A Midnight Escape Story for Farmers

Is this referring to the peace talisman he gave Fang Shiqing two days after he first entered the game?

"I brought it with me."

After all, it is a safe thing, Fang Shiqing has been carrying it in his arms since he got it, although so far, he has not seen any use for it.

"That's good," Zhang Yu rolled his eyes, "One day in the future, it will come in handy? ——When you are really desperate."

He laughed inscrutablely, but Fang Shiqing didn't take it too seriously, he just regarded it as a young man who hadn't passed the second stage of middle school.

But—in saying that, he suddenly discovered a problem that he had been ignoring before.

All the other NPCs never took the initiative to mention any "spiritual phenomena", they just locked the doors and windows at night by default, and never discussed the reasons for it, as if they were deliberately avoiding something.However, this is not the case for Zhang Yu; he not only hinted at the situation of Fengyue Town at night in his words, but also gave him special props meaningfully... From this point of view, Zhang Yu may be different from other NPCs ?

Fang Shiqing thought for a while, and while observing the other person's expression, he tentatively asked: "The function of the safety talisman is to keep you safe, right? After all, it is not those talisman seals, so it should not be used to deal with demons and ghosts."

Zhang Yu didn't respond to the word "demons and ghosts".

"Well, when soldiers go to the battlefield, weapons are of course indispensable, but dry food and bandages are also very important." He just smiled sweetly, saying so.

...have no idea what this is talking about.Obviously he didn't intend to speak clearly, so Fang Shiqing had no choice but to stop asking.

The two walked through the empty streets towards the northeast corner of the town.

When the roof of the library could be seen from a distance, Zhang Yu began to get nervous. The two of them had occasionally spoken a few words before, but now they were just thinking about their own thoughts in silence.

The library is open as usual.Zhang Yu put away her umbrella and leaned against the door, holding Fang Shiqing's clothes with a worried face, and followed behind him, not daring to step into the door first, so Fang Shiqing had to go in first.

Today Xiao Fengdi was sitting in the librarian's seat not far from the door, turned on the small desk lamp by the table, and looked down at the books in his hand.

To Fang Shiqing's surprise, a pair of very elegant full-frame glasses was erected on his face.

The original sharp eyebrows were covered by the glasses, and they were softened a lot, and even had a little more literary atmosphere - this kind of atmosphere should be insulated from "Xiao Fengdi".

This appearance is really novel, he was stunned for a few seconds before he realized it, I have to say, the way the boss puts on the glasses unexpectedly... There is no sense of disobedience, and it looks pretty good.

When someone entered the door, Xiao Fengdi immediately raised his head.

Seeing that it was Fang Shiqing, his eyebrows were slightly flattened, a little surprised: "Why are you here today? The weather outside is not good, why did you come here specially?"

Then when he saw the NPC Zhang Yu behind him, his relaxed expression tensed up again.

"It's okay, the rain in spring is not heavy anyway. Boss... Uh, no," Fang Shiqing originally wanted to ask him for something, but suddenly remembered that there was an NPC behind him, so he forced a turn when he came to his mouth, "That ,...you still wear glasses."

——Looking at Xiao Fengdi's glasses ver. in front of him, he actually remembered a certain title that the other party had mentioned on the rooftop of the dungeon.

"Teacher Xiao"——At this moment, this name actually has a strange sense of fit.He thought, if Daxie worked in a middle school, he must be the most respected dean of the students.

Zhang Yu nervously grabbed Fang Shiqing's clothes on the back, and seemed to want to say hello, but he couldn't speak right away, only hesitating twice.

Xiao Fengdi watched Zhang Yu's movements and clenched his fingers imperceptibly.He stood up, took off the glasses and put them on the table: "I only wear them occasionally, I'm not nearsighted."

Xiao Fengdi walked towards them and finally stopped in front of him.Fang Shiqing felt that the hand holding the clothes on the back tightened more and more: Zhang Yu seemed very nervous.

Xiao Fengdi looked him up and down for a moment, then suddenly reached out and stroked his forehead hair, frowned and said, "Are you caught in the rain?"

