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"Ha." Huo Xin laughed rudely.
Granny Hua smiled at the girl's frustrated expression. "Don't be depressed. We're really fast this time. We'll be there in just a few more steps."
Guan Dahai was overjoyed: "It's really almost here? That's great!"
Gao Zhu panted and bowed to Grandma Hua to express his gratitude.
"Thank you, Grandma, for leading the way for us. We only heard along the way that Black Dragon Ridge is to the east of the Xuantian Mountains, but we have no idea where it is exactly. The Xuantian Mountains stretch for thousands of miles. If it weren't for you, Grandma, leading the way, we would be looking for a needle in a haystack."
Granny Hua waved her hand: "It's just a small favor."
Yun Miao was stunned, then looked at Guan Dahai in shock.
"Wait, from what you're saying... you don't even know the way! Then what did you just say about almost there?!"
Was she tricked by an NPC?
Guan Dahai raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead: He smiled guiltily: "Haha, I'm just trying to boost your morale."
Yun Miao narrowed his eyes and looked at him suspiciously for a few times. He stared at the dark-faced man until he silently hugged his bag tightly. Then he snorted and turned to ask Huo Xin.
"By the way, you haven't told me where you're going after walking for so long."
When she said this, everyone just walked out of the dense forest, and outside the forest was a cliff with howling winds!
Without the obstruction of trees, their view suddenly became clear. Looking up, they could see streams of light flying across the sky above. A suspension bridge connected this cliff with the cliff in the distance, and below them was a mountain stream with splashing snow waves.
Amidst the whistling wind, Huo Xin looked at Yun Miao in surprise: "You don't know where you're going, but you're still following us?"
Yun Miao said confidently, "Didn't you drag me away?"
Huo Xin shook her and Yun Miao's clasped hands, her tone suddenly becoming sinister. "If I pull you over, you'll follow me? Aren't you afraid I'll sell you off?"
"No."
Yun Miao grabbed Huo Xin's wrist with his backhand and said proudly, "It's still uncertain who will sell out who by then."
She is a legitimate player of this game. If any NPC dares to disobey her, she will be sold immediately!
However, Huo Xin misunderstood Yun Miao's meaning. She knew that she was no match for Yun Miao at the moment, but she was unwilling to admit defeat.
So she raised her hand and pointed at a streak of light that quickly passed over everyone's heads.
"Right now, the Xuantian Sect is opening its doors to the world and holding a grand ceremony to recruit disciples. Just across this suspension bridge, you'll find Black Dragon Ridge. It's Chenshi (the time of the morning), and at Sishi (the time of the evening), the Xuantian Sect will send people to Black Dragon Ridge to take in all those who come to knock on the door of the Immortal Realm. It's rumored that anyone who ascends the Heavenly Ladder and passes through the Heart-Searching Formation can join the Xuantian Sect and learn the supreme magic."
"Do you see the flowing lights above? Those are the cultivators flying on swords, cultivators who can harness the might of heaven and earth for their own benefit."
The girl in black looked at the fleeting light in front of her, and was the first to step onto the suspension bridge that was creaking and shaking in the strong wind. There was a strong fire burning in her eyes, which contained hatred, pain, and an ambition that would never be extinguished.
"I knocked on the immortal gate and entered the mysterious heaven. The immortal touched my head and gave me immortality... I don't ask for immortality, I only ask that my sword can cut through all injustices and kill all those who deserve to be killed!"
"Yun Miao, you are very strong, but I may not be weaker than you in the future."
Grandma Hua sighed silently again. She seemed to be sighing all the time lately.
Guan Dahai and Gao Zhu looked at each other with complicated expressions. These words were too murderous and full of hatred. They should not be uttered by a teenager.
But the world is full of people like this, and they used to be like this. In this cruel world, people like Yun Miao who have a lively and innocent temperament are rare.
Thinking of this, their eyes couldn't help but fall on Yun Miao. She had already been led by Huo Xin onto the suspension bridge, and she was staring blankly at the black-clad girl walking in front of her on the left, not saying a word for a long time.
However, just when everyone, including Huo Xin, thought Yun Miao was frightened by what she had just said, she suddenly exclaimed: "Wow, Huo Xin, you look so powerful when you say that!"
Huo Xin stumbled, and the sense of loss in her heart instantly dissipated. Her ears flushed slightly as she coughed dryly. She opened her mouth to say something, but she heard Yun Miao continue to shout,
"Can we go back to the bridge and do it again? I haven't seen enough!"
"Again! Again! I want to remember this scene forever with my eyes!"
She wants to take a screenshot and use it as her computer wallpaper!
Huo Xin quickly shut up, pretended not to hear, and continued walking forward, his pace getting faster and faster.
Unfortunately, Yun Miao was unwilling to let Huo Xin go and chased after him. "Oh, oh, when you go back to the bridge and pose, remember to repeat those words! Especially that one..."
She pinched her throat, pretending to speak in a low voice. "I don't seek immortality, I only hope that my sword can... Yun Miao, you are very strong, but I may not be able to..."
"Ahhh, shut up!"
Huo Xin was so ashamed and angry at what Yun Miao said that she no longer cared about being cool, mature, or steady. When she was almost at the end of the bridge, she ran back to Yun Miao and covered her mouth tightly with her hand, fearing that she would say something that would make her want to hit her head on the ground.
