Facing the relentless questioning of the Dragon Spirit Fairy, Li Muyang found himself exhausted.
Although the fairy was illiterate, the questions she asked were really tricky!
Many questions even targeted the core, making it difficult for Li Muyang, who had a rich knowledge base in reading comprehension, to cope.
— How could such a clever and wise fairy be illiterate?
She resided in the most prosperous capital city at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, yet she knew nothing about historical figures and had no knowledge reserves.
Could it be that she had no contact with the outside world?
At this thought, Li Muyang’s heart stirred slightly — could this be the hidden plot line?
The Dragon Spirit Fairy was trapped in the city, unable to contact the outside world?
Such a smart fairy, if able to interact with the living world within the city, would not have been illiterate.
Following this line of thought … the Luoyang City where the Dragon Spirit Fairy resided also seemed a bit strange.
It was said to be the grand capital city of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the residents all looked like ghosts, with evil permeating everywhere.
This ghostly city reminded Li Muyang of a classic horror game — Silent Hill!
Silent Hill had an inner world and an outer world.
Could it be that this eerie city where the Dragon Spirit Fairy resided was actually the inner world of Luoyang City?
The Dragon Spirit Fairy had always been stuck in this inner world, unable to contact the real world outside, and thus had become illiterate?
With this in mind, Li Muyang’s eyes shifted, he saved his progress, and then abruptly changed the topic from philosophy to reality.
“… Fairy, how many years have you been in this city?”
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If it were the former Li Muyang asking this question, the Dragon Spirit Fairy certainly would not have answered him.
But now, the Dragon Spirit Fairy hesitated briefly before responding to Li Muyang’s question.
“Lost in the fog of ages, but it must have been thousands of years, right?”
The Dragon Spirit Fairy replied uncertainly, “Sir, you are the first great being to set foot in this city in these thousands of years.”
Li Muyang continued, “Then why don’t you leave this city, Fairy?”
After Li Muyang finished speaking, the Dragon Spirit Fairy fell silent, seemingly a bit downhearted.
After a while, the fairy finally spoke.
“The resentful spirits in the city harbor towering hatred and murderous intent that could shake the heavens, and they need to be suppressed here.”
“If I were to leave this city, the resentful spirits would spill out and possibly wreak havoc in the human world.”
The Dragon Spirit Fairy spoke in a low tone.
However, Li Muyang’s eyes lit up.
Good! There indeed was a hidden plot line!
The Dragon Spirit Fairy was trapped in Luoyang City, not that she didn’t want to leave.
She was using herself as a seal to confine the resentful spirits in the city!
“If we could pacify the resentful spirits in the city and purify their resentment, could you then leave this city and return to the outside world, Fairy?”
Li Muyang seized the moment and continued to dig deeper.
Facing his inquiry, the Dragon Spirit Fairy sighed softly and shook her head.
“Sir jests; it’s hard to explore the path ahead in the midst of fog. Even if the resentful spirits in the city were pacified and purified, Zhu Li cannot leave.”
“Once I step out of this city, I will be lost in the vast fog, lose my way, and never be able to return to the human world.”
At this point, the Dragon Spirit Fairy looked at Li Muyang and said, “Sir’s spiritual being managed to traverse through the dense fog and reach this city to borrow a corpse and return to life, which is an unfathomable method.”
“But Zhu Li admits she lacks your Divine Skills, and even her spiritual being cannot leave this city, let alone her physical body.”
The Dragon Spirit Fairy sighed softly, but for the first time, she disclosed her real name to Li Muyang.
[Zhu Li].
Yet as Li Muyang was about to speak, a system notification suddenly popped up in his field of view.
[Hidden Quest Unlocked!]
[Hidden Quest: The Dragon’s Return]
[Quest Content: Assist the Dragon Goddess Zhu Li in subduing the city’s resentful spirits, making the ghost army willingly serve the Dragon Goddess]
[Living beings absolutely cannot escape the fog, but those who are dead might have a chance]
[If you can subdue the city’s resentful spirits and make them willingly obey Zhu Li’s commands, directing tens of thousands of ghosts as scouts may reveal a path leading out of the fog]
…
The sudden emergence of the quest log in his vision greatly exhilarated Li Muyang.
He had finally unearthed a hidden storyline.
It had exhausted him these past few days.
As long as he completed this quest and helped Zhu Li subdue the city’s resentful spirits, he would receive a perfect score and obtain rewards, right?
Li Muyang said to Zhu Li, “Actually, I have a method, Goddess. Have you considered it?”
“Living beings cannot leave the fog, but those who are dead can.”
“If you could subdue the tens of thousands of resentful spirits in the city, make them obey your commands and serve you, you could then order these ghosts to scout the way out.”
“If they find a path to leave, they could lead you out, and wouldn’t you be able to leave then?”
Li Muyang said, his face wearing a smile as he shared this plan with Zhu Li.
Upon hearing Li Muyang’s words, Zhu Li was slightly taken aback.
She looked at Li Muyang in astonishment and after pondering for a long while, said, “But those tens of thousands of resentful spirits were once heroes among men and are now formidable among ghosts. Filled with immense hatred and pride, how could they easily be commanded by me?”
“Even if they are dead, trying to find a way out in this fog would be fraught with immense dangers, not to mention guiding and protecting me out once a path is found…”
Zhu Li sighed and shook her head, “I have no grace or favor amongst those spirits; they cannot possibly serve me faithfully to the death.”
“Unless…”
At this point, Zhu Li seemed to have thought of something and hesitated.
Li Muyang curiously asked, “Unless what?”
Zhu Li said hesitantly, “…unless we find the legendary Military Annihilation Tiger Talisman.”
“That Tiger Talisman was the final obsession of the tens of thousands of spirits before their death. If they regain their senses and someone presents the Military Annihilation Tiger Talisman, perhaps their loyalty could be won.”
“But the Military Annihilation Tiger Talisman has been lost for many years. I have stayed in this city for many years and have tried searching for it, but to no avail. Perhaps as the legends say, this item has already been lost.”
Zhu Li sighed, her head slightly shaking, “Thank you for your kindness, sir, but it seems Zhu Li might not be able to leave this city.”
“If, sir, you could purify and pacify the resentful spirits of this city, preventing them from wreaking havoc outside, that would be sufficient.”
Zhu Li sighed softly.
Upon hearing her tale, Li Muyang’s mind went blank for a moment: “Military Annihilation Tiger Talisman?”
This item seemed like a necessary drop from Great General He Jin.
But in previous files, Li Muyang had not discovered any use for this item; it was unusable, non-equippable, and had no Divine Skills.
He had even thought it was a commemorative item.
Who would have thought that this item could also command the city’s resentful spirits?
Realizing this, a smile appeared on Li Muyang’s face.
“Goddess, you need not worry, I happen to know the whereabouts of the Military Annihilation Tiger Talisman.”
“The resentful spirits of this city will surely obey you!”
All conditions for perfect clearance had now appeared, making the next steps easy.
Li Muyang’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
After so many days of toil, he had finally gathered all the conditions for perfect clearance.
The rewards for a perfect clearance were now within reach!