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

As a seasoned gamer, Li Muyang quickly figured out the trick to defeating the green-haired monster.

—And that was close combat!

However, while the plan was good, its execution was difficult.

Once the monster's health was reduced by about one third, it would ignore Li Muyang's attacks, enter a berserk state, and wildly thrash about.

As it thrashed, numerous bizarre green hairs would continuously fly out, chasing Li Muyang underwater.

If he were struck by these bizarre hairs, Li Muyang would undoubtedly die.

After dying several times, Li Muyang discovered that if he immediately fled in the opposite direction the moment the monster shook its head, and if he moved fast enough while fleeing and changed directions frequently, he could still manage to shake off the bizarre hairs.

But the maneuver was too difficult.

Out of ten attempts, Li Muyang would succeed at most once.

Moreover, during close combat with the monster, its wide sweeping attacks were difficult for him to handle.

The game "Immortal Sword Legend" surprisingly had no parry or invincibility frames during rolls.

If Li Muyang was too slow to react when the monster changed its attacks, he would almost instantly be beheaded.

...

"So difficult!"

After struggling at the bottom of the lake all afternoon, Li Muyang opened his eyes to see the afterglow of the sunset spilling over the Demon Sword City, and he sighed as he stood up.

The pattern of the monster's attacks was simple; the only difficulty was in executing the moves with enough precision to avoid any mistakes.

A single slip-up would result in instant death.

"It seems that this BOSS will require a lot of time and patience."

Li Muyang got up and left, not in a hurry to defeat the green-haired beast right away.

Such high-difficulty BOSSes required a great deal of failed practice to get accustomed to their attack patterns, eventually forming muscle memory.

After dying enough times, one could easily clear the stage.

Li Muyang left the secluded and deserted corner and headed towards the alley where he lived.

It was almost time for dinner; he couldn't afford to be late.

Although he was not very interested in the low-quality Spirit Rice that the Outer Sect Disciples ate, as an Outer Sect Disciple himself, Li Muyang had to stay true to his "identity."

Since everyone was keen on Spirit Rice, he couldn't afford to show disdain.

If he acted out of the ordinary and attracted the attention of someone with ulterior motives, that would be bad news.

With the Foundation Establishment just around the corner, he couldn't afford to slip up at such a critical time.

Li Muyang walked through the empty streets and alleys towards his residence.

But as he passed under an archway, he faintly heard a low sobbing coming from the adjacent abandoned courtyard.

The sobbing sounded weak and helpless, like a lost little girl, instinctively making one want to go over and protect her.

However, upon hearing this sound, Li Muyang's body froze instantly.

The sob was soft, but it inexplicably gave him a chilling sensation.

An intense sense of danger told him that he was being targeted by something perilous.

Any careless action, and the lurking entity would rush out at him…

Li Muyang's footsteps halted under the archway, his body not moving an inch, as if he were petrified.

His arms hung silently at his sides, ready to summon the Eradication Wheel at a moment's notice should an attack come.

But was being in the ninth heaven of the Qi Refinement stage… enough?

Where was this danger in the shadows coming from?

It wasn't yet dark, so it couldn't be the ancient remnants lurking in the city.

But apart from those ancient remnants, what else in this Demon Sword City could be targeting him?

Li Muyang stood rigid, his mind racing.

He tried to think of a way to break the stalemate.

However, the prying eyes hidden in the dark were like needles on his back, making him dare not move.

The archway fell into a silent standoff, deadly still.

Sweat slowly dripped from Li Muyang's forehead.

But at that moment, a familiar girl's voice suddenly rang out, shattering the tense atmosphere.

"...Eh? Bro, what are you doing standing here alone?"

The voice of his younger stepsister, Li Yuechan, came from the other side of the street.

To Li Muyang at that instant, her voice sounded as beautiful as the music of the heavens.

The moment Li Yuechan's voice rang out, the hidden gaze that had been spying on Li Muyang also disappeared.

The other party quietly left, and Li Muyang let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking at his stepsister who had walked up to him, Li Muyang sighed and said, "Why are you here?"

Li Yuechan blinked and said with a giggle, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you that? ...Bro, you've been so weird this time you went out, always sneaking out alone, whereabouts unknown."

"You couldn't have secretly found a girl you like, and that's why you've been meeting with her in secret every day, could you?"

Li Yuechan asked with curious eyes, half-jokingly.

Li Muyang gave her a stern look, "I'm not a married man, if I had a girl that I liked, why would I sneak around? I just don't like the guys that came on this trip with us, each one is more annoying than the last, trying to cozy up. So I go out for a walk every day to avoid their pestering." Discover hidden content at empire

Li Muyang casually made an excuse.

After confirming that the hidden danger had disappeared, he quickly left with his stepsister.

Li Muyang had a vague idea of what that thing was, it was probably the pet dog that the nobility of Centipede Ridge had lost.

A dog raised by demons that eats people and has cultivation? Makes sense, right?

But Li Muyang didn't plan to report this clue.

Although the reward offered by the City Lord's Mansion for finding the dog was generous, Li Muyang did not want to get involved in these muddy waters.

In the Refinement Demon Sect, the more low-key and inconspicuous he was, the easier it would be for the sect to let him go when he applied for a transfer.

If he appeared clever, sharp, and talented, the Demon Sect might not let him leave so easily.

Li Muyang, accompanied by his stepsister, quickly returned to the busier residential areas in the city.

Only when he saw the bustle of living people did Li Muyang truly feel at ease.

That dog lost by the demons was so fierce that it made him, a practitioner of the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage, afraid to move. If other Outer Sect Disciples encountered it, wouldn't they be doomed?

Damn City Lord's office, they had actually sent the Outer Sect Disciples to look for this dog before... Damn officials!

Though Outer Sect Disciples may be nothing special, their lives are still lives!

Li Muyang felt resentful; with that dog running wild in the city, he couldn't willy-nilly roam alone anymore.

From now on, he would have to think carefully about where to hang out.

Contemplating the events that had just occurred, Li Muyang walked with his sister into the alley where the Outer Sect Disciples lived.

They had planned to go to the temporary dining hall for dinner, but the atmosphere in the alley was strangely tense tonight. Instead of eating, everyone was gathered in a courtyard.

Li Muyang and Li Yuechan joined the crowd, only to see a tragic corpse lying in the courtyard, covered in fresh blood and wounds.

It was the Outer Sect Disciple surnamed Liu, whose hometown was right here in Demon Sword City...

Whispers spread among the crowd as a coroner from Demon Sword City was crouched next to the body, examining it.

Guan Xiaoshun approached Li Muyang with a nervous expression, whispering.

"This is bad, Brother Li, this Disciple Liu has been brutally murdered."

"He said he was going out for a walk this afternoon, but shortly after he left, his screams were heard. By the time the city patrol arrived, all they found was his body..."