The sound of a person falling to the ground and Chu Kui’s scream echoed in the tearoom, but it didn’t make the black-clothed figures outside budge.
They came every year with the emperor to participate in the Flower God Festival, knowing the ins and outs of the event the best.
At this time every year, the emperor preferred not to be disturbed, letting them enjoy themselves inside.
The screams of the flower attendants didn’t matter, and the commotion of someone falling to the ground was also ignored. They had heard louder disturbances before.
After cultivating the sacred flowers, the weakened flower attendants on the verge of death couldn’t break free from the specially made ropes.
Ning Su tore off the rope from his body.
He first glanced at the sacred flower on his fingers, making sure it was not tainted, before walking to the emperor’s side. “This time it’s a red snake.”
Ning Changfeng pushed Yenan Wang into the stream, telling his son, “I have nine snakes of different colors.”
Ning Su made a sound of acknowledgment. It turned out that the nine-headed snake had nine different colors.
Fang Qi also pushed Haobei Jing into the stream. “They haven’t been modified. Shouldn’t we let them soak for a while? We don’t want them to die as soon as we open them up.”
Ning Su tilted his head, observing the terrified emperor with wide-open eyes.
His body was bound by the red snake’s tail, his mouth tightly sealed by the snake’s head, making it impossible to breathe. He could only use his nose to inhale, and his two nostrils were wide open, his face turning red with visible blood vessels.
Ning Su said, “Maybe it’s possible. They have consumed the sacred flower.”
He earnestly explained this eerie situation with his professional knowledge. “It might be like getting vaccinated. Some vaccines implant a weak form of the corresponding virus into the body, allowing the body to kill and adapt in advance.”
Fang Qi: “...”
It felt like being back in high school class.
He pulled out a small and sharp knife from his robe’s boot. “Then I’ll begin.”
Ning Su: “You’re a high school senior, a five-star youth about to enter college. How can you be so cruel to hurt people like this?”
Fang Qi: “?”
“Wake up! We’re in a horror game. These are all scum.” He said, “Aren’t we just returning the favor in their own way?”
Ning Su: “Is it really returning the favor in their own way? Shouldn’t they take matters into their own hands?”
Fang Qi was stunned.
Ning Su looked at the emperor, then at the Queen, turning to glance at the two family heads with their mouths covered. “Perfect pairs, good partners.”
Fang Qi understood, and he gave a thumbs up to Ning Su.
Ning Su replied with an “ok.”
Ning Changfeng chuckled softly.
The group sitting by the stream transformed into four flower attendants.
Prominent figures were present, and whether they ate or not, the tea table was adorned with exquisite tea and fruits.
Ning Su and Fang Qi sat on either side of Ning Changfeng, one enjoying dried meat and the other eating nuts.
Chu Kui stared blankly, seemingly lost in thought.
Ning Su placed a cup of hot tea beside her. “Pay attention.”
Chu Kui stared at him in a daze, as if understanding something, her eyes turning red.
She forcefully wiped her eyes with her sleeve and looked at the four anxious individuals.
Ning Changfeng sat in the middle with a half-person-high black snake beside him, its large eyes also fixed on the four people.
The scene in its eyes appeared synchronously in the eyes of the small black snake on the third-floor flower attendant hall.
That small black snake was by Su Wangsheng’s bedside, with several players sitting around.
Ning Changfeng addressed the emperor, queen, and two family heads, “The sacred flower is the sacred object of the kingdom of Shigen, representing the Flower God. It should be nurtured in a warm and soulful place. You are the emperor, queen, and family heads of Shigen, setting an example by tending to the sacred flower with your bodies.”
“Very simple, just open the chest, cut the heart, transplant the sacred flower into the heart, and then sew it back up.”
He repeated the words spoken by the Holy Maiden to them, then said, “One pair is a couple, and the other pair was two long-time friends. It seems appropriate.”
“You first determine the order, who will open whose chest first?”
In fact, Ning Changfeng didn’t need to say it; they were all familiar with this process.
It was precisely because they understood that they were panicked.
As the queen’s mouth opened, a red snake flew into her mouth and burrowed into her throat.
“Sorry, afraid your voice would be too loud, disturbing the people outside, so let’s block it for now.”
While the queen’s mouth was being widened, her eyes widened as well.
She was just stunned for a few seconds, and the emperor beside her immediately snatched a knife.
The queen’s eyes widened even more. She was surprised but not shocked, glaring at the emperor with hatred.
Soon, she noticed an opportunity. Although the emperor had snatched the knife first, he was still bound by the snake’s tail, while she was only silenced at the moment.
