A quarter of an hour is very short for two people in love, just enough for them to exchange a passionate kiss, but for 888, who was inexplicably cut off from contact, it seemed extremely long.
This time, the system space was inexplicably disconnected from the outside world. He was much calmer and skillfully opened the detection software to start scanning. Fortunately, after this upgrade, many functions were added to it.
He looked at the flashing blue light on the screen expectantly, waiting for the progress bar to slowly reach the end and finally pop up four big words.
The smile on his lips froze on his face as soon as it appeared.
He leaned in front of the screen in disbelief, almost sticking it to his face, incredulous: "Undetectable?"
"How can it not be detected? I just upgraded this function!"
He put his fingers into his hair in despair, and tried again, but it still showed that it could not be detected.
888 doubted his life for a quarter of an hour.
The moment he regained contact with the outside world, he immediately called Lan Shuang: "Host, are you okay? There was a problem with my system again. The screen just went black, and the communication channel between you and me was forcibly closed. Are you okay?"
Lan Shuang was sitting opposite Jiang Mu at this time, holding a small teacup and sipping tea slowly, her lips were red and swollen, and her expression was inexplicably a little guilty?
888 was a little confused for a moment. Before Lan Shuang could speak, he asked again, "Host, are there mosquitoes in the river? Did you get bitten on the mouth?"
Lan Shuang: "Cough cough cough cough——"
He choked on the water before he could finish it, and then turned his face away and started coughing.
888: “?”
Jiang Mu was stunned for a moment, then he patted her on the back with understanding. It was probably that the system in her head said something to make her feel embarrassed.
Lan Shuang waved her hand and said to Jiang Mu, "I'm fine."
Then he turned to 888 and said, "Do you think it's possible? There were clearly only two men and women on the boat. How could you suspect it was Mosquito?"
888 was stunned for a moment, then quickly covered his face after realizing what was happening: "Oh my, you guys are so..."
Lan Shuang: "...Don't make such a coquettish sound. Do you still remember that you are a shota?"
888 pinched Honghong's ears and asked softly, "Did you notice when we lost contact just now?"
Lan Shuang blinked and glanced at Jiang Mu guiltily. Jiang Mu drank his tea calmly. Noticing her gaze, he smiled at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Lan Shuang shook her head, and her guess about Jiang Mu's identity became more and more certain.
Being able to interfere with the system without being noticed, and even the main system didn't notice, shows how powerful he is. Or maybe the main system discovered it, but because it was him, they turned a blind eye?
Looking at Jiang Mu's face, Lan Shuang felt that it was most likely the second one.
"It was just upgraded, so why is there still a problem? How about I report it to the main system? Have them conduct a thorough inspection..."
888 was still struggling, so Lan Shuang interrupted him and said, "Since it doesn't have any negative impact on us, let's just leave it this way for now. We still have a mission to complete. If you return to the main system once, the entire system space will be shut down. It's too inconvenient. Wouldn't it be better if you could go back and do a comprehensive inspection after the mission is completed?"
888 was silent for a moment, then clapped his hands and said, "Yes, you make sense. I'll talk to you later."
Lan Shuang smiled: "That's right, let's focus on the present."
888 nodded obediently: "Yeah."
888 was fooled by the lies and immediately forgot about the inspection and didn't even notice anything was wrong.
Lan Shuang wiped the sweat off her forehead. Fortunately, she met the little fool 888, who was easy to coax and had a big heart. Otherwise, if she switched to another system, who knows how much trouble would be caused.
Jiang Mu sat opposite her and took in all the subtle changes in her expression. Seeing her relax, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Is it done?"
Lan Shuang nodded and said profoundly, "The art of language is so exquisite."
Jiang Mu couldn't help laughing, pinched a piece of dessert and fed it to her lips: "Eat it."
Lan Shuang was still holding a small teacup in her hand, and she naturally tilted her head and took it.
888 looked at it and suddenly felt something was wrong. He asked suspiciously, "Host, why do I feel that the atmosphere between you is a little strange?"
Lan Shuang raised an eyebrow: "What's strange about that? Isn't it quite harmonious?"
"No, I think you two are like... like..." He considered his words for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he said, "Old married couple, yes! An old married couple!"
Lan Shuang: “…”
She was shocked by the adjective, but when she thought about it carefully, it made sense. She and Jiang Mu had traveled through so many worlds together and had been husband and wife for thousands of years in total. If this was not considered an old couple, others would probably be embarrassed to mention this term.
She turned her head to look at Jiang Mu, but Jiang Mu suddenly held her head gently and asked her to turn around and look at the sky, "Look--"
"What?"
"fireworks."
The moment the words fell, several rays of light suddenly rose from the riverside, shot straight into the sky, and then exploded together. In an instant, the light was bright, like thousands of falling stars, so beautiful that it took one's breath away.
Lan Shuang looked up, her eyes reflecting the gorgeous color of that moment. Jiang Mu asked softly, "Does it look good?"
"Did you ask someone to release him?" Lan Shuang turned around and looked at him in surprise.
Jiang Mu nodded, gently picked up the cloak on the side and put it on her, put his arm around her shoulders and let her lean on him, and sat side by side at the bow of the boat.
"The sacrifice ceremony is about to begin. By then, the palace will be in turmoil, and the old emperor will die. We will have to observe a national mourning period. I'm afraid we won't be able to see such beautiful fireworks for a long time. Let's celebrate today while we have it out."
Jiang Mu's voice sounded so faint amid the continuous explosions of fireworks, but Lan Shuang heard it clearly.
During this brief moment of joy, she smiled and gently lifted Jiang Mu's face with her fingers, then turned her head and kissed his beautiful lips.
888 was caught off guard and ate a big mouthful of dog food, then turned away silently.
So disgusting!
…
On the day of the sacrifice, dark clouds covered the sky and the wind started to blow before we even prayed for rain.
The ministers standing under the altar were all sweating. How embarrassing would it be if it suddenly rained heavily in the middle of the sacrifice?
If it rains after the sacrifice, it can be said to be auspicious rain.
Everyone prayed silently that nothing unexpected would happen today.
However, things went against our wishes, and what we fear will come true.
…
The altar is located in the south of the city, in a very remote location and covers a very large area. Usually no one comes here, and it only becomes lively during festivals.
The Imperial Guards patrolled the outermost area, the Embroidered Uniform Guards sent a team to help maintain order, and the rest of the people stayed in the palace with Lan Shuang.
She and Jiang Mu each had a mission today and could not afford to make any mistakes.
"What time is it?"
The old emperor's voice brought Lan Shuang back to her senses. She turned away from the window and returned to the bed. "Your Majesty, it's almost noon."
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