This system is outrageous.

Ye Fei was afraid to make eye contact with the NPC, so she simply lowered her head and followed Chang Feng.

Along the way, the four of them actually met a few NPCs who were also in a hurry. They also had the same tokens hanging around their waists. The group did not attract the attention of other NPCs and smoothly arrived at an open space.

"Stay here for a while. There are too many people inside and the air quality is not good."

Eleven stopped Changfeng from moving forward.

"I'll go in and explore first. You guys take a rest here." Changfeng turned and entered the passage. The three of them each found a big rock and sat down.

"Apart from anything else, there are so many underground passages here, and they are quite sturdy, like air-raid shelters." Ye Fei looked at the beam of light above his head. Maybe this is also a dry well.

"Someone is coming, be careful." Eleven reminded the three people in a low voice.

As the footsteps approached, several people came out from a side passage and were not surprised to see four people.

"They must be lost. Newbies are like this. Third brother, please lead the way for them."

The leader called out, and a seemingly honest man came out from behind.

"Where are you going? I'll take you there."

Changfeng pretended to be flattered and immediately went over and stuffed a piece of animal bone into the leader's hand.

"We came from the palace to report a message, and we don't know how we ended up here."

The leader touched the animal bone stuffed in his hand and smiled with satisfaction.

"You are from the palace. You are in the right place. Third brother, take them there first. Don't let the adults over there wait anxiously."

With someone leading the way, the four of them had a smooth journey.

"You guys are in there, don't look at anything you shouldn't look at, okay? Just answer whatever the adults ask, don't say more, the more you say, the more mistakes you make."

"Yes, yes, thank you for your advice, big brother. We haven't seen those adults before, so we don't know what to address them." Changfeng stuffed a piece of animal bone into the hands of the NPC called Lao San. Lao San pushed it a few times but finally accepted it.

"When you go in, don't ask Modo, just call me sir. There is a fork in this road. You can take the one on the right. I won't go there. We can have a drink together if we meet next time."

The third brother waved his hand and walked back the way he came.

Changfeng looked at the three people and felt that too many people might arouse their suspicion.

"Eleven, Ye Fei, you two should hide. There are too many people here and they might get suspicious."

The two men became invisible and followed behind without making a sound. When they reached a fork in the road, they met a patrolman and checked their tokens.

"Who gave you two this token? It looks a little weird."

Ling Rui quickly froze the two people and modified their memories, then smiled and took back the token.

"Thank you for your hard work, brothers. We won't bother you any more."

Walking into the innermost space, it was surprisingly more open than other places. Ye Fei quietly loaded the map of this underground passage and found that there were entrances and exits throughout the royal city.

"This organization definitely cannot be formed in a short period of time. This channel alone will take a long time to develop." Ye Fei and Shiyi hid in a corner and started to watch the show.

Changfeng and Ling Rui were being interrogated by several people. Although they handled the situation well, they always felt that something was wrong.

Eleven leaned on Ye Fei's shoulder and the two began to comment.

"Although this organization has many important roles in the plot, the identity of its leader has never been made clear. I suspect that the author either forgot about it or failed to explain it."

"So it is reasonable for this masked man to appear here. Everything is possible now." Ye Fei couldn't see clearly from a distance and could only roughly tell that it was a metal mask.

After questioning them one by one, they were let go.

The four of them quickly left this dangerous area, found a small deserted road, and Changfeng opened the door and the four of them left this dark underground city.

"We can put this matter aside for now. Let's go to the next node. We should be able to see the male protagonist who has turned evil in the next section."

Ling Rui flipped through the plot with a hint of anticipation on his face.

The four of them jumped from early summer to late autumn in one go. The cool night breeze made Ye Fei shiver.

"It's suddenly very cold. I need to put on more clothes."

A carriage was speeding towards them in the distance. Eleven raised his hand to stop the carriage and happened to see Xuan Su's profile revealed by the flying curtain.

