Chapter 14 Red Name
He waved to signal the guards behind him to step back.
"Your Highness?"
The Crown Prince of Pingnan frowned slightly: "I said, step back!"
The guards then disappeared back into the darkness.
Looking up at the girl opposite him, the Prince of Pingnan should have sternly rebuked her for breaking her promise, or gently comforted her before killing her.
But the emotions surging in his chest prevented him from doing so.
Even with the most complex thoughts and concerns in his mind, he could only utter one sentence in the end.
How did you get here?
To his surprise, the girl opposite him did not play by the rules. Instead of answering his question, she looked at his dragon robe with shining eyes.
"Wow, this outfit is so cool! It makes you look so much more handsome. Why didn't you wear this before?"
The Crown Prince of Pingnan struggled to suppress the upward curve of his lips and asked again in a gentle voice.
How did you get here?
Hearing this, Xiu Chuqi frowned, as if she had encountered a great injustice: "Last time we agreed to come to the courtyard to find you in ten days, but I just went through the plot and the mission failed directly. You didn't even wait for me."
The Prince of Pingnan, whose favorability rating had been boosted to the point of being inseparable from the other party, automatically ignored the other party's breach of contract and instead hurriedly offered an explanation.
"I've been waiting for you for half a month."
"That's the planner's fault. It's just a plot point, why did the timeline have to jump so far?"
Who was behind this? The Prince of Pingnan decided to arrange for someone to assassinate him as soon as he went out later.
Before the evil thoughts in his mind had dissipated, he heard the girl in front of him ask in a clear voice, "Do you have any new tasks here?"
Does this mean we should travel with him?
A smile appeared in the eyes of the Prince of Pingnan.
"I don't have much gold left."
"I don't want gold!" Shower said with a beaming smile. "It looks good too!"
"Appearance?"
"It's just new clothes."
Looking at the clothes the other person was wearing, which were the same ones he had given him last time, the Prince of Pingnan's smile deepened.
"Okay, plenty of new clothes!"
He personally led Xiu to the embroidery workshop after her extraordinary encounter, instructing the embroiderers to make her clothes using the finest fabrics.
Only when his trusted aide came to inform him that his father had something to tell him did the Crown Prince of Pingnan quietly bid farewell to Xiu Chuqi.
"Wait here for a moment, I'll be there as soon as I'm done."
The attention of those who were showing off their extraordinary encounter was drawn to the embroiderer, and they casually waved their hands to indicate that they understood.
The heir of the Prince of Pingnan shook his head helplessly and left in a rather good mood.
His good mood lasted until he met the men in black that his father had sent to assist him.
"Your Highness, the Prince has instructed that we must not indulge in romantic feelings before the great cause is accomplished."
Are you teaching me how to do things?
"Your subordinate wouldn't dare!" The man in black bowed his head and apologized, "It's just that we investigated before, and the girl's background is unpredictable, and her behavior is extremely strange."
"What's worse is that she's also quite close to Lu Xiaofeng. Letting a woman who knows our secret live might be a hindrance to Your Highness's grand plan."
"I told you, she's someone I recruited, and you're not allowed to touch her."
"But Your Highness..."
The heir apparent of the Prince of Pingnan looked at him fiercely: "Are you trying to intimidate me by using my father?"
"You wouldn't dare!"
Although he said the same thing, the man in black seemed determined to get rid of Xiu Chuqi.
"Please forgive me, Your Highness, but I must report this matter to the Prince."
The Prince of Pingnan looked at the other person coldly, as if he were looking at a dead man.
"Alright, while you're at it, go ask your father if he's going to kill me, the pawn he's using as a pawn, just because he's killing my subordinates today?"
"Your Highness?"
Upon hearing this, the man in black was greatly alarmed, even to the point of fear.
"The prince's feelings for the young master are as clear as day. How can you, young master, make such malicious assumptions about the prince?"
Ignoring the other party's slightly trembling appearance, the Prince of Pingnan spoke calmly.
"Whether it's speculation or not, you can ask your father yourself."
After saying that, he turned and left.
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After waiting in the embroidery room for a while, seeing that the new look couldn't be made anytime soon, I started to feel a bit bored with Showing Off My Adventure.
Open the focus list and show off your adventures! Wow, there are so many people in the Prince of Pingnan's mansion!
She clicked through the list of her unexpected encounters one by one, and suddenly discovered a name she recognized—Ye Gucheng.
She still remembers that it was a kind person who gave her the amazing skill to travel.
With the manual "Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens," tasks that don't allow for light-footed movement will be much more comfortable.
Imagine everyone else is carrying boxes on their backs in Hexi Hanmo. With her skill, she can leap more than twenty feet, carrying three boxes in the time it takes others to carry one. Wouldn't everyone else be incredibly envious?
She no longer needs to beg the Wishing Tree to send her a minecart.
"Hahaha."
Thinking about this, I'd be laughing in my sleep if I could show off my amazing adventure.
Wiping the drool from her mouth, she showed off her amazing experience and decided to go see the kind person who gave her the secret manual.
Following the arrows on the focus list and constantly adjusting the direction, Showy Adventure wandered left and right until she arrived outside a courtyard.
