There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

"Oh~ Number Two, is there something you need to talk to me about?" Number Four seemed a little surprised when he heard Number Two's words, and his expression became slightly more serious as he spoke.

"Yes, I have something to tell you..." The second finger tapped lightly on the table.

Number Three had already left the conference room, leaving only the sound of Number Two tapping on the table.

"You..." Number Two drew out his words slightly, then asked, enunciating each word clearly, "Are you an undercover agent from the Hongli Sam sect?"

"......"

Silence fell, and for a moment her legs, which were under the fourth table, tensed up instinctively before relaxing. A smile appeared on her face as she said, "Second, your joke isn't funny at all."

"Hehe, you've known me for so long, don't you know I don't like to joke?" Number Two leaned back in his chair and said with a smile.

"So that's why you've been avoiding me when giving instructions lately?" Number Four said, sounding somewhat bewildered.

"Stop pretending, Number Four. I knew all along that we had a mole in our ranks. Number Three's operation failed, but that was an accident. Number Five died because of his muscular brain. Now it's just the three of us here."

"This is really..." Number Four shook his head with one hand on his forehead. He suddenly sprang up halfway through his sentence, his right hand, hidden behind his back, gripped a sharp ninja scythe and stabbed it at Number Two's forehead.

.......

"Hmm~ Ah!" Early in the morning, Lu Qing woke up early in bed. She stretched her body freely, letting the slightly cool sunlight from the window shine on her.

“What a beautiful day,” she said.

With only five days left until the Sacred Tree Festival, Lu Qing and the Pope were finally about to leave this cold place and return to the warmer capital.

Today is her last day in Fremures. Because she needs to prepare to go back, she doesn't have to train today and can have a good rest.

Her original plan was to stay in her warm bed and rest during the winter, but because she had been going to bed early and waking up early for a long time, she was no longer used to staying in bed.

After getting dressed and washing up with the help of the maid Eileen, Lu Qing arrived at the hall of the hunter's cabin.

"Good morning, Your Highness. You don't need to train today, so you can have a good rest," the Pope said with a smile as Lu Qing came down.

"There are other ways to rest besides staying in bed," Lu Qing replied with a helpless smile. After all, she was the one who said yesterday that she wanted to sleep in bed for a while longer.

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Chapter 514: Are you playing a double agent here?

"Eileen, is breakfast ready yet?" Lu Qing rubbed her flat stomach, got up and went to the kitchen to ask Eileen.

"Please be patient and wait a little longer." Eileen looked at Lu Qing with some helplessness. If it weren't for helping the princess wash up, she would have finished making breakfast by now.

It's true, she said she was going to sleep in a little longer today, and she even postponed making breakfast for that reason, but unexpectedly, Her Highness still got up at the usual time.

"Uh..." Lu Qing realized why Eileen was still busy. She awkwardly put her hands behind her back and said, "Then you go ahead and do your work. I'm going to find Hao Meng!" After saying that, she hurriedly slipped away.

"Hehehe." Eileen couldn't help but laugh when she saw Lu Qing running away, but she quickly covered her mouth with her hand, though she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

When she was first serving the princess, Eileen would never have dared to laugh out loud like that, no matter what she said. But after getting to know the princess better, she would often find herself noticing some of the princess's endearing qualities.

Reliable, mature, a little absent-minded, cute—these seemingly contradictory labels were attached to Lu Qing in Eileen's mind. Perhaps it was because of these qualities that Her Highness the Princess possessed such charm, Eileen couldn't help but think.

"Oh dear!" Eileen was distracted, causing countless bubbles to rise from the pot covered by the lid. This brought her back to her senses, and she was a little flustered for a while.

.......

Lu Qing was unaware that her presence nearly caused Eileen to make the biggest mistake of her career. She went outside the room and saw Hao Meng and Knight Myron fighting each other.

Even on their last day before leaving, the two of them did not stop their daily morning training, which usually began after she finished sparring with Knight Myron.

Today, because she originally planned to sleep for a while longer, Hao Meng sparred with Knight Myron first.

Unlike Lu Qing's sword training, Hao Meng's training with Knight Myron was more comprehensive. Both of them wore full-body metal armor, wielding shields in one hand and swords in the other, engaging in fierce combat. This impactful scene was their daily routine every morning.

