The Game with Fairies - Chapter 369

Chapter 369: Two Little Aunts

The desolate cold wind brushed through the courtyard of the Mother Buddha Temple.

Outside the great hall, Li Muyang held the gourd with a sincere expression.

Inside the Buddha hall, the Mother Buddha greedily stared at the gourd in his hand as if she would pounce on it the next second to snatch it away.

But in the end, she did not leap forward but remained seated on the lotus pedestal cushion.

Although her gaze still fixed on the gourd, the Mother Buddha answered Li Muyang’s question.

“…To avoid being devoured by this land, it’s difficult if you say it’s difficult, but not so difficult if you say it’s not.”

“Taking the Seven Marrow Pill that I have refined is a foolish method that treats the symptoms but not the root cause.”

“However, the foolish method is safe, with no risks involved, just a bit troublesome, as you would need to frequently go underground and help this old body with the Heart-Eating Worms…”

The Mother Buddha chuckled, staring at the gourd in Li Muyang’s hand, with transparent drool dripping from the corner of her mouth,

“But young people’s nature, even if they know there’s a wall ahead, they must bump into it until they hit their heads and bleed before they can turn back.”

“If that’s the case, I’ll tell you then.”

The Mother Buddha coughed lightly, exhaling a puff of black smoke.

This black smoke drifted gently in the hall after emerging from her mouth.

Soon, another bronze lamp lit up beside the old Mother Buddha.

This sinister Mother Buddha sitting in front of the hall’s deity statue was flanked by two lamps, one on each side.

Only the other lamp had never been lit before, and Li Muyang had never noticed it in his previous visits.

Now that this bronze lamp was lit, its faint green wick cast a gloomy and eerie light on the Mother Buddha’s face.

In the flickering flames, she chuckled strangely.

“Above this land lies the buried remains of an immortal.”

“If you can obtain any part of the flesh or organs from the immortal’s remains, you can avoid being devoured by the land.”

“Um… speaking of the immortal’s remains…”

Under the light of the two bronze lamps, one red and one green, the Mother Buddha’s face appeared dark and sinister as she chuckled and finally lifted her head to look at Li Muyang.

Her eyes seemed to flicker with a strange light.

Facing Li Muyang outside the hall, the Mother Buddha extended a hand hidden under her kasaya.

Despite having a beautiful young face identical to Fairy Liuli Chu Qingxue, when she extended her hand, what appeared in Li Muyang’s vision was a withered, age-spotted palm of an old person.

She chuckled and said to Li Muyang,

“…The sachet I lent you before, it’s time to return it.”

The elderly person reached out to ask for something, and within the dark liver spots on their withered, skinny palm, it seemed as though countless dark shadows were wailing and dancing.

This withered and ugly palm frightened the Moon-Biting Dragon into exclaiming in shock.

Li Muyang, however, remained calm, although he couldn’t help but twitch his eyelids violently.

This hand… was even more terrifying than the hand of an ordinary old person.

It looked completely lifeless, more like that of a mummy than the hand of a living person.

Forcing himself to dispel the discomfort in his heart, Li Muyang, with a composed expression, took out the sachet that the Buddha Mother had given him for self-defense, which supposedly contained the seven-colored glaze heart of an immortal, capable of warding off the White Second Master.

However, after descending the mountain, the White Second Master did not make a move against him, so the seven-colored glaze heart had not been put to use.

After taking out the sachet, a silent white shadow emerged from the darkness of the great hall.

The pale, featureless figure, without even clothes, took the sachet from his hand and then respectfully handed it to the Buddha Mother inside the hall.

The Buddha Mother carefully placed the sachet back into the pouch under her robe, then lifted her head and smiled at Li Muyang.

“The remains of the immortal are on this land beyond the border.”

“I will have Xiaodie lead you to the immortal’s remains. As for whether you can seize a piece of the immortal’s flesh or organs… that will depend on your own abilities, Muyang.”

After the Buddha Mother finished speaking, there was a rustling in the shadows behind her, as if many people were murmuring in low voices.

But in the end, only two figures stepped out.

They were two young girls with bright eyes and white teeth, their expressions full of curiosity.

They walked out excitedly, their gaze fixed on Li Muyang outside the door.

The Buddha Mother in the hall cheerfully said, “They are also my daughters, consider them Qingxue’s sisters.”

“Follow them down the mountain. Xiaodie will lead you to the immortal’s remains.”

A cold wind blew through the land, and the two girls, dressed in black clothes and skirts, had the same attire as the sinister girls of the Mother Buddha Temple.

But they did not carry black swords on their backs.

They curiously sized up Li Muyang, their innocent and curious eyes resembling those of naive young girls who had not experienced the world.

“Come with us.”

“We’ll make sure you find the immortal’s remains.”

“But we’re only here to show you the way.”

“Once the immortal’s remains are found, we’ll be off.”

“Don’t expect us to help.”

“If you die, we won’t help either.”

After the two girls left the hall, they chattered away, one after the other.

Li Muyang fell silent for a moment, and a system prompt popped up in his field of vision.

【Main Quest Unlocked: The Immortal’s Remains】

【Immortal’s Remains: Find the remains of the immortal and seize a portion of the immortal’s flesh or organs to avert the danger of being consumed by the land】

【Note: The current quest is optional and does not affect other main quests】

“…”

Looking at the system prompt in his vision, Li Muyang narrowed his eyes.

The system’s prompt confirmed that the Buddha Mother’s method was not a deception.

But obviously, there were definitely other ways to avoid being consumed by the land beyond the border.

It’s just that the Buddha Mother was only willing to tell him this one, and it seemed to be very difficult…

Perhaps this eerie old witch wanted to wait for Li Muyang to fail and then obediently come back to help her capture Heart-Eating Worms?

After all, fifty Heart-Eating Worms could be exchanged for one Seven Marrow Pill, extending life by one month.

For this old witch, it was too good a deal.

Li Muyang took a deep breath and said, “Thank you, senior, for the guidance. I will now go in search of the immortal’s remains.”

Although this main quest might be more difficult, it was the only method Li Muyang could find at the moment.

There might be other ways with the other creatures beyond the border, but why would those evil and heretical beings tell Li Muyang for no reason?

Li Muyang had no choice but to accept the quest.

After bidding farewell to the eerie Buddha Mother in the hall, Li Muyang left the mountain with the two girls the Buddha Mother had entrusted to him.

These two girls, called daughters by the Buddha Mother, started hopping joyfully as soon as they left the Mother Buddha Temple.

They were like two children who had been cooped up at home for too long.

They cheerfully cheered and ran towards the small town at the foot of the mountain, completely ignoring Li Muyang who was following behind.

The erratic behavior of the two girls made the Dragon Maiden somewhat anxious.

“…Li Muyang, can you really rely on these two?”

“I thought they were sent by your mother-in-law to watch over you, but now it seems even scarier than that.”

“Your mother-in-law isn’t tricking you into babysitting, is she…”

As Li Muyang walked down the mountain road, following behind the two girls, he observed their every move with a detached eye.

He whispered, “As long as we can find the immortal’s remains, we don’t need to worry about the rest.”