Spring Banquet (16)

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What the hell am I here for? Ren Yifei fell into a state of contemplation. Was he here to resolve emotional issues? WmiysG

Facing Qing Hong's rising anger, he said with a cold expression, "You shouldn't threaten me."

"It's not because of that kid?"

"It's not for anyone else."

What Ren Yifei said had not been a lie, He Jun was just that type of person. Even standing in the middle of a thousand flowers, the leaves would never touch his body. Everyone else was like passing clouds to him, even if it were to be his junior brother or sister, he would behead them without the slightest hesitation. Since he was like that, how could he act differently towards someone who he only met once? gPfDUh

Although he wanted to provoke the host of the banquet so that he could get more information, Ren Yifei didn't want his character's persona to collapse.

Qing Hong also thought of this factor. He was so angry that he had vomited a mouthful of blood, but he was coaxed back after hearing these two sentences, and for a moment, he also reflected that he shouldn't have threatened his senior brother. How could such a proud person be threatened?

Of course, that little demon was still going to be killed, he just won't let his senior brother know about it.

"Senior brother, how long will it be until you recover?" Qing Hong was fed up with the existence of the other personality. He didn't like the thought of someone other than his senior brother inhabiting this body.

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Because of this kind of possessiveness, he couldn't bear to have someone be closer to his senior brother than him, not even his senior brother's other personality.

"If you resolve your obsession, then my doubts will cease to exist."

Qing Hong immediately stopped talking: Since it is an obsession, how can it be resolved so easily?

Both of them had their own concerns and the room became quiet for a while. Dv8HWn

"I have yet to congratulate you on your impending fatherhood," after a moment of silence, Ren Yifei suddenly said.

He didn't know whether or not the original owner knew about the child, so he had used vague terms. This congratulation could be taken as a congratulation for 'getting' a child, or as a congratulation for the 'birth' of a child.

He has always been good at this kind of word game.

However, Ren Yifei did not expect Qing Hong's following reaction. JYU 1R

"Senior brother, are you looking forward to it too?"

"To what?"

"The child."

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Ren Yifei felt a little uncomfortable and was about to change the subject but Qing Hong had already continued, "He Gui is also looking forward to seeing Senior Brother."

"He Gui?" Ren Yifei's indifferent expression cracked.

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"Senior brother doesn't like this name?" Qing Hong continued to test his senior brother's bottom line.

Ren Yifei took a deep breath, "Get out." 6Cx15w

"Senior brother."

"Get out."

As soon as the person left, Ren Yifei's expression immediately cracked. He clutched his chest and wanted to pound the table in anger.

He had clearly wanted to get some more information, but he was blocked and harassed by the NPC in the end. He Jun's personality only presented him with one of two choices: One, berate his traitor of a junior brother. Or two, play ignorant.

What can he do? He couldn't win even if he tried to beat the other, therefore, isn't the only other option was to play ignorant?

He Jun's role could guarantee his survival, but it also makes it more difficult for him to obtain clues.

Let's just say that there are pros and cons to everything.

Now that the illusion was broken and the little sparrow he had a blood link with was beheaded on the spot, he was seriously injured as the result. He couldn't do anything afterwards so he has to lie down to recuperate. cR6Vxz

Think that there might be a huge gap in his enactment because of this, Ren Yifei tried to stand up. "Wu," but the next second, he lay back down due to the pain in his chest.

"Wait a minute, didn't the little old man say that He Jun likes to travel in a cloud chariot?"

For players, every minute and second equates to a life, but for demons, time was the least valuable. They drank from day to night and from night to day; spending each moment being in a drunken daze.

Suddenly, there was no more wine. fdJO5t

The underground wine cellar in the back kitchen was visited by some drunkard. More than half of the wine jars were gone, and the wine cellar was empty.

Whether it is a century-old wine or millennium-old treasure, it was all swept clean. Even if the wine cellar was turned upside down, not a drop could be found.

Qing Hong was furious while the big demons were dissatisfied. The demon who was in charge of the wine cellar would've been directly sent to death if not for the meat and vegetables that still needed to be cooked.

