Chapter 8 Celestial Immortal
They left the prison cell with the heir of the Prince of Pingnan and headed to an elegant residence.
Showing off a serendipitous encounter, he suddenly realized he had forgotten something. He quickly opened the title interface, found the title "Heroic and Righteous Ruler Who Protects the Nation and Stabilizes the Border" in the world titles, and put it on his head.
"Those who rebel deserve this title."
Prince Pingnan's heir: "Master, I've brought you a helper."
A man in white came out of the house.
He glanced silently at Xiu Chuqiyu, then turned and looked at the Prince of Pingnan with an indescribable expression.
Ye Gucheng: "This is the helper you found for me?"
The Prince of Pingnan said, "Of course, to impersonate you, Master, one must at least possess convincing swordsmanship. The people we found before weren't unusable, but they were ultimately lacking."
The Prince of Pingnan said, "Although this person is a bit greedy, she was able to kill Gongsun Lan in a dozen breaths, and her swordsmanship is quite extraordinary. It would be most suitable for her to impersonate you, Master."
Ye Gucheng: "Why don't you turn around and look at her first?"
Upon hearing this, the heir apparent of the Prince of Pingnan turned around.
Prince Pingnan's Heir Apparent: "!!!"
Prince Pingnan's heir: "What's wrong with you? What's that glowing thing on your head? Take it off right now."
Showing off his extraordinary encounter, he decisively refused: "No, a rebellion must be worthy of this title."
Prince Pingnan's Heir Apparent: "I'll add more money!"
"Really?" Showing off her amazing experience, she couldn't believe it. "How much more?"
Prince Pingnan's heir: "Ten thousand."
"make a deal!"
"Only accept cash payments, no pay-as-you-go."
Having earned another 10,000 gold, she boasted about her extraordinary encounter and swore that her favorite character in this game level was the NPC, Prince Pingnan. Even though he didn't have a proper name and seemed like cannon fodder.
He quickly took out his most treasured crystal glass and placed it on the heir of the Prince of Pingnan.
Prince Pingnan's Heir Apparent: "What are you doing now?"
Showing off his unexpected encounter, he casually replied, "I like you, so I'm giving you some extra points."
After the Jing Liuli finished playing, she also received fifteen mandarin duck handkerchiefs from Xishanju.
Anyway, she already completed the "Predestined Love" quest on an alternate account, so keeping the mandarin duck handkerchief is pointless. Using it to increase her favorability might be a good idea. Maybe it'll even get her a raise.
The Prince of Pingnan said, “Young lady, you shouldn’t say such things so casually. From now on, you will follow my master and do whatever he asks you to do. After the matter is accomplished, I will naturally reward you.”
Show off your amazing encounter: "Chirp!"
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Upon receiving Jin Jiuling's message, the Crown Prince of Pingnan found it hard to believe.
"You mean the Embroidered Bandit was a young woman who single-handedly killed everyone in the Red Shoes gang in less than twelve breaths?"
He always believed he had talent; otherwise, the Lord of Baiyun City wouldn't have agreed to take him as a disciple.
Since becoming an apprentice, he has spent most of his time practicing swordsmanship in Baiyun City, and he believes that he has reached the top tier of the martial arts world.
Now he's being told that a woman with no reputation, younger than him, has already reached the level of a top martial arts master. How can he believe that?
Jin Jiuling nodded: "I personally confirmed with Lu Xiaofeng that even Lu Xiaofeng's Lingxi Finger technique couldn't stop her."
Upon hearing this, the heir apparent of the Prince of Pingnan suddenly lost his spirit.
He had witnessed Lu Xiaofeng's Lingxi Finger before; it could even catch his master's Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens.
"Doesn't that mean this woman's skill level is no less than Master's?"
Shaking his head, the Prince of Pingnan suppressed the horrifying thought, and another bold idea surfaced in his mind.
He turned to Jin Jiuling and said, "Go and negotiate with the government. I want this person."
Jin Jiuling hesitated for a moment, then quickly advised, "This man is extremely arrogant and acts very strangely. He is not so easy to subdue. It would be best if Your Highness did not put yourself in danger."
“I’ve seen plenty of arrogant people, but in the end they all submit to our Pingnan Prince’s Mansion. You can handle it yourself; I’ll take care of the rest.”
Accompanied by his trusted aides, the Prince of Pingnan headed to the government prison. Before he could even enter the cell, he saw a small stall set up in front of a woman in the prison. Curious, he went over to take a look and found that it contained some fine wine.
Before he could even pick it up and examine it with curiosity, he suddenly heard the woman in front of him say, "The last bus on Sunday is for rebels only, not for boarding."
"Isn't this a coincidence?" the Crown Prince of Pingnan asked. "Are you planning a rebellion?"
The woman opposite him then turned her face to look at him directly.
Suddenly, an extremely gentle face appeared before him, and the Prince of Pingnan felt his heart stop for a moment.
The woman's voice rang out again the next moment: "Yes, what's wrong? Do you want to come along?"
The Prince of Pingnan, who originally only wanted to recruit the other party, surprisingly became somewhat talkative.
"Why did you rebel?" The Crown Prince of Pingnan had to admit that his cousin, who was currently in power, was actually quite capable in both civil and military affairs. He had a lot of supporters, both among the common people and in the court.
