Volume 4: The Game of the Gods Chapter 42 The Sincerity of Penglai Wonderland
Qingluan's words caused the room to fall into silence. It seemed that no one had expected that such a secret was hidden in Yonghui City, and that it even involved Ying Lili. What was even more strange was that Penglai Fairyland, which had always ignored the affairs of the underworld, had sent a maid this time, contrary to its usual practice.
Long Yu remained silent, but his brows were furrowed even tighter.
This matter might not be as simple as she said. He subconsciously felt that Qingluan might be hiding something more important.
However, Ping Lili, who inexplicably became the biggest beneficiary, did not feel excited at all at this moment. Her mind was full of other things.
She looked coldly at the bronze mask on Qingluan's face, and a chill suddenly appeared in her eyes. Could it be that from the beginning, Qingluan deliberately approached her for this reason? Then what about everything she said before, and what about the life and death they had shared before? Could it be that from the beginning to the end, it was just a lie made up to deceive her trust?
Could it be that I, who regarded the other party as my first friend in the virtual world, was just wishful thinking from the beginning to the end?
This thought made Pinglili sneer in his heart. Pinglili, ah, Pinglili, you think you are smart, but you didn't expect that you are still treated like a fool by others and kept in the dark.
When she looked at Qingluan again, there was a hint of resentment in her eyes. Ping Lili has always been a person who is not very good at hiding her emotions.
Perhaps seeing what Ping Lili was thinking, Qingluan coughed slightly. She knew that Ping Lili had misunderstood something, but at this point, it seemed meaningless to explain further.
But for some reason, she couldn't help but want to explain a few words. She felt that deep down in her heart, she didn't want to be misunderstood by Ping Lili.
Qingluan hesitated for a moment before muttering, "Miss Ping, although you may not believe me now, I didn't lie about anything that happened before, and I was kept in the dark myself."
Ping Lili snorted coldly, but was not willing to believe this explanation.
Qingluan said embarrassedly, "In fact, I have always been so self-righteous that my master kept me in the dark. If it weren't for the things that my master told me tonight, I wouldn't have known that my every move had been predicted by my master." She paused slightly, and actually threw out another sensational secret: "I think that what has happened and what will happen in Yonghui City may not be accidental. This is simply a game that has been set up by someone. You, me, and everyone here, maybe all of us present here, are just pawns in the hands of others."
Qinglili's eyes suddenly widened, and she pursed her lips, but she didn't know what to say at this moment. Perhaps Qingluan's assumption was too shocking, and she didn't even know whether she should continue to believe her at this moment? Is she trustworthy? Who knows if what she said at this moment is not another lie?
"A scheme of gods? Haha, that's an apt description. But you from Penglai Fairyland are breaking with your usual habit of getting involved in this muddy water. I'm afraid it's not just to protect the secret treasure. Don't use the excuse of lying to a child to lie to me." Long Yu figured out a lot of things at this time. No wonder he had always felt that something was wrong. He always felt that there seemed to be some force pushing everything in secret. The idea of a scheme of gods actually explained a lot of problems.
But who was the one who set up the game? The Kongming tribe? No, he had a hunch that the Kongming tribe might be just like him, a pawn in this game.
"Tell me your real purpose." Long Yu spoke each word softly, but this understated sentence contained a threat. Yes, it was a threat, a naked threat, as if Qingluan would be beheaded immediately if she dared to lie!
"It's the same no matter how many times I say it. My master has determined that Miss Ping is the destined person for this secret treasure who has been waiting for a thousand years, so he asked me to do my best to assist you in defending Yonghui City and prevent the secret treasure from falling into the hands of the Kongming clan or other interested parties." Qingluan ignored the threat in Long Yu's words and insisted on her original statement.
"If that's the case, then where is the secret treasure?" Wei Xingying, who had been silent before, finally remembered the most crucial question. Since everyone came for the secret treasure, then where is the secret treasure?
