The Game with Fairies

Wei Sandao sat in the forest, exhaling a long breath of black malevolent air as the wounds on his body continuously cracked open and then healed.

Although he had won by a surprise attack, it was clear that Wei Sandao was also seriously injured after killing Steward Wu.

The long knife hanging by his side dripped with a ghastly greenish filth.

The blood of both Steward Wu and Wei Sandao was a dreadful green color.

The strange bloody scent in the air seemed to grow even more intense. But Li Muyang dared not ask too many questions, and left clutching the still-beating heart of Steward Wu.

Behind him, Wei Sandao’s sneering laughter could be heard.

“Kid, you’re quite bold and interesting.”

“If you ever need anything in the future, you can come to me.”

Wei Sandao was in a good mood and took the initiative to show goodwill towards Li Muyang.

He and Xiao Yecao ran through the forest, swiftly weaving through the trees, and finally sneaked back to the village through the secret path of Black Cloud Village, which was tightly closed.

Li Muyang first saved his progress and then took Xiao Yecao to the ancestral temple.

At the top of the stone steps in Black Cloud Village, the mysterious Granny Gu sat under the moonlight, smoking a water pipe, her head wrapped in a black cloth that looked like a black halo.

The cold moonlight shone on her, and the old woman’s wrinkled face seemed eerily sinister when she smiled.

“Little Fish, you’ve got Steward Wu’s heart…”

Granny Gu was very pleased to see Li Muyang holding the heart.

She chuckled, sizing up Li Muyang.

“You’re a fine seedling. I only gave you a little clue, and you managed to deduce so much useful information and find the only way to kill Steward Wu.”

“Your luck and wits are top-notch.”

“I never expected that someone as good as you would come from Black Cloud Village… good, very good.”

Li Muyang returned with Steward Wu’s heart, and Granny Gu was very satisfied.

However, her words of praise left Li Muyang speechless inside.

Damnit, just a little clue… So this old witch also knew that killing Steward Wu was difficult and he could only rely on Wei Sandao?

But what clue did you actually give?

Other than assigning me a mission to kill someone, where were the clues?

I found all these clues through saving and reloading over and over!

Without the ability to save and reload, a normal person who accepted your mission would have died a million times by now!

Li Muyang kept his thoughts to himself, but his face beamed with a smile.

“It’s all thanks to Granny’s blessing that I was able to complete the mission and successfully obtain Steward Wu’s heart.”

Li Muyang handed the still-beating heart to Granny Gu and said, “If there’s nothing else, then Granny, we’ll be taking our leave.” Li Muyang tentatively spoke.

But Granny Gu chuckled and shook her head, “No rush, no rush, I haven’t given you your reward yet. What’s the hurry?”

After taking the heart from Li Muyang, she tossed it behind her.

The next second, a pale ghostly hand stretched out from the shadows behind Granny Gu and caught the beating heart.

As the ghostly hand retracted back into the shadows, Steward Wu’s heart disappeared with it.

Witnessing this scene made Li Muyang’s heart skip a beat.

–This old witch is getting creepier and creepier! Where’s the kind old lady from the first act?

Li Muyang swallowed hard and said with a smile, “It’s an honor to serve Granny, I wouldn’t dare to expect a reward…”

Li Muyang’s smile was so bright it was as if the words ‘bootlicker’ were etched on his face.

Granny Gu was pleased with his attitude.

Squinting her eyes, she said, “One thing at a time, Little Fish. You’ve helped this Granny, and this Granny is happy, so I must give you something. Otherwise, why would you want to help Granny in the future?”

Saying this, Granny Gu fumbled in her sleeve and pulled out a small cloth pouch the size of a palm.

The black pouch was bulging, filled with something unknown.

Granny Gu handed the pouch to Li Muyang with a smile, “Drink it with water when you get back, it will be good for you.”

【You have obtained an item–Mysterious Ashes】

The system notification that popped up in his field of vision made Li Muyang’s eyebrows jump.

Ashes… to be mixed with water and drunk… This old witch, is she poisoning me?

Are you sure this is a reward?

Granny Gu, still smiling, waved her hand and said, “It’s late tonight, take Xiao Yecao and go rest.”

“Remember to drink this with water, and come find me tomorrow, I have another favor to ask of you.”

Granny Gu cheerfully said, “Go on now.”

The old woman waved her hand, signaling Li Muyang and Xiao Yecao to leave.

Holding the bag of ashes, Li Muyang wanted to speak, but when he looked up, the ancestral temple was empty, the stone steps silent and deserted, with no one in sight.

The mysterious and unfathomable Granny Gu seemed as if she had never been there from the start.

If it weren’t for the small bag of ashes in his hand, Li Muyang would have almost thought he had seen an illusion.

……

“That damn old woman is getting weirder and creepier…”

Inside the flying boat, in the single-person room reserved for inner disciples, Li Muyang opened his eyes.

He muttered to himself somewhat speechlessly.

As the story progressed, Granny Gu from Black Cloud Village became more and more sinister and creepy.

In the previous two stages, as well as in the game ‘Legend of Sword and Fairy’, Granny Gu had always been portrayed with a kind and gentle face, her disguise as a kind old lady was very convincing.

But as the plot of Black Cloud Village entered the third stage, this old witch became increasingly eerie and creepy, dropping all pretense in front of Li Muyang.

The changes in Granny Gu, coupled with her sudden desire to kill Steward Wu, and the reaction of the group of foreign demonic cultivators after Steward Wu’s death… the atmosphere in Black Cloud Village seemed to be racing towards collapse and distortion.

It felt like the game ‘Deadly Weed’ would pull off some major event in the later stages.

Fortunately, the game was set thousands of years ago, so even if something major happened, it wouldn’t affect Li Muyang thousands of years later.

Li Muyang took a deep breath, got up, opened the door, and left the small room.

Guan Xiaoshun from the neighboring room also happened to come out and smiled upon seeing Li Muyang.

“Brother Li, good afternoon.”

Li Muyang nonchalantly nodded and walked outside with Guan Xiaoshun.

At that moment, a voice calling everyone together echoed across the deck.

The massive flying boat glided between the mountains, with clouds and mist swirling around them.

The ferry port of the Demon Refining Sect’s main headquarters gradually came into view.

Seeing the familiar gates of the Demonic Sect, Guan Xiaoshun said happily, “We’re finally back.”

Li Muyang also let out a sigh of relief and slowly nodded, “Yes, finally back.”

The trip to Demon Sword City took a full five months, and with the time spent on the journey back and forth, a whole half year had passed.

Upon returning to the sect, Li Muyang would face the treatment that all outer disciples envied.

–Draped in a white robe and promoted to the Inner Sect.

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