Chapter 44 Being Deceived
The ghost ship was painstakingly built by Shi Guanyin; it not only represents her identity but also exposes her stronghold in the desert.
She would naturally not entrust something so important to someone else.
But the other party was the Green Reed Fairy Mother, someone she couldn't quite figure out.
Although Shi Guanyin was arrogant, she was by no means a fool who couldn't see the situation clearly.
On the contrary, she was extremely intelligent.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to start practicing martial arts after adulthood and still become a master of his time.
Her eyes darted around, and she reluctantly turned her gaze away from the mirror in her hand, smiling sweetly at Xiu Chuqi's wonderful encounter.
That smile was absolutely gorgeous.
Even if the phone's view of the adventure is set to a great distance, and the NPC's face isn't seen very clearly, it's still touching.
"It's so beautiful!"
I quickly took a screenshot of the amazing encounter.
"I'll post her online later and see if any expert can recreate this character's face."
Shi Guanyin looked on with satisfaction at the amazement in Xiu Chu's eyes as she recounted her extraordinary encounter. She was more pleased by the woman's astonishment and envy than by the man's praise.
However, the thought that the person looking at her in amazement was the aesthetically challenged Green Reed Fairy Mother made Shi Guanyin's smile fade away.
She whispered a promise to show off her extraordinary adventure and get off the ship.
"Of course, but I still have some things on the ship that I need to pack. Why don't you go down and wait a bit?"
"Don't worry, I'll have the guards on the ship go off with you. You don't need to worry about me suddenly running away."
Having never expected the NPC to renege on their promise, I readily agreed, showcasing my serendipitous encounter. With a double jump, I leaped off the ship.
Shi Guanyin was also somewhat surprised that the other party was so easily deceived.
But if you don't accept what is given by Heaven, you will suffer the consequences.
If she didn't run away after being given such a chance, she'd be out of her mind.
Shi Guanyin gave a wink to the guards beside her, and seeing that they had also jumped off the ghost ship, she then signaled her disciples to start the ship up again.
Show, who had jumped off the ship, stood there dumbfounded, watching the ghost ship leave, yet still unaware that something was wrong.
She assumed Shi Guanyin had gone to put something away. After all, hadn't she said before that she had luggage to pack?
But after waiting and waiting, Shi Guanyin never returned, and it was only after the strange encounter that Xiu realized something was wrong.
"Why hasn't your master returned yet?" she asked, puzzled.
The guards, who were left behind to cover the retreat and had no intention of returning alive, fell silent.
Showing off his unexpected encounter made him realize what had happened.
"Did she run away?"
"What the heck! Is the NPC cheating? Doesn't he want to give me the quest rewards?"
Completely bewildered by this unexpected turn of events, Xiu Chu instinctively used her superior lightness skill to give chase. Suddenly, the guard beside her, who had been silent the entire time, drew his sword.
The martial arts assistant's "Show Your Adventure" feature automatically triggers a counterattack, and the character also leaves the "Lightness Skill" state.
By the time she finally cleared out the monsters, a long time had passed, and there was no trace of Stone Guanyin to be found.
I've gotten used to being tricked by NPCs and having unexpected encounters for the nth time.
But this was the first time she'd ever received a reward for hacking her mission, and she couldn't stand it.
Remembering the skill description of Zhi that I had seen before, I decisively opened the pet interface and summoned Zhi.
Turn on pet interaction and let it search for surrounding buildings.
"Stone Guanyin can't possibly live under the sand, can she? As long as we search all the surrounding buildings one by one, I don't believe we won't find Stone Guanyin."
Following the hawk, they found several tents, all belonging to innocent travelers. Showing off their adventure, they refused to give up, waiting for the cooldown to end before continuing their search.
This time, instead of finding a tent, she followed Zhi to an inn in the desert.
Although it didn't look like the residence of Shi Guanyin at first glance, Xiuchu Qiyu still decided to go in and take a look.
What if there are any clues?
A guesthouse located in the desert is truly unique.
Show off your amazing adventure! You stumble upon the plot as soon as you walk in.
Instead of going to find the King of Kucha, Chu Liuxiang and his group were found in this small inn.
It's unclear when Chu Liuxiang found his friend.
At this moment, he was sitting at a table with Ji Bingyan, drinking tea, while another NPC named Hu Tiehua was cursing and fighting with the other people in the inn.
"You dare to run a shady business on my head? I hate you heartless businessmen who rob and kill for money the most. I'll smash your heads to pieces!"
Bypassing the innkeeper who rolled to his feet, he showed off his extraordinary adventure and went straight to Chu Liuxiang's table to sit down.
"Chu Liuxiang, what are you doing here?"
Chu Liuxiang noticed her the moment she entered. However, she had already removed the gourd-themed pendant and, in order to gain Shi Guanyin's trust, had deliberately changed to a shockingly ugly face, so Chu Liuxiang couldn't recognize her at all.
Although he found the woman in front of him ugly, he inexplicably felt a strong liking for her.
Therefore, when the woman asked him why he had come here, Chu Liuxiang answered honestly.
"I asked a friend about something, so I came here specifically to look for someone."
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he nodded.
“I see,” Xiuzhu patted Chu Liuxiang on the shoulder, remembering that the system would occasionally issue tasks based on NPCs’ requests. “How about this, you try asking me for help and see if I can help you find the person you’re looking for.”
