The war ended faster than Gu Lian expected.
Originally, although the Langya Army near Taiyuan City was about to be wiped out, there were still a large number of Langya troops in the Central Plains, especially the Maweipo one. It stands to reason that it can be played for a few more months. How can I expect that a news will suddenly spread throughout the Tang Dynasty.
- An Lushan was killed by his son An Qingxu's joint men.
Gu Lian subconsciously felt that something was wrong, why did An Qingxu kill his father
The reasons are different, but An Lushan died, An Qingxu and Shi Siming took charge of the Langya Army, and they were quickly divided and destroyed. The An-Shi Rebellion, which had threatened the Tang Dynasty for many years, officially ended.
This plot is naturally different from what is recorded in the history books, but it is not important. After the death of the prince Li Heng, the plot has been released by itself.
Gu Lian didn't care too much, but occasionally missed her Qixiu friend. She had been lurking by An Qingxu's side for more than two years, and she didn't know how it was now.
Unexpectedly, the world was at peace, and King Yong also died under the assassination of the "Langya Army". The old emperor couldn't hold back his ministers. When the rebels in Maweipo and Chang'an City were completely annihilated, King Jianning succeeded to the throne, and Datang finally ushered in a young Mingjun.
But the most urgent thing is to rest and recuperate.
Although Datang has a good foundation, there is no way to breathe a sigh of relief after such a commotion. To return to the original prosperous age, I am afraid that it will take the joint efforts of several generations of emperors.
Gu Lian's memory has all been restored, and she thought that she and Qiao Mingyu should "retire".
"Mingyu." She asked for Qiao Mingyu's opinion, "Would you like to travel with me? Then we will find a beautiful place to settle down. Didn't you say you want to raise children?"
Now there are war orphans everywhere, just to get a few cubs to raise.
Gu Lian contacted his friends and found a lot of one-year-old orphans, and they adopted whichever Qiao Mingyu liked. According to Gu Lian, it is natural for both men and women to raise one. However, you can also raise a son first, and then raise a daughter, so that the older brother can protect the younger sister.
Qiao Mingyu thought for a while, and readily agreed: "Okay."
Gu Lian frowned.
After the Anshi Rebellion is over, NPCs will no longer die in large numbers. Under normal circumstances, NPCs don't actually die, and they will be refreshed when they die, unless the plot requires them. And the Anshi Rebellion is a special event. Except for the most important NPCs, other NPCs may die during the period.
In the peaceful era, an "ornamental" NPC like Gu Lian, who does not participate in any plot and characters, would definitely not be able to be killed. Gu Lian looked at her avatar status, it was a green NPC, invincible. As long as she doesn't take the initiative to pick things up, the NPC won't kill her, the plot won't find her, and the player won't be able to attack her at all.
"I'm curious about one thing." Qiao Mingyu hugged Gu Lian and rode on the horse, walking slowly towards the south.
They negotiated to go south all the way, and settled down when they found a town that was pleasing to the eye. I kept wandering if I didn't find it. As for raising buns, I'll talk about it after I settle down.
Gu Lian turned back and kissed her chin: "What are you curious about?"
"Do those wolf-toothed troops also know that they are NPCs?" Qiao Mingyu felt that this was not right. If they knew that they were NPCs and that they would definitely lose if they rebelled, how could they be happy
Gu Lian hooked her long hair and played with her fingertips: "They don't know games and NPCs."
She explained it to Qiao Mingyu in detail.
In fact, there are also differences among NPCs. Some NPCs with face masks, such as snack merchants, vegetable merchants, and drug dealers in various places, do not know the game and NPCs. For them, this is the real world. They grow old, get sick and die, but nothing else.
There is also a middle area. They are high-level NPCs of the hostile faction. They know the existence of strange creatures like players, but they do not understand and will not explore what players are. They only know that the player is an "otherworld traveler", their enemy. These advanced NPCs will only be killed by NPCs, or die within the plot.
The rest are high-level NPCs on the player's side like Gu Lian. They know the identity of their NPCs and may use the players to trick them. In the words of the mastermind Li Tang, it is to increase the fun of the game. Although players don't like the fun of being played around by NPCs, it is really interesting to deal with a group of NPCs who know their NPC identities. However, NPCs generally don't foolishly say that they know they are NPCs, they prefer to do things in secret.
This is also why there are often foolish players who disrespect NPCs and are complacent, only to be pitted by NPCs, and they still don't know why they are so unlucky.
In addition to these three kinds of NPCs, there is another one called Red Name Monster, which is an ordinary monster. Basically no intelligence, just follow the principles set by the program. Such as those wild beast monsters, or humanoid monsters, including the low-level wolf tooth army.
