The Game with Fairies

In the sunset, children in split pants ran and shouted in the village, followed by a few skinny yellow dogs barking.

Strong barbarian women sat in groups by the roadside, picking through a kind of black fruit.

They peeled the cracked skin, leaving the dry insides, their thick fingers stained with the black juice of the fruit peels.

The young men of the village were gathered in a small square behind the gate, passing around drinks and drinking heartily.

Li Muyang and his companions entered the village without any hindrance.

There weren’t even guards at the village gate as one might have expected.

Upon seeing Li Muyang and his companions enter, the Five Streams Barbarian in the village looked at them with curiosity.

A barbarian youth called out.

“Hey! Isn’t that Aguye from the Southern Mountain Village? What brings you to our Purple Immortal Village?”

Someone recognized the head that Aguye was carrying and exclaimed in surprise.

“Is that… the head of the Nine-Armed Bodhisattva? Aguye, have you harmed a land god?”

Amidst the surprised whispers of the Five Streams Barbarian, the barbarian youth Aguye walked forward with the head of the Nine-Armed Bodhisattva and said.

“Uncles, is the priest grandfather here? I need to see him.”

Without explaining anything, someone quickly pointed him in the right direction.

“The old priest is in the ancestral temple! If you go now, you can still catch dinner, hahaha…”

The Five Streams Barbarian of Lijiang County were warm and friendly, very hospitable.

Although they looked at Li Muyang and Fairy Liuli with curiosity, it was just that—curiosity.

The barbarian youth Aguye led Li Muyang and the other through the village unobstructed and climbed to the highest point of the village.

A low two-story building was surrounded by a half-human-high fence made of yellow mud.

This simple structure was the ancestral temple of the Five Streams Barbarian.

When Li Muyang and his companions arrived outside the ancestral temple, a system prompt appeared in their field of vision.

【Main Quest: Deliver the head of the Nine-Armed Bodhisattva back to Purple Immortal Village–Completed】

【New Task–Inquire with the old priest to obtain clues about the disappearance of the Ever-Victorious Army’s veteran general】

Li Muyang surveyed the small building in front of him.

From the low two-story building, smoke wafted out, indicating cooking was underway.

A kind old man sat on the threshold, wearing dirty barbarian clothes, looking inconspicuous.

However, above his head, there was a light green health bar.

【Barbarian Priest Sangmuge】

Aguye presented the head of the Nine-Armed Bodhisattva, but the old priest showed no surprise.

He took the head and held it up, sighing, “Another land god has fallen to evil, this land is becoming less peaceful…”

Holding the head of the evil being, the old priest cheerfully looked at Li Muyang and the other, smiling, “Welcome, guests from afar, and thank you for protecting Aguye along the way.” �

“Are you two here to find out about the whereabouts of the old general?”

The old priest took the head into the house, saying, “Please wait a moment…”

The figure of the old priest disappeared into the dark interior of the place.

However, the darkness of the ancestral temple was simply due to poor lighting, not because it was occupied by any evil being.

Compared to the terrifying ancestral temple in Black Cloud Village, this one seemed utterly ordinary and unremarkable.

Purple Immortal Village was not built on the old land of Black Cloud Village.

This realization allowed Li Muyang to breathe a sigh of relief for the moment.

After the old priest hung the head inside, Li Muyang noticed that the dark room was densely filled with various heads.

There were heads of old barbarians, as well as those of land gods like the Nine-Armed Bodhisattva.

Although it was hard to see clearly in the dark, the presence of so many heads still made Li Muyang frown.

Fairy Liuli explained in a low voice.

“This is the place of rest for the Five Streams Barbarian… The souls of those whose heads hang within the ancestral temple will rest in peace, undisturbed by evil spirits.”

Fairy Liuli was very knowledgeable, seemingly familiar with the common knowledge of this land.

After hanging the head, the old barbarian priest came out smiling.

“Are you two esteemed immortals disciples of Master Qingye?” the old priest asked with a pleasant smile.

“It’s been a long time since immortals of the Qingye lineage have come to Lijiang County. The last time I saw one, I was still a young man…”

Fairy Liuli declared her identity: “I am Chu Qingxue, a disciple of Master Qingye… I have seen the senior.”

The old priest looked at Li Muyang.

Li Muyang had to state his identity: “Uh… I am not a disciple of Master Qingye, but I am also here to find out about the old general.”

The old priest nodded with a smile: “No matter, sincerity is what counts, not background.”

“You have come a long way to find the old general, and that is commendable.”

“The day is already late. You two should go down and rest for now and let this old man make preparations.”

“When dawn breaks tomorrow, I will inform you of the whereabouts of the old general.”

The old man’s intention to send them off was clear.

Li Muyang and Fairy Liuli exchanged glances.

“Uh… senior, can’t you just tell us right now?” Li Muyang was somewhat puzzled.

Why did he need to prepare for a message that could be conveyed in a few words?

The old priest, however, looked at Li Muyang with a smile and said, “Do not be hasty. This matter is of great importance. Come tomorrow, you will understand why I need to prepare for a night.”

The old man remained silent, insisting on making preparations.

Li Muyang and Fairy Liuli exchanged glances once more, then had no choice but to bid farewell and leave.

Not long after the two had left, the barbarian youth Aguye suddenly followed them from behind.

“Lord Wuming, Fairy, please wait.”

The enthusiastic barbarian youth said, “The priest grandfather has asked me to arrange accommodations for you.”

Li Muyang looked towards Fairy Liuli.

The aloof fairy slightly furrowed her brows in thought, then shook her head: “Thank you for the kindness, but I am accustomed to braving the wind and sleeping under the stars. I can stay the night outside. There’s no need to arrange accommodations for me.”

After speaking, the fairy in green clothes drifted away.

Li Muyang laughed heartily and said, “Thank you for the kindness, but I am the same. Aguye, see you tomorrow.”

With that, Li Muyang followed Fairy Liuli’s figure.

The two walked side by side, quickly leaving the Purple Immortal Village.

Fairy Liuli glanced at Li Muyang but didn’t ask why he had followed her.

She walked to a spot not far from the Purple Immortal Village where the view was unobstructed and stood quietly at the edge of the cliff, gazing at the mountains in the distance.

The mist and water vapor in the mountains swirled around the woman.

A traditional cultivator fairy, unlike the new generation of practitioners like Li Muyang who relied on resources to cultivate.

This Fairy Liuli, with every move, exuded an ethereal and otherworldly aura, truly resembling an immortal who was above the mundane world.

Li Muyang, on the other hand, sat not far away, waiting for the scene to pass.

Night fell quickly, and time within the game sped by.

In a few seconds, it was the middle of the night.

Li Muyang, by the campfire, suddenly opened his eyes.

A pitch-black eerie shadow silently emerged at the edge of the fire.

That thing, hidden in the shadows, was quietly approaching Fairy Liuli at the edge of the cliff.

Li Muyang abruptly opened his Spiritual Vision Eye, intending to discern the true form of the shadow.

But a chilling coldness suddenly spread throughout his body.

Countless pale ghostly hands stretched out from the darkness and instantly dragged Li Muyang into the shadows.

【You died. Game Over】

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