Chapter 28 Full Speed Ahead

"Full speed ahead to the shores of Yun Jiao Lake! Spare no effort to stop Qian Li Zui's quest!!!" The messages from the guild leaders echoed through the channels of the four major guilds. Only the core members knew about being played by Ye Xiaowu. The four guild leaders felt quite ashamed, so they simply didn't explain it. The four guilds' players were digging away in the Cloudtop Mines when they suddenly heard that they had to return to the shores of Yun Jiao Lake to stop Qian Li Zui, leaving them completely bewildered. They vaguely remembered their leaders saying they would spare no effort to stop Qian Li Zui's quest here.

"What the hell is going on?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"Just do it first, and ask questions later! Speed!" That was the basic response they received.

The players of the four major guilds poured out of the Cloudtop Mines and rushed towards the shores of Yun Jiao Lake. In that direction, just as Angus closed his eyes, the sun gradually set, and the beautiful scenery was gone. Courtney once again held Angus tightly in her arms, but after a moment, as if having made up her mind, she laid Angus aside and turned to dig a pit in the ground.

"Help," Gu Fei called to the other three.

With the combined efforts of the four players and the NPC, a large pit was quickly dug. Courtney picked up Angus, jumped into the pit, and gently laid him down.

"She's not going to bury herself too, is she?" Yu Tian Shen Ming whispered.

"No," Gu Fei said. "There's not enough room for two."

The two girls glared at them. This time, Courtney didn't linger in the pit with Angus. After laying him down, she jumped out, gazed at him, and finally picked up a handful of dirt and sprinkled it down.

"Uh? Should we help or not?" Yu Tian Shen Ming asked.

"Why are you asking me?" Gu Fei said, turning to Courtney. "Do you need help?"

Courtney shook her head. Gu Fei helplessly shrugged, and the four of them stood still, watching as Angus's body was gradually covered by the earth.

"The people from the four major guilds really aren't here. Were they really tricked?" Gu Fei whispered to Xi Xiao Tian.

"They were tricked away, but I think they'll be back soon. You didn't think they all left, leaving no one behind, did you?" Xi Xiao Tian said.

"This place is too conspicuous," Gu Fei looked around. This spot, where you could appreciate the most beautiful scenery of Yun Jiao Lake, could also be seen from any point around Yun Jiao Lake, as far as the eye could see.

"Not my fault, the NPC chose the spot," Xi Xiao Tian said.

"Then they might be back soon. Can this woman hurry up?" Gu Fei was anxious.

"There's movement in the reeds," Yu Tian Shen Ming suddenly said.

"You saw it?" Gu Fei was delighted.

"Yeah!" Yu Tian Shen Ming nodded.

"Coordinates!" Gu Fei said.

"..." Yu Tian Shen Ming glared at him.

"General direction," Gu Fei said.

Yu Tian Shen Ming had an idea and shot an arrow in that direction. Gu Fei raised his sword, ready to go, but Xi Xiao Tian said from the side, "Of course there will be people in the reeds. How do you know they're from the four major guilds?"

Gu Fei paused at that. Ambushes weren't the sole domain of the four major guilds. Lovers liked to hide in the reeds of Yun Jiao Lake too. Maybe Yu Tian Shen Ming just saw a couple.

"I just saw someone moving," Yu Tian Shen Ming reported what he saw. "If they were ordinary players, there's no need to be so sneaky, right?" People would occasionally stand up in the reeds, but they would leave hand in hand, openly and confidently, not crawling around, trying not to be seen.

"What you saw isn't the problem. The problem is, we can't be sure even if we get up close," Xi Xiao Tian said.

"It's good to scare them a little," Gu Fei said, still heading over with his sword.

"Are you just itching to kill someone?" Xi Xiao Tian said.

"She'll still be burying for a while!" Gu Fei said.

"I think we can help now," Xi Xiao Tian looked back at Courtney and noticed that after the dirt had completely covered Angus, she sped up her movements, no longer hesitating or uncertain as she had been before.

"Let's try it," Gu Fei stepped forward and gently sprinkled a handful of dirt down.

