Chapter 456: What kind of gangster behavior is this?
Amid the cheers, a woman in a floral dress and a veil walked out from backstage.
This was the oiran who appeared on the third day. Her name was Bai Su. She had a graceful figure and walked gracefully. As soon as she appeared, she attracted everyone's attention.
The other players have gone to rest with new mission objectives.
Apart from the original ghost, there were only Lin Chen, Zhou Geng and Gu Yehan left in the field.
Lin Chen asked, "Who will take care of this woman, Lao Zhou or Lao Gu?"
Gu Yehan thought for a moment and said, "I'd better do Miss Xuanmu's task. I think she needs me, and she should have a good impression of me."
Zhou Geng raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do I feel that Miss Xuan Mu has no feelings for you, but is interested in me?"
Gu Yehan was immediately displeased and said, "How could Miss Xuanmu like you? On what basis? When you do a somersault you look like a wild monkey!"
"puff!"
Lin Chen almost spit out his breath. He didn't expect that the words of someone like Gu Yehan could be so sharp and directly hit Zhou Geng's pain points.
The two were influenced by Xuan Mu and performed inhuman shows to please her. But when they realized it afterwards, they realized how shameful their behavior was.
Lao Gu's words were undoubtedly exposing someone's shortcomings.
Zhou Geng's face turned red with anger, and then he chuckled and said, "After you became a player, you practiced swordsmanship all your life, never leaving your sword, and killed many ghosts with the sword. But yesterday, it was the first time I knew that your sword can not only kill ghosts, but also stab yourself."
"you!"
Gu Yehan was choked. The two of them were exposing each other's shortcomings, and both thought that the courtesan Xuan Mu valued them more.
However, Lin Chen suddenly said, "So, what is the current favorability between you and Xuan Mu? Whoever can reach 80% first will be considered to have completed a courtesan mission."
Zhou Geng and Gu Yehan both froze in expression and remained silent.
Seeing this, Lin Chen couldn't help but ask, "Why is there no movement? Are you two zero percent?"
Zhou Geng and the other man looked at each other and continued in silence.
Lin Chen held his forehead and said, "Okay, I understand."
Is it one of the three major illusions in life that she likes me?
"Don't argue. There are seven courtesans in total. Xuan Mu is still to be decided. For the other six courtesans, each of you must complete one. I'll pay for it and do the hard work. If you two dare to give up because of Xuan Mu, don't blame me for being rude."
Lin Chen said unhappily.
There was no chance for the two to shirk responsibility, otherwise this matter would have never ended.
Zhou Geng and Gu Yehan were not dissatisfied with this. Their reason told them that Lin Chen was not wrong. After all, Blue Star was still waiting for masters like them to return.
But on one side is Lan Xing, and on the other side is Xuan Mu, which really makes it difficult for them to make a choice.
"How can one achieve both in this world, without disappointing the Tathagata and without disappointing you?"
"Alas, it seems that I can only apologize to Xuan Mu a little. I hope she can understand my behavior."
The two of them whispered sadly, as if they were forced into prostitution by Lin Chen.
Lin Chen was speechless after seeing this, and he even thought about whether he should change two people to do the task.
Just let these two guys stay in this copy!
At this time, the performance of the courtesan Bai Su had ended, attracting bursts of applause. Afterwards, the madam Luo Jin came onto the stage, said a few opening remarks, and then continued the auction for the qualification to become Bai Su's lover.
"I'll offer 30 million." said a guest.
The bidding mode started instantly and the scene became extremely heated.
Lin Chen said to Zhou Geng and the others, "Old Zhou will go first today. I don't care whether you sleep or not . You must do everything you can to raise your favorability. Otherwise, after the dungeon is over, you will only be rated D or even F at best. After all, you haven't even completed a single mission."
Zhou Geng gritted his teeth and nodded heavily as if he had made up his mind. Then, he realized something and looked at Lin Chen and said, "The instance is over, but we haven't completed our mission. Shouldn't we just kill them? Why is there a score?"
Gu Yehan was also stunned and looked at Lin Chen in surprise.
"When did I ever say that the copy should end normally? Once all your tasks are completed, I will find a way to wipe out this copy." Lin Chen said.
His words were extremely calm, but to Zhou Geng and Gu Yehan's ears, it was like a thunderclap, causing the two of them to stand up immediately.
"What did you say?" Zhou Geng widened his eyes.
Lin Chen quickly pulled the two back to their seats and said, "It means exactly what it says. I'm going to kidnap all the ghosts here. This way, we can end the instance early."
Kidnapped?
What kind of gangster behavior is this!
