Welcome to the World of the Strong [Unlimited Flow] 66

Chapter 66: The Birthday Banquet

After hearing Shi Jun’s words, the princess’s expression finally changed significantly.

The previous killing intent disappeared, replaced by a look of disbelief that he couldn’t help but believe.

“You mean…” he was stunned for a moment, and he didn’t even have the courage to repeat it.

Although Jiang Yu had heard Shi Jun’s guess before, at this moment, her emotions were still a little stunned.

Jiang Yu looked at Shi Jun.

Shi Jun smiled, her lips curving, without a trace of panic.

“That’s right. After learning this news, I’m sure the princess can already screen out the candidates?”

The princess’s expression changed in astonishment, and finally returned to a blank expression.

He had indeed thought of a candidate.

And after confirming the gender, the original disbelief, and some of the original clues were all clear at this moment.

The princess pinched his fingers and took a deep breath.

At this moment, he didn’t know what to say anymore.

But Shi Jun continued to speak unhurriedly, “If I’m not mistaken, she probably doesn’t know about the princess’s background. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have shown no sign of it all these years.”

If the other party had made a move, then the princess would definitely have found something wrong.

But after so long, he hadn’t found anything. It was either that the person didn’t know the truth, or that the other party’s identity was enough for her to show closeness to the princess without being suspected.

The princess’s expression changed slightly, obviously having thought of something.

Shi Jun said, “The clues I’ve exchanged with the princess this time are these. In addition, the princess doesn’t have to worry about the king’s blood. You just need to seize the opportunity, and the opportunity, I will send it to you.”

Only at this time did the princess barely come to his senses. He gritted his teeth, and then said, “I know.”

Although from the outside, he had already composed himself, but no one knew what was in his heart.

After leaving with Shi Jun, Jiang Yu asked, “What are you planning to do?”

Shi Jun’s fingers gently touched her chin, and she smiled, her lips curving. “This is actually a very simple matter.”

Jiang Yu raised an eyebrow slightly, and then had a thought. “Find an assassin to assassinate the king?”

Shi Jun shook her head. “It’s another method.” She said, “It’s not necessary to assassinate. Sometimes, you can cough up blood from being sick.”

She stopped there.

Jiang Yu nodded in understanding. “But there’s still a problem. How do we do it?”

Shi Jun chuckled softly. “It might be difficult for others, but for us players, is it difficult?”

What was difficult was just verifying this guess.

If they didn’t know that the condition was to get the king’s blood, then it would indeed be very difficult to continue. But now that the conditions were clear, there were plenty of ways to achieve this condition.

Jiang Yu glanced at her, not knowing whether to admit it or not. “…For me, it’s indeed quite difficult.”

At least the items in her hands were all for life-saving. There should be none that could be used here.

In fact, besides her, the situation of most of the newcomers was like this.

Because in the World of Strength, saving one’s life was the most important thing, and saving one’s life was also the top priority. So, when everyone was buying items or other things, they would prioritize this.

Who would have thought that now, in order to complete the mission, other items would be more important?

Shi Jun smiled faintly. “This is very normal.” She didn’t show any other emotions. Instead, she smiled gently. “It’s not your fault.”

Jiang Yu met her gaze, her eyelids moving, and then she looked away slightly, her face inexplicably hot.

She coughed lightly. “Then… you have this type of item, right?”

Shi Jun nodded. “Mm, leave this to me.”

Regarding Shi Jun’s words, Jiang Yu had never doubted them. Hearing this, she didn’t ask any more questions. She just said, “How do you have this type of item?”

Shi Jun raised an eyebrow slightly, thought for a moment, and then chuckled softly. “Hmm, Shi Jun gave it to me.”

“…” Jiang Yu paused for a moment, an indescribable feeling in her heart.

Her expression didn’t change. She just nodded slightly. “Then… that’s good.”

When the two of them were walking out, Jiang Yu couldn’t help but observe Shi Jun’s expression, and then she asked tentatively, “Have you ever thought about the future?”

Shi Jun raised an eyebrow. “Hmm?”

Jiang Yu considered her words. “Now you have a lot of items that the top player Shi Jun has given you. If you two separate in the future, then…”

Shi Jun understood what she wanted to ask.

The smile on Shi Jun’s lips didn’t change. She just said lightly, “Then at least I’ve gotten the benefits now.”

“…”

Jiang Yu actually felt that it was very reasonable.

The two of them met the high school student on their way back. The other party seemed to have run out alone. She was a little surprised when she saw Jiang Yu and Shi Jun coming out from the direction of the princess’s palace.

Jiang Yu narrowed her eyes slightly. “Why are you here?”

The high school student unnaturally avoided their gazes. “I… Ah Ye said that she has something for me to help with.”

Ah Ye was the Lolita girl.

Shi Jun’s expression was calm, as if she didn’t care at all about what the high school student was going to do. Seeing this, Jiang Yu didn’t say much. Instead, she watched the other party walk towards the princess’s palace.

After the high school student left, Jiang Yu said, “She was lying, right? What does she want to do?”

The high school student and the Lolita girl were inseparable, and the Lolita girl was very protective of the high school student. The princess was also a dangerous person. Would the other party let the high school student go and see the princess alone?

Besides, the Lolita girl’s injuries had already healed today. How could she let the high school student go alone?

Shi Jun nodded casually. “It should be related to her background.”

Jiang Yu was thoughtful.

“By the way, has your storyline been clarified?”

Shi Jun thought for a moment. “No.”

