Coincidentally, Yang Rui had relied on his knowledge of poetry in the real world to obtain the opportunity to enter the Cai Manor and approach Cai Yan using the identity of NPC Scholar Su Yang. This was an unexpected gain for Yang Rui.
Of course, Yang Rui had to grab hold of such a good opportunity. Therefore, in the following days, whenever the cooldown of the Shapeshifting Mask was over, Yang Rui would transform into the identity of the NPC scholar Su Yang and enter the Cai Mansion. Even his attempt to enter Wang Yun's mansion to look for Diaochan was temporarily delayed by Yang Rui.
The quest related to Diaochan should not be triggered for the time being. Yang Rui only found the location of Wang Yun's mansion in his free time and deliberately left a record of the surroundings for future use.
Yang Rui was not recruited by Cai Yan to be an artsy person. In order to better complete the historical revision with Cai Yan, Yang Rui had been going offline more often recently. When the Shapeshifting Mask was in its cooldown period and he could not move about in Chang 'an City, Yang Rui went offline to study the history of the Han Dynasty so that he could support the revision of the history of the Han Dynasty in the game.
During the cooldown period of the Shapeshifting Mask, Yang Rui was in the opposing faction. Even if he was online, he could only stay in a remote courtyard. The 36-hour cooldown period in the game was equivalent to six hours in the real world, so Yang Rui had plenty of time to go offline.
Therefore, in addition to studying the history of the Han Dynasty, Yang Rui could also take some time to deal with some matters in the real world. This included tidying up the house, checking on Xiaohui's condition, replenishing the nutrient solution needed by the game chamber, and contacting his long-lost junior sister, Ren Sisi.
However, what puzzled Yang Rui was that he still could not get through to Ren Sisi's phone. Ever since she hurriedly left a message in the game, he did not know what had happened for such a long time.
Yang Rui was still a little worried about this. However, when he thought about the influence of Ren Sisi's family in X 'a, Yang Rui's worries were basically dispelled. However, at this moment, the shadow of his ex-girlfriend, Chen Xiaonan, appeared in his mind again!
Suddenly, Yang Rui realized that Chen Xiaonan had always been someone he couldn't let go of in his heart! So many years had passed. Even though she might have gotten married, had children, and started a new life. Yang Rui didn't care too much about it. At the very least, he wanted to know that she was happy.
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While Yang Rui often went offline to catch up on his knowledge, another player did the same. The "Gore Undead Chicken" player, who was selected by Cai Yan to enter the Cai Residence along with Yang Rui, was obviously doing the same thing. As a result, both he and Yang Rui grasped the knowledge from the real world. It was even enough to complete the historical revision quest!
Therefore, there were many times when Cai Yan couldn't find any work to do in the historical revision quest. She could only be reduced to writing. After all, Yang Rui and Gore Undead Chicken's calligraphy skills were really difficult to compliment! However, the historical revision quest in the game went very smoothly. This made Cai Yan very satisfied with Yang Rui and Gore Undead Chicken.
At the same time, Gore Undead Chicken seemed to have realized that "Cai Shi" had a great interest in poetry and song. Therefore, this knowledge became one of the things he crammed into in the real world.
The result of this was … When Yang Rui, Cai Yan, and Gao Er's Undying Chicken discussed about folk song poetry, each of them displayed an extremely high level of attainment. This brought the two of them closer to Cai Yan.
However, even Yang Rui himself could feel that Cai Yan seemed to admire Yang Rui more in this aspect. From time to time, Cai Yan would recite, "Thunder rumbles in winter, snow in summer, heaven and earth unite, only then will I dare to break up with you." It was the poem "Shangxie" that played a role.
Naturally, Yang Rui was very happy about this. If he could obtain Cai Yan's acknowledgment, he would be able to increase his chances of abducting this historical NPC. This was also the ultimate reason why Yang Rui was willing to invest time in the Cai Residence.
Of course, during the cooldown period of the Shapeshifting Mask, Yang Rui did not always go offline. Most of the time, Yang Rui spent most of his time on his high-level Neigong mantras and special derivative skills.
Although the Vitality Enhancement Pill given by Empress Dowager He could not be used for the time being, Yang Rui relied on his own practice to improve his proficiency in the high-level Neigong mantras and the 81 Forms of the Wild Goose Falling Spear Technique.
Among them, the special derivative skill, the 81 Forms of the Wild Goose Falling Spear Technique, had been continuously practiced by Yang Rui. Now, he could occasionally use 81 spears in one move. It was just that he had not mastered the reverse process of gradually combining the 81 spears into one spear.
Taking advantage of one of the cooldowns of the Shapeshifting Mask, Yang Rui even took the opportunity to return to Mountain City and Qingzhou. He took care of some of the affairs within his jurisdiction. Qingzhou had Cheng Yu overseeing it. Zhang Ning, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Chen Lin, Wu Anguo, Sun Qian, Ju Shou, Han Dai, Du Yang, and the others were assisting from the side. Whether it was the internal affairs, the economy, or the training of soldiers, everything was progressing smoothly.
