Chapter 251: White Orchid Rain Festival (Thirty-three)
The night is very dark tonight and the moon is almost invisible.
But it could also be that this is how the nights in Bailan City are. It was just that their attention was on the task of blooming last night, so they had no time to notice this.
Now, the Gambler's Guild President followed the two people in front of him, went around the front yard where they lived, and away from the light, only then did he see the real High Priest's Palace.
The layout of the back is almost the same as the front, but I don’t know if it’s because it’s night or because it’s too empty and seems a bit lonely, the backyard always has a spooky feeling.
After turning around several corridors and passing through several small paths, they finally arrived outside a small courtyard. Outside the courtyard was a pure black door.
There was nothing strange about the door, but at this moment, the Gambler's Guild President saw the blue light leaking out from the crack in the door.
Although his guess just now had come true, now he saw the most central location of the High Priest's Mansion, which was most likely the residence of the most critical NPC High Priest in this copy, and it was also emitting blue flames.
The gambler's president finally realized that things were not as simple as he had imagined.
There were only two people standing at the door, or to be exact, the butler, who did not give her more time to think.
"Since you've followed me all the way, that means you've made the same choice as her. If that's the case, then there's no need to hide it anymore?"
The housekeeper's voice was a little abrupt, which scared Miao Jiang who was standing by. She hadn't realized that someone was following her at all.
He turned his head in surprise, and became even more confused when he saw the figure of the Gambler Guild President emerging from the darkness.
"Who lives here? The high priest?" The Gambler's Guild President was not embarrassed when he was exposed. "What is the choice you just mentioned? After making the choice, what can we get?"
The Gambler's Guild President has always been a very calm person. He has not forgotten the shock that the Dragon Lord brought to him in the pawn ticket, but reason tells him that this is not a normal thing in the copy, of course there is also the matter of the eldest lady getting the pawn shop.
He had a constant uneasy feeling in his heart, as if the game was spiraling out of control.
The butler did not answer his many questions. He just smiled and looked at the Gambler Guild President. "You are the chosen one. Everything you want to know is in this courtyard. The choice is yours."
After saying this, without waiting for the Gambler's Guild President to react, he pushed open the door in front of him, turned around and left.
"Is there something wrong with your faith totem fragment?"
President Miao Jiang was not stupid and quickly came to this conclusion. Although she was not sure what was wrong with the fragments of the faith totem, she firmly believed that the gambler president would not follow her here for no reason.
Moreover, since he already has a fragment of the faith totem and has not violated the system rules, the Gambler President has no reason to make the same choice as himself.
But the fact that the other party appears here is enough to explain something.
"What exactly is the choice that the housekeeper is talking about? You didn't complete the blossoming mission last night. According to the system's usual operation, you would have been wiped out or triggered some kind of punishment. Now it seems that something has intervened and given you another idea?"
The Gambler's Guild President did not give a direct answer, but instead speculated on what might have happened to Miao Jiang.
Neither of them can trust each other, nor will they be honest with each other.
Almost instantly, the two understood this and did not expect an answer from the other.
President Miao Jiang did not waste too much time and went straight into the yard. After all, for her, this was no choice but to do so, and it was also her only chance to get out of this copy alive.
The Gambler's Guild President was hesitant. After all, he had already witnessed the power of the blue flame. But from a realistic point of view, even if he did anything, he could leave this copy safely, but because he was carrying a trap set by the young lady, his life after leaving the copy would not be easy. He might as well give it a try.
The yard was not big, with only one room facing the door, which was wrapped up from all directions by black air that came out from nowhere.
I don't know whether it was because they were worried that things in the room would run out, or because they were worried that someone would break in, so they put it in place for protection.
The blue flames in the room flickered, but did not cause any burning consequences like what happened in the pawn shop before.
With a snap.
The black door through which the two men came in was completely closed. The yard was darker than before, and the Gambler's Guild President could not even see the silhouette of Miao Jiang not far away from him.
Only the blue light in the room became the only source of light here. Suddenly, the blue flame flashed twice rapidly.
"So it's you?"
This voice was different from the Dragon Lord's voice, and it only pointed at one person, which made the Miaojiang and Gambler Guild presidents stunned for a moment, "It seems that you are destined to become a believer of the evil god."
