Welcome to the World of the Strong [Unlimited Flow] 51 p1

Chapter 51 p1: The Birthday Banquet

The girl with glasses was stunned for a moment, and then she subconsciously asked, “What did you say?”

Even Jiang Yu looked over.

Although Zhong Yu had already told her that she had her own way, out of trust, Jiang Yu didn’t ask anything. But now, suddenly hearing Zhong Yu say this, she was also slightly stunned.

The girl with glasses: “What do you mean, targeting me?”

Shi Jun raised an eyebrow unhurriedly. “I said, this is a trap in the instance, specifically targeting you—what, you still don’t understand?”

Her attitude was light and airy, but her gaze seemed to have a certain force. The girl with glasses swallowed. She really wanted to say that she didn’t understand, but she always felt that if she said so, she would seem very stupid.

So, the girl with glasses nodded stiffly.

The Lolita girl narrowed her eyes and was the first to react. “You mean, this is the most commonly used ‘smokescreen’ in the instance?”

Similar to a false clue, it was to confuse the players’ vision and at the same time interfere with their investigation progress. Even in the worst case, after luring the players to believe it, it would give them a fatal blow.

Now that she said it, the girl with glasses seemed to understand a little.

However, she still had a point that she didn’t understand. “But what is their purpose in doing this?”

Shi Jun’s lips curved in a light smile. “Of course it’s to make you fail.”

She sat on the side, her fingers on her shoulder, and she was very much at ease.

Shi Jun looked up. “This rumor has spread very widely. I think that whether it’s here or in the palace, it should have been heard.”

“Let’s divide the situation into two types.”

“Assuming the first type, the rumor is true, what would you do?”

She looked at the girl with glasses, and her expression was as if she was really considering it for her, very serious and gentle. It was just that no one could see the real emotion in her eyes.

The girl with glasses’ expression was moved for a moment, and then she followed Shi Jun’s words and thought, “Then I might really give the gift.” She frowned slightly. “If I change to another gift, it might not be as effective as this gift. And I’m not sure if I can choose a gift that the princess likes.”

“Instead of struggling with whether the new gift will be liked by the princess, it’s better to just give the ready-made one—of course, the premise is that the rumor is true.”

Jiang Yu couldn’t say what she was feeling in her heart. She just slowly lowered her gaze.

Shi Jun’s lips curved. “That’s it. But have you ever thought about the consequences of giving the gift?”

The girl with glasses frowned in confusion. “Giving a gift that the princess likes… what consequences could there be?”

Hasn’t their goal always been to find a gift that the princess likes and then give it to her?

The Lolita girl, on the contrary, fell into deep thought because of Shi Jun’s question.

Jiang Yu took in her expression and couldn’t help but think, Is it that the more you think, the easier it is to fall into a trap?

In fact, there might not be anything wrong, but Shi Jun’s question made people have a lot more scruples.

It was also this question that had bluffed the Lolita girl.

After a moment of thought, the Lolita girl narrowed her eyes slightly. “You mean, in such a court environment, if a rumor that is unfavorable to the princess’s character appears, then the king and queen will definitely issue an order to clear up the people who spread the rumor and use the rumor to cause trouble?”

Shi Jun raised an eyebrow slightly. “Yes.”

The girl with glasses’ lips parted. “But this has nothing to do with me…”

Jiang Yu understood. She said, “If you really present the gift, then your image in the king and queen’s hearts will probably be like…”

She thought for a moment and gave an example, “Zhao Gao.”

The girl with glasses: …?

Jiang Yu coughed lightly. “After all, after you give the gift, whether the princess accepts it or not, it’s not good for the princess’s reputation. And we also heard a piece of news. But I think you should all know this news.”

“The third day of the birthday banquet is the princess’s real birthday. At that time, it’s our chance to give gifts. But at the same time, it’s also a good opportunity for the king and queen to choose a spouse for the princess and other royal family members. If you give such a gift at that time…”

Understanding the deep meaning in her words, the girl with glasses’ expression changed slightly.

She was afraid that at that time, she would really touch some taboos.

At this time, the man in the floral shirt finally couldn’t help but interject, “Damn, isn’t this just a Shura field?”

The girl with glasses pursed her lips and clenched her hands. “Then what if this rumor is false?”

