[Player Hu Tao has been eliminated.]
The system announced the result in its cold voice.
Hu Tao’s figure slowly began dissolving into specks of light.
“Ow!
That hurts!
Who kicked me?!”
At that moment, Xiangling finally crawled completely out from underneath the sofa.
Hearing the system’s announcement, she exclaimed in surprise,
“Hu Tao!
How did you get eliminated?”
Then she saw the murderous-looking knight’s armor and was instantly startled.
Without thinking, she pulled out her polearm and stabbed at it.
Although the armor was made of metal, since it was inside the game, it still had a limited amount of HP.
Hu Tao had already reduced its HP to almost nothing.
Now Xiangling’s single thrust emptied its remaining HP.
The knight’s armor immediately disappeared along with Hu Tao.
[Player Xiangling has defeated the guardian.
Reward obtained: Complete Collection of Culinary Recipes!]
“Huh?
There’s a reward too?”
Xiangling curiously looked at the book in her hands.
She casually flipped through a few pages and was immediately captivated by all the various dishes inside.
She completely forgot that the game was still ongoing.
She simply sat down cross-legged and began reading the book with great interest.
The Intelligence Room was silent for a long while.
Then everyone completely lost it.
[Diluc: Well…
this really is a tragic story.]
[Zhongli: Sigh!
Director Hu, my condolences.]
[Hu Tao: Xiangling, get out here!
That’s my reward!
Mine!]
Hu Tao was furious.
How could something like this happen?
Why?!
She had worked so hard, fighting with her hands and feet for so long.
Not only had Xiangling gotten her eliminated, she had immediately received a reward afterward.
Is there any justice?
Is there any law?!
[Xingqiu: Here’s a joke: I don’t want the reward!]
[Chongyun: Here’s a joke: I don’t want the reward!]
[Lisa: Xiangling really is something.
She’s just a little too effective at taking out her teammates!]
[Venti: For your own safety, stay away from Xiangling!]
[Eula: For your own safety, stay away from Xiangling!]
[Kamisato Ayato: I never knew there was someone even more troublesome than me.
Looking at it this way, I’m actually pretty decent.]
Seeing Xiangling’s performance, Kamisato Ayato felt compelled to say something.
Although he liked to cause trouble, he had never gone as far as taking someone’s life.
Xiangling, on the other hand, might not make a move often, but once she did, blood would be spilled!
[Kaeya: Yo!
I didn’t expect you to still be alive!]
[Yanfei: Hurry up and tell us how you managed to survive.]
[Kamisato Ayato: You all have some misconceptions about my sister.
She’s actually quite gentle and elegant in everyday life.
She’s generous, polite, and well-mannered.
She’s one of the finest women in this world!]
[Fang Yue: Stop.
From now on, you’re my brother-in-law.
I understand you!]
[Xingqiu: I’m twenty years old this year and currently unmarried…]
[Arataki Itto: What are you thinking about?
The good girls of Inazuma naturally stay within Inazuma.
Brother Ayato, you know what I mean!]
[Thoma: @Kujou Sara, how many days has this street thug gone without getting beaten?]
[Kujou Sara: Sorry, I’m currently in the process of apprehending him…]
…
[Time’s up.
Treasure chest points have decreased to 400,000.
Players selected for the next round: Ningguang, Amber.]
Just as everyone was still teasing one another, the first time limit was reached.
Two beams of light appeared, and Ningguang and Amber were teleported into the game space.
“Huh?
Lady Ningguang?
You two got in too.”
“Don’t come near me!”
Seeing Xiangling walk over to greet her, Amber immediately jumped in fright and hurried several steps away from her!
Xiangling blinked her beautiful eyes in confusion.
She couldn’t understand why Amber had such a strong reaction.
Is there something terrifying about me?
Ningguang glanced around.
She walked directly over to the sofa and sat down.
She even asked a maid for a cup of tea.
To her surprise, the maid actually brewed one for her.
Holding the teacup, Ningguang gently blew away the steam before leisurely saying,
“Xiangling, you should take a look at the Intelligence Room.”
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Xiangling didn’t understand.
But since Ningguang had said so, she went to take a look.
The moment she saw the messages, her entire expression froze.
[Xiangling: Hu Tao, I didn’t mean to!
Please forgive me!]
[Hu Tao: No way!
Just wait until you come back.
I’ll show you what happens then!]
[Xiangling: I really didn’t mean to.
Then I’ll give you the reward, okay?]
[Hu Tao: It’s just a cookbook.
What am I supposed to do with it?]
[Xiangling: Then what am I supposed to do?]
Xiangling felt wronged.
She hadn’t wanted to screw Hu Tao over either!
[Fang Yue: Make every dish in the cookbook, then deliver them to everyone.
You’re not allowed to infuse them with Elemental Power along the way!]
[Paimon: That’s a good idea!
That’s a really good idea!
Strongly recommended!]
[Jean: How long would that take?
Until the Year of the Monkey?]
[Hu Tao: So why are you guys the ones benefiting from this?]
Hu Tao rolled her eyes in the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Do you think I’m Paimon or something?
I’m the victim here, okay?!
Although Xiangling had screwed her over, the two of them still had a good relationship.
Hu Tao wasn’t cruel enough to actually make Xiangling go through with something like that.
Seeing Xiangling repeatedly apologizing in the Intelligence Room, Ningguang nodded.
As long as she doesn’t interfere with me, that’s fine.
The first thing Ningguang had done was send Xiangling to the Intelligence Room because she was afraid Xiangling might accidentally screw her over without even realizing it.
Now that Xiangling was busy apologizing, Ningguang began her own investigation.
There were a total of five maids in the hall.
Hu Tao had already questioned one of them.
Ningguang approached the same maid Hu Tao had questioned and asked,
“Excuse me, can you tell me where Fang Yue is hiding?”
“Deep into the night, he always wanders through the corridors, quietly singing songs of the past!”
Hearing the maid’s answer, the corner of Ningguang’s mouth curled upward.
As expected, this maid was lying.
How could two riddles given by the same maid be completely different?
Ningguang glanced at Amber standing nearby.
She already had a plan.
“Fang Yue, you won’t get away this time!”