EBE Chapter 370 Nonsense
Chapter 370 Nonsense
"You mean the Gao family has always worshipped the same person?" Yan Xun asked, rephrasing his question.
Gao Ruiyun nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and when he looked at Yan Xun, his eyes sparkled, as if he thought Yan Xun was very capable, able to guess almost everything without him saying anything.
Yan Xun was even more puzzled when he saw him nod.
If the person enshrined in Gao Ruiyun's room is the same person enshrined in the ancestral hall, why would Gao Ruiyun be so secretive about it, saying it's a Gao family secret that she can't tell?
He didn't really understand these strange and supernatural rules of worship, so he could only swallow his confusion and decide to ask Li Wu and the others first thing the next morning.
Seeing that Yan Xun didn't intend to continue speaking, Gao Ruiyun became uneasy again, seemingly feeling that she hadn't done well and had neglected Yan Xun. "Do you have any other questions?"
Yan Xun knew it was time to ask the third question.
He also remembered the secret plot he had conspired with Lou Yanchuan… Looking at the frail Gao Ruiyun before him, he finally asked a question that was almost meaningless, one he already knew the answer to, “Among us…”
Who received the highest favorability rating?
The two people in the room thought of this question simultaneously, as if it were an easy one.
Gao Ruiyun looked at Yan Xun with a mixture of sorrow and anger, as if she wanted to tear out her heart to prove her feelings. "How can you be so oblivious to my feelings?"
Yan Xun thought that if this were modern times, even if the Gao family went bankrupt, Gao Ruiyun could still make a living by acting in melodramatic plays—he had never seen an NPC who loved to act so much on the spot.
Seeing Gao Ruiyun looking at him expectantly, Yan Xun nodded, "Mm."
Gao Ruiyun was displeased. "You really don't know how I feel?"
"Hehe." Yan Xun found Gao Ruiyun's statement quite funny. The two of them had only met for a total of less than two hours, and he had been sold to the Gao family. How could he possibly understand Gao Ruiyun's feelings?
Gao Ruiyun has truly reached the highest level of acting—first deceiving herself.
"With three wives and four concubines like you, how can you expect me to believe your true feelings?" Yan Xun crossed his arms and looked Gao Ruiyun up and down. "Do you even believe that yourself?"
“I already said there’s been some misunderstanding,” Gao Ruiyun said again. “I really don’t know the intricacies of this matter…” He frowned as he spoke. “It must be the person in charge who misunderstood me.”
"But Yan Xun, you have to believe me... my feelings for you are absolutely the highest."
Seeing this, Yan Xun immediately probed, "If you really think that way, then send all those people away and let them go home."
Upon hearing this, Gao Ruiyun immediately looked troubled. "Isn't this inappropriate?"
"Are you jealous?" Gao Ruiyun said, her expression turning slightly joyful. "Yan Xun, you really do have feelings for me!"
Yan Xun was too tired to continue this melodramatic farce with him, and said bluntly, "So you really can't let them leave?"
"No." Gao Ruiyun looked at Yan Xun. "This is the only thing that won't do."
He seemed a little puzzled. "I won't live much longer."
"Once I die, you can go wherever you want."
Yan Xun thought to himself, "I'm afraid I won't be able to leave the Gao family alive."
Gao Ruiyun refused to budge no matter what, and it seemed that the person in the backyard was right—the Gao family's banquet did indeed need those concubines as sacrifices.
Having confirmed this again, Yan Xun felt it was time to leave, so he got up to depart.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Gao Ruiyun immediately reached out and grabbed his wrist. "Are you leaving now?"
“We are a healthy gaming company and do not provide any other services.” Yan Xun moved Gao Ruiyun’s hand away. “Make way, I have to pay my respects to the emperor first thing tomorrow morning.”
Seeing Yan Xun say this, Gao Ruiyun had no choice but to release his wrist, but he was still a little sullen. "I don't have many days left to live, can't you even keep me company?"
Yan Xun had already slipped to the door. Hearing what he said, even though he had already stepped outside, he still turned back.
Gao Ruiyun thought he had changed his mind, and his face showed a bit more life. Just as she was about to say something nonsense like "I know you have feelings for me," she heard Yan Xun nod at her.
