Li Yu analyzed the quests he had done. The quests from the system usually had some clickbait titles. If he could find the right direction, it wouldn't be difficult to complete them — he just needed to be able to see through the clouds and see the sun.
For example, interaction and getting along. In the final analysis, it was to have some daily contact with King Jing. The bright pearl. Although the process seemed to be more difficult, the quest itself didn't ask him how to do it. He just needed to touch the luminous pearl. It was his bad luck that a series of variables happened in the middle.
So on and so forth. He didn't need to think too much about sharing a bed. As long as he was in the same bed as King Jing and used the same pillow, it should be enough. The system didn't even say that he needed to cover himself with a blanket, let alone sleep. There was a lot of leeway.
Li Yu thought for a while and felt that the title of the quest this time might be a little crazy. It should be salvageable.
What made him even more confident was that after he told the system all his analysis, the system only said, "The host just needs to complete the quest."
Li Yu: Very good. It didn't explicitly deny it, but it was actually admitting it.
Next, he just needed to think about how to sleep in the same bed as King Jing and use the same pillow.
… Didn't that still have to be done when King Jing was sleeping?
Oh, and fish can't leave water. Even if they can leave water for a short while, they must be wet. Could a wet fish sleep in the same bed as King Jing?
Obviously not.
Even if he managed to do it, King Jing wouldn't let him off. Getting his master's bed wet was probably worse than taking advantage of his master.
Unless, he quietly completed the quest when King Jing was asleep.
Hence, the mission became: how to run to King Jing's bed when he was asleep and rub his pillow against King Jing's pillow.
Li Yu: "…"
The crystal fish tank was quite far from King Jing's bed. This jump had to be steady. After rubbing the pillow, he still had to return to the fish tank. The difficulty was not ordinary.
The countdown from the last quest made him feel a lingering fear. Fortunately, there was no time limit this time. He could practice and prepare more.
Li Yu began to practice jumping from the crystal fish tank to the bed when no one was around.
As expected, she landed on the ground, a few feet away from King Jing's bed.
He thought that it would hurt when he fell to the ground, but it didn't. Li Yu thought of the reward for the "Getting Along" step. Maybe the quality of his fish body had also been strengthened.
Since falling to the ground didn't hurt, he could try a few more times …
Wait a minute, why did he have to do it in one leap? He didn't have to do it in one leap. He could do it like he did it in three steps …
Li Yu leaped toward his destination again and was one step closer to King Jing's bed.
It was not difficult to jump continuously, and the little carp was rather happy.
But when he reached King Jing's bed, he couldn't stand it and had to jump back.
When he returned to the fish tank, he found that the cloud-patterned tiles were stained with water. Li Yu was speechless.
It seemed that jumping here and there was a big problem. There was also the sound of his tail swaying time and time again. Even he felt that it was exaggerated. If it was even scarier in the middle of the night, what if he woke King Jing up?
It was too difficult to complete this task as a fish. Li Yu naturally thought that if he was a human, he wouldn't have to be so distressed.
… So, did he have to transform into a human to complete this task?
Li Yu was a little hesitant. After all, what was difficult for a fish was not a problem for a human. He happened to have a medicine that could change his shape temporarily. However, he originally wanted to spend a meaningful time, and not be forced to rush into something that was beyond his ability.
The system said that there was only one transformation medicine. Although he could still transform into a human in the future, he didn't know how long he would have to wait. Did he really have to use the medicine now? What if there were more tasks later that required him to transform into a human?
It was harder to choose than jumping around. Li Yu decided to try a few more times as a fish. He hadn't tried other methods yet.
Maybe God was helping him this time. Wang Xi found the water stains left by the little carp on the ground and found it interesting. He smiled and told King Jing.
"Your Highness, it seems that this little thing likes to walk around."
King Jing then knew that the fish had run out.
King Jing had even seen the little carp chasing the night-luminescent pearl on the gold bricks of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. It was not a big deal that it liked to walk around.
But it couldn't stay in such a big fish tank. King Jing looked at the little carp with a complicated expression.
Li Yu pretended to be innocent and blew bubbles: Master, I don't like to walk around. I just want to jump onto your bed.
King Jing was really tolerant of fish pets. He made a decision that surprised the fish. He ordered Wang Xi to place some teacups filled with water on the ground, in case the fish ran out of water. It was fine to go out for a walk, but King Jing didn't want to see the fish's body when he came back.
As a master, as long as he gave the order, his subordinates had to think about the placement of the teacups. They had to make it convenient for the little carp and not let the master step on it. Wang Xi thought about it again and again and asked King Jing for his opinion. He placed the teacups in places that people rarely passed by. Most of the teacups were placed near the fish tank, and one of them happened to be on the path to the bed.
The little carp wriggled happily: Happiness came too quickly. The tyrant master gave me a cheat!
Wang Xi even quickly changed the room with a water-absorbent blanket to prevent the little carp from jumping around and wetting the floor.
This was really timely. Li Yu was originally worried that the wet fish would leave traces on the pillow, but with the blanket, he wasn't afraid. On the day of the blanket, Li Yu quietly took a piece of the fish and put the water back into the fish tank from his portable space. He then put the blanket in the tank.
With this, he could use the blanket as a cushion at any time and didn't have to worry about dirtying the pillow.
Everything was ready. In order not to let King Jing hear the end of the 'bang bang bang bang', Li Yu decided to wait until King Jing was fast asleep before taking action.
That night, King Jing came back quite late. Li Yu heard the door open, but after King Jing came in, he didn't order the servants to turn on the lights. Instead, he went straight to the bed and flipped over, kicking over a few teacups on the ground.
Li Yu laughed secretly. Was King Jing drunk somewhere? It was good that he was drunk. It would be easier for him to do things.