The queen immediately held a long red snake in her mouth, stumbling as she rode onto the emperor of the country. She forcefully took the knife from the emperor’s hand and raised it, intending to stab him in the chest.
The tail of the red snake in her mouth wrapped around her wrist.
Ning Changfeng approached the emperor of the country, crouched down, and said, “I’ll give you a chance to fight back, just tell me how to meet the Flower God.”
“Remember, you can’t shout. If you do, the red snake will immediately spray venom into your mouth.”
The emperor of the country nodded with difficulty.
As the red snake was about to exit his mouth, Ning Changfeng, thinking of the system’s censorship, said, “Only mention keywords.”
As the red snake just exited his mouth, the emperor immediately, with a ruptured throat, said, “Worship, sacrifice.”
Ning Changfeng sneered, “You have no chance.”
When the red snake blocked his mouth again, the queen’s hand was released from the snake’s tail, and she immediately stabbed the knife into the emperor’s chest.
Don’t blame her for being ruthless; this man had no hesitation in wanting to cut out her heart first.
It didn’t matter if the emperor died; she still had a son.
The only fear was dying here.
The gushing blood proved how ruthless she could be.
The splattering blood also reached the face of Haobei Jing, who was similarly pressed to the ground.
The warm blood of the emperor flowed into her widened eyes from her nose, turning her world into a blood-red, trembling with fear.
Ning Changfeng calmly moved in front of her and devilishly said, “The result of not giving the correct answer, Haobei Clan Head must have seen it.”
Haobei Jing trembled even more.
Ning Su put down the jerky and said, “They might not even know.”
They might not have seen the real flower god, not believing in the existence of the Flower God; otherwise, they wouldn’t have eaten the sacred flowers before the Flower God Festival.
Getting answers by interrogating ordinary NPCs, the system probably wouldn’t leave such a route for them.
If it worked, the instance world would be in chaos.
Unless they could interrogate the Ghost Master.
Fang Qi’s face looked grim.
Ning Changfeng’s expression remained unchanged. He said to Haobei Jing, “Tell everything you know from start to finish, no concealment. Otherwise, look at your emperor.”
Casting a glance at the emperor, who was gasping for breath and continuously spitting blood, Haobei Jing nodded frantically.
To show that she would cooperate, as soon as the red snake withdrew from her mouth, she used her hoarse voice to say, “Six years ago...”
The sound of a person falling to the ground and Chu Kui’s scream echoed in the tearoom, but it didn’t make the black-clothed figures outside budge.
They came every year with the emperor to participate in the Flower God Festival, knowing the ins and outs of the event the best.
At this time every year, the emperor preferred not to be disturbed, letting them enjoy themselves inside.
The screams of the flower attendants didn’t matter, and the commotion of someone falling to the ground was also ignored. They had heard louder disturbances before.
After cultivating the sacred flowers, the weakened flower attendants on the verge of death couldn’t break free from the specially made ropes.
Ning Su tore off the rope from his body.
He first glanced at the sacred flower on his fingers, making sure it was not tainted, before walking to the emperor’s side. “This time it’s a red snake.”
Ning Changfeng pushed Yenan Wang into the stream, telling his son, “I have nine snakes of different colors.”
Ning Su made a sound of acknowledgment. It turned out that the nine-headed snake had nine different colors.
Fang Qi also pushed Haobei Jing into the stream. “They haven’t been modified. Shouldn’t we let them soak for a while? We don’t want them to die as soon as we open them up.”
Ning Su tilted his head, observing the terrified emperor with wide-open eyes.
His body was bound by the red snake’s tail, his mouth tightly sealed by the snake’s head, making it impossible to breathe. He could only use his nose to inhale, and his two nostrils were wide open, his face turning red with visible blood vessels.
Ning Su said, “Maybe it’s possible. They have consumed the sacred flower.”
He earnestly explained this eerie situation with his professional knowledge. “It might be like getting vaccinated. Some vaccines implant a weak form of the corresponding virus into the body, allowing the body to kill and adapt in advance.”
Fang Qi: “...”
It felt like being back in high school class.
He pulled out a small and sharp knife from his robe’s boot. “Then I’ll begin.”
Ning Su: “You’re a high school senior, a five-star youth about to enter college. How can you be so cruel to hurt people like this?”
Fang Qi: “?”
“Wake up! We’re in a horror game. These are all scum.” He said, “Aren’t we just returning the favor in their own way?”
Ning Su: “Is it really returning the favor in their own way? Shouldn’t they take matters into their own hands?”
Fang Qi was stunned.
Ning Su looked at the emperor, then at the Queen, turning to glance at the two family heads with their mouths covered. “Perfect pairs, good partners.”
