This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 106: A Fine Line Between Life and Death

Chapter 106: Chapter 106: A Fine Line Between Life and Death

· After coming out, Liang Yi first found an unoccupied corner and changed his appearance completely before daring to show himself, lest he be recognized.

Being recognized by the natives is not a big deal, but if he were ambushed by players, it would be another story whether he could return today or not.

Ah, people who are too outstanding always attract attention like the bright moon in a quiet night!

Everyone praises Liang Yi, but who knows his troubles?

Players have already passed the stage of recklessly throwing out investigation techniques everywhere; according to the forum, a player accidentally hit the "jackpot" and really investigated an orange-name big shot.

However, as the excited player was preparing to approach and strike up a conversation, that big shot, seemingly proficient in the Daoist Skill of the Divine Soul, was too keen and directly noticed the sneaky player hanging around.

This kind of random investigation of people is actually quite impolite in Mystic Mechanism World. In Qingliang City, one cannot be too harsh, so the big shot just wanted to teach that player a lesson. With one glaring look, the player instantly collapsed and fainted on the spot.

Even the Mystic Bureau wouldn’t easily arrest such high-level professionals, not to mention that the impact of the action wasn’t significant. Whether the fainted Abnormal Person counts as a citizen of Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty is another matter, so the player could only blame their misfortune.

Seeing that investigating carried risks, other players also dared not recklessly throw out investigation techniques anymore.

Moreover, if the natives use Daoist Skills to hide their physical appearances and take on a false name, for the players whose skills are vastly inferior, the investigation technique would only reveal a false name, and the name quality might change accordingly.

The big shot who was carelessly investigated had not taken any disguise measures when leaving the house, hence being accidentally found by a player.

Now, Liang Yi, disguised as Yi Liang, if hit by an investigation technique, would only show up as a blue name NPC, with no real risk of his true identity being exposed.

Walking on the street, Liang Yi felt that the changes in Qingliang City after the arrival of players were quite evident. The most direct observation was seeing a few players with distinct temperaments every few steps, asking around and looking to take on quests, some shouting for team members after taking team quests, and others asking for the locations of specific NPCs.

Liang Yi slowly observed these changes around him, feeling somewhat dazed; for a moment, he truly thought he had returned to the time of the initial beta test, rather than having traveled to a place unknown whether it was the Otherworld or inside a game.

But recalling his younger martial sister’s smile and his master’s concern, the sense of void in Liang Yi’s heart gradually disappeared, turning back to reality.

"Regardless of what the truth is, my goal now is just to accompany my little martial sister and happily watch her grow up!"

With the illusory sensation fading, Liang Yi began looking for something tasty to bring back for his little martial sister. He hadn’t brought her along this time, and he estimated there would be a burst of crying upon his return, so it was perfect to buy some food to keep her occupied.

Looking around, Qingliang City’s streets were bustling with a wide variety of shops.

However, what Liang Yi was searching for were not these shops. Based on his past life’s years of food-hunting experience, the real delicacies of a city were always hidden in the roadside stands along the major streets and small alleys.

Eyes and nose wide open!

Finally, amid numerous fragrances, Liang Yi found what he wanted.

"Granny, one bowl of sugared ice, a serving of mango snow with black sticky rice, and a piece of hazelnut carrot cake, all to go."

Liang Yi pointed at the several appealing desserts listed on the roadside stall’s signboard and spoke warmly to the stall owner, an elderly lady with a kind look and spirited demeanour.

The elderly lady glanced at her customer, who was just an ordinary scholar youth, but his temperament reminded her of how her late husband looked when he was young.

"Young man, you’re quite handsome!" The granny packed the desserts with skilled movements, lifting her head in between to compliment Liang Yi with a smile.

"Haha, granny, you’re also quite beautiful, I bet there was a line of suitors along several streets when you were young." Hearing this, Liang Yi felt delighted and didn’t forget to return the compliment.

"That’s right! Back then, there truly was a line several streets long chasing after granny, I’m not bragging to you, young man! I was right at the back of that line!" An old grandfather with white hair poked his head out from a nearby fruit stand proudly declaring.

Granny just rolled her eyes at the fruit vendor, and the white-haired old man sullenly withdrew his head.

"Granny, your braid looks really nice," Liang Yi commented, looking down and noticing that the granny had meticulously tied a flower knot on the brown paper wrapping the desserts.

"I guess you bought these for your order, so I made them a bit fancier, hope you don’t mind me being nosy," Mrs. Hua said with a smile, handing over the wrapped sweets to Liang Yi.

"Haha, I can’t thank you enough, then I’ll be leaving, Mrs. Hua. I’ll come by again next time!" Liang Yi placed a few spiritual coins down and contentedly prepared to return with the sweets to his junior sister.

Why not store them in the ring?

Carrying them back adds a sense of ritual; taking them out from the ring is so common.

As Liang Yi walked, he couldn’t help but smile at the mention of the order by Mrs. Hua.

"Mrs. Hua is indeed experienced, a person who has been through it all," Liang Yi silently decided to visit her sweet stall more often in the future.

Humming an unknown tune, Liang Yi slowly dodged the crowd and entered a quiet alley.

Under the residual glow of the setting sun, Liang Yi, who walked into the alley, had his shadow stretched very long.

The desolate autumn wind blew through the alley, sweeping up the golden yellow fallen leaves.

Just as a leaf drifted past Liang Yi’s face and momentarily blocked his vision, a murderous intent explosive as a shattered silver bottle surged from behind him!

The intense murderous aura made the hair on Liang Yi’s body stand on end, causing his pupils to instantly constrict in terror.

The alarm in Liang Yi’s heart rang long and loud, frantically warning him of the imminent deadly fate! At this moment, he didn’t even have time to look back, as turning his head would be enough time for the murderous intent behind him to pierce through his heart!

"Ding! You have entered combat mode!"

Even at this moment, close to completing the mission, the assassin behind Liang Yi remained calm and silent.

Until the life of the enemy is terminated, the mission is not considered complete!

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Inside the Great Hall of the Mystic Bureau, Wu Yangshuo, who was processing official documents, suddenly looked up with a sharp gleam in his eyes!

"West of the city! Xingyuan District! Fifth Realm!"

These three brief words instantly echoed throughout the entire Mystic Bureau, and before the Shadow Guard of the Fifth Realm who was on duty could react, Wu Yangshuo had already taken the lead and dashed out, transforming into a stream of light towards the Xingyuan District.

Above Qingliang City naturally hovered the City Protection Array enveloping the whole city, and the high-ranking officials of the Mystic Bureau were the only ones privileged to utilize the City Protection Array to sense the entirety of Qingliang City.

Just now, he had clearly sensed the terrifying murderous intent erupting from that unidentified person of the Fifth Realm in the city. Unlike the minor disturbances previously encountered in the city, this time his intuition told him that something major is going to happen!

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The protective shield inherent in the Storage Ring given by his master automatically enveloped Liang Yi.

However, this shield, capable of withstanding a strike of Great Perfection of the Third Realm, could not even last a second under the dark sword light; it shattered the moment it made contact.

Liang Yi’s wealth of combat experience from his previous life was fully displayed at this moment, and this instant was precisely what he had been waiting for.

The eternal and unmovable image of the Creation Green Lotus appeared and enveloped Liang Yi’s entire body!

Above Liang Yi’s head, the Kunpeng’s phantom appeared, and under the life and death crisis, the unleashed Free Roam even emitted a hoarse Kunpeng cry.

"Chiu!"

The assassin closest to the Kunpeng was briefly dazed by this startling cry that pierced the sky, and the sword in his hand slowed down for an instant.

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