Since the team came to this fairy sword world, they have hardly paid attention to the issue of cold and warm weather.
I don’t know whether it’s due to the enhancement of attributes or the innate settings of the system. In this game, the weather is always monotonous, cloudless and sunny.
In Qi Zhen's perception, the temperature is roughly maintained at the level of early spring or autumn in his own world, which can be regarded as a pleasant climate.
And throughout the entire game, unless there is extreme weather, such as heavy fog, that occurs to increase the difficulty of the game or for plot needs, at least from now on, the team has never had to worry about heating or cooling, or adding or removing clothes due to weather reasons. things.
This was also the reason why Qi Zhen became suspicious. He didn't know the source of the abnormal temperature yet, but it was probably closely related to the team's ongoing mission.
Qi Zhen asked Zhang Dacai: "When did the weather start to get hot and cold?"
"Not long ago, probably not long before I left Wuhu." Zhang Dacai replied.
Qi Zhen made a rough calculation of the time. According to the distance of the carriage and horse, if she was not in a hurry, it would take about twenty days to go back and forth, and if she rushed more, it would take about fifteen days.
Excluding the two days when we interacted with Qi Zhen's team, that is, the day when everyone in the team rested by Taihu Lake, if we go back ten or three days...
Although it was just a rough estimate, Qi Zhen understood it immediately. Although she was unwilling to admit it, the time when the weather suddenly changed happened to be around the time when Qi Zhen's team entered the game. I am afraid that even if this matter had nothing to do with them, I'm afraid it doesn't make sense.
Qi Zhen is not sure whether there is such a coincidence in the game world, but what Qi Zhen can be sure of is that the factors that affect the development and advancement of all plots in a game, even if they are unexpected and unpredictable for the players, are for the game producers. , it must have been designed early.
Before the team enters the game, all the stories in the game are paused. There is no development or conflict. It seems that all the plots start to advance as soon as the team enters the game.
How do you say something? The wheel of history begins to slowly move forward?
Qi Zhen laughed at herself and calculated over and over again. It turned out that everything was still proceeding according to the system design route. Qi Zhen's so-called acting outside the designer's thinking now seemed like a joke.
Feeling a little frustrated, he stopped accompanying Zhang Dacai in the car, got out of the car silently, and started running.
Zhang Dacai thought he had nothing to talk about, so he didn't care.
The rest of the team could clearly feel some changes in Qi Zhen's mentality, but they had no way of asking at this time.
It was almost dusk, and everyone finally saw the looming city wall at the end of the road.
After Zhang Dacai's introduction, everyone in Qi Zhen knew that although Wuhu was an important transportation hub, it was not a strategic location for the imperial court.
I don’t know if it’s because the locals are used to living comfortably, or because the lords at all levels in the prefectures, counties, and counties are not engaged in political affairs. In short, although Wuhu is still relatively peaceful, it has nothing to do with the government. Most of the locals have a softer personality and live and work in peace and contentment.
This can be seen from the city wall, which has almost no defense capability. If it weren't for Zhang Dacai's reminder, Qi Zhen would have almost thought that what she saw in the distance was not the wall of a landlord's compound.
This also proves that they are indeed very close to Wuhu.
After about a cup of tea, everyone finally saw the boundary marker beside the road from a distance.
And the one in white next to the boundary monument.
Zhang Dacai had seen the tyranny of the young man in white, so he was naturally a little nervous, but everyone in Qi Zhen's team was slightly relieved.
Finally, before arriving in Wuhu, I saw the second possible clue. No matter what, it was better than encountering nothing at all.
The carriage was slowly stopped by Zhang Dacai.
Everyone stood beside the carriage, on full alert.
Qi Zhen stepped forward, cupped her fists and said, "What a coincidence, we meet again."
The young man in white held his right hand on the boundary monument and raised his head, his eyes staring at the people in front of him like a hawk, with no expression on his face.
His eyebrows are so distinctive that he looks at people with a harsh look.
Either the word ruthless is not accurate enough, or it should be more appropriate to say condescending.
Zhang Dacai was a little frightened by this gaze, and subconsciously avoided his gaze and looked at Qi Zhen.
Qi Zhen's expression remained unchanged, she still kept her clasped fists and cupped hands, and the expression on her face remained unchanged. She didn't seem to feel the pressure brought by the other party's gaze.
"Unfortunately, I'm waiting for you." The man in white finally said.
"I wonder what the young master has to do with us?" Qi Zhen asked.
It seems that she is quite satisfied with the title of Young Master, and Qi Zhen feels that the pressure from the other party seems to have faded a bit.
"Have you seen the woman in the inn?" the man in white asked.
"Never seen it." Qi Zhen replied.
"Lie!" The man in white raised his eyebrows.
Just after the man said these two words, a strong wind emerged from nowhere, accompanied by a huge sense of oppression, and rolled towards Qi Zhen and others.
The horse pulling the goods began to neigh in fear, and the hoofbeats were chaotic.
Zhang Dacai hurriedly began to comfort the frightened horses. It didn't matter if the horses were frightened. He and the car behind him couldn't make any mistakes.
Everyone in the team looked a little solemn at this time.
