Mirage
Xiao Yichen watched helplessly as "Xue Baifeng" was eaten by the demon.
He panicked for a moment, then thought, "Xue Baifeng" is the Gong family. They summoned the devil themselves, aren't they just "reaping what they sow"?
I didn't expect that the Gong family would dare to take over the elder's body in order to seize power!
At this time, Xiao Yichen thought of those children, they were innocent.
Immediately, while the demon was busy devouring the Gong family, he jumped into the ground.
He fell into a deep pit and looked around.
"Big brother, what are you looking at?"
Xiao Yichen looked up and saw Ruan Zhaozhao standing on a high place looking at him.
He was holding a string of candied haws in his hand.
Then one after another, children appeared, each holding a string of candied haws, and stood by looking at him.
The scene was very strange for a while.
Xiao Yichen: "..."
It seems... I don't really need his rescue, huh?
Xiao Yichen recognized Ruan Zhaozhao, "Little sister, who are you?"
Ruan Zhaozhao held a candied haws in his mouth and spoke incoherently, "My name is Ruan Zhaozhao."
"Guan Shaoshao?"
"Ruan Zhaozhao——"
"Short copy?"
Ruan Zhaozhao was speechless and threw away the skewers he had finished eating. "How come the protagonist is deaf?"
The system just breathed a sigh of relief for her and didn't tell her what happened just now.
When the woman approached just now, it sensed that she had a system on her.
Before the system came, we didn't receive any notification that there were other systems in this world.
It contacted the headquarters but received no response for a long time.
After all, they are a small department. Apart from having a famous boss, the rest are new systems that have only experienced a few worlds.
If it wasn't really at its wit's end, it wouldn't have contacted us.
The person went straight towards Ruan Zhaozhao, and the system vaguely felt that her target was herself.
Since the headquarters asked it to hide the host, it means that the other party is a hostile force.
It’s always better to be on guard.
Fortunately, it has a lot of small permissions, and fortunately, its boss is "not to be messed with".
Ruan Zhaozhao looked at the golden label on Xiao Yichen's head and suddenly thought of something, "Big brother, go fight that thing."
Xiao Yichen understood what was said, but what was that thing... ?
Ruan Zhaozhao pointed upwards.
Xiao Yichen didn't dare to think about it. He had some guesses, but Ruan Zhaozhao asked him to deal with the devil, and he always had a chivalrous heart, so he didn't dare to think about it.
Ruan Zhaozhao knew that the protagonist was deaf, so he jumped down and walked up to him.
Xiao Yichen found that she was not even up to his waist.
But this girl picked him up and used him as a hammer.
And the look in Ruan Zhaozhao's eyes when he was looking at him at this moment was exactly the same as when he was swinging him.
Xiao Yichen suddenly had a bad feeling.
The next moment, Ruan Zhaozhao hugged his legs and said, "Big brother, you only need to beat Him. Don't worry about anything else. You will definitely win!"
Xiao Yichen: "What..."
Before he could finish his words, Ruan Zhaozhao started spinning around!
After three circles, he let go of his hand and Xiao Yichen flew out diagonally!
Ruan Zhaozhao put his hand on his forehead, "Wow——"
The other children followed her and opened their mouths wide: "Wow——"
The demon was devouring the Palace family members who were screaming and running around, when suddenly, something stuck into his mouth like a toothpick.
He paused for a moment and screamed: "Ah——"
He reached out to pull it, but found that it had slid into his stomach.
——Or his stomach that was bleeding and perforated!
The lamb has been guarding Gong Ziyu.
It knows that this person is the key to its future glory and wealth!
Ruan Zhaozhao walked over and waved his hand in front of Gong Ziyu, "Second Brother, are you okay?"
She saw that the "Cause and Effect Killing Value" above Gong Ziyu's head had dropped to 40.
Gong Ziyu still didn't understand why Ruan Zhaozhao and Yu Xiaoye appeared here.
"Junior sister, how did you get here?"
"It was teleported here."
