Five o'clock in the evening.

Zhao Xun met Lisa as promised.

Under the leadership of Lisa, he entered the Duke's Palace through the small side door of the Duke's Palace smoothly.

At this time, a long queue had formed outside the gate of the Duke's Palace, and many civilians were looking forward to entering the Duke's Palace to enjoy a delicious and sumptuous meal.

When Zhao Xun passed by, he also saw a somewhat unkempt Shen Yalong.

Shen Yalong seemed to be too hungry and had no strength. He slumped down on the ground and lined up, his head lowered, as if it was difficult to even raise his head, so he didn't notice Zhao Xun.

Zhao Xun didn't stay long, just took a look and left with Lisa.

He was not surprised to meet other players here.

It would be strange if he never encountered other players.

Although everyone's tasks are different, there are likely to be some correlations.

Since he needs to enter the Duke's Mansion to collect clues, other players may also enter the Duke's Mansion for different reasons.

After successfully entering the Duke's Mansion, Lisa couldn't wait to turn her head and look at Zhao Xun: "As promised before..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but the implication was obvious.

Zhao Xun laughed: "Close your eyes."

Lisa closed her eyes obediently, tilted her face and waited.

Zhao Xun stretched out his hand and made a gesture, then slashed the side of Lisa's neck with his knife.

Lisa fell down before she could even make a sound.

Immediately, Zhao Xun dragged the person into the grass next to him and put him down until he was in the corner where no one was paying attention.

Then he took out the suitcase from the storage compartment and took out the rope and rags he found at Xiao Ai's house during the day.

Gagged Lisa's mouth and tied her tightly with rope.

It was guaranteed that Lisa would have no chance to wake up and ask for help before he left the Duke's Palace.

As for the follow-up... a maid who failed to ask for a kiss would never be able to go around looking for someone for this matter in a big way.

He didn't need to worry at all.

After doing all this and making sure that no one was passing by outside, Zhao Xun quickly walked out.

He patted the grass blades on his trousers and cleaned the dust off his body, then walked away and began to explore the entire Duke's Mansion.

As Lisa said before, the Duke's Palace is indeed full of sculptures.

There are palm-sized ones placed on the table, and there are also taller ones standing upright in the garden.

Each one is lifelike and very beautiful.

Just by looking at them this way, you can't tell whether there is anything special in these sculptures.

Zhao Xun is thinking about how to choose the one he needs from the many sculptures, or should he just take a close look at each sculpture?

He suddenly heard the faint sound of chewing coming from in front of him.

He walked quietly along the source of the sound, walked around a big tree, and found Shen Yalong hiding behind the tree and eating some fruit.

"The dinner will start soon. Why are you hiding here to eat the fruit?" Zhao Xun said directly.

Shen Yalong was engrossed in devouring the fruit. The sudden sound frightened him, and the half-eaten fruit in his hand fell into the grass.

He showed a distressed look, raised his head suddenly and wanted to scold the other party, but after seeing Zhao Xun's face clearly, he held back all his words.

"I...I'm just too hungry." Shen Yalong explained honestly, "I haven't eaten a bite since I got on the infinite train. The dinner will not officially start for another hour. I am really hungry. I happened to see There are wild fruits here, so pick one and eat it.”

Zhao Xun looked at Shen Yalong and didn't speak for a while.

The way Shen Yalong looks now, it's not an exaggeration to say that he came from the desert.

I don’t know what he went through during the whole day from yesterday evening to today’s evening. Not only was Shen Yalong unkempt, but he also looked more haggard and embarrassed than when he got off the car.

It looked like he was not just starving, but also seemed to have been robbed, otherwise his clothes would not be dirty.

Zhao Xun stared at Shen Yalong like this, not because he sympathized with him.

He just felt that Shen Yalong didn't appear here just for food.

The reason Shen Yalong gave seemed reasonable, but it couldn't stand up to further investigation.

Even if you are too hungry to wait until the formal dinner starts in an hour, you should still find dessert in the banquet hall.

When Lisa brought Zhao Xun in, she mentioned that drinks and desserts would be provided before the dinner officially started.

If you are really hungry, you should have dessert in the banquet hall instead of going all the way to the garden to eat fruit.

What's more, people who enter the Duke's Mansion for the first time have no idea whether there are edible fruits in the garden. If there are no fruits, wouldn't the trip be in vain?

Shen Yalong felt uncomfortable being stared at by Zhao Xun, and there was always a feeling that his mind was being read.

"Everything I said is true." He wiped the remaining fruit juice on his mouth and couldn't help but emphasize, "I came here just to eat!"

Zhao Xun laughed softly: "I didn't say you had any other motives. Why are you so nervous?"

Shen Yalong's expression froze. He knew that he overreacted and was exposed.

For a while, neither of them spoke anymore, and there was an eerie silence in the air.

A few seconds later, Shen Yalong suddenly turned around and ran away.

It's a pity that he forgot that his height and leg length were completely inferior to Zhao Xun, and Zhao Xun's reaction speed was also faster.

As soon as Shen Yalong took two steps out, Zhao Xun grabbed his shoulder firmly.

The moment he was caught, Shen Yalong immediately gave up resisting and struggled, turned around and knelt down.

"Brother! I admit that I am here for my main mission, but I promise that I will not hinder you in any way!" He looked up at Zhao Xun with a sincere look on his face, "I just want to do my own thing quietly. I just want to clear the game and get points, and I just want to survive. I have no intention of stopping you from completing the task, and I have never thought of doing anything detrimental to you!"

"Really?" Zhao Xun smiled noncommittally.

In fact, they both knew very well that it was not up to Shen Yalong himself to decide whether it would be detrimental to him.

In case there is a conflict between their main tasks, even if Shen Yalong doesn't want to go against him, he will have to do so.

Therefore, Shen Yalong's words are not very convincing.

However, when he grabbed Shen Yalong, he didn't mean to beat him.

"Let me ask you," Zhao Xun looked down at Shen Yalong, "you didn't do the personal tasks released by Endless Train yesterday, right?"

Shen Yalong was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that Zhao Xun would suddenly ask this question.

But he quickly answered: "Yes, I didn't do it."

"Then have you been punished?" Zhao Xun asked again.

"No." Shen Yalong shook his head.

"As expected." Zhao Xun showed a clear look.

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