The lucky back kitchen staff player put a hand over their chest, "Fortunately, they still need us to cook, otherwise, it would be a dead end. Which wicked ghost is it? How did they steal the wine?" HfSRl2

"Could it be a side-quest?" Another player guessed.

Saman: ...He has quite an outlandish guess.

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The matter of the wine thief came to an end and Saman walked out of the group of players. He walked all the way to the place where yesterday was a garden and today was a lotus pond.

Coincidentally, Ren Yifei was also there. He was standing on the edge of the pond with an expressionless face as he mechanically threw fish food one by one. iPs9dr

"Why isn't He Jun going to the front?" All those big demons were enjoying the performances on the open-air platform of Ting Yun Pavilion while drinking wine, even Saman had gone there for a stroll. Why was He Jun feeding the fish here alone?

"Yesterday, a little demon disappeared. They were not seen alive or dead," Ren Yifei didn't answer the question.

The NPCs aren't aware of the players' death, so the little demons he was referring to could only be one of the NPCs. Saman knew this fact a long time ago, he asked, "He Jun is suspicious?"

Ren Yifei scatters all the fish food, "Come with me." OdtRLo

Saman was stunned for a moment. He guessed that this big demon was waiting for him at this place on purpose. He slowly followed, walking only a step behind Ren Yifei.

"What did you find?" Ren Yifei asked.

Saman was silent for two seconds, "What does He Jun want to know?"

The man in front of him stopped and looked back, his eyes seemed to be able to see through Saman, "What you know, I need to know. What I know, I will also tell you." kHs1NK

Without hesitating for a long time, or probably feeling that this NPC would be helpful to his plan, Saman eventually told him a part of the information, "At night, the long corridors will turn into an oesophagus and digestive fluids will be secreted from the walls. The little demons who go out at night will slide down all the way to some unknown place."

"Are they still alive?"

"I'm even more unsure that that."

Saman hid some details, he knows a bit about the situation underground and had decided to take a chance with the other player that night. TauRvj

They had theorised that the 'ghost' was probably the one who made this place transform and devour the other people. If it was not the main culprit, then it could also be an accomplice.

There were no fools among the players and those guys will find out sooner or later. They will have to make time to find it before everyone else.

Saman followed Ren Yifei all the way to a platform where a carriage pulled by two pegasuses was parked.

There were guardrails on three sides of the carriage that reaches his waist, and an umbrella-like object standing in the middle. The wooden umbrella above was opened, making it resemble a chariot from the Warring States Period. dP2cSI

The chariot was originally guarded, but seeing that it was them, the guard bent down, "Greetings, He Jun."

The little sparrow had passed by this place previously and Ren Yifei guessed that this was the cloud chariot so he brought the other person here.

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He wanted to take full advantage of He Jun's 'special status' to verify his suspicions one by one.

"No need to be polite. I want to ride the carriage." N5qx8C

"Yes," the guard stepped aside without saying a word and let the two in. In addition, a demon dressed as a driver came over, "I'll be driving for My Lord."

"En," Ren Yifei nodded. He stepped into the chariot and sat firmly while tiding his sleeves a little. Seeing that Saman didn't move, he stretched out a hand, "Come, won't you sit with me?"

At this time when the breeze was gentle, the clouds were faint and the spring scenery was just right, he saw a slender white hand stretched out in front of him.

Saman was momentarily dazed and gave birth to an absurd sense of pity for the domineering and aloof big demon. He hurriedly shook off this sudden feeling. He held onto the side of the carriage and helped himself up into the vehicle instead of taking Ren Yifei's hand. lK193z

As soon as the two sat down, the driver in front asked, "Where is He Jun going?"

"Go wherever."

He does not know how the cloud chariot was constructed, but the feeling of traveling through the air was the same as traveling on the ground. Ren Yifei sat upright and thought of the sedan chair in which he had arrived in. It was even more comfortable than this chariot and the space inside was wider, so much so that you could roll around in it.

The pegasus took the car through the clouds as they chase the light. When they looked down, the whole scenery was in full view. MTYXhZ

Ting Yun Pavilion shrunk into a mini-plate floating in the sky under their feet. Below this plate, there are even smaller and more distant ancient cities with people the size of ants.

Ren Yifei didn't feel anything yet while Saman felt that this experience was very novel, and even a little comfortable.

