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

A familiar figure appeared within his line of sight, and Li Muyang immediately stopped in his tracks.

The teenage boy from the Wuxi Barbarians, Agu Ye, looked back once and, seeing that it didn't concern him, continued walking forward.

Li Muyang, halted by the Glass Immortal Maiden blocking his path, stopped walking.

"Maiden, we meet again," Li Muyang said, his smile gentle.

Yet, the Glass Immortal Maiden frowned at Li Muyang and asked, "Why would Nameless be here?"

In Chu Qingxue's eyes, confusion abounded.

The reunion after a long separation did not bring the joy of old acquaintances meeting in a foreign land.

The Glass Immortal Maiden in front of him was instead full of caution towards Li Muyang.

Li Muyang noticed that the health bar above this beautiful maiden's head was red.

Good gracious, is the Glass Immortal Maiden the enemy target this time?

That's impossible...

As the barbarian teenager up ahead was about to disappear into the woods, Li Muyang found it unwise to act rashly.

A red health bar… The system's warning was clear enough.

Li Muyang's mind raced, and he directly broached the subject, "Maiden, it seems you harbor hostility towards me. Did I inadvertently offend you during my time in Loushan City?"

A blunt inquiry, laying out the issue openly.

Upon hearing Li Muyang bring up Loushan City, the Glass Immortal Maiden's gaze seemed to soften a bit.

Yet, her health bar remained blood red.

The stunning maiden watched Li Muyang silently, then spoke.

"Nameless, since you mentioned Loushan City, Qing Xue will speak frankly."

"Mm, please speak, Maiden."

"When we were in Loushan City, Nameless appeared as a court official. However, after checking, the emissary sent by the Astral Bureau at that time was not Nameless," Chu Qingxue said, "and after searching the entire registry of the Astral Bureau, there was no record of Nameless.

Having finished, Chu Qingxue looked at Li Muyang, "Does Nameless have any explanation for this?"

"Err…" Li Muyang paused after hearing this.

The system had provided him with a false identity?

Damn!

This system is too unreliable.

In just a second of rapid thought, Li Muyang openly held out his hands and admitted.

"Alright, I indeed assumed a false identity at that time," Li Muyang's face showed a helpless resignation. "It was an urgent measure. If I hadn't impersonated an emissary, it would have been difficult to gain the maiden's trust quickly enough to block the evil demon."

"If the blood demons within the city had been allowed to continue their havoc, everything would have inevitably moved towards an irreparable conclusion."

"Therefore, I had to conceal the truth, and I owe you an apology, Maiden."

Li Muyang made himself completely clear.

His direct admission and apology, without any excuses, caught the Glass Immortal Maiden off guard, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Clearly, Li Muyang's straightforward manner was beyond what the Glass Immortal Maiden had anticipated.

Just then, a system notification popped up in Li Muyang's field of vision.

[Target individual has moved away from the escort, please follow promptly.]

Seeing this prompt, Li Muyang subtly raised his eyebrows.

"If possible… Maiden, shall we talk while walking?"

Li Muyang pointed towards the forest ahead.

Realizing Li Muyang's intent, the Glass Immortal Maiden hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Safely keeping their distance, the two started walking towards the forest ahead.

Soon, the system's warning disappeared, and the figure of the barbarian teenager, Agu Ye, reappeared in Li Muyang's vision.

Upon seeing Li Muyang tracking the barbarian youth, Glass Immortal Maiden spoke again.

"Nameless, what are your plans for coming to Li River this time? Can you reveal them now?"

Glass Immortal Maiden looked earnestly at Li Muyang, waiting for his answer.

Li Muyang had no intention of hiding anything.

Watching the barbarian youth ahead, he hurried along the mountain path and said,

"My purpose for this journey is to find the missing General Zhong."

"General Zhong spent his life serving with utmost dedication for the benefit of the state and its people. The mystery of his disappearance in his old age pains me deeply."

"Thus, the purpose of my trip is to find the missing General Zhong."

Li Muyang directly stated the objective of his mission.

Glass Immortal Maiden likely harbored the same intentions for being here.

From the discussions of the merchants at the tea stand earlier, Li Muyang had roughly understood the identity and the deeds of General Zhong.

He was undoubtedly a pillar of the nation, a virtuous and supportive officer.

As expected, Glass Immortal Maiden's expression softened considerably after hearing Li Muyang's words.

The health bar above her head, previously a threatening blood-red, silently shifted into the pale yellow that signifies a neutral creature.

—This Immortal Maiden is easy to deceive.

"Does Nameless know the true reason behind General Zhong's disappearance?" Chu Qingxue quietly looked at Li Muyang's profile.

As Li Muyang continued his journey, he replied, "I know a bit, but not much. Perhaps, Maiden, you know more than I do."

"However, by following this barbarian youth ahead, there might be some gains."

Li Muyang walked along the mountain path. His pace was not fast; he just needed to keep the barbarian youth within sight.

He did not immediately approach to avoid startling the barbarian youth.

But as the trio fully entered the stretch of the mountain woods, a sudden, inexplicable cold chill spread throughout Li Muyang's body.

[You have entered combat phase]

An urgent red alert from the system popped up, warning Li Muyang of imminent danger.

In the next instant, the pitch-black night unexpectedly enveloped the mountain forest.

The previously blue sky and white clouds were suddenly replaced by a star-filled sky and the dark night.

The cold moonlight spilled into the forest. The barbarian youth walking in the pitch-dark woods seemed utterly oblivious.

However, the expressions of Li Muyang and his companion darkened simultaneously.

"An array barrier?" Glass Immortal Maiden immediately looked around vigilantly.

But Li Muyang shook his head, "It's not an array barrier."

This nightfall targeted only Li Muyang and his companion; aside from them being in darkness, everything else around them, including the barbarian youth ahead, remained under the sunlight.

"We've been drawn into an illusion."

In Li Muyang's vision, the skill icon "Eye of Spiritual Sight" was flashing wildly.

Skills and items exploded from the system like raw bones and green clothing, Eye of Spiritual Sight, and the Wheel of Law Descending could all be used in the game.

At this moment, the wildly pulsating skill icon of the "Eye of Spiritual Sight" signalled an assault by illusion.

Li Muyang immediately activated the Eye of Spiritual Sight and looked ahead.

Wherever his gaze reached, the night shattered, the earth cracked as if the whole world was falling apart.

Yet as the pitch-black night world kept disintegrating, it also continuously repaired itself.

Two enormous forces clashed incessantly, neither able to overcome the other.

Li Muyang's Eye of Spiritual Sight broke through the illusion, but the power of the black night was unceasing and kept repairing itself.

In such a tug of war, a pale woman's arm suddenly emerged from Li Muyang's chest.

[You have died, game over]