coobybook Chapter 25: Rules Aren't So Easy to Break
Chapter 25: Rules Aren't So Easy to Break
Li Muyang smiled smugly: "Hmph... Sorry, I really don't have that! I just know it."
"Huh?!" Bai Yuxiu and Feng Ling'er's eyes widened!
Cui Xilai and Mo Er, standing to the side, were also speechless. If you can't solve the problem, why make it sound so mysterious? It makes us think you have a way to solve it. Their understanding of the Wuxiang Gong was only superficial, not thorough, but they had heard a little about the situation Li Muyang was talking about.
“Miss Bai, what Young Master Li said is correct. In my early years, I followed the young city lord... that is, your mother Bai Muzhen, and I have heard a little about the Formless Skill and the Red Sun Blood Essence. There is indeed a situation similar to what Young Master Li mentioned! You must not ignore it!” Cui Xilai reminded her with a serious expression.
“…I understand. I won’t take action until this problem is solved.” Bai Yuxiu nodded and solemnly agreed.
"That's not necessarily the case. As long as it doesn't get out of control, it's fine. Besides, I do have treatment methods, but they only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. To completely cure the illness, we still need to find someone who has studied the Wuxiang Gong extensively to guide Miss Bai in practicing it," Li Muyang comforted her.
“My mother is definitely fine! She taught me martial arts!” Bai Yuxiu said confidently, then changed the subject with a hint of helplessness: “It’s just that I don’t know where she is yet.”
“It’s alright. If all else fails, there’s someone else we can look for, your great-aunt Bai Yue.” Li Muyang shook his head and said, “I do know the approximate location where she lives in seclusion. If we can’t find your mother for a while, I’ll take you to find her.”
"Thank you so much for your trouble, young master!" Bai Yuxiu thanked him politely and gratefully. They hadn't known each other for long, but Li Muyang had always been as reliable as an older brother, protecting them from trouble! (End of text)
Li Muyang chuckled and shrugged: "We're friends, aren't we? I'm also indignant about what happened to Wuxiang City. Now that I know the truth, even if I want to sit idly by, my conscience won't let me! Besides, if some people find out that I know the truth, I probably won't have a peaceful life!"
"Young people! Since we're already in this mess, let's restore order to the martial world! If the righteous path is full of hypocrites, let's turn the world upside down and change it!"
"Yes!" Bai Yuxiu nodded seriously, and Feng Ling'er was also very interested! The others also looked at Li Muyang with great admiration. It was obvious that the protagonist's words were very much to their liking!
Seeing that he had successfully calmed the girls down, Li Muyang silently summoned the system in his mind: "Boss Goose! I've completed my mission! Bai Yuxiu and Feng Ling'er both know the truth now!"
Administration Bureau Task System: %￥&%?!
Goose (￣ェ￣；): Are you addicted to exploiting bugs?!
That's right, Li Muyang has exploited a bug again!
The mission required protecting Bai Yuxiu until she learned the truth about what happened to Wuxiang City back then, and now she already knows!
In other words, Li Muyang's mission can be considered complete!
Li Muyang complained: "Boss, this isn't my fault! You guys made the bug so obvious, weren't you just trying to make me lag? Seriously! What do we do now? Does this even count?"
Goose had fallen silent, unsure of what to do in the current situation. Just then, the Bureau's task system, which had been frozen for some time, finally returned to normal, and a voice rang out:
[Employee completed task, reward has been issued!]
[The Immortal Painting has arrived!]
[However, due to a bug caused by the host maliciously blocking the mission, resulting in severe data corruption, the source points have now been converted as the price for the complete resurrection of the story character Nan Ying! A new hidden series of missions has also been issued!]
[Important! All tasks must be completed! Otherwise, Nan Ying's resurrection reward will be revoked! And subsequent tasks will not offer any rewards other than Origin Points.]
Task 1: Treat Shen Feiyan
Mission Two: Defeat the Number One Under Heaven
Task 3: Kill Black Leaf Withered Flower
Mission Four: Kill Sword Master and Poison Master
Task 5: Break through to the Longevity Realm in this world
Restrictions: Except for Task 5, all other tasks must be completed before the end of the Martial Arts Grand Ceremony. There are no restrictions on who can complete the objectives.
Task Reward: 3200 Origin Points
Penalty for mission failure: 6480 Origin Points deducted! Previous rewards revoked!
Addendum: Source points can be deducted to a negative number! The host probably doesn't want to be heavily in debt, right?
Li Muyang (?w?｀ll) sweat
Goose (′-i_-｀): Did they actually let this kid pass again?
Seeing Li Muyang's sudden change in expression, Bai Yuxiu, who was in front of her, saw it clearly and was a little puzzled. What's wrong?
Li Muyang then whispered to Bai Yuxiu, "I ran into a little trouble. I took a shortcut to complete the sect's mission requirements, but they changed my reward and refreshed the entire mission list! I have to complete them all, otherwise, they'll take back the mission rewards they gave me!"
"And my new reward is that Sister Nanying has been completely resurrected!"
