There is a very quiet courtyard near the General's Mansion. There is a remote alley at the entrance of the courtyard. There are few people coming and going, and there is no noise.
It is a good place to recuperate. When Lu Cai entered the yard, it was so quiet that he could hear the sound of leaves falling.
The attendant led her inside, and as they were walking around the corridor, they saw Wang Shu coming out wiping her tears.
A beauty shedding tears is most endearing, but looking at her appearance, it seems that the man in the room does not have much sympathy for her.
Wang Shu naturally noticed Lu Cai as well. She raised the corner of her mouth and saluted Lu Cai: "I heard that you are not my sister?"
Lu Cai smiled and said, "It's definitely not."
"No wonder." Wang Shu lowered her eyes slightly, and for a moment she didn't know whether she was happy or angry.
After she walked away, Lu Cai stared at her back for a while before retracting his gaze and following the servant's instructions into the house.
The Marquis was lying at the bow of the boat, his face looked very bad, his lips were pale and his eyes were dark.
He stared blankly at Lu Cai's face, his eyelids raised, and he was lost in thought. He couldn't remember. He couldn't remember again.
After being kicked into the pond by Lu Cai, every time he was in pain, he would think of someone, a person who seemed very familiar but he could not remember his voice, appearance or name.
I finally remembered her name, but I forgot what she looked like.
But he could feel that he was probably not very good to her because she was always unhappy. And when she was unhappy, he would feel suffocated, and then the pain of being crushed in every limb would come over him.
He thought he might be sick.
"I came here today to ask only one question." Lu Cai had no business being polite with him. "Where was the amber that was delivered to the palace on Lantern Festival Night dug out?"
The Marquis's eyes trembled slightly: "Do you think I will tell you?"
Lu Cai said indifferently, "I'll find the root cause and put an end to it all. You might have a chance to see her again."
What difference did it make if they met again? Aren't they still a pair of enemies? I wonder what hatred he and Wang Yan had that forced them to torture each other to this extent.
"Meet again, does that mean she appears again, or..." He paused, "I go back to the past?"
Lu Cai raised his eyes, not expecting that he had the sensitivity of an NPC.
"I don't know. It depends on your fate."
"It depends on my fate?" The Marquis laughed, his haggard face almost choking with laughter, "Isn't this my fate now?" He lived a mediocre life, not knowing what he wanted, and could only drag his broken body and linger on on the sickbed.
Lu Cai had only come to observe, not really wanting to ask anything. After reviewing his data, he could see that there was indeed a force slowly straightening out his skewed data. Since he didn't want to talk, Lu Cai didn't force him. Just as he was about to leave, he spoke.
"Amber is..." He suddenly coughed violently, bent down and held the edge of the bed, vomiting blood while knocking, and his slender fingers gripped the edge of the bed.
Lu Cai walked a few steps closer and raised his hand to put a strand of red silk in.
The red thread explored quickly and soon found a strand of fluctuating data, but as soon as it got close, the unknown force wrapped up the red thread.
Lu Cai's left wrist twitched, and the pain went from his wrist all the way up to his heart, as if he were being pricked by a needle.
She took two steps back, then looked up at the faintly trembling Marquis, and hurriedly stopped him: "Don't think about it! Don't think about anything!"
The Marquis vomited two more mouthfuls of blood before he slowly calmed down. He lay on the edge of the bed, took a breath, and then began to laugh. His voice was a little hoarse and full of mockery.
Lu Cai sighed and stood up straight: "You should have a good rest and don't think too much." Because it would be useless to think too much.
......
As soon as I left the Marquis's residence and stepped out of the door, I was greeted by servants from the General's Mansion.
"Teacher Lu, please stay. Her Royal Highness the Princess invites you." The servant bent over with a faint smile on his face, not too much, so he didn't seem to be flattering.
Following the servant's instructions, she saw a carriage not far away on the opposite side. The carriage itself was not conspicuous, neither luxurious nor spacious, but it was surrounded by six or seven guards.
Lu Cai nodded and followed him towards the carriage.
"Your Highness, Instructor Lu has arrived." The attendant reported carefully.
Zhaohe's voice came from inside: "Please come in, Instructor Lu."
Lu Cai stepped onto the carriage, lifted the curtain and sat in.
The little princess was still the same little princess, but her features had become more composed and sharp. Fifteen days alone could truly transform a person.
"Princess, what's the matter with you looking for me?" Lu Cai said without any scruples.
Zhaohe laughed at her tone, then sighed, "I really envy you. You have great martial arts skills, are carefree, and live a carefree life."
Cai Lu raised his eyebrows. This was a typical example of rich people saying they had nothing but money.
"When you are poor, you should just take care of yourself. I can't even afford my own life." There was no sadness in her tone, but she was speaking the truth.
"I'm really sorry for using you as a stepping stone." Showa clenched his sleeves, feeling truly guilty.
Cai Lu just waved his hand and said, "It's okay. If you need me in the future, you can continue to carry this brick for me."
"You... aren't you angry at all?" Showa was really confused. Why could she be so indifferent...
Lu Cai: "Since you are ready to fight your scumbag father, don't always feel guilty towards others. If you lose, you will really let them down—"
"Do you think I can do it too?" Showa smiled again.