Courtney didn't object, and the four of them quickly started working together. Before long, the dirt was all in place, and a low mound had formed on the ground. Just as Yu Tian Shen Ming was wondering if they needed a tombstone, Courtney gently placed the necklace on top of the mound, stepped back a few paces, and gazed at it.

The four didn't dare to disturb her and could only wait.

They waited until Courtney spoke to them, "Thank you."

Gu Fei breathed a sigh of relief. He guessed that Courtney and Angus's love story had come to an end. Next should be the derivative products of this story, the plot needed for his quest to continue!

"You're welcome," Gu Fei had actually thought deeply about how to continue the quest and had already found an entry point. "Why did Angus become like this? What exactly is wrong with the Yun Jiao Lake water storage and discharge project? Why do you think he's dead?"

"I don't know," Courtney shook her head. The answer was like a bolt from the blue for the four.

"But..." Courtney suddenly continued.

"I love 'but'!" At that moment, Yu Tian Shen Ming was moved to tears.

"Shut up," Gu Fei silenced him, listening to Courtney continue.

"Angus's death was told to me by my teacher. He said there was a little accident during the water storage and discharge project, and Angus was buried in the bottom of the lake. So I came here to become a forester, hoping to be with him forever. It's good now, I know Angus is always in that place," Courtney pointed to the grave. Over the years, she had long felt disheartened, but when she heard Gu Fei say "Angus is not dead," a glimmer of hope arose in her. Although she didn't see Angus in the end, compared to knowing that Angus had been at the bottom of the lake for years, unreachable, being able to hold Angus's body in her arms and accompany him so closely, Courtney actually had a hint of satisfaction on her face.

"But why did Angus become like this? If it wasn't like this, he shouldn't have died! Don't you want to find out the real cause of Angus's death?" Gu Fei said. It made sense. Angus's body clearly showed that he had been attacked and killed, but Courtney had never asked how he died or who killed him, from the time she found his body until now. And looking at her, she didn't seem to intend to ask.

"What's the use of knowing those things? All I want is to be with Angus. Although he's dead now, I'll still be guarding him," Courtney said.

"I'm defeated..." Gu Fei helplessly told the truth, "Okay, actually, we need to find out the cause of Angus's death. Do you have any clues you can provide?"

Courtney shook her head.

Xi Xiao Tian interjected, "You can't ask her like that. If she thinks like this, maybe there are clues that happened around her, but she won't remember these things as clues."

Gu Fei thought about it, "The small house by the lake, is that yours?"

"No, that belongs to Gilkino's teacher," Courtney said.

"Oh? When did he start living here? Tell me about him," Gu Fei quickly said.

"That was after he told me about Angus's death. I left my teacher and moved to Yun Jiao Lake as a forester. He often came to Yun Jiao Lake to take a walk and check on me. Later, he said he liked the scenery and tranquility here, so he built that small house and often came here to do some research, sometimes asking me to help." Courtney said.

"What kind of research?" Gu Fei asked.

"My teacher said that the Yun Jiao Lake water storage and discharge project was not perfect, and he needed further research to optimize it."

"Right, in your conversation with Angus, you mentioned that you were a little uneasy about this project, what was that about?" Gu Fei asked.

"I once accidentally saw my teacher arguing with someone about this project. I had never seen my teacher get so angry. I only heard him say that this project was absolutely impossible. But afterwards, the project continued, so I felt it was a little strange."

"Later, Angus said he would use magic to solve some problems in this project, do you know what it was?"

"I don't know," Courtney shook her head.

Gu Fei looked at the other three, "Do you have any questions?"

"You've been here for so long, have you tried to find Angus's body in the underwater project?" Xi Xiao Tian asked.

Courtney nodded, "My teacher told me not to try, but I still did it secretly. But the entrance to the project seemed to have a magical seal, and I couldn't get in."

"How did you dive to the bottom of the water?" Xi Xiao Tian asked.

"There were some special diving magic items used during the project, and Angus secretly took some and gave them to me," Courtney said.

"Can we borrow them?" Xi Xiao Tian asked.

"Of course," Courtney nodded, "The things are at my residence in the woods north of the lake, you can get them yourselves!"