Li Yu waited for a long time. After waiting for the bed to stop moving for a long time, he jumped skillfully and arrived at the head of the bed.
He took out the water-absorbent cushion from his portable space and moved it to the bed. With a light leap, he jumped onto the cushion.
King Jing's back was facing him. His head was covered with the brocade quilt and he was motionless. Half of the jade pillow was exposed.
Li Yu couldn't wait for that. Just in case, he only touched the jade pillow with his fin. He was sure that the jade pillow wouldn't get wet and King Jing wouldn't find out the next day.
Sharing the same bed and pillow should be fine.
After doing all this, he waited for the system prompt. But after waiting for a long time, the prompt didn't come.
Li Yu was a little anxious.
Where did it go wrong?
Li Yu planned to climb onto the jade pillow with his entire fish. If that didn't work, he would also bury himself under the brocade quilt. He was already very close to the person on the bed. Suddenly, he smelled a faint fragrance.
Li Yu was stunned. Why was King Jing using fragrance like a woman? Last time, when he secretly nibbled on King Jing's lips, there didn't seem to be such a greasy fragrance.
At this moment, the person on the bed turned around. A pair of watery eyes looked directly at Li Yu.
With the help of the moonlight that penetrated through the window lattice, Li Yu clearly saw the person's appearance. This wasn't King Jing at all. It was a beautiful woman.
No wonder his main mission hadn't been updated. It was because King Jing wasn't on the bed!
Li Yu, who was quite shocked, fell headfirst and slid off the jade pillow.
The unknown woman was also shocked. She raised her arm from under the quilt as if she wanted to take something out. But when she realized that it was only a fish in front of her, the woman spat lightly and didn't think much of it. She lay back down again. Half of the brocade quilt was covered, revealing a fair shoulder.
Li Yu: "…"
At the moment when the woman raised her hand, Li Yu caught a glimpse of what she wanted to take out. It was actually a shiny blade hidden under the brocade quilt. It almost dazzled the fish's eyes!
This is …
At first, when he found the woman lying on King Jing's bed with her clothes disheveled, he thought that she was a palace maid who wanted to seduce the King Jing. But this woman actually hid a blade under the quilt. This made things complicated. This situation wasn't about seducing the King Jing, but a female assassin who wanted to take King Jing's life!
No wonder this person knocked over the teacups on the floor at the beginning. King Jing wasn't like this usually!
Li Yu curled up under the brocade quilt and tried his best not to attract the assassin's attention. At the same time, he was also very puzzled. Didn't the book say that Jing Tai Hall was like an iron bucket? How did this woman avoid the guards of Jing Tai Hall and break into King Jing's bedroom?
He didn't have time to think too much. Wang Xi's voice faintly came from outside the door, calling out "Your Highness". King Jing, this enemy of his, was about to come in.
Li Yu was very anxious. How could he warn King Jing that there was an assassin hiding on his bed?
Right, since this woman's clothes were disheveled, she probably wouldn't stab him directly. King Jing also knew martial arts and had attendants with him. So, she must have seduced King Jing to lower his guard first …
As long as she didn't act immediately!
The door was gently pushed open. Li Yu and the assassin instantly held their breaths.
Wang Xi lit the candles. King Jing glanced into the room and found that there seemed to be a person lying on his bed.
"How dare you!"
Eunuch Wang was furious when he saw the situation. Who was so daring to climb into his Highness's bed?!
The woman on the bed turned a deaf ear to him. Wrapped in the brocade quilt, she sat up and revealed a beautiful face. She smiled sweetly at King Jing and her voice was like a silver bell.
The sweeter her smile, the colder Li Yu felt. He only hoped that King Jing wouldn't be bewitched by this woman.
Wang Xi was about to pounce on the woman and take her away when King Jing suddenly stopped Wang Xi and asked him to step aside.
The woman was very pleased with herself. She giggled and said, "Your Highness likes me."
King Jing walked over expressionlessly and glanced at the woman. Li Yu stared at him nervously, hoping that he would drive the woman out. But King Jing raised his hand and touched the woman's cheek!
The woman smiled knowingly and rubbed his hand. Although the other party's cold fingertips made her shiver, she knew that he had taken the bait.
Stupid King Jing!! There's something wrong with this woman at first glance!
Li Yu was furious. Just as he was about to jump up and pounce for King Jing to see, a shocking change happened. King Jing's eyes turned cold and he grabbed the woman's throat as fast as lightning.
He couldn't speak, nor did he need to speak. Anyone who dared to come into his room like this must have evil intentions. Only death awaited them!
The woman didn't expect that King Jing would make a move on her. In order to protect herself, she had no choice but to endure the pain in her neck. She reached into the quilt and tried to pull out the knife hidden under the quilt. But something in the quilt bit her fiercely.
The female assassin was distracted. Before she could scream, King Jing stabbed her in the chest.
She looked at the big hole in her chest in shock. She also looked at King Jing's indifferent face in shock. She didn't say what her master wanted her to say. She thought that King Jing would at least spare her life and make her confess. But King Jing didn't care at all!
He just wanted her to die!
King Jing twisted his sword and the female assassin slowly fell to the ground.
King Jing pulled out his sword and glanced at the bloodstains on it in disgust. Wang Xi heard the noise and ran in with his men. Seeing the dead woman on the ground, Wang Xi sneered, "You really don't know what's good for you."
King Jing remembered that the woman seemed to want to take something out of the quilt, but for some reason, she let go. He guessed that something was hidden under the quilt. King Jing didn't need Wang Xi to do anything. He lifted the quilt with his sword and saw his fish shivering and curled up in the quilt.
King Jing, "…"
What happened?