Seeing that Lin Chen was serious, Zhou Geng advised: "There are hundreds of ghosts here. Miss Xuan Mu might even be a true king. Are you sure you can defeat her? It's too dangerous."
Gu Yehan also nodded and said, "Yes, and the original ghost is linked to the copy, immortal and indestructible, and the copy amplification is incomparable to ordinary ghosts."
"Don't worry about anything else, just watch the show when the time comes."
Lin Chen didn't want to talk to them more, so he said: "I told you this news to remind you to complete the task as soon as possible, so that you can get a high score and a high copy reward. Otherwise, I won't wait for you too long. I will start after others complete the task."
"hiss!"
The two of them couldn't help but gasp. Lin Chen's attitude was very firm and he didn't mean to be joking at all.
This made them all feel frightened.
Boy Chen is going to do something big!
"Eighty million. I'll pay eighty million."
The price has climbed to 80 million, a middle-aged man shouted at the top of his voice.
This price is not considered high. The courtesan of the previous day had cost someone 200 million ghost coins to compete for her.
"Ninety million!"
"Ninety-five million."
People kept bidding.
Lin Chen suddenly waved his hand and shouted, "One billion!"
"What?"
"One billion!"
"Whose young master is this? What a big spender!"
As soon as Lin Chen opened his mouth, the whole audience was in an uproar.
Whether it was the prostitute, the servant, or the other guests, their faces were filled with shock, and they all looked at Lin Chen.
After seeing Lin Chen, even Luo Jin, who was familiar with him, covered half of his face with a palm-leaf fan, with a look of surprise on his face.
The final price of the courtesan yesterday was only 200 million, but today Lin Chen shouted out a sky-high price of 1 billion right from the start.
This is too shocking.
"Mr. Chen has offered 1 billion. Is there anyone else who wants to bid?" Luo Jin smiled, his eyes shining.
At the same time, Lin Chen saw in his system that Luo Jin's favorability towards him increased again.
"If no one makes an offer, Miss Bai Su will belong to Master Chen today." Luo Jin said.
Everyone shook their heads. The price was too high and not everyone could afford it.
Some people may have the financial resources to do so, but no matter how expensive the courtesan is, she still has her value. If the price is too much more, it is still not cost-effective.
Finally, Luo Jin announced that Lin Chen had won the spot as the guest of honor, then he walked off the stage and came to Lin Chen's side.
"Mr. Chen, Miss Bai Su is already waiting in the flower room at the back."
Lin Chen shook his head and said, "I'm bidding for my friend. You can take him with you."
Luo Jin was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled: "Mr. Chen is generous and loyal, which makes me admire him very much."
Lin Chen smiled slightly.
Luo Jin said to Zhou Geng: "Then Mr. Zhou, please come with me."
Zhou Geng was a little hesitant, but when he saw Lin Chen and Gu Yehan looking at him, Zhou Geng had to nod in agreement.
Luo Jin smiled gently, as if she felt Zhou Geng was a little shy, but she didn't say much, just took Zhou Geng away.
Lin Chen and Gu Yehan also returned to the room one after another.
Gu Yehan is concerned about Xuan Mu, and since he doesn't need to complete small tasks, he naturally won't bring women into the room again. As for Lin Chen, he doesn't need to complete tasks. Although the game rewards are good, he is not in a hurry, as there are still several more courtesans to come.
After returning to the room, Lin Chen went to the mining area again as soon as possible.
Except for the ghost baby and the prostitute, Lin Chen exchanged all the remaining ghosts.
A total of eighteen halls exchanged for 19.8 square divine crystals.
After coming out, Lin Chen prepared to improve his strength again.
However, as soon as Lin Chen returned, he heard the sound of a long piano.
The sound of the piano is both sudden and rising, gentle yet passionate, just like a stream flowing from a quiet mountain stream, mysterious and very attractive.
The sound of the piano is not just the timbre of the piano, it also carries a sense of calling, which makes Lin Chen have an urge to follow the sound of the piano and find out what is going on.
"Xuan Mu?"
Lin Chen absorbed the power of rules attached to the piano sound, used his mental strength to resist this influence, and muttered slowly to himself.
On the first night, Gu Yehan, who was spending the night alone, and ten ghost players disappeared mysteriously. Now it seems that they were attracted by the sound of the piano and left the room.
As for the second night, Lin Chen was blocked by the rules because he was accompanied by Luo Jin and did not receive the call of the piano sound, so he was blocked.
"The dungeon boss is in a sober state, so we can try to contact him again."
Lin Chen thought about the news about the war that he heard from the two scholars during the day, and finally decided to contact Xuan Mu.
Following the sound of the piano, Lin Chen walked out of the room and came to the flower room above the pool.
This time, he was not blocked by any rules; he was already within the rules.
