Chapter 19: Ling Xi and Sun Zi

Zhu Zhiquan pedaled the Tricycle to the front of a Western-style building, turned his head, and asked, "Azhao, are you sure this is the place?"

Zhao Yuxin poked her head out to look around, "It's here. Let's go; we can't let other players get there first."

The two entered the villa together. As soon as they came in, Zhao Yuxin looked toward the second floor, where a man and a woman were preparing to enter the next room. The woman noticed Zhao Yuxin's gaze and turned to look down.

For a moment, their eyes met. After Zhu Zhiquan entered, he discovered Zhao Yuxin staring in one direction and followed her gaze.

The woman upstairs made a strange movement that made the man curious, "What's going on, honey?"

The woman pointed at Zhao Yuxin and Zhu Zhiquan below and said, "Hubby, two players have arrived below. I don't know if they are friends or foes."

The man looked at the two people below and warned, "Sorry, you two, this house has already been claimed by us. Please go elsewhere to search for supplies."

Zhao Yuxin performed a traditional bow and responded, "My apologies to the two of you upstairs. The room you are about to enter contains something we want. I wonder if you could come down and negotiate with us?"

The man was furious and was about to lose his temper when he was stopped by his wife. His wife said respectfully, "I wonder how you intend to negotiate?"

Zhao Yuxin: "How about this: we take turns making an offer until one side can no longer pay?"

"Fine, I offer five units of Buli." The woman made her bid directly. Although the man beside her was unhappy, he obediently stood to the side without speaking.

After several rounds of bidding, Zhao Yuxin finally bought the right to search the room for the price of fifteen units of Buli, ten units of metal, and three jin of meat.

After Zhu Zhiquan put the items into his backpack and handed them to the woman, the two players voluntarily stepped aside, and Zhao Yuxin and Zhu Zhiquan entered the room together.

The man revealed a hint of craftiness. He leaned into the woman's ear and suggested, "Honey, why don't we take this chance to finish them off?"

The woman shook her head, "No need, hubby. How can you be sure they don't have some talent that can spy on our every move?"

"Hmph!" The man was very unconvinced, "So what? My talent is pretty good too, why be afraid of them!"

"This isn't about fear." The woman gently stroked the top of the man's head, "It's about avoiding unnecessary casualties. Just because your talent is good doesn't mean others don't have good talents. What if their talents are even more powerful than yours?"

The man stopped talking. The woman continued to persuade him in a gentle tone, "Be good. They gave us so many supplies; this is already a very good harvest for us. Let's go search elsewhere."

As soon as Zhao Yuxin and Zhu Zhiquan entered the room, they saw at a glance a White Supply Box entangled by a pile of snake-like arms. Upon hearing the sound, they all turned to look at them; there was an eye in the palm of each, which was unsettling.

Zhao Yuxin took out a notebook and flipped through it. Zhu Zhiquan asked curiously, "Where did you get this notebook?"

"From the place where you died." Zhao Yuxin pointed to an entry in the notebook and said, "Look, this monster is called a Snake-Wrist Palm. It likes to coil around prey to assimilate them, and its speed is relatively fast."

The Snake-Wrist Palms made a harsh sound, seemingly warning them to leave.

The two leaned against the door, preparing to flee. Zhu Zhiquan asked in a low voice, "Does it have any weaknesses?"

Zhao Yuxin looked at the notebook and replied, "It doesn't say it has any weaknesses."

Zhu Zhiquan took a deep breath, "How about this: we hide behind the door, throw a Dagger Spear, and then quickly close the door to observe how fast they are. If we can keep up, we'll take them down!"

Zhao Yuxin nodded, and the two quickly hid behind the door. Zhu Zhiquan took out a Dagger Spear, threw it hard at the Snake-Wrist Palms, and then quickly closed the door.

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

The moment the door was closed, the Snake-Wrist Palms started banging on the door. Zhao Yuxin assessed, "These things are so fast. I feel like I didn't even react."

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

A gap was smashed into the door, and one Snake-Wrist Palm got stuck in the gap. Zhu Zhiquan was quick-witted and fast-handed; he snatched the Dagger Spear from Zhao Yuxin and slashed down at this Snake-Wrist Palm.

Splat~

A palm fell to the ground, and a thick liquid flowed out from the severed end.

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

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Sensing the death of their companion, the other Snake-Wrist Palms launched a more violent attack on the door. The two players who had previously yielded the room heard the commotion and were curious. The man came out of the next room first to ask what Zhu Zhiquan and the others were doing.

Zhao Yuxin: "Sorry about that, just a tiny little problem. We'll be able to solve this quickly."

The man mocked, "You don't mean to tell me you can't even handle a few monsters like this, do you?"

"What kind of talk is that! What are you saying! With just this many monsters, my teammate can solve them all without me even needing to make a move! You're right, aren't you, Ajiu?"

Zhu Zhiquan ignored the argument between Zhao Yuxin and the man, only bitterly cleaning up the Snake-Wrist Palms that were drilling out from behind the door.

"Hubby." The woman walked out from the next room, "How are they doing?"

The man curled his lips, "Looks a bit shaky. They can barely even hold the door."

Zhao Yuxin retorted, "Who says we can't hold it! Look, there are so many monster corpses on the ground; weren't they all solved by my teammate?"

The man looked at the riddled door and mocked them, "Hmph, is that so? I see this door is about to give out. I'd like to see what you use to defend it!"

"Azhao, come see if there are any more behind the door?" At this moment, the banging on the door had stopped. For safety, Zhu Zhiquan asked Zhao Yuxin.

"Oh my, the monsters behind the door have all been solved by my teammate. It seems some people's wishful thinking about our misfortune is about to be shattered." Zhao Yuxin said this deliberately loudly, not knowing if it was to mock them or to make use of her Bat Wing Ear.

"You..." The man was about to retort but was pulled back by the woman. Zhao Yuxin made a face and entered the room with Zhu Zhiquan once again.

Zhu Zhiquan took the Skinning Knife and dismantled the monster corpses on the ground, but only obtained eight eyeballs; other than that, there was nothing. The two found the items useless and threw them away directly.

Zhao Yuxin took a few steps to the Material Box and opened it, obtaining a blueprint and a pot from inside.

Name: Primary High-Speed Tire Blueprint

Quality: White

Introduction: Want to feel like you're flying? As long as your vehicle is equipped with these tires, you can increase your speed by 3/h.

Materials: Each tire requires five units of rubber.

{Note: You must replace all of them with these tires to gain the tire effect. }

Zhao Yuxin dangled the blueprint in front of Zhu Zhiquan, looking at him with watery eyes. "Ajiu, how about that? I opened a new blueprint."

Zhu Zhiquan responded softly. A hint of dissatisfaction appeared on Zhao Yuxin's face, "I... sigh~ forget it, I'll go talk to that sister instead. Talking to a block of wood like you is really exhausting!"

Zhao Yuxin learned the blueprint first, then ran out of the room and shouted, "Sister, are you there? Can we add each other as friends?"

"Sure." The woman's voice came from another room, and then she came out of the room with her man, "My name is Ling Xi, online name Moon Boat. It's just that my man, Sun Zi, doesn't have an online name."