Daring! She cheated in the thriller game

"That's not what you said." Mi Ji glanced at Gu Yan and understood what he was thinking. He remembered that Yu Lan burned gold ingots for Zi He yesterday, so he took out a gold ingot from his backpack and burned it for her in front of Qing He.

Seeing the familiar craftsmanship, Qinghe raised her eyebrows, didn't say anything, but didn't refuse either.

Gu Yan and Mi Ji looked at each other and knew that there was hope for this matter, so they quickly took out a few more gold ingots and lit two incense sticks, and called the blue-clothed waiter next to them to come over and enjoy the offerings.

The waitress in blue was a little embarrassed. She glanced at Qinghe's face and when she saw that she didn't stop her, she stepped forward and inhaled the incense.

With just one bite, the blue-clad waiter's eyes widened in surprise: "Sister Qinghe, this is Miss's cooking! It smells so good and tastes so good!"

"As long as you like it." Seeing that the waiter in blue liked it, Gu Yan felt relieved and thanked Yu Lan for her foresight.

Gu Yan cleared his throat and said sheepishly: "Well, little sister, if you eat our offerings, you can't chase us tonight."

"Yeah." The blue-clothed waiter responded without raising her head. The smoke from the burning incense circled around the blue-clothed waiter and then penetrated into her body. He didn't know if it was Gu Yan's illusion, but he felt that the figure of the blue-clothed waiter seemed to solidify a little.

Qinghe did not inhale the incense as impatiently as the waiter in blue, but her speed was not slow either. The incense that could originally burn for 15 minutes was now burned out in two or three minutes. It was obvious that they were very satisfied with the smell of the incense.

Qinghe took out a handkerchief and touched the corner of her mouth, then put the gold ingots on the table into her arms as usual, laughing secretly in her heart.

In fact, even without Gu Yan's bribery, she would have assigned them a less difficult task, after all, Yu Lan had given them instructions. They were quite skilled at bribing, and Yu Lan must have done it many times in front of them.

"Let's go to the tea garden to pick tea today. It's time to harvest the autumn tea. It's a good opportunity for the young master to taste our specialty tea." Qing He smiled and led Gu Yan and the others out.

Gu Yan's mission went very smoothly, but other players were not as lucky.

Not only did they experience being chased by ghosts all night and unable to sleep well, but because they didn't want to do the mission or questioned the rules, they were beaten up by the blue-clad waiter who suddenly appeared and then stuffed into a difficult mission.

It's really miserable.

Yu Zian often had headaches and was not in a clear state of mind. Gu Yan wanted to let him rest in the yard alone, but he refused to stay in the yard alone or follow Qing He. Gu Yan had no choice but to follow Yu Lan and hold Yu Zian in his arms and take him to do tasks.

Qing He led Gu Yan and the other two out of the courtyard, through a long corridor and to a pavilion. She motioned for Gu Yan and the other two to stand in the middle of the pavilion, then raised her hand and made hand gestures, saying, "Young masters, please don't panic. The dizziness is only a momentary thing and will be gone in a while."

The two were a little confused, but as a white light flashed before their eyes, they instantly understood.

It felt as if they were on an extreme roller coaster and their heads were dizzy. Fortunately, they had experienced this feeling on Lily in the previous copy and quickly adapted to it.

They opened their eyes and looked at the surrounding scenery in great surprise.

The surrounding scenery had completely changed. They were in a very exquisite courtyard just now, but in the blink of an eye they were in an open tea garden.

A breeze blew by, bringing with it the faint fragrance of the tea trees. The two were then certain that they had "teleported" here, and there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.

The map that Zihe gave to Mi Ji was still there. Mi Ji took it out and took a look at it, and found that the place they were now was completely opposite to the other side of the yard, even separated by a hill!

Qing He explained with a smile: "This is the tribe's tea garden. The tribe also makes some tea to sell, which is well received by the outside world."

As she spoke, she led Gu Yan and the other man to a small courtyard not far away: "The tea making place is in front. Go there to register first, and someone will teach you how to make it."

