Spring Banquet (13)

The Days I Clear Escape Games Pretending to be an NPCCh47 - Spring Banquet (13)

She walked towards him and stopped three metres away. Her eyes were filled with tears and she seemed to have countless things on her mind that she wanted to tell him, "Senior brother had previously gone into closed-door cultivation so I thought you won't come this time."

Here it comes, the original owner's Shura field. zekoDx

Ren Yifei adjusted his expression.

He already had this kind of realisation long ago. Yesterday it was the junior brother and today was the junior sister's turn.

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In any case, she won't be crazier than the junior brother.

The original owner's relationship with her couldn't surpass the relationship between him and his junior brother. If that was the case, then his junior brother would've gone mad a long time ago. 4BngHp

However, how did these two people who both had feelings for the original owner get together?

Ren Yifei felt that something was a little strange.

"Long time no see," Ren Yifei replied in a neutral manner and without changing his tone, he acted as if he was talking to a stranger.

If there was a lot of affection between the marital siblings, then she would've been hurt by Ren Yifei's politeness instead of feeling happy.

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She would've instinctively been shocked, then sad, and then maybe even a little resentful after that.

When all of these emotional change is shown on the face, it would lead to subtle changes in expression.

This was what his teacher taught him when he learned acting. He was taught how to use these micro-expressions to build up a character's persona and advance the plot.

However, the beautiful woman standing opposite him did not have a pained expression, her eyes did not widen, her brows did not furrow and she was not clenching her jaw. 2otnbO

In other words, she was not surprised. This stranger-like politeness and distant behaviour from Ren Yifei was actually normal and familiar to the other party.

Even the adoration in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

Okay, she's not a second Qing Hong and she's at least not crazy.

With this basic understanding of the situation, Ren Yifei knew how to go down this road. Bpizfd

As the target of the other party's unrequited love, he actually has a bit of a psychological advantage over her and could potentially obtain some information.

"You're the one who invited me here?" Ren Yifei asked.

The beautiful woman subconsciously shook her head slightly, but she said, "It's me."

Then she added, "I just didn't expect senior brother to come." 3ale4j

"Why?" He asked again.

The beautiful woman avoided his eyes, but then turned back and looked straight at him, "To appreciate the flowers. It's a spring banquet, so of course it's to appreciate the flowers."

Chrysanthemum Garden.

She extended her hand to touch the hairpin in her hair. The hairpin had a six-petal curled flower that resembled a small lantern, the petals were also transparent like crystal. She said, "If there is some misunderstanding between senior brother and Qing Hong, then I hope you can resolve this matter. If he had done something wrong, then I also hope that senior brother will make it right as soon as possible to avoid a grave mistake."

Looking at the hairpin in her hair that was exactly the same as the lantern flower he got from the garden, Ren Yifei's fingers tightened and he stared at the beautiful woman in front of him. NhsDfp

Was she or was she not implying something?

Ren Yifei blinked and took note of the flower hairpin on the other party's head. He then went back to analyse her words and actions on that day.

It was different from last night. Yesterday, she acted as if she wanted him to leave and even secretly implied that he shouldn't have come. However, today her demeanour changed.

Was it because someone had warned her last night and made her change her mind? Bi6CeJ

Was it his junior brother, Qing Hong?

As far as his understanding of this instance goes, he shook his head dismissively.

But the beautiful woman in front of him had said yes while shaking her head. Her words and actions did not match, therefore, she was lying. She then stared into his eyes as if to deliberately emphasise the authenticity of her words, this also indicates that she was hiding something or that what she had said was misinformation.

In both instances, the lies and misguidance were all to reassure him and get him to stay. XgYOrF

But on the other hand, she deliberately kept her head down, bringing attention to the flower hairpin on her head. She even intentionally touched the hairpin as if to remind him of something.

All of her actions were really contradicting.

Ren Yifei was about to try again when a series of footsteps sounded.

He looked over and saw the host of the banquet, along with a few attendants, coming through the door covered with hanging flowers and walking towards them. He acted particularly surprised as if he had just spotted the two of them, "Senior brother is here. Ah, Madam is here too?" lxMu2o

The beautiful woman who was previously talking to Ren Yifei laughed. She pulled her lips into a smile that didn't reach her eyes, "I'm here, I was just catching up with senior brother. Why is 'husband' so anxious? Afraid I'll say something bad about you?"

"Madam, you've misunderstood," Qing Hong also gave a false smile.

"Don't worry. We have trained together with senior brother for so many years, wouldn't senior brother already know about your true personality?"

She turned her head away after she was done speaking, the beautiful woman didn't look at her husband and ignored him. You could tell at a glance that the relationship between the husband and wife was not good, and their respect for each other was rather 'icy'. 8wrID4

Ren Yifei's eyes met with Qing Hong's. One of them was smiling while the other one was indifferent, however, the former was actually hiding murderous intent.

