a dozen people to kill one person at a time. If they fail, it would be a huge loss."
"Master Xiang is the son of an official appointed by the imperial court, and the eldest son of the prime minister. Let's first rule out the possibility that he has made enemies and is being retaliated against. There are many people in the court who want him dead - or who want to cut off the prime minister's lineage, but there are not many who can send out such a team of assassins. The range that can be targeted is very small."
Shi Yu sat on the couch: "Besides this, there is another possibility, which is an order from the enemy country."
The Dali Temple Minister suddenly grabbed his hand and said, "Brother!"
“…”
The servants around were frightened by his shout, and looked at the two people's clasped hands in shock, with complicated expressions on their faces.
The Dali Temple Minister finally remembered the bystanders in the room, and regardless of how subtle the expressions on other people's faces were, he dismissed them all, and the next second he bent his legs and said, "Brother, do you think my kneeling posture is standard?"
“…”
Shi Yu: "Let go."
The Dali Temple official let go of his hand obediently: "Do you mind having another younger brother?"
He didn't say he wanted to form a team, and kept his attitude low.
Shi Yu had no intention of joining others: "No need."
Not necessary, but not mindful.
Qu Liannian did not wait for the other party to refuse for the second time, and took the initiative to say: "When I came here, I heard from the servants that you are here as the Imperial Censor. Was there a palace banquet held in the palace before? So many officials from the court are gathered here, and someone dares to harm you. How dangerous is it for you in the capital? It just so happens that I am in charge of the ancient Supreme People's Court now, and I have countless guards under me. As long as you say a word, I will guarantee that they will work like slaves for you!"
It was the first time that Shi Yu had seen a player who was so easy to surrender in the game: "Since you have so many guards under your command that you can't even count them, there's no need to follow anyone as your master."
"But I believe that the strong are respected." Qu Liannian did not mind belittling himself, "It's too difficult to be a hero yourself. I prefer to be a supporter of the hero."
He said, "Do you know why I came to the palace on purpose? I came here to find a powerful player to serve, so that I don't have to think about the problem later. Isn't this easier than working hard and not knowing whether I will live or die? Anyway, my chips are here. All the fighting forces under the Dali Temple will obey your command if you don't mind."
[I haven't seen this kind of gambling player for a long time]
[Am I behind the times? What is a gambling player? ]
[It means literally, mostly referring to those who have little ability, but are not like some bad players who value face more than anything else. When they enter the game, they think they have someone to lean on, and bet their life and worth on it. In the end, whether they can pass or not depends on luck.]
[However, as the game difficulty in God's Domain is getting higher and higher, and more and more players are entering, it is inevitable that there will be diversity in species. There have been countless cases of those who found strong men pushing their companions out to die and the original brothers turning against them at critical moments. Of course, no one dares to put all their chips on a person they meet for the first time. ]
[So now the gambling-style players have evolved into the Mission Impossible style following the survival of the fittest. Find a big shot here, and then find two, three, four, five, or six big shots there. In the end, all the big shots will fight each other when they meet, and the Mission Impossible will reap the benefits, and in the end, someone will help count the money, haha ...
[Don't laugh. Mission Impossible's top players are all players with certain abilities in the game. In the end, their identities were exposed and their fates were all worse than the others. Tsk, you reap what you sow.]
[There are so many players in God's Domain, is there no one who can roam around and have the last laugh? ]
[Of course there are, but that is limited to one or two games. If you do it too many times, others will definitely be wary of you. Xenophobia is secondary. The key is that others will team up to kill you at the beginning, and then you can't play. Besides, if players really have that ability, who would be willing to be under someone else's command in the game every day? Who doesn't want to shine and get the highest rating, the highest points, and attract the most fans? ]
[…Excuse me, how can you be sure that Qu Liannian is really looking for Shi Yu as a backer and won't turn against him? ]
Just at this moment, a servant's voice came from outside the house: "Sir, the people from the imperial kitchen are here."
After a pause, he added in a subtle tone: "People say that he was sent by His Majesty."
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