After leaving Reigning, Gu Xiaoshang asked Mr. Han curiously, "Why aren't we waiting with them for A Thousand Miles Drunk and Sword Ghost to appear? Are we just here to send a message?" That was what she thought at first, but Mr. Han did not do so. Gu Xiaoshang kept her word and said that Mr. Han would be in command. She did not ask about the process and only asked about it afterward.
"We won't be able to defend it with our lives. Those two fellows still have some brains. They will scout and look for an opportunity. We can't let them find out about us. We just need to pay attention in secret and beat them up, "Mr. Han said.
"Then why tell Sword of No Oath? If Reigning is not on guard, won't they have a higher chance of appearing?" Gu Xiaoshang said.
"The problem is that they will definitely guess that I will ambush them here, so if Reigning is not on guard, it will become an obvious trap," Mr. Han said.
"Are you sure they know that much?"
"Of course." Mr. Han said confidently, "Because we both have a good friend who likes to play both sides." Mr. Han said as he sent a message to Brother You, wanting to see if there was anything new about Gu Fei and Sword Ghost. However, he received a cold reply saying, "Message reception is turned off."
"F * ck, they dare to reject my message." Mr. Han muttered fiercely. If Brother You knew this, he would definitely cry until the sun rose. So no matter what he did, he was offending them.
"What about now? All we can do is wait, right? "Gu Xiaoshang asked.
Brother You turned off the message. This left Young Master Han at his wits' end. He said helplessly, "I originally wanted to find out more about those two through this good friend of mine. Who knows, I might know some of their movements. I didn't expect this good friend of ours to have a firm stand. This time, he's determined not to help either side."
"Who is this good friend of yours?" Gu Xiaoshang was curious.
"A noob," Mr. Han said.
Tears streamed down Brother You's face. Would it kill you to let my name be exposed?
"Our people will split into three groups and head to XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX. Remove your guild badges. Even if you see these two, do not panic, and do not attack without receiving instructions. They will not realize that you are a match for them. Otherwise, once they realize that something is amiss and start to flee, it will be very difficult for us to catch up with them given their speed. "
"How fast are they moving?" There were some people in the colorful clouds who were quite unconvinced. Naturally, they were very confident in their own movement speed.
The Han Family young master looked at the person who spoke. "It's useless to just run fast. How much HP do you have?"
"Life?"
"He only has so little health. Are we going to chase and kill him?" The Han Family Young Master said.
"Then we can also stall for time and wait for everyone to catch up!" the other said.
"I've never heard of being instantly killed as a way to stall for time … How do you stall for time? One second at a time? "
The other party still wanted to say something, but the Han Clan's young master waved at him. "Come here, give me a hand."
"What hand?" The other party was confused.
"Lift me up." Young Master Han pointed at the tree branch above him. Ever since he arrived in the forest, he had been looking left and right. In fact, he had been looking for a suitable observation point. This was his usual style. Only by seeing the situation clearly could he command effectively.
The person came over and put his hands together. Young Master Han stepped onto the tree branch and climbed up a bit. Gu Xiaoshang looked up and asked, "Can you see everything if you climb up the tree?"
"I have a tool." Young Master Han took out his binoculars and gestured to her.
"Then you're staying here?" Gu Xiaoshang asked.
"That's it for now. Unless the people from Reigning the Four Seas decide to move, let's split up!" Young Master Han said.
Young Master Han was the overall commander, but the specific orders were actually given by Gu Xiaoshang. Young Master Han was smart. He knew that if he were to order them around, it would definitely make them unhappy, so he didn't do so. The strategy was basically explained in the manner of talking to Gu Xiaoshang. Then, Gu Xiaoshang would go and organize everyone to do things. Everything was handled in an orderly manner.
"Then we'll be going." After Gu Xiaoshang divided the groups, he prepared to personally lead a group and greeted Young Master Han.
"Go. If you meet anyone suspicious, immediately send the coordinates to me. I can recognize those two." The Han Family Young Master said.
"Got it." Gu Xiaoshang waved his hand and left.
As a spectator who knew the most, Brother You had been loitering around Reigning the Four Seas, ready to watch the show. He had guessed that the young master of the Han Family would either come to cooperate with the Sword of No Oath directly or bring some people with him to help. However, the way the young master of the Han Family handled things was beyond his expectations. He had actually appeared together with Gu Xiaoshang.
