I speedrunned the fairies' game!

Chapter 16 What I Want Is the Veil (5K)

Half an hour later.

The setting sun.

Beneath Wuwang Peak, corpses lay strewn across the land, and the stench of blood filled the air.

Logically, now that they have successfully obtained Situ Hong's "Mysterious Heaven Key," they should have once again achieved the goal of "evacuating a million people."

One should feel content.

But the thought of officially entering the first "difficult dungeon" of his life made Chen Ran somewhat uneasy.

Reality is not a game, after all.

If you die here, there's no reload; it's just GG forever.

"It's all here."

Let's take it one step at a time.

Chen Ran turned around and looked at the Cangming Saintess who was sitting cross-legged on the rock with her eyes closed.

"Holy Maiden, I've finished."

Chen Ran forced a smile and said, "Ask whatever you want. You have at least two things to ask."

Upon hearing this, Luo Shenggu's eyelashes twitched slightly, but she did not open her eyes. "Did you plan from the beginning to lure this group of tomb raiders to the narrow mountain path and then simply and brutally wipe them out? To tell you the truth, I don't want to hear lies and empty words."

"Yes."

Chen Ran said, "But it's not exactly brutal, is it? That's how the unorthodox speedrun works; it saves everyone time."

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Luo Yuling pursed her lips and asked in a hoarse voice, "But among this swarm of locusts, there are quite a few Foundation Establishment stage elites, especially their leader Situ Hong, who is already a late-stage Foundation Establishment expert in external martial arts. What makes you so confident that you can kill them with this damn flying shuttle? Or is it..."

She slightly opened her eyes, a complex glint flashing in her gaze: "You're always thinking—what if things don't work out, I'll come to your rescue?"

Chen Ran chuckled, "Holy Maiden, you've really overthought things this time."

Before the other party could speak, he stepped forward and gently stroked the streamlined Demon-Slaying Stone outer shell of the Starry Sky Shuttle: "Holy Maiden knows that I spent 300,000 low-grade spirit stones to buy this shuttle, but do you know that the shuttle itself only cost less than 100,000? The rest of the money..."

"I spent all my money on modifications."

"Modification?" Luo Yuling pondered the word, her gaze growing increasingly bewildered.

"good."

Chen Ran pointed his finger at the sharp ram at the front of the shuttle, "I asked Elder Mo of the Heavenly Workshop to replace the original first-order spirit crystal drive core with a third-order spirit gathering crystal core, which tripled the output power. The ram is also wrapped with a layer of black iron molten crystal. This thing is a tough item that can withstand the blows of magic weapons. Situ Hong's physical training is like paper in front of it."

"In addition, the Holy Maiden should also be able to sense it. I also had Elder Mo carve a 'Charging Formation Array' on the outside of the shuttle cabin. When fully activated, it can gather qi into a sharp edge. Not to mention the true qi shield of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage would not dare to directly confront its edge."

"However, 300,000 is far from enough. I'll have to spend a lot more spirit stones on subsequent maintenance. Sigh~"

He really went all out.

In the game, players can spend money to modify, dye, and spray paint their magical artifacts, divine weapons, mounts, and spirit pets at the Tiangong Workshop in various towns.

After modification, the base stats of the item can often be increased exponentially.

Of course, the prerequisite for modification is—

The owner of Tiangongfang, known by players as the "King of Car Modification," Mo Daren, the head of the Mo family, happens to be spawned in this branch.

"No wonder."

Luo Yuling closed her eyes again and said coldly, "No wonder those people from the Heavenly Craft Workshop were so eager to send the shuttle to Wuwang Peak. To them, you, Young Master Chen, are undoubtedly a money-giving boy."

"Everyone takes what he needs."

Chen Ran glanced at the dim night sky and reminded her, "Holy Maiden, it's getting late. We can ask about the second matter now."

Luo Yuling asked, "Where do you plan to go next?"

"Mount Shu."

"My question is, which route do you intend to take to cross this Wuwang Mountain Range?"

Chen Ran smiled and said, "The path I want to take is the one in the heart of the Holy Maiden."

"You!" Luo Yuling's cheeks flushed slightly as she angrily retorted, "You young man, how frivolous! I'm discussing serious matters with you!"

“It’s important business,” Chen Ran said. “I’m sure the Holy Maiden has already found out that your Cangming Sect’s spy in Zhongzhou, Zen Master Qianye, has been exposed and is now imprisoned in Jintan Temple. Under these circumstances, the Holy Maiden has not yet left Zhongzhou. I suppose she is planning to do something.”

Luo Yuling's expression changed drastically, her beautiful eyes widening in anger as she stared at the young man: "Just how much do you know about my Cangming Sect?!"

