After Favorability Is Maxed

245 Darknorth Fish

Because there were countless scattered quests in Shangyang, Liu Yuan had no impression of them unless he had actually experienced them himself.

And because he was a non-sect itinerant cultivator, those sect missions were basically not related to him. However, he was almost a pure conquering strategy player, so these missions were dispensable to him, irrelevant, so he never took them to heart.

However, he was naturally happy to be a spectator for some missions that caused the players to discuss (argue) or debate (fight) or had a major impact due to certain specific factors. That was why he had a vague memory about it.

The mission that had opened a sea area of the map in the Jade Mirage Sect had also been discussed for a period of time, even though the real hot topic was not the mission but the follow-up.

Although it was almost two years ago, as the first unlocked sea area in the game and the new race, the update after that mission maintained its popularity for a long time. Therefore, Liu Yuan still had a vague impression.

What was left was the long plot mission chain of ‘Merman Kingdom’. Liu Yuan swallowed it without hesitation, but he still remembered the cold and beautiful high priest of the merman in his illustrated book, as well as the important character that was drawn out by the plot at that time. He had not even had the time to enjoy the satisfaction of basking in his card.

The ‘Primordial Dragon God” worshipped by the merman race, the Dao master of the 28 constellations in the Sea Slashing Tower, and the suppressor of the Yonghui Sea — You Sui.

This was also the only ‘God’ character that appeared in the game.

Her background and character introduction were also shrouded in layers of mystery, but her hatred for the demon race was obvious. Otherwise, she would not have locked up the Sea Slashing Tower and suppressed the Yonghui Demonic Abyss.

Of course, these things had nothing to do with Liu Yuan for the time being.

The mission triggered by the Jade Mirage Sect was only the beginning of the story. However, to the players, it was the start of a whole new world.

At least a quarter of the sea maps in Shangyang had not been explored by players yet.

The Red Forest Sea to the South of the Southern Wilderness Witch Race Map, the Shuohuang Sea to the North of the Northern Ice Field, and even the Fusang Sea where the grandfather and grandson who came to find Xie Qian came from were still unfamiliar territories to the players.

Even on the eve of the final battle against the demons, the players had only opened up the sea map to the east of Central Plains, including the Far East Sea and the Lingguang Sea. The south, west, and north sides were still shrouded in fog.

Only the Darknorth Sea, where the merman race was located, was the sea area that players were most familiar with. It was also the place where people often stayed for the good scenery.

Liu Yuan remembered that the mission in the Jade Mirage Sect was triggered by a mixed-blood human-merman disciple.

So this girl is… that Ling Zhen?

Liu Yuan lowered his head and looked at the girl in front of him.

Her eyes were still red, with a few crystal tears still hanging on them, she was quite pure and delicate, although her skin was also white and tender. It was different from the kind of cold feeling that mermaids were born with, like they were chiseled out of the snow. Instead, it was red, like a crisp and sweet apple with water.

Liu Yuan looked left and right but could not see anything different. He even subconsciously wanted to look for traces of gills. Then he remembered that mermen had extremely high talent and attainments in illusions, especially in transforming into human forms. They did not seem like demons who would always leave flaws.

When the mermen went ashore, they were basically like humans, and their auras were the same.

In addition, Ling Zhen was a hybrid of human and mermaid, which made it even more difficult to distinguish her from others. Thus, even the Jade Mirage Sect could not recognize her. Otherwise, this sect, which had always rejected foreign races, would never have accepted her.

Later on, she accidentally made a mistake in her cultivation and exposed her identity. Furthermore, she was a descendant of the merman royal family, so the Jade Mirage Sect had decided to send her back to the Darknorth Sea.

This was the player’s mission, titled ‘Darknorth Fish’.

However, she was not expelled from the sect. Instead, she became an in-name disciple. In fact, there was no difference. However, the Jade Mirage Sect had an additional advantage in protecting its reputation. It was like a ‘no discrimination’ policy.

This sect had always had people like Ding Luan who were close to the Saint stage, but the overall environment was trapped in a quagmire of sanctitude. The internal conflicts were very serious, but to the outside world, they always emphasized that they were above others in terms of morality, which could not be reversed by one person.

However, no matter how powerful the transformation illusionary technique was, it could not escape the Grand Elder’s pair of magical eyes.

Who knew how many years Xiahou Cenyi had lived? She had been through hundreds of battles and had seen many things. His level was much higher than these ‘young people’, and she could see through Ling Zhen’s true body with a single glance.

“Take a closer look,” the Grand Elder said. “There are two more bones at the joint of her hip bone and leg bone than ordinary people. Those are the extra parts of the merman’s body that can’t be taken away even when it transforms.”

Liu Yuan’s gaze subconsciously moved down, and then he suddenly realized–

F*ck, what am I supposed to look at? If I didn’t use my spiritual power to check this part, I wouldn’t have been able to tell if it was fish bones, duck bones, or brittle bones!

But it was too late.

Ling Zhen’s heart was beating wildly as she panted for a few breaths. When she met his gaze and followed it, her face instantly reddened even more.

The young girl was shocked. This man was indeed a villain who loved to force others to his bidding. He was actually so impatient. At this critical moment, he looked like he was looking at her body, ready to eat her up.

She suddenly felt a little sad, but more than that, she was helpless. What should she do? Besides, such a short amount of time wasn’t enough. If someone were to see them now…

Liu Yuan looked at the young girl who was covering her Daoist robe and hesitating as if she was going to continue ‘offering her body’. Furthermore, the look in her eyes was close to embarrassment and anger. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he vaguely felt that he had been tricked by the Grand Elder again.

Xiahou Cenyi blinked and tried to persuade him, “Forget it, forget it. Junior Brother, forget it. Right now, it’s more important to deal with that dragon shadow. Even though Ling Hua alone is enough to deal with the current situation, I’ll still be able to use the camouflage technique on you all.”

“No need, no need.” Liu Yuan put on a fake smile and squeezed out the words from between his teeth. He was really afraid that the Grand Elder would decide on how to deal with the follow-up matters on a whim. It’s really not appropriate in the current situation.

He reached out to pull Ling Zhen’s clothes together. Feeling the young girl’s instinctive tremble, he paused. He looked at his hands that were still tied up and helplessly looked at Ling Hua.

The cold-looking Daoist Nun stretched out her hand and touched the rope lightly, but she did not remove it. Instead, she helped the young girl restore her Daoist robe and also temporarily sealed her cultivation power.

Gush!

The waves slapped against the Starfall ship and Ling Zhen suddenly lost her balance. Her legs went soft and she fell into Liu Yuan’s arms in a panic.

He could only wrap his tied hands around the back of the girl’s head and neck, and put his arms around her, comforting her in a low voice.

Liu Yuan did not know what Ling Zhen was thinking of him now, but he eventually nodded. He could only console himself that as an ‘accomplice’, she would not say anything. But even if he was forced to do it, it was still frivolous.

Forget it, I’ll take responsibility then.

Liu Yuan sighed in his heart.