Li Qiang shook his head.
Qi Zhen just communicated with him mentally and asked him whether he could beat him or not.
Usually in this situation, whether it is Li Qiang, Yu Liang or Meng Ran, the meaning of shaking their heads is that they will only know if they can beat them.
However, this time, Qi Zhen knew that Li Qiang did not mean this.
Instead, he told him clearly that he couldn't beat him.
Qi Zhen also asked this question in order to seek psychological comfort this time.
This means that Qi Zhen's mentality is also a little flustered at this time.
When the strong wind stopped, the man in white still maintained a condescending attitude and said to everyone: "The other two people."
The tone of voice of the man in white was a little strange. Every question would change into a declarative tone, so what he said became a question.
And when this questioning tone came out of his mouth, it seemed extremely reasonable, but it was also extremely domineering.
Qi Zhen knew that since he didn't immediately get angry and hurt anyone, it proved that he wasn't here to fight, but she couldn't give him another chance to get angry.
He quickly told the other party everything he knew, but it also went through some processing.
Contrary to what Zhang Dacai said, this time he only emphasized the reason why Lin Xiao might leave, and concealed Li San's pursuit of them and the problem of the pot.
Now that you know what the other party's purpose is, the focus will be different, so the whole thing becomes another version.
It is equivalent to splitting a whole series of events that happened at the same time into two independent and completely unrelated stories.
The same explanation is self-explanatory and reasonable.
"...So we followed Brother Zhang to Wuhu to see if we could find any clues to find our companions, and we met you here."
Qi Zhen finished speaking and waited for the other party's reaction.
After an unknown amount of time, which seemed to be just a moment, the man in white slowly said: "Go to Jiuzi, find someone, and come see me."
After finishing speaking, everyone's eyes were dazzled. Where was the shadow of the man in white in their sight?
Everyone let out a long breath, and Qi Zhen felt that her back was completely soaked with sweat. If she had made a move just now, I was afraid that none of her group would be able to leave here alive.
At this time, Qi Zhen's expression changed slightly.
"What's wrong?" Li Qiang asked.
"Nothing." Qi Zhen shook her head.
The group of people set off on the road again, but this time everyone was no longer interested in talking like before.
"Where is Jiuzi?" Seeing the solemn atmosphere, Yu Liang asked.
"Juzi is the ancient name of Wuhu. Later, due to the advent of shipping, the place where people lived gradually moved westward, reaching its current location by the river. The place name Jiuzi gradually no longer exists," Zhang Dacai said. .
Since he had the expectation that Qi Zhen's team was not just ordinary people, Zhang Dacai was fully mentally prepared for encountering some strange things. He had indeed heard many such legends during his travels in the past few years.
However, Qi Zhen was a little surprised that she could calm down in such a short period of time when they met for the first time.
Qi Zhen attributed this to the fact that ancient people did not know much about science and technology, so they often attributed any unknown things to the category of superstition. Since they believe that these things exist, it will not conflict with their own cognition, and it will naturally be very easy. It's hard to feel fear, I'm afraid it's mostly awe.
"Then is Jiuzi outside the city or inside the city?" Qi Zhen asked.
"Outside the city, that area has been abandoned for a long time, and the government has not taken care of it. In the past few years, there were often rumors of hauntings in the area, so no one wanted to go there." Zhang Dacai said, pointing with his finger. Right direction.
"It's over there, not too far from here. If you start from here, depending on your foot strength, I'm afraid you can get there before I get home." Zhang Dacai continued.
Qi Zhen responded, expressing her understanding.
As for whether to rush over immediately, he was a little hesitant.
"Should we go there?" Yu Liang asked.
"No rush." It was Li Qiang who answered him.
It seems that Li Qiang and Qi Zhen have similar ideas.
Although the man in white didn't say much, the amount of information revealed in this contact was indeed quite large.
First, it was indeed confirmed that the man in white followed the woman to the inn, but he didn't know why.
Second, the man in white appeared here to question the team about their whereabouts. On the one hand, he knew that the woman's disappearance was related to the Qi Zhen team or to be precise, Lin Xiao. Then he must have followed her and saw the two people. Together; on the other hand, it also shows that the man in white showed tyrannical strength, but in this situation, he lost the two of them.
Third, for some unknown reason, the man in white told Qi Zhen's team to go to Jiuzi to find someone, but he didn't start to look for him. Is there some reason that he cannot tell others, or is the matter itself a trap?
Fourth, ask Qi Zhen’s team to find the person after they find him. How to find him? Where to find it? Why are you looking for it?
So much information flooded Qi Zhen's mind, which is believed to be the same problem that troubled Li Qiang at this time.
Moreover, it was getting late now, which was very disadvantageous for the team, which was now dimmed. They had to rest in Wuhu for a night and carefully discuss the next countermeasures.
While talking, everyone finally entered Wuhu City.
Qi Zhen declined Zhang Dacai's request to invite everyone to his house.
Zhang Dacai did not force himself, knowing that they still had important matters, so he took the five of them to a familiar inn to settle down. After expressing his gratitude, he left the inn and returned home.
In the inn room, the five members of the team sat together, each with their own thoughts.