Gu Yan looked at the nearby scenery as he walked. Although Qing He was there, it was his habit to explore and analyze every time he arrived at a new environment. This way he could avoid some subsequent troubles.

Qing He didn't mind what Gu Yan did, and was even very kind to introduce him: "We are now halfway up the mountain. There are some fruit trees planted at the foot of the mountain. Although there are some here, there are not as many as at the foot of the mountain."

"Qinghe, what is that place on the top of the mountain? I see something is fenced off." Mi Ji squinted and looked at the place on the top of the mountain surrounded by a fence. He could vaguely see some tea trees.

"That's not a place you can go." Children's laughter was heard. Mi Ji turned around and found a few children about six or seven years old squatting under a tree on the roadside.

"They are the spirits responsible for guarding this tea garden. Next, you will complete the task under their guidance." Qing He explained to Gu Yan and the others while greeting the tea spirits: "Little boy, they are in your care."

"Sister Qinghe, we have a lot of orders recently, and we are too busy to handle it. Don't blame us for being rude!" One of the little boys said with a smile, then stood up, patted the dust off his body, and waved to Gu Yan and the others: "Follow me!"

Cha Ling took Gu Yan and the other two into the yard and took out a "life and death contract" that was similar to the one he saw at Zi He's place. Gu Yan twitched his lips, took the paper and read it carefully.

The life and death contract was written in great detail, including what should be done, what should not be done, and when the salary would be paid... no, when the salary would be settled. However, the contract did not state that I could hire someone to help me with the work, so I guess I would have to do all the tasks in the tea garden myself.

Gu Yan glanced at it casually and then stopped reading. Mi Ji looked more carefully. After reading it several times, he pointed to one of the lines and asked, "Little boy, it says here that each person picks five catties... I want to ask if this five catties is calculated based on the weight after we pick it, or the weight after you prepare it?"

You know, fresh tea leaves contain plenty of water, and one pound of fresh tea leaves only yields a few ounces of dry tea. If they were to calculate based on the weight after processing, they would be losing a lot of money, and this task would not be worthwhile at all.

After hearing Mi Ji's question, Cha Ling narrowed her eyes and curled the corners of her mouth impatiently: "You are really attentive."

Although he looked very unhappy, he still answered the question for Mi Ji: "Humph, this is calculated based on the weight of fresh tea leaves. You don't understand the process, so you can only pick some tea."

"That's good." Hearing this, Mi Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

It was just a few leaves, so even if there was any danger, I wouldn't pick less. The contract said I had to pick at least five kilograms, and if I picked more, I would get 16 points per kilogram.

I don’t know how much accommodation and meals will cost. Oh, this is really a wrong decision.

"Don't be happy too soon." Cha Ling curved her eyes and said cheerfully, "My tea leaves are very delicate. After you pick them, I will inspect them again: those that are too old, stained with blood, and those that are not of good quality..."

As he spoke, he opened his eyes and looked at Gu Yan and the other man meaningfully: "How much you can get depends entirely on you."

Gu Yan and Mi Ji were startled by Cha Ling's eyes. Gu Yan calmed down and said calmly: "It's getting late. Please lead the way for us. We will start working immediately."

"Okay, I like you guys to keep quiet." Cha Ling took the life and death contract signed by Gu Yan and the other man with a smile, then led them out of the yard and came to a piece of land not far away.

Gu Yan noticed that there were several black spots moving quickly not far away, as if they were running in the tea garden, causing the branches in that area to shake constantly, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"Don't look at them. Those people came to the tea garden to help just like you." The tea spirit called back Gu Yan's attention and motioned him to watch her movements.

The tea trees are very tall, about two or three meters. If Cha Ling wants to pick the top buds, it is impossible with his current height, but he has another way.

Seeing the little boy, who was not even as tall as his thigh, flying higher than himself, Gu Yan couldn't help but look over in surprise. Cha Ling smiled triumphantly and then began his demonstration -

Although it was called a demonstration, the tea spirit's movements were too casual. Apart from telling them which buds to pick and which leaves were too old to be picked, the other movements she made in making tea were too casual. She just twisted and pulled the leaves in her hands and threw them into the colander.