"Don't worry, Mr. Gao will definitely live to be a hundred years old."
Yan Xun smiled and said, "After all, evil deeds can last for a thousand years."
……
The next morning, when Yan Xun went to pay his respects to Li Wu, he heard the flustered voices of the maids outside, accompanied by hurried footsteps.
Yan Xun and Li Wu exchanged a glance, and the next second, Lou Yanchuan barged in openly.
Beside them were the maids hurrying about.
Li Wu's maid looked anxious and troubled, as if she wanted to say that no matter how they tried to stop him, they couldn't stop Lou Yanchuan.
"Sixth Concubine, why are you so angry so early in the morning?" Yan Xun asked.
"Of course, that can't compare to the favor Seventh Concubine received from Master Gao yesterday," Lou Yanchuan said with a fake smile.
The maids exchanged glances upon hearing this, and two words immediately popped into their heads—
not good.
Li Wu: "..."
"You may leave now."
The maids breathed a sigh of relief and immediately closed the door and left.
Once only the three of them were left in the room, Lou Yanchuan cut to the chase, "Looks like you've softened your heart?"
Yan Xun was too lazy to pay attention to Lou Yanchuan, who was as angry as if he had swallowed gunpowder. "There are just some things I don't understand."
Li Wu looked them over and over, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Did you two plot something yesterday?"
"What conspiracy..." Lou Yanchuan still had a fake smile on his face, "No matter how good the plan is, if someone can't bring themselves to do it, the plan is obviously invalid."
Yan Xun really didn't understand why Lou Yanchuan was speaking so sarcastically today. "I didn't say I wouldn't take action."
"So when are you planning to make your move?"
"tonight?"
"Or tomorrow night?"
Lou Yanchuan looked at Yan Xun and said, "We don't have many chances left."
Li Wu couldn't stand the two of them playing cryptic games in front of him any longer, so he made a stop gesture and asked, "What exactly is this plan you're talking about?"
Yan Xun looked at Li Wu and made a throat-slitting gesture.
Li Wu didn't understand at first, but then he thought about the "evening" they mentioned and immediately understood what they meant.
He frowned, looking at Lou Yanchuan, then at Yan Xun, "Are you planning to kill Master Gao?"
He immediately looked at Lou Yanchuan after he finished speaking, "Why didn't you discuss this plan with us?"
“What if Master Gao’s life or death is related to whether the entire instance will collapse…” Li Wu looked at Lou Yanchuan disapprovingly, “Then we’re all doomed.”
“This instance doesn’t have an ending where everyone has to leave,” Lou Yanchuan said, taking an item from his pocket and throwing it on the table. “This is an item that forces everyone to leave the instance.”
"From the beginning, my plan was very simple and I only had one thing to do."
“Kill those who attended the banquet…” Lou Yanchuan didn’t say the rest of the key words, but Yan Xun and Li Wu both knew he was referring to the high-ranking official worshipped by the Gao family.
After thinking for a while, Li Wu roughly understood what Lou Yanchuan meant.
"You prepared props to impersonate Master Gao?"
He then looked at Yan Xun and said, "You got this prop."
“…Hmm.” Yan Xun realized that Li Wu was even more perceptive than he had thought.
Li Wu immediately sighed, as if he didn't understand why he had encountered two problem children at once. "Are you planning to impersonate Master Gao and then have the others leave the Gao family first?"
“But the Gao family has no prepared offerings, so that lord will most likely not descend,” Li Wu said. “Although the other players have left the Gao family, as long as that lord doesn’t descend, this instance will most likely not end.”
"Of course, I'm talking about one of the worst-case scenarios. It's also possible that the instance will collapse the moment Master Gao dies."
"This item can conceal the dungeon," Lou Yanchuan said.
Yan Xun raised his hand. "May I share my opinion?"
Li Wu looked at him and said, "Speak."
Yan Xun revealed that the items enshrined in Master Gao's room were the same as those in the ancestral hall.
He searched all of Master Gao's room but couldn't find anything that resembled an offering.
Lou Yanchuan looked at him, "So what is Seventh Concubine's opinion?"
“The Gao family is always coming and going, and everyone knows that there’s something enshrined in Master Gao’s room, but no one can find it,” Yan Xun said. “Where do you think is the safest place to hide it?”