“I have said this many times—I will tell you everything about this matter after the Holy Maiden has fulfilled her three promises.”

Chen Ran stopped beside the meditating Holy Maiden. "I'm actually quite curious. I've completely removed the evil aphrodisiac from your body, Holy Maiden. You no longer need the 'Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Pill' concocted by Zen Master Qianye to suppress the poison. What do you plan to do next? Let Zen Master Qianye be executed by the righteous path, or will you single-handedly storm the temple to rescue him?"

Luo Yuling bit her lip, her expression resolute: "My Cangming Sect will never betray any loyal follower of the Holy Sect!"

After saying that, she added, "But don't worry, this has nothing to do with you. Find a place to stay nearby for two days. After I rescue the person from Jintan Temple, I will continue to fulfill my promise and send you to Shu."

"No need," Chen Ran said with a smile and shook his head.

"No need?" Luo Yuling was slightly taken aback, looking at the young man in surprise.

"May I ask, Holy Maiden, if I am kidnapped by evil people after you leave, will you come to rescue me?" Chen Ran asked.

"Nonsense." Without the slightest hesitation, the beautiful Holy Maiden coldly said, "I made a promise with you beforehand to escort you safely into Shu. A promise is a promise, and one should keep it with one's life."

"What if I die?" Chen Ran asked again.

Luo Yuling was startled, then glared fiercely at the young man with her beautiful eyes: "You are not allowed to die until I return to fulfill our agreement!"

"What if he really dies?" Chen Ran sighed. "When a person dies, the agreement ceases to exist."

Luo Yuling's gaze froze for a moment, her fingertips unconsciously clenching the hem of her robe. After a long silence, she finally spoke softly: "If anything happens to you, I will make those who kill you pay for your death in a way that is a hundred times more brutal."

"Hahahaha." Chen Ran laughed heartily.

"What are you laughing at?" Luo Shenggu's face turned cold and stern. "Shut up! Don't laugh!"

"Aunt Luo, what else is there to say?"

Chen Ran gazed sincerely at the demonic fairy who dared to love and hate, and earnestly extended an invitation: "Let's... reconnect once more."

"Ok?"

Luo Yuling was startled, raised her head, and looked at the young man blankly.

Chen Ran gazed at the southern horizon where night was falling, his eyes burning with intensity.

"Let's wipe out the Golden Sandalwood Demon Temple together!"

Upon hearing this, the Holy Maiden's body trembled violently. She parted her red lips slightly, as if to say something, but was interrupted by the young man:

"No need for further explanation. From killing Lin Yuewei at Tiandang Peak to setting up a trap in Chiyang City, wiping out thousands of members of the Tomb Raider branch, the Holy Maiden has seen countless people and should know that I am no ordinary person."

"So, you just need to tell me whether you are willing or not to cooperate."

Under the intense gaze of the young man, Luo Yuling lowered her head, her lips trembling slightly, "It's worth a try."

"Great! It's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Overjoyed, Chen Ran immediately disregarded everything, cupped Luo Shenggu's face, and kissed her deeply on her plump, pink lips.

"Ah~"

In that instant, Luo Shenggu's heart fluttered, her beautiful eyes narrowed in a daze, her mind went completely blank, and a soft, seductive moan escaped her blocked mouth.

"You little thief, you're getting more and more outrageous!"

By the time she fully came to her senses, the young man had already taken a few steps back and hopped to the fork in the road ahead:
"Wow, it's getting dark!"

"Holy Maiden, please take this path!"

Next.

Chen Ran drove the shuttle all the way, crossing the border between Qi and Chu, and sped towards Tanzhou, where Jintan Temple was located.

About an hour later, at the end of Hai hour, the flying shuttle entered the territory of Tanzhou and arrived at Jile Town at the foot of Jintan Temple Mountain.

Despite it being late at night and the starlight being dim, one could still catch glimpses of many cultivators and martial artists carrying magical artifacts and flying on swords along the way.

At this moment, a number of well-dressed cultivators from prestigious sects have gathered in front of the gate of Bliss Town.

Among them were scions of prestigious families who drove luxurious flying shuttles.

"wrong."

"Why would so many righteous experts gather in this remote town?"

Sensing the unusual fluctuations of magical energy around her, Luo Yuling suddenly opened her eyes, her expression wary. "Could it be... coming for me?"

"That's right, they came here specifically for the Holy Maiden."

Chen Ran stopped the shuttle, reached out, and very naturally stroked the Saintess's plump, snow-white legs beneath her black robe.

"Now the entire righteous path of Zhongzhou knows that you, Holy Maiden, have entered the heart of the Central Plains, and your purpose is to rescue the Cangming spy, Zen Master Qianye, who is imprisoned in Jintan Temple."

