Chapter 46 The Pipa Queen
It's unknown whether Princess Pipa was searching for the whereabouts of the Green Reed Fairy beforehand.
The guard who ran in to deliver the message had barely gone in when Princess Pipa arrived with a group of people.
Upon closer inspection of the strange encounter, it was discovered that the princess had changed her equipment again.
Previously, she had the playful and glamorous look of a princess. Now, Princess Pipa's attire makes her appear much more dignified.
Perhaps it's because she no longer has a father to rely on, or perhaps it's because she has taken over the power that originally belonged to her father. Now, she is more like a queen than a princess.
However, whether she was a princess or a queen, she always smiled when facing the Green Almond Fairy.
"I am deeply grateful for the presence of the Fairy Mother Green Reed. I have failed to greet you properly and hope for your forgiveness."
"This king?" Chu Liuxiang asked curiously.
Princess Pipa then realized that the person accompanying the Green Reed Fairy Mother was actually Chu Liuxiang and his entourage.
Her maid stepped forward and explained, “The late king was murdered, and the King of Kucha only had two children, the princess and the eldest princess. The eldest princess was not capable enough and voluntarily abdicated the throne. The current King of Kucha is our princess.”
"You should now address our princess as the Pipa Queen."
Chu Liuxiang and his companions had originally come to discuss the murder of the King of Kucha. However, it now seemed that the Queen of Pipa was not saddened by the death of the former King of Kucha, and Chu Liuxiang was momentarily at a loss as to whether he should offer her any words of comfort.
Having tasted the power, the Pipa Queen was unaware of Chu Liuxiang's inner turmoil, and looked at him with great respect as he shared his extraordinary encounter.
"I have prepared a banquet in the royal tent. Would you do me the honor of inviting the Green Reed Fairy Mother to the banquet?"
There's delicious food!
Recalling the updated culinary achievements from Xishanju, Show Off Your Adventures and nodded without hesitation.
New achievements require tasting ten, fifty, one hundred, and two hundred featured dishes from different game levels. Previously tasted dishes are also counted.
Including those sent by Lu Xiaofeng, twenty-three of the "Show Off Your Adventures" dishes have been completed. There are still one hundred and seventy-seven dishes to go before reaching the final goal—a long and arduous journey indeed!
She certainly wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.
Before she even sat down, she saw several kinds of food laid out on the table. She interacted with the table and sat down, discovering that there were seven dishes to eat in total.
Clicking on the interactive elements in sequence, the game character reacts differently depending on the food it eats, showing off its amazing adventures and finding it interesting, but unaware that the others in the tent are already stunned.
The smile on the Pipa Queen's face, who had originally intended to take this opportunity to seek help from the Green Reed Fairy Mother, froze. She seized the moment when the automatic message of her extraordinary encounter was displayed and spoke.
"I have a favor to ask of the Green Reed Fairy Mother."
"What's up?"
"Fat but not greasy, lean but not dry, delicious, delicious!"
Trying to ignore the food review that followed, the Pipa Queen forced a smile.
"There is a person in the Kingdom of Kucha..."
"Is this what roasted whole lamb tastes like? The aroma of cumin covers up the gamey smell of the lamb, making its fragrance last longer. Delicious, so delicious."
"In the Kingdom of Kucha, there was a man named..."
"Aaaaaah! What is this? It's so spicy! It's killing me!"
"..."
The Pipa Queen could no longer suppress her smile.
"Pfft."
Witnessing all this, Hu Tiehua couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Chu Liuxiang and Ji Bingyan beside him also couldn't help but chuckle.
"Please don't blame the Pipa Queen." Seeing the Pipa Queen's increasingly dark expression, Chu Liuxiang, who was always chivalrous, couldn't help but speak up to smooth things over.
"The Green Reed Fairy Mother is probably new to the human world, which is why she is showing such true feelings now."
"Perhaps Her Majesty, after this banquet, can have a more detailed discussion with Her Majesty?"
The Pipa Queen nodded as she ascended the steps.
"It was my oversight; I really shouldn't have disturbed the Green Reed Fairy while she was enjoying her meal."
He raised his glass and said, "Since good wine and food have been prepared, let's not waste this delicious food. Please drink until we drop."
Originally, the character who was about to ask the Pipa Queen what she wanted to say deleted the half-written text and took a break to spend a pleasant banquet with the NPCs.
The banquet didn't last very long, but it was just in time for the food-themed shout-out buff that allowed people to show off their amazing adventures to expire.
Perhaps the Pipa Queen had been watching Xiu Chu's extraordinary adventure all along. Seeing that she had finally stopped praising the food at the banquet, she immediately stood up and offered her a glass of wine.
“I mentioned before that there was a man named Andeshan in the Kingdom of Kucha. The reason why my father and I were exiled was because Andeshan colluded with Min Hongkui and Hong Xuehan to launch a rebellion in the Kingdom of Kucha.”
"This is the person who sent someone to assassinate my father."
"Now that my father is dead, I must fulfill his last wish."
As he spoke, he walked up to the person who had shared their extraordinary encounter and gave them a deep bow.
"I beg the Green Reed Fairy Mother to help me get rid of this person. If you succeed, I am willing to reward you handsomely."
He didn't care about the grudges against the Kingdom of Kucha, but he disliked the fact that the name Andesan suggested a strange adventure.
It always reminded her of another rebel.
An Lushan, the Wolf Fang Army, and the Twelve Linked Forts.