Shi Jun hugged her arms, her expression natural. “If it’s false, then why would you give it?”

The girl with glasses: “If it’s false, and the princess doesn’t like to torture cats, on the contrary, she loves kittens very much, then isn’t my gift just right?”

Shi Jun’s lips curved slightly, and a hint of indifference flashed in her eyes, but she still answered this question.

“But even if this rumor is true, do you think that in a situation where rumors are rampant, the princess will still accept this hot potato?”

If she accepted it, people would make a fuss. If she didn’t, people would still make a fuss.

In a situation where it was not pleasing either way, the princess might take her anger out on the person who gave the gift.

The Lolita girl also thought of this. She immediately frowned. “No, we have to be more cautious when giving gifts. We can’t ruin the progress of the mission because of this.”

The girl with glasses bit her lip, a little unwilling. “It’s just an instance. Does it have to be so smart?”

This time, without Shi Jun speaking, the Lolita girl was the first to mock back, “What do you think? You look down on the instances of the World of Strength so much. I really don’t know how you passed the first three instances. Someone like you should just forget it. Even if you continue to clear the instances, you’ll die sooner or later.”

“You!” The girl with glasses was really anxious this time.

The others were originally watching the analysis and discussion of Jiang Yu’s four people, just thinking in their hearts, not joining their discussion. Now, seeing that they were about to argue again, they immediately tried to smooth things over.

After the situation was more or less smoothed over, they finally ended this brief meeting.

And the girl with glasses also gave up the option of giving the cat.

After saying goodbye to everyone, when only Jiang Yu and Zhong Yu were left, she looked at Zhong Yu with surprise and disbelief.

Shi Jun met her gaze and smiled faintly. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Jiang Yu really didn’t know what to say. In the end, she could only compose herself and praise, “You’re really amazing.”

Shi Jun smiled faintly, not taking it seriously.

She just asked back in a low voice, “Is this called amazing?”

It was just a small trick, plus an analysis of the others’ hearts, and then she had set up this trap.

In fact, it wasn’t amazing at all. It could only be said that she had simply seen through the actions that the girl with glasses and the Lolita girl would take.

Shi Jun’s interest was not high. “This is just a very ordinary trick.”

Jiang Yu inexplicably felt that this person was being a Versailles, but after looking at Zhong Yu’s listless expression, she found that the other party really didn’t care, and was even a little… disgusted that she could use such a trick.

Jiang Yu’s heart skipped a beat.

She lowered her gaze, hid her many guesses and emotions, and then said, “It’s indeed very amazing. You don’t have to be so modest. I… I also have to thank you for helping me.”

Shi Jun came to her senses, composed herself, and hearing this, she looked at Jiang Yu with a smile. “Hmm, in that case, you already owe me two requests.”

Jiang Yu frowned in confusion. “What two?”

Shi Jun smiled faintly and held up a finger. “Isn’t this one? The last one, of course, was the one in the second instance.”

“…”

Jiang Yu really didn’t expect her to remember so clearly, and for so long.

She smiled helplessly. “Okay, then what do you need me to repay you with? I’ll say this first. You’d better decide quickly. Otherwise, if I forget in the future, I’ll deny it.”

Shi Jun’s lips curved in a smile. “Don’t worry. I’ll think of it soon.”

She has to think of some ways to speed up the relationship between Shi Jun, Zhong Yu, and Jiang Yu.

Otherwise, it’s so boring to always be in a one-sided and friendly relationship.

On the way, Jiang Yu and Shi Jun met a little princess.

She looked to be about fourteen or fifteen, dressed gorgeously, with several maids following behind her, making her identity clear at a glance.

Jiang Yu and Shi Jun exchanged a look, and neither of them let go of this opportunity.

The two of them walked forward.

Of course, they were stopped before they reached the little princess.

“Who are you? How dare you not kneel when you see the princess?”

Jiang Yu said, “We are guests from afar, here to celebrate Her Highness the Princess’s birthday.”

The little princess blinked in confusion. “Her Highness the Princess? But I…”

Then she remembered that in this royal palace, the only one who could be called Her Highness the Princess without a name or title was one person.

She nodded, and said with a lack of interest, “Oh. In that case, just stay where you should be. Don’t run around.”