Bai Yuxiu's pupils contracted, shocked yet also admiring as she looked at Li Muyang. From her perspective, Li Muyang had voluntarily given up the reward from his sect in exchange for Nan Ying's resurrection! She just hadn't expected that another task would follow!
What a kind person! Brother Li is such a good person!
I never expected Li Muyang to be so selfless! He easily gave up his reward! He was even willing to pay the price!
Otherwise, what a coincidence! The reward was swapped by the sect? And Nan Ying was resurrected?
It just looks like it's quite difficult! That's why Li Muyang has such an awkward and embarrassed expression!
Well... okay, Li Muyang just wanted to try exploiting a bug, but he didn't expect this result! Although it's not a loss in terms of reviving Nan Ying, the two of them have developed some feelings for each other during this time... Don't misunderstand, it's just pure friendship! At most, it's like sibling affection.
The problem is... what about the new tasks? The easiest of these is probably dealing with those two scumbags from the Insect Valley, Black Leaf and Withered Flower! But the plot has already been ruined by Li Muyang, and whether we can even see them again isn't an easy question!
Never mind, things will work themselves out!
As for treating Shen Feiyan, Li Muyang hadn't witnessed it firsthand, so he couldn't guarantee it, but the Innate Heart Sutra should be enough!
"...Host, congratulations, you have triggered a hidden quest!" Goose's somewhat annoyed voice rang in Li Muyang's mind.
Meanwhile, the goose was silently complaining: I really want to tell you, you've been tricked by the task management system this time! This task was designed to let the host find an opportunity to exploit a bug! And then trigger the follow-up!
In other words, the purpose of the task management system is to find a suitable reason to revive Nan Ying! Li Muyang is just a tool and a scapegoat, because according to the rules, the Administration Bureau cannot easily interfere directly with the development of the world, but it can influence it indirectly.
The new task is indeed a bit difficult, but it is a relative outcome. Li Muyang did violate the rules, so he should pay the price. Now, we are more inclined to give him a minor punishment as a warning.
So seeing that Li Muyang was quite willing, and also as a warning to Li Muyang not to break the rules again, Goose decided not to tell him the truth and said, "Host, if it's just about finding people, the Bureau's mission equipment can usually locate them."
"Thank you!" Li Muyang said with a sigh of relief. Was the difficulty reduced?
After chatting for a while longer, the two distraught disciples from Qiongwu Sword Pavilion took their leave first.
With Li Muyang's reminder, Xiao Yi had given up the idea of going to find his senior brother, the sect leader. He wasn't really stupid or stubborn. Knowing that he couldn't win and that his senior brother would most likely kill him, he still went to offer himself up as a sacrifice.
However, before leaving, Xiao Yi whispered to Li Muyang, "Young Master Li seems to really dislike me confronting my senior brother?"
For anyone else, these words would sound like accusing Li Muyang of sowing discord, but Xiao Yi clearly didn't mean that.
Li Muyang could only shrug with a half-smile: "Senior, just think of it as me having some kind of divination ability, seeing your tragic end of being silenced and then falsely accused... Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed! I just didn't want to see someone like you end up like that."
"...Young Master, you are truly virtuous!" The Sword Madman nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, I understand the priorities!"
After watching her nephew leave, Feng Ling'er came over and asked Li Muyang leisurely, "Brother Li, if you really don't want the sect leader of Qiongwu Sword Pavilion to know about our affairs, you can simply not tell this uncle about these things!"
Before Li Muyang could explain, the people around him also started to think about this question, and they all felt that Li Muyang was doing it on purpose?
"Yes, we can indeed not tell Senior Xiao Yi. However, given his personality, he will naturally continue to investigate. Although these matters are confidential, it's not like there's no chance of finding out. Do you want to guess whether Senior Xiao Yi can survive if he really finds something suspicious and goes to confront Liang Xiuzhuo?"
Li Muyang explained with a serious expression, "A person who insists on justice like him should be our helper, not our enemy. It's not my style to just watch him die. That's all I have to say. Whether Senior Xiao Yi can get through this ordeal depends on his own fate."
"As for what to do if Sect Leader Liang really finds out? Hehe, I'd actually like to go find him! If he comes knocking on my door, I'll have it much easier! I haven't even fought against a Supreme Realm expert yet. Speaking of which, Sect Leader Liang should have mastered the ultimate technique..."
Good heavens, the intelligence is so detailed? They even know Liang Xiuzhuo has mastered the Ultimate Technique? Although that's not exactly a secret among the higher-ups…
Seeing that Li Muyang was confident, the group didn't waste any more words. After a day of sightseeing and most of the night, they were all tired and it was time to rest.
As soon as Li Muyang woke up, Bai Yuxiu rushed in, looking flustered. Upon seeing Li Muyang, she pulled out a piece of paper and said:
"Oh no! Mu Yang! Ling'er is missing! I found this in her room!"
"WTF!" Li Muyang stared in disbelief at the words on the document. He truly hadn't expected that Hei Sha, that old bastard, was so utterly unethical! Last night, taking advantage of everyone's momentary lapse in vigilance, he sneaked in and kidnapped Feng Ling'er in the middle of the night! And he even demanded that everyone exchange Hongyang Blood Essence for her!