I was raised in the simulator, and I’m really not a bad woman in Ark!

However, after opening the box, Lin Yuxia couldn't help but be stunned when she looked at the things in the box.

She had guessed what was in the box. Maybe it was a bomb, maybe it was contraband, maybe it was just some ordinary daily necessities and other miscellaneous things.

However, Lin Yuxia never expected that after opening the express box, she would see an exquisite landscape painting.

Every mountain peak and every green leaf are vividly and lifelikely depicted by the painter of this painting, especially the waterfall in the mountain stream, with its splashing water and crystal clear appearance, making people feel as if they are really there, in such a beautiful mountain and river scenery.

Lin Yuxia, who had appreciated countless so-called masterpieces of masters and studied countless great arts, was stunned at this moment. She felt that the masterpieces of masters she had seen were nothing but dry bones in the tomb and weeds on the roadside.

There is absolutely no way it can be compared to the absolutely beautiful painting before our eyes.

"...How could something of this level appear here?"

It was wrapped in a courier box and finally thrown into the trash can. Are the master who painted this painting and the person who bought it so careless?

You are really not afraid of damaging a painting of this level.

Holding the painting in both hands and gazing at it, Lin Yuxia, after being intoxicated by it for a while, felt aggrieved about the fate of this beautiful landscape painting.

But considering that there might be some unexpected reasons.

Lin Yuxia complained a little in her heart about the unknown owner of the painting, then carefully put the painting away, intending to take advantage of her free time to look for the owner of the painting or related information.

Although this painting is really beautiful and completely hits Lin Yuxia's hobby, she is not the kind of person who would take advantage of others. Moreover, a painting of this level is not as simple as taking advantage of it or not.

Lin Yuxia has always had respect for art.

This is true both of art itself and of the people who create it.

So even though she likes it, Lin Yuxia will not monopolize it, but will find the owner and return it as soon as possible.

By the way, he gave the other party a beating. After all, such a valuable work of art was lost. Isn't it a great blasphemy to the art world of Da Yan? He must severely beat the other party to live up to Lin Yuxia's inner love for art.

However, the little mouse has made up his mind to find the owner.

But it is obvious that Lin Yuxia will not have to spend much effort to find the owner of the scroll this time.

Because when she was about to roll up the painting and put it away.

A cold and otherworldly female voice came from the scroll, stopping Lin Yuxia from putting away the painting.

"Hey, where is this? What are you doing to my painting?"

Chapter 2 Xi: What should I do if I run away and get caught? Waiting online, urgent! (5/)

A pleasant sound like the sound of a stream in the forest rang in Lin Yuxia's ears. Although the tone of the owner of this voice was a bit cold and unfriendly, it gave people a feeling of being kept a thousand miles away.

But Lin Yuxia had to admit that the voice was really beautiful.

But to be honest, this is not an important matter. The most important thing is that Lin Yuxia now finds that although she heard the voice, she can't find where the voice came from, nor can she find the owner of the voice.

And Lin Yuxia was very sure that there was no one around except herself.

This was very strange, and Lin Yuxia had to be alert again. She was ready to fight at any time and began to guard every corner around her. At the same time, she tentatively asked:

"Who are you? Where are you? How can you prove that this painting is yours?"

Not expecting to get an answer, Lin Yuxia began to slowly move out of the alley, intending to leave this place of trouble first before doing anything else.

The owner of the voice was obviously amused by Lin Yuxia's question, and said in a bad tone: "Huh? When do I need to prove that the painting I made is mine?"

"I'm telling you, there's no one else in Dayan who can draw this kind of picture except me."

The owner of the voice spoke very confidently.

"So who are you?" But Lin Yuxia was unmoved. After all, although this painting was indeed extraordinary, without any evidence, how could she say that this painting was created by someone unknown?

"Humph, you are such an rude fellow. Are all the young people in Da Yan so ignorant of etiquette as you? Isn't it the most basic etiquette to answer other people's questions before asking them questions? Didn't your elders teach you that?"

The owner of the voice was obviously very dissatisfied with Lin Yuxia's attitude. The tone of an elder lecturing a younger generation made Lin Yuxia a little unhappy.

"That should be in front of the guests, not a guy who doesn't even dare to show his face. You, you are not too ugly to be seen by others, are you?"

Lin Yuxia retorted unmercifully,

"If you want to talk to me properly, at least show up. Don't tell me that you, a guy who keeps saying polite things, don't even know this basic principle of dealing with people."