She didn’t expect that at such a young age, she would be quite imposing.

However, as a princess, her identity was definitely much more important than the other maid NPCs. Maybe she had more important information, so it was impossible for the two of them to let go of this opportunity.

Shi Jun looked at her, and then suddenly asked, “Your Highness the Little Princess, I have a secret to tell you. Perhaps you will be very interested.”

The little princess was stunned for a moment, looked at the person in front of her, and frowned slightly. At this time, her curiosity had been piqued by Shi Jun.

After all, no matter what, she was still a young person. In her heart, she would still be curious about the so-called mysterious secret. Therefore, although she wanted to pretend not to care, her eyes still betrayed her.

Shi Jun chuckled softly. “You may be the first to know this secret. Aren’t you… tempted?”

Without a doubt, the little princess was tempted.

She looked at the maids by her side, and then let them retreat.

The maids did not dare to disobey the order, so they left the princess’s side and walked to a farther position.

The little princess said, “What secret do you have now? You can present it.”

She snorted. “If I find out that your secret is not novel, then I will…”

She had originally wanted to threaten her, but she found that she seemed to have nothing to threaten her with.

Just before she continued to think, Shi Jun had already arrived in front of her.

The little princess was stunned for a moment, looking at the beautiful sister in front of her who was smiling faintly and whose face was a little pale.

Although the other party looked a little weak, at this moment, she did not feel that the other party was really weak.

Shi Jun bent down slightly, came to her, and placed a hand on her shoulder without a trace. Then, she said softly, “Do you know that Her Highness the Princess once disappeared?”

The little princess’s pupils suddenly shrank.

So, Shi Jun got the answer she wanted.

However, this was not the main point. She thought of a certain guess she had made before, and then asked, “Do you think that the Her Highness the Princess who came back is still the Her Highness the Princess you know?”

The little princess was really a little scared and horrified now. She suddenly took a step back. “What nonsense are you talking about? Such nonsense. Do you believe that I will call my father—”

Shi Jun held up her index finger and placed it in front of her lips.

The little princess subconsciously stopped her shouting. She stared at the person in front of her, and fell into her deep black eyes.

She could not describe what kind of eyes these were. She only knew that when she looked at these eyes, she always felt… as if her soul had been attracted.

She could not continue to be angry, nor could she escape.

The little princess subconsciously swallowed and struggled to move her gaze away.

Shi Jun looked down at her, a smile still in her eyes.

“This is just a guess. Whether this guess is true or not depends on your answer, doesn’t it?”

Although she felt… this should not be true.

Since the maids would use the adjective “a few” years, it meant that this was definitely not last year or the year before, so it would be at least three years or more.

But it should not be too long ago either, so a rough estimate should be three to ten years.

Then, at that time, Her Highness the Princess should have already grown up a little. Even if a person’s appearance would change before and after adulthood, but if it was really a different person, would the king and queen not be able to tell?

That was Her Highness the Princess, a royal bloodline.

Would they not be able to tell if their own daughter had been swapped?

Besides, after Her Highness the Princess came back, she had never hidden her difference… otherwise, she would not have been discovered by the maids.

In this situation, she had been living well in the royal palace all this time, which showed that the king was already very sure that this was his daughter.

And it should have been confirmed after an investigation.

Therefore, although Shi Jun had this guess, she was not very sure.

But just in case, she still had to ask this little princess.

She just didn’t know if she had many opportunities to be with Her Highness the Princess.

After hearing Shi Jun’s words, the little princess also calmed down.

“No, my royal sister has always been like that. She has never changed.”

Jiang Yu leaned closer and heard this.

She raised an eyebrow in surprise and couldn’t help but ask softly, “Are you sure?”

The little princess paused for a moment.

In fact, the two of them were right. Her Highness the Princess had indeed disappeared once.

At that time, the little princess was six or seven years old. Although she was still a child in the eyes of outsiders, she could already remember things.

Besides, this matter was not small, so she had always remembered it.

She remembered that her royal sister had disappeared once, and then she was found again.

The interval was about a year.

And after she was found, her royal sister…

The emotion in the little princess’s eyes flickered.

Seeing this, Shi Jun smiled with understanding. “So, the princess is still the same princess, but it’s obvious that she experienced something when she was outside, right?”

The little princess frowned.