It was worth mentioning that Ju Shou, who was appointed as the Administrator of the Qi Commandery, seemed to be very clear about Yang Rui's intentions from the beginning. He also cleverly used the power of the Provincial Governor to gradually gain the right to speak in the Qi Commandery. Back then, Yang Rui's intention of appointing Ju Shou as the Administrator of the Qi Commandery was to replace the Qi Prime Minister to exercise power.
The other powerful person, Guo Jia, after arriving in Qingzhou with the others, completely believed the situation in Qingzhou that Yang Rui had mentioned at the beginning. Guo Jia had direct contact with and understood the field system, the resource exchange policy, and the military subsidy system.
Three days after he arrived in Qing Province, the Almighty began to walk around Qing Province alone. Cheng Yu and the others naturally did not restrict him, nor could they restrict him. However, they knew that Guo Jia would not leave Qing Province for a period of time.
Qingzhou was developing in an orderly manner. Mountain City also had Xu You, Wang Hai, and some of the low-level generals and internal affairs talents who had surrendered to Yang Rui at the beginning. All aspects of development were very stable.
In particular, the outermost checkpoint at the entrance of Ao Lai Valley had been upgraded to a high-level checkpoint. There were also enough archers to defend it. While Mountain City was developing steadily, its security had also been improved. Even if there was a sudden attack of such intensity like before, it would be able to withstand it.
During the process, Yang Rui purposely went to Wei Tang Town to take a look. Of course, he was there for the construction of the ship.
Fortunately, the expert-level carpenter, Jiao Wen, had led a group of high-level carpenters to fully understand the structure of the ship's blueprint. They had also upgraded the shipyard in Wei Tang Town. Now, they only needed to gather the high-grade wood needed to build the ship. Then, they could start building the ship.
Yang Rui did not lack high-grade wood, but they were currently stored in his storage ring. Due to the storyline of Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, spatial tools like storage rings could not be used normally. This also caused the construction of the ship to be delayed.
Unknowingly, one and a half months had passed in the game. On this day, after the cooldown period of the Shapeshifting Mask was over, Yang Rui came to the Cai Mansion again. However, Cai Yan seemed a little different today.
"Brother Su, you're here!"
Cai Yan greeted Yang Rui with a smile when she saw him. Then, her face slowly darkened as if something was weighing on her mind.
Yang Rui did not pay too much attention to it at first. However, when Yang Rui, Cai Yan, and Undying Chicken Gal began to revise the history of the Han dynasty, the atmosphere was no longer as harmonious as before. Even if Yang Rui was a little slow, he could still sense that something was wrong with Cai Yan.
The whole day seemed to have passed in Cai Yan's gloomy state. During this time, Undying Chicken Gal also felt that something was wrong with Cai Yan's mood. In his opinion, this could be another opportunity for him to complete a hidden quest. Hence, he tried to console Cai Yan several times in an attempt to trigger the relevant quest, but to no avail.
"Brother Su, did something happen to Young Master Cai Shi?" The Undying Chicken asked Yang Rui, unwilling to give up.
In the past one and a half months, although this Goll's Undead Chicken player had interacted with Yang Rui many times, he had always treated Yang Rui as an ordinary NPC. Apart from a few attempts to ask for missions from Yang Rui, he rarely communicated with Yang Rui in private.
Gore Undead Chicken's motive for coming to the Cai Manor was simple. He was there to complete a hidden quest or to find an opportunity to get in touch with Cai Yan. In reality, he was cramming on Han Dynasty history and Han Yuefu knowledge to complete the quest. However, he did not gain much from staying in the Cai Manor for the past month and a half, and he did not know that the "Cai Shi" in front of him was Cai Yan.
Fortunately, after participating in the revision of the history of the Han dynasty, Gore's Undead Chicken had received an additional 2 Intelligence points, which allowed him to calm down. One had to know that quests that rewarded additional Attribute points were extremely rare. For ordinary players, two Attribute points were equivalent to the points gained from leveling up by one level. It was definitely a good reward!
Leveling up could be done in the future, but quests were fleeting. Moreover, Gore's Undead Chicken's level was not low. It was already very difficult for him to level up by one level. That was why he stayed in the Cai Manor. Now that Young Master Cai Shi might have a hidden quest, Gore Undead Chicken naturally wanted to trigger it with all his might.
In the game, there were many hidden quests in the Three Kingdoms region, and there were many ways to trigger them. Just as Gore Undead Chicken thought, Cai Yan's current situation was indeed a hidden quest. It was just that the conditions to trigger it were not as simple as Gore Undead Chicken thought.
As a player, Yang Rui naturally noticed this. He knew Cai Yan's true identity, so he would not let go of such an opportunity!
"Young Master Cai, this humble one is very presumptuous to ask, did Young Master encounter something difficult to solve?" Yang Rui took the opportunity to ask Cai Yan while Gao Er was archiving in the library next door.
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