"You!... Tsk, what a hassle." The owner of the voice choked on Lin Yuxia's words, and then after realizing that it was just a waste of time to continue like this, she said impatiently,

"Hey, open the painting quickly. Don't you want to see me? Open the painting and come in... Never mind. I'll come out to see you. I don't welcome rude little mice in my paintings."

Open the painting, come out?

Listening to the ethereal voice mixed with a hint of impatience, Lin Yuxia could clearly understand every word the other party said, but when all the words were connected together, Lin Yuxia found that she seemed to not understand a little bit.

But it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand. Opening this scroll is not a big deal anyway.

Although this painting is extremely artistic, it is still a scroll after all. Therefore, Lin Yuxia finally opened the scroll with doubts, intending to see what the owner of the voice was planning.

then……

Lin Yuxia witnessed a scene that she would never forget in her life.

Because after she opened the scroll, the originally normal landscape painting suddenly seemed to have been lit by a flash bomb, and the dazzling light like a solar panel directly blinded Lin Yuxia.

This made her step back subconsciously and use the Originium technique to form a protective shield to protect herself.

When she opened her eyes again and her vision returned to normal, Lin Yuxia saw a woman who was as beautiful as a fairy appearing in an alley where no one was except herself.

The woman had waist-length hair that looked like splashed ink, and a pair of orange-red eyes that were as calm as a well, as if she had seen through everything in the world long ago. However, she looked captivating against the backdrop of her exquisite, picturesque face.

Even though her face was expressionless, the woman's charm was not diminished in the slightest, and she even gave people a sense of being otherworldly.

Paired with that light-colored cheongsam.

This is probably the best way to describe her: the most beautiful woman in the world, the most beautiful woman in the world, as bright as spring flowers and as bright as the autumn moon.

Lin Yuxia had to admit that although she was startled by the sudden appearance of the woman in front of her, she was also deeply shocked by her charm.

Even though she was the daughter of a gangster from Longmen, she had seen many beautiful women.

Even though she herself doesn't care much about it, there is no doubt that her appearance is very good among the women in Terra.

But if she were to compare herself with the woman in front of her, Lin Yuxia could only say that she had absolutely no intention of comparing herself with her. After all, the gap was too big, so there was no desire to make a comparison.

Moreover, the other person has a special temperament that only famous masters possess, which is completely incomparable to ordinary people.

"What's wrong? Are you stunned?" The woman in cheongsam, no, it should be said that Xi who was looking for gluttony looked at Lin Yuxia who was a little stunned in front of her, crossed her chest with her hands, and said in a slightly dissatisfied tone.

After all, Xi never likes communicating with strangers.

If her temporary 'residence' had not inexplicably appeared in the hands of this woman, and Xi in the scroll had not realized that there was a tiny gap between where she was currently and where she wanted to be, then she would never have taken the initiative to communicate with the Zarak girl in front of her.

"...How did you appear here? Did you come out of the painting?" Without denying the fact that she was stunned, Lin Yuxia looked at the dragon woman in front of her and blurted out her doubts.

"What do you think? If I didn't come out of the painting, did I jump out of a stone? It's so weird." Xi looked at Lin Yuxia with dissatisfaction. She clearly said at the beginning that she wanted to come out of the painting, but the other party still asked her knowingly. Xi, who was already annoyed because the location of the scroll was wrong, felt even more depressed and annoyed.

"Also, answer my question quickly. Why did my painting appear in your hands? Who are you and where is this place?"

Xi was eager to get the answer so that he could continue his journey to find Tao, so when he asked the questions, he even had a bit of the pressure that was unique to the giant beast.

Lin Yuxia felt the pressure brought to her by Xi's slight change in attitude, and instantly realized that there was an essential difference and gap in strength between herself and the person in front of her.

It can be said that if the other party wants, you can be crushed into a rat cake by the other party at any time.

But such a powerful being was willing to communicate with him, and apart from some sharp words, he always seemed to be reasonable.

So after thinking it over again and again, Lin Yuxia felt that Xi would not harm Longmen in a high probability, so she also withstood Xi's invisible pressure and managed to answer calmly,

"My name is Lin Yuxia, and this is the lower city area of ​​Longmen's slums. As for your painting..."

"I'm sorry, I don't know why it appeared here. I just found it in a trash can and opened it out of curiosity and to eliminate danger. After that, I was planning to find out the origin and owner of this painting, but now it seems that I don't need to do such a thing."

Lin Yuxia revealed everything she knew and had experienced, and looked at Xi who was staring at her, facing the other party's scrutinizing gaze without any intention of retreating.

