Chapter 121: The Siblings' Backstab

Zhu Zhiquan and Zhao Yuxin looked toward the direction the sound came from and saw Guo Jinghua walking side-by-side with a woman.

Zhao Yuxin leaned against Zhu Zhiquan's arm and whispered, "Ajiu, I feel like that woman and the one surnamed Guo look a bit alike. Do you think they are siblings?"

Zhu Zhiquan shrugged to indicate he didn't know. At this moment, Guo Jinghua took the initiative to speak: "Two benefactors, this is my older sister, Guo Xin. By the way, have you two smelled anything?"

Zhao Yuxin and Zhu Zhiquan smelled themselves and nearly passed out from the stench. Zhao Yuxin swallowed and said, "Um... so, how do you plan to get Card Points? We have our eyes on an item from the Mysterious Merchant, so..."

"Ha, that's simple!" Guo Xin said loudly. "We'll find other players together, and then plunder their Card Points!"

Zhao Yuxin said coyly, "That doesn't seem right, does it? After all, we can still get Card Points from the Mysterious Merchant; there's no need to kill them..." By the end, Zhao Yuxin's voice grew quieter and quieter, and her gaze couldn't help but dim.

Guo Jinghua looked at Zhao Yuxin in surprise and said, "Yo, I really didn't expect you to care so much about the lives of other players!"

Zhao Yuxin leaned against Zhu Zhiquan's arm and replied, "You're right, I might care a lot about other players' lives, but if it weren't for this damn game, would I be willing to live a life of fighting and killing?"

The Guo siblings nodded in unison. Guo Jinghua then said to the two of them, "In that case, we know the location of a Mysterious Merchant. It's quite close to here; do you want to come with us?"

Zhao Yuxin and Zhu Zhiquan exchanged a glance, then the two of them each picked up two plants, and finally, Zhao Yuxin nodded at them.

Seeing they had agreed, Guo Jinghua led the way with Guo Xin, while quietly opening his panel to send a private message to someone.

Zhu Zhiquan and the others followed closely behind. After entering a building with the Guo siblings, the two of them saw two players sitting together.

Furthermore, as soon as they entered, the two players exuded a murderous aura, which made them immediately put down the plants. Zhu Zhiquan then immediately raised his Xuangang Spear and shielded Zhao Yuxin behind him.

One player wearing a black Cloak filled their wine glass and brought it to their lips to sip carefully. The other player exuding a murderous aura held a Brush in their hand, writing and drawing on a sheet of rice paper.

Zhao Yuxin also loaded a Crossbow Bolt onto her Xunfeng Crossbow and stared intently at the two players carrying the murderous aura.

Seeing Zhu Zhiquan and Zhao Yuxin so tense, Guo Xin took the initiative to step forward and suggest, "Alright, you two, don't waste our time for the sake of these two people. After all, we are here to find the Mysterious Merchant."

Guo Jinghua also chimed in, "My sister is right. Don't bother with them; let's hurry and find that Mysterious Merchant. Confronting them is just a waste of time!"

After hearing the Guo siblings' words, the two picked up the plants again and looked at the siblings.

Guo Jinghua then led the way into a stairwell, and his sister quietly moved to the back of the group.

Zhao Yuxin's right eyelid kept twitching, which made her feel like something bad was going to happen, so she leaned close to Zhu Zhiquan and whispered, "Ajiu, I think Guo Jinghua and his sister are acting strange. We should..."

As she spoke, Zhao Yuxin looked toward the main entrance, signaling Zhu Zhiquan to leave this room.

Zhu Zhiquan frowned and observed his surroundings, but apart from the two players who kept exuding a murderous aura, he didn't discover any danger.

"What are you two talking about?" Guo Xin asked curiously.

Zhao Yuxin hurriedly shook her head and said, "Nothing, nothing... By the way, can you help us carry one? It's quite tiring holding one in each hand."

Guo Xin was stunned for a moment, then asked Zhao Yuxin, "Tell me... why do you have to carry these plants? Even if these plants look good, there's no need to carry them all the time, right!?"

Zhao Yuxin raised her head slightly, preparing to explain, but Guo Jinghua spoke first: "Sister, you don't know, these plants of Miss Zhao are quite powerful. Each one has considerable damage, and Miss Zhao can even continue to produce them!"

Listening to Guo Jinghua's words, Zhao Yuxin felt quite pleased, but she still felt a trace of unease in her heart. So, she calmed her mind and listened carefully. The surrounding sound waves constantly entered her ears and were extracted for information by her Bat Wing Ear.

Guo Jinghua and Guo Xin each carried a Green Bean Ice Cream Shooter, making things much easier for Zhu Zhiquan and Zhao Yuxin.

Until Guo Jinghua led them to a room door, Zhao Yuxin still hadn't discovered any danger.

Guo Jinghua opened the door, and the two saw the Mysterious Merchant sitting upright on a sofa, with the goods it was selling displayed on the coffee table.

Seeing the Mysterious Merchant, Guo Jinghua urged, "Two benefactors, the Mysterious Merchant is right there. If there's anything you want to buy, hurry up and buy it."

Zhao Yuxin observed the surroundings with worry, and Guo Jinghua's sister also urged, "Alright, you two, we are guarding the outside. Even if the two players downstairs wanted to ambush you, they would have to get past us first!"

Listening to the siblings' words, Zhao Yuxin felt there was no problem again, but her right eyelid kept twitching, and she always felt something was wrong!

So Zhao Yuxin said, "Um, how about we trade with a different Mysterious Merchant, or we can come back in a while? Anyway, this Mysterious Merchant won't leave."

At this time, Guo Jinghua grabbed Zhu Zhiquan and said, "Sigh, don't be in such a hurry to leave, you two. With the two of us here, we can help if there's any danger, right?"

Guo Xin also stood in the middle of the stairwell, echoing Guo Jinghua's words: "My brother is right. You two hurry in and buy your things; it's enough that we are guarding the outside."

"This..." Zhao Yuxin hid behind Zhu Zhiquan, feeling somewhat hesitant.

"Benefactors, hurry up and go in!"

"My brother is right, you two hurry in. We are guarding the outside, nothing will happen!"

"Hurry in."

"Hurry in."

"Hurry..."

"Enough!" Facing the siblings' relentless pressure, Zhu Zhiquan, who had been silent, immediately scolded, "We'll go in if we want to, and we won't if we don't! How can we let you nag us here! Azhao, let's go!"

Having said that, Zhu Zhiquan shoved Guo Xin aside and took back a Green Bean Ice Cream Shooter from her hands while he was at it.

Zhao Yuxin turned around, wanting to take the plant from Guo Jinghua's arms, but before she could even touch the plant in Guo Jinghua's hands, Zhao Yuxin saw that the Mysterious Merchant inside the room had disappeared, replaced by an empty, hollow room.

At the same time, the moment Zhu Zhiquan snatched back the plant, he discovered that the entire staircase had suddenly become dilapidated, and brown rust had crawled onto the railings.

Seeing this sudden change, Zhao Yuxin and Zhu Zhiquan stood back-to-back, watching their surroundings vigilantly.

At this moment, Zhao Yuxin vaguely saw something on the door frame in her peripheral vision, so she looked up and discovered a Magic Array drawn on it, with a strange symbol in the center of the array; she didn't yet know what it meant.