Jiang Yu frowned slightly and said in a low voice, “I hope it won’t affect you.”

Shi Jun liked to see her worried about her, and the smile on her lips deepened. “Then what if it really does have an effect?”

Jiang Yu looked up at her and said very naturally, “Then tell me. I’ll help you think of a way.”

Although she wasn’t very strong either.

Shi Jun smiled, her eyes curving, and she was very happy. “Okay.”

Because she had said that she would help the princess get blood, Shi Jun had gone out before dinner. When she came back, she said that the matter was already done.

The rest was just to wait for the princess to take action.

Jiang Yu didn’t ask much, just nodded.

For now, their mission was equivalent to having been partially completed in advance. The rest was the matter of the princess’s birthday banquet.

And… the princess’s so-called “revenge.”

At night, Jiang Yu didn’t see the high school student and the Lolita girl, so she didn’t know what the situation was between the two of them for the time being.

However, she put herself in the high school student’s shoes and thought for a while.

If she were that kind of character, and she went to find the princess, what would it be for?

The high school student had already learned from Jiang Yu before that helping the princess become the king was beneficial to the mission. Then in this situation, if she went to find her, was it…

To show her identity and take the initiative to help?

It was not impossible.

And maybe it could also help the princess eliminate her anger towards this character.

It all depended on how to persuade her, and also on how to use her words.

It was just that Jiang Yu was a little surprised that the high school student, who had always been submissive and followed the Lolita girl, could now have such an idea on her own.

It was completely inconsistent with her usual timid and cowardly appearance.

Perhaps the high school student was pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, and was rubbing off on the Lol-ita girl’s protection, but this had nothing to do with her.

Perhaps it was because a girl in a pink dress had died, or perhaps it was because tomorrow was the official start of the birthday banquet, so the atmosphere among the crowd was very tense.

And at dinner, they learned a new piece of news.

Princess Lino was dead.

This was not very surprising.

After all, as the culprit who had planned the whole thing at that time, it was reasonable for Princess Lino to die at the hands of the princess.

But besides that, it seemed that the “Ripper” had also gone to another place.

Princess Tis’s residence.

When Jiang Yu learned of this news, she was a little confused. “Princess Tis?”

This person seemed to be a character outside the storyline.

She thought of the information Shi Jun had said before. “Could it be that this person is…”

Shi Jun looked out the window, and then nodded slightly.

“If there are no surprises, then it’s her.”

Jiang Yu frowned, still feeling a little unable to believe it. She felt that it was a little strange that a new character had suddenly appeared.

When Shi Jun looked back, she happened to see her expression, and couldn’t help but smile faintly. “Are you thinking about Princess Tis?”

Jiang Yu hesitated, and nodded.

Shi Jun said, “Princess Tis is not the king’s daughter.”

Jiang Yu looked over.

Shi Jun said, “To be precise, she is the king’s sister. She was originally married to a neighboring country when she was eighteen, but later, for some reason, she divorced the prince of the neighboring country and returned here, and established a separate palace in the royal city to live in.”

Hearing this, Jiang Yu’s brow twitched.

“Divorce…”

Shi Jun smiled faintly. “Perhaps it’s ‘that’ reason.”

Jiang Yu pursed her lips.

Shi Jun: “And after Princess Tis returned to the country, the queen, as her nominal sister-in-law, in order to comfort Princess Tis’s mood, often invited her to the palace. Originally, the frequency was only once every ten days or half a month, but later, the frequency slowly increased.”

Jiang Yu paused for a moment, and roughly understood.

But…

“Why did the character of Princess Tis suddenly appear?”

It felt a little too abrupt.

Shi Jun smiled. “No. Rather than saying that she suddenly appeared, it’s better to say that it was because of our investigation that her character was exposed.”

Jiang Yu looked at her.

Shi Jun’s lips curved in a smile. “If I’m not mistaken, according to the normal mission progress, the character of Princess Tis should have come out the day after tomorrow—that is, the second day of the birthday banquet.” That day was the occasion when the royal family and nobles would arrive.

This also fit the difficulty of a B-rank instance, and it also fit the tone of this instance, which liked to use information gaps and timelines as difficulty adjustments.

The key NPC came out the day before the end of the mission. It was both urgent in time, and the timing was just right.

Jiang Yu pursed her lips and couldn’t help but say, “If it weren’t for the news you investigated before, I’m afraid the difficulty of this instance would have increased a lot.”

She wasn’t flattering, but telling the truth.

According to their previous train of thought and investigation methods, I’m afraid that even if they had really seen the ambiguity between Princess Tis and the queen, they wouldn’t have been able to think so much at once.

After a pause, Jiang Yu couldn’t help but ask, “Princess Tis… is she also a man disguised as a woman?”

Shi Jun chuckled softly. “On the contrary, is she the same as the princess?”

Jiang Yu frowned slightly, thinking of what Shi Jun had said before.

Although she had already understood what Shi Jun meant, at this moment, she still felt a little unbelievable.

Jiang Yu let out a breath, looking at the darkening window, her eyes complex.

Then, a flash of inspiration came to her. “Is this also the reason why the princess made those moves after killing someone?”

Did he think that he was also disgusted with his own body, which was neither male nor female?

Shi Jun nodded. “You could say that.”

Jiang Yu didn’t say anything more.

It was just that she felt a little unbelievable.

Shi Jun’s gaze landed on her, and she narrowed her eyes slightly, and then suddenly asked, “What do you think of the queen and Princess Tis?”