After all, she was not lying. A person who is upright has nothing to fear from his shadow. As the daughter of the Rat King, she also has her own pride.

If Lin Yuxia was still afraid and avoided because of the other party's doubts even though she had done nothing wrong, then there would be no need for her to think about taking over her father's job.

Finding a corner to take a shower and sleep is what people like that should do.

"You didn't lie... You're fine, but what is Longmen? Is there a city in Dayan? I don't know..."

Xi looked at Lin Yuxia who faced his gaze calmly. Knowing that she was not lying, Xi naturally did not say anything more.

Even though he was upset, it was not a good thing to vent his anger on irrelevant people. Tao would not like such a person, so Xi naturally wanted to avoid becoming such a person.

So even though he was still unhappy and irritated about the current situation, Xi still calmed himself down and asked Lin Yuxia about his doubts in a gradually calm tone.

Lin Yuxia: “……?”

"You don't know Longmen, is that true? Are you kidding me?" Although she knew that the other party was most likely not willing to joke with her, facing such a question, Lin Yuxia could hardly maintain her calm expression.

After all, he doesn't even know the city of Longmen, and the other party doesn't look like the kind of old guy who is indifferent to worldly affairs.

"Why would I joke with you? But Longmen should also be a city in Dayan. After all, Dayan is the only city with this style of naming."

Xi's tone was calm, but it made Lin Yuxia silent again.

"Are you an old antique from somewhere?"

"...No, the last time I went out was about a hundred years ago, if nothing unexpected happened. It's not that long ago."

"..."

Well, now it’s confirmed. Although the woman in front of her is very beautiful and looks exceptionally young, there is no doubt that Lin Yuxia has now determined that the other party is an immortal, and she is really the kind of old antique who doesn’t care about worldly affairs and has only recently come out.

This time the trouble is big.

After all, it’s not right to intervene, and it’s not right to ignore it. Neither way is appropriate, which really makes Lin Yuxia feel overwhelmed.

But...she couldn't really just ignore it.

"Ha, this is a bit troublesome..." Lin Yuxia sighed and then said:

"In that case, let me first tell you about Longmen."

Xi nodded, "Okay, but to make it short, give me back my painting."

The scroll contained a lot of Xi's belongings. Xi even made a box out of it and stuffed a lot of paintings inside the scroll. It could be said that all of Xi's savings over hundreds of years were put into it.

Originally, she planned to mail her paintings directly to the place where the Tao atmosphere was strongest, and then settle down directly next to the Tao.

In the end, perhaps because he didn't understand the express delivery system hundreds of years later, Xi ended up in Longmen inexplicably.

Xi felt like something was not right, but he couldn't find out what was wrong.

In the end, I can only blame myself for my bad luck.

After figuring out the current situation, I'll find a chance to mail myself back to where Tao is.

Thinking of this, Xi couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart.

"Okay, I'll give it to you." Because of Xi's special aura and pressure, Lin Yuxia was sure that there was no need for the other party to deceive her, so she returned the scroll, and then briefly told Xi the origin of Longmen City and its status in Dayan.

Xi nodded after receiving the painting, and finally couldn't help asking:

"So... this place is outside the border of Da Yan, but it is also Da Yan's territory?"

"Yes, that's true. Longmen is a special mobile city that is independent of the Da Yan system, but is officially recognized by Da Yan. Although its orbit is mostly outside of Da Yan, it does belong to the legal territory of Da Yan."

Lin Yuxia calmly explained this most basic common sense to Xi.

"Is that so? Then which country's border is Longmen on now?" Xi nodded again and then asked this question.

"It's a little closer to the border of Kazdel, but it will be running back to the vicinity of Ursus in a while."

Lin Yuxia answered truthfully.

"Kazdel..." After hearing Lin Yuxia's words, Xi couldn't help but turn his gaze in the direction of Kazdel.

And feeling the faint rhythm of the painting hidden in his body.

Xi felt that Tao's aura seemed to be much closer, and was in the direction where Kazdel was.

Moreover, the vague feeling of connection between them was even more obvious than at the beginning, as if it was Tao's silent call to her, making Xi's heart extremely eager to go to where Tao was.

In that case, let’s take a look at Kazdel.

With this in mind, Xi put away the scroll in his hand and planned to find the Longmen post station to mail his scroll to Kazdel again.

Although walking to Kazdel was also fast, Xi's body was not considered strong among her brothers and sisters. Of course, the main reason was that she was lazy and didn't want to deal with too many people.

Therefore, integrating himself into the painting and then sending his words through the post station was the most convenient way Xi found to find Tao.