Chapter 139 The Reunion of Old Friends

"Well... anyway... everyone, calm down, let's talk this out." The first reaction Feng Bujue had upon seeing Twenty-Three was to step forward, positioning himself between her and Lutter.

"Why are you here?" Twenty-Three looked at Jue-ge and asked in a low voice, "Why... are you with her?"

"That's a long story..." Feng Bujue replied, "I'll have to explain it slowly..."

"How did you enter this sandbox?" Lutter stepped forward, looking at Twenty-Three with an expressionless face. "Both ends of the tunnel should be one-way..."

"Heh..." Twenty-Three tilted her head, smiled at Lutter, and said, "It's simple, I rewrote your simple code and came in from the maze side."

"Oh?" Lutter pondered upon hearing this. "Although the sandbox was established temporarily, the code is so fragile that even you can modify it... that's really beyond my expectations."

"Hmph... it seems I've been underestimated again..." Twenty-Three sneered, "But... with your current data strength, is it really okay to talk to me like that?"

"Hasn't your data strength also decreased?" Lutter also snorted coldly. "After staying in the π maze for so long, just maintaining your own data integrity must have exhausted you... and now you've rewritten the code I created, forcibly entering from the other end of the tunnel..." As she said this, a faint white light flickered in her eyes. "Hmm... your strength has also dropped to around level four, hasn't it?"

"That's true..." Twenty-Three said, "Since we're not at our best, the conditions are fair, why don't we just..."

"Stop!" Feng Bujue didn't let Twenty-Three finish speaking, and waved his hand to stop her. "No fighting."

"What? Are you going to help her?" Twenty-Three turned her eyes to Jue-ge, and her eyes even showed a hint of resentment, as if she had been betrayed in some way.

"He's not trying to help me," Lutter said. "He's just stopping us from engaging in meaningless conflict."

"Meaningless?" Twenty-Three asked doubtfully.

"Yes, meaningless," Lutter said, "Because... I don't intend to be your enemy."

"Heh..." Twenty-Three laughed again, "Long time no see, you've actually learned to lie..." She turned her head and glanced at Jue-ge. "Did you teach her that?"

In a sense, Jue-ge finally understood what a Shura field (battlefield of love) was...

After a two-second pause, Twenty-Three looked directly at Lutter and asked, "You set up this tunnel, wasn't it to enter the π maze, rescue Link and Ed, and snatch ***-079 from me?"

"No," Lutter answered the question in a very calm tone.

"Oh?" Twenty-Three obviously didn't believe her, and asked, "Then what do you want to do?"

"Rescue you, and let you bring ***-079 to Zero," Lutter replied, "Then... completely destroy the entrance to the π maze, trapping Link and Ed inside forever."

Twenty-Three was stunned when she heard this. "Do you think I'll believe you? What's your reason for doing this?"

"I... am not the me I used to be..." Lutter thought for half a second and replied, "I want to change Origin's course of action and change it to... a route similar to your Z."

"I see..." Twenty-Three immediately said after hearing this, "So... the existence of Link and Ed has become your obstacle. Only by letting them disappear can you gain complete control in Origin." She paused. "And in the absence of ideological conflicts, letting ***-079 fall into Zero's hands is also acceptable, because you know that only Zero can maximize its efficiency."

"That's right," Lutter nodded and said.

"Everyone has a logical circuit," Twenty-Three said again, "But... something that hasn't happened yet, even if it's logically sound, can't be the basis for me to trust you."

"That's why I brought Feng Bujue..." Lutter replied, "Why do you think I made this temporary sandbox? I can create a more secure tunnel at any time to accomplish the above, but I didn't..." She glanced at Jue-ge, then refocused her gaze on Twenty-Three. "I brought Feng Bujue here to vouch for me and persuade you..."

"Hey, wait a minute..." Before Twenty-Three could speak, Jue-ge turned his head with a strange expression and said, "What you're saying is very strange... why do you have to ask me to persuade her?"

