I speedrunned the fairies' game!

Chapter 18 Demon-Slaying Tournament (5K words, please continue reading)
"Great! Fairy! I never expected to see you here!"

Chen Ran greeted him with apparent delight.

"Young Master."

Unexpectedly, the other party was so enthusiastic that Xiao Xiyue's fair cheeks instantly flushed red, and her slender legs subconsciously took a half step back.

Then, she composed herself and put a finger to her lips: "Shh, young master, keep your voice down."

"it is good."

Chen Ran glanced at the door behind Xiao Xiyue: "Could it be that the fairy has fellow disciples traveling with her on this trip?"

"Ah."

Xiao Xiyue nodded slightly, a gentle and beautiful smile appearing on her face. "The ways of the world are truly unpredictable. I never imagined I would see you again so soon, young master. By the way—"

"Is the young master's aunt feeling better?"

"Thanks to the fairy's pair of ice silks, the evil fire sores on Aunt's body have been mostly healed. It shouldn't be long before she can take off her veil and show her true face!"

After Chen Ran finished speaking with a smile, he added, "After my aunt's condition improved, she was eager to repay your great kindness, Fairy, but we were unable to find you, so we decided to come to Jintan Temple to pray for your well-being and fulfill our vows."

"I see."

Upon hearing this, the last trace of wariness in Fairy Xiao's heart vanished instantly.

She gently shook her head, her voice clear as a spring: "Saving lives and helping others is the duty of a disciple of Cihang Sword Sect. Please tell your aunt to rest and recover without worrying about it."

Chen Ran sighed softly and said, "Of course I know that the fairy is kind-hearted, but my aunt is too stubborn."

He hadn't finished speaking yet.

But then a snow-white hand reached out and grasped his wrist: "Young master, do you...trust me?"

"I believe you," Chen Ran replied without hesitation.

Xiao Xiyue said solemnly, “A very serious matter will happen at Jintan Temple tomorrow. If you don’t have anything important to do, I hope you will take your concubine and leave here first thing tomorrow morning.”

"Huh? Something big?"

Chen Ran asked, feigning surprise, "No wonder so many righteous cultivators and fairies have come to this Blissful Town today. What exactly happened?"

"This matter concerns the righteous cultivation world, and it's a long story."

At this point, Xiao Xiyue pursed her lips and murmured, "Alas, I only hope that the female demon will walk right into our trap tomorrow, and that all the righteous heroes can unite as one to capture her, so that nothing else goes wrong."

"A female demon?" Chen Ran exclaimed in shock, "Where did this female demon come from?"

"Young master, there's no need to ask any more questions."

Xiao Xiyue looked at the young man, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a hint of pleading: "If you trust me, then do as I say. Tomorrow morning, take your aunt and leave, okay?"

"Um"

Having heard this much from the other party, Chen Ran could only nod readily: "Don't worry, Fairy! Tomorrow, after Auntie wakes up, I will tell her what you asked of me and take her away from Tanzhou."

"Yes! That's excellent!" Xiao Xiyue's lips curved into her usual gentle smile.

"Mm." Chen Ran nodded as well.

Next.

The two stared at each other in the corridor, speechless for a moment.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

In an instant, Chen Ran broke the silence: "I am Chen Ran, from Tai'an, Qi State. I do not know your name, fairy. If we meet again in the future, we can address each other properly."

“My surname is Xiao, young master. You can just call me Xiyue.”

Fairy Xiao maintained her gentle and polite smile, her voice as sweet as spring water in early spring, "From now on, I only wish that you, my lord, will have a bright future, achieve great success in the imperial examinations, and live up to your ten years of hard study."

"Thank you for your kind words, Fairy!"

Chen Ran felt a warmth in his heart and looked at the other person sincerely: "We will meet again, we definitely will—"

"At that time, I will return those ice silk shoes to you intact, along with a unique and generous gift. I hope you will accept it."

"what?"

Xiao Xiyue was slightly taken aback and was about to politely decline, but seeing the young man's serious expression, she couldn't bear to refuse.

The usually composed and dignified woman's face rarely showed a hint of girlish playfulness: "Alright, if we can really meet again, Xiyue will accept your gift, young master!"

