The fairies I flirted with in the game became real?!

The girl's warm breath lightly brushed against Li Muyang's ears.

He immediately tilted his head to dodge and irritably scratched his itchy ear canal.

"If you're already transmitting secretly, why get so close?"

Li Muyang, at a loss for words, said, "Acting all mysterious, did you hear some bombshell news? Don't tell me you know the whereabouts of the Immortal Artifact?"

Don't you know to keep your distance between men and women!

And it's so itchy!

Li Muyang was somewhat speechless.

Yet the girl blinked and, completely unconcerned about Li Muyang's aversion, grinned and said, "That's my brother! You guessed right! It's about the location of the Immortal Artifact!"

In Li Yuechan's eyes, triumph flickered.

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Li Muyang, while cleaning his ear, paused, instinctively not believing the news he'd heard.

"Ah? Really?"

He looked at the girl before him with suspicion, doubting that she was trying to fool him.

Could news about the Immortal Artifact be something a mere Inner Sect Disciple like his cheap sister was qualified to know?

Even Ning Wan'er, the Direct Disciple, might not know right away, right?

Li Yuechan hummed proudly and transmitted secretly, "Of course it's true. Wan'er sister told me, we should have the exact news in a few days."

"That Immortal Artifact is likely related to the demonic people of the Blood Lotus Sect. Maybe in a couple of days, we can complete the mission."

Li Yuechan cheerfully shared the latest news with her brother.

Li Muyang rolled his eyes and said, "After all that, you still haven't heard the exact location of the Immortal Artifact, have you?"

This newly emerged Immortal Artifact is related to the Blood Lotus Sect?

Could there be another maniac from the Blood Lotus Sect joining the chat group?

Tsk... Thinking about the doctrines of the Blood Lotus Sect, that scene suddenly seems comical.

Li Muyang had no interest in the Blood Lotus Sect or the Immortal Artifact.

After all, he already had an Immortal Artifact in his possession, even though he currently didn't dare show it off.

After finishing his evening meal, Li Muyang returned to the inn as usual and started gaming.

He had no interest in the deceit and trickery within Tianjiao City.

As Li Muyang closed his eyes, darkness engulfed his surroundings.

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Soon, he arrived at a wilderness before Red Ridge Mountain and, alongside the Glass Immortal Maiden, met General Zhong carrying a hoe and looking like an old farmer.

Li Muyang skillfully progressed through the storyline then began to flee with the Glass Immortal Maiden.

He was already very proficient at this temple escape game mode.

The routes and methods of the demonic pursuers behind him had become ingrained in his memory through repeated deaths.

Li Muyang, dragging the Glass Immortal Maiden through the wilderness, kept dodging the relentless chase of the demonic beings behind them.

Whenever a demonic creature took an unexpected path, darting out from a corner to intercept them, Li Muyang almost always anticipated it and evaded in time.

Or he directly spit out a flying sword to cut them down.

The Glass Immortal Maiden was initially surprised, startled by the endless tricks of these bizarre entities.

But as Li Muyang consistently pulled her out of danger, anticipating the attacks of the demonic creatures, the Immortal Maiden gradually relaxed.

She meekly allowed Li Muyang to tug her hand, striving to keep up with the rhythm of his pace, running wildly with him.

"Mr. Nameless, how long must we run?"

The sun was still intense in the sky, and after running for two hours without stopping, the Glass Immortal Maiden couldn't help but speak up.

Li Muyang, holding her hand and sprinting, replied as he ran.

"We just need to run until dusk!"

General Zhong had previously described an escape plan; at dusk, one should find a river or pool to wade into, chant the name of a place in the human world, and one could leave the Ancient Grudge Well to return to the mortal realm.

Li Muyang glanced at the sun overhead, dodged a giant transparent serpent that suddenly burst from the ground ahead, and dragged the Glass Immortal Maiden toward the southeast in flight.

"Soon! In about an hour, it'll be dusk!"

Under the sunlight, the two of them sprinted at full speed.

Behind them, the old general, holding his hoe and pursuing like a relentless zombie.

In this persistent tug-of-war chase, the sun above Li Muyang gradually sank in the west.