Even the heir apparent of the Prince of Pingnan himself greatly admired this cousin.
"Of course, it's for the salary."
What is a wage?
"It's money, you know what money is? Gold!"
She looks so gentle and refined, yet she is still preoccupied with worldly matters.
"Indeed, if it weren't for worldly things, why would she become a 'flower thief'?"
"It's easy to say, but if I don't want the common stuff, why don't you give it to me? I've already made the dragon carp, I need to earn some wages to cover my losses, right?"
The woman's sudden rebuttal made the Prince of Pingnan realize that he had accidentally spoken his true feelings, and he quickly tried to make amends.
"Since that's the case, you can work for me. Once it's done, I'll give you 100,000 taels of gold."
"Once this is done, I will reward you with 100,000 taels of gold," the woman in pink said in a strange tone.
"That sounds nice, but I'll probably just try to fob me off with some shiny gold nuggets. If you're so capable, you should pay me first."
Not knowing how to refute, the Prince of Pingnan simply took out several gold notes from his sleeve and placed them on the cart. Before he could speak, the woman opposite him suddenly shouted a few times.
"Aaaaaaah!"
Are you serious?
That nonchalant demeanor from before is gone forever.
"Godfather, are you planning a rebellion? Tell me what to do, and I'll act immediately!"
The heir of the Prince of Pingnan felt a strange sense of pleasure: "This is the deposit. After the matter is settled, I will reward you with the remaining 90,000 taels of gold."
After saying that, he signaled to his trusted men outside the cell door to untie the woman.
"I've already spoken to the authorities. Come with me, I'll take you to see someone."
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Ye Gucheng: "What kind of sword do you use?"
"Double Sword Dragon Carp." Show off your extraordinary encounter, open the martial arts assistant, start the sword dance, and spin around a few times so that the NPC opposite can observe you.
Ye Gucheng: "Don't turn, draw your sword."
Showing off her unexpected encounter left her a little confused: "Huh?"
Before she could get an explanation, a string of red numbers popped up on her screen.
The next moment, the martial arts assistant automatically counterattacked. The NPC's health bar also dropped a bit.
Judging from the length of the health bar alone, this NPC named Ye Gucheng is clearly stronger than the others we've encountered before. At this rate, it will take her at least two minutes to deplete his health bar.
"Probably a minor boss."
The previous encounter with Gongsun Lan took place in a cramped room, so I didn't realize the unexpected event that the NPCs in the game level could actually move around.
Not only could he move skillfully, he even tried to dodge the dragon carp's attacks using light footwork.
What's the point of just melee and ranged DPS repositioning?
"My attack range is 20 feet."
"Now you don't need to adjust your facing, you can't dodge the locked skill."
The NPC in front of me was indeed intelligent. Upon hearing the words "show off your extraordinary encounter," it lightly touched the ground with its toes and retreated far away.
Ye Gucheng: "Your swordsmanship is quite good; you might be able to wield a one-handed sword."
"No, I can't use a one-handed sword."
The NPC, 20 feet away, seemed to frown, turned around, picked up a light sword from the weapon rack behind him, and threw it over.
Ye Gucheng: "Let's give it a try."
Ye Gucheng: "If you want to impersonate me, you must use a one-handed sword."
For the sake of 100,000 gold, he showed off his extraordinary encounter, put the dragon carp back into his backpack, and equipped it with a one-handed sword.
"Your weapon is not suitable. Please change to another weapon." The system notification followed.
"See, I told you it wouldn't work, didn't I?"
Perhaps angered by her, the NPC turned and went back into the house. A sharp-eyed observer noticed a bloodstain on the NPC's white robe.
"Could it be that she went back to change her clothes?" Xiuchu secretly wondered.
"But these details are really well done. When an NPC is injured, there are even bloodstains on his body. No wonder the game is getting bigger and bigger, it has taken up hundreds of gigabytes of my memory."
Thinking about it made me a little angry again.
"NPCs get bloodstains when they're injured, but what about us players? I can't even imagine how beautiful it would be if those light-colored outfits were stained with streaks of blood, and it's only for a limited time, disappearing as soon as the health is full. Won't that make Xishanju a fortune?"
"Why don't you know how to make money when you have it? I'm willing to be the one to be exploited."
He showed off his amazing encounter and let his mind wander for a long time, but it only lasted a few minutes.
The white-clad NPC reappeared, the bloodstains still visible on his clothes, indicating he hadn't gone back to change.
He reached out and handed a secret manual to Xiu Chuqi.
Ye Gucheng: "You must learn this within ten days."
Show off your extraordinary encounter and receive the manual; you'll see four large characters written on it.
"A Celestial Being"
It is a quest item and can be used after a loading screen.
"Learning a secret technique takes ten days? You should know the power of the progress bar, okay?" Showing off his adventure thought to himself as he clicked on the secret technique to start the loading bar.
Ten seconds later, the original attack button was replaced by a new skill bar.
She pointed.
The weapon that the system had previously warned was not handy seemed to suddenly come to life. The game character first took a step back, then flew down from the air with a sword in one hand, leaving a moon-white special effect, and smashed the table at the target location to pieces.
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