Could it be that Wenren Yi sent them here?
Gong Ziyu was a little angry. After all, they were two children: "Why didn't the eldest brother come by himself?"
"He's still in seclusion."
Yu Xiaoye explained: "Second Brother, we insisted on coming here."
Gong Ziyu felt something strange in her heart, "Are you here to...save me?"
His voice was soft and uncertain.
Ruan Zhaozhao originally came here to complete a mission.
But after successively destroying the plans of Tianji Old Demon and the Demon God, she discovered that—
This is so fun!
Especially beating up the devil, which made her regain the joy of fighting with her dad!
And it further solidified Ruan Zhaozhao's opinion: How dare you call yourself a villain? You are all a bunch of noobs.
She felt that she was too brilliant.
After returning, her father will definitely praise her for maintaining the reputation of the city that never sleeps.
When Gong Ziyu saw Ruan Zhaozhao's hesitation, he became more certain.
They are here to rescue him!
Really...I didn't expect it.
Gong Ziyu couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat. Not wanting the two children to see, she quickly raised her sleeves to cover her face.
System: "Host, the mission details have been updated. You have completed this mission and can be teleported back at any time."
At this time, Yu Xiaoye came over and said nervously, "Second Brother, Zhao Zhao, even if those children go back, their families won't accept them. So, can you take them back to the Jueqing Sect with you?"
Ruan Zhaozhao had no objection.
Gong Ziyu looked at the group of children and thought that they were victims of the Gong family and that he had the blood of the Gong family flowing in his veins.
He nodded. "Okay. But, with so many of us, if we use teleportation—"
Before he could finish his words, a whirlpool appeared beside Ruan Zhaozhao.
Yu Xiaoye was already very familiar with this whirlpool and invited the children to go in one by one.
Gong Ziyu was stunned.
What is this? No formations or spells needed, just... sent back?
He could hardly believe his eyes.
Seeing that Gong Ziyu didn't move, Ruan Zhaozhao thought he couldn't move, so he grabbed his shoulders and threw him in.
After doing this, she looked at the hesitant lamb and said, "Why are you still standing there? Let's go."
Ruan Zhaozhao didn't greet the lamb just now, so it didn't dare to speak.
I felt lost, thinking that she had finally decided to abandon me.
When the lamb heard Ruan Zhaozhao calling it, it jumped up happily, hopping back and forth.
Suddenly there was a loud noise. Ruan Zhaozhao looked up and saw the demon being blown apart.
Obviously the "protagonist halo" played a role.
She noticed that one person flew out, and he was the only one who was unharmed, while the entire Gong family was wiped out.
Ruan Zhaozhao couldn't help but sigh: "The protagonist is really useful."
system:"……"
For the first time, it began to sympathize with the protagonist.
Ruan Zhaozhao walked into the whirlpool.
Seeing the familiar memorial tablet in the hall, she stretched lazily.
System: "Host, congratulations on completing this mission. You have finally unlocked the keywords 'Gong Clan Branch', 'Gong Ziyu', 'Ancient Whispers', 'Gong Clan Sacrifice', and 'Bloodline Inheritance'. There are two more missions. The host can choose to rest for half a month, or accept the mission directly."
Ruan Zhaozhao noticed the phrase "rest for half a month" and asked, "So, Third Senior Brother hasn't done what he wanted to do yet?"
The system lamented that it seemed to have underestimated Ruan Zhaozhao, "Host, you can understand it this way."
"Then let's take a break for half a month." After completing two tasks in a row, Ruan Zhaozhao felt a little tired.
At this time, there was a commotion outside.
Cui Fuer and Yuan Huaer looked at the children in the room with shock on their faces.
No, where did it come from?
Also, who is this miserable-looking man in white?
Gong Ziyu looked really miserable.
His white clothes were stained with blood, his hair was disheveled, and his lips were purple.
Hearing Yu Xiaoye calling "Second Brother", Cui Fuer and Yuan Huaer also hurriedly followed suit.
