Little Bluebird
Gui Yao was speechless for a moment.
But as the last person to speak, she had a system task and should have the responsibility of collecting votes.
Xiaojiu was supposed to be voted out in this round, but this person suddenly became a priest and became the national teacher, which meant that his value became extremely high, and he immediately secured his position.
Wise, yet foolish.
Xiaojiu seemed to know very little about Jiuzhong's love life, so he didn't recognize Pinyue or Renzhong.
The system laughed.
"I'll remind the host again that the completion rate of the World Bureau is currently 0. Do you want to match someone after this round?"
Gui Yao hasn't made up her mind yet, but she understands that there is not much information in the first round, and who will vote is in her hands.
"On the day of the banquet, it was indeed a play put on by Your Majesty and my husband. Afterwards, I did meet my husband. When he was taking me to visit the palace, he accidentally intercepted a pigeon with three big words "Monster Appearance" written on it." She said slowly.
"The pigeon flew from the Prime Minister's residence."
Everyone had different expressions, and Gui Yao suddenly changed the subject: "In that case, is there anyone who would like to volunteer to leave here?"
Expected silence.
Li Cong dusted off his hands and took over the conversation: "Then vote."
"Everyone has one vote, and they vote for whoever the vote points to."
"Remember, the whole purpose of the game is to save the country."
Gui Yao laughed and said, "You said it was a game too?"
The masked Li Cong curled his lips and threw her a few words after a while: "What did Sister Gui say? You missed something when you spoke just now. His Majesty and the General, what kind of people do you think they are?"
"Precious person."
Gui Yao curled her eyes and said nothing more, just waiting quietly for Li Cong to give the order.
"Three, two, one, please vote."
The air seemed to be quiet for about ten seconds, and everyone's eyes unconsciously stopped on Xu Qing's face.
"good."
"Then I'll leave first."
Xu Qing looked at Gui Yao in front of him gently, and then looked at Ren Hui, the only one pointing his finger behind Gui Yao.
She originally wanted to help Li Jiao or Gui Yao block the knife, but she didn't expect that her little girl already had an idea in her mind. Indeed, not only was she safe as Li Cong had promised, but she could also go out and test the situation first.
For example, in Go, if a black piece is captured in any of the four corners, the position can be filled by a white piece.
Ren Hui put down his hand.
The cell was only half-closed. With a creaking sound, after Xu Qing left the iron door, he secretly shifted his gaze away from Gui Yao's hands behind her back.
This slender hand made the number six behind the back while everyone was chatting just now.
In the first round, since there was no rule against abstaining from voting, people would not easily reveal their flaws. This made it easier to set up a trap, so the only option was to let my aunt leave first.
Gui Yao was ready to try and get Xiaojiu out as well.
Just listen to what Li Cong will say in the next round.
He smiled faintly, "The second round will be set by number seven. Miss... could you please introduce yourself first?"
Li Jiao neither nodded nor shook his head, but just looked at him intently.
"Ask a question? Any question is fine."
Li Cong stood on her right side, his slightly turned shoulder seemed to completely shield her thin figure. When Li Jiao looked at him, she seemed to remember that many years ago, when she came to look for her father, she was stopped by a teenager in a cell.
He said the same thing at the time.
"Anything."
Li Jiao wrung the handkerchief left by Xu Qing tightly in his palms. He looked at the people around him who were looking at him vaguely and said softly, "For the sake of our country and family, what are you willing to give up?"
Because of the change in the initiator, the order of speeches also changes.
Li Jiao roughly understood the rules of this game, and said in a clear voice: "I will give up my freedom for the great cause of my country."
The bird in Gui Yao's arms suddenly spread its wings, flew to Li Jiao's head, jumped and danced, and chirped to wake her up. A chuckle came from nowhere. In short, Li Jiao was quick to protect the bird in his arms, which made Li Cong give up his murderous intention.
The little bird cries.
Li Jiao poked its chubby body, somewhat confused.
“If only I could fly like you.
“…That’s all.”
She actually said this, but she didn't want to care about Li Cong's burning gaze.
Li Jiao felt Li Cong's seriousness, so she didn't want to accommodate Li Cong, who had nothing to do with her.
Shen Yuan nestled in Li Jiao's palm, his bean-sized eyes belatedly looking at Gui Yao, feeling his face getting a little hot. After a while, he flapped his wings and flew back to Gui Yao's head, scratching it with his little claws.
Gui Yao asked in her heart, "Has Li Jiao always wanted to leave the palace?"
The little bluebird nodded.
"Your Majesty has not allowed her to leave the palace. Yaoyao's aunt Qingqing and you should be the only relatives and friends she has seen in the past two years."
"Why?"
This question may lie in Li Cong's answer.
The masked man's gaze remained unconcealed on Li Jiao. He was originally standing in front of the blackboard wall, but his posture now vaguely conveyed a sense of protection and confinement. His right hand, which was slightly hanging at his side, was clenched into a fist.
He said: "Your Majesty has no regard for the country."
"It's about saving the country, not the family," he said regretfully. "Obviously, this question is a bit of a sure thing. Isn't this girl afraid of being voted out?"
In fact, it is not the case. The person answering the question is too flattering.
Number 5 Xiaojiu said: Give up some of your sincerity as a human being.
Number 4 Pinyue's speech: The freedom I gave up was my own fault. This road is a dead end.
Number three Ren Hui said: Give up your life.
"I don't want to give up anything, whether it's freedom, kindness, fighting back, or life. I don't want to lose it."
