A familiar figure appeared in his field of vision, and Li Muyang immediately halted his steps.
The Five Streams Barbarian youth, Aguye, glanced back, saw that it had nothing to do with him, and continued to move forward.
Li Muyang stopped in his tracks when he saw Fairy Liuli blocking his path.
“Fairy, we meet again,” Li Muyang said with a warm smile.
Fairy Liuli, however, frowned at Li Muyang and asked, “Why is Lord Wuming in this place?”
Chu Qingxue’s eyes were filled with confusion.
The reunion after a long separation did not bring the joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
Instead, Fairy Liuli was full of vigilance towards Li Muyang.
Li Muyang noticed that the health bar above the beautiful fairy’s head was red.
The Five Streams Barbarian youth was about to disappear into the forest, and Li Muyang could not act rashly.
The red health bar… the warning from the system was clear enough.
Li Muyang’s mind raced, and he got straight to the point, asking, “Fairy seems to be hostile towards me? Did I inadvertently offend you back in Loushan City?”
He put the question out in the open with a direct inquiry.
Hearing Li Muyang mention Loushan City, Fairy Liuli’s gaze seemed to soften a bit.
But her health bar remained blood red.
The fairy with the cold features quietly watched Li Muyang and spoke.
“Lord Wuming, since you mentioned Loushan City, let me speak frankly.”
“Go ahead, fairy, please speak.”
“When you appeared in Loushan City, you were in the guise of an official envoy. But afterward, I checked, and the Imperial Astronomical Bureau’s envoy at that time was not you, Lord Wuming,” said Chu Qingxue.
“Moreover, I searched through the entire roster of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau and could not find the name of Lord Wuming.”
After speaking, Chu Qingxue looked at Li Muyang: “Does Lord Wuming have any explanation for this?”
“Uh…” Li Muyang was momentarily stunned after hearing this.
The system had given him a fake identity?
This system is too unreliable sometimes.
His mind whirred for a second, and Li Muyang spread his hands, admitting to it.
“Alright, I indeed impersonated an envoy at that time,” Li Muyang said helplessly and honestly.
“It was an urgent matter of practicality. Fairy, if I hadn’t assumed the identity of an envoy, it would have been difficult to gain your trust and quickly thwart the evil demon.”
“If the Blood Demon Sect’s evildoers in the city were left unchecked, everything would have led to an irreversible outcome.”
“So at that time, I had to conceal the truth, and I feel guilty towards you, fairy.”
Li Muyang laid it all out in the open.
His straightforward admission and apology, without any excuses, caught Fairy Liuli off guard, and she didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Clearly, Li Muyang’s candid attitude was unexpected for Fairy Liuli.
Just then, a system prompt popped up in Li Muyang’s field of vision.
【The target individual has left the escort area, please follow promptly.】
Seeing this prompt, Li Muyang’s eyebrows raised slightly.
“If possible… fairy, shall we talk while walking?”
Li Muyang gestured towards the forest ahead.
Fairy Liuli understood Li Muyang’s intention, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.
The two maintained a safe distance and walked together towards the forest ahead.
Soon, the system’s warning disappeared, and the figure of the barbarian youth, Aguye, reappeared in Li Muyang’s vision.
Seeing Li Muyang tracking the barbarian youth, Fairy Liuli spoke again.
“Lord Wuming, what are your plans for coming to Lijiang this time? You don’t need to hide anything now, right?”
Fairy Liuli looked at Li Muyang earnestly, waiting for his response.
And Li Muyang did not intend to hide anything.
He looked at the barbarian youth ahead, and while walking on the mountain path, he said.
“My purpose for this trip is to find the missing General Zhong.”
“General Zhong has dedicated his life to serving the country and its people. It’s heartbreaking that such an elderly man has mysteriously disappeared without a trace.”
“So the purpose of my trip is to find the missing General Zhong.”
Li Muyang revealed his mission objective.
Fairy Liuli’s presence here was probably for a similar reason.
From the discussions he overheard at the tea stall, Li Muyang had already roughly understood the identity and deeds of General Zhong.
He was undoubtedly a pillar of the nation, a good and upright general.
Sure enough, upon hearing Li Muyang’s words, Fairy Liuli’s gaze softened a lot.
The health bar above her head changed from the threatening blood red to the pale yellow that signifies a neutral character.
–This fairy is really easy to deceive.
“Does Lord Wuming know the real reason behind General Zhong’s disappearance?” Chu Qingxue quietly looked at Li Muyang’s profile.
Li Muyang continued on the path, replying, “I know a little, but not much. Perhaps you, fairy, know more than I do.”
“However, following this barbarian youth ahead might lead to some discoveries.”
Li Muyang walked along the mountain trail, not too fast, keeping a safe distance behind the barbarian youth, ensuring he remained within sight.
He did not immediately approach so as not to startle the barbarian youth.
But as the three of them fully entered the forest, an inexplicable cold chill suddenly spread over Li Muyang’s entire body.
【You have entered combat phase】
The sudden red alert from the system warned Li Muyang that danger was imminent.
In the next instant, a dark night sky unexpectedly engulfed the forest without warning.
The blue sky and white clouds were instantly replaced by a sky full of stars and a pitch-black night.
The cold moonlight shone down on the forest, and the barbarian youth walking in the dark forest seemed completely unaware.
However, Li Muyang’s and Fairy Liuli’s expressions changed simultaneously.
“A magical formation barrier?” Fairy Liuli immediately looked around vigilantly.
Li Muyang shook his head: “It’s not a magical formation barrier.”
This nightfall only targeted Li Muyang and Fairy Liuli.
While the two of them were in darkness, everything else in the world, including the barbarian youth ahead, remained under the sunlight.
“We’ve been pulled into an illusion,” Li Muyang realized as the skill icon for 【Spirit Vision Eye】 in his field of view began to pulsate wildly.
The system-released skills and items, such as Flesh and Bone Green Garment, Spirit Vision Eye, and Dharma-Annihilation Wheel, could all be used within the game.
At this moment, the frantic pulsing of the 【Spirit Vision Eye】 skill icon signaled an attack by an illusion.
Li Muyang immediately activated Spirit Vision Eye to look ahead.
Where his gaze landed, the night shattered, and the earth cracked as if the whole world was disintegrating.
However, as the dark night world kept breaking apart, it also kept repairing itself.
Two massive forces clashed continuously, neither able to overcome the other.
Li Muyang’s Spirit Vision Eye could see through the illusion, but the power of this dark night was relentless, constantly repairing itself.
Amidst this tug-of-war, a pale woman’s arm suddenly burst out from Li Muyang’s chest.
【You died. Game Over】
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