He's not senior brother. Although Qing Hong was very disappointed, he was also a good actor. He didn't show any traces of his disappointment and didn't have the same malice he had when he strangled him yesterday, "Greetings senior brother, did you sleep well yesterday?"

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It was fine if he hadn't mentioned the word 'sleep', but when he said the word 'sleep', Ren Yifei became extremely dissatisfied. Because of this, he did not respond to the words 'senior brother' and said indifferently, "I cannot afford to."

Qing Hong was still smiling, he extended his hands then clapped twice and the attendant behind him came out while holding a tray. CHdD7s

The brown-black tray had something in the centre that was piled up in the shape of a hill and covered with a red cloth.

A gust of wind blew past and the red cloth on the tray was blown up. A head with a small black cap was revealed, the thing was dead and its face was a blue-grey colour.

It was the little old man.

"Tsk, what kind of disgusting thing is this, how could you show it to senior brother?" The beautiful woman flicked her sleeves and the red cloth automatically covered the head again. ALtrwY

She added, "Senior brother and I rarely see each other. Therefore, If it's convenient for 'husband', can we avoid this matter for the time being?"

Qing Hong turned to her. The couple was looking at each other, but it was like swords, guns, sticks, lightning and thunder were being exchanged instead.

"Senior brother and I also have something to discuss," Qing Hong said.

"If someone does something wrong and offends senior brother, then they deserve such a consequence. I have warned my men to be more alert, and I will make sure that senior brother has a good time." lCNyAz

"What does it have to do with me if you kill your own people?" Ren Yifei didn't even look at the head.

Are you warning me?

"Yes yes yes, it was me who was overly concerned. Yesterday, senior brother demolished some of my houses so I thought that senior brother was unhappy."

Qing Hong waved his hand and the attendant withdrew with the tray. He leaned over with a sincere smile on his face, "Senior brother, if you're curious about this place, then why don't I personally show you around?" ifYM5d

The beautiful woman frowned. Just as she was about to make a move, Qing Hong stepped forward to block her.

They were very close now, Qing Hong stretched out his hands to fix Ren Yifei's collar as he whispered, "Senior brother never brings a little nobody demon to wantonly wreak havoc."

Ren Yifei knew that the other party was accusing him of ruining his senior brother's image.

In fact, he was the one who was ruining his senior brother's image. Someone like He Jun should not be caught in these kinds of rosy gossip. SuaBPz

The resume had less than a thousand words regarding his past experiences and it was either in pursuit of Dao or the journey to Dao. His natural disposition tends to be pure, he does not like to fight, and yet his true nature regarding affection...

There was no doubt that He Jun's ambition has never been in relationships. Even if there were feelings, it would only be the purest friendship between martial brothers, there won't be anything more.

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His relationship with Qing Hong was supposed to be very close. He had at least trusted the other party before the incident, otherwise, how could he get drunk in front of this person? But after that incident, they unhappily parted and the original owner had to go into seclusion for a hundred years until recently.

For Qing Hong, a hundred years was a long time to gain personal experience. But for the original owner, a hundred years was like yesterday. GfAwEt

Then, what about his feelings for his junior brother? Will it wear off so quickly?

The original owner still cared about the three drops of blood that he had lost after getting drunk that day. However, when he encountered such a thing, he still didn't mention anything about teaching his junior brother a lesson.

Ren Yifei looked at Qing Hong and the emotions in his eyes stabilised.

He Jun could be a brother or he could be a father, but he could not be a lover. This was the answer. 1SYc4N

Substituting any complex emotions He Jun may have, Ren Yifei's eyes looked at Qing Hong even more complicatedly.

In addition to displeasure, there should also be more of a 'what to do' sort of helplessness. Although it may seem like swords were drawn and bows were bent, it wouldn't be to that extent where they call each other their enemies. There would only be a huge sense of disappointment.

"You don't have to personally show me around, I have a companion."

Qing Hong's hands paused, but he still carefully smooth out the folds on his collar, "And who would that be?" niHr9d

"You've met them."

Qing Hong looked up, his eyes becoming even more dangerous, "Has senior brother thought about it carefully?"

"He Jun, I'm here," Saman walked out from around a corner. He carried a giant sword on his back as he strode towards Ren Yifei, arriving at his side in only a few steps. His actions were natural and relaxed, it was as if the two of them were friends.

The junior brother and junior sister looked at each other with eyes as sharp as arrows. pVvANb

Ren Yifei looked at the other party: Walk together again tonight?

Saman smiled slightly: Yes.

The beautiful woman smiled and said, "May I know who this is?"

