Miss Wang Wants to Offer Herself in Marriage

"Where are you from, sir? Judging by your bearing, you must also be here to seek justice for City Lord Tang, right?" Yi Xiaofeng asked earnestly as he sized up the Blue-Clad Young Master.

The Blue-Clad Young Master broke into a cold sweat and said, "My name is Zeng Shu. Slaying demons and exterminating evil is the bounden duty of cultivators like us. I must go to the City Lord's Mansion."

Yi Xiaofeng praised, "Not bad, not bad."

Then his tone shifted, and he sighed. "Young Master Zeng, my name is Zhang Junyi. To be honest, I was once attacked by a demon and do not have much time left. Before I die, I want to do one good deed. If you can help me, I'll leave all my secret arts and treasures to you. What do you say?"

Zeng Shu's eyes immediately lit up.

Then he sensed that something was off.

Is this guy trying to fool me?

Sensing his gaze, Yi Xiaofeng immediately gave a fake cough. "Of course, I haven't said this only to you. But I believe that anyone capable of avenging City Lord Tang is worthy of inheriting everything I have."

"Back then, with a single sword of mine... Forget it, forget it. No point bringing it up. Looking like this now, I'd only embarrass myself by talking about it."

The way Zeng Shu looked at him changed.

This man really was an expert!

Just from the way he spoke, it was obvious he had a story.

Looks like I was right to choose the righteous path. A fortuitous encounter bonus—nice, nice, Zeng Shu thought happily.

The Heavenly Dao Immortal Hero Game would enter Public Beta in the future, and everything they obtained now would be retained.

Moreover, according to his information, this game was far from simple. He had to grab as many benefits as he could from it.

The two continued chatting.

The host noticed their conversation and switched their screens onto the big display. Their exchange made the live audience laugh.

The Barrages across the various online livestreams surged even more:

"Damn, life is like a play—it all depends on acting skills."

"You almost had me believing it."

"No exaggeration, no slander. A sickly guy like this really could be some hidden expert..."

"Hahahaha, are you trying to kill me with laughter?"

"I think Zeng Shu is acting too!"

"It's starting! Time to show off!"

After chatting for a while, Yi Xiaofeng and Zeng Shu began addressing each other as brothers.

Yi Xiaofeng would occasionally seem about to speak of his former glory, only to hold himself back. This blatantly suspicious attitude made Zeng Shu even more convinced that he was a hidden expert.

More than half an hour later, the two squeezed through the crowd together and entered the City Lord's Mansion.

Yi Xiaofeng had nearly been crushed breathless by the crowd.

So weak...

Even weaker than the players!

Zeng Shu was convinced that he was a hidden expert who would trigger a great fortuitous encounter!

The soldiers guarding the entrance to the City Lord's Mansion stopped them.

"We are cultivators. We have come to investigate the cause of City Lord Tang's death and drive out the ghosts and evil spirits!" Yi Xiaofeng said solemnly. As soon as he finished, he could not help coughing.

The soldiers looked at him skeptically.

So frail...

Could he really exorcise ghosts?

Zeng Shu also spoke up, saying roughly the same thing as Yi Xiaofeng.

The soldiers were half-convinced, but they let them through.

After entering the City Lord's Mansion, they saw people everywhere in the courtyard, garden, and corridors.

Apart from the trembling servants, all of them were cultivators who had come to eliminate demons.

Zeng Shu looked around, seemingly trying to determine who among them were players.

Yi Xiaofeng began wandering around.

He could not possibly find the real culprit through searching alone.

He still had to learn more about the situation.

He found a very old man and asked, "How long have you been here?"

The old man had clearly answered this question more than once. Impatiently, he said, "I've lived in the City Lord's Mansion for twenty years. When City Lord Tang died, I was drawing water to wash his feet. Then I heard a strange laugh. I followed the sound and saw City Lord Tang dead in the main hall, with several bloody handprints on his chest. His eyeballs had been gouged out, and no one knows where they are even now."

Well then!

It had turned into a routine.

Yi Xiaofeng pressed, "Do you know anything else?"

The old man snapped, "You'll understand when night comes. Some things need to be experienced firsthand."

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What a terrible attitude!

Yi Xiaofeng turned and began questioning the other servants.

The others were the same. None had witnessed how City Lord Tang died, but they had all seen the same state of his corpse and heard that strange laughter.

After gathering some information, Yi Xiaofeng headed straight for the main hall.

There was another crowd at the entrance to the main hall, though fortunately it was not too packed.

Yi Xiaofeng squeezed inside and saw two women holding hands as they spoke. One was fat as a pig, while the other was graceful and slender, breathtakingly beautiful.

Three lines of text appeared before his eyes:

Name: Wang Yanran

Identity: Miss Wang

Connection: You once saved her from bandits, causing her to fall in love with you. As long as you show goodwill, she will offer herself to you in marriage.

Yi Xiaofeng's heartbeat suddenly quickened.

Such a stunning beauty was actually in love with him?

Since he still had seven days, should he accept her first and date her?

Yi Xiaofeng stared at the breathtakingly beautiful young lady, his throat dry.

"Eh! Young Master Zhang! Why are you here? Were you worried about me?"

The woman fat as a pig noticed Yi Xiaofeng's arrival and was instantly overjoyed. She then rushed toward him.

Holy shit!

Yi Xiaofeng was so frightened that he hurriedly backed away and waved his hands. "Miss... Calm down... Calm down..."

This woman probably weighed four or five hundred pounds. If his frail body were knocked down by her, he might just be sent straight to the afterlife.

Wang Yanran stopped and shot him a coquettish look that nearly made him vomit.

So she was Wang Yanran!

I knew something this good couldn't happen to me!

"Yi Qian, this is Young Master Zhang I told you about. Don't judge him by how he looks—he was harmed by a female demon. If not for him, I would have been violated by those bandits." Wang Yanran smiled as she introduced him. By the end, she covered her face and began sobbing.

Yi Xiaofeng: "..."

The servants and cultivators at the door were equally speechless.

Who would dare violate you?

The viewers watching the livestream were all rolling with laughter, flooding the screen with Barrages like "hahaha" and "holy shit."

Tang Yiqian gave Yi Xiaofeng a graceful bow and smiled. "Young Master Zhang, thank you for helping her. Otherwise, my friend might have... Sigh."

Her brows were filled with exhaustion.

Yi Xiaofeng waved his hand. "Helping others when encountering injustice is what cultivators like us ought to do."

Wang Yanran added, "Oh, right, Young Master Zhang. This is City Lord Tang's daughter. You're so capable, so help her find where that evil spirit is."

City Lord Tang's daughter?

Yi Xiaofeng could not help looking Tang Yiqian over again.

For some reason...

Looking at Tang Yiqian again, Yi Xiaofeng felt inexplicably uneasy.

Although she was beautiful, she gave him a very strange feeling.

The feeling was far too intense!

Wait!

Could she be the murderer?

Yi Xiaofeng became vigilant inwardly, but outwardly remained calm. "It is my duty. I came to the main hall precisely to inspect the crime scene."

After saying that, he began walking around the hall.

He deliberately avoided looking at Tang Yiqian. With so many people around, she probably would not make a move against him.

This is an immortal hero game, after all. It definitely won't be as simple as investigating a case. A battle between cultivators might break out in the end. Besides completing the mission, I also have to survive, Yi Xiaofeng thought silently.