"Okay! It's a deal!"

Chen Ran laughed heartily.

According to the main storyline of the game, Xiao Xiyue is not the first female protagonist to take center stage.

She has been cultivating at Cihang Sword Hall for many years. Players will only encounter her at Mount Shu when the Immortal Dao Conference is held in the mid-game and the "Dragon and Phoenix Era" arrives.

At this moment, she, as the Holy Maiden of Cihang, had chased after him all the way from Tai'an City to this Jintan Temple.
Clearly, from the moment he, the time traveler, killed Lin Yuewei and Tang Haotian, her fate began to change.

Since the two have already achieved some degree of quantum entanglement.
Then he, Chen, would have to give her a good 'speed call'.

Of course, try to use a pure love approach.

"Hakimi North and South Green Beans~"

Chen Ran was humming a tune from his past life as he walked towards his room when a timid female voice called out to him, "Young master, wait a moment."

"what happened?"

Chen Ran's heart tightened, wondering if they had been exposed.

You should know that, given Xiao Xiyue's personality, if she were to discover now that he was the one who killed Lin Yuewei, even if she didn't kill him outright, she would probably still take him back for interrogation.

He immediately took out the "Divine Mechanism Pill" left behind by Luo Shenggu with vigilance.

Xiao Xiyue, however, had no suspicions. She blinked her beautiful eyes and smiled gently, "Young master, when we first met, I remember you were holding a strange object from your hometown and wanted me to use magic to light it for you, right?"

"what?"

Chen Ran was shocked.

So that's what she asked after all?

No, how could she still remember?

"It's rare for us to meet again, that's wonderful."

Bathed in moonlight through the window, the ethereal Xiao Xianzi, resembling a celestial maiden, smiled gently, her eyes crinkling, and reached out her hand to the young man, "Let Xiyue help you—"

She hadn't finished speaking.

That tall, jade-like figure in a green robe had already rushed over!

"what"

Her lips parted slightly, her pretty face flushed bright red, and her mind went completely blank!
Chen Ran held Xiao Xianzi's slender waist, which could be encircled by one hand.

At that moment, I was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

On one hand, I was amazed by her figure; she was even more lithe and supple than I had imagined!
On the other hand
Looking at Xiao Xiyue's bare, snow-white legs beneath her skirt, now free of the Evil-Protecting Ice Silk, he felt an overwhelming surge of emotion.

"Fairy! You are too kind to me!"

Non-vegetation.

Chen Ran made a difficult decision—"Fine, since Luo Yuling doesn't want it, let's respect the original plot and return it to its rightful owner!"

At this moment, Fairy Xiao gradually came to her senses, her willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her voice carried a hint of panic:

"Young master, you...you should have some self-respect! Don't let Xiyue suffer."

"Here, this is for you." A warm and clear male voice came from beside me.

"Om~"

A light, crisp sound.

A magnificent gemstone, shimmering with blue light, crystal clear, and exuding the tranquil, cool breath of the ocean, appeared before Fairy Xiao's eyes.

"This...this seems to be..."

Upon seeing this object, Xiao Xiyue could no longer remain calm. Her beautiful eyes welled up with tears, and a series of complex emotions flashed across her face.
"Indeed, your father spent his entire life searching for it, and now it has finally been returned to its rightful owner."

Chen Ran spoke calmly, prying open Fairy Xiao's soft, slender, snow-white fingers and inserting the Heart of the East Sea.

Clutching the family heirloom in her hand, Xiao Xiyue burst into tears. "My father said before he died that this item had already fallen into the hands of the Zhou royal family. Young master, where did you get it from?"

"From the moment you introduced yourself, I knew that it had finally found its master. You are the famous descendant of the Xiao family, Fairy Xiyue."

Chen Ran smiled and recalled the game's side quest, saying slowly, "Years ago, your Xiao family was framed by the treacherous prime minister Jia Zhengdao of the Great Zhou Dynasty. On the night your entire family was confiscated, a black-clad man with superb skills sneaked into the mansion and stole this item first."