There was a smile in the other person's voice, and he seemed not surprised at all to see two people in the yard.
Miao Jiang obviously had never met the other party before. Apart from communicating with the housekeeper, she only heard the system prompt sound, so she was very sure that the other party was not talking to her.
And it was obvious that in the pawn shop in the afternoon, the gambler's president had some kind of relationship with the other party. She narrowed her eyes and turned to look at the other party.
"Who are you?" The Gambler's Guild President ignored Miao Jiang's gaze, "Who is this evil god? Who is the one I saw in the pawn ticket?"
The housekeeper said that after entering the yard, he would get the answers he wanted, so Miao Jiang simply asked all of them at once. However, due to Miao Jiang's presence, he hid the key information.
"Heh..." A light laugh came from the room. "Shouldn't the point be why you chose to come here?"
The man openly avoided the question and threw the question back to the Gambler's Guild President.
"Something is wrong with the game..." The Gambler's Guild President did not ask any more questions, but spoke tentatively, "I saw something in the pawn ticket that I shouldn't have seen. If it was set up by the system for this special side quest, there should at least be a corresponding prompt, but there is nothing. As for the so-called 'evil god' you mentioned, it doesn't exist at all in the plot summary..."
It is difficult for ordinary NPCs to understand the concept of games and systems, so the Gambler President used this point to test him, but he was interrupted before he could finish his words.
"Haven't you figured it out?" The other party didn't seem to like the gambler's words. "Otherwise, why would you come here? I can give you power, and you can use it to do what you want."
Miao Jiang stood aside and began to doubt her ears. Ever since the failure of the flowering mission last night, she began to feel something was wrong. But after all, there were system prompts. She always thought that this was a hidden branch of the game, but now it seems that everything is more complicated than she imagined.
The last sentence was spoken in a bewitching tone, accompanied by a blue light, and fell on the Gambler's Guild President.
"Two disobedient little mice have sneaked out of the High Priest's Palace. It is time for you to demonstrate your loyalty as believers."
The blue flame moved around the Gambler's Guild President's body and finally left a mark on his wrist. It flashed for a moment and then disappeared, as if it had never existed.
At the same time, there was something else in the palm of the gambler's guild leader's hand. It was a black lotus. It was impossible to tell what material it was made of. It looked like silk and could be seen clearly in the dark.
"I haven't agreed yet..."
"You have become a follower of the evil god since you entered this yard. You have no choice..."
Perhaps sensing something, the voice in the room sounded a bit anxious, and was unwilling to say another word to the Gambler's Guild President.
Miao Jiang, who was standing aside, looked for a long time and found that the blue mark on the gambler's guild leader's body seemed to be different from the one on his own body. From beginning to end, the other party seemed to have no intention of talking to him.
"What about me?" President Miao Jiang finally stabilized his voice, "I have chosen you, haven't I?
I...ah..."
Before she could finish her words, the blue mark that had disappeared on her arm reappeared, and the blood vessels in her body rapidly expanded, causing her great pain.
"You are just a vessel. You have no chance to bargain. Your only use is to raise the thing I give you..."
The sound in the room suddenly became shrill, and the blue mark, like a bomb that might explode at any time, easily controlled a person.
"But since you are the first player to choose the evil god, I will give you a chance to go with him to stop the young lady and the others..."
The people in the room were like crazy. No one knew what they were thinking about, but they immediately became their easy-going selves again. The pain inflicted on President Miao Jiang also disappeared in an instant.
The expressions of the two men immediately turned bad because of the situation in front of them and what the other party said.
The Gambler's Guild President held his wrist where the blue mark had appeared just now, and felt a chill in his heart.
Miaojiang is a container. As for what it is, he doesn’t want to think too deeply about it, but it is obviously not a good thing.
"How do we use this thing? How do we use your power?"
It was no use saying anything else. The Gambler's Guild President immediately faced the reality. And judging from the current situation, he had a basis for negotiation with the other party. After all, the other party seemed to need him to complete this task.
The sounds coming from inside the house quickly became blurred.
Miao Jiang looked very bad when she came out of the yard. She was still thinking about the other party saying that she was a container, but she also felt that the other party was so confident in exposing her position and told them so much. Wasn’t he worried that they would expose their position to others when they went out?