Gong Ziyu: “…”
He didn't understand why there were two women of unknown origin in the sect when he had only been away for a few days.
"Xiao Ye, aren't the brothers in the sect?"
Yu Xiaoye: "Big Brother is here."
The corner of Gong Ziyu's mouth twitched.
He's here, no matter what?
Yu Xiaoye reminded him, "But he's in seclusion. Second Brother, it's a long story. You're so badly injured, you should heal first."
That's all we can do.
Gong Ziyu looked at the group of children and said, "Xiao Ye, please arrange accommodation for them."
After saying that, he looked at Cui Fuer and Yuan Huaer, "As for these two..."
Cui Fuer and Yuan Huaer didn't know how to explain, so when they saw Ruan Zhaozhao coming out of the hall, they rushed to her side.
"Sister Ruan, please explain!"
Sister Ruan?
Gong Ziyu felt her face twitching.
The half-grown child has become a "sister" to two adult women!
This girl!
Ruan Zhaozhao, however, was very pleased with it, as if he was used to it. He waved his hand and said, "Second Brother, they are my little brothers. Oh, and the crows in your yard are also my little brothers. And -"
Ruan Zhaozhao tilted his head and looked at the group of children behind him, "They will also be my little brothers in the future."
Gong Ziyu: “…”
He finally realized that the little apprentice sister was not some pitiful abandoned girl at all——
She is a demon child!
·
Yu Xiaoye promised to explain to Gong Ziyu after his injury healed.
Gong Ziyu had no choice but to put aside all the problems in his mind and go to the yard to heal his wounds first.
Ruan Zhaozhao gathered the children together and pointed at Cui Fuer and Yuan Huaer: "From now on, Jueqing Sect will be your home. If you have any problems, please go to them."
Cui Yuan and the others: “?”
The feeling of being a nanny for no apparent reason...
Ruan Zhaozhao stroked his chin, looked at the clay statue of the founder, and fished out the Taoist scriptures from under the cushion. "The Jueqing Sect doesn't support idlers. If you want to join the Jueqing Sect, you must attain enlightenment. Everyone, take a copy of this book. If you can attain enlightenment, then do so. If you can't, forget it."
Cui Yuan: “…” This is too casual!
One girl raised her hand and said weakly, "If you don't want to cultivate, can you leave?"
Some of them were frightened by the Gong family and just wanted to stay away from these ghosts and gods.
Cui Fuer said at the right moment: "Sister Ruan, I can take them down the mountain."
Anyway, there's Chenjia Village at the foot of the mountain, and further on is Fengle Town. The people around here just got a fortune from the Canghai Sect, so they're very generous. They wouldn't chase away a few orphans. Perhaps there are still people willing to take them in.
Ruan Zhaozhao nodded. "Those who don't want to stay, please stand up. I'll have Cui Fuer take you to the nearby villages and towns."
A few people stood up sparsely.
In the end, there were four people left, two boys and two girls.
Afterwards, Cui Fuer sent them down the mountain, and Yuan Huaer arranged accommodation for the remaining four people.
·
That night.
It's a full moon tonight.
Gong Ziyu sat on the steps in front of the house, watching the dark clouds slowly dispersing, and couldn't help but clench his fists tightly.
The moon was very full.
Nothing happened.
He stared at the moon blankly, tears streaming down his face without him noticing.
It's over.
It's all over.
Gong Ziyu couldn't help but feel confused.
He grew up in the Gong family, brainwashed by them and never seeing his father. If his mother hadn't risked her life to save him, he would have been possessed by a demon.
My sister wasn't bad to him, she was just bewildered by the monster...
And the monster is dead. My sister, my mother, are all dead.
He is the only one left in this world.
Where could he go and what would he do?
Gong Ziyu stood up shakily, not knowing where to go.
At this time, he heard a noise coming from outside the yard and walked to the door.
Through the crack in the door, he saw a group of crows standing on the flat ground outside the yard.
Isn't this the crow that often perches on the crooked tree in his yard?
