In the silent suburbs, the sound of cars speeding past on the distant road can occasionally be heard.
The grass leaves were high enough to cover an average person's head, and rustling sounds could be heard coming from deep within the grass.
"Is he really a player?" The brown-haired Pekingese dog tilted its head and looked at the spotted snake, whose eyes were empty and unwilling to speak.
The light here was dim, with only a few scattered lights in the distance, and Lu Cai's supernatural energy emitted a red light, which was reflected on their faces, creating a somewhat eerie atmosphere.
To be honest, Lu Cai also found it difficult.
This spotted snake couldn't be killed or released, and keeping it tied up and hanging like this wasn't a good idea. It would be great if we could figure out his identity and purpose, but he refused to speak, and with his snake-like appearance, 666 couldn't tell who he was.
"Do you know what the identities of the talented people in the main character group are in the sequel of the script?" Lu Cai threw the flower-skinned snake aside, not worrying about him escaping, and turned to Zhao Yan to ask.
Zhao Yan reminisced, then slowly spoke, "There were five of them in total: a withdrawn thief, a gentle and polite hacker girl, a savage and brutal girl with extraordinary strength, a wealthy young man in charge of expenses, and a calm, thoughtful, and scheming young man. It was the standard configuration for a youth idol adventure movie: a group of young, beautiful, and talented people gathered together."
After hearing the character introduction, Lu Cai suspected that the film crew still wanted to create a hodgepodge of CPs, and they were not prepared to seriously fight for the treasure.
Lu Cai lowered his eyes, unable to explain: "We might have snatched the protagonist's role..."
"Are we supposed to send this Buddhist treasure back?" Zhao Yan realized belatedly. "No way? A youth idol drama has instantly turned into a children's theater?"
It's a plot that made the audience want to refund their tickets.
Lu Cai pondered for a moment: "Do you still remember which temple this Buddhist treasure was stolen from?"
"An ancient temple in the deep mountains." Zhao Yan looked sad, but finally spoke.
Lu Cai: "What?"
Zhao Yan repeated, "Ancient Temple in the Deep Mountains, that's the name."
Lu Cai: “…”
This movie probably won't be a hit. Looking at the attitude, the word "perfunctory" is almost a slap in the face.
The two were actively discussing how to deal with the situation, while the kitten on the side looked up and listened obediently, with a serious and focused look in its eyes.
The tightly bound, half-hanging snake glanced down with a hint of mockery in its eyes. When it saw the round head of the civet cat, its eyes darkened and a chill rolled in them.
666 tilted his head and looked at the spotted snake in the air. The spotted snake withdrew its gaze, still with that indifferent expression on its face.
Lu Cai glanced at the flower-skinned snake; she had naturally noticed its movements. Based on those two glances, she could at least confirm that the flower-skinned snake did have a grudge against 666.
He seemed to believe that Lu Cai and Zhao Yan were deceived by 666, and had a mocking attitude of "you will pay the price for your stupidity sooner or later", and he even had a deep hatred for 666.
——
On both sides of the long cobblestone street are quaint buildings, and squatting and standing in the streets and alleys are extras from various film crews.
A tall young man, wearing a black sportswear and a gray baseball cap, was pushing a shopping cart forward.
The four wheels carried what was more like an iron cage than a shopping basket. The cage had a wide, upward-facing opening, but it was currently locked.
The young man pushing the cart walked along the street, and occasionally the crew members passing by would take a look at him.
In the cage was a bird with big eyes and a round face. It looked like a bird of prey, with pure black wings and a layer of white down on its cheeks, chest and abdomen.
Next to the black and white bird, there is a pure white scorpion doll with its claws hanging down. Its long tail is stuck in the corner of the cage, and its stinger is kept in an upward and forward-leaning posture.
Everyone who saw it was amazed. This black and white bird has a unique preference: it likes big scorpions.
Any crew that can film in Animal Farm will more or less need animal actors, so a staff member pushing the animals around will not attract attention.
Shi Rukui paid attention to the system group chat: "Yue Xiaoyan and the others are nearby."
He had already seen the "Ruqi Restaurant" mentioned by Yue Xiaoyan.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an excited "do do do" sound beside him, which scared him so much that he turned around quickly: "Quiet!" Shi Rukui lowered his voice.
Sometimes, he even wondered if this mutant scorpion was also a player. It was simply too smart!
Because the combination of two animals and one human was too conspicuous, they walked very carefully along the way, until Dali discovered the iron cage cart halfway.
As a scorpion, Dali is too big. Fortunately, along the way, Shi Rukui saw some animals with their own toys, so he had to temporarily let Dali pretend to be a doll.
Dali cooperated very well. He entered the cage, found the most comfortable position, and began to lie there motionless. Only occasionally he couldn't help but complain.
The situation on Yue Xiaoyan's side is more complicated. Chunling is a ghost after all, and cannot possess one person all the time, but frequently changing people is also very stressful.
For now, she can only return to the Ghost Descent Card and have a good rest in Yue Xiaoyan's system card slot.
Yue Xiaoyan is with the player named "Hua Xiaochi", who looks like a warm yellow pudding mouse.