Fang Shiqing quickly covered his head: "Well, there's no water left, it's just a little damp... Don't worry, I won't go into the reading room."

It has been a long time since the rain, and he feels that he is not so wet now.However, his body was still somewhat tainted with water vapor. If he went in to get the books, the books might get wet, so he preemptively said this with self-knowledge.

Xiao Fengdi lowered his face slightly, turned and walked towards the lounge.Without waiting for others to react, he quickly turned back, with a brand new towel in his hand——

—Wait, towels?

Where did this thing come from?There is no need for washing in the game, and of course there is no room for such daily necessities.How could he have towels here?

Xiao Fengdi put a towel on his head, but Fang Shiqing quickly refused: "No, no, don't bother, anyway, it will be refreshed in a few ten minutes—"

He doesn't catch a cold at all in the game, besides, his head isn't too wet anymore.From a practical point of view, the act of "rubbing your hair" is meaningless.

"No, it must be wiped dry."

Seeing that he didn't cooperate, Xiao Fengdi couldn't help but hold down the hairy head, and simply did it himself.Before Fang Shiqing could react, his hair was already tightly wrapped in a towel and rubbed back and forth several times.

Being treated like this was a very strange experience for him, he was immediately extremely embarrassed, and hurriedly avoided: "I know, I know, I'll do it myself—"

After hiding like this, the clothes on the back were ripped off again.Fang Shiqing suddenly realized that he had committed the same mistake as before: as soon as he talked to other players, he completely forgot the existence of the NPC.

Xiao Fengdi had absolutely no intention of talking to the NPC.It's right to think about it, he is a librarian, not a bookstore clerk, there is no need to greet customers or anything.

Fang Shiqing looked back at Zhang Yu behind him, and found that he was just staring at Xiao Fengdi endlessly, as if he had completely forgotten to speak, so he had to take the initiative to ask.

"That... by the way, are you here to borrow books?"

Zhang Yu's expression is a little stiff now.He pursed his lips, and it took him a long time to bend the corners of his mouth, and said softly: "Well,... sorry, this is my first time in the library, and I don't know much about the process. Do you want to get the books by yourself?"

"Oh, you go there and pick out the books you want to borrow, and just take them here to complete the formalities." Fang Shiqing looked at Xiao Fengdi, pointed to the entrance of the library area and replied instead.

"I don't know how to choose, Brother Fang, will you accompany me in?"

While speaking, he kept looking at Xiao Fengdi's face.

"Ah? I'm still wet, so it's not convenient to go in," Fang Shiqing scratched his head and said, "Just take out what you want to borrow, and don't worry about anything else."

Zhang Yu took another deep look at Xiao Fengdi with complicated eyes, then finally turned and went into the library.

Fang Shiqing was stunned for a while.

The moment he saw Zhang Yu's eyes, he suddenly realized that this NPC named Zhang Yu probably had sincere feelings for the player that belonged to the category of love.

How should I put it, although both Zhang Yu and Zhang Yu had shown unusual attitudes towards the boss before this, from Fang Shiqing's point of view, he always only regarded these as strange events or even small plots of games, never Didn't take it seriously--

Specifically, it is probably similar to the feeling of seeing events triggered by attack objects in a simulation business game.

As mentioned before, for the players, the NPC is just an avatar.Even if they look like real people, they are not human beings in essence, not their kind.

However, although Fang Shiqing has been insulated from love in his life for more than 20 years, it does not mean that he cannot understand love feelings.

Apart from "falling in love", I really can't find any other way to understand the NPC's look just now.

Leaving aside sexual orientation and related issues for a moment - the gender gap is irrelevant in the face of more fundamental issues.

——NPCs in the game world, do they also have romantic feelings?Can you fall in love too?If they have human emotions, aren't they already "human" in essence?

Fang Shiqing was a little dazed. The longer he played this game, the more he felt that this place was more like reality than a game.If the NPCs living here have human traits...

This idea is subversive in a sense.

