The Game with Fairies-Chapter 318 - Black Mud Swamp

Chapter 318: Black Mud Swamp

“Senior Brother Li, Sister Yuechan, I’m leaving now.”

The flying boat hovered above the sea of clouds, below was a remote small city, where the hometown of the border city youth Guan Xiaoshun was located.

And the mountain village where Guan Xiaoshun’s family lived was even more secluded and difficult to access in the deep mountains.

Originally, Li Muyang and Ning Wan’er discussed and decided to personally send Guan Xiaoshun to the doorstep of his village using the flying boat to return him home under the watchful eyes of the villagers and fellow countrymen.

Under the rule of the Demon Refining Sect, even the rural villagers in the mountains were deeply aware of the Demonic Sect’s fame.

Two direct disciples, using a rare artifact like the flying boat to send Guan Xiaoshun home, such treatment was definitely a triumphant return, making quite the impression.

Li Muyang doesn’t like to stand out; he’s more of an introvert.

However, he doesn’t mind helping a friend make a big splash and bring glory to their family.

Even though Guan Xiaoshun was grateful for this kindness, the young man still declined.

“It’s too grand; I’m afraid it might scare them.”

Guan Xiaoshun said, scratching his head sheepishly, insisting there’s no need for a special trip to send him back to the village.

He suggested they could just drop him off near his village when they pass through the nearby county town, and he would make his way back on his own.

Since the young man refused, Li Muyang didn’t insist further.

So, when they arrived at the remote Black Marsh City, the flying boat paused briefly.

After Guan Xiaoshun sincerely bid farewell to everyone, he hopped on his light and flew downwards.

Even without the honor of a direct disciple escorting him back home, with Guan Xiaoshun’s Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation, his return to the village was still a matter of great pride.

Moreover, Guan Xiaoshun had always been frugal and had a sharp mind for business, having saved up a considerable sum of money.

One could imagine that his return home would be a splendid and joyous occasion for his entire family.

Watching Guan Xiaoshun’s happy departure, Li Muyang sighed with a mix of emotions.

While others returned home with joy, he had no home to return to.

His little sister, Li Yuechan, approached with a giggle,

“What’s wrong? Brother, do you miss Xiaoshun already?”

“Aren’t you happy with Ning sister and me, two charming and beautiful ladies, keeping you company?”

Li Muyang glanced sideways at his little sister and said, “Beautiful, yes.”

But as for being charming... looking at their figure, let’s just say, she’s still young, and there’s potential for the future.

After seeing off Guan Xiaoshun, Li Muyang and the others resumed their journey on the flying boat.

This private flying boat, belonging exclusively to Yan Xiaoru, was incredibly fast.

In the blink of an eye, the flying boat tore through the sky and disappeared into the clouds, leaving the simple border town youth far behind.

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Guan Xiaoshun, who landed using his light, didn’t enter the city but instead walked along a familiar mountain path towards his village.

His small mountain village was extremely secluded, hidden within the vast, fog-shrouded mountains.

The villagers were all strong and sturdy, hunters who lived amongst wild beasts.

Wearing the white robe of the Demon Refining Sect and riding his light through the forests, Guan Xiaoshun quickly returned to his village, causing quite a stir.

Almost everyone in the village came out, excited and happy to surround the fortunate youth who had been selected for the Demonic Sect’s Outer Sect.

“Xiaoshun! What do the big shots in the Demonic Sect look like? I heard they can summon clouds and mist and boil seas with fire!”

“Xiaoshun! How long can you stay this time?”

“Brother Xiaoshun! Come to my house for dinner later!”

The familiar villagers joyfully surrounded the young man, who was the only one from the village to step out of the mountains and be selected for the Demonic Sect.

His return even stirred the old village chief.

Guan Xiaoshun cheerfully shared his life in the Demonic Sect over the past two years, answering everyone’s questions one by one.

That day, Guan Xiaoshun’s home was bustling with activity.

The young man had brought many things with him, but seeing his luggage so plentiful, Li Muyang gave him a Qiankun Ring.

When the young man took out items from thin air, the villagers gathered at Guan Xiaoshun’s doorstep were once again amazed.

Guan Xiaoshun happily distributed the gifts he had brought to his fellow villagers.

When he had left home to participate in the Demonic Sect disciple selection in the county town outside, the travel expenses had been pooled by the villagers.

The young man remembered all these kindnesses.

Now that he had returned to the village, he brought many gifts.

They might not be expensive, but they were certainly what the villagers needed most.

Guan Xiaoshun’s parents sat smilingly to the side, watching their son with pride and joy.

The commotion lasted until late into the night before the villagers gradually dispersed.

Guan Xiaoshun lay on his small wooden bed, inhaling the familiar scent in the air and listening to his parents’ happy conversation in the next room, which continued until after midnight.

Then, the simple border town youth quietly got up.

He silently pushed open the door and stepped outside, using the cover of the dark night to enter the wild and deep mountains behind the village.

Following a strange river in the mountains, filled with sludge and black water, Guan Xiaoshun continued deeper into the mountain range.

He didn’t ride his light but instead walked through the river, stepping on the mud and advancing into the mountains.

After more than an hour, the young man finally saw the familiar black lake.

The dark surface of the lake was shrouded in a faint white mist.

The villagers said that there were terrifying demons in the black lake, not to be approached, for one could lose their mind.

But Guan Xiaoshun was not afraid. He rubbed his hands together by the desolate and silent lake and called out into the misty depths.

“Senior! Are you still there? It’s Guan Xiaoshun, I’m back!”

Guan Xiaoshun stood by the lake and called out for a while.

However, the pitch-black water of the lake remained undisturbed, and the mist on the surface seemed to freeze, motionless. free𝑤ebnovel.com

The young man felt a bit disappointed: “Has senior already left?”

The reason he had mustered the courage to participate in the Demonic Sect disciple selection outside the mountains was that the mysterious senior in the black lake had told him he had a bit of cultivation talent, albeit poor.

But having cultivation talent, no matter how meager, was enough for the young man.

He didn’t aspire to become a big shot. Being a disciple of the Demonic Sect, even just an outer disciple, was enough for him.

It could be said that it was senior’s casual comment that changed his life.

If he hadn’t firmly decided to participate in the Demonic Sect disciple selection, he wouldn’t have achieved his current cultivation level.

Guan Xiaoshun stood by the lake, disappointed, and waited for a long time without any response, so he turned to leave.

But as he turned around, he saw a pale-faced man standing there, who had appeared at some unknown time.

The man had a terrifying wound on his chest, deep enough to see the bone, and one could even vaguely see his beating heart.

As their gazes met, Guan Xiaoshun was overjoyed. “Senior! You didn’t leave!”

The joy of regaining what was lost made the young man smile brightly.

He happily bounced over and said, “I called you for so long without a response, I thought you had left...”

The young man excitedly shared his feelings.

The man, however, looked at Guan Xiaoshun in surprise, sensing the aura of a cultivator on him.

He said, “You kid... really went to the Demon Refining Sect?”

“And you became a white-robed disciple?”