The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

Completing the protagonist's mission will double the experience. The props you get are also important materials for upgrading weapons. Therefore, the players did not waste time on Yi Ming's mission. Players came to the teahouse to deliver the missions and received gold coins and rich experience from the protagonist.

The reason why Yi Ming waited patiently for these players to submit the medicinal materials was not only to avoid being discovered, but also for another reason.

...He needs money, he needs it badly.

Within an hour, the medicinal herbs submitted to Yi Ming by the players piled up into a small hill.

Although there would only be one copy of these duplicate potions left after leaving Qunqing City, Yi Ming had no intention of taking this rich supply of medicine out of the city.

He went to Shanyitang again, leaving only a portion for himself and gave the rest of the herbs to the puppet-like pharmacy owner, who bought them for a large sum of silver.

This is probably what the players call a card bug.

Although the Zhengyang Sect is the largest sect in the state, the people and things inside are not as upright as they show to the outside world.

The steward was greedy for money. Before this, Yi Ming had no money on him, let alone good things to "present" to the steward, so he was often openly and covertly belittled and targeted.

Even though he was promoted by Elder Xu to become an outer disciple, although he had the title of disciple, the differences between personal disciples, inner disciples and outer disciples were obvious, and his monthly allowance for food and clothing was still secretly deducted by the steward instigated by Xue Cheng.

With this money obtained through trickery, at least he wouldn't have to starve in the sect, and he could also buy some clothes and magical tools for You Mu to disguise himself.

They had tried it in the last cycle, but they still could not escape the eyes of the sky by transforming into ghost energy. Only by completely suppressing the ghost energy, hiding it, and then wrapping themselves in the breath of living people could they avoid the gaze of that beam of light.

Speaking of You Mu, Yi Ming was a little worried. He was taken away suddenly, and it would be difficult for him to go back and enter the cave.

After running around several stores in the city to get what he needed, Yi Ming put a few speed-up talismans on himself and hurried on his way.

It was already late at night when he rushed back to Songzhao Mountain. Following his memory and after several twists and turns to break through the maze, Yi Ming finally found the familiar cave entrance.

"You Mu, I'm back..." Yi Ming approached, but the barrier filled with black air bounced him away.

Caught off guard, Yi Ming was pushed back a few steps by the force, and the package on his shoulder rolled to the ground.

He was recuperating from his injuries a few days ago, so even though the barrier was still there, it would not stop him.

...I am really angry.

Picking up the package from the grass, Yi Ming returned to the cave entrance again and explained to the evil ghost inside through the barrier.

"You Mu, I'm back. I was taken away by that thing by force, just as I told you a few days ago. I didn't mean to abandon you. After the restraints were removed, I..."

A ghost energy passed through the barrier and blocked Yi Ming's mouth. Yi Ming opened his mouth, but no sound came out, knowing that he was forbidden to speak.

"Just go, why bother with all this? Go back to your sect."

The evil ghost's figure was invisible, and its voice, which could not be distinguished from joy or anger, passed through the barrier and fell into Yi Ming's ears. He naturally refused to leave, but he was cursed to silence, so he had no chance to explain.

There is no moon tonight, the sky is obscured by thick fog and no light can be seen.

Yi Ming was unable to break through the barrier and couldn't say anything, so he could only put down his package and squat beside the stone cave, waiting for the evil ghost inside to relax and let him in.

With his ears quiet, You Mu continued to circulate his ghost energy to remove the green nails. After his mind and soul entered a state of concentration, he temporarily excluded everything around him.

After the ghost energy crushed another Qingyang nail on the soul body and disappeared in the black mist, You Mu adjusted his breathing, gathered the rich ink color surrounding his body, and slowly opened his eyes.

It was late at night and the wind outside was getting louder, whistling through the treetops and causing a rustling sound.

It was impossible to calculate the exact duration, but You Mu estimated that he had been leaving the other party alone for long enough. It was late at night, the wind was cold, and the frost and dew were heavy. He thought that the little Taoist priest might have gone down the mountain long ago, but the ghost energy detected the other party's breath lingering outside the cave.

You Mu lifted his robe and stood up, retracted the barrier at the entrance of the cave, and looked outside.

The little Taoist priest curled up in the cold wind, shivering while hugging his bundle, and slept very uneasily.

Looking at the pitiful thing, the evil ghost's temper dissipated a lot after crushing the Qingyang Nail, and kicked the person sitting against the rock wall.

Yi Ming was awakened by the noise. He looked up suddenly and saw You Mu appear. He subconsciously grabbed the other's clothes.