Lu Qing was already used to the scene before her. She found a place to sit down and quietly watched the exchange between Knight Myron and Hao Mengzhi.

Ultimately, the sparring session ended thanks to Knight Myron's seasoned experience. Although he had gone easy on Hao Meng, Knight Myron still managed to find an opportunity to deliver a powerful charge with his shield, causing Hao Meng to stagger backward.

In the time it took her to regain her balance, another knight had already defeated her several times over.

"Phew, good morning, Your Highness. Shall we have a training session?" Knight Myron took off his helmet and sat down next to Lu Qing.

"I'm taking a break today," Lu Qing said, shaking her head. For her, training was something that required a balance between work and rest, so she was determined to make the most of her few days off.

Mixing training into rest days is disrespectful to rest days!

"Well, so this is your reason for always leaving homework until the last day of every holiday? (Devilish laugh)" For some reason, these words suddenly popped into Lu Qing's mind.

"Go away, I haven't had any homework for a long time!" Lu Qing quickly shook her head, shaking off the thought that made her subconsciously feel like her heart and lungs were about to stop.

“For a knight, even a day of relaxation is unacceptable,” Knight Myron said earnestly.

She felt as if he had said something terrifying, and Lu Qing subconsciously shivered. She didn't even know why she felt this fear.

"I'm not a knight." Dispelling the strange thought in her mind, Lu Qing waved her hand and said.

"If you want to control such a vengeful spirit, physical strength is also very important, isn't it?" Knight Myron said after hearing Lu Qing's words.

He had observed carefully before and found that the speed of the resentful spirit's activity was related to the speed of Lu Qing's main body. To control the resentful spirit to fight for a long time, one would need plenty of stamina.

"I can't control that thing for very long at all," Lu Qing complained. Using the Insect Hunter Mask required far too much mental energy, making it impossible for her to fight for an extended period of time.

However, Knight Myron was right about one thing: only a stronger physique can better unleash the power of the Insect Hunter Mask. After all, the faster she swings her arms, the faster the ghostly shadows summoned by the Insect Hunter Mask will swing.

"Mengmeng will be going back with me tomorrow, right?" Lu Qing said, looking at Hao Meng, who had somehow ended up sitting next to her.

"Mm," Hao Meng nodded softly.

She is currently in the stage of learning from Knight Myron, so of course she will follow him wherever he goes.

As for Fang Qingrou... after Charles' death, she will inherit the position of authorized hunter, and she also needs to go to the capital to register. In this way, the three of them will be all together.

As for Muir, although it's unknown where she is right now, she will definitely come on the day of the Sacred Tree Festival. After all, this is the main storyline of the dream world. Even if the dream game is a terrible game with bugs, Muir should still have a reason to come.

"Probably..." Lu Qing thought with some uncertainty, after all, this was a terrible game that was prone to bugs.

It seems she's still struggling to get over the bug in the dream game. Although she's calmed down now, the shock she felt back then is hard to forget.

"Your Highness, breakfast is ready." Eileen, dressed in a maid's outfit, pushed open the door and looked at the three of them.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." As soon as Lu Qing heard that breakfast was ready, she immediately stood up and walked towards the hunter's hut.

Seeing this, Hao Meng and Knight Mellen also got up and followed. Having just finished exercising, they did need to replenish their energy.

.......

"Ha...ha...hiss..." In the dark, damp forest, a woman covered in wounds was walking unsteadily.

She wore a leather coat that was more gray than blue, and the wounds from what appeared to be cuts by a sharp blade were covered in dust and damp mud—the price she paid for escaping, struggling all the way from the filthy swamp.

She hadn't rested for three days and three nights, because every second she rested risked being captured by the enemy behind her.

However, she could no longer hold on; the infection of her wounds was further breaking her down.

However, just as she was about to collapse, a familiar figure appeared in front of her.

"Number Three?" Number Four spoke with a hint of surprise, using the man's name. A bitter smile appeared on her face, and she knelt down on the ground; she was too exhausted to run any further...

Surprisingly, Number Three did not kill or capture her, but instead squatted down next to Number Four and helped her up.

"Come with me. There's a secret room I've prepared nearby that Number Two can't find."