Before he moved in, the crows had been staying at the mass grave.
Attempts to "tame" them have been made, but have failed.
Why are you so obedient now?
"Is everyone here? The meeting is about to start!"
Gong Ziyu raised his eyes.
When it landed on the little carrot head, it was silent for a while.
He knew that Ruan Zhaozhao played well with them.
But when did it become so easy to use?!
Ruan Zhaozhao snapped his fingers, and the leading crow jumped twice, stood up, and started cackle.
She nodded as she listened to the system translation. "Very good, it seems you are very satisfied with Cui Da and Yuan Er."
Ever since they changed into women's bodies, they changed their names. Ruan Zhaozhao found it difficult to pronounce, so she simply called them Cui Da and Yuan Er.
In the future, if there are any younger brothers, they will be listed below, such as Zhang San, Li Si, and Wang Wu, which is easy to remember.
"I have a new mission for you this time." Ruan Zhaozhao walked back and forth, "That is - expand our territory!"
Gong Ziyu: “?”
Territory...? Does that make sense?
The crows suddenly became quiet.
The leader crow's eyes were filled with seriousness. "Ha."
System Translation: "Finally, we've waited until this day."
Ruan Zhaozhao also nodded seriously, "I knew that as the crow I trust the most, you would understand my thoughts best."
She waved her hands vigorously, "Are you satisfied staying in the Jueqing Sect?"
The leading crow shook his head.
The other crows chimed in: "Gah!"
System: “Not satisfied!”
"Do you want to go out and see the world, to experience a wider world?"
"Gah!"
System: “I’ve thought about it!”
"Besides you, there are many other crows out there, different crows, different worlds. Do you want to see them?"
“Gah!!”
System: “Think!”
"Very good." Ruan Zhaozhao slowly clapped his hands and pointed at the leading crow. "From now on, you will be my, Ruan Zhaozhao's, first general. I will give you the name Crow One."
The leader crow was very excited: "Ha!"
System: "Thank you, Sister Ruan, for the name!"
Ruan Zhaozhao shook his head. "Sister Ruan is what outsiders call me. Now your status is different, call me Boss!"
All the crows got excited and said, "Ha!"
The system broke into a voice: "Boss——!"
Ruan Zhaozhao called out his troops: "Two crows, three crows, four crows, five crows..."
All fifty-two crows have been named.
System: "Host, some crows said they still have children in their nests."
Ruan Zhaozhao said arrogantly: "Only those who can fly have names. Cheer them up."
"Listen." Ruan Zhaozhao pointed outside. "Starting tomorrow, you will go out in batches and contact the crows in other areas to persuade them to surrender to me. If they don't want to, I'll beat them up. If they still don't want to surrender after being beaten, I'll beat them up twice. Until they agree. Got it?"
The crows collectively cried out: "Caw!"
Without the system translation, Ruan Zhaozhao knew what their attitudes were and nodded with satisfaction.
Gong Ziyu: “…”
At first he thought Ruan Zhaozhao was playing house, and it was nothing that the crows were cooperating with him.
The further you go, the more things feel wrong.
When he heard Ruan Zhaozhao asking the crow to go out and "mark some territory", he couldn't hold it in any longer.
Our own demon boy is going out to destroy the world!
"Boom!"
The crows all turned their heads.
Gong Ziyu tripped over his own door sill, fell face down, and his leg cramped.
A series of "click" sounds were heard.
Gong Ziyu didn't understand what they were saying, but he knew it wasn't a good thing.
Ruan Zhaozhao also translated for him, "Second Brother, they said you were eavesdropping, so why did you fall down? Good job."
Gong Ziyu: “…”
The wounds on my body ached slightly, and the wounds in my heart also began to throb.
Gong Ziyu sat up and said, "Junior Sister, you are not a beastmaster, how can you understand the crows' speech?"
Ruan Zhaozhao: "The system understands."
Gong Ziyu was confused, "What did you say?"
All he could hear was "beep, beep."