"Okay, I'm very busy. Just bring the picked leaves over before the sun sets. I'm leaving first." After the demonstration, Cha Ling clapped her hands nonchalantly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Gu Yan and Mi Ji looked at each other.

"Did you see the demonstration just now?" Gu Yan asked with a frown.

"I see." Mi Ji nodded hesitantly: "It seems that it is not as dangerous as we thought?"

Or are they overthinking it, or is this mission just that simple?

"No, I think something is still wrong." Gu Yan frowned and thought: "The tea spirit just said that we don't want tea leaves stained with blood. Why does blood appear when picking tea leaves?"

Mi Ji was also thinking about this problem, but before he could figure it out, something strange happened.

The tea tree behind Mi Ji suddenly grew its branches wildly, and then whipped towards Mi Ji's back fiercely.

The branches of the tea tree are very thin, but they clearly have tiny thorns on them, which would not be a pleasant experience if you were hit by them.

Gu Yan was the first to notice this, and without giving any time to remind him, he pulled Mi Ji behind him, then drew his long sword and slashed at him.

However, he did not expect that the sharp blade would make a harsh friction sound when it touched the tea tree branches, and his knife could not cut the branches at all. Gu Yan was shocked: "It turned out to be iron, how is this possible!"

He gritted his teeth fiercely, he knew that the task of picking tea leaves was not that easy.

Gu Yan focused on dealing with the tea tree in front of him while running away with Mi Ji. He finally knew what the black spots that were moving wildly were. They were the players who were running away to avoid the tea tree's attack!

Perhaps the constant shaking caused by running woke Yu Zian up. He opened his eyes dazedly from Gu Yan's arms and put one hand on his shoulder: "Uncle Gu, what's wrong?"

Before Gu Yan could answer, he caught a glimpse of a thorny branch about to hit him hard, and the direction was exactly the shoulder where Yu Zian was lying.

"Zi'an, lower your head." Gu Yan cursed inwardly. It was too late to dodge now. He could only press Yu Zi'an's head into his arms with one hand, but it was too late.

A strange thing happened. When the branch was about to hit Gu Yan, it suddenly lost its force and instead cautiously approached Yu Zian.

"Hmm???" Noticing this, Gu Yan slowly stopped walking until he was completely sure that the tea tree branches had no intention of hurting them. He exchanged a glance with Mi Ji, who also had a strange look on his face, and then looked at Yu Zian, who was still in a state of confusion in his arms.

After a while, Mi Ji asked, "Zi'an... did you feel anything?"

With a slight smile on his face, Yu Zian pushed away the branch that was carefully rubbing his face. Hearing Mi Ji's question, he tilted his head: "Well... I can feel that the trees here are somewhat hostile to you."

"Then why not for you?" the two asked in surprise in unison.

"Maybe, because I'm an elf?" Yu Zian couldn't answer this question. His memory was still a little confused, but he still retained his instinct as an elf: "I can vaguely feel what they mean. Uncle, are you going to pick tea leaves? How about I communicate with them?"

Communicating with plants? This may sound a bit unbelievable, but considering that Yu Zian is Yu Lan's man, it doesn't seem strange at all.

It would be best if we could save some energy. After realizing this, Gu Yan immediately replied, "Please."

"You're welcome." Yu Zian pursed his lips slightly, with a barely perceptible smile on his lips. He liked this place, and he also liked Gu Yan and the others. He liked the feeling of being needed.

Yu Zian flew up from Gu Yan's arms, rested his forehead against a nearby tree and whispered something to them. After a while, Yu Zian returned to Gu Yan with a smile: "I have communicated with them! The tea trees said that they thought you came here to make trouble, so they wanted to teach you a lesson and drive you away from here."

"I've already told them that you're only here to help pick tea leaves. The tea trees are very happy and said they'll help you."