Brother You was a smart person. He knew what was special about Rosy Cloud Space. He couldn't help but praise Young Master Han's foresight. As for how they managed to form a partnership, Brother You had the urge to send a message to ask, but he resisted the urge. He had already turned off the message, and now he was turning it on again. It was too boring to do this over and over again. Brother You thought about it and suppressed his strong curiosity. In fact, he really wanted to inform Gu Fei and Sword Ghost about Young Master Han working with Rosy Cloud Space. He believed that Young Master Han's move was something that even Gu Fei and Sword Ghost didn't expect. They would probably only think of Reigning the Four Seas and Rosy Cloud Space as imaginary enemies. They would definitely be careless if they met someone from Rosy Cloud Space.
Ah, I really want to gossip! Brother You endured in pain.
Gu Fei and Sword Ghost finally arrived at Cloud Suburb Lake, quite a distance away from Cloud Cloud City. The two of them looked left and right, and Sword Ghost analyzed the situation based on his gaming experience. "Normally, quests like this that look for clues but don't have a clear hint usually end with either an NPC asking questions, or the system automatically notifies you that you've completed the quest after you arrive at the map. Look, is there a hint in the quest?"
"No," Gu Fei said.
"Then it's to find someone to ask. I'm not familiar with this place. Where are the NPCs?" Cloud Suburb Lake was a popular leveling area for couples. Sword Ghost didn't have a breakthrough in this area, so he didn't have the chance to come here. He only passed by this leveling area occasionally and didn't know much about it.
"There's a wooden hut over there." Gu Fei looked around and pointed to the southwest corner of Cloud Suburb Lake. There was a simple wooden hut by the lake. It was the only sign of life in this wilderness.
"Let's go take a look." Sword Ghost walked in that direction. Gu Fei saw the waist-high reeds all around and quickly reminded Sword Ghost, "Be careful not to step on someone."
"Someone??" Sword Ghost was confused.
"Watch if you don't believe me." Gu Fei took off his clothes but didn't take his sword. He raised his hand and chanted a spell at the dense reeds in front of him. Suddenly, flames shot up into the sky. Three pairs of men and women jumped out of the reeds. Their reactions were different. One of them looked around blankly, another ran away in a panic without looking back, and the last pair was already cursing loudly. After looking around, his eyes stared at Sword Ghost. The male player shouted, "That thief, did you see who it was?"
Sword Ghost was startled and subconsciously turned his head. Gu Fei was nowhere to be seen. He glanced down and saw that Gu Fei was also crouching in the reeds. He made a "shush" gesture at Sword Ghost. Sword Ghost had no choice but to cover for him. "I didn't see him."
As soon as the cursing started, countless heads popped up from the reeds and looked around to find out what was going on. Even two heads popped up less than five meters away from Sword Ghost, scaring him.
"Did you see that?" Gu Fei messaged Sword Ghost.
"That's awesome."
"Everyone has their own goals," Gu Fei said.
"Yes."
"Stop messing around and call me …" Gu Fei said.
After these ambitious Players popped their heads out, they gradually disappeared back into the water. The reeds by the lakeside returned to their previous tranquility. Sword Specter called out to Gu Fei and pointed in a certain direction. "Let's go that way."
Sword Ghost pointed at a place close to the lake. It was muddy and wet, so no one would try to find an artistic conception here. This showed how kind Sword Ghost was. Back then, Gu Fei was afraid that he would step on someone, so he used his staff as a guide stick to randomly knock on the reeds.
As the two continued to walk in the direction of the wooden hut, Sword Ghost said worriedly, "Will there be NPCs crouching in the reeds like this? That's going to be hard to find. "
"It'll be good if we can contact Brother You. He'll probably know more." Gu Fei only knew one thing about Yunjiao Lakeside. How much more could he expect him to know?
The two of them walked around a quarter of the lake and finally reached the small wooden hut. The small wooden hut had been in disrepair for a long time, and it was so close to the water vapor. There was already a musty smell before they even entered the door. There was a fireplace, a collapsed bed, an empty bookshelf, and a study table covered in a thick layer of dust. There was a pile of broken wood in front of the table, which looked like a chair.