"What's allowed?" Lu Cai was puzzled. "What's not allowed?"
After successfully confusing the other party, Lu Cai smiled and prepared to leave: "Okay, I have to go back and pack up, after all, I have to leave."
"General Qi is going to arrange some troops for you." Zhaohe said, "Why don't you leave in the morning so that General Qi can prepare."
Lu Cai shook his head and said, "Let them guard Stonewall Town. We can handle it ourselves."
Even after Zhaohe started to plead for him, no one dared to say anything, but Lu Cai still insisted on leaving.
If players don't move, the game will become stagnant.
Finally, the few of them sat together and held a small meeting, and decided that Lu Cai, Qin Yu and Gu Xici would leave the city to look for new opportunities.
As for leaving Zhao Yan, Yue Xiaoyan, and Shi Rukui behind, it was because Zhao Yan's status was special and he could protect Zhaohe closely, while Yue Xiaoyan had great prestige among the people and could win over their hearts for Zhaohe. As for Shi Rukui...
The main reason is that Yue Xiaoyan and Zhao Yan are a little naive. Although they are on guard against others, they may not be able to defeat a group of palace fighters who are used to using all kinds of tricks.
Keep Shi Rukui here and keep an eye on these two fools.
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Because the copy map was so huge, they also asked General Qi for a military map.
Unfortunately, ancient maps are not as clear as modern ones. Lu Cai looked at the map for a while and then gave it to Qin Yu. Gu Xici on the side was not very interested in the map either.
Gu Xici seemed to have forgotten about the challenge, and Lu Cai was not stupid enough to bring it up, so they just went together in a daze.
They planned a walking route based on the principle of distance and no turning back. They went to Beishan first, then Yingshan and Yangshan in turn, and finally to the farthest Nanshan.
There was no sign of the scorpion monster near Stonewall Town. The three of them walked for almost half a day before they encountered a group of scorpions.
It was in a canyon. They were resting on the top of the cliff. Lu Cai took out the code book and looked through it. There was the code for the points wallet in it.
She immediately became alert and looked at the page carefully. She had analyzed the points wallet codes of fellow players and had decoded them long ago, but she just couldn't make it.
The notes said that the early player system didn't have a "points system." This reminded Lu Cai of Qin Yu's speculation: the world system and the player system were conducting some kind of transaction using the players as a medium...
integral?
She was about to discuss it with Qin Yu when she heard some noise in the canyon below.
It was a group of scorpions besieging a group of players. Lu Cai even saw the flower girl he met in the Lantern Festival side quest before, and the woodcutter who was shooting and harming others but not benefiting himself was also there.
"Save him?" Gu Xici asked.
Qin Yu replied calmly: "Let's take a look first."
There weren't many scorpion monsters. Lu Cai counted them by tapping their tails; there were thirty-seven in total. There were seven players under siege, and each of them could take out five or six. It shouldn't be a difficult task, after all, even a soldier in Stonewall Town could take on four scorpion monsters alone.
Several people watched in silence, feeling relieved. Then, Qin Yu frowned, and then Gu Xici raised his eyebrows, while Lu Cai raised his hand and pointed down the mountain: "Are these...are these people really players?"
If they hadn't taken out the guns and props, Lu Cai would have thought that this group of people were really ordinary people.
Seeing a young girl in tiger skin about to be surrounded by four or five scorpion monsters, Qin Yu could only whisper: "Do it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two figures beside him jumped out, regardless of the height of the valley. One of them descended from the sky with lightning, and the other landed lightly on the ground like a red ghost.
After Lu Cai came out of the strange space in the pool, the speed of her supernatural power recovery accelerated, and now it was no problem for her to deal with the scorpion monster below. However, when she landed on the ground with the help of her supernatural power, she saw lightning flashing in front of her, and the momentum was so terrifying that she couldn't help but stop.
There was a sudden flash of lightning, and all the scorpion monsters on the field fell to the ground, their insect-legged scorpion tails twitching continuously.
Everyone present was a little stunned. Lu Cai's eyes widened slightly. It was the first time she had seen such a dazzling display of skill.
But... she narrowed her eyes slightly. Why did the scorpion monster's eyes twitch and swirl, showing signs of waking up? Lu Cai stepped forward, grabbed the scorpion monster's head, twisted it, and gave it a quick death.
"The scorpion monsters are just fainted. Let's take this opportunity to kill them!" The tiger-skinned girl who was originally besieged swung two big hammers and smashed the scorpion heads like Easter eggs.
Lu Cai did not intervene and just watched from the side. If she rushed forward to kill, she would be regarded as stealing experience. Thinking of this, she could not help but be surprised. Gu Xici looked so careless, but he would actually use such a method to save people?
They were the ones who killed the scorpion monster, so they could get half of the experience points and it wouldn't cause trouble for them.
"Hey! It's you! You are the one from the zombie copy...that guy!" Someone shouted from the side. When Lu Cai heard the words "zombie copy", he turned around to look.
He was a simple-looking man, about thirty years old, wearing a cheap suit and shirt. His skin was slightly dark, but his eyes were very bright.
Lu Cai was just wondering, as he couldn't remember where he had seen him before, when a figure appeared.
"Take me back first..." Gu Xici's voice came from behind, a little weak, "My energy consumption is too great, I can't hold on anymore..."
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