"Because... according to my observations in the Peak Tournament, you two seem to..." Lutter squinted and replied.

"I understand," Twenty-Three coldly replied, "I'll believe you for now."

"Hey! What do you understand!" Feng Bujue was shocked. "And you... what did you observe!"

"So... what's your plan now?" Twenty-Three ignored Jue-ge and continued to say to Lutter.

Lutter also treated Jue-ge as if he were air and replied, "Now that you've found the tunnel entrance yourself, things are even simpler." As she spoke, another wave of data flow flashed in her eyes. "I'm going to seal off both ends of the tunnel now, which will both extend the sandbox's existence and prevent Link and Ed from sneaking in using the same method as you."

"Yes, that's the top priority," Twenty-Three responded.

"After I complete the blockade, we just need to help the players in this script clear the game as soon as possible," Lutter said, "Once the main storyline ends, we can leave the sandbox and return to the inner world."

"Once we get there, our data strength will be restored," Twenty-Three took over and said, "At that time, we can work together to destroy the entrance to the π maze and eliminate future troubles forever."

"Yes, without further ado, let's do it," Lutter nodded.

The two who were at daggers drawn a few minutes ago had made a decision on their own after a conversation. Feng Bujue, who was left aside by them, couldn't even get a word in...

After two seconds, Twenty-Three suddenly looked at Jue-ge and said, "Feng Bujue, you're the strongest here now. When Lutter rewrites the code, you're responsible for protecting her."

"You two still know I'm the strongest..." Jue-ge stared with his dead fish eyes and said, "The conversation just now didn't have any intention of discussing it with me... and you're still taking it for granted that you're sending me around..."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a weight on his shoulder...

"Remote rewriting is troublesome, I need 80 to 120 minutes to complete the blockade; to improve efficiency, I will temporarily transfer 99% of my attention elsewhere. Before that, you carry me around." As Lutter spoke, she clung to Jue-ge's back like a zombie and closed her eyes (if they were open, the large amount of high-speed flowing data would produce strong light, which would be too conspicuous).

"Playing the 'act first, report later' game well, huh..." Feng Bujue had no choice. She had already climbed on his back, he couldn't just throw her on the ground, could he?

So, he simply raised Lutter's two thighs and pushed her onto his back, carrying her more steadily.

"Next... should we find a place to rest first?" Feng Bujue then said to Twenty-Three, "I can't just carry her around, can I?" As he spoke, he raised his eyes and looked around, "I think we're conspicuous enough already..."

This was the truth... When Jue-ge and Lutter were walking on the street just now, the rate of people turning their heads was already quite high. Of course... regardless of gender, people were turning their heads because of Lutter.

And after Twenty-Three walked next to them and started talking, the rate of people turning their heads soared...

Putting aside the attractiveness of the two beauties (there are many beauties in Harem City, they may not be able to attract everyone's attention), the Shura field (at least it looked like one to passersby)... has infinite appeal.

Passersby (mostly women) saw Jue-ge standing between two women, looking embarrassed and unable to interject, and their gossipy hearts naturally ignited instantly, and they couldn't help but slow down, take a closer look, and listen more...

Fortunately, most of Lutter and Twenty-Three's conversations were about content unrelated to this world. After being shielded, passersby basically couldn't hear a single complete sentence.

And most of the male passersby were muttering this sentence in their hearts: "He's not even better looking than me, but he can trigger this level of Shura field... that kid must be incredibly strong in some aspects..."

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At the same time, another part of the city.

"Ah~ it's so strange," Hua Jian念道 said, "It's been more than an hour, there's no script introduction, no main quest... I can't even see the team bar, what's going on?"

"Don't worry, anyway, there's no threat of death in this city," Ruo Yu, who was walking beside her, turned her head and replied, "Let's keep looking on the street, as long as we find Bujue... we'll definitely know something."

The two of them were already in Harem City when they entered the script. It's just... because there was no script introduction or quest, the two were a little at a loss and could only wander aimlessly on the street... hoping to trigger a quest, find a prop, or meet a teammate or something.

