Zong Jiu was pretty sure that it was not his imagination.
Because the qipao beauty turned and paused for a moment, this unusual behavior was immediately noticed by the animals who were paying attention to him.
A rabbit scurried over quickly, winked at him, and saluted like a gentleman.
“This beautiful young lady, may I have the honor of helping you?”
Zong Jiu, “…”
He clearly heard Tsuchimikado’s hard-pressed laughter next to him.
The Magician was wearing a black qipao, had a slender figure, and a pair of long legs that peeked out as he moved.
His white hair was pulled up and tucked behind his ears with hairpins. He wore a big lady’s hat on his head, with a pair of snow-white cat ears twitching slightly. The black veil hung down from the brim of the hat, covering the face behind. Only a little peek could be seen in the occasional flickering firelight. The shadows of the eyes were quite exciting.
In order to disguise himself as an animal, Zong Jiu specially wore a pair of long black velvet gloves and held a thin bone fan in his hand. Now he looked just like the animal ladies at a dinner party. .
Crossdressing didn’t come with a voice changer. There was a big difference between a woman’s voice and a man’s voice. If he pitched his voice and answered, he’s afraid Tsuchimikado would immediately laugh until the sky fell and the mountains and rivers shattered. The sound would reverberate through the sky and the universe, and even aliens would be overwhelmed and locate him on Earth.
For the sake of his partner and his own image, Zong Jiu decided not to answer and waved his hand coldly.
The rabbit was not discouraged even after being rejected. Instead, he took two steps back and looked over with obsessed eyes from time to time.
Normally, such eyes would not cause much trouble to Zong Jiu, because as a professional stage performer, he had long been accustomed to too many different kinds of eyes. Unless this kind of gaze was extremely special, like No. 1, who had unabashed malice at first, and later with naked sexual interest. Both were impossible to ignore.
It was just that this time it was not a human being who looked at him, but a rabbit that was not even as tall as Zong Jiu’s calves.
To be honest, this scene really made people feel ridiculous, as if they had strayed into some strange version of Animal Planet.
Zong Jiu was annoyed by the rabbit jumping up and down, so he simply spoke to the sub-system in his mind.
“Charm this rabbit for me.”
Now that the rabbit hit the muzzle of his gun, it looked like it was easy to take advantage of. In addition, it was written in the rule book issued by the main system that if the NPC naturally had a good impression of the trainee, the difficulty of the charm would be reduced. After the charm was successful, he could get more benefits. If he didn’t use it, it would be a waste.
[Your rolling result is 01/70, congratulations, it was a crit success]
[Similar to the gatekeeper NPC, the rabbit is also not a mentally determined NPC even before a crit success. In a confrontation round, crit success can occupy the highest position, so there is no need to conduct a psychological check on the NPC in this round]
Tsuchimikado heard the sound of the sub-system from ahead and his muffled laughter stopped abruptly.
This was a crit success, and it had not failed even once since the beginning. When he tried to use stealth, he failed miserably and he was in a state of chaos and turmoil all the way. His luck was truly atrocious compared to this lucky bastard.
The rabbit, who was still alive and kicking just now, trying to find a topic to express himself in front of the qipao beauty, instantly stood still with his eyes unfocused.
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[Although you didn’t even show your face, your temperament was so mysterious and noble that it deeply shocked this NPC, and even made him think that he had met the rabbit god’s true love]
[With the additional reward of crit success, you have produced an effect no less than “bewitchment” on this NPC. As long as it does not involve the NPC’s life or principles as a prerequisite, it will be happy to achieve anything for you]
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Ibcu Ale gjlrfv tlr mtlc abkjgvr Kremtlwlxjvb, ktb kjr rdejaalcu bc atf ugbecv qijcalcu wertgbbwr.
Obbx, tfgf kjr j ogff uelvf.
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Just as Zong Jiu was about to continue talking to the rabbit, the animal army came to the entrance of the farm below.
There were already many animals standing at the entrance of the farm, and they were all blocked by the farmer guarding the outside of the gate, not allowing anyone in.
There was really no choice but to continue searching the area beneath the circus.
The paths in this area were winding and twisting, like a hamster burrowing into an underground castle in some fairy tale.
“Human farms already have strict restrictions on entry. Even if the festival is approaching these days, unrelated animals are strictly prohibited from entering unless they buy a ticket.”
The cow raised a serious face and bared its teeth, “The festival is coming soon. Only veterinarians and circus personnel are allowed to pass here.”
As it said this, it turned around and let a group of ox-head and horse-faced people who came down to search pass the farm gate.
Another fox wearing a white coat and glasses was also allowed in.
The rabbit hurriedly squeezed to the door and took out a round pass from his pocket, “I am the manager of the circus. I was ordered by the troupe leader to come to the kitchen to speed up the progress of the dinner.”
Oh wow, he caught a big fish on the first try.
Zong Jiu and Tsuchimikado looked at each other and then followed behind the rabbit.
“Oh, oh, it turns out to be the manager of the circus.”