Ruan Zhaozhao shook his head, "Second Brother's ears aren't working well either."
Gong Ziyu: “…”
Since she was here, Gong Ziyu also asked another question: "Junior Sister, what happened to the vortex when we came back? Can you teleport at will now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of light flew from a distance and hit Gong Ziyu's forehead.
He covered his forehead and saw the light slowly unfolding. It was the work of the "Master":
"The sect is top secret, do more and ask less."
Gong Ziyu was a little surprised.
He laughed, "Yeah, he's the only one so boring. He was the one who picked us up in the first place..."
The next moment, another ray of light came crashing down.
"My disciples are the hope of our sect."
Gong Ziyu: “…”
He also felt that Ruan Zhaozhao was the hope of the Jueqing Sect.
After all, she has become her own hope.
"Junior Sister, what color do you like recently?"
·
In the cave, Xiao Yichen sat on the cushion and practiced with his eyes closed.
The rainbow surrounded him, and after a while, it gradually dissipated.
Xiao Yichen opened his eyes and let out a long sigh.
It has been seven days since I returned from the Gong family.
The other disciples were knocked unconscious, and only he knew what happened at that time.
Jiang Zhenyue interrogated him together with four other elders.
Xiao Yichen did not hide anything and told the truth that Xue Baifeng had been possessed by someone else for a long time.
And there's the Gong family's long-standing conspiracy, attempting to summon a demon god and wreak havoc on the world...
Gong Shouzhe's legs went limp and he sat down on the spot.
Naturally, he could not hide the fact that he coveted the magic power of the branch family.
But Xue Baifeng died at the hands of the devil, so why did Xiao Yichen survive?
Xiao Yichen didn't know this either.
After he entered the body of the demon god, spiritual power beyond his level burst out from his body, and he actually shattered the demon god to pieces.
Han Duanyun asked him if there were any other suspicious people besides this.
Suspicious person...
Xiao Yichen immediately thought of the little girl.
She is so suspicious.
But he still didn't say anything, just shook his head and said, "I don't know about other things."
Afterwards, Han Duanyun asked him to return to the cave to recuperate first, and they would make a judgment on the matter themselves.
During these seven days, Xiao Yichen stayed in the cave and did not go out.
I went out for some fresh air and found that there were many fewer people in the sect.
More people greeted him.
A Jiang family member who usually treated him well stopped him and said, "Junior Brother Xiao, I haven't seen you in a few days. Have you recovered from your injuries?"
"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother. My injuries are almost healed." After a pause, Xiao Yichen asked, "Senior Brother, it feels like there are fewer people in the sect."
"They are all from the Gong family." Seeing that no one was around, the Jiang family member raised his voice, "Junior Brother Xiao, thanks to you for exposing the Gong family's practice of demonic arts, the Gong family has now been expelled from the Canghai Sect."
Xiao Yichen was surprised and said, "Expulsion? So serious?"
"Of course. The Canghai Sect and the Demonic Path are irreconcilable. Yet, Gong Shouzhuo has allowed the Gong family's branch to cultivate demonic skills. They have resorted to all means to seize power. How can we allow such a clan to remain in the Canghai Sect?"
Xiao Yichen: "But there are so many people in the Gong family. If they are expelled from the Canghai Sect, where can they go?"
"Junior Brother Xiao has been very thoughtful. We certainly can't just drive them away so easily. What if they set up their own sects and practice demonic techniques? The Sect Master and the elders have already decided to abolish the cultivation of all members of the Gong family."
The Jiang family members were very proud.
Xiao Yichen was stunned after hearing this: "Waste, waste everyone's cultivation? But they——"
The Jiang family disciple interrupted, "Of course, this isn't enough. It's just their cultivation level. Who knows what other magical skills they might develop. So, from now on, there will be no more Gong family in Xizhou. Oh, and this is what Elder Lu meant. Junior Brother Xiao, you're truly blessed to have such a master!"
Xiao Yichen felt that this was too much. "Isn't this too unfair to those who have done nothing wrong..."