A goldfish that rolls on a water ball, a hamster with supernatural powers that can burn its own tail... Shi Rukui couldn't imagine how these two could get from the modern city to a costume movie studio...
At this time, a new message appeared in the system group chat.
[Lu Cai: Have you ever encountered a player who turned into a flower-skinned snake?]
Flowery snake?
Soon, there was a reply in the group, it was Yue Xiaoyan.
[Yue Xiaoyan: Xiaochi knows him. He's her teammate from the dungeon, Guan Chengyu.]
[Lu Cai: Are Hua Xiaochi and him friends?]
[Yue Xiaoyan: No, they formed a team by posting on the community forum.]
[Yue Xiaoyan: Xiao Chi said Guan Chengyu is also a person with special abilities, and his special ability is blasting.]
[Lu Cai:?]
Shi Rukui had never heard of this ability before. He looked up and asked Lao Ke, who was pushing the cart, "Mr. Ke, what is the ability 'blasting'?"
Lao Ke was wearing a black mask. When he heard the sound of the white-legged falcon, he lowered his eyes for just a moment and continued to look forward.
He lowered his voice and said, "It releases energy, causing an explosion. The player, as the source of the explosion, will not be harmed."
There is new news about Lu Cai in the group.
[Lu Cai: Yeah, it was a good experience.]
For some reason, even through the chat system, Shi Rukui could sense that Lu Cai was not in a good mood.
[Yue Xiaoyan:?]
——
A loud explosion in the suburbs late at night must have attracted attention.
Lu Cai could only drag the "dead snake", carry the stunned Pekingese Zhao Yan, and lead the kitten 666 to a more remote mountainous area.
She asked about other players in the group chat because she remembered that Yue Xiaoyan was with Hua Xiaochi. Just to give it a try, she asked if they had met any other players.
I didn’t expect that I would actually ask the question.
Fortunately, after asking this question, Lu Cai saw the word "explosion" in the group message and sensed the strange energy fluctuations around the flower-skinned snake.
She didn't have time to coil the flower-skinned snake, so she could only quickly protect the three of her own party. Then there was a sudden jolt, and a bright yellow-white light enveloped them. Sparks instantly struck, and with a violent jolt, the spherical energy barrier crashed back, half embedded in the soil.
At that time, Lu Cai felt that all his internal organs were displaced.
666 also staggered for a while when he got up, and as for Zhao Yan, he was directly knocked unconscious.
She sensed the supernatural energy tightly wrapped around the flower-skinned snake and found that the flower-skinned snake was unable to escape and was collapsing on the ground with its body limp.
Lu Cai stepped forward to check and confirmed that the flower-skinned snake was not injured. It was just that at the moment of his energy burst, it was countered by Lu Cai's supernatural red silk, and was strangled unconscious without noticing.
She looked at the snake's head lying on the ground and was so angry that she almost raised her horse's hoof to crush its head.
With such a huge explosion, if they hadn’t put up the barrier in time, all three of them would have died!
[Lu Cai: @Yue Xiaoyan, please ask Hua Xiaochi about Guan Chengyu's background.]
[Yue Xiaoyan: What happened?]
[Lu Cai: We ran into him. He wanted to kill 666. He must have a grudge. I asked 666, but he didn't recognize me.]
After thinking for a while, she added.
[Lu Cai: Ask Hua Xiaochi if he has any photos of him in his human form. Perhaps 666 recognizes him in his human form.]
[Yue Xiaoyan: Okay.]
Just as Lu Cai was about to close the chat box, there was new message.
[Shi Rukui: Brother Xiaoliu used to be a scavenger, right? If there's a grudge between scavengers and players, it's most likely a blood feud.]
She looked at the words "blood feud" and her heart sank.
The "Scavenger" had a bad reputation, and Lu Cai had no hope for 666 given his past. When she decided to cooperate with 666, she had already made a plan: if 666's former enemies came looking for revenge, Lu Cai would not take sides.
She and 666 are partners, not true partners. But she will not join forces with others to deal with 666, even though he was once a notorious scavenger.
Until this moment, Lu Cai still had this idea.
She tied up the snake only because the other party's behavior had threatened her life.
But thinking about leaving the dungeon, she would have to be a bystander...
I don't know why I feel so uncomfortable.
Glancing at 666 who was walking gracefully at his feet, Cai Lu's already depressed mood became even more depressing.
It was all because of his unconventional animal appearance that made her soft-hearted.
The little kitten seemed to be aware of the gaze above his head. He suddenly raised his head, and his pair of big crimson eyes caught Lu Cai's sight.
Those eyes were as clear as a pair of gems, and they were displayed in front of her honestly.
666 was alert and indifferent, but at this moment he showed no aggression at all. There was no emotion in his eyes, no sadness or joy, no tension or vigilance. Just such a casual glance made Lu Cai feel inexplicably guilty.
Lu Cai withdrew her gaze. 666's trust in her made her feel very embarrassed.
She couldn't help but wonder, what was the probability that 666 was acting?
She doesn't know.
When the little kitten saw Lu Cai looking away, he tilted his head slightly. The tilt was not big, but it showed his doubt.
But after thinking about it for a while, he quickly put his doubts behind him.
Because the Pekingese on Lu Cai's back woke up and was staring at him thoughtfully.
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