Gui Yao knew that she was greedy, but the people in front of her didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with her idea. If there was something wrong with it, it was because it was too difficult to achieve. Gui Yao just thought that she had lost something before.
Freedom was gone when she was adopted from an orphanage as a child.
She had already lost her life once.
Ren Beixi's hand was still on the back of her neck, and he squeezed it gently, causing Gui Yao to raise her eyes in confusion.
The man only said: "I will not give up anything either."
Perhaps he gradually learned to change the word "sacrifice" into "loss", and then turned "loss" into active "abandonment" since he served as a border guard.
He refuses to give up the word, and he will do his best to make the best situation to avoid giving up.
But to Li Jiao and Xiao Jiu, who did not know his true identity, this might seem arrogant and make him the target of public criticism.
Gui Yao didn't think so. No one noticed that she now had a good idea about something.
The system took action upon hearing the sound.
"The main task is to raise birds, small bluebirds, corresponding to Li Jiao." Gui Yao said seriously.
Congratulations to the host, the completion rate of the main mission Tianxia Bureau has increased to one-sixth.
"Mr. Li, what is the definition of failure?" Li Jiao is often like this, speaking slowly and calmly like a bouquet of flowers. Whether it is a lie or the truth, it takes time to identify it.
Her voice was calm: "What if we fail to save the country?"
The series of counterattacks made Li Cong laugh.
"So in the eyes of a girl, which is more important, family or country? Is it family that holds your wings back, or country?"
The masked man's words were so offensive that even Ren Hui frowned slightly. He looked at Gui Yao's hand, but couldn't get any instructions when he lowered his eyes. Gui Yao lowered her eyes to Li Cong and paused slightly.
"Two hours is still too early. If we can't choose anyone, let's have another round, okay?"
Although the question was in her voice, Gui Yao had a subtle intention of usurping the throne. Before Li Cong, who was still angry, could respond, she interrupted him and seized the opportunity to ask, "Even if you are second in rank, why not come from the Imperial Master?"
The Imperial Master nodded slightly.
"My question is simple."
The third round was set by Xiaojiu, the national teacher.
——Briefly introduce yourself and summarize your life.
He replied calmly, "I am the Ninth Level, the Imperial Master of two dynasties. I have white hair and a handsome appearance, and I don't like noisy animals."
Shen Yuan, who was lying in Gui Yao's arms, felt a pang in his heart.
The ugly mask flapping its wings and glaring at him.
"Ying often wears a mask and never ages. Many rumors circulate within the court. One of them seems accurate. Can you guess which one it is?"
Shen Yuan knew, but as a cute little bluebird, she had no way of being noisy and telling everyone present.
So he secretly told Gui Yao: "Sometimes when I am in the palace, I eavesdrop on the court proceedings and hear people discussing what the Imperial Preceptor is like. Some even say that the Imperial Preceptor is not just one person, but a group of people, who have been replaced by others from young to old, and that is why they never age."
Guiyao nodded.
Eternal life is so weird, but isn’t it even weirder that her good friend traveled here and turned into a little green bird?
She raised her eyes and looked at Pinyue who was in the next position.
My dear sister Pinyue, will you unveil the mask of this substitute national teacher?
Pinyue: "My name is Pinyue, and I am Guiyao's bodyguard."
"I am the guard." Ren Hui crossed his arms and said dejectedly in his heart.
Pin Yue: "When I was young, I suffered a disaster and was rescued by the General's Mansion. I served Ren Zhong, the eldest son of the Ren family. After Ren Zhong's death, I remained as the Grand Madam until Gui Yao married General Ren. I have been following them ever since."
"...What about me?" Ren Hui frowned.
The prison was eerily quiet. The two people who were arguing just now stopped because Li Jiao lowered his eyes, and Gui Yao listened carefully to everyone's voices. Li Cong, who was most concerned, was now thinking about Li Jiao all the time. There were both good and bad news. She had a headache after listening to them, so she went to listen to Xiao Jiu again.
"Interesting." Xiaojiu rolled up his sleeves, and the porcelain bowl he had casually picked up from the inner room was now filled with warm water that had been prepared in the prison. He felt quite contented and at ease.
Gui Yao was slightly stunned and couldn't help but look at him.
At this moment, her eyes were suddenly attracted by a bright beauty, as if she was looking at him through the mask.
As soon as Xiao Jiu put on the clothes of the national teacher, he seemed to have become the real Jiuchong, with meticulous thoughts and steady movements.
Gui Yao lowered her eyes and counted the votes under her long eyelashes. If nothing unexpected happened, Xiaojiu should be voted out this time. But if Xiaojiu left, this game would be meaningless.
Everyone's been exposed, so why stay in there? Why not take the sword she just saw hidden in the cabinet and escape together?
If he couldn't win, he would let Ren Beixi wipe the knife on Li Cong's body and take off his mask.
Gui Yao's eyes brightened. Right now, everyone had too little useful information. If they continued to prevaricate one sentence at a time like this, they might not be able to move on to the next level of the main quest even if the candles burned out.
"hiss--"
The porcelain bowl in the Imperial Master's hand suddenly shattered to the ground. He lowered his eyes to pick it up, and the sharp fragments suddenly cut a small scar on the palm of his hand.
He said with a half-smile, "This girl is quite interesting. She said before that she was from the Imperial Master's Mansion, and now she says that she is Gui Yao's guard."
Perhaps he was also aware of this unfavorable situation.
But this vague suspicion brought about Pinyue's almost sharp response.
"I'm still me when I take off the mask, what about you?"
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