"A-Nan."
"A-Nan!"
Nan Yue turned back to see Zhu Xi Ning and Jiang Siyan following her, both looking at her with concern.
"What is it?"
Zhu Xi Ning felt that Nan Yue seemed a bit strange, but she wasn't sure if it was just her imagination.
"Nothing... you were just rushing ahead with your head down earlier, and you didn't respond when we spoke to you. We thought something had happened."
Nan Yue smiled. "I'm fine now. Let's go."
Because of the female ghost in the illusion, Nan Yue hadn't been able to get a good look at her streaming screen; now that she was back in reality, she looked down.
Her tips had actually approached 600, and the bullet comments almost filled the entire screen.
【So brave, truly too brave.】
【She really never panicked from start to finish. If it were me, I would never have crawled into that hole.】
【Yeah, and did you see? She actually jumped into that mass grave. What if the things inside came back to life?】
【What nonsense are you talking?】
【I know they wouldn't, but she didn't know that at the time. I can only say she's incredibly impressive.】
【Whatever, I think she's just overconfident and has no sense of danger. It was purely luck.】
【Exactly, she's just foolishly bold.】
【Lmao, is the person above triggered? Didn't you see her stay calm even with a corpse right in her face? If it were you, your screams would have reached the next province by now.】
【I love this streamer. I'm placing my bets on you; you'll definitely make it to the end.】
【Tips, tips!】
Nan Yue smiled and spoke to the camera. "Thank you all for your support and encouragement. My streaming time is almost up. We'll meet again in two days. If there's anything you want to see or any clues you want me to dig up, you can contact me then."
Nan Yue's timing was perfect; not long after she finished speaking, the camera switched to another scavenger.
Nan Yue put down the streaming screen and stretched her neck.
"How long were we walking in there?"
Zhu Xi Ning ran up to walk beside Nan Yue. "Twenty minutes. We both felt something was wrong because it was taking too long. You wouldn't respond when we spoke to you, and we couldn't even pull you back."
Nan Yue nodded. "I entered an illusion."
Zhu Xi Ning was surprised. "An illusion? What did you see?"
Nan Yue was about to explain but then realized something was off. "Was my streaming screen normal for you?"
Zhu Xi Ning hesitated, so Jiang Siyan spoke up. "It was normal and not normal. Your screen just showed you walking the whole time, but you were receiving a constant stream of tips, which was very unusual."
Nan Yue asked, "Could you see the bullet comments?"
Zhu Xi Ning nodded. "But they were all like robot messages, just generic encouragement."
Nan Yue briefly told them what had happened, not noticing the complicated expressions on their faces.
Jiang Siyan: ...Is your leader always this brave?
Zhu Xi Ning: ...You haven't seen her in Antswamp Village; she was even braver there.
After Nan Yue finished, she said curiously, "The audience on my screen could see what I was experiencing, which is why they gave me tips. Why couldn't everyone else see it?"
Jiang Siyan replied, "This mission inherently has some competitive elements. Everyone has to rely on their own abilities to earn tips and explore the mission, so it's not surprising that you saw a unique set of clues."
Nan Yue thought about it and realized it made sense; otherwise, if a powerful high-level player came and explored everything at once, no one else would have a chance.
"There's a path ahead."
Zhu Xi Ning murmured, "Strange, the feeling ahead doesn't feel as dangerous as the Zhou residence."
The three of them shared a look and walked out of the tunnel without lingering.
The winding path led to a secluded area, and the outside world felt like a hidden paradise.
What appeared before them was an exquisite garden with rockeries, flowing water, and elegant pavilions.
They had emerged from behind a rockery.
In addition to the usual pavilions, the garden also contained a library and even a separate courtyard in the distance.
Was this where the opera performers of Liping Garden lived?
Nan Yue and the others entered the separate courtyard. To her surprise, although the courtyard was fully furnished and quite exquisite, there weren't many signs of people living there.
Opera scripts were scattered on the table, and the dressing table was covered in greasepaint and headpieces.
This place was a bit like... a backstage waiting area.
"Wenwen and the others should be coming over soon. They've already shown the audience the Zhou residence, so unless they want to go exploring on their own, they'll definitely follow our lead."
"When Wenwen arrives, we'll have her take a look at the situation."
Nan Yue nodded. They left the separate courtyard and found a main road behind it, lined with stone-carved palace lanterns, though the oil lamps inside had long since dried up.
After walking for about ten minutes, they saw a small three-story building.
Though it was also small and delicate, it was far less grand than the Zhou residence.
At that moment, the livestream switched again, and Gu Xiang Kai's sharp features appeared on the screen.
Gu Xiang Kai's strong masculine charm captured many tips, but he wasn't very good at streaming, so he greeted everyone somewhat awkwardly.
"We are heading to Liping Garden now. If there's anything you want to see, you can tell me. I'm not very good at streaming."
【Haha, who is this dork?】
【I like him! He's so clueless! Handsome yet clueless.】
Gu Xiang Kai saw these bullet comments and frowned. "I'm not clueless."
Wen Xiang Yuan let out a laugh behind him.
【Hahaha, my mute hunk.】
【Hunk, don't speak. Just let us look at your face.】
Gu Xiang Kai was helpless; what kind of strange things were these people in the mission world thinking?
【By the way, hunk, since you're going to Liping Garden, can you check the separate courtyard for me? I remember there's a script for The Peony Pavilion there. It's very precious. Help me collect it.】
Gu Xiang Kai nodded. "Sure. Is the script very precious?"
【Yeah, many scripts weren't allowed to be performed back then. Besides, that specific script has been passed down since the Ming Dynasty. It's a very valuable item.】
Gu Xiang Kai had one good trait: even though he felt the NPCs were fake, he recognized that he was the outsider in their world.
As long as the other party wasn't hostile, he gave them full respect.
This request was simple enough; he would have gone even without the tips.
【If you collect it for me, I'll give you a 300 tip.】
There was no reason to refuse money handed to him, so he nodded. "Alright. The light ahead is the exit. I'll go find it for you."
He turned to Wen Xiang Yuan. "Go find the leader once we're out. I can handle this on my own."
Wen Xiang Yuan knew her abilities were average and she couldn't help Gu Xiang Kai much; in fact, he might even be held back by her presence, so she agreed immediately.
After exiting the rockery, Gu Xiang Kai determined the direction and headed straight for the separate courtyard.
Just as he arrived at the entrance and before he could reach out to push the door open, he heard a mournful female voice coming from inside.
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