"This person is none other than the now-famous leader of the Tomb Raiders Sect, Shangguan Longying."

"But Shangguan Longying could never have guessed that there was a traitor within his own ranks. Before he could even properly enjoy this item, his subordinate Situ Hong stole it, and Situ Hong was..."

In short, the past is the past.

Chen Ran reached out and wiped away the tears of the fairy, who was covered in pear blossoms. "Now, this Heart of the East Sea has returned to your hands, a member of the Xiao family. Isn't this a testament to the power of Heaven and the retribution for good and evil?"

"Young master, this thing, I..."

Holding the Heart of the East Sea, which her father had spent his entire life trying to find, Xiao Xiyue wanted to say something, but in the end, she couldn't stop crying.

"Let's go, Xiyue."

Chen Ran gently patted Cihang Saintess's beautiful, tearful face, "I have a feeling we'll meet again soon."

"Very fast."

Having said that, without waiting for the other person to speak, he waved his hand casually and slipped back into his room.

He pushed open the door and saw a pair of clear, beautiful peach blossom eyes staring at him coldly. He hadn't gone to the wrong place.

He came to the room of this 'eavesdropping maniac'!

"Did the Holy Maiden hear everything?"

Chen Ran smiled coldly, sat down next to the other person, picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Who is that woman?" Luo Shenggu asked in a cold voice, getting straight to the point.

"The Holy Maiden is incredibly powerful; she must have already discovered her identity with her divine sense. Why do you need to ask me?" Chen Ran put down his teacup, his tone slightly teasing.

"Why would you know a woman from Cihang Sword Sect?"

Luo Yuling bit her lip, a hint of resentful killing intent flashing in her eyes. She took a deep breath, her voice trembling with a barely audible sob: "You betrayed me?"

"Don't be ridiculous, Holy Maiden."

Chen Ran rolled his eyes at her. "If I really wanted to betray you, it should have been you who fell off the cliff that day, not Lin Yuewei."

"."

Luo Yuling bit her lip, but didn't know how to refute it.

"Does the Holy Maiden have any further questions?"

Chen Ran put down the teapot, his gaze gradually sharpening like a knife: "If not, then it's my turn to ask you—"

He also stood up, facing off against the tall, slender figure in black before him:

"We previously agreed that we would trust each other completely on this journey from Tai'an City to Mount Shu, and that we must not be provoked by outsiders."

"But in fact, from the moment we separated and went into our respective rooms, the Holy Maiden has been secretly watching me, hasn't she?"

Faced with the young man's aggressive questioning, the usually domineering Luo Shenggu blushed and lowered her head in silence.

Chen Ran snorted coldly and took out the Divine Mechanism Pill. "Does the Holy Maiden really think I don't know? This Divine Mechanism Pill developed by the White Tiger Hall of the Cangming Sect incorporates a wisp of your original true energy. It can indeed allow you to sense me in time when I am in danger, but at the same time—it can also condense into a 'Mind-Seeing Void Eye,' which can see through my every move!"

Having prepared himself for a long time before entering the house, Chen Ran said indignantly:
"Our bond was forged at Tiandang Peak, and along the way, we joined forces to eliminate the tomb raiders. Now, we have been closely linked several times."

"So, how can you completely let down your guard and cooperate with me honestly?"

"look into my eyes!"

"answer me!"

In an instant, the tide turned.

The previously fierce and murderous Saintess was now completely flustered, forced to retreat repeatedly by the young man's gaze, muttering in panic:

"How could this be, you brat? How do you know so much about the secret artifacts of my Cangming Sect? Who exactly are you?"

"This junior was once the Holy Maiden's most loyal ally in the Central Plains."

Chen Ran sighed softly, "But it's not like that now."

After saying that, he turned and left.

However, their path was blocked by a wall of condensed true energy.

"Where are you going?"

Luo Yuling turned around and looked at the young man's resolute back. She pursed her lips, and her eyes were slightly red with tears.

"I will travel alone on my journey through the Shu Mountains. Tomorrow I will not need to go to Jintan Temple."

Chen Ran said in a cold tone: "I wish the Holy Maiden a great victory in tomorrow's battle against the heroes, and that she will be awe-inspiring throughout the Central Plains."