"Junior Brother Xiao." The Jiang family disciple patted his shoulder and spoke earnestly, "I know you come from a humble background and don't understand the meaning of 'prosperity together, adversity together'. Even if they are not from the Sixhen County Gong family branch, do you think they don't know what the branch family is doing? The resources obtained by the branch family are shared by everyone, and naturally, the cost must be borne by everyone. Junior Brother Xiao, although Senior Sister Jiang has been possessed, the sect leader still has other daughters. In the future, you will also be the son-in-law of the Jiang family, so it is best to stand on the same front with us as soon as possible."
After saying that, he walked around him and left.
Xiao Yichen stood there with a frown on his face for a long time, and finally he let out a long sigh.
·
Ruan Zhaozhao walked into the house holding a piece of watermelon.
A crow stood in front of Cui Fuer, singing and dancing.
Cui Fuer listened and took notes, "So a mirage monster appeared in Dongzhou? Is the source of this information reliable?"
Crow: "Quack, quack!"
Cui Fuer put the brush to his lips and said, "The monks said so, so it's probably quite reliable. But it could also be a trap or something. After all, the righteous path loves to use these kinds of aboveboard tricks. You should go and investigate again."
The crow saluted and immediately flew out of the window.
Ruan Zhaozhao handed the watermelon in his hand over: "Cui Da, eat the watermelon."
Cui Fuer's eye twitched.
She took the watermelon and said, "Little Master, can you call me something else? I'm a girl now, and it's a bit weird to always call me Cui Da Cui Da."
When Cui Fuer and Yuan Huaer merged, they discovered that this body actually contained the obsession of their original body.
It's just obsession, no soul.
Their souls were contaminated by the obsession of their original bodies, and they gradually became like their original bodies.
Now Cui Fuer has only discovered the characteristic of "love of beauty", and other problems have not been discovered yet.
She felt embarrassed to call her "Sister Ruan" all the time, so she asked Ruan Zhaozhao for advice and called her "Little Master".
Ruan Zhaozhao chewed the melon and asked, "What's that called?"
"Sister Fu'er?"
Ruan Zhaozhao looked at her speechlessly, as if saying, "You are worse than me, and you dare to let me call you sister?"
Cui Fuer held her forehead and said, "Forget it, let's just call her Cui Da. But Yuan Er feels that Ya Er doesn't like her."
Because they both have the character "Er", Ya Er feels that Yuan Er has stolen its name.
Ruan Zhaozhao remembered that Ya Er was a male. "Next time, tell Ya Er that he is a male. Although they are both males, they are different. If you keep making a fuss about it, I will roast him."
Cui Fuer: "..."
How brutal.
No wonder they called Ruan Zhaozhao “little devil star” when they heard Gong Ziyu and Yu Xiaoye talking.
Ruan Zhaozhao asked them to clean up this room.
Cui Fu'er was a beastmaster who could understand crow language, so Ruan Zhaozhao asked her to record the information the crows brought back every day.
Cui Fuer handed today's intelligence to Ruan Zhaozhao, and the two sat on the doorstep together eating watermelon.
Ruan Zhaozhao spat out the melon seeds and asked, "What is a mirage demon?"
Cui Fuer: "There are monsters that can create 'mirages', but these monsters only appear in places with extremely strong resentment. I don't know where they come from."
Ruan Zhaozhao: "Mirage? Where is it?"
Cui Fuer: "It's an abandoned city in Dongzhou. No one lives there anymore. The crows heard from the monks that a mirage monster has appeared there recently. Every evening, a ghost town appears. Many people have mistakenly entered it and can't get out, so they asked the Canghai Sect for help. Many disciples sent by the Canghai Sect have also lost themselves there."
Ruan Zhaozhao said "Oh" and suddenly heard the system say: "Host, a new keyword has been unlocked, 'Mirage'."
Unlocked? Apparently, this is related to the next mission.
According to the order, it’s the turn of... Third Senior Brother.
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