She didn't even dare to look up at the expressions of Grandma Hua and the other two people, and could only stare at Yun Miao with her ears red.
"Don't you dare say anything more, or I'll kick you off the bridge!"
Yun Miao blinked: "Hmm!"
Don't believe it!
Huo Xin: ...
She listened to the snickering coming from not far away, gnashing her teeth with a stern face, "Please, stop talking. If you say that again, I'll jump!"
Yun Miao thought for a second, then patted Huo Xin's hand that was covering her mouth.
Huo Xin cautiously let go of his hand, and then heard Yun Miao ask curiously: "If I obey you, will you be happy?"
Huo Xin tried hard to force out a fake smile: "If you are willing to obey, of course I will be happy."
Yun Miao readily agreed: "Okay, then I won't say anything."
Huo Xin immediately felt relieved. Caring so much about whether others were happy or not...it really was just a child's temper.
However, she didn't know that what she thought was happy and what Yun Miao thought was happy were actually not the same thing.
Yun Miao had previously read a beginner's guide on the forums for "Ask the Three Thousands." Although the random character attributes led to significant differences in player birthplaces and game content, some settings were universal, such as the NPC's invisible favorability setting.
I heard that when the NPC's invisible favorability towards the player reaches a certain level, they will take the initiative to propose to the player to become sworn brothers, partners, or even "If you don't abandon me, I am willing to be your godfather."
After that, players will have a chance to trigger interesting plots such as living with NPCs, NPCs giving players gifts, and NPCs cooperating in combat.
Yun Miao was very interested in this invisible favorability gameplay, so she picked up several small wild flowers on the road this morning and gave them to Grandma Hua and others. However, her favorite and most interesting person was Huo Xin.
Actually, she had wanted to ask… if she was obedient, would Huo Xin be willing to take her as her adoptive mother? But she felt that if she said this, Huo Xin would really kick her down, or even jump down in anger. So she chose to be more tactful.
It doesn’t matter. When Huo Xin’s favorability increases in the future, he will definitely be willing to embrace her motherly broad-mindedness.
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Just as Huo Xin had said, after crossing the suspension bridge, they arrived at Black Dragon Ridge. The highest point of the ridge was a vast, abrupt flat land that looked as if it had been flattened in an instant by some sharp weapon.
The east and south sides of the plain are filled with tents, and there are even a few new bamboo houses built in secluded areas.
On the west side were tied up a number of fat and strong birds and beasts, some of which did not look like ordinary beasts, but from the saddles on them and the carriages pulled behind them, it could be seen that no matter how majestic these birds and beasts were, they were just the running horses raised by some noble families.
There are many small stalls on the north side, and stall owners shout out their wares from time to time.
"Selling steamed buns, hot and fragrant buns!"
"The latest secret manual of knocking on the immortal gate will teach you how to go from the entrance to the grave!"
"For sale, for sale! If you want to join the Xuantian Sect, you need these magical pills! Power Pills, Speed Pills, Body Cleansing Pills, Kidney Nourishing Pills, Golden Spear Invincible Pills... ahem, sorry I brought the wrong ones, but the quantity is limited, so hurry up if you want to buy!"
If you don't see it with your own eyes, it would be hard for ordinary people to imagine that such a secluded place in the mountains is crowded with people and even has developed a bustling small market.
These people gathered at Black Dragon Ridge, obviously all for the Xuantian Sect's disciple-recruiting ceremony. Among them were not only mortals like Guan Dahai and Gao Zhu who had come thousands of miles to knock on the immortal gate according to the legend,
There are also people from the major families in the world of cultivation who have learned the family skills early on and have broken through to the Qi Refining Realm, as well as some young independent cultivators who have no sect or family support and have come to join in the fun.
So in this market you can see both rich young men in splendid clothes and poor people in coarse shorts. There are old men in their seventies and eighties walking briskly, and there are children of eight or nine years old with pigtails walking somersaults.
Looking to the left, a burly man with a broad back and strong arms was walking calmly through the crowd, carrying two axes weighing over 100 pounds each and carrying a wild boar weighing over 200 pounds in one hand.
Looking to the right, a slim girl was picking up a dagger from a stall and examining it carefully. She swung it lightly, and a clear water blade shot out from the tip of the dagger, leaving a half-inch deep dent on the ground.
"A low-grade spirit stone."
"No, I won't sell it even if you hold a knife to my neck. This isn't some ordinary iron. It's a genuine magical weapon passed down from my great-great-grandfather. I need five low-grade spirit stones!"
"Two low-grade spirit stones."
"Oh, little girl, I'm going to make this clear today. If you want this dagger, you either have to kill me or give me five low-grade spirit stones! Even if I, Wang Ermao, die of poverty, starvation, or even die in front of you, I will never sell off my great-great-grandfather's heirloom at such a low price!"
"Three low-grade spirit stones."
"make a deal!"
The author has something to say:
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Wang Ermao: Okay, three dollars is three dollars. I, Wang Ermao, will make an exception today and make this decision that goes against our ancestors!
After the customer paid and left, Wang Ermao looked around furtively, then calmly placed an identical dagger on the stall.
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