"See!" Xi Xiao Tian despised Gu Fei, "If you don't value what she wants, you won't think of what she wants to do, and you won't be able to dig up the clues that exist in her line of thought."

"Diving equipment? Does that mean we have to use these things to take a look at the project office in the underwater passage?" Gu Fei said.

"Of course. As for the questions you asked, let's analyze them as we go!" Xi Xiao Tian said, and the four of them left together. Xi Yao Wu looked back and saw Courtney quietly sitting next to Angus's grave.

"Enemy situation ahead!" Yu Tian Shen Ming suddenly pointed to the hillside. The four of them looked up and saw that the four major guilds had finally arrived. Of course, not all of them. Although the opponent was Qian Li Zui, the four guild leaders still mustered up the courage to form a fast-moving advance team, thinking that if the quest was completed by the other party, it would lead to the failure of the city siege. After a frantic run, they had finally arrived at the shores of Yun Jiao Lake first.

Gu Fei raised his sword, eager to try, but was stopped by Xi Xiao Tian, "Don't fight if you can avoid it! What a pity if the quest fails because of an accident?"

Gu Fei thought about it and thought it was true. So, for the sake of the overall situation, the four chose to run away. There was no place in the entire Cloud End City that was better for hiding than the shores of Yun Jiao Lake. The four of them entered the reeds together, and as soon as they bent down, they couldn't be seen from the outside.

"Towards the north," Gu Fei said.

"Swimming directly from here is exactly north," Xi Yao Wu said with experience.

"I have no objection," Xi Xiao Tian said.

Yu Tian Shen Ming thought of the scene of the two beauties being soaked and revealing their curves, and his nose almost bled. He nodded frantically.

"I'll cover you," Gu Fei said.

"Why don't you fit in with the group?" Xi Xiao Tian criticized.

"I can't swim," Gu Fei said.

The three were stunned.

"What? Is it so strange that I can't swim?" Gu Fei was dissatisfied.

"That's it! The three of you swim over, and I'll block them here. Just now you, swindler, and Courtney were right. I think you can continue the plot, and you can go and get the things." Gu Fei said.

"Hmph? You still want to stay here and kill people, right?" Xi Xiao Tian said.

"The terrain is really good," Gu Fei said.

"Then we're leaving," Xi Xiao Tian said.

"Go quickly," Gu Fei pushed the three of them behind him, suddenly jumped out of the reeds, threw a ranged spell, and shouted, "Killing people, those who have nothing to do should get out of the way!!!"

This spell and shout really startled countless players. Everyone poked their heads out and looked around. Yu Tian Shen Ming looked back and couldn't help but sigh, "A completely one-to-one male-to-female ratio, what a rare scene in an online game!"

The players who were startled didn't know what was happening. Those who were close to Gu Fei noticed that it was this guy who was making noise and quickly asked, "Brother, what's the matter?"

"Get out of here, we're going to PK, look," Gu Fei pointed to the advance team of the four major guilds running down the hillside.

"Why are we going to PK again!" The players who were active on the shores of Yun Jiao Lake had also been tempered many times, and this scene seemed to be commonplace. So they began to very cooperatively leave the scene. People were running around, and Xi Xiao Tian looked back, "No need to swim, we can just run away in this chaos."

Swimming across was a straight line, but swimming couldn't show the usual movement speed. Walking around the lake was longer, but faster.

"Hey, take the opportunity to leave!" Xi Yao Wu shouted to Gu Fei.

"You go, I'll cover you," Gu Fei shouted.

"He just wants to stay and PK, Violent Fei," Xi Xiao Tian cursed.

"If you die, the quest will fail!" Xi Yao Wu shouted.

"Don't worry, I won't die even if you die!" Gu Fei patted his chest, full of confidence. The Great Earth Technique had shown its power before, letting him discover that the shores of Yun Jiao Lake was another good place for him to take on many enemies by himself. He was afraid of the other party's mage group bombarding the map, but the other party's mages hadn't arrived yet, had they?

The three followed the scattered lovers and retreated. Many people noticed that Yu Tian Shen Ming had two beautiful girls by his side and cast envious glances. Yu Tian Shen Ming instantly captured these gazes and fully understood their thoughts. He was proud and didn't bother to explain.