Also coming with him was Gu Yehan, a strange man who swallowed a sword for love.
But compared to yesterday, today is a lot quieter. After all, those ten ghost players have been sent to the mining area by Lin Chen.
"Master Chen, Master Gu." Xuan Mu nodded, with Ningxiang still by his side.
"Ms. Xuan Mu."
Gu Yehan's eyes never left Xuan Mu since he entered, but he was not good at socializing, so after a long time he just said hello.
Lin Chen smiled and said, "It's a long night, and I have no mood to sleep. I thought I was the only one who couldn't sleep, but it turns out that Miss Xuanmu, you can't sleep either."
Xuan Mu smiled and said, "Yeah, I wonder why Master Chen can't sleep?"
"It's because of you, Miss Xuanmu." Lin Chen said as a matter of course.
"Me?" Xuan Mu seemed a little surprised.
"That's right! Ever since I saw Miss Xuan Mu, I have been unable to extricate myself and want to have a competition with Miss Xuan Mu." Lin Chen said seriously.
"Sparring?"
Xuan Mu reacted and glanced at Lin Chen with a half-smile. As an Oiran, she had seen too many different kinds of things in the world, so she naturally understood it instantly.
As for Gu Yehan, he was very calm. He did not think in other directions and knew that Lin Chen wanted to attack all the ghosts in the brothel, so this sentence made sense to him.
The same goes for Lin Chen. He really wants to be promoted to True King as soon as possible and then take over this place in one fell swoop.
"I didn't expect Mr. Chen to be so humorous." Xuan Mu said with a smile.
"This is not humorous, it's just an instinct." Lin Chen said. He has always been serious about catching ghosts.
"What a good instinct! It really is his true nature." Xuan Mu said.
The man and the ghost talked to each other, but surprisingly they were able to reach a conversation.
Xuan Mu gently plucked the strings of the zither, and suddenly two tables of fruits, wine and food appeared out of thin air.
After they drank the wine from their cups, Lin Chen began to test the waters: "I heard during the day that the barbarians had already attacked us."
"That's right." Xuan Mu nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "It is estimated that they have already passed through the five border cities, but the news has not yet come."
Lin Chen's heart moved, and he asked, "What does this have to do with you?"
"It is related to the entire divine weapon and the country." Xuan Mu said.
This sentence is very important and can be regarded as a warm reminder.
Lin Chen thought for a while and then said, "In other words, they will fight here?"
Xuan Mu drank a glass of wine and did not answer.
But Lin Chen figured it out completely.
He originally thought that it was the death of King Zhenyuan, whom Xuan Mu loved, at the frontier that caused Xuan Mu and Hua Lou to become copies.
But now it seems that it will definitely not be that simple.
First of all, this copy is called Hualou, but in fact, it affects the entire ancient city, and Hualou is only the core of the copy.
The vendors he met were already phantoms, which meant that these people were already dead!
Thinking back to what Xuan Mu said about the barbarians affecting the entire country, it meant that the battle would not end at the border. The successful invasion of the barbarians even threatened the dynasty. In other words, the barbarians at least captured the ancient city. This was the fundamental reason why all the people in the ancient city died and the flower building turned into a copy.
As for the so-called Ningxiang, she was just a special native ghost who remained awake, and the scholar was just a game task.
Thinking of this, Lin Chen suddenly trembled with excitement and said, "In other words, there will be a large army coming here next? At least the barbarians who died in the ancient city will reappear, right?"
Xuan Mu still did not respond. She was the boss of the dungeon and according to the rules, she would not tell everything. It would take time to answer Lin Chen's questions and guesses whether they were true or not.
"Oh, the army! How many ghosts are there!" Lin Chen's eyes turned red.
But soon, he thought of something, and his fiery heart suddenly turned cold, as if he had been splashed with cold water.
The key point is the phantom and the ghost body!
In the ancient city, most of the villagers are just phantoms, not real ghosts.
Then this huge army could naturally be composed of phantoms.
Lin Chen drank a glass of wine, calmed down, and recalled his experiences of the past few days.
"The biggest difference between phantoms and real native ghosts is the participation level of the dungeon. The core is in the brothel, so the prostitutes, servants, and some customers in the brothel are all real ghosts. The participation level of passers-by outside is not high, so it is just a projection to make this dungeon more substantial."
"As for the so-called barbarian army, I think some of the ghosts there will be real ghosts, but the proportion should not be very large."
Lin Chen pondered secretly, and finally put down the wine glass, with a definite guess.
Of course, whether this speculation is accurate still depends on whether the barbarian army will attack the ancient city.
As for why in such a huge ancient city, only the flower building turned into a copy, Lin Chen couldn't figure it out.
