Looking at Ye Di, who was wearing a black uniform and breaking into a private residence in the middle of the night, Xia Qi was speechless for a long while.
"My Moon God, are you tired?" Ye Di keenly sensed that something was wrong with Xia Qi's demeanor. He quickly stepped forward, took Xia Qi's hand, pushed him onto the small stool, and said in his ear very considerately, "Take a rest first."
After saying this, Ye Di ran into the kitchen quickly without waiting for Xia Qi to react.
After a few ping-pong sounds, Meng Po's fearful voice came from the kitchen: "Your Majesty, you are the emperor, how can I let you do this?"
Ye Di chuckled and said in a tone of sharing joy with the people: "It's okay. I am usually very bored and often help the head chef in the imperial kitchen. Therefore, whenever I see someone cooking, I can't help but want to help."
Xia Qi: “…”
Lies of this level can only be used to deceive ghosts.
Before Xia Qi could finish his criticism, Meng Po smiled happily and replied, "So Your Majesty likes the kitchen? In that case, Your Majesty, please help me wash the dishes and chop the firewood in the corner for me."
Xia Qi: “…”
Grandma, you are so welcome.
Hearing that Ye Di did not reply, Xia Qi hurriedly stood up from the small bench.
Meng Po is just an unknown NPC in the City That Never Sleeps, but she is so bold as to order the dungeon boss to chop firewood. Xia Qi is very worried that the Night Emperor will chop Meng Po as well.
Unexpectedly, Ye Di was stunned for a while, then he laughed heartily: "Grandma, your stove has broken off several bricks, why don't I help you put them back together?"
"Oh my, that's really troublesome for Your Majesty." When Meng Po heard that Ye Di even called her "Grandma", she laughed exaggeratedly.
"You're welcome. We are a family." Ye Di said with a smile, climbing up the pole as fast as riding a rocket.
"Oh, my granddaughter is so lucky to find a grandson-in-law like you. Even if you let me die now, I will be content." Mengpo was very moved by her words, and she expressed her great satisfaction with her grandson-in-law in her words.
Just as Xia Qi was about to rush into the kitchen and interrupt their conversation, a familiar prompt sounded in his ears.
Ding Dong! Side quest progress +20%! Total side quest progress: 50%.
In an instant, the number of side quests soared to 50%.
Xia Qi rubbed his back teeth, his face turning pale and blue. This game was really eating him up.
Fortunately, Meng Po and Ye Di didn’t talk for too long. After washing the vegetables in the kitchen, Ye Di walked out of the kitchen and ordered the guards to get the tools for building the stove.
Looking at Ye Di busying around, Xia Qi was speechless. Was he really planning to build the stove by himself
However, after thinking about it, Xia Qi deduced Ye Di's "evil ambition".
Today he was building a stove, maybe tomorrow he would be building a wall, and in two days, he would most likely remodel the entire house, and then kidnap Meng Po directly into the palace...
Thinking of this, Xia Qi got goosebumps on his back. No, he must not let the target of the mission, Meng Po, enter the palace!
"Grandma." Xia Qi clenched his fists, went into the kitchen to find Meng Po, and advised earnestly, "Your Majesty is a foreign guest, let's not bother him for help. Grandma, whatever you want, I will do it."
Xia Qi planned to persuade Meng Po first to defend his own piece of land and guard against the fierce offensive of the Night Emperor.
Meng Po almost threw the shovel in her hand into the pot. She widened her eyes and looked at Xia Qi in disbelief: "How could he be a stranger? Qi baby, I already know about your relationship... You don't have to hide it from me anymore."
Xia Qi was stunned: "What is our relationship?"
"Aren't you going to get married?" Meng Po looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Xia Qi almost broke a brick on the edge of the stove. Who was talking nonsense in front of Meng Po? !
He narrowed his eyes and turned to look at Ye Di, who was directing the guards to sweep the floor outside the yard, with a dangerous look.
It seemed that Xia Qi's gaze was too sharp. Ye Di suddenly paused, turned his head, and looked at Xia Qi with an innocent face.
"Grandma, who told you this?" Xia Qi asked with a serious face.
Meng Po looked at him suspiciously: "Silly boy, didn't you promise to light the Moon Goddess Lamp?"
He just knew it.
Xia Qi couldn't help but take a breath.
Meng Po continued to explain patiently to him: "Have you forgotten the tradition of the City That Never Sleeps? The Sun God Lamp represents your Majesty, and the Moon God Lamp represents your Majesty's spouse. Whoever lights the Moon God Lamp will be your Majesty's spouse."
Sure enough, as he expected, lighting the Moon Goddess Lamp... there is something fishy.
No wonder all the ghosts in the city that never sleeps went crazy after he agreed.
The corners of Xia Qi's mouth twitched. If he knew the true meaning of lighting the Moon Lamp, he would never agree to it even if he was eaten alive by thousands of zombies last night.
Seeing that Xia Qi said nothing, Meng Po nudged him with her elbow and said with a smile, "Qi baby, do you know why His Majesty stayed to attend the family dinner?"
The familiar bad feeling came again. Xia Qi gritted his teeth and asked coldly, "Why?"
"Oh, silly boy, of course we are discussing your wedding date!" Meng Po said with a smile and winked at him.
Xia Qi felt dazed, as if there were dozens of thunders exploding in his head. For a moment, he seemed to hear the sound of all his teammates being wiped out and the base crystal exploding.