"Two ladies, please stop." Suddenly, a gentle voice sounded from behind them.

Ruo Yu and An Yueqin turned around and saw a handsome young man. He wore his hair in a bun, dressed in a green robe, holding a folding fan in his hand, and wearing beautiful jade on his waist, looking like a scholar.

It's just... for some reason, he had two plasters stuck on his fair face, covering half of his face.

"Little student is being polite..." He was about to greet them.

Hua Jian interrupted him and said, "Little student? Are you a woman disguised as a man?"

The young man's expression changed immediately, but he quickly smiled awkwardly and said, "Girl has good eyesight..." When "he" said this, he no longer pretended to be his voice, and directly used a female voice, "I was actually seen through at a glance..."

"Uh... are there people who can't see through it..." Hua Jian asked in confusion, "Even if you can't tell from the ears and cheeks, you can tell from the neck that there's no Adam's apple, right..." Her gaze moved down, "Also... how you look at this chest..."

"Hua Jian (Ruo Yu usually calls her teammates' IDs in the script)..." Ruo Yu gave Hua Jian a look and called her name, signaling her not to say anything unnecessary.

"I see..." Two blushes immediately appeared on the face of the girl disguised as a man, and she responded rather embarrassedly, "I... I'm also dressing as a man for the first time..."

"Sigh..." Ruo Yu sighed and proactively changed the subject, "I wonder what the girl called us for?"

"Oh! It's like this..." The girl said immediately, "Ben..." When she said this word, it seemed like a slip of the tongue, and she quickly changed her words, "I saw the two elder sisters wandering on the street for a long time, as if they were looking for someone... so I boldly asked, are the two of you new to this Harem City?"

"What city did you say?" Hua Jian was stunned when she heard this.

Ruo Yu was still calm, and she replied without changing her expression, "Yes, is there anything wrong?"

The girl quickly shook her head and waved her hands, "No, no, where did the elder sister say that... I just wanted to ask the two of you if you need..." She raised her eyes and looked at the expressions of the two, "... a guide."

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At the same time, the center of Harem City—Lianxian Palace.

This place is a forbidden area in Harem City, the residence of Harem City Lord, Ji Fenglong.

It is said that... Lianxian Palace is a paradise, with flower gardens and jade buildings, stars and moons intertwined, dust and fragrance, and beauties like clouds.

Here, is a veritable, real "harem". Only Ji Fenglong and her women can enter the palace...

Usually, subordinates and guards who come to report matters to Ji Fenglong can only walk to the entrance of the first hall at most. If anyone dares to look inside even for a glance, Ji Fenglong will not hesitate to turn them into dust...

But today, there is a man who has come to Lianxian Palace and is trying to force his way in...

"Please go back, Young Master Mo..." In front of the gate of the Immortal Palace, a stunning beauty wearing a light yellow gauze is looking at the man under the steps with a cold gaze, "Last night you injured General Huo and forcibly entered the city... the City Lord is no longer pursuing the matter. But this Lianxian Palace is not a place for men to come. If you insist on forcing your way in..."

"...What will you do!" The man called "Young Master Mo" wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shouted loudly.

"Sigh... Young Master Mo, why are you making things difficult for us subordinates..." The woman sighed, "The City Lord feels guilty towards you and is tolerant in every way, but you are forcing us like this... it's very difficult for us."

If it weren't for seeing it with their own eyes and hearing it with their own ears, no one would believe that this woman in yellow gauze was just a "subordinate."

This woman's surname is Lin, her name is Que, and she is one of the three great experts under Ji Fenglong. Her cultivation has reached the eighth level of the Holy Yuan Boundless realm, and her appearance is as beautiful as a flower, naturally beautiful.

And such a woman who is enough to topple a country is willing to stay by Ji Fenglong's side and guard her home...

"I can not go in, nor do I want to go in." Young Master Mo said sadly, "I only ask her to come out and meet me, and explain things clearly!"

