Chapter 13 Brightly Colored

Brightly Colored turned her attention away from the livestream and looked at Julian and Charlie sitting in the corner. In the chaotic scene earlier, she wasn't sure which of them had hidden Lu Xiaoyao.

Perhaps she should observe them now.

"What are you looking at?"

She didn't know what had gotten into this tyrant. He had gone from violent and cruel to indifferent. Because of his injury, he wasn't drinking wine either. The dishes in front of him remained untouched. Instead, he spoke softly to Mingmei at the side.

"The banquet."

"Is it interesting?"

"..." Whether it was interesting or not had nothing to do with her.

Mingmei lowered her eyes, unable to answer. This tyrant was only normal when he was injured and lying there, allowing her to apply medicine and "do as she pleased."

It felt like this tyrant was no longer as likeable as before, now that he was feeling better.

Mingmei felt that this tyrant was a bit like the Zhang family's young master, but she didn't want to ask directly.

The NPCs in this script were much more difficult to deal with than those in the novice village. This tyrant didn't seem like he was here for a side gig.

Thinking of this, Mingmei felt a little stifled. Her lunch boxes were all sold, but because of the tyrant's detention, she was stuck here watching the plot unfold, feeling extremely bored!

Just as Mingmei was wondering when the assassination plot by the Hua Liang envoys would begin—did they need a countdown to midnight?—the Hua Liang envoys finally made their appearance.

The Cui official who had protected Charlie and Julian during the day was now finally speaking, saying that the purpose of their visit was to surrender and present the letter of surrender and the Hua Liang map.

As the Cui official spoke, Julian and Charlie exchanged glances. Charlie frowned and left first, taking advantage of the inattention.

Julian, on the other hand, sat there with a stiff smile, his eyes looking down at the dagger pressed against his thigh and his wrist being held by the other party below.

Crap?

What the hell was this?!

"Take me out!"

"You can't get out. If you go out, you'll die." Julian calmly picked up a glass of wine, using his wide sleeves to cover his mouth as he whispered, "The soldiers who came in earlier are not far behind me. They will discover you as soon as you crawl out."

Once discovered, neither he nor Lu Xiaoyao would be able to escape!

"Then you're not allowed to move either!"

When Lu Xiaoyao heard this, and saw the row of big feet through the gap she had secretly lifted in the tablecloth, she knew that he wasn't lying.

Knowing that she would suffer a terrible fate if exposed, Lu Xiaoyao naturally wouldn't act rashly, but she wouldn't let go of Julian either.

What if he left and accidentally exposed her again?

It was better to use him as a "shield"!

From her previous disgust to her current desire, Lu Xiaoyao declared, "So fragrant!"

Julian put down his wine glass, narrowed his eyes, and sat there watching the Cui official in front of him give a long speech.

Out of the corner of his eye, he looked at the group of soldiers behind him, calculating the distance between the back and the front of the banquet hall.

Julian poured himself another glass of wine, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp, while looking at the tyrant on the stage, his eyes unconsciously darkening.

Now that he was entangled by Lu Xiaoyao, Charlie couldn't complete the next action alone.

"Want to live?"

Julian's question immediately made Lu Xiaoyao wary, and she asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Help me cover our retreat later."

"Huh?" Lu Xiaoyao blinked, leaning against Julian's leg, pondering what he meant. Then, she heard a voice in her ear, inviting some envoy to come forward and present the letter of surrender to the tyrant.

Mingmei now clearly saw who was sending the letter of surrender—it was Charlie.

Respectfully holding the letter of surrender and the Hua Liang map above his head, Charlie was about to hand it to the tyrant.

Mingmei subconsciously moved away from the tyrant, because the next plot was very simple—the assassination attempt.

Thinking of the scene where Bai Xiao was forced into a desperate situation in the last round, Mingmei didn't believe that they hadn't seen it.

If the other party came at her with a knife again, Mingmei wasn't sure if she would directly take over the villain's script and personally send the players who dared to brandish knives at her out of the game.

She had a temper, even when she was selling lunch boxes!

Charlie lowered his head as he stepped forward, naturally catching sight of the little feet moving away from the tyrant. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn down.

Was it that obvious that he had a problem?

Charlie originally thought that Julian was currently restrained by another player. If he wanted to successfully restrain the tyrant while facing him alone, he would naturally want to exploit the tyrant's "weakness."

However, looking at the little feet moving without any change in expression, Charlie's heart sank: Were the NPCs becoming sentient these days?

The tyrant looked at the letter of surrender being presented, as well as the neatly rolled map next to it, and naturally reached out to look through it. Mingmei had already moved a distance away from the tyrant without realizing it, and didn't notice the mischief in his eyes.

The tyrant unfolded the map extremely quickly, and Charlie reacted even faster!