The cow gave way at the checkpoint, “Come in quickly. Today’s dinner hasn’t been sent from the kitchen yet. Look at the fragrance wafting in the corridor. I’m starving, please help hurry them up.”
“Of course, of course.”
The rabbit passed the checkpoint with Zong Jiu and Tsuchimikado behind him and hopped towards the end of the corridor.
The cow glanced at their backs and suddenly reminded loudly, “Miss, your tail seems…”
Dammit!
Who knew if it was because the Yin-Yang Master was too coquettish when walking in high heels. Not long ago, he used a clip to clip a fake tail to the edge of the skirt. Now the tail wasn’t secure and had slipped directly from the crotch to the hem of the skirt. It hung precariously and was about to fall off.
Zong Jiu reacted quickly, rushed forward, and blocked Tsuchimikado’s skirt with his unfolded fan.
The Yin-Yang Master understood immediately, and said twice in a voice that made people have goosebumps, “I’m sorry, I just finished performing for the big shots at the auction, please excuse me~”
This was what they had just heard from the animals along the way.
Many animals knew about tonight’s auction, and they also made some obscene remarks, saying that the powerful people who were rarely seen in the imperial city all had many unknown special hobbies.
They chatted enthusiastically about which countess had acquired an expensive new human skin handbag, and which madam had shown off her new human collection.
“It’s said that those noble ladies started a new trendy hobby a few days ago. Bathing in fresh human blood can keep one young forever.”
“Not just human blood, it’s said that the breed is also very particular. Lowly livestock blood not only cannot maintain youth forever, but will also increase skin aging.”
“They say that even these upper class people don’t know what’s trending every day. A few days ago, they said that many aristocrats acquired a new taste. They keep buying expensive cats and torture them in bed until they are completely ruined.”
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and all the animals clicked their tongues.
“Aristocrats are all like this. It’s said that they are so promiscuous at the auction house that they start to get in heat regardless of the occasion.”
“Isn’t that so? They are just lowly humans anyway. Who cares about their life and death?”
When the Yin-Yang Master said this, many animals showed understanding expressions.
In their minds, the situation at the auction was no different from what they just discussed.
Seeing that he had gotten through the test, Zong Jiu walked forward three steps and used the cover to help Tsuchimikado clip his tail again.
Meanwhile, the Yin-Yang Master was staring in front of him, lost in thought.
They were now completely integrated into the underground farm, and there was a sign in front of them indicating different locations.
The directions to the livestock farm, breeding farm, processing plant, veterinary hospitals, slaughterhouse, and kitchen were plainly indicated above.
After the rabbit NPC came in, he hurried towards the kitchen, with Zong Jiu and Tsuchimikado following behind, ready to run away at any time.
After a while, Tsuchimikado whispered, “Sub-system, give me inspiration.”
[Your throwing result is 65/50, inspiration check failed]
[Alright, you stare at the sign in front of you and think there is a symbol on it that seems familiar. So you rack your brains and start thinking deeply, but you still can’t think of anything]
Tsuchimikado: “…”
Zong Jiu: “…”
Zong Jiu was speechless for a moment, then turned around and asked, “Which symbol?”
Tsuchimikado pointed to a strange triangular symbol next to the sign that had a circle outlined in purple paint on the top.
“This.”
They both noticed that although the symbol was old, the paint on it looked like it had just been applied recently.
“I’ve definitely seen this symbol somewhere.”
Tsuchimikado knocked on his head, “Damn it, this damn lead-filled dice plotted against me, otherwise I would have recalled it a long time ago.”
[We will not accept empty slander. Our ten-sided dice have been strictly tested by formal institutions, and there is absolutely no possibility of lead filling]
Tsuchimikado, “Blah, blah, then tell me why I fail every time.”
[That’s because the trainees have a problem with their own luck. The fair and strict sub-system does not accept slander and defamation]
Tsuchimikado, “Nope, can’t hear bastards chanting.”
Zong Jiu didn’t listen to the elementary school level quarrel between the Yin-Yang Master and the sub-system. Instead, he wrote down this strange symbol in his mind and mulled to himself.
Only Tsuchimikado had the memory of this symbol, so it was useless even if he passed the inspiration check.
It was strange, what symbol could the Yin-Yang Master have recollection of, but not him?
…
At the same time, inside another S+ rank instance.
“Your Excellency, we have screened all the trainees in the orphanage and found no traces of the Magician or Yin-Yang Master.” A half-blood came over with short legs and reported in a low voice.
After entering this S+ rank dungeon, all the trainees returned to their childhood. They looked like they were only six years old, and even the S-rank ones were only as big as a peacock.
Van Zhuo, who was sitting on the stool, opened his eyes and looked at Zhuge An, who was meditating with his eyes closed.
The latter calmly swallowed the fishy sweetness rising in his throat and said calmly.
“Don’t worry too much, it’ll be fine.”
T/N: I read as I translate so I’m not reading ahead. I’m impatient for No. 1 to finally return to stage so bonus chapters this week XD
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