Newspaper Boy
Chapter 132 Hidden Plot of the Ancient Town (7500)
Li Xianzong stopped in front of a large mansion. The mansion's doors were peeling with paint, riddled with wormholes, the plaque was old and covered in cobwebs. Through the dusty plaque, one could vaguely make out the characters: Zhao Residence. Li Xianzong stepped onto the stairs, came to the mansion's gate, and gently pushed. "Squeak~"
The long-neglected gate made a teeth-aching sound, slowly opening.
A group of people crossed the threshold and entered the courtyard. After a glance around, they found that this place had been dilapidated for a long time. The flowerbeds in the front yard had long been abandoned, with only sparse weeds growing.
At the outer hall with its upturned eaves, there was a large water tank as tall as half a person. The purpose of this kind of water tank was to have water available at any time in case of fire, a standard feature of wealthy families, similar to modern fire extinguishers. As the group passed through the front yard and arrived at the outer hall, a stench wafted from the water tank, assaulting their nostrils.
The young man with a missing left ear frowned, slowly approached, looked down, and muttered a curse. Inside the water tank was a rotting corpse.
"Be careful, the things here might be more dangerous than the blacksmith," Li Xianzong warned, pushing open the door to the outer hall. Inside, the floor was covered with rotten furniture. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but decay and dust.
A corpse was lying near the door, severely decomposed. Judging from the clothes, it should have been a servant of the house.
Li Xianzong squatted down beside the corpse, and without any psychological barrier, used his butterfly knife to cut open the corpse's clothes. After a careful examination, he said, "Her heart and liver have been dug out."
The six people bypassed the corpse and continued to delve into the inner courtyard. Along the way, they saw many more corpses, all killed by having their hearts and livers removed. These corpses were scattered everywhere, facing outward, seemingly killed while trying to escape.
Zhao Residence seemed to have experienced a terrible massacre. The young man with the missing left ear surveyed the surroundings and cursed, "I don't understand this plot."
This ancient town was empty and desolate. The blacksmith, who was related to the plot, was cursed, and Zhao Residence had obviously encountered misfortune as well. There must be a reason for this, but there were too few clues to deduce anything, giving people a sense of unease.
Of course, this didn't affect their progress through the plot. Judging from the current situation, Zhao Residence had encountered misfortune, so their next task was definitely to eliminate the evil entities here. However,
Feelings of confusion can make people's mindset become negative, lacking a sense of security.
Li Xianzong calmly said, "In this kind of situation, there are only two possibilities. One, The Way of the Extraordinary's instance has hidden quests. Two, decrypting the storyline has additional rewards, which will increase the benefits. But what accompanies it is inevitably an increase in difficulty. For a team with average strength, it's best to just follow the plot."
The gaunt middle-aged man asked, "Should we try to decrypt the hidden story?" Li Xianzong thought for a moment and said, "We can, but not now." "Why not?" the young man with the missing left ear asked.
"From the information we got from the blacksmith, we can deduce that every character has a corresponding 'story.' Even if we collect all the information, we can't completely decrypt it, because the other half of the information is on the side of the Lawful faction." Li Xianzong's thinking was very clear.
"Yin-Yang Town is a symmetrical instance. Half of the content is on our side, and half of the content is on their side. If we want to decrypt the hidden plot, I'm afraid we have to wait for the final battle. At least that's the case on our side. I don't know if the Lawful faction can independently decrypt the plot."
The gaunt middle-aged man licked his lips. "I can't wait. I wonder if there are any pretty women in the Lawful faction." Others were concerned about whether there were any strong players like Li Xianzong among The Way of the Extraordinary of the Lawful faction.
They didn't delay and passed through the inner courtyard, arriving at the entrance of the inner hall.
Li Xianzong stopped outside the door. Just as he was about to push the door, the hand he extended suddenly froze.
A low murmur came from the crack of the door: "No one can take away my treasure, no one can take away my treasure..." The captain behind him was as if facing a formidable enemy. The gaunt middle-aged man lowered his voice:
"It's in there."
Li Xianzong took a deep breath and forcefully pushed open the door to the inner hall.
As the wooden door opened, the group saw the scene inside the inner hall, and their faces were filled with astonishment.
