On the carriage, Jin Li began impatiently flipping through the books.
The night grew deeper, and after reaching her sleeping quarters, she continued to browse, searching for the information Qi Yuan needed.
"Your Majesty, it is now 3-5 am, you should rest. I cannot bear the responsibility if there's any harm to your health," a maiden dressed in goose-yellow palace skirt reminded.
Jin Li didn't lift her head: "Hmm."
There is a lot of information regarding prohibited attire at Duke Yu's residence. Jin Li searched for the answer Qi Yuan asked about, while also collecting other information related to prohibited attire to share with him, hoping to help him.
"Finally found it," Jin Li's eyes lit up, "all the attire spirits are connected, but every night, this connection greatly weakens!"
Upon acquiring this information, she quickly used the Linglong Yuxi to inform Qi Yuan.
At the same time, she also shared with Qi Yuan the information about the prohibited attire she had organized.
After sending this, she felt somewhat excited, but when she saw what was recorded in the book, she looked puzzled.
"The ancient books record that, in today's prohibited attire, there is only the spectral wedding gown.
Strange, how does one explain the bellyband specter that Qi Yuan talked about?
Could it be that, within the prohibited attire, other attire spectres have also emerged?"
Jin Li was confused.
But the guard she had sent out earlier would return soon and she could ask him what had happened.
I wonder if the guards saw Qi Yuan.
And what does Qi Yuan look like?
Jin Li was a bit curious.
Putting the book down, an intense fatigue washed over her, her long thighs and petite feet ached a bit.
The aftermath of kneeling for six hours hadn't completely faded yet.
...
The sun shone on Qi Yuan's body, lazily.
He had just crawled out from a pit and the scent of soil lingered around him.
He looked up at the sun: "It's so round, just like the Golden Core."
As usual, he opened the chat interface.
In the chat area, there were many messages from Jin Li.
He looked through each one.
"Sure enough, three cobblers make a genius.
Asking Jin Li for help really paid off."
He got some useful information from Jin Li.
"As it turns out, the attire spirits do indeed have a connection, but come nighttime, their connection significantly weakens. This is my opportunity."
"However, it's bright daylight now. Testing it would be inconvenient, I'll have to wait until nighttime."
Qi Yuan continued to read the information below.
Not only did Jin Li provide the information he needed, she also marked out some dangerous areas, and explained the distribution of the strong attire specters, etc.
"She is really... considerate," Qi Yuan thought, then quickly corrected himself.
After all, in his previous life, the word "considerate" had somewhat become a derogatory term.
"I have to wait for darkness before I can start killing monsters, I'm rather bored."
Qi Yuan was bored, and sent Jin Li a bunch of messages.
Even if Jin Li might not be online and can't respond immediately, that doesn't matter.
He commented to himself.
"The scenery here is indeed beautiful, just these attire specters are a bit freaky, much scarier than the ghost movies on TV.
If I weren't level 82, I might actually be scared.
It's a pity I can't take photographs. If I could, I would show you the scenery here, might give you a fright."
While sending messages, Qi Yuan suddenly wondered: "Hey, what do you look like?"
If he could take photos, he might have a chance to see what his female friend looks like.
Unfortunately, this game doesn't allow for sending images or videos.
Originally, Qi Yuan thought Jin Li would reply to him later, but just after he finished sending his message, Jin Li's message came through.
"I... look okay."
On the other side, Jin Li wasn't as calm as before. Her emotions fluctuated more than when she saw Powerful Chancellor Sima Ting.
"I'm doing well too. Why don't we meet sometime?" Qi Yuan was quite fond of Jin Li.
When he was seriously ill, he lived alone and the only person he chatted with was Jin Li.
Jin Li's temperament, character, are quite compatible with Qi Yuan. Put simply, they get along well, he didn't see anything he disliked about her.
As Jin Li sat on the zitan wooden chair, a dull fragrance lingered. She looked at the words inside Linglong Yuxi. After a while, she seriously said: "Sure!"
Seeing her response, Qi Yuan also smiled: "By the way, is your game map different from mine?
The map I can access right now only consists of Four Prohibitions and Two Extremes.
Now I can only stay here, unable to leave."
Map?
The Four Prohibitions and Two Extremes?
Isn't it just One Extreme?
"Right, you're probably not killing monsters, you're advancing through the game's plot, right?
What is your identity in the game, and what difficulties have you encountered?
Tell me, maybe I can give you some advice." Before Jin Li could answer, Qi Yuan continued to ask kindly.
In her palace, Jin Li was a bit dazed.
Jin Li knew that Qi Yuan spoke strangely and mumbled.
Her difficulties? Her identity?
Was he asking about her real identity?
Originally, she and Qi Yuan were strangers met by chance. She had not fully disclosed her identity.
After all, she was the ruler of the Nanqian Kingdom, with a special status, and she had hidden some facts from Qi Yuan before.
But now...
"I am... the Empress of Nanqian Kingdom," Jin Li did not hide her identity any longer.
"Wow, your game character is so awesome, actually an Empress!
No way, I must meet you now. In my whole life, I haven't even seen a town mayor, an Empress, that's really rare."
On hearing this, Jin Li couldn't help but smirk.
"What is your current quest?" Qi Yuan continued to question.
Quest?
Jin Li was already used to Qi Yuan's strange words. She roughly understood what Qi Yuan meant: "As the Empress of Nanqian, there are inner threats like the Ambitious Chancellor Sima Ting coveting my throne, external threats like the Northern Khanate's invasion, as well as occasional monster attacks on the city."
"So, your main quest right now is to kill Sima Ting, secure your throne, and then take out the rest of the enemies?"
Seeing Qi Yuan's nonchalant comments, Jin Li was a bit stunned.
Although she had considered these issues, how could she possibly do it?
She would be happy just to maintain peace.
Even if Qi Yuan is a supreme ruler, who has mastered the method to enter Xuanyuan Prohibition and can roam in Prohibited Attire,
Even such a supreme ruler would not be able to accomplish such things.
"Well, I don't know what level the game characters you've encountered are at, nor whether your sword could kill them," Qi Yuan said, and then asked, "Have you ever seen the Dragon Slaying Technique of a great man?
It's a great book.
The great man is very powerful. If you understand some of his teachings, this situation will certainly be a piece of cake."
"No, Dragon Slaying Technique? It must be valuable, right?" When Jin Li heard these three words, she felt that this must be something very precious.
And listening to Qi Yuan, if she comprehends the Dragon Slaying Technique, her problem could be resolved in an instant.
That book written by the great man must be worth its weight in gold.
"Not valuable, probably a few hundred? You can buy it with one hundred catties of grain.
It's a pity I haven't read it, otherwise I would have taught you and stirred up a... revolution in the game world."
Perhaps another term was too heavy, so he replaced it with "revolution."
Upon hearing this, Jin Li was stunned.
A book that precious, is only worth a hundred catties of grain.