“If I knew, I would not be here. After learning about this, I have searched around Yonghui City, but did not find any clues. Even my master did not tell me what the secret treasure looks like or where it is hidden. She just told me that this thing is hidden in Yonghui City and will reappear in the world when the time comes.” Although Qingluan’s straightforward attitude at this time made everyone feel very suspicious, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it. True and false, false and true, just listen to it. As for how many clues you can get from it, that depends on your personal ability.
Penglai wonderland.
At this critical moment of life and death, since there are helpers, Ping Lili will naturally accept them.
"My master mentioned in the thousand-mile message tonight that until the secret treasure appears, Qingluan will obey Miss Ping's orders in everything." Although Qingluan said this, her tone was neither humble nor arrogant.
"Then why did you come to see me ?" A faint light flashed in Long Yu's emerald green eyes, making it impossible to see his deeper meaning.
"After all, Yonghui City is your territory. Without your help, even if Qingluan tries his best, there is no way to ensure that this secret treasure will not fall into the hands of evildoers."
At this time, everyone finally understood why Qingluan told such a secret to Long Yu and Wei Xingying who were present. It turned out that she was also trying to get help. She seemed to have already determined that based on the relationship between these two people and Gong Lili, even if they knew the truth, they would not covet the secret treasure.
Long Yu snorted coldly and reluctantly accepted this explanation, as if he didn't mind at all that his intention to protect Ying Lili was already known to the world.
"In that case, show me your letter of surrender." An ambiguous smile suddenly appeared on Ying Lili's face. She slowly walked in front of Qingluan and spoke word by word.
After these words came out, Long Yu and Wei Xingying looked at each other in bewilderment. When did this girl become so shrewd? In fact, it was not the fault of Yan Lili. She had always regarded the other party as her true friend before. Now that she understood the relationship between herself and the other party, her attitude was naturally different from before.
"My master told me to remind Your Highness that it is difficult to defend against a thief in your own house. Moreover, the thief will be at the gates of the city tomorrow, so Your Highness should make preparations in advance."
"What!" At this time, Long Yu's expression finally changed! He seemed to understand the meaning of this sentence in an instant. It is difficult to guard against thieves in the house. Could it be...
His eyelids twitched violently, as if confirming his bad premonition.
That guy, can't hold it back anymore?
However, Ying Lili was completely confused. What was this? What was this? Was there another betrayal? Although she didn't know what was going on, she knew from the expressions of Long Yu and Wei Xingying that things seemed to be a little bad.
"However, my master said that the Kongming tribe relies on nothing but shameful things like the art of poison. In order to express the sincerity of our Penglai Fairyland, my master specially taught me the method of quickly removing the poison." At this point, Wei Xingying on the side coughed twice uncomfortably, as if he was afraid that Qingluan would tell his secret.
Because of his insistence, Qingluan only suppressed the power of the evil poison for him temporarily, but did not completely eradicate the poison. Wei Xingying was still unwilling to accept this. Although the imperial physician had just said that Uncle Long Yu had made preparations, he was still not at ease. He would rather take risks than miss the opportunity to catch the thief.
Thinking of the Imperial Physician, Wei Xingying felt a shadow in his heart. Although that guy claimed to be His Majesty's man, he didn't know what his real motive was. Moreover, he looked fearless and even told Wei Xingying nonchalantly: "Your Highness has already known my identity. I can stay in Yonghui City for such a long time only because Your Highness tacitly agreed."
Although he didn't know whether what he said was true or not, Wei Xingying still felt a little gloomy about this person.
When Wei Xingying was still hesitating whether to tell Long Yu about this, he suddenly heard Long Yu's cold voice: "House thief, humph, come if you want, just consider it as clearing the door early!"
Wei Xingying felt a chill in his heart. He already knew who the thief was. He did not have much sympathy for that person, but he had to ask one more question about that person's daughter. After all, that woman had made too many sacrifices for her uncle: "But what about Pianpian?" Although he knew that this topic was a bit embarrassing, Wei Xingying had to bite the bullet and ask.
After hearing this, Ping Lili finally understood who the thief in the house was referring to.
Ping Lili suddenly felt sad for the girl named Pian Pian. Her father and her husband were going to fight each other. How should she face such a cruel thing?
Pinglili suddenly felt that she should say something on her behalf.