Having said that, he bypassed the wall that allowed the air to pass through and insisted on leaving.

This time, however, her arm was grabbed by a soft, delicate hand.

"What is the Holy Maiden doing??"

Chen Ran calmly turned around and looked at that beautiful face that had lost all its sharpness.

Listen to me.

Luo Yuling didn't look at the young man. She lowered her head, her lips parting and closing, and after a long while, she said in a very low voice, "Just now, I was indeed in the wrong."

"Oh."

Chen Ran nodded indifferently, but still made a move to leave.

Luo Yuling bit her lip and said urgently, "You! I have already confessed my mistakes, what more do you want?"

“The Holy Maiden only said you made a mistake,” Chen Ran said, “but you didn’t apologize to the junior.”

"Insolence! In my entire life, I, Luo Yuling, have never acted in such a way..."

Luo Shenggu's anger resurfaced, but after some deliberation...

Suppressing her temper, she gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, what do you want me to do?"

"Yes, that's the question the Holy Maiden should be asking."

Chen Ran immediately went over and placed his hands on Luo Yuling's straight, snow-white shoulders.

“Holy Maiden, an apology should be done in a proper manner.”

Luo Yuling was taken aback upon hearing this.

The next moment, as if she had seen something terrifying, her usually indifferent and cold beautiful eyes suddenly contracted!

"You brat, you're getting more and more outrageous!"

"No! Impossible! Absolutely not! Ugh... glug!!"

at the same time.

In the next room.

Fairy Xiao held the azure, glittering family heirloom in her arms, tossing and turning in bed.

That night, she first burst into tears, then laughed through her tears, and finally, she, who never showed her teeth when she smiled, actually burst out laughing like a fool.

The image in my mind, formed from my father, grandfather, and senior sisters from the sect, ultimately settled into a handsome and refined face.

"Young Master Chen is truly an extraordinary person."

"He has an extraordinary demeanor, speaks wittily, and is also very filial; such men are rare in the secular world."

"Xiyue, what are you babbling about? Why aren't you asleep?"

The senior sister next to her seemed to have been startled awake, muttering incoherently, "Could it be that the man and woman disturbed you tonight?"

"how could be."

Xiao Xiyue smiled and shook her head, saying, "Senior sister, sleep peacefully. I'm going to sleep too."

But the next second, she suddenly thought of something.

Wait a minute, didn't Young Master Chen go into his concubine's room?

"Yes, he must be worried that his aunt's health hasn't fully recovered and that she'll have trouble getting up at night."

"He is truly a filial son. I only hope that those silk silks will help his aunt fully recover."

Xiao Xianzi thought to herself.

Gradually, I became sleepy.

As dawn approached, a hazy glimmer of light appeared on the window paper.

The two fairies were fast asleep.

A strange female voice faintly came from next door: "Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh~"

The voice was a soft, indistinct hum, like someone murmuring in their sleep, yet it also had an unusual softness to it.

"Oh my god, Xiyue, even you snore?"

"Senior sister, is it... is it you snoring?"

The two talked sleepily.

I don’t know how long it took.

"Boom-"

A deep, resonant bell rang out from the direction of Jintan Mountain in the distance.

The two fairies opened their eyes at the same time.

"Oh no! Senior sister! We overslept! The Demon-Slaying Tournament at Jintan Temple has begun!"

"!!!"

the other side.

The open plain at the foot of Jintan Temple Mountain was already bustling with activity, with heroes from all walks of life gathering there.

Among this group of elegantly dressed cultivators from prestigious sects, a man and a woman wearing bamboo hats, whose faces were obscured, stood out conspicuously.

Chen Ran adjusted his straw hat and squinted at the temple dome in the distance.

Under the blazing sun, the dome remained shrouded in a faint gray mist, and wisps of dark aura emanated from the rubble.

"Aunt Luo, can you feel it? You should be able to sense it, right?" Chen Ran looked to his side.

As Luo Shenggu wiped her lips, her expression darkened: "Hmm, there's a strong demonic aura in this temple."

(End of this chapter)