He just went out during the day, so why is the wedding date already on the agenda
Without waiting for Xia Qi to respond, Meng Po covered her weathered face, smiled secretly for a while, and said, "I know you are shy, tell me secretly, which day do you like? Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? I just checked the almanac, and tomorrow is a more auspicious day."
Tomorrow? He was so anxious, why didn't he just get married right here!
Xia Qi suppressed his anger and said through gritted teeth: "... Don't worry."
The grandmother and granddaughter were talking in low voices when suddenly, numerous real, thunder-like explosions were heard one after another not far away.
"boom-"
After the roar, there was a violent earthquake on the ground. Xia Qi felt something was wrong, so he grabbed Meng Po's hand and pulled her out of the kitchen.
Ashes fell from the eaves and doused Xia Qi's face. Xia Qi didn't even bother to wipe his face. He lowered his head and looked at Meng Po beside him: "Grandma, are you okay?"
"I, I'm fine." Meng Po seemed to be frightened by the earthquake.
Ye Di was originally in the yard. When he saw Xia Qi and Meng Po rushing out, he rushed to them and looked Xia Qi up from head to toe. He asked with concern, "My Moon God, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Xia Qi shook his head and looked at Ye Di, "Nightless City... Is this an earthquake?"
"This is not an earthquake." Ye Di turned his head and looked outside the courtyard with a very unhappy expression.
The City That Never Sleeps is built on the imaginary Nai River, how could there be an earthquake
Seeing Ye Di's performance, Xia Qi also felt something was wrong. Following the direction Ye Di was looking, Xia Qi unexpectedly discovered that thick smoke was billowing out from the direction of Naihe River in the distance, with countless strange debris floating in the smoke.
"My Moon God, I'm going to go over there first, you wait for me at home." Ye Di turned around and instructed Xia Qi.
He asked the guards to evacuate the courtyard first, then looked at Xia Qi and said solemnly: "It's dangerous outside, don't go out."
Xia Qi looked at him but didn't nod.
Ye Di thought Xia Qi had agreed, so he left in a hurry.
"Grandma, I'm going out for a while. Please be careful at home alone." As soon as Ye Di left, Xia Qi planned to leave.
Meng Po expressed her understanding of Xia Qi's behavior and said ambiguously: "I understand you young people going out to play."
Xia Qi: “…”
Xia Qi always felt that Meng Po's thinking was strange. The last time he went out, Meng Po said that he was playful, but this time, even though there was obviously danger outside, Meng Po still thought he was going out to play.
However, Xia Qi did not have time to think about the reason for Meng Po's behavior. He gave her a few instructions and went out with his face covered.
Since Xia Qi had just delayed in the yard for a moment, Sister Hong had already arrived at his door.
"Who was the person who just left your house? He... has such a strong aura. I feel like if I look at him any longer, my heart might die." Thinking of the man who just walked out of Xia Qi's yard, Sister Hong couldn't help but shiver.
The man was dressed in black with a golden dragon embroidered on his robe. His stern face seemed like a polar iceberg that had never melted. His lacquered eyes were filled with hostility, like the king of evil spirits, which made people feel boundless fear.
In short, Sister Hong took one look at that man and never wanted to see him again.
Xia Qi's mouth twitched, and he didn't intend to hide it: "Emperor Ye."
Sister Hong was stunned for a moment, her voice a little hoarse: "...Who?"
Xia Qi rubbed his temple helplessly: "It's the Night Emperor of the City That Never Sleeps."
Sister Hong almost fell down. She covered her chest and felt something was wrong with her heart.
"Night Emperor?"
Although she was already an advanced player, she had never been in such close contact with a dungeon boss. Even if she encountered a dungeon boss, she was always on the run.
She took two deep breaths and tried hard to swallow the blood in her throat.
Seeing that Sister Hong was not feeling well, Xia Qi quickly changed the subject and said, "Let's go to the Nai River and take a look."
"… OK."
Unable to understand why Ye Di would come out of Xia Qi's house, Sister Hong agreed with a confused mind.
The two of them hurriedly left the yard and headed towards where the smoke was coming from. When they arrived not far from the Nai River, Xia Qi could see clearly what the debris that came out with the smoke was.
"Hua La La..."
Countless debris floated towards them. Xia Qi stretched out his hand and pinched something soft between his fingers.
This soft thing is yellow in color and feels very smooth when touched with your fingertips.
"Is this... human skin?" Xia Qi frowned, having a bad feeling in his heart.
Sister Hong reached up in the sky and grabbed a few strands of hair.
"To be precise, it's zombie debris." Sister Hong said in a deep voice.
The two looked at each other and saw the conclusion in each other's eyes.
"It's the one who knows the secrets of heaven."
The two kept rushing forward and found that the closer they got to the Nai River, the more human body debris they saw floating over accompanied by the thick smoke.
These human body fragments seemed to have lost their moisture. Each piece was dry and floated in the air with the wind, like scattered paper money.
When they reached the bank of the Naihe River, a thick smoke rolled in, and Xia Qi grabbed a piece of paper that was different from the human body debris.
Looking down, he recognized the piece of paper at a glance.
"The yellow talisman of the one who knows the secrets of heaven!" Xia Qi was shocked. He had seen this yellow talisman made of cinnabar on the flying arrow that Cha Gong used to assassinate Ye Di.
Sister Hong took the yellow talisman and looked at it for a few seconds, and her expression turned ugly.
Xia Qi gritted his teeth and said coldly: "This is the mission of the Tianji people!"