The Game with Fairies

Guan Xiaoshun briefly explained the situation to Li Muyang.

The outer disciple with the surname Liu had gone out alone that afternoon to wander and reminisce about his hometown.

Although there were remnants of ancient times in Demon Sword City, those ghostly shadows only appeared after dark.

Therefore, no one paid much attention when Liu went out alone.

However, not long after, the city guards suddenly came to the alley where everyone lived and brought back the body.

The outer disciple who had gone out alone for a stroll had died.

It was said that he let out a very tragic scream before he died, and the patrolling city guards happened to be nearby and rushed over.

But at the scene, all that was left besides the body was a torn sleeve…

“That’s a girl’s sleeve, and it’s said to belong to Yan Xiaorui,” Guan Xiaoshun whispered to Li Muyang, sharing the gossip.

Yan Xiaorui’s friend said that she also went out alone in the afternoon, claiming she wanted to stroll around the city center.

Unexpectedly, she ended up spending time with Senior Brother Liu and encountered danger together.

The guards couldn’t find her whereabouts, nor did they see a body, so she might still be alive…

Yan Xiaorui was the woman who had been tending the fire at the tail end of the flying boat. She had long been involved with a man surnamed Liu, but they avoided showing it in public.

Li Muyang was not interested in this gossip.

He silently squeezed to the front of the crowd, looking at the tragic corpse before him.

The body, covered in blood, was riddled with wounds of all sizes.

These wounds seemed to be torn by some kind of beast, but there were too many for just one or two animals to have inflicted.

The coroner crouched beside the body, inspecting it without any expression.

The surrounding crowd was packed with onlookers.

Li Muyang, watching this scene, was somewhat surprised.

The disciple surnamed Liu had the cultivation of the Qi Refining Realm Seventh Layer, making him quite a figure in the Outer Sect.

Yet, when he and Yan Xiaorui were attacked by that monster, they had no power to resist and died so miserably and abruptly.

Earlier, at the archway, the monster was wary and cautious around Li Muyang, not daring to attack rashly… perhaps the monster had a keen sense of danger.

Although Li Muyang only had the cultivation of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, not much stronger than this Liu surnamed man, the Taiyi Dividing Light Talisman he carried close to his body was a powerful weapon.

With these three Taiyi Dividing Light Talismans, Li Muyang could even slay a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Maybe the monster sensed it and therefore did not rashly attack Li Muyang.

Realizing this, Li Muyang took a long breath of relief.

It was good that he was cautious.

He always carried those three Taiyi Dividing Light Talismans with him, even placing them within reach when bathing.

This world was indeed dangerous. One could encounter unwarranted disasters at any time.

His previous cautious behavior was correct.

Li Muyang squeezed out of the crowd and met up with Guan Xiaoshun and his sister Li Yuechan.

“Let’s go, time to eat.”

Li Muyang called the two to go for a meal.

Although the incident of the monster attacking cultivators in the city was somewhat horrifying, Li Muyang quickly composed himself and didn’t dwell on it too much.

However, Guan Xiaoshun seemed to have lost his appetite at the dinner table, eating very little.

Li Muyang asked him in surprise, only to see the young man’s expression stiffen, forcing a strained smile.

“…I feel… a bit nauseous…”

The simple boy from the border town was seeing such a gruesomely dead human body for the first time.

The bloody and wounded state of the corpse made Guan Xiaoshun feel nauseous and unable to swallow.

He sighed in distress, looking up at the Li siblings with envy.

“Brother Li and Sister Yuechan have such strong mental fortitude. I wish I could be as strong-hearted as you both.”

Although the three of them witnessed the bloody corpse together, Li Muyang and Li Yuechan ate as if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, in the dining hall, other than Guan Xiaoshun, several other outer disciples were also shaken by the terrifying state of the corpse, eating without relish and looking gloomy.

Although the Demon Refining Sect was a demonic sect, these outer disciples had almost always been confined to menial tasks within the sect and had not yet had the chance to face the harsh realities outside.

Thus, the sight of such a tragic corpse directly breached their defenses, causing them nausea.

In the crowd, the unaffected demeanor of the Li siblings stood out conspicuously.

Hearing Guan Xiaoshun’s words, the siblings who were picking up food both stiffened in their actions.

Li Muyang and his little sister subconsciously exchanged a glance.

“Uh…”

Li Muyang was surprised to see a flicker of guilt in his sister’s eyes.

Then the girl quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at him anymore.

He wondered what the little girl felt guilty about.

Li Muyang wasn’t scared by the corpse because he had become accustomed to seeing them in games.

The immersive game graphics were so realistic that the scenes of blood and gore which would never pass censorship in his previous life were commonplace.

Having killed many monsters in the game, Li Muyang had developed a resistance to such gory scenes.

But his little sister, who supposedly had never seen a corpse before, seemed to have such a strong mental capacity… Tsk…

Li Muyang was somewhat impressed with the little girl.

After dinner, Li Muyang and Guan Xiaoshun returned to their residence and saw the other outer disciples living there discussing the tragic death of the man surnamed Liu.

Everyone agreed that the murderer was likely the lost pet dog of Centipede Ridge’s demon.

Li Muyang stood aside and listened for a while but didn’t hear any useful information.

These outer disciples were just gossiping idly, with all their conjectures based on imagination and without a shred of evidence.

After listening to everyone’s idle chatter and finding no useful information, Li Muyang was ready to return to his room to play games.

At that moment, a familiar figure passed by the door.

The moon-white robe of an inner disciple stood out in the darkness.

The youth named Cheng Feiyang, passing by this residence, happened to see Li Muyang leaning at the door listening to the gossip.

Recognizing this outer disciple, little Senior Brother Cheng spoke up.

“Li Muyang, Guan Xiaoshun, come with me for a bit.”

With Senior Brother Cheng speaking, Li Muyang had no choice but to step out of the gate.

“Senior Brother Cheng, what’s the matter?”

Li Muyang asked curiously.

Cheng Feiyang glanced at the empty courtyard where the body was placed and said, “Let’s take a stroll in the city.”

But that was obviously an excuse.

This Senior Brother Cheng clearly had something important to do.

He led Li Muyang and Guan Xiaoshun out of the alley and into the sinister night of Demon Sword City.

As the three of them stepped onto the dark and cold streets, little Senior Brother Cheng looked at the gloomy streets under the night sky and said coldly,

“I’m going to kill someone. You two will help me deal with the body.”

“But don’t be nervous, you don’t need to do anything. Just watch from the side because there’s no danger.”

The young man had called Li Muyang and the others out just to collect a corpse.

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