In the spacious inner hall, there was a high mountain of gold, made up of expensive items such as gold, silk, coins, calligraphy, and porcelain. Beside the gold mountain, a fat figure in the clothes of a wealthy man was kneeling, oblivious to the uninvited guests behind him, repeating the low murmur he had said before.
"Huff, huff..."
Li Xianzong heard heavy breathing, coming from behind him.
The five companions were staring at the gold mountain, their eyes filled with greed. They silently increased the distance between each other and began to be wary of one another. They all wanted to get the treasure, but none of them wanted their companions to get it.
Seeing this, Li Xianzong's heart suddenly sank. These idiots were being bewitched. This gold mountain contained the power of bewitchment, and the reason he remained calm was because he himself was a bewitching demon, possessing a certain degree of immunity. In front of him was the Zhao Mansion's master, whose danger level was unknown, and behind him were companions who could betray him at any moment. If he wasn't careful, he might face a total wipeout.
At this moment, the Zhao Mansion's master in front of the gold mountain turned his head. It was a highly decomposed face, covered with maggots. His eye sockets were empty, and his eyeballs were hanging down on his cheeks. "Hungry, so hungry..."
The Zhao Mansion's master opened his mouth wide, his mouth splitting to the roots of his ears, and roared, "I want to eat your hearts and livers!"
Queen was so startled that she almost jumped up. She quickly turned her head and, sure enough, on her shoulder, was a blue-black infant with white pupils that made people shudder. "I, I actually saw a wraith. Have I become so weak?"
Queen's face became even paler.
She was a member of the official organization and had far more experience than wild The Way of the Extraordinary. She knew that without special professions or special skills, one had to be weak and depleted of yang energy to see spiritual bodies. Guan Ya said in a deep voice, "Don't move!"
She reached into the void and grabbed a rifle about 1.2 meters long, painted with golden patterns. This rifle's manufacturing process was from the last century, ornate and simple. Guan Ya held up the rifle, the butt against her shoulder, separated her long legs, her soles firmly gripping the ground, aimed at the blue-black infant on Queen's shoulder, and pulled the trigger. "Bang!"
The powerful recoil pushed Guan Ya's right shoulder to the side.
The high-speed rotating bullet pierced the infant's head, blasting a deep pit and cracks in the wall behind it. The infant fell from Queen's shoulder, writhing on the ground, suffering considerable damage.
It was injured by the banishing effect attached to the bullet. This rifle was a high-level item in the Scout profession. Its only function was physical damage. The Scout profession, at high levels, possessed a clear and transparent heart that could see through illusions and dispel evil.
"It's a temporary solution, not a permanent cure. To deal with wraiths, we need a Night Watchman..."
Guan Ya pulled the bolt, ejected the shell, lowered the muzzle, and aimed at the wraith again. At this moment, the infant on the ground let out a sharp cry, a heart-wrenching wail.
In the next moment, cries also sounded from all around. In the river, in the alleys, and on the roofs of the houses along the street, blue-black infants crawled out one after another. Soon, Guan Ya and Queen were surrounded.
"This is not good. Where did so many infants come from?" Queen glanced around and saw seven or eight ferocious infants.
"Isn't it obvious?" Guan Ya dragged her muzzle, standing ready, and said, "We triggered Xu Widow's plot. It's obviously related to her." "Are you saying these infants are hers?" Queen was taken aback, thinking it sounded unreliable.
At this moment, an infant attacked from the side, quickly crawling towards Guan Ya.
The experienced driver side-stepped and fired, cracking the bluestone slab, scattering gravel, and causing the infant to scream miserably.
Queen took off the ring on her earlobe and threw it at another infant. The ring turned into a water ring, trying to bind the infant, but failed. Water was a tangible thing and could not trap an intangible spirit.
"It's useless." Queen said anxiously, "We still need the Primal Lord to come. He's a Night Watchman, and it would be easy for him to get rid of these wraiths."
This kind of powerful and terrifying wraith had already reached the level of a primary spirit servant. It was impossible to encounter it in reality, and in reality, there were Night Watchman colleagues and official teammates. Facing this level of wraith, it would be, at most, troublesome, not fatal.
Encountering it in a dungeon was tricky.
Guan Ya calmly pulled the bolt, ejected the shell, and said:
"Primal Lord isn't coming. If his enemy was a wraith, he would have solved it by now and come to support us, but he hasn't, which means the enemy he encountered wasn't a wraith, and he's having a hard time himself. The wraiths are targeting just us two."