It's worth mentioning that the guards in the royal palace who were originally marked in red have now turned in yellow, so you no longer have to hide from the red circles when showing off your adventures.
She leaped onto the courtyard wall, showing off her extraordinary encounter, but before she could jump down, a flash of sword light appeared.
A huge red number popped up on her, and her health bar, which had been showing off her extraordinary adventure, suddenly dropped a significant portion.
He hurriedly opened the martial arts assistant and showed his adventure, only to find that Ye Gucheng, who had previously been displaying a yellow name, had inexplicably turned a red name.
Controlling the game character to jump down from the courtyard wall, the martial arts assistant was diligently fighting with Ye Gucheng.
Prince Pingnan's heir: "Stop!"
The heir of the Prince of Pingnan suddenly rushed in from outside and leaped between the two.
Ye Gucheng's sword narrowly stopped in front of the Prince of Pingnan's chest.
The martial arts assistant, however, was not so quick to react.
Fortunately, the Prince of Pingnan's heir was a green-named individual. Although the attack target was automatically switched to the Prince of Pingnan's heir, none of the attacks succeeded.
Prince Pingnan's heir: "Why don't you stop too?"
Watching the game character who hadn't disengaged from combat due to being too close by being a red-named player, I silently turned off the martial arts assistant after showing off my special encounter.
Although she was still holding a weapon, at least she stopped spinning and dancing.
Prince Pingnan's heir: "Master, didn't I tell you not to hurt her?"
Ye Gucheng: "I don't trust her."
"Ugh, my temper!"
Showing off her amazing experience, she typed at lightning speed: "What's wrong with me? Why don't you trust me?"
Ye Gucheng ignored Xiu's extraordinary encounter and continued to look at the Prince of Pingnan.
Ye Gucheng: "Our plan cannot have the slightest flaw. We've killed those who should be killed and those who shouldn't be killed, so one more won't make a difference."
Completely bewildered by the strange encounter, Xiu Chu asked, "What? Can you explain this more clearly? Why are you suddenly trying to kill me?"
Is this her retribution for deviating from the plot?
Prince Pingnan's heir: "Master, she won't tell anyone, please trust me this once."
"What are you talking about? I don't even know what I know. Can you explain it clearly?" Completely bewildered, Xiu Chuqiyu felt like a cat was scratching at his heart: "A riddle-solving person has somehow ended up in JX3!"
The Prince of Pingnan said, “I can prevent her from being involved in the next part of the plan, but Master, you must promise not to hurt her, otherwise you will have to find someone else to replace me.”
The person who was initially a little confused about the adventure suddenly became alert: "What does this mean? They're not giving me any more quests?"
She quickly tugged at the sleeve of the Prince of Pingnan: "What about my appearance? Is it gone?"
The NPCs remained silent for a moment before Ye Gucheng finally reverted to his yellow name.
Only then did the Prince of Pingnan turn around and look at Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter.
Prince Pingnan's Heir Apparent: "Don't worry, I'll send someone to deliver the clothes to you once they're finished. Where are you staying now?"
He was speechless for a moment after sharing his extraordinary encounter.
She can't exactly say she lives in Guanglingyi, can she?
"Huh, why doesn't it work?"
A sudden inspiration struck me: I would show off my unexpected adventure and click on my homestead to choose to return.
To my surprise, the homestead feature is not disabled in the game levels.
After leaving their home and returning to the game level, they confidently revealed their address to the Prince of Pingnan, showcasing their extraordinary adventure.
"Please keep an eye out for the location. If you can't find it, just send the exterior back to me. I'll definitely receive the mail."
"However," Showing off his rare encounter, a little embarrassed, "Are you sure you don't have to do any quests to give me the outfit for free?"
She's so worried that the designers will recall the exterior design!
Prince Pingnan's heir: "Consider this a return gift for the handkerchief you gave me last time."
"You can do that?"
Showing off my amazing adventure puts my mind at ease; isn't this a gift that increases my favorability with the heroes?
There's precedent for this!
Looking at the green-named NPC in front of me, a bold idea popped into my head.
"If I raise my favorability with every NPC I meet to the level of 'I'll never leave you,' will I be able to get more cosmetic items?"
"No, no."
After thinking about the rule that you can only enter a game level once a day, Show Off Your Adventure shook your head.
"The planners wouldn't have left such a big loophole."
"Besides, the trading post in the game level is inaccessible, and I don't have any materials to craft favorability items. There are still ten hours until 7 AM, wouldn't going out now be a waste of my perfume time?"
"Even if we want to try it, we still have to wait until around 6 o'clock to go out and buy the props. That way, we can re-enter the game to test it as soon as it's 7 o'clock. Whether it succeeds or not, it won't be a waste."
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Lu Xiaofeng carried the struggling Xue Bing and ran desperately outside. All he could hear was Xue Bing's incessant cursing.
"Lu Xiaofeng, you bastard, put me down!"
"I'm going to kill that woman!"
"Put me down."
After running for a full half hour, making sure they were far enough away from Xiu Chuqi's adventure, Lu Xiaofeng wiped his sweat and put Xue Bing down.
"Grandma, you're no match for her, so why do you have to provoke her?"
"Have you forgotten who was injured by a sword last time and had to stay in bed for more than half a month to recover?"
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