However, the moment she and the Gambler Guild President stepped out of the yard, a blue flame swept across their bodies. Both of them were stunned for a moment. They looked at each other with confusion in their eyes, as if they couldn't remember why they were here. The yard behind them had disappeared.
"You also heard that the young lady and the others left the High Priest's Mansion tonight, so you plan to follow them to look for clues?"
These words came out of Miao Jiang's mouth without thinking.
The Gambler Guild President nodded, "Why don't we work together..."
The butler appeared beside the two of them at some point. "Please follow me, the high priest has told me to take you out..."
On the other side, Bei Xi and Nan Huan had quietly left the High Priest's Mansion.
To be precise, it was Beixi who brought Nanhuan's "soul" out of the body. After all, from a normal person's perspective, Nanhuan's existence could not be seen at all, only Beixi.
Bailan City is quieter at night than during the day.
Fortunately, Bei Xi had an extremely good memory, so he quickly locked onto a certain direction of Bailan City based on the location of the Dragon God Temple.
But when I arrived at the place, I did not see the Dragon God Temple as I expected.
"I originally thought that the housekeeper didn't let us go out at night because the Dragon God Temple only appears at night, but now it seems that it may not be that simple?"
Bei Xi looked at the shabby house in front of him, which was exactly the same as it was during the day, and raised his eyebrows towards the right side.
She could feel Nan Huan's hand being held, and she could also feel that he was standing next to her, but she couldn't see him. This feeling was a bit magical, so she hadn't gotten used to it yet.
"The location is correct. It should be hidden. Let's go in and take a look."
This was the first time Nan Huan used the skill of "soul leaving the body", and it worked very smoothly. Along the way, she was not only able to take into account the situation at hand, but also occasionally distracted herself to check on the situation at the High Priest's Mansion.
As she spoke, she had already pushed open the door of the dilapidated house in front of her and walked in with Bei Xi.
Using words like "bare walls" to describe the house in front of us is suspected of being an exaggeration.
Not to mention any mechanism, the room was completely empty, without even a single extra thing.
For high-end players like Beixi, there is an inexplicable feeling that a good cook cannot cook without rice.
"This doesn't look like the system's move. It doesn't even give me a clue?" After coming out of the pawn shop, Bei Xi has been thinking about one thing. "The things that Man Wugui did before, the system would still prompt that the system was hacked, but today there is no movement at all..."
"Can't you see?"
Nan Huan was a little surprised. He first looked at Bei Xi, then at a spot in the center of the room. "Is there a ball of black air and some dots of golden light there?"
After she finished speaking, she realized that Bei Xi couldn't see her movements now, so she had to take two steps forward with him and stepped on the ground, "Right here, under your feet, the black energy is the kind that I can absorb."
"Either the opponent's attack has been upgraded, or it is reasonable for Man Wugui to appear in this copy, or the system has some kind of deal with her that we don't know about?"
This question was the answer to Bei Xi's first question, "But why am I the only one who can see it? For other players, this is not a clue that can be discovered through props. It is not in line with the fairness of the system and the game?"
Bei Xi stared at the ground for a long time, and when she was sure she still couldn't see anything, she pinched Nan Huan's fingers and said, "It's starting to use us to help it solve problems. How can this be fair?"
"Take a closer look. Where are those lights and black air coming from? Maybe there are some clues there?"
Nan Huan squatted on the ground in this position, looking carefully at the golden lights, trying to figure out where they came from.
"Huh?"
She stretched out her hand and pushed away a few black airs, and seemed to have made some discoveries. "These things seem to have emerged from underground?"
Bei Xi didn't say anything. Instead, he reached out and pulled Nan Huan up, then stomped hard several times with his feet.
There was a thudding sound coming from inside the room. The sound was not loud, but it seemed very empty.
"There's an echo. There must be something underground."
Bei Xi's five senses were more sensitive than others, but strangely, when she first entered the room, she did not notice anything unusual. She lay on the ground and put her ear to the ground, "But there was no sound, no sound at all."
"It looks like a trap no matter how you look at it. What should I do?"
Only he could see it, and Bei Xi felt something was wrong. This didn't look like a normal prompt from the system.
"Just explode."
After Bei Xi finished speaking, he hugged Nan Huan and jumped up, finding a corner on the beam of the house. The next second, an explosion sounded, disturbing the night of Bailan City.
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