As she spoke, she fired again, forcing back a wraith.
"Why?" Queen found that she could only watch from the sidelines, acting as a foil. Guan Ya pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because we're pretty."
"Huh?" Queen looked astonished.
"Haven't you noticed? The condition for triggering Xu Widow's plot is to separate men and women. We've already entered the plot, but we didn't see Xu Widow, but this group of infants. This is probably arranged by Xu Widow to kill us. As for her, she should be dealing with the men in the team."
Although she was in danger, Guan Ya's mind was still clear: "Where did a widow get so many infants? Did her husband leave them to her before he died? Then unless she's a sow, with an eight-piglet litter.
Connecting the fact that Xu Widow only sees men, Primal Lord might have guessed wrong. It wasn't Xu Widow who cursed Wang Po's son. How could a slut hold a grudge because she lost her virginity? Facing a lecher, she should be happy until her legs don't work."
"What time is it and you're still driving." Queen understood and said angrily, "You mean the men in the team are probably having a good time with that slut? Men are really unreliable. What should we do now?"
"We can only wait for Primal Lord to come and save us. Let's trust him, even though he's a lecher." Guan Ya fired another shot. Eight infants, like hunting hyenas, surrounded their enemies, eager to pounce.
At this moment, Queen said in a low voice, "Guan Ya, there's another infant behind you." Guan Ya was startled and turned around abruptly.
On the riverbank beside them, a round and lovely infant was lying, its head buried in the water, its butt sticking out at them.
Compared to the blue-black, fierce, and crazy infants, the aura on this little infant was much purer. At least Guan Ya couldn't see any resentment. When did it get behind me?
What is it looking for in the water? Guan Ya subconsciously turned her muzzle and aimed it at the little infant by the river.
A blue-black infant seized the opportunity, moved its limbs, and quickly crawled over, hugging Guan Ya's calf.
A cold aura instantly covered her whole body. Guan Ya felt her essence rapidly draining away. Her heart sank, she lowered the muzzle, and pulled the trigger. "Bang!"
The bullet hit the infant, cracked the bluestone slab, and then rebounded onto Guan Ya's calf, instantly tearing the flesh and causing an exaggerated wound that exposed the bone. This gun really makes me unlucky. Guan Ya staggered to the riverbank with Queen.
"How are you?" Queen's face changed slightly.
"Not good." Guan Ya didn't care about the constantly bleeding wound and said, "If that kid Primal Lord doesn't get here in five minutes, we'll be in serious trouble." There are such alluring beauties in the world, such stunning women.
This was the only thought in the minds of the four men present.
A subtle fragrance floated in the air. The woman by the window was draped in thin gauze, her body looming. She turned her head and smiled, as beautiful as peach blossoms, and said softly, "Gentlemen, I have been a widow for many years,
My boudoir is lonely. Would you gentlemen have pity on me and leave me with a child?"
Lord Huo De's breathing became heavier and heavier. He murmured, "Okay, okay..."
He said "okay," but his feet didn't move. His legs were trembling slightly, desperately controlling his urge to go forward.
Mu Yao the boy with a reserved and calm personality, showed a struggling look, but in the end, the clarity in his eyes was gradually replaced by desire. Li Chunfeng muttered in a low voice, "Rigor mortis, rigor mortis..."
But his eyes were always fixed on Xu Xiuer, and the desire in his eyes became more and more intense, burning his rationality.
Zhang Yuanqing's mouth was dry, and his desires were surging like a stormy sea. He couldn't wait to hug the beauty by the window and unleash his strength recklessly. But the only remaining trace of rationality was struggling to resist.
Can't go. The hidden mission is to resist beauty. Sex is human nature. How could I miss such a moving woman? It's okay if I don't do the hidden mission. I've been bewitched. Quickly transfer my desire to the little dork. Guan Ya and Queen are still outside, in danger. I have to save them. Why should I save them? They won't let me sleep with them. Wake up! This level is definitely not as simple as beauty.
The price of sleeping with her might be a total wipeout. It's worth dying under a peony, as long as I can get her! Rationality was like a small boat, floating in the sea of desire, sometimes being swallowed up, and sometimes stubbornly emerging. His little remaining rationality was all lost in mental attrition,
Making it difficult to take practical action.
