Atobe-sama spent the whole afternoon in Mu Rong Yin's martial arts class, and he understood most of the common knowledge in the scenario. Soon after, he thanked him profusely and returned to the third room of the Heaven Room.
That Fairy from the Clouds was surprisingly easy to talk to. Things went so smoothly that it was suspicious. Even Atobe himself started to wonder … Do I really have the talent to be a gigolo?
Actually, he was overthinking it.
According to the system's arrangement, this NPC was to provide the players with basic information. As long as the players could see that she was similar to Bai Xiaosheng and went to ask her for advice, she would normally not reject them.
And from the setting of this wuxia world, Mu Rong Yin's action was quite reasonable. First, she was personally interested in the Broken Sword Chahitsu, and at the same time, she admired Feng Bujue's strange style of doing things his own way. Secondly, the Murong family was not the kind of sect that opened their doors to accept disciples, so they had always been hostile toward the disciples of big sects like Thousand Dawn Spire. As for the chivalrous warriors who wandered the Jianghu alone, or the small sects like Broken Sword Chahitsu, which stood aloof from worldly affairs, they had a good impression of them.
Furthermore, as Feng Bujue had said, the question that Atobe-sama asked was not a 'secret'. For other people in the martial world, it was just common knowledge. Mu Rong Yin happened to be free, and she did not dislike Broken Sword Chahitsu, so she had no reason to reject this kind of favor.
Originally … the so-called common sense was something that could be asked casually on the street. For example, where was the north, what was the date today, the name of the head of state, and so on … However, staring at a stranger and constantly asking these questions wasn't very appropriate.
Atobe used a consulting attitude to show that he knew nothing about the martial world, and then he went to ask a professional from the Murong family for this common knowledge, so there was nothing wrong with that.
In reality, at Chang Lin Inn, there were many NPCs that the players could ask for information, like Drunken Monk Lu San, the leaders of the three sects, Ji Tong from Octagon Spire, and the Six Flowery Blades. As long as the players went to talk to them, they would get something.
However, Mu Rong Yin's line should be the simplest and safest choice. Getting information from her would be more detailed and comprehensive, and after getting the information, there would be no side issues. Talking to other NPCs might bring about a series of chain reactions. It might even trigger some plot twists that increased the difficulty of clearing the dungeon.
In addition, there was a hidden branch that was extremely difficult. It was to find the mysterious manager of Chang Lin Inn to ask for information and trigger the hidden mission. Of course … Atobe-sama did not trigger this scenario, and that could be considered a blessing.
…
When he returned to his room, the sun had already set. None of his teammates had returned. Atobe naturally heard the system announcement and saw the changes to the main and side quests, so he was mentally prepared for this result.
However, Atobe could not help but pace back and forth anxiously in the room, grumbling, "What meeting at sunset … Who are you trying to fool, you b * stard!"
Tock tock —
Someone lightly knocked on the door.
Atobe's expression shifted slightly. He knew that the four from Underworld Frontline were not the type to knock on the door. As a team member, they did not need to knock to enter the house. Therefore, the person outside the door had to be an outsider.
"Who is it?" Atobe asked probingly. His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, and his tone was neither servile nor overbearing.
"Oh, I'm here to deliver food for all of you," the person outside the door answered.
Atobe walked to the door, pulled the latch, and slowly opened it. It was indeed a waiter from the inn standing outside the door. He was holding a wooden tray, and the tray was filled with food and wine.
"Who asked you to deliver this?" Atobe asked cautiously. In any case, he did not remember making such a request. The first reaction in his mind was, Perhaps this is Lin Chang's arrangement? He even took care of our food. Could it be that he has seen through our lack of money?
"It's from the Earth Room, a guest by the name of Gong Sun Li," the waiter replied. The waiter replied, "Oh, he also asked me to pass a message to a Master Feng. I wonder who you are …" The waiters in the shop were all honest people who knew nothing about the Jianghu. They didn't know what titles like Gongsun Li and Master Feng represented. Whether they were big shots in the Jianghu or nobodies, the waiters were only responsible for passing messages.
"Why don't you tell me? I will deliver the message to Master Feng." When Atobe heard Gong Sun Li's name, suspicion rose in his heart. He should be the one who broke the body last night, and now he's doing this. This is obviously a case of the weasel paying a visit to the chicken …
As the waiter placed the food and wine on the table, he said, "He said … he is indebted to Master Feng for taking care of him, and he hopes that Master Feng can keep this' secret '. That way, Thousand Dawn Spire will be eternally grateful, and these dishes will be his apology for what happened earlier."
"That's all he said?" Atobe asked.
"That's right. Just these few sentences. I've passed them to you according to the original words," the waiter replied.
"Hmm … Okay, you can leave for now," Atobe said.
"Yes," the waiter answered and left the room, closing the door behind him.
Atobe walked forward to open the door again. He poked his head out to look around. After confirming that there were no suspicious people looking at him, he closed the door, locked it, and walked back to the table.
The waiter placed three plates on the table, a small plate, and a flask of wine. There were not that many things. They could have been placed on a single plate, so the waiter was able to knock on the door earlier.
The three plates had a dish of stir-fried vegetables and two dishes of acceptable meat. The small plate had peanuts, which looked nothing special. The flask of wine, however, seemed to be quite special. The wine was placed inside a white jade flask that looked quite expensive, and the fragrance of the wine drifted out from the flask.
Atobe-sama's father was a businessman, so he attended many dinners and wine gatherings. Sometimes, he would even bring his wife and children to attend. Even though Atobe did not have much interest in wine, he had seen the world before, so he could not tell the difference between good and bad. He knew that this flask of wine had to be good. In real life, it might be worth half the price of a banquet. Compared to the few dishes before him, it did not match at all.
"Hmm …" Atobe opened the flask and leaned in to take a sniff. "This game sure is good at simulating the taste. This kind of luxurious item in real life would probably be a 'luxury item' in the market, so the price would definitely be high." He mumbled to himself as he put the flask back down. "Humph … Such an obvious trap, and one that is so underhanded, yet they have the audacity to bring it out to embarrass themselves?" He scoffed. "If there is no poison in these dishes, I will eat sh * t on the spot!"
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