Few disciples of the Seven Show Sect do not hate these people.
Showing off one's extraordinary encounters is no exception.
Even if she wasn't a story-driven viewer and rarely watched the plot, weren't the words "War-torn Seven Shows" enough to ignite her murderous intent?
Even without considering the plot, the changes in the sect's daily life alone were enough to make her uncomfortable.
Perhaps sensing the anger of showing off their extraordinary encounter, an interactive option to slam the table appeared on the screen.
He clicked on the "Extraordinary Encounter" without hesitation. This time, he didn't even ask how much the reward was before answering decisively.
"Okay, I'll take this task."
As she spoke, the system automatically generated a mission to assassinate An Deshan, Min Hongkui, and Hong Xuehan.
"Wait!"
Chu Liuxiang spoke, looking at the Pipa Queen with disapproval.
"The conflict between Her Majesty the Queen and Andesan is a power struggle. Is it inappropriate to involve the Green Reed Fairy?"
"If An Deshan can hire Zhongyuan Yidianhong to assassinate my father, why can't I hire Green Reed Fairy to assassinate him?"
The Pipa Queen said matter-of-factly, "It's just a give-and-take, each relying on their own abilities."
Seeing that the Pipa Queen was determined to use the Green Reed Fairy, Chu Liuxiang anxiously looked at Xiu Chu's extraordinary encounter.
You cannot agree to this.
In his understanding, the Green Reed Fairy Mother is a demon who has been helping and saving people since she appeared, and is obviously accumulating merit.
But if she agreed to the Pipa Queen's request to assassinate Andeshan, a ruler of a nation, wouldn't that have unnecessarily created karma and destroyed all the merits she had accumulated?
Chu Liuxiang, who genuinely regarded Xiu Shuo's extraordinary encounter as a friend, could not sit idly by and let this inexperienced little demon be deceived.
Chu Liuxiang was unaware that Chu Liuxiang had mistaken him for a demon who cultivated merit, and his extraordinary encounter left him puzzled.
"Why not? He's your friend."
Chu Liuxiang shook his head.
“I’m just worried that this might be a hindrance to you.”
Thinking that Chu Liuxiang was worried about him being in danger, he patted Chu Liuxiang on the shoulder to comfort him by showing off his extraordinary encounter.
"It's alright. Even if I accidentally die, I can be resurrected. What harm could it possibly do?"
"Moreover, this person's name and behavior are very similar to someone I hate very much. Although it's just unreasonable misplaced anger, I'm going to kill him no matter what."
After bidding farewell to the worried Chu Liuxiang and the others, Xiu Qiyu followed the direction indicated by the system and flew straight to his destination, arriving in just a few minutes.
He skillfully evaded the patrol red circles and, with a stroke of luck, successfully infiltrated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Kucha.
The palace model here is very rudimentary. It's not even comparable to the palace in Lu Xiaofeng's world, let alone the palace in Pingnan Prince's Mansion.
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he no longer had any expectations for the Pipa Princess's 'heavy reward'.
If even the royal palace is so simple, where else could they possibly have the money?
Fortunately, I didn't come here for the mission rewards, otherwise I would have been disappointed again.
While casually recounting his adventure, he waited for the story to end behind the wall.
It was quite a coincidence that all three of her mission targets for tonight were here. Besides them, there was also an NPC named Wu Juxuan.
Although the model was behind a wall, it would play directly in front of her after the plot was triggered, so she was able to see the appearance of several NPCs in the scene.
As expected of an NPC destined to die, the quest objective is not ugly, but it's not exactly good-looking either.
But Wu Juxuan, who was plotting with them, was so ugly it hurt the eyes. Based on his past experience playing games and watching TV, he was either disguised or a tragic villain.
The red name above her head proves everything. After all, Andesan and his group, whom she was about to kill, only had yellow names.
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Disguised as an ugly man, Wu Hua adopted the alias Wu Juxuan. Following Shi Guanyin's orders, he successfully instigated a rebellion in the Kingdom of Kucha and became a confidant of the rebel king.
Using them, he lured Zhongyuan Yidianhong into the desert and successfully killed the King of Kucha. He then laid out a series of deceptions to draw Chu Liuxiang and his companions' attention to the King of Kucha.
However, a few minor mishaps occurred during the planning process.
A little monster that suddenly appeared disrupted his plans.
How ridiculous that it's only now that I'm being told there are monsters in this world?
If she had appeared a year or two earlier, allowing him to know that spirits and monsters truly existed in this world, and that there might be vengeful ghosts and evil spirits, he wouldn't have listened to Shi Guanyin's bewitching words, killed his mentor, and ended up in this situation today.
Now, appearing at such a crucial moment, he has disrupted the plan he painstakingly devised.
A small error can lead to a huge difference.
Chu Liuxiang and his companions did not encounter Peng Yihu, nor did they have the chance to have a cross-cultural romance with Princess Pipa. This also meant that he did not directly confront Shi Guanyin, forcing Wuhua to abandon his plan to use Chu Liuxiang to get rid of Shi Guanyin.
How could he not harbor resentment towards the Green Reed Fairy Mother who suddenly appeared in the desert?
He must harbor resentment towards her.
Otherwise, who could he hate? Himself? Stone Guanyin?
He cannot, and dare not.
Taking a deep breath, Wu Juxuan looked at An Deshan, who was gloating over the news of the King of Kucha's death. He concealed the malice churning within him and once again adopted a solemn expression.
"Your Highness must not let your guard down now."
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