The four men were all using their own methods, desperately resisting their desires.
Xu Xiuer glanced at the men who were standing still, sighed softly, got up from in front of the dressing table, and walked gracefully to the bedside to sit down. During this process, Zhang Yuanqing and the others' eyes were always chasing the living and fragrant body.
Xu Xiuer's eyes were full of tears, soft and charming. She pursed her red lips and said softly, "What are you waiting for, gentlemen? Could it be that you嫌弃奴家蒲柳之姿, [find me plain and] unworthy of your attention?" As she spoke, she raised her fair hand and gently lifted the thin veil on her snow-white shoulder, letting it slide down her fair and smooth body.
Spring light was fully exposed. "Gulp."
Zhang Yuanqing heard the sound of swallowing saliva. He couldn't tell if it was his teammates' or his own.
His last trace of rationality was completely submerged. He pounced on Xu Xiuer with red eyes, knocking her down on the soft carved-flower bed. And behind him were his companions, who also had red eyes.
The men turned into crazy beasts of desire, losing all rationality. Instinctive impulses dominated their bodies. They took off their clothes, pants, and shoes, and scattered them on the ground.
Zhang Yuanqing took off his T-shirt. His head was as big as a bucket. His eyes greedily scanned Xu Xiuer's delicate body. Just as he was about to get to the main event, his eyes caught a glimpse of her round and full butt. Uncontrollably, involuntarily, a thought flashed in his mind:
Why doesn't such a beautiful butt have a pig's tail?
After this thought appeared, he inexplicably felt disgusted. He only felt that the woman on the bed didn't fit his aesthetic. People can't... at least, they shouldn't be horny for a woman who doesn't have a pig's tail. The surging desire suddenly subsided, and rationality resurfaced. Zhang Yuanqing suddenly woke up.
Xu Xiuer was breathing rapidly, her cheeks flushed. She stretched out her lotus arms to hug him, impatiently saying, "Gentleman, hurry..." The rationality that Zhang Yuanqing had finally recovered gradually began to be submerged again.
At this moment, Lord Huo De had already stripped himself naked and impatiently pushed away Zhang Yuanqing, like a beast vying for mating rights.
Zhang Yuanqing took the opportunity to fall to the side, trying to transfer his "lust" to the little dork, but he failed. There seemed to be a hazy veil separating the little dork from him.
Is it because I'm inside the plot (the house), and he's outside? Zhang Yuanqing's thoughts raced. He thought of the Subduing Demon Pestle. This item had the effect of purification and demon-breaking, but he wasn't sure if it would work against desire.
The sharp three-edged tip of the Subduing Demon Pestle pierced into his thigh, seizing large amounts of essence and blood, and bursting out with pure and radiant golden light. The effects of demon-breaking and purification were superimposed, and the temptation that made people lose their minds dissipated. Rationality occupied the high ground.
But desire didn't completely disappear, because this wasn't essentially an "external object." The Subduing Demon Pestle's purification and demon-breaking couldn't turn people into monks who were as calm as still water. Snap! Snap!
Snap!
Zhang Yuanqing struck with his hand and knocked out his three teammates, preventing them from falling into the abyss.
After dealing with his frenzied teammates, Zhang Yuanqing waited quietly for a moment, but didn't receive a notification that he had completed the hidden mission.
Noticing the abnormality, Xu Xiuer opened her eyes. At this moment, the flush on her cheeks was even more obvious, and her snow-white skin was tinged with red. Her eyes were full of tears. She opened her red lips and uttered a sweet voice:
"Gen, Gentleman, give it to me..."
Huh? The hidden mission's notification didn't pop up. Why? I've clearly gotten rid of the temptation of beauty. Zhang Yuanqing frowned secretly. If the hidden mission wasn't triggered, there must be a reason. He planned to explore the plot further.
After pondering for a few seconds, Zhang Yuanqing didn't look at Xu Xiuer's delicate body and said, suppressing the slight desire in his heart, "Xu Widow, let's chat."
Hearing the word "widow," the desire in Xu Xiuer's eyes faded slightly, but it was immediately replaced by surging desire. She replied coquettishly, "Gentleman, what do you, you want to ask? Please, please be kind to me, give it to me~"
"Answer my questions, and I'll satisfy you." Zhang Yuanqing drew a big cake and asked, "Do you know Wang Po's son?"
