"How do you know I'm no good?"
Xu Zhixi stretched out her hand, and in an instant, a long black handle appeared in the white palm, and the bright silver crescent moon-like sickle exuded a faint cold light.
"It fell into the sea last night. Jin An found it for me."
The girl held back her long eyelashes, which cast small shadows under her eyes. She raised her eyelids and looked at Gu Zi with her azure eyes, as calm as a mirror.
"You also know how I went through my first dungeon. I was abandoned, pushed to be a ghost bride, and Wang Li faced off with swords again and again... Players will do whatever it takes to stay alive. How many pure good people are there among the players?"
She curled her lips, "But I met Jin An. From the beginning to now, I have been safe and smooth. If you tell me now that I shouldn't be close to him, it would be... too nosy."
Every word the girl said hit Gu Zi's heart.
She was actually right. In this game, everyone would do anything to survive, including himself, and his hands were stained with blood.
There are also players who try their best to please the dungeon ghosts in order to survive, but end up miserable. She was just luckier than all the players, and was favored by the boss of the copy.
"So, you are with him because he can protect you?"
The soft light of the crystal chandelier hit his face, and the lenses glowed, blurring his eyebrows.
"This question...Gu Zi, do you like me?"
Gu Zi was stunned and silent for a long time. He said in a dry voice: "Why do you ask like that?"
"Then why do you want to know why I'm with him?"
"I..." I just wanted to know.
"Actually, I know you don't like me, and I don't understand your feelings for me. However, I don't want to understand either."
…
The ball was cancelled, and the noble men and women complained.
"What happened to Princess Arya recently? She either changed the venue or canceled the dance. Miss Sally, do you know why?"
When asked, Sally sneered, "I'm afraid it's because I'm afraid that the affair between myself and the crown prince will be exposed, so I feel guilty." She fiddled with her orange-red hair with her fingertips and raised her eyebrows slightly.
Hearing this, the other daughters covered their lips and snickered, "Sally, if this kind of scandal spreads back home, the entire empire will have to..." They looked at each other and smiled maliciously.
Sally curled her lips, and a scene suddenly appeared in her mind. In the pouring rain, she reached out and pushed a girl in gorgeous clothes. She shook her head and thought about it again, but the scene in her mind disappeared again.
"Miss Sally, Duke Darius, isn't it definitely yours now?"
Sally smiled proudly, "That's natural."
…
As the night falls, the sea breeze blows, blowing the girl's soft pale golden hair.
Xu Zhixi hugged her chest and leaned against the fence with a smile on her lips.
"Miss, you're still laughing! Do you know how explosive it would be for me to know that I might be a weirdo?"
"So, have you had any special changes?"
Shen Su shrugged, "My hair and beard grow very fast, and there seems to be nothing else. Fortunately, I haven't become as ugly as those things."
He curled his lips, his face full of disgust.
"Apart from that, nothing else?"
"no……"
Shen Su scratched his messy hair.
He suddenly thought of something and his face suddenly became serious, "No, there's something strange. I can't help but want to dance. I really want to dance right now..."
"I can't help but want to dance."
If Shen Su is like this, then...
The sound of melodious music could be heard faintly, and from time to time the sounds of men and women chatting and laughing could be heard. Following the sound, I saw many noble men and women gathered on the empty deck.
They whirled on the unlit deck.
"Tell me, why do these monsters like to dance?"
Xu Zhixi shook her head, she didn't know either.
"Miss, how about you dance with me? I feel really uncomfortable..."
Xu Zhixi took a few steps back and said, "It's probably all weird here, so I won't accompany you."
"No, isn't your partner just a weirdo? You still dislike-"
Shen Su raised his eyes and met a pair of cold dark blue eyes and suddenly fell silent. Cold sweat slipped from his forehead, as if he was being targeted by a bloodthirsty beast that could tear him into pieces at any time.
Xu Zhixi was brought into someone's arms. When she looked up, she saw the cold, smooth jawline, which was releasing a cold air.
He glanced sideways at Gu Zi, then looked at the men and women dancing on the deck, frowning and said: "Everything here smells disgusting. There are no humans here anymore. Including this ugly red-haired thing, they have all been replaced."
It really is.
Xu Zhixi turned her attention to the dancing men and women, "Are they replacing humans just for dancing?"
The sea breeze blew her hair, and also the hair and skirts of the dancing girls. There was no light, only the sparkling sea in the distance.
Gorgeous but illusory bubble.
…
There was no strange intrusion tonight. Except for the replaced nobles, no one else dared to disobey the royal family's orders.
Xu Zhixi asked Siren to wait for her in the room, and she and Shen Su reunited with Gu Zi and Lu Xinwei.
Shen Su pushed the red hair behind his ears, "I don't quite understand these monsters. They replace humans just to dance? And then let the ship sink?"
Lu Xinwei said solemnly: "No matter what the reason is, we must stop all subsequent dance parties and prevent other NPCs from being replaced by ghosts."
Xu Zhixi's thoughts were racing and her eyes fell on the complicated and gorgeous skirt. She suddenly understood why the sea monster only replaced the dancing nobles.
"But there are so many sea monsters that it's impossible to kill them all..."
Shen Su felt sluggish, "How many days are there until ten days? I really don't want to complete the task of this dungeon. It's too difficult."
"Then wait until ten days later. There are only five days left. We just need to ensure that the ship does not sink within these five days."
Shen Su sighed, "The mission points will be cut in half again."
Xu Zhixi suddenly said: "Because of desire."
She curled her lips with a determined expression, "The reason why sea monsters replaced the dancing nobles is because of their desire for the luxurious life of the nobles. They should be the lowest creatures in the sea, so they yearn for the daily singing and dancing of humans."
"If you know the reason, will it have any impact on the mission?"
Lu Xinwei rubbed her eyebrows, her expression a little impatient.
Gu Zi said slowly in a deep voice: "If they want to be human because they long for the luxurious life of humans, and their thoughts have been replaced by human original emotions, then they will not let this ship sink."
He met Xu Zhixi's eyes and said, "You want to say that the sea monster was not the cause of the ship's sinking, right?"
Xu Zhixi curled her lips and said, "Yes."
Shen Su frowned. He was really not good at this kind of brainstorming. "Then wouldn't we be as clueless as the first day?"
Gu Zi shook his head, "No, it's not the damage to the ship's hull, nor is it caused by sea monsters, it's just man-made."
"Man, who could that be?"
"People who don't dance."