"You?" Number Four looked at Number Three in surprise, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"I'm not one of yours," Number Three said expressionlessly. "I saved you for some other reasons..." Before he could finish speaking, Number Four had already fallen into a deep sleep.

"..." Upon seeing this, Number Three shut his mouth and carried Number Four in a princess carry to hide in the secret room.

.......

"You're back. Did you find that woman?" Number Two turned around and asked Number Three when he heard footsteps behind him.

“I couldn’t find her. She probably didn’t leave from the swamp,” Number Three said seriously, looking at Number Two.

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Chapter 515: Lin

"Is that the capital?" Fang Qingrou asked, looking out the carriage window at the towering city walls in the distance, after traveling for two days.

"It's spectacular, isn't it?" The Pope smiled and said after hearing Fang Qingrou's words. Charles was his brother, and Fang Qingrou was Charles's daughter, which made him feel from time to time that he, as an elder, should take care of the younger generation.

“It is indeed spectacular,” Fang Qingrou nodded.

In a world with magic, the walls would be far thicker and taller than the ancient city walls in the real world. Of course, they wouldn't be as exaggerated as those that seem to stretch endlessly into the clouds.

Based on visual estimation, Lu Qing felt that the city wall of the royal capital was only about thirty-five to forty meters high. Powerful superhumans like Knight Myron could even jump directly from the ground to the top of the city wall.

However, this does not mean that the city walls of the capital are weak. After all, there are very few extraordinary individuals who can reach the level of Knight Myron. In addition, there are magic towers built at intervals along the walls. Anyone who attacks this city will pay a heavy price.

However, this city wall is more symbolic. After all, there is only one kingdom, Vanhusdan, in this dream world. The only threats they face, besides the polluted area at the edge of the sacred tree, are the followers of the Void and the Silent Cult.

Thinking this, Lu Qing soon saw the carriage drive into the city through the city gate. Perhaps because the Sacred Tree Festival was about to begin, the whole city exuded an atmosphere different from when she left.

For the people of this world, the annual Sacred Tree Festival is probably like the Lunar New Year, but she doesn't know the specific customs associated with it.

After all, Lu Qing hadn't been in this world for very long. Although she had read many books, her understanding of the Sacred Tree Festival was limited to what she, as a psychic, should do.

Shaking her head, Lu Qing withdrew her gaze and sat quietly in the carriage to wait.

Before long, the carriage arrived at the entrance of the Honglisam Church. The Pope stopped the carriage there and then looked at Lu Qing and said, "I have to go to the church to prepare for the ceremony the day after tomorrow, so I'll take my leave now."

“I’ll go back to the fortress, and then I’ll come back.” Lu Qing nodded in response. She was now a qualified psychic, and she needed help with the preparations for the Sacred Tree Festival.

The news that Princess has become a saint of the Honglisam Church will spread after this year's Sacred Tree Festival, but it's unclear whether she will be involved in anything after that.

Before entering the dream world, Lu Qing, Fang Qingrou, Muir, and Hao Meng had speculated about the plot of this dream world. They thought they were going to stop the Guiji Sect's conspiracy at the Sacred Tree Festival, but who would have thought that the main goal after entering would be to heal the Sacred Tree, which was already sick.

But is the sacred tree really sick? Lu Qing looked out the car window. In a place far away from the capital, even with Eagle Eye, she could only see the tall tree in a blurry shape. Its emerald green branches, which almost covered the entire sky, did not look sick at all.

......

Back in the castle, Lu Qing first arranged accommodations for Fang Qingrou and Hao Meng, and then received an audience with the King and Queen.

She knew without a doubt what the King and Queen wanted to do with her; they would most likely ask how she had been these past few days, what had happened, and then express their longing for her after not seeing her for so long.

As she expected, after arriving at the King and Queen's room, the three exchanged pleasantries and then inquired about her experiences over the past few days.

According to Lu Qing's guess, they probably already knew what had happened to them in the past few days. After all, the Guiji Sect had caused such a big commotion, how could they not have investigated it?

After nearly half an hour, the incredibly troublesome exchange finally came to an end. However, it wasn't time to rest yet. After tidying up a bit, Lu Qing led Knight Myron to the cathedral.