Chapter 133: Half-time Break
Leaving the blacksmith shop, Gu Xi was still happily stroking the Frostwind Staff. Du Wushuang, who had been following Gu Xi, leaned over.
"Comrade, do you have any plans next?"
"No, I was part of the transport team. Coming here was my mission. The previous guard duty was just a temporary encounter, so I participated. As for where to go next, I really have no plans.
But I should check here to see if there are any tasks I can take on. After all, even if I go out now, I'll definitely be assigned back here."
Gu Xi was very clear about the current situation.
The foreign invasion event was not over yet.
Logging out now might result in being assigned other tasks.
That would mean running back and forth, and the mission rewards wouldn't be as much as they are now.
Instead of that, it's better to stay here in the Dispersed Immortal Garden, waiting for the invasion event to end.
In the previous battle, Gu Xi clearly felt that the enemy's strength was weakening.
At the beginning, the wight leaders Gu Xi fought were level 9, accompanied by level 10 or 11 soldiers.
Later, on this plain, the wight leaders were only level 9, with no strong soldiers around.
Furthermore, in this last castle defense, Gu Xi even encountered level 8 wight leaders among the enemies.
This indicates that the enemy's strength is weakening.
After a few more rounds, the foreign invasion will probably end. If we don't take this opportunity to hit the enemy hard, when will we?
Hearing that Gu Xi would stay a few more days, excitement flashed in Du Wushuang's eyes.
"You've just arrived at the Dispersed Immortal Garden and don't have a place to stay yet. The inns here are uncomfortable. Considering we're comrades, I'll help you out. Come stay at my place for a few days.
I won't charge you for accommodation, and you don't charge me for anything else."
"What could I charge you for?"
Gu Xi asked in confusion, but before he could get a clear answer, Du Wushuang was already dragging him in one direction.
At this moment, Gu Xi realized that despite Du Wushuang's small stature, she was quite strong.
Gu Xi couldn't resist her strength and was dragged away.
He tried to struggle, but Du Wushuang simply hoisted him onto her shoulder and ran towards her place.
Du Wushuang was very familiar with the roads of the Dispersed Immortal Garden.
It took only seven or eight minutes to reach her rented house.
The surface city of the Dispersed Immortal Garden was quite crowded, and Du Wushuang's strength wasn't the greatest there.
Her room was only about twenty square meters. Besides a bed, there was only a sofa and a table, with the rest of the space taken up by her weapons and armor.
This room was far inferior to the guild's apartment buildings.
Considering the situation of the Dispersed Immortal Garden, unless one lived in the underground city, most lived in small rooms like this. For the players stationed here, having a place to stay was enough.
They usually went out to complete tasks and didn't spend much time here.
Du Wushuang was the same. She familiarly pushed open the door, placed Gu Xi on the sofa, and said:
"Sit here, I'll get something to drink."
She then pushed aside a pile of armor by the bed and pulled out a wooden box from underneath. When the box opened, a chill hit her face. As the cold dissipated, small wooden barrels of various sizes could be seen inside.
Gu Xi, meanwhile, was looking around.
He noticed a piece of pink strawberry-patterned cloth casually thrown on the sofa.
Just one glance, and Gu Xi's face turned red.
What's going on here? Did I see something I shouldn't have? Should I leave now?
But it's not polite to leave when someone invited me to sit.
Maybe I'll stay a bit longer, it should be fine.
Gu Xi lowered his head, trying hard not to look around.
At least he shouldn't be too eager to search the room.
Just then, Du Wushuang came over with two wooden barrels, each holding about two liters.
"Try this, it's a specialty of the Dispersed Immortal Garden, crystal wine."
"Ah!"
Before Gu Xi could react, a large barrel of wine was shoved into his hands.
"If you're a man, drink up."
Du Wushuang was quite forceful. Without giving Gu Xi a chance to look at the contents of the barrel, she clinked it with his.
"I'll finish mine, you do as you like."
This roused Gu Xi's anger.
"What do you mean you'll finish yours and I do as I like? I'm a man, I won't back down."
Muttering this, Gu Xi began gulping down the wine.
This crystal wine contained many tiny crystal fragments. The taste of the wine wasn't too strong, but the feeling of the crystals scraping down the throat was quite unique.
More importantly, these crystals contained some magic power.
Upon entering the stomach, they created a sensation like fire.
After one sip, Gu Xi felt like his whole body was burning. He wanted to take off all his clothes.
But Gu Xi still had some sense and knew it wasn't the right time. He blushed and tried to suppress his movements, not wanting to appear too awkward.
Unexpectedly, before Gu Xi could calm down, Du Wushuang pounced on him.
She grabbed his collar, lifted her right leg, and pressed it against him, staring into his eyes.
"Do you think I'm pretty?"
Gu Xi glanced at Du Wushuang and found her to be quite attractive.
However, Gu Xi, being tall and usually seeing her from above, had never really noticed her appearance.
Now, with Du Wushuang's face close to his, he was surprised to find her quite cute.
Her eyes even had a hint of shyness.
"Pretty, really pretty, just the kind of round face I like."
"Good, if you like it. You just drank crystal wine, close your eyes and don't resist."
"What do you mean, don't resist?"
Before Gu Xi could understand, Du Wushuang picked him up and threw him onto her bed.
As he landed, some pieces of cloth on her bed were shaken into the air, with a black piece landing on Gu Xi's face.
Just as Gu Xi was about to remove the cloth, Du Wushuang pinned his hand down, turned off the lights, and in the darkness, Gu Xi said, "Something fell on my face, and it's warm, you..."
"Don't worry about that, close your eyes, I'll handle everything."
"Can you even do it?"