"And the abbot of Jintan Temple, Shiyan, is a complete incompetent fool. Fearing that you, Holy Maiden, would storm the temple, he announced to the world that he would hold a so-called 'Demon Slaughtering Conference'."

"On the surface, the plan is to execute Chiba in front of a crowd of heroes to bolster the righteous path's prestige; in reality, they're terrified and just looking for some people to embolden them." Seeing the beautiful Holy Maiden's face tense, Chen Ran gently massaged her smooth, white thighs and softened his tone, saying:

"Holy Maiden, there's no need to worry. As far as I know, apart from the three major righteous sects—the Cihang Sword Sect, the Kunlun Dao Sect, and the Shu Mountain Sword Sect—the rest of the righteous cultivators participating in this 'Demon Slaying Assembly' are all ill-intentioned. They're either here to watch the show or—"

"Like the Tomb Raiders, they're after the forbidden Buddhist realm behind the Golden Sandalwood Temple—the 'Mysterious Brahma Realm.'"

"Buddha's Secret Realm?" Luo Yuling frowned slightly, then stared at the young man intently. Amidst a mix of complex emotions, she let out a bitter laugh. "You little thief, you even know the situation within the righteous path so well. It's not surprising that you know the secrets of my Cangming Sect."

"Hmm." Chen Ran nodded slightly, then narrowed his eyes and said, "However, what these hypocritical and ambitious righteous cultivators don't know is—"

"One of the two keys to unlock the secret realm is now in the hands of an ordinary passerby like me."

"On you?" Luo Yuling was taken aback, then suddenly realized something: "The golden object you found on Situ Hong?"

"Alas, nothing can fool the discerning eyes of the Holy Maiden."

Chen Ran hesitated for a moment, then took out the Xuan Tian Key from the Xuanwu Cauldron. "That's right, it's this one. There are two keys to open the Brahma Secret Realm, one yin and one yang. The 'Xuan Tian Key - Yang' is still in the Golden Sandalwood Temple, while the other one was lost a hundred years ago—"

"About seven or eight years ago, Shangguan Longying, the sect leader of the Tomb Raiders Sect, found this 'Mysterious Heaven Key - Yin' in an ancient tomb of a sword immortal."

"Later, just as the Holy Maiden saw, Shangguan Longying handed it over to his capable subordinate Situ Hong, ordering him to enter the secret realm and find the hidden treasure within—the 'Twin Martial Souls' I mentioned to the Holy Maiden earlier."

Hearing the other party recount such astonishing secrets, Luo Yuling gasped, feeling that the young man in front of her was unfathomably terrifying!

Chen Ran patiently asked, "Is there anything else you want to ask, Holy Maiden?"

Luo Yuling raised her head, her beautiful eyes fixed on the young man with a complicated expression: "From the very beginning, you have been scheming to seize this key, and everything that happened, including saving me at Tiandang Peak, was just part of your plan?"

"Quite the opposite."

Chen Ran looked directly into the other person's eyes: "Holy Maiden, do you believe me? Of all my plans, the only exception is you."

"Ah." Luo Yuling's beautiful eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"

"Your hunch was right."

Chen Ran bluntly stated: "The person I initially planned to save was Lin Yuewei. But from the moment I saw you, this plan, which I had rehearsed in my mind many times, was changed at the last minute."

"Why? Tell me! Don't lie!" Luo Shenggu pressed repeatedly.

At this moment, her beautiful eyes were sparkling, and her face was full of urgency. She had completely lost her former domineering and incomparable demonic aura.

"I don't know either."

Chen Ran thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook his head: "It's just my first impression."

Luo Yuling lowered her head, at a loss for words.

After a short silence.

"Alright, Holy Maiden, let's get back to the important matter at hand."

Chen Ran looked at the inn not far away. "It's getting late. How about we rest in this town for the night and go up the mountain tomorrow?"

Luo Yuling pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "I don't know what you're thinking, but in my opinion, now that it's late at night and all is quiet, it's the perfect time to storm into Jintan Temple!"

“That won’t do,” Chen Ran said. “The best strategy is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Saintess, why don’t you endure it for one night? Tomorrow I promise to take you and, in front of all the righteous heroes, overthrow the Golden Sandalwood Temple without shedding a drop of blood.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Yuling's eyes flashed.

This time, she didn't mock the young man, but asked seriously, "Do you perhaps have a plan in mind? What are the details?"

"The Holy Maiden will find out then. Let's go, let's find a place to stay."

Chen Ran smiled mysteriously and was about to open the porthole when he suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right, this is for you."

He took out a bright blue, crystal-clear object from his pocket.

"Hmm, this item is imbued with spiritual energy; it must be extraordinary."

