Inside a dark cottage, Li Muyang suddenly opened his eyes. “Failed again!”

    He had not anticipated that his blade would shatter against the monster’s neck.

    The defense of those six monsters was incredibly strong.

    In the game, Li Muyang had activated the skill 【Hidden Sword in the Belly】 just before dying, and the flying sword he spat out did manage to break through the defense of one monster, killing it.

    But the remaining monsters swarmed him, giving him no chance to activate Time Stop a second time, and they swiftly cut down both him and Fairy Liuli.

    【Hidden Sword in the Belly】

    The skill has a 20-second cooldown and can only kill one monster at a time. It can’t be relied upon to break through a tough situation.

    Li Muyang squinted his eyes: “It seems I’ll need to borrow Fairy Liuli’s sword to do the job.”

    The six monsters had set a trap, first provoking Fairy Liuli to act, making her lose her sword, and then they dared to swarm her.

    They are clearly wary of Fairy Liuli’s sword.

    Fairy Liuli’s intervention also showed that the ancient sword on her back was extraordinary in power, at the very least capable of easily breaking through the defenses of these monsters.

    Thinking of this, Li Muyang took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

    【Continue the beginner tutorial】

    The scene in his field of vision instantly turned dark, and Li Muyang was once again engulfed by the dark tide surrounding him.

    He was back on the shaking rattling carriage when he opened his eyes.

    The coachman’s mountain song echoed among the hills, and the swaying carriage traveled on the steep mountain path.

    Li Muyang immediately flipped off the carriage and started sprinting down the mountain path.

    “What? Constable!”

    The surprised call of the coachman was quickly left behind as Li Muyang hurried along using Time Stop, eventually reaching the mountain pass and spotting the Horse Relay Station by the roadside.

    He took several deep breaths to regulate his breathing before heading towards the inn with his waist knife slung on his side.

    Pushing open the inn’s main door, a smiling waiter came to greet him.

    “Esteemed guest...”

    But Li Muyang walked straight past him, heading towards Fairy Liuli.

    Dressed in green, Fairy Liuli sat in the main hall of the inn with an ancient-looking sword on her back, which seemed old and blunt.

    Li Muyang approached Fairy Liuli and said, “Fairy, may I borrow your immortal sword for a moment?”

    “Ah?”

    Fairy Liuli, about to speak as Li Muyang approached in his constable uniform, was taken aback by his preemptive request to borrow her sword.

    Her eyes showed surprise, clearly caught off guard by Li Muyang’s familiar and odd behavior.

    Li Muyang glanced at the guests present, quickly estimating the distance.

    Seeing this commotion, Fairy Liuli was greatly alarmed, losing her previous aloof demeanor.

    She immediately moved away from the spot she had been standing on, staring in astonishment at the blood-soaked soil.

    Was there a demon lurking underground, having stealthily approached right beneath her feet?

    At this moment, Fairy Liuli felt a chill down her spine.

    She could see clearly that the six monsters inside the inn were no easy opponents.

    If they were allowed to fully mutate and exert their full strength, coupled with the demon that had been lying in ambush underground, it would be difficult for her to escape unscathed from this trap.

    Fairy Liuli took a deep breath and then looked solemnly at Li Muyang.

    “I am Chu Qingxue from the Mystic Sword Sect. May I ask how to address you?” Fairy Liuli’s tone was serious, showing respect to Li Muyang.

    The constable before her, although seemingly weak and of average cultivation, had demonstrated thunderous methods and a mysterious agility.

    She had not expected to find such a capable person within the corrupt and decadent court...

    Hearing Fairy Liuli’s question, Li Muyang also came back to his senses.

    Although he had been assigned the role of a constable, it seemed he hadn’t been given a name.

    That meant... he had to choose his own ID?

    Meeting Fairy Liuli’s gaze, Li Muyang smiled slightly and said, “Fairy is too formal. I am just a humble constable from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. You may call me Wuming.” (TLN: Wuming means no name/nameless)

    At that moment, Li Muyang casually chose a generic ID after being unable to think of a better one.

    As soon as he finished speaking, several messages suddenly popped up in the upper right corner of his vision.

    【Meet with Fairy Liuli—Completed】

    【Ensure Fairy Liuli’s Safety—Completed】

    【Current task progress has been saved】

    【New Task—Please accompany Fairy Liuli into Loushan City】

    Li Muyang’s actions had been too fast.

    Upon entering and seeing Fairy Liuli, he immediately took action, not giving Fairy Liuli any time to react.

    He didn’t even give the system time to respond.

    As a result, the taskbar is updated with two entries at once.

    Seeing the successful completion of the task, Li Muyang also let out a sigh of relief.

    The first time was too unreasonable, so he only failed once if he didn’t count that. On his second attempt, he instantly wiped out the group of demon cultivators.

    Is this what you call a speedrunner? (leans back)

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