"Oh, is this great wizard so arrogant now? It seems that he has been doing really well in the past few years."

Ye Fei reloaded the map and found that there were quite a few changes in the royal city.

"A lot of the buildings in the city have changed. It seems like things have been really busy in the past few years. Why don't we find a place to eat and warm up, then find a few people and ask around."

Ye Fei clutched her collar tightly; the coolness in the air made it difficult for her to adapt all of a sudden.

Changfeng nodded in agreement, everything returned to normal, and the carriage whizzed past.

Seeing that the once bustling street now seemed a little deserted, Ye Feiran couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's find a restaurant in the wealthy area to eat. I don't want to go through the nightmare again."

The three of them didn't say anything, obviously they all remembered the previous meal.

Following Ye Fei to the wealthy area, Ye Fei chose a luxurious restaurant with the largest area. From a distance, it looked very grand and formed a sharp contrast with the nearby shops.

"This store looks so special. It can't be the kind that is only for aristocrats." Eleven stood at the door and looked inside. There didn't seem to be many customers.

"You go and find out first, especially about the dishes." Changfeng motioned to Eleven to go in and take a look at the situation first. Eleven also cooperated very well and walked in immediately.

After a while, Eleven strode out with a sad face.

"This store is not suitable for us. Their products are flashy and useless. However, I found out that there is a store next door that has good-looking and delicious food."

With Eleven leading the way, the four of them finally had their first delicious meal here.

Looking at the steaming and fragrant meat, Ye Fei was so moved that tears almost came out.

"It's really not easy. I can finally eat a normal meal."

Ye Fei took a big bite and found the meat to be soft and tender with just the right amount of saltiness.

Eleven also picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth without any manner.

"Well, there's some gossip to listen to over there, not bad." Eleven swallowed the meat in his mouth and pointed in a direction.

"Someone over there is discussing a possible illicit relationship between the new king and the Archmage."

Ye Fei stretched his neck and looked at the people over there from afar. They seemed to be a few minor officials.

"Discussing state secrets in public places will end their careers."

Eleven shook his head in disapproval. "If you ask me, it's only when the country is stable that people are in the mood to gossip. Even though the hero is a blackened wizard, he can stabilize the country and make the people no longer live in fear, so he is a good manager."

Changfeng looked at Eleven, with a flash of heartache in his eyes.

"You're right. For ordinary NPCs, a stable country and a worry-free life are the best. They can't and dare not control other things."

Ye Fei stretched his neck to look, and those people seemed to be chatting happily.

"Eleven, please tell us what they said."

Eleven put down his chopsticks, took a sip of wine, and cleared his throat in a formal manner.

"They said that within less than three years of the new king taking the throne, the rebellion in the entire country was almost quelled, and some even surrendered directly. All the credit goes to the current Grand Master."

"And this great wizard has a mysterious origin, and there is an unpredictable huge force behind him. It stands to reason that it would not be too much for the great wizard to declare himself a king, but he is willing to be a mage who protects the country, so I suspect that the two have an unspeakable relationship."

Ye Fei was happy to listen and eat. She had read such stories in some novels. Usually, the characters were either brothers in life and death or husband and wife. Even brothers might not share the world equally, let alone ordinary friends, so there was only one possibility for such a stable relationship.

"It's no wonder they speculate like that. After all, there is only one kind of stable relationship."

Ye Fei smiled mysteriously and looked at the changing expressions on the three people's faces.

"You guys aren't going to be very resistant to that kind of small world, are you? You're all well-informed people."

Chang Feng coughed awkwardly. "It's not that I'm resisting, but I didn't expect you to say it so directly. I'm a little surprised."

Ling Rui's face stiffened slightly, and he smiled awkwardly, as if he recalled some not-so-pleasant memories.

Ye Fei looked at Eleven, only to see a suspicious blush on Eleven's face.

"Boss, you don't have any secrets, do you?"