Once the players enter the game, everyone would be in a constant state of alert and really to fight, there were very few times for them to relax. He remember the other player's envy and couldn't help but smile: Was he considered to have a big tree to lean on?

Of course, Ren Yifei didn't come here for a relaxing trip, and neither did Saman. NLU5wb

They have all explored Ting Yun Pavilion to varying degrees, but from up in the air, it was a completely different feeling. Four large square courtyards form the Ting Yun Pavilion under their feet. In these courtyards were flowers, birds, trees, small bridges and flowing water.

The most remote building was where Ren Yifei currently stayed and was surround by vegetation. At the centre was Qing Hong's Qian Sui Hall, which was a square formation with a garden on the side.

They also saw the garden where they had previously fed the fish, the calm lake reflected the green willows and a...

Pagoda? TAmW2c

There was no pagoda in the garden, so how could there be a reflection of a pagoda?

Ren Yifei's pupils shrank slightly and he abruptly raised his head, unaware that it was already dusk.

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The sun sank into the western mountains, leaving only a blood-like haze in the sky. A demonic wind blew and Ren Yifei saw another image overlapping the current one.

A blood-red hue slowly seeped through his pupils and with a blink, his eyes turned into a brilliant red. An imposing aura suddenly filled the air, causing Saman to immediately grab his prop. If not for the shred of reason that was still there, he would've destroyed this chariot. Djey l

"What happened?!" Saman turned to look only to see the white-robed demon's unsmiling face and his blood-red eyes embedded in his sockets; it was as if he could see through people's hearts.

He wasn't able to see it clearly yesterday, but now when he was facing these eyes once again, Saman felt a bit of pressure.

Although this big demon was weak, he should also have some strange abilities that no one knows about. Could he see into other people's hearts? Does he know how to distinguish the players from other demons?

However, why was he suddenly appearing so aggressive? xDoWvd

"Look over there."

Following the direction in which Ren Yifei was pointing at, Saman also found that there was something wrong with the Ting Yun Pavilion below; he always has an innate sensitivity toward out-of-place things.

Because of that, he also found the reflection of the pagoda.

Saman grasped handrail and looked down. He strengthen his eyes so that he could clearly see the Ting Yun Pavilion below. MqfdOI

The mini-building complex was wrapped up in drifting white clouds and mist, it was so far away that he needed to concentrate to get a good look.

He saw the sun that was about to set in the west spreading its afterglow onto the ground, painting the buildings and the people walking around with a golden edge.

The bird's-eye view of the earth was wonderful and more comprehensive.

The light at dusk seemed to have a special magical power, it as if it was able to penetrate everything in front of you— through those pavilions and also through those flowers and trees. Av JKY

Suppose the world during the day was the front of a piece of paper, then the world at night would be the back of that piece of paper. When dusk arrives, its light penetrates the thin paper and the two worlds gradually overlap, creating the wonderful illusion of two superposing images.

All of them were jumping between the 'positive world' and the 'negative world', and no one was aware of it. Because of this, both day and night were real.

In addition, the pagoda was the most magical existence.

The lake by day and the small garden by night overlapped, causing a non-existent pagoda to be reflected on the surface of the lake. LpDzAH

It was reasonable to say that the pagoda belongs to the daytime since its reflection was shown in the lake, however, there were no traces of the pagoda near the lake during the day. The pagoda could belong to the nighttime, but the strange garden appears at night so there wouldn't be a place for the pagoda to stand.

Ren Yifei took a rough look and saw that the pagoda was extremely high, it was to the point that he couldn't see the top. It looks to be built out of black bricks, giving it a dark, fuzzy and obscure appearance in the lake as it blend in with the shadows of the surrounding trees.

Chrysanthemum Garden.

He wanted to take a closer look, but the overlapping shadows were slowly fading away.

In less than ten seconds, the transparent overlapping image disappeared and revealed the original Ting Yun Pavilion underneath; it was as if nothing was out of place. qku52L

[ When having a chance encounter with a devil acting as a boundary, the ghost walks at night. ]

He recalled this message again, 'chance encounter with a devil acting as a boundary', so it was referring to this 'boundary'.