At last, the blood-red glow of the setting sun spread across the land.

Li Muyang, holding the Glass Immortal Maiden's hand, dashed toward the big river in front of them and, hand in hand, they both leaped into the waters.

Ice-cold water closed in from all around, and in his mind, Li Muyang continuously chanted "Lijiang County City."

Darkness, like a tide, overwhelmed him.

In the final few seconds before being swallowed by darkness, Li Muyang could still see the ferocious evil creatures emerging from the waters in all directions, attempting to strangle him and the Glass Immortal Maiden.

But the next second, darkness submerged everything, and the silhouettes of those evil creatures completely vanished.

Li Muyang and the Glass Immortal Maiden, hand in hand, floated in the icy river waters.

After a few seconds, Li Muyang's feet finally touched solid ground.

The gates of the government office in Li Jiang County appeared within their sight.

The morning sunlight pierced the sky and sprinkled over the two of them.

The Magician in white, Bai Feiran, was hurrying past inside the government office when he suddenly saw something and stopped immediately in his tracks.

With incredulity, he turned his head to look at the two people holding hands at the gate.

He hesitated for a moment.

"Chu Immortal Maiden?"

"And... uh... Mister Guan?"

Bai Feiran's gaze swept over the two of them and finally settled on their tightly clasped hands.

Their fingers interlocked, as if they desperately feared letting go would mean the other would disappear.

The Magician in white was dumbfounded for a moment, unsure what to say in the face of this scene.

Isn't the Glass Immortal Maiden from the Mysterious Sword Sect known for being aloof and detached?

Bai Feiran looked on with a strange expression.

Seeing the Magician and the government office's gates, relief washed over Li Muyang.

"We're finally back!"

This time he had been fully focused, running nonstop with the Glass Immortal Maiden, accurately anticipating all the attacks from the evil creatures.

Focused for nearly ten hours without daring to relax!

In the past, when playing soul-type games, fighting a BOSS would at most require half an hour of focused attention.

This time it had taken such a toll, and just when he was about to clear the level, failing midway would have been disheartening.

Fortunately, they had successfully returned to the human world.

Li Muyang let out a long sigh of relief, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction after clearing the extremely difficult level.

He laughed heartily, "Mister Bai, long time no see."

Li Muyang subconsciously began to walk forward, took two steps but suddenly felt as if he was being held back by something.

Then he realized he was still holding the Glass Immortal Maiden's hand.

——He had been so focused on the pursuit of the evil creatures that he'd nearly forgotten he was holding an immortal maiden's hand.

Li Muyang quickly let go of the immortal maiden's hand, chuckling awkwardly.

"Haha..."

In that moment, Li Muyang finally understood why the Magician in white had given him that strange look.

In front of so many people, he had been holding the Glass Immortal Maiden's hand so intimately… Wouldn't the immortal maiden feel embarrassed and angry?

Li Muyang stole a glance at the Glass Immortal Maiden.

However, under everyone's gaze, the aloof immortal maiden remained indifferent.

She calmly drew back her hand and said to the Magician in white, "Mister Guan and I have already met with General Zhong...."

It seemed like the immortal maiden didn't care at all about being seen holding hands with Li Muyang in front of everyone.

Seeing her so composed, Li Muyang finally let out a sigh of relief.

He inwardly applauded.

This was the composed and unflappable aloof immortal maiden.

If this had been one of those idol dramas he'd seen in his past life, this would have been the moment to get slapped.

True to the immortal maiden he admired, the Glass Immortal Maiden was cool but not haughty, leaving a likable impression.

Li Muyang, smiling cheerfully, looked ahead at the Li Jiang County government office and said, "Mister Bai, please lead the way, take us to General Zhong's study."

Back in the human world, it was time to get General Zhong's notes and complete the system task.

After toiling for so many days, he had finally cleared another game.

Now, Li Muyang began to look forward to the reward for this game.

Will there be more item upgrade tokens to collect?

Even if not, receiving a cultivation level as a reward would be fine.

With the reward from this mission, he should be able to reach the Core Formation Realm, right?