It was easy to see, but Sword Ghost did not give up so quickly. He looked behind the bookshelf, the cracks in the collapsed bed, the drawers of the writing table, and finally, he stuck his head into the fireplace to observe the chimney.
"There's no need to do this, right?" Gu Fei was surprised by Sword Ghost's meticulousness.
"Wait, there seems to be something. Do you have any light?" Sword Ghost's voice came from the fireplace.
"Is that so?" Gu Fei quickly took out a lantern, lit it, and stuffed it into Sword Ghost's hand. Sword Ghost carried the lantern in, and after a while, he asked, "Where did you get this thing?"
"Xia Fog City. Yan Xiaozhu sent it to me before I left," Gu Fei said.
"Oh, there …" Illumination was a local product of Xia Fog City. The players there often carried light to mark their location in the fog. Of course, the torch was the simplest, but the players' pursuit could not be so simple. Gradually, some people began to make lanterns, which could be regarded as accessories in their hands. More exquisite were the elemental gems in the game, which were made into pendants and hung around the neck or waist. They were very popular in Xia Fog City. It was said that many fashionable men and women in Xia Fog City had started to use lantern language to communicate, creating a romantic atmosphere unique to Xia Fog City.
"What did you find?" Gu Fei was not interested.
"It's hanging on the fireplace. It looks like a piece of paper!" Sword Ghost said.
"What kind of discovery is that …" Gu Fei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He thought that Sword Ghost had found some kind of secret passage.
Sword Ghost's tone was very serious. "This is a game. Everything is programmed. A piece of paper hanging on the chimney for no reason must have been deliberately set up."
"Maybe someone threw it and it floated into the chimney. You see, there are a lot of players here, so there's probably a lot of waste paper. Maybe someone didn't pay attention to the environment and randomly threw it, so it floated into the chimney," Gu Fei joked as he sat on the table that Sword Ghost had wiped clean during his research.
"We'll know when we get it down. Give me something longer, like a staff or something," Sword Ghost said.
Gu Fei pulled out a staff and handed it to Sword Ghost. Sword Ghost tossed and turned again and finally came out. He was holding half a piece of paper in his hand, and he couldn't wait to study it.
Gu Fei moved closer to take a look. The paper was dry and yellow, but it wasn't the kind that was caused by too long of a time. Instead, it had been baked at a high temperature for a long time. There was only half of the paper, and there were obvious burn marks on half of it.
"What's drawn on it?" Gu Fei saw that there was a picture on the paper. Sword Ghost held it and wanted to see it too.
"Go wash your face first!" Gu Fei couldn't help but say. Everyone could imagine what it looked like after climbing out of the chimney. In Sword Ghost's words, the ashes were also programmed.
"There's no hurry!" Sword Ghost was also a person with a goal.
"The story of this piece of paper should be like this. It was originally thrown into the fireplace to be burned, but the airflow generated by the high temperature blew it up and stuck it in the chimney. It didn't burn completely, so it became what we see now. As for the circles and crosses on the picture, I'll need a game expert like you to analyze them," Gu Fei said.
Sword Ghost looked at the circles and crosses thoughtfully. Suddenly, he reached into his pocket and took out a large piece of paper. He spread it out on the table.
"What is it?" Gu Fei couldn't help but ask.
"A map of Cloud Cloud City." Sword Ghost said and pointed to a certain place on the map. He then took the half of the paper and said, "Look, doesn't this picture look like Cloud Suburb Lake?"
Gu Fei looked at it a few times and quickly pointed out seven or eight different places.
"Of course it can't be completely the same. The map was hand-drawn by the players, so I don't think they put too much effort into it. This is made by the system, so of course it's more accurate. Let's take a look at the different places and then we'll know."
The Sword Ghost eagerly ran out with a small piece of paper and a map. There were rough coordinates on the player-made map, and the so-called scale was marked on it. It only took a little bit of calculation to figure out the approximate coordinates of the area they were looking for. Sword Ghost chose the nearest one and quickly found it. He held the paper and looked left and right, but gradually became confused. Looking at the real world and looking at the map were really two different things. When looking at the map, there was a curve here, but when it came to the real world, Sword Ghost saw many curves.
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