Seeing Zhang Yu enter the door of the library, he hurriedly grabbed Xiao Fengdi: "Boss, that NPC—"

"Why did you come here with him?" Xiao Fengdi interrupted his question, looking serious.

"Ah? I just ran into him by chance at the grocery store. He said he was coming to the library, so—" Fang Shiqing was startled, and replied truthfully, "Boss, he probably came to see you. He treats you very well." Good impression, that, do you understand what I mean?"

Xiao Fengdi shook his head, seemingly indifferent to what he said.

"In other words, he took the initiative to ask you to come with him."

"...Yes, what's the problem?"

Fang Shiqing realized belatedly that the boss seemed to be thinking about other issues.This question has nothing to do with feelings at all.

Xiao Fengdi nodded and sighed.

"Did I tell you? This NPC has a lot of yin."

"Well, I said it." It should have been said when the first dungeon had just ended.

"This library is located at the highest point of the town, and it has a very special design. After I came, I added a little formation in it, and now it can basically completely shield the formed Yin Qi. The Yin Qi on the NPC has reached a certain level. After the amount, it will be unconditionally isolated from the formation," he said, "that is to say, with the heavy yin physique of that NPC, it should not be able to enter here at all.

"Because of this, he specifically came to you and asked you to bring him in. I have studied before, and only players like us can bring people like him in as if they were carrying 'items', so when he enters the door, he always Pulling you—do you know what that means?" Xiao Fengdi looked at him and asked.

Fang Shiqing was stunned for a while.He didn't expect that there was such a layer of theory in it.

No wonder Zhang Yu had to drag someone to the library. It turned out that he didn't want to come alone, but that he couldn't get in at all?

"...It means that he wants to come in to see you no matter what?" He said tentatively.In order to be able to enter the gate of the library, Zhang Yu also worked very hard.

"..."

Xiao Fengdi looked at him without a word, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed again.

"...Forget it. I'll explain this to you later."

"...?"

Fang Shiqing was at a loss.

When he was talking, he had unconsciously put down his hand, and the towel was just draped on top of his head, and it was about to fall off.

"Speaking of which, is there anything you want to come to me this time?"

Xiao Fengdi changed the topic, and at the same time naturally helped the towel back, and then helped him wipe it a few times.

"Oh, actually, I have something to ask for your help." Fang Shiqing immediately became serious when he mentioned this, "I think it's about time to develop the breeding industry, but the farm's livestock house can't resist the ghosts at night, so -"

Xiao Fengdi knew the situation of Qingliang Farm well, so he quickly understood what he meant.

It is not difficult for him to draw the formation, and he doesn't mind helping it.But: "There is not a lot of cinnabar that needs to be used, and we don't have enough liquidity on hand to buy it." The meaning in the words is obviously to put the two people's funds together for calculation. This kind of selfless spirit Fang Shiqing was moved again.

He explained the agreement with Zhang Yu about the cinnabar mine. After hearing this, Xiao Fengdi didn't feel relieved, but frowned even more tightly.

"If you are going to mine, you must call me together." He said in silence for a moment, "The surrounding mountains are very dangerous, you must not run around by yourself."

"Well, definitely," Fang Shiqing nodded in agreement. Cinnabar is a very important material for players, and he felt that he couldn't take such a risk. "Big brother, when will you rest? I'll come to you then."

"Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow—"

"ah!"

Their conversation was interrupted by a low cry.

Zhang Yu stood at the door of the reading room, holding two novels in his arms, and was staring at them blankly.

Only then did Fang Shiqing realize that when he spoke just now, Xiao Fengdi had unconsciously dried his hair with a towel, and now the other party's hand was still resting on top of his head.

His face turned red all of a sudden, and he felt a strong sense of shame, and quickly jumped two steps back, not knowing what to say.

Xiao Fengdi put the towel on his arm, and nodded to Zhang Yu calmly.

"Bring the book you want to borrow."

"..."

Zhang Yu followed his words silently.

After completing the formalities, they left the library. When they left, Fang Shiqing still hadn't recovered from the embarrassment just now, while Zhang Yu was silent for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.