Luo Yuling sensed the abundant spiritual energy emanating from the spirit object, her beautiful eyes sparkling with emotion: "Where did you get this from?"

Chen Ran frankly said, "This is the most valuable treasure among the millions of spoils I seized from those tomb raiders this time—'Heart of the East Sea'."

Upon hearing these four words, Luo Shenggu's beautiful eyes widened involuntarily, and she said in disbelief, "This is the legendary Heart of the East Sea? After finding the Xuan Tian Key, you searched for so long, all for this?"

"Yes, as I said before, only half of the reason I set up this scheme was for my own benefit."

Chen Ran picked up the Heart of the East Sea and handed it over, saying, "As a female cultivator, Holy Maiden, you must have heard of this item, right? This item is made from the millennia-old Xuanbing marrow of the East Sea. It can not only moisturize the skin and preserve one's youthful appearance, but also..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a clear, cold voice:

"Shut up."

Luo Yuling turned around, covered her face with her hands, and said softly, "You don't need to say anything more, and I don't need to listen anymore. Our relationship is only temporary. I absolutely cannot take anything from you."

"have to"

Chen Ran shrugged and said no more.

The two were silent.

The atmosphere gradually became heavy.

After a long while, a soft yet slightly husky voice from a mature woman rang out:

"You're angry?"

"No, that's not it. I'm already thinking about tomorrow's important matters," Chen Ran said. "If the Holy Maiden is at peace with herself, then we can get off the carriage."

He genuinely didn't take it to heart.

With the Dragon and Phoenix Grand Event fast approaching, as a speedrunner aiming for the top, he doesn't have much time to waste on nonsense love stories.

"Chen Chenran, listen to me."

The Holy Maiden Cangming put her veil back on, her voice regaining its former cool and aloof tone: "The 'Azure Marrow Heart-Clearing Pill' you gave me today was very useful. After taking it, my inner strength was fully restored in just half a day of travel. I am very grateful to you for this."

"As for this Heart of the East Sea, legend has it that it was originally a token of love given by Ao Run, the crown prince of the East Sea, to Jiangzhu, the jade maiden of Yaochi in ancient times. You should treasure it well, and give it to a woman of your age whom you may meet in the future. As for me..."

She lowered her head, slowly closed her eyes, and her voice trembled slightly: "A woman like me, past my prime, cannot bear the weight of a young man like you."
Before he could finish speaking...

Her slightly parted red lips were already being kissed!

"you"

In an instant, Luo Yuling's beautiful oval face flushed crimson. She raised her round, snow-white arm, intending to push the young man away, but unexpectedly—

This audacious young man actually lifted the sash of her black robe!
next moment.

"Duang~"

The blinding white light dazzled my eyes.

"You little thief, are you planning something again?"

"Don't worry, Aunt Luo. Through this porthole, we can see outside, but people outside can't see inside."

Chen Ran gently cupped Luo Shenggu's two snow-white thighs with both hands and said softly.

He wasn't lying.

At this moment, through the porthole above the shuttle, the starry sky and the silvery moon are clearly visible, creating a rather romantic atmosphere.

After a long period of staring at each other, the atmosphere inside the cabin became increasingly subtle.

Luo Yuling turned her stunningly beautiful face, now completely flushed red, her snow-white chest heaving violently, her voice trembling slightly: "Fine, tomorrow is the Battle of Jintan Temple, the outcome is unpredictable, so I'll grant your request this one last time!"

"Good good!"

"You, you wait a minute! My veil!"

"No need, this junior wants the veil!"

After half a stick of incense.

Two new fairies in white robes have arrived in the town of Bliss, a place where heroes and wise men gather.

"Senior sister, look at that pink shuttle at the alleyway ahead. Doesn't it look familiar? Could it be the same one we saw at Wuwang Peak during the day?"

Xiao Xiyue's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, unable to hide her surprise.

"They do bear some resemblance."

Cen Jing stared at it for a moment, then murmured, "But judging from its near-scrap condition, it's shaking even more than during the day. I wonder which fellow Daoist is so sentimental that they brought out their old antique."

"Alright, Xiyue, stop looking. There's an inn ahead. Let's rest for the night and enter Jintan Temple at dawn tomorrow."

"Well, that's fine too."

The two had just passed by the shuttle when they heard a strange sound coming from inside, a sound that was both mournful and joyful: "Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh."

The two women were startled and instinctively stopped to look at the flying shuttle, but the sound suddenly stopped.

"Alright, stop looking, it's none of our business. Let's check into the inn, I'm exhausted." Cen Jing yawned and stepped into the inn.

"Oh, good."

Fairy Xiao nodded slightly, but couldn't help turning back to glance at him several times.

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