However, before he could say anything, Qing Hong interrupted them. He had noticed the tacit understanding between the two when they made eye contact and his face became extremely ugly. He turned towards Ren Yifei and said, "This guy's origin is unknown, I'm afraid that he had approached senior brother with ulterior motives." jLESOW

"I think that your lordship is too noble and forgot that we've met yesterday. Furthermore, even if you know my origins, it may not necessarily be a good thing," Saman threw out a nail that was neither soft nor hard.

Saman simply retorted and accidentally stabbed Qing Hong, rendering him speechless for a while.

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Ren Yifei was internally happy but he pretended to be dissatisfied, "I had to wait a long time."

Saman knew what kind of temperament he had based on yesterday's experience and did not refute him. He yielded and meekly admit fault, "This is my fault." F3652l

Ren Yifei flung his sleeve, "I'll forgive you this time."

Such an intimate interaction made the other couple's expressions more and more ugly. They just watched the two leave one after the other in perfect harmony.

"Who is he? Why is he so close to senior brother?" The beautiful woman asked her husband. When did senior brother get this close to another person?

Qing Hong also flung his sleeve, "A reckless little demon." jUukpL

The hostility shown by the two NPCs made Saman dumbfounded.

He wasn't afraid to face these two NPCs head-on, he just didn't expect that one day he would be involved in the NPCs' love-hate relationship. Sure enough, you'll encounter anything once you've lived long enough.

"He Jun, who are they?" He tried asking.

"No need to bother," Ren Yifei simply replied. It was only some melodramatic play, so let's just sit back and watch the show. 3h85 w

No need to bother?... Saman chuckled.

The white-robed demon in front moved like the wind. The other NPCs he encounters would stop to greet him, and even the ones who didn't like him would still find a reason to say a few words— even if they were ridiculing him.

He was very aloof, he ignored both those who loved him and those who hated him.

The little white-robed demon was already like this, if he was replaced by the bigger one, then he would likely not even meet other people. Sw Xms

Saman still remembered the way he was leaning against the wall yesterday when his strength was exhausted. He was like a rose beaten by the rain. It made other people pity him, but it also arouse an unreasonable destructive desire to ravage and humiliate him.

People really are inherently bad, Saman thought to himself.

What if these demons who adore him know that this unattainable demon was now in a weak state?

The more power you have, the weaker your sense of morality. When everything you want is within reach, people tend to seek a higher level of stimuli, such as the desecration of some unattainable existence. 2hdDPq

"I'm actually worried about an NPC in an instance?"

"What's your name?" Ren Yifei stopped when he reached the pavilion.

Chrysanthemum Garden.

Saman remembered his easy-to-understand character name, "Da Peng."

Da Peng? Ren Yifei immediately thought of his equally down-to-earth name, 'He Jun', "Good name." MSzdYk

"..." Saman was speechless. Even for such a cold demon, his naming aesthetics was concerning.

Ren Yifei raised his head to look up at the sky while using the tip of his fan to pick up the long hair lying over his chest and flick it back behind him.

There were obviously clouds above, and what you see on the ground was nothing different. It was all blue sky and daylight; it was unknown what kind of magic was used,

At this moment, the weather was just right. The sun was scattered lazily in the courtyard and a white deer was seen walking on the green grass. Y7SOdM

When walking around at night, these were all corridors. When you looked at it during the day, you can see these unrealistic utopian-like constructions of various courtyards, the undulating heights of the lofts and the neat yet carefree patterns that looked like something created by a master artisan.

"Ting Yun Pavilion, spring banquet, flower viewing?" Ren Yifei shook his fan gently while pondering over these things.

"You will be watched closely if you walk with me. But it's too late to regret it now," he looked back at Saman.

He Jun has a special status. Thus, staying with him would mean that all of Saman's words and actions will be paid close attention to, this would be especially true for Qing Hong. For a player, this was not a good thing. kuRlv8

"Who is He Jun referring to?"

"Everyone except for you and me. Are you afraid?" Ren Yifei said this deliberately to let him know what was at stake.

Saman froze for a moment, then smiled, "If He Jun is not afraid, then why should I be afraid?"

That tone of voice must mean that they were very confident in themselves. 1EFXru

In fact, the personal characteristics of the dessert player were very clear and also very appreciated. Even if he didn't have the sweet smell, Ren Yifei would still be willing to cooperate with him.

However, this fragrance was too attention-grabbing. It was one step ahead of his senses as if to desperately remind him: Here, here, he's here.

"Give me your hand," he said.

Saman stretched out his hand and a small blue crystal flower bud landed on his palm. The soft touch felt like a cat's paw pad scraping across his palm. 40teXK

"The gift from yesterday," Ren Yifei turned to leave, "Let's meet again tonight."

"Where is He Jun going?"

Chrysanthemum Garden.

Ren Yifei thought for a while and said, "To the kitchen to borrow some wine."

"Wine?" fRI6Xv

"En," Ren Yifei took two steps, glanced in a certain direction, and left without looking back.