Fang Qi understood, and he gave a thumbs up to Ning Su.
Ning Su replied with an “ok.”
Ning Changfeng chuckled softly.
The group sitting by the stream transformed into four flower attendants.
Prominent figures were present, and whether they ate or not, the tea table was adorned with exquisite tea and fruits.
Ning Su and Fang Qi sat on either side of Ning Changfeng, one enjoying dried meat and the other eating nuts.
Chu Kui stared blankly, seemingly lost in thought.
Ning Su placed a cup of hot tea beside her. “Pay attention.”
Chu Kui stared at him in a daze, as if understanding something, her eyes turning red.
She forcefully wiped her eyes with her sleeve and looked at the four anxious individuals.
Ning Changfeng sat in the middle with a half-person-high black snake beside him, its large eyes also fixed on the four people.
The scene in its eyes appeared synchronously in the eyes of the small black snake on the third-floor flower attendant hall.
That small black snake was by Su Wangsheng’s bedside, with several players sitting around.
Ning Changfeng addressed the emperor, queen, and two family heads, “The sacred flower is the sacred object of the kingdom of Shigen, representing the Flower God. It should be nurtured in a warm and soulful place. You are the emperor, queen, and family heads of Shigen, setting an example by tending to the sacred flower with your bodies.”
“Very simple, just open the chest, cut the heart, transplant the sacred flower into the heart, and then sew it back up.”
He repeated the words spoken by the Holy Maiden to them, then said, “One pair is a couple, and the other pair was two long-time friends. It seems appropriate.”
“You first determine the order, who will open whose chest first?”
In fact, Ning Changfeng didn’t need to say it; they were all familiar with this process.
It was precisely because they understood that they were panicked.
As the queen’s mouth opened, a red snake flew into her mouth and burrowed into her throat.
“Sorry, afraid your voice would be too loud, disturbing the people outside, so let’s block it for now.”
While the queen’s mouth was being widened, her eyes widened as well.
She was just stunned for a few seconds, and the emperor beside her immediately snatched a knife.
The queen’s eyes widened even more. She was surprised but not shocked, glaring at the emperor with hatred.
Soon, she noticed an opportunity. Although the emperor had snatched the knife first, he was still bound by the snake’s tail, while she was only silenced at the moment.
The queen immediately held a long red snake in her mouth, stumbling as she rode onto the emperor of the country. She forcefully took the knife from the emperor’s hand and raised it, intending to stab him in the chest.
The tail of the red snake in her mouth wrapped around her wrist.
Ning Changfeng approached the emperor of the country, crouched down, and said, “I’ll give you a chance to fight back, just tell me how to meet the Flower God.”
“Remember, you can’t shout. If you do, the red snake will immediately spray venom into your mouth.”
The emperor of the country nodded with difficulty.
As the red snake was about to exit his mouth, Ning Changfeng, thinking of the system’s censorship, said, “Only mention keywords.”
As the red snake just exited his mouth, the emperor immediately, with a ruptured throat, said, “Worship, sacrifice.”
Ning Changfeng sneered, “You have no chance.”
When the red snake blocked his mouth again, the queen’s hand was released from the snake’s tail, and she immediately stabbed the knife into the emperor’s chest.
Don’t blame her for being ruthless; this man had no hesitation in wanting to cut out her heart first.
It didn’t matter if the emperor died; she still had a son.
The only fear was dying here.
The gushing blood proved how ruthless she could be.
The splattering blood also reached the face of Haobei Jing, who was similarly pressed to the ground.
The warm blood of the emperor flowed into her widened eyes from her nose, turning her world into a blood-red, trembling with fear.
Ning Changfeng calmly moved in front of her and devilishly said, “The result of not giving the correct answer, Haobei Clan Head must have seen it.”
Haobei Jing trembled even more.
Ning Su put down the jerky and said, “They might not even know.”
They might not have seen the real flower god, not believing in the existence of the Flower God; otherwise, they wouldn’t have eaten the sacred flowers before the Flower God Festival.
Getting answers by interrogating ordinary NPCs, the system probably wouldn’t leave such a route for them.
If it worked, the instance world would be in chaos.
Unless they could interrogate the Ghost Master.
Fang Qi’s face looked grim.
Ning Changfeng’s expression remained unchanged. He said to Haobei Jing, “Tell everything you know from start to finish, no concealment. Otherwise, look at your emperor.”
Casting a glance at the emperor, who was gasping for breath and continuously spitting blood, Haobei Jing nodded frantically.
To show that she would cooperate, as soon as the red snake withdrew from her mouth, she used her hoarse voice to say, “Six years ago...”