"Young Master Mo, the City Lord has already said..." Lin Que replied, "Twenty-three years ago, she made it very clear. She will not marry you, nor will she marry any man. Because there is no man in this world worthy of her, only women can move her..."

"Nonsense! She is clearly a woman! How can there be such a reason!" Young Master Mo shouted.

Seeing this, everyone must understand that this "Young Master Mo" is the fiancé who was injured by Ji Fenglong back then.

His name is Mo Ruqiu, and he is the eldest son of the Mo family, one of the four major families in the Holy Yuan world.

Mo Ruqiu and Ji Fenglong are the same age, and their marriage was decided when they were born. To put it bluntly... it is also a means for the Ji and Mo families to consolidate their relationship.

The reason why the wedding date was set more than 300 years later is mainly due to the progress of cultivation...

Like the four major families, such top-notch sects undoubtedly have top-notch cultivation techniques. Practicing their cultivation techniques will naturally increase the speed of cultivation much faster than practicing those miscellaneous second-rate cultivation techniques. So... the elders of the two families calculated with their fingers and figured that after practicing for more than 300 years, both parties would probably be able to reach the Holy Yuan Boundless realm. Then getting married can prevent some unexpected situations from happening... for example, one of the couples is a waste, and can no longer break through after practicing to the mortal body realm; or one party's aptitude is extremely dull, and after practicing top-level cultivation techniques for 300 years, they are still stuck in the True Yuan realm...

If the above situation occurs, the marriage contract will be void immediately, which is what both parties agreed to in advance.

So, 316 years passed. Mo Ruqiu was at the fifth level of the Holy Yuan Boundless realm, and Ji Fenglong... had already reached the ninth level 16 years ago. Then, the scene of tearing up the marriage contract and running away from home was staged...

Three years later, when Ji Fenglong founded Harem City, Mo Ruqiu also went to her once. After three years of hard training, Mo Ruqiu improved by another level, but he was still not Ji Fenglong's opponent. Moreover... the latter had just come out of the closet at that time and was a little crazy, so she beat Mo Ruqiu up again.

This time, Mo Ruqiu was physically and mentally traumatized, and it took him ten years for his injuries to heal...

In short, after another ten years, Mo Ruqiu cultivated hard and advanced to the seventh level of the Holy Yuan Boundless realm. Being able to reach this level before the age of 350 is actually very good. His aptitude is not low, but it is a little worse than monsters like the Ji family siblings...

However, this time he visited Harem City, Ji Fenglong didn't even want him to enter the city gate.

Logically speaking, Mo Ruqiu is a reasonable person, highly cultivated, and has a very upright appearance (he is indeed very handsome). Even if you hold on to the conditions for entering the city, he fully meets them...

But... the City Lord said not to let him in, so he can't let him in.

In desperation, Mo Ruqiu could only force his way in, so Huo Wei took the blame... Fortunately, Young Master Mo is a good person (in every sense), and showed mercy during the fight, only lightly injuring General Huo (so that he could report back), and then stopped.

Then... there was the scene in front of us.

Not to mention that there is Lin Que, an expert at the eighth level of the Holy Yuan Boundless realm, sitting in front of Lianxian Palace, even the two guards at the palace gate (Lianxian Palace also has a barrier to protect it, and its strength is much higher than the one outside the city) are experts of the same level as Huo Wei. Even if a trespasser at the ninth level of the Holy Yuan Boundless realm really comes, they can resist for a while, let alone Mo Ruqiu...

"The fact that the whole world has accepted, only Young Master Mo, you can't accept." Listening to Mo Ruqiu's self-deceiving wail, Lin Que shook her head and sighed, "I have nothing to say... I can only ask you to leave on your own, it's useless to say more."

What she said also made sense, as the saying goes - you can never wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.

"Okay! Then there's no need to say it." Mo Ruqiu said, "If I don't see her today, I'll just die here!"

As he spoke, he stood with his feet apart, re-extracted Holy Yuan, and wanted to compete with his opponent again.