At the moment the dagger appeared, Charlie reached out and snatched the dagger, and with his other hand, he lifted the tray and directly slammed it towards the tyrant's face.

With this sudden change on the field, the soldiers who were originally standing in the banquet hall immediately reacted and began to capture the envoys who hadn't gone on stage yet.

Those envoys who were sitting there and hadn't gone on stage were their first targets!

Suddenly, Julian kicked over the table in front of him and suddenly erupted, grabbing Lu Xiaoyao and pushing her towards the soldiers behind him.

Lu Xiaoyao: Holy crap! You treacherous bastard!

Lu Xiaoyao cursed the moment she was grabbed and thrown.

The originally innocent-looking Lu Xiaoyao's eyes suddenly sharpened, and she directly hooked Julian's arm with one hand. Using his strength, she forcefully raised her body in the air.

Then, Lu Xiaoyao used her legs to directly lock the throat of a soldier who pounced on her.

Releasing Julian's hand, Lu Xiaoyao used the momentum to slam her body heavily on the ground, along with the neck and head of the enemy soldier locked by Lu Xiaoyao's legs, crashing to the ground at the same time.

Crack!

With the sound of bones breaking, Lu Xiaoyao directly released her legs and sat up, snatching a scimitar from the soldier she had killed and slashing at the legs of the soldier rushing towards her.

Immediately, another group fell to the ground. Then, Lu Xiaoyao directly slit the throats of all the fallen soldiers nearby. In an instant, blood spurted from the enemy soldiers, splattering on her own face.

The sharp movements also made Julian look at her with new eyes.

Similarly, the audience in front of the screen was also dumbfounded.

Lu Xiaoyao's perspective was too bloody!

[Holy crap! Is this still my timid daughter?]

[Wow! My daughter is so ruthless!]

[Is this a fake daughter?]

[What's wrong with this daughter?]

[This... is my daughter?]

……

Seeing that Lu Xiaoyao seemed to be fine, Julian hurriedly stepped forward to help Charlie deal with the tyrant.

The two of them fought against the tyrant together, meeting his dark eyes. The surrounding soldiers who rushed up were frightened by the three-person melee and didn't dare to step forward.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaoyao also began to wave the short knife in her hand and rushed towards their direction.

If she didn't join the tyrant's battle now, was she waiting for everyone to realize that the three of them were difficult to kill, and then focus on killing the others first before being besieged?

"Girl, be careful!"

Lu Xiaoyao was stunned. A silver light flashed in her ear, and she saw an NPC following up behind her.

It was the official who had stepped forward to represent the envoys and speak to the tyrant.

Minister Cui, who had always been portrayed as a gentle, harmless, and weak scholar, suddenly joined the battle, using a soft sword in his hand to kill a Chu Rong soldier who was attacking Lu Xiaoyao from behind.

"Thank you..."

Lu Xiaoyao couldn't help but purse her lips and say thank you when she saw that the one who helped her was actually just an NPC in the game.

"The girl is righteous. I should have taken action..."

Minister Cui naturally classified Lu Xiaoyao as being in the same group as the previous merchants, and was also moved in his heart that there were still righteous people among the Hua Liang people, who stood up to save the country from the crisis.

Although they lacked skill, Minister Cui was deeply moved by their patriotic feelings.

If their trip was successful, he would definitely report this story to His Majesty upon their return.

Hearing her speak in such flowery language, Lu Xiaoyao only half understood, but it didn't prevent her from hearing that the other party was praising her.

"Time is of the essence. Let's kill the tyrant first."

Lu Xiaoyao didn't hesitate at all. She raised her eyes and looked at the group of soldiers who were about to rush in again and planned to make a quick decision, but she was directly stopped by the other party.

"Girl, please wait!"

Lu Xiaoyao didn't expect to be interrupted by the other party, and the next second, she watched as Charlie and Julian directly subdued the tyrant on the seat, the dagger just a little bit away from piercing the tyrant's throat.

"Everyone, don't move!"

Charlie shouted, and everyone looked in their direction, immediately stopping their actions.

Oh my!

This scene was so exciting!

Their emperor was being held hostage?

Some Chu Rong officials instantly changed their faces, and regardless of whether the other party could understand, they pointed at them and spewed out a bunch of Chu Rong curses!

Unfortunately, the few people present, including the NPC Minister Cui, understood what the other party was saying.

Then, Charlie, the loudmouth, relying on his ability to speak fluent Chu Rong, which he had learned from eating lunch boxes earlier, began to spew out dirty words and curses, centering on the other party's entire family and cursing their ancestors for eighteen generations non-stop.

As a result, Lu Xiaoyao's livestream was suddenly banned for 24 hours due to the transmission of inappropriate content such as player versus NPC cursing battles.

Spectating netizens: …

This was really frustrating.