The Game with Fairies

Chapter 252: The Shame of Punishment

Listening to the Sword Spirit’s explanation, Li Muyang sighed.

“So it’s all because of me… anyway, I’ll just defeat the inner demon…”

With a thought from Li Muyang, the flying sword suspended beside him immediately transformed into dozens of sword qi streaking across the sky.

As the sword intents of both sides collided in the void, the air rippled with continuous waves, and suddenly the surrounding scene changed dramatically.

The desolate hill, a battlefield filled with the remnants of divine weapons, suddenly turned into a thatched cottage in the woods, with a clear stream flowing like a jade ribbon in front of the door.

Dressed in plain white, Fairy Liuli stood in front of the cottage with a happy smile on her face.

“Husband, go come back early.”

It was the first time Li Muyang had seen such a happy and tender smile on the face of the aloof and emotionless Fairy Liuli.

He was somewhat stunned for a moment.

The Sword Spirit, still expressionless, explained.

“This is the deepest part of Chu Qingxue’s heart, the true scenery within her inner world.”

“Your struggle with the inner demon will continuously traverse these false illusions until you reach the deepest part of her heart and see her slumbering soul.”

Sensing something off about Li Muyang’s expression, the Sword Spirit said coldly: “These are just some false illusions, don’t mind them.”

“These are nothing more than Chu Qingxue’s wishful fantasies.”

As the Sword Spirit explained coldly, the inner demon once again attacked with its sword.

The flying sword, driven by the Startling Swan Sword Mantra, slashed out a massive sword qi.

Li Muyang also mobilized his flying sword to defend himself, but his expression was somewhat odd.

Don’t mind it… Don’t mind my foot!

Who the hell could remain unmoved by such a scene?

Not far away on the mountain path, there was a man identical to Li Muyang, carrying a bamboo basket with a gentle smile, unmistakably the husband called by Fairy Liuli in front of the cottage.

“Xue’er, wait for me,” the man, looking just like Li Muyang, waved to his wife with a smile, full of tenderness.

Hearing this voice and seeing this scene, Li Muyang, the real deal, suddenly panicked, and the sword qi he was channeling became disordered.

Damn it!

Xue’er!?

Such a damn mushy nickname!

How could I ever say something so cheesy!

Even though this is Chu Qingxue’s inner world illusion, hearing his own voice utter such mushy words, Li Muyang was inevitably affected.

A feeling of blood rushing to his cheeks made Li Muyang’s face burn with an inexplicable sense of shame.

This Chu fairy is so cold and emotionless on normal days, yet what the hell is she thinking about in her heart!?

Such cheesy interactions… you have the guts to imagine them, but I don’t have the guts to listen!

This is just the first illusion, and it’s already so cheesy with the husband calling.

What will the next illusions look like, how much more explicit will they be…

They can’t be indescribable, can they…

Li Muyang’s mind was in turmoil, and his Sword Control Technique showed flaws, immediately being exploited by the inner demon, forcing him to retreat repeatedly.

After a dozen breaths, Li Muyang, who was at a loss, was pierced through the chest by a sword and died on the spot.

【You have died, game over】

“…”

In the private room of the tavern, Li Muyang, who opened his eyes, speechlessly covered his forehead.

Chu Qingxue’s inner demon had truly captured his essence.

Taking advantage of his reaction to take his life, this kind of fighting instinct to kick someone when they’re down was simply too much.

It seized a flaw in Li Muyang and launched a relentless attack, quickly expanding its advantage and breaking through Li Muyang’s defenses.

For the first time, Li Muyang realized how fierce ‘he’ could be.

The difficulty of the inner demon was one thing, but what really troubled Li Muyang were the illusions within the world of the inner demon.

It was clearly Chu Qingxue’s inner demon, but why did Li Muyang, who was in the midst of it, hearing that familiar voice of his own, saying those cheesy words, feel like he was the one being shamefully punished?

The sense of immersion was inexplicably strong.

This Chu fairy was something else.

Such a cold and emotionless fairy, one would think she was the type devoted to the Dao, indifferent to the love between men and women.

Yet her inner world turned out to be so girly?

Cheesy and sweet… That girly figure in the illusion seemed absurdly out of character to Li Muyang.

He found it hard to believe that the coquettish girl in the illusion could be the same person as the cold fairy who remained indifferent even in the face of life and death.

This fairy, her inner drama was rich indeed!

Li Muyang sat in the private room of the tavern, rubbing his face hard, and it took him a good while to calm down and prepare himself mentally, taking a deep breath.

“It’s okay, it’s okay, that’s not me, that’s not me, no matter how cheesy and embarrassing, it has nothing to do with me, nothing to do with me…”

With his mental preparation in place, Li Muyang re-entered the game, facing Chu Qingxue’s inner demon.

The phantom of the inner demon, driven by the Startling Swan Sword Mantra, wielded its flying sword and attacked Li Muyang.

As the two clashed, the space-time where the inner demon and Li Muyang were located once again transformed into Fairy Liuli’s inner world.

The woman in front of the cottage spoke with a gentle voice, embracing her husband.

She softly pressed her face against her husband’s chest, uttering sweet and cheesy love words.

Li Muyang’s face was taut as he tried hard to ignore those cheesy words, continuously fending off the inner demon’s attacks.

He thought he had prepared himself mentally, but the sweet and cheesy love words spoken by Fairy Liuli Chu Qingxue next to him were like a devil’s whisper, incessantly drilling into his ears.

Even though he knew it was just an illusion and not real. But those sounds kept coming, and Li Muyang felt as if he was truly in the moment, inexplicably experiencing a strong sense of immersion.

It was as though he was really embracing a fairy in his arms. He could even feel the warmth and touch of Chu Qingxue, and he could faintly smell a delicate fragrance…

The sword spirit beside him noticed Li Muyang’s abnormal state and immediately spoke up to remind him.

“Guard your mind! Ignore those disturbances! That’s not the real you! Everything you’re feeling is an illusion!”

But she spoke too lightly.

When the illusion of Chu Qingxue sweetly hugged Li Muyang, burying her face in the nape of his neck, Li Muyang could distinctly feel the warm breath of the woman gently blowing on his collarbone.

A tingling sensation spread from his collarbone throughout his body.

Li Muyang’s swordplay became disordered once again.

【You died. Game Over】

“…”

The game over notification popped up again, and Li Muyang opened his eyes in the private room of the tavern.

“I’ll be damned…”

Li Muyang sat up straight and subconsciously touched his collarbone.

Although it’s a bit embarrassing to say, it was… somewhat addictive!

Even though he was no longer the naive boy who had never touched a girl before, having even boldly bullied Yan Xiaoru, freely pinching and molding her,

but Elder Yan always sat there passively and stiffly, letting Li Muyang bully her without any reaction.

However, in the illusion, it was as if he was intimately snuggling with the aloof Fairy Liuli Chu Qingxue and that feeling…

“This inner demon is too terrifying!”