Because of an inexplicable feeling of goodwill, Chu Liuxiang didn't refute. On the contrary, Ji Bingyan, sitting next to him, couldn't bear to see her friend being 'mocking' by an ugly woman like this. She couldn't help but sneer.
"May I ask who you are, sir? How dare you speak with such arrogance?"
Upon hearing this, Xiu Chuqi was not angry at all; instead, she was quite surprised.
"Don't you recognize me? I'm showing off my amazing adventure!"
Having grown accustomed to NPCs recognizing players no matter what they're dressed up for, I couldn't believe it when I saw the bewildered looks on the two people opposite me.
"So you've forgotten about the Green Reed Fairy Mother so quickly?"
Hu Tiehua, who had just finished fighting, walked over and overheard Xiu's story of a miraculous encounter. He immediately retorted loudly.
"You're talking nonsense!"
"The Green Gourd Fairy Mother is clearly a cute little gourd spirit, how could you be like this?"
Showing off my unexpected encounter made me realize that the NPCs in the game levels were different from those in the main world of JX3.
"You won't recognize me just because I changed my outfit or created a different character..."
The voice of the strange encounter was ethereal, and many bad ideas suddenly popped into my mind.
However, these bad ideas don't need to be used on Chu Liuxiang and his group for now, since she still needs to increase Chu Liuxiang's favorability.
Wearing the gourd-shaped backpack again, with his goatee, the fortune teller and I have come to our senses. We show off our extraordinary adventures and transform back into the familiar appearances of Chu Liuxiang and the others.
Your reputation has increased by 100 points.
Your reputation has increased by 100 points.
Showing off his unexpected encounter, he was somewhat bewildered by the sudden surge in reputation displayed by the system.
"This situation is somewhat similar to when I used the Divine Dance skill at the Heroes' Gathering. But last time, it was probably because the other NPCs were shocked by my resurrection skill that I suddenly gained so much reputation. What's the reason this time?"
She had no idea that her reputation had risen because the other survivors in the inn saw her ugly face being pinched and imagined a series of bitter stories about a gourd spirit taking human form.
If you can't figure something out, just put it aside. Show off your unexpected adventures while playing games and never get stuck on minor details.
She looked expectantly at Chu Liuxiang and the others, only to find that a sympathetic emoji had appeared above their heads simultaneously.
I don't know what they're up to by showing off their amazing adventures, so I'm too lazy to pay attention. I'll just keep trying to fleece the protagonist.
"How about it? Want to give it a try?"
"If you are sincere, I might be able to sense the location of the person you are looking for."
Chu Liuxiang was moved.
But thinking of the time when the little gourd spirit died in front of him, he couldn't help but hesitate.
"Would fulfilling our wish cause you any harm?"
"Nothing?" Showing off her adventure shook her head: "Besides consuming some game points, what other harm could it cause?"
Chu Liuxiang was somewhat puzzled.
"Then why did you suddenly die after I gave you water last time?"
"Huh?" Showing off her strange encounter, who had no recollection of it, asked, "When? I don't remember."
"It was last time when we ran out of water. I was just thinking how nice it would be if someone could bring us some water, and then you appeared out of nowhere right in front of me."
Hu Tiehua, being impatient, couldn't help but offer a hint: "After you conjured up a bucket of water, you asked us if it was enough. We said it wasn't, so you conjured up a few more buckets, and then you just suddenly died."
“At the time, you were accompanied by a small animal that looked somewhat like a mouse. After you died, it grew larger and used its tail to hide you,” Chu Liuxiang added.
"Oh, it's a copper coin!"
Showing off my unexpected encounter reminded me.
"It must be because your location was too far from the next mission location, and I was too lazy to fly, so I severed my meridians and returned to the camp to revive."
"..."
Having considered countless possibilities, Chu Liuxiang and the others, who had carried this burden in their hearts for a long time, fell silent.
So their worries and regrets were all unnecessary, right?
Seeing Chu Liuxiang and the others' silence, Xiu Chuqi, unaware of the inside story, couldn't help but reach out and slap the table.
"What are you doing? Stop dawdling."
"Should I issue the task or not? If not, I'm leaving; I have things to take care of."
"want!"
Now that the misunderstanding was cleared up, Chu Liuxiang naturally couldn't let go of this opportunity to find Song Tian'er, Su Rongrong, and Li Hongxiu. After all, they had initially ventured into this dangerous desert precisely to find these three younger sisters.
"Please help me find Song Tian'er, Su Rongrong, and Li Hongxiu."
As soon as Chu Liuxiang finished speaking, he immediately opened the quest log after showing off his adventure. To his disappointment, however, no quest had been generated.
"How's it going? Can you find it?"
Chu Liuxiang spoke with great anticipation.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he shook his head.
"No."
"Nothing?" Chu Liuxiang asked, puzzled and a little uneasy. "What do you mean by 'nothing'?"
He explained, showing off his good temper after the unexpected encounter.
"I've summarized it myself, and there are two conditions for a mission to generate in the desert."
"The first is that the person who posted the task genuinely wants to achieve a certain result."
Chu Liuxiang, who couldn't be more sincere, quickly asked, "What's the second condition?"
"Secondly, the mission objective must be located in the desert. I cannot accept missions outside the desert area for the time being."
Black Pearl did indeed leave a message asking him to find her in the desert. Perhaps, although he was in the desert, he had hidden Rongrong and the others somewhere else?
Chu Liuxiang's mind raced with wild thoughts, refusing to consider the last possibility.
If the person you wish to find is no longer in this world, will the wish still not be able to be fulfilled?
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