The advance team arrived like a whirlwind. Gu Fei stood in the reeds, afraid that the other party wouldn't know where he was. Seeing that the distance was close, he lowered his body and disappeared into the grass.

But the members of the four major guilds, who had a lot of combat experience, were not rash at all. This Qian Li Zui could hide and escape, but he insisted on making such a big commotion. Everyone was curious. They quickly reported the situation to the guild leaders and requested instructions.

"Is it another feint?" The four guild leaders had just been tricked by this trick and were very vigilant. "Where are the others who were with him?"

"I don't know."

"Damn, why didn't you keep a closer eye on them?"

"As soon as they saw we were going to PK, all the little lovers here ran out, it was a mess, and we really couldn't keep an eye on them!" The members of the advance team were very innocent.

"In this situation, why didn't Qian Li Zui take advantage of the chaos to leave?" The four guild leaders had a headache. They couldn't guess Gu Fei's intentions.

"Is it a bluff, or does he have a reason to stay?"

There were also core members of each guild in the advance team, such as Dao Ying Nian Hua of Zongheng Sihai, and Shan Zi Ling of Duijiu Dange. At this time, they were also gathered together, deeply discussing the intentions of Qian Li Zui's actions. Hundreds of agile-class players stopped outside the reeds, just staring at the movements in the reeds, and didn't dare to make any rash moves.

The three mixed in with the couples had already run far away. Looking back, they saw that the other party's team didn't dare to move forward, foolishly stopping outside the reeds.

"What are those idiots doing?" Yu Tian Shen Ming wondered.

"They're confused. I think they don't understand what our intentions are," Xi Xiao Tian laughed.

"Don't bother with them, let's go get the quest items, the diving magic equipment, I wonder what it is?" Xi Yao Wu said.

"The biggest trouble with diving is difficulty breathing, right? It's probably something that allows you to breathe freely after using it!" Xi Xiao Tian said.

"That's pretty fun too," Xi Yao Wu said.

"Hurry, hurry," the three ignored Gu Fei and ran quickly.

Gu Fei squatted lonely in the reeds, waiting and waiting, but no one came. The four major guilds had already suffered from Gu Fei's unpredictable and elusive nature in the reeds. This time, they wouldn't play with him like this again. They had already decided: wait for the mages to come and bombard the map. As for the advance team, if they had nothing to do, they could just shoot randomly from afar.

Gu Fei was helpless and had to stand up, "Why don't you come in?"

Swish swish swish swish!

The answer he received was countless flying arrows.

Gu Fei quickly lowered his body, instantly moved, and changed positions. Looking back, he saw another wave of arrows biting at the spot where he had just been standing like locusts.

No one was willing to enter the reeds, and Gu Fei's game couldn't continue. He very helplessly, very helplessly, very helplessly, took out a teleportation scroll.

White light appeared. A fool in the advance team cheered, "Qian Li Zui has been killed!"

"Kill your sister? Is anyone attacking over there?" someone immediately scolded back.

"What's going on?" The four guild leaders were all on edge at this time!

"He ran away with a teleportation scroll," someone reported.

"This is troublesome!!!" The four guild leaders were dumbfounded. Now they had completely lost track of the other party. Who could know where their quest would go next?

"It's all that bastard's fault!!!" Wu Shi Zhi Jian was of course talking about Ye Xiaowu.

"Yes! That scoundrel!" The other three echoed.

Ye Xiaowu squatted alone in District 17.

He was taken down. Such an unarmed little priest, who had played the four guild leaders, how could the four easily let him go? Before sending him back, they had already informed the guilds. So, the moment Ye Xiaowu appeared at the resurrection point, he became the target of a frantic beating.

Twenty-five times was just a blink of an eye. Ye Xiaowu wanted to send a message to explain, but the guild leaders had already deleted him.

Ye Xiaowu knew the next step of Qian Li Zui's quest, but he didn't have the strength to stop them.

The four major guilds had the strength to sabotage the quest, but they didn't know the next step of Qian Li Zui.

Tragedy was brewed in this way.

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Quest, let's go and do the quest!