When he opened his mouth, he remembered that he was forbidden to speak, and could not utter a single sound. He raised his head, pursed his lips which were slightly purple from the cold, and wanted to say something, but was very distressed that he could not speak.

"Come in." After glancing at the other person's shoulders shivering in the wind, You Mu turned back into the cave, finally feeling relieved.

His legs and feet were a little stiff, and Yi Ming, carrying the package, staggered to catch up by grabbing the other person's clothes.

Dragging the weight of a person behind him, You Mu turned around and tried to sit back on the couch, but his clothes were pulled and he couldn't sit down immediately.

He tilted his head and his eyes fell on the dog's paws behind the hem of his clothes.

"open."

Yi Ming met You Mu's gaze and let go of his hand awkwardly.

"I memorized the fire-making spell a few days ago, so why can't I use it tonight?" Stretching out his robe, You Mu sat down on the couch with his legs apart. He moved his fingertips, drawing out the ghost energy that imprisoned Yi Ming, and a floating blue-purple ghost fire appeared in the cave.

The flames generated warmth, dispelling most of the condensation around Yi Ming's body, like blood frozen in a glacier melting and flowing again.

The ban on speaking was lifted. Yi Ming opened his mouth with a vague look on his face, and whispered in defense: "...I forgot."

He hurriedly took out the food he bought in the city from the package and handed it over, explaining why he suddenly disappeared: "I brought back food from Qingqing City. It always smelled delicious. Now that I have the silver, I bought it for you to try."

"I was really taken away by that force. It moved me to the outskirts of the city and pushed me forward. I went into the city and met many of the 'players' I mentioned before, as well as some texts hanging in the air... After they completed the task, gave me the herbs and got the rewards, they left one after another. I also got the chance to leave the city and come back." Fearing that he would be banned from speaking again and lose the chance to clarify, Yi Ming spoke quickly, trying to explain the matter carefully.

The oil-paper package that the young Taoist priest held in his hands had already gone cold, but the fragrance inside could still be smelled through the oil-paper. You Mu slowly took it and opened it to see some exquisite pastries, crisp fruits and meat jerky.

"These are all cold now. I'll go light a fire and heat them up." Seeing that You Mu seemed to have an appetite, Yi Ming, who was eager to show off, suddenly realized that the taste of the cold pastries would be worse when eaten, so it would be better to heat them up before eating.

The young Taoist priest looked at him eagerly, his flattering intention obvious enough.

You Mu shook his bare ankle and stared at Yi Ming for a long while. His eyes wandered around the little Taoist priest's face, making him feel uneasy and his pupils wandering. Then he raised his foot and kicked him in the knee.

"Kneel down."

The evil ghost's tone didn't seem that severe, but Yi Ming thought that if he didn't do as he was told, he would probably end up being thrown out.

Ghosts are always unreasonable, and the one he met was already extremely lenient to him.

Yi Ming knelt very neatly.

The perspective was lowered, and bright blue-green fireworks were burning in the cave, just illuminating the other person's collar that was not closed.

The evil ghost's clothes are condensed from ghost energy and are not as complicated and heavy as the clothes humans wear. The material of the clothes also appears lighter and more ethereal due to the strong soul power. As the evil ghost moves, a patch of white is visible under the overlapping collar.

The arm under the wide sleeves was raised, blocking Yi Ming's line of sight. Feeling a little guilty about being caught, he looked up along the other's palm spread out in front of him, only to see the evil ghost slightly raising the corner of his eyes at him.

Yi Ming tried to figure out what the other party meant, tentatively leaned forward, and placed his chin on the palm in front of him at the same level as his neck.

Looking up, I saw the evil ghost above me with an unchanged expression, and he uttered a few words: "Scream twice."

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The plot of the online game world is based on the original world, with some overlaps. The law tries to tamper with You Mu's memory with a similar story, testing whether he can resist his erasure ability, and at the same time, he hopes that he can become addicted to this world and unable to get out, becoming a sample for his research.

After going through the period when it wanted to eliminate heretics the most, its curiosity about You Mu was stronger than its desire to kill You Mu. It tried to understand more unknown concepts through You Mu, while also continuing to bet against the world and avoiding a breach in its own order.

It turned the originally successful genius Heavenly Master into a talentless person at the bottom of society who suffered a lot of hardships. It wanted Yi Ming to know how many hardships Yi Ming would have to face on his path to becoming a Heavenly Master without the blessing of luck.

In fact, when it comes down to it, the law still doesn't understand why Yi Ming doesn't cherish his identity. The general meaning is: Look, if you don't have the blessing of luck, you will be the one who suffers constantly, and you don't cherish this blessing of identity that others can't find even with a lantern!