Qiao Mingyu was silent for a while after listening, and then asked quietly, "Have you ever cheated a player?"
Gu Lian shook her head, she was not the NPC who issued the quest, and basically didn't have much interaction with the players. Unless you are a plot party player, you will be bored and have a conversation with each NPC to dig for news. Otherwise, players generally will not pay attention to these "useless" NPCs.
But in fact, if the player has a good relationship with them, it is likely to be lucky. For example, Gu Lian can actually tell those horse-catcher players where she just ran into a high-level colt.
They are the most intelligent NPCs. They are also equipped with systems, backpacks, and even chat programs, which are not too different from players. Generally speaking, Li Tang would not let them die, because every high-level NPC was very laborious to create, and it would be very distressing to die. Therefore, just after the Anshi Rebellion ended, Gu Lian entered an invincible state.
It stands to reason that a "useless" NPC like Gu Lian should be irrelevant, but it is not. Before Gu Lian retired from Jianghu, he was a little expert at making troubles, such as assassinating the prince or something, which played a big role in the plot.
"Then you should retire." Qiao Mingyu felt that it was too dangerous to keep doing things like this.
As long as they don't do anything, they can live happily ever after.
They walked all the way through Luoyang, Jinshui Town, Yangzhou, Luodao, Nanping Mountain, and came to Baling County.
Baling is a small and peaceful town with picturesque scenery and beautiful mountains and rivers. Crops are grown everywhere, including rice, bananas, and various fruit trees. Except for the pirates and swamps to the west, the rest of the place is beautiful.
Qiao Mingyu fell in love with this place at a glance, dragged Gu Lian to buy a small house in the town, and decided to settle here for a while.
The water thief was wiped out many years ago, and it was Mo Yu, the new owner of the Valley of the Wicked, who was an acquaintance of Gu Lian. No, it should be an acquaintance of all players.
After settling down, Gu Lian contacted a friend and brought back two buns, one big and one small.
This is a pair of siblings, the elder brother is seven years old and the younger sister is one year old.
The two children are very cute. Although the elder brother is a little old, Gu Lian and Qiao Mingyu think about it later, in fact, the seven-year-old child is not bad. Perhaps because of the war, the older brother matured very early and could take care of his younger sister alone.
Gu Lian likes his gentle and sensitive brother very much. Although he looks weak, he will become very strong when it comes to his sister. To say an inappropriate analogy, it's like being a mother is strong, ahem.
But Qiao Mingyu likes her delicate and weak sister very much. She feels like Gu Lian when she was a child, so she plans to spoil her as a little princess.
However, the little princess only likes to stick to her brother, and Qiao Mingyu's heart is broken.
What can Gu Lian do? He could only hold back his laughter silently and appease the big bear boy Qiao Mingyu.
After receiving the caress of his sweetheart, Qiao Mingyu was full of blood and resurrected. He ran to the little princess again, and asked persistently, "Yuyou, do you like A-Niang or a mother-in-law most?"
My mother is Qiao Mingyu, and my mother is Gu Lian.
The little princess didn't even think about it: "I like brother!"
"..."
She blinked her big eyes and reached for a snack to eat. When he was just picked up, the child was very thin, and he gained a lot of weight in two months. Now he is white and tender, very cute. She wears a beautiful little dress, and she loves beauty very much. Every day she has to tie up her braids and wear little flowers to be happy.
Qiao Mingyu is not a person who quits in spite of difficulties. She decided to understand it with reason and emotion. If it really doesn't work, she will bribe her with delicious food. She must be made to retreat and admit that she likes A-Niang more.
Just as he was talking, my brother came out with caramel puff pastry.
It is said that the gentleman is far away from the kitchen, but this brother is willing to cook and cook for his sister.
"Brother!" Yunyou immediately struggled to go down to meet her brother.
"Don't jump." She sat high and jumped off. Qiao Mingyu quickly stopped her, carried her to her brother's side, and watched her happily saying "Brother is the best", silently jealous.
"Auntie." The little boy pursed his lips and smiled, put the bowl on the small table, hugged his sister and sat at the table, letting her eat well.
Gu Lian came in slowly from the outside. She has now changed into the clothes of the Five Poisons, wearing the robes of an inconspicuous Central Plains woman. The blue silk is rolled up at will, looking like a good wife and mother. Qiao Mingyu was itching to see it, and couldn't help but leaned in and wanted to steal a picture.
"Don't make trouble." Gu Lian pushed her away, how could he kiss her in front of the child.
She glanced at what the little princess was eating, and said, "Youyou eat less sugar, be careful of bad teeth."