Xu Xiuer giggled idiotically, "I know him. He's my lover~"
Ah? What? This answer stunned Zhang Yuanqing. He didn't expect the two of them to have such a relationship. This didn't match Wang Po's hatred for her. "Why was he cursed? And why are you here?" Zhang Yuanqing asked again.
Xu Xiuer was silent and didn't answer.
The two sides were deadlocked for a moment. A seductive moan floated from her mouth. She helplessly succumbed and said, "It's that woman... Gentleman, don't tease me. Please, love me well." Zhang Yuanqing was unmoved and said, "Who is she?"
In Xu Xiuer's tearful eyes, resentment and hatred suddenly burst out. She gritted her teeth and said, "The descendant of Yin-Yang Sanren, the actual controller of Yin-Yang Town."
"Why did she curse Wang Po's son?"
Xu Xiuer stopped talking again, grabbing Zhang Yuanqing's pants and begging, "Gentleman, I'm in so much pain. Please, be kind to me, give it to me..."
The Subduing Demon Pestle had purified the seduction on this woman's body, but aside from that terrifying charm, a woman with a charming face and a delicate figure was begging for his favor. As a normal man,
It was impossible for him to have no thoughts at all.
Are you trying to compare endurance with me? The Subduing Demon Pestle's effect only lasts for a few minutes. I can just stab myself a few more times. Zhang Yuanqing forced himself not to look at her body, his face expressionless. Seeing that she couldn't seduce him anymore, Xu Xiuer gave in and said in a sad voice:
"I grew up beautiful, but I was married to a sickly man. After only a few years of marriage, that sick ghost died. I was lonely and helpless for many years, suffering countless scorn and bullying. Wang Po's son was a hoodlum in the town. He idled around all day. One night, he broke into my house and bullied me, bullied me..."
"How could a weak woman like me resist? Besides, I had been guarding my empty boudoir for many years. Gradually, over time, I, I became intimate with him. But gradually, as time passed, that ungrateful man became tired of me and mentioned her all day long..."
Xu Xiuer gritted her teeth, and tears rolled down. She said, "That hoodlum should take a look at what he is. She's the descendant of Yin-Yang Sanren and knows some magic. The people in the town all love her, respect her, and treat her like a goddess. How could that hoodlum be worthy of her?"
She was saying words of praise, but the jealousy in her eyes was surging like a tide.
"One day, that hoodlum came to me again and gave me a bottle of medicine, telling me to secretly use it in her tea. She was about the same age as me, and we were playmates when we were children. It wasn't difficult for me to get close to her. At first, I didn't dare, but that hoodlum said that he had already secretly discussed it with Zhao Mansion's master and would definitely handle the matter properly, so that she wouldn't dare to take revenge."
"So you drugged her?" Zhang Yuanqing narrowed his eyes.
"Yes!" Xu Xiuer didn't deny it. The resentment and jealousy in her eyes surged again. She gritted her teeth and said:
"After I became a widow, she came to see me every day, comforting me, but the more she pitied me, the more I hated her. I'm no worse than her in appearance. Why am I so unfortunate? I lost my husband when I was only twenty years old, and I was bullied by a hoodlum, while she was born noble and loved by the people of the town.
"Why? Why is she untainted by the world, why is she pure and white? I want her to be like me, to be played with by a hoodlum, to be pointed at by thousands of people."
"What happened later?"
Zhang Yuanqing asked.
"Later..." Xu Xiuer giggled and said, "Later, I never saw her again. That stinky man said she was dead, that she died well, that she died well..."
So that's how it is. The curses on the two of them could be explained, and Wang Po's hatred for Xu Xiuer could also be understood. What's wrong with a son being lustful? It's all this widow's fault. She seduced her son, which made him a monster that was neither human nor cat. This was in line with a mother's point of view.
However, if Xu Xiuer wasn't a witch, who was responsible for the layout in Wang Po's house?
Wang Po's son was in cahoots with Zhao Mansion's master, and Zhao Mansion's master hired a sorcerer... What role did Zhao Mansion's master, the blacksmith, and the sorcerer play in this matter? It's really vicious to lose one's conscience because of jealousy. Zhang Yuanqing looked down at the seductive woman and felt no desire in his heart.
