The favorability displayed on the system interface twitched as Li Muyang and Xiao Yecao left Peace City.
It went from 71 to 72.
“That’s all it increased?”
Li Muyang opened his eyes inside the dwelling, somewhat surprised.
He had thought that after taking Xiao Yecao back to her hometown and resolving her emotional issues, the affection meter would surge.
But it only increased by 1 point.
The affection needed for the fourth stage was indeed difficult to raise.
In reality, five months had passed.
But they were still far from the 80-point affection needed for the game’s reward.
Li Muyang, exiting the game, rolled off the bamboo bed and scratched his head out of habit.
“It seems like the fourth stage, just like the second stage, requires time to pass to clear.”
The second stage of the game took Li Muyang several months, and the fourth stage was taking even longer.
However, considering the rewards became more generous in the later stages, Li Muyang accepted the higher difficulty of the fourth stage.
Good things come to those who wait. The bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish.
Considering the increasingly generous rewards, spending more time was acceptable.
Li Muyang began to pack his bags.
Outside the bamboo house, the voice of his little sister Li Yuechan could be heard.
“Brother! Let’s go! Aren’t you packed yet?”
Li Muyang stepped out the door and said, “I’ve been ready for a while, let’s go.”
Under the midday sun, Li Yuechan, dressed in a white robe and carrying a red-gold longsword and a bundle of belongings, stood in Li Muyang’s yard.
As disciples of the Hall of Enforcement, they were arranged to accompany Elder Yan Xiaoru on a mission down the mountain.
Compared to his little sister Li Yuechan, who was carrying a lot, Li Muyang was much more relaxed.
He wore the Qiankun Ring given to him by Yan Xiaoru, into which he had thrown all his personal belongings, including the Endless Spirit Rice Jar.
“Speaking of which, this is our first mission outside since we joined the Inner Sect.”
Li Yuechan said cheerfully, “Tianjiao City is not far from Jiuyuan City, so if we have time, we can go back and visit uncle and aunt.”
Li Yuechan was very happy.
The destination of their mission, Tianjiao City, was not far from the siblings’ hometown of Jiuyuan City.
With their current cultivation, they could easily travel back and forth.
As inner disciples, they had much more personal freedom than outer disciples.
As long as there is enough time, it’s completely fine to go home for a quick visit for a day or two.
Li Yuechan walked affectionately alongside Li Muyang, tilting her head with a giggly smile, “I received a reply from Uncle and Auntie.”
“Uncle wrote that our family has moved into a new courtyard, the very one Auntie has been dreaming of for many years, with three entrances and three exits.”
“Now our Li Family has become a prominent figure in Jiuyuan City.”
“Last month, during the Joint Fasting Festival, Uncle was one of the three scholars invited by the city lord to offer sacrifices to the heavens.”
“Auntie said that these days, people have been continuously visiting our house to establish a connection. All the prominent figures in the city have sent our family congratulatory gifts and money to celebrate our promotion to the Inner Sect.”
“After tallying up, Auntie found that the total amount of the congratulatory money was as much as a hundred taels of gold!”
“Now Uncle has also been promoted and has become the county magistrate of Jiuyuan City, in charge of the entire defense army.”
Li Yuechan shared the happy news from home with her brother, beaming with joy.
The saying goes, ‘when one man gains enlightenment, even his pets ascend to heaven,’ and this is exactly the case.
For an ordinary family under the rule of the Demon Refining Sect, having one inner disciple is already a matter of great honor.
Not to mention, the Li Family has produced two inner disciples at once.
The weight of two inner disciples is enough to make the Li family of the remote Jiuyuan City soar to great heights and become one of the city’s most influential figures.
Of course, the real No 1 of Jiuyuan City now is the Ning residence, which was once in decline.
Being a direct disciple of an elder is a status filled with prestige even in the larger cities and states.
Li Yuechan chattered on about the good news from home, giggling as she shared the contents of the letters with Li Muyang.
Li Muyang, however, remained expressionless and noncommittal.
It was the same old story. He felt almost no sense of belonging to this family.
Even for his little sister Li Yuechan, it was only because of the girl’s initial persistent care and attention that she managed to open Li Muyang’s heart.
Li Muyang cared somewhat more for his little sister Li Yuechan, but as for the original host’s parents…
Li Muyang shook his head. He neither disliked nor liked them.
It was best to just leave things as they were.
After all, since he became an inner disciple, the original host’s parents were already living in wealth and honor. There was no need for him to worry about them.
Li Muyang and his little sister walked together to the front of the Hall of Enforcement, where they met the inner disciple leading this trip.
The arrogant Cheng Feiyang.
Cheng Feiyang’s voice had become hoarse and unpleasant as he was going through his voice change.
But it still didn’t affect his cool and aloof demeanor.
The young man stood in front of the enforcement hall in a white robe, expressionless, like a statue.
The other inner disciples who had arrived were already accustomed to Senior Brother Cheng’s posturing.
Everyone tacitly gathered in front of the hall’s steps to wait until everyone had arrived, and only then did the always eyes-closed, posturing Senior Brother Cheng open his eyes.
With a brief and concise command, Cheng Feiyang directly soared into the sky on a beam of light.
Immediately behind him, beams of light rose one after another, with all the inner disciples on this trip following closely behind.
A group of twenty people flew neatly behind Cheng Feiyang.
Li Yuechan, who was still in the Qi Refining Realm and unable to fly, simply grabbed her brother’s hand and was carried by Li Muyang as they flew.
Outside the floating island where the Hall of Enforcement was located, a huge flying boat hovered quietly.
The servants and maids on the deck had already finished their preparations, and as Li Muyang and the group of inner disciples landed on the deck, the attendants hurried forward to guide them respectfully to their respective rooms.
Then the flying boat ascended and headed towards the Outer Sect’s flying boat dock to pick up the outer disciples who were waiting there.
Li Muyang, who had already experienced this process once, was familiar with it.
After boarding the flying boat, he went straight to his assigned cozy little room, closed the door, and prepared to play games.
Tianjiao City was far away, and this trip would take a long time.
During the long and boring journey, the preferred way to pass the time was naturally to play games.
But when Li Muyang entered the game system, he saw a prompt pop up in his field of vision.
【A new Game template detected, would you like to load it?】
Li Muyang’s spirits lifted at the sight of this prompt.
Although playing with Xiao Yecao in the ancient times wasn’t boring, it was still too mundane and peaceful.
If he could switch it up with an exciting and tense new game, that would be great.
Li Muyang eagerly clicked to confirm.
【Limited-time game ‘The Call of the Mountains’ confirmed for loading!】
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