At the same time, he heard a prompt from the Spirit Realm:
[Ding! You have triggered the hidden quest one - Unquenchable Lust (2/3)] [Unquenchable Lust: Jealousy and desire have turned her into a dark demon, committing unforgivable crimes. Never be tempted by her, or you will fall into the abyss.] [Note: I want her to wallow in desire and become a prostitute for everyone to use.] [Quest item: a piece of broken jade] So that's how it is. Only if I completely resist beauty can I gain recognition. The Subduing Demon Pestle can't help me with this. Zhang Yuanqing checked his inventory. Two pieces of broken jade had been combined into a complete jade pendant.
The items for the hidden quest had been collected, but the quest progress was still short one.
Xu Xiuer laughed neurotically for a moment, and desire surged again. She rubbed her legs and grabbed Zhang Yuanqing's pants, begging, "Gentleman, I can't stand it anymore.
Please, be kind to me..."
This is her curse on you! Zhang Yuanqing said, "One last question: before we came, did a fat man come up here?" Xu Xiuer hesitated for a moment and looked down at the bottom of the bed.
Zhang Yuanqing immediately leaned over and, sure enough, saw Chi Ou at the bottom of the bed.
Under the bed was a emaciated body, with thin cheeks, like a famine victim who had not had enough to eat for many years.
Zhang Yuanqing dragged him out and carefully examined him. He breathed a sigh of relief. The little fatty had turned into a thin bamboo pole, and his breath was very weak, but there was still breath, and he had not died. Xu Xiuer sneered, "Useless man, he only moved a few times on me and then he was useless."
Zhang Yuanqing silently said "Sorry, brother" in his heart.
He had asked Chi Ou to explore the road earlier. On the one hand, the earth monster had high endurance and strong defense. On the other hand, the Demon Lord could still pass the level even if he was immersed in beauty, indicating that this level's danger level should be lower than Wang Po's level. The truth was true, and Chi Ou hadn't died.
But now it seemed that he had misjudged and underestimated the Demon Lord and overestimated Chi Ou. Fortunately, he had arrived in time, otherwise the little fatty would likely have died from exhaustion.
Zhang Yuanqing bent down and picked up his teammates' ankles, throwing them one by one out of the window. "Gentleman, don't go, don't go..."
Xu Xiuer rolled off the bed and chased after him, rolling and crawling.
It could be seen that she was in pain, a pain that craved a man to resolve. "You can continue to suffer the curse here."
He didn't look at Xu Xiuer's body any more, put his hands on the windowsill, and jumped down. Xu Xiuer's scream rang out behind him.
"What happened to me?" Huo De Xingjun woke up faintly, touching the back of his neck and saying, "My whole body hurts. It feels like I've been beaten up." Li Li Yuan Shangcao and Li Chunfeng then woke up one after another,
Groaning in a low voice.
After a few seconds of daze, the three of them gradually regained the memories from before they fainted. They looked around and were shocked, not understanding what had happened. Zhang Yuanqing said, "Xu Widow's plot is over."
Facing the three people's bewildered gazes, he briefly explained what had happened, full of grief:
"You three good-for-nothings, haven't you ever seen a woman before? A mere widow has you so bewitched." The three of Huo De Xingjun showed expressions of guilt.
"How did you do it?" Li Chunfeng was grateful and also surprised.
As long as I'm too perverted, women can't tempt me. Zhang Yuanqing didn't know whether to be happy or sad and said faintly, "I naturally have my own methods." At this moment, Huo De Xingjun stared at the skinny Chi Ou and said, "Who is this?"
"Chi Ou," Zhang Yuanqing said.
Li Chunfeng and Li Li Yuan Shangcao were taken aback and looked down at Chi Ou, saying in astonishment, "How did he become like this?" "This is the end of being tempted by beauty." Zhang Yuanqing shook his head and sighed.
Looking at the unconscious Chi Ou, the three of them fell silent.
They finally realized that they had just walked around the gates of hell.
If it weren't for Primal Lord resisting the temptation and taking them away, Chi Ou would have been their fate. As expected of a genius who had cleared multiple levels in a row. Having such a teammate was indeed reassuring. Li Chunfeng sighed sincerely.
Huo De Xingjun and Li Li Yuan Shangcao looked at Zhang Yuanqing gratefully. "It's time to go find Guan Ya and Queen."
Zhang Yuanqing closed his eyes, calmed his emotions, and sensed the location of the little dork.