Genshin Impact: A Traveler with Only Two Skills

“Can monsters cultivate to become immortals?” Ying looked at Gu Ling in confusion, then at Ling Yue, hoping that one of them could explain it to her, a newbie from another world.

However, Gu Ling was immersed in the pleasure of defeating Ling Yue in terms of knowledge, and did not notice Ying's doubts at all. In the end, it was Ling Yue who spoke:

"Just like the immortals being possessed by demons, immortals in the past were not easily possessed by demons, and not all demons were evildoers."

"At that time, many monsters were kind to humans and also had extremely high intelligence. Originally, monsters could only increase their cultivation by slowly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through their bodies. But after getting along with humans for a long time, some monsters also learned how to practice and were able to enter the earthly fairyland."

"But it's quite rare to see stories of monsters cultivating and becoming immortals in eight towns in a row."

"That's right!" Gu Ling finally came to her senses. She was afraid that Ling Yue would steal her limelight again, so she said anxiously:

"The people in this town call these eight demon fairies the Lu Fairy, the Hair Fairy, the Wood Fairy, the Flute Fairy, the Flower Fairy, the Staff Fairy, the Sword Fairy, and the Gourd Fairy."

"Uh... say it again?" Gui Yan and Ying were unable to remember the names of these eight immortals at once.

Gu Ling rolled her eyes, turned her head and said:

"You are really... Forget it, you only need to remember three. Although the other immortals still have temples, I have seen them all. There are only blurry statues left in the temples. Even the townspeople themselves can't remember which immortal they are worshipping."

Then, Gu Ling counted on her fingers and said:

"Those three immortals are the Flute Immortal, the Sword Immortal, and the Gourd Immortal."

"Flute Fairy, Sword Fairy, Gourd Fairy, um, it's easy to remember when you read it." Ying nodded, then looked up at the temple and asked:

"What about this temple? Which immortal is it dedicated to?"

Ying didn't think that Gu Ling would take them to the temples of immortals that had been forgotten by people. The one enshrined in this temple must be one of the three immortals.

Gu Ling's words also confirmed Ying's guess. She just smiled and said:

"This is the flute fairy, you will know when you see it later."

Then the three of them entered the temple. There were more people coming and going here than in the market, but the area here was much larger than the market, so it seemed more spacious.

In the center of the temple is the statue of the flute fairy. The statue has a slender body and looks androgynous. It holds a long flute in its hand and wears a long robe, but if you look closely it looks like a long skirt. Most people may find it strange to wear it, but on this statue, it fits its androgynous appearance very well.

Although this statue is carved out of stone, it is lifelike. Looking at the statue, Ying feels as if it will pick up the flute and start playing in the next second.

Ying looked around and found that the townspeople here all had happy smiles on their faces. They took bamboo sticks of incense from the temple master, walked to the statue, lit it, and then began to salute slowly.

While performing the ceremony, they whispered their hopes for the future. Only after the ceremony were they placed the incense in the incense burner, then turned around and kowtowed a few times before leaving.

In this process, their movements were slow and natural. Although one person did not take a long time, the speed of offering was still much slower than the speed at which the number of people increased. As the number of people piled up, the queue had accumulated into a long line, almost reaching outside the temple.

However, no one in the temple showed any impatience or dissatisfaction. They all lined up calmly and chatted in low voices with the people around them.

Anyway, the scene still looked very peaceful, but there was only one thing that concerned Ying - why did these people come to worship the statue so late at night?

Ying looked up at the lake. The dark night sky was already dim, and with the disturbance of the lake water, even the moonlight was difficult to see. The temple was illuminated by lights scattered throughout, but the empty environment made lighting a little difficult. In the end, the entire temple was still dark except for the area near the statue.

"This is a rare place in the entire lakeside town that behaves abnormally." Gu Ling shrugged, which made Ying understand why the other party came here to collect intelligence.

First, there are a lot of people here. Just like in general adventure novels, the protagonists will go to the tavern to collect information. In places with many people and many different opinions, news will spread more quickly.

The second is the anomaly here. No matter how much the townspeople love the flute fairy, they would not stay up all night and not work to come here specifically to worship the statue. There must be something anomaly here.

Based on the above two points, Gu Ling had sufficient reasons to choose this place as the location to collect intelligence.

Perhaps in order to show off, after Gu Ling, Ying and Gui Yan had finished looking around the temple, they walked to the side of the queue and started chatting with the people in the queue.

"Little Bell!" A kind-faced woman quickly spotted Gu Ling and greeted her enthusiastically, but she also intentionally lowered her voice.

"You also came here to worship the statue today. It's good to worship more. If you worship the flute fairy, the flute fairy will always watch over you and bless you. Then you won't be afraid of encountering bad people even if you want to play around."

But before Gu Ling could reply, an old man standing behind the woman frowned in dissatisfaction, looked at Gu Ling and lectured her:

"If you ask me, you shouldn't play around and run outside every day. What's fun outside? Staying at home is better than anything else."

As the old man spoke, he shook his head and sighed, as if he was saying that Gu Ling was "a rotten tree that cannot be carved."

The woman and Gu Ling had no choice but to smile and say a few perfunctory words. Fortunately, although the old man loved to lecture others, he did not talk incessantly. After a while, he turned his head with a sigh and looked at the statue with squinted eyes.

The woman waited until the other party quieted down, noticed Ying and Guiyan beside Gu Ling, and asked:

"Huh? These two look unfamiliar. Are they from outside the town?"

Ying was about to respond, but Gu Lingxian spoke up:

"Aunt Ping, you forgot that they are my two sisters who live with Aunt Chen. This one is Sister Ying, and this one is Sister Guiyan. You brought us some candy a few days ago."

Ying and Guiyan were stunned when they heard this. They didn't understand what Gu Ling meant when she said this. This was obviously a lie that could be exposed in an instant.

But what surprised them even more was that after hearing what Gu Ling said, Aunt Ping patted her head and said with a smile:

"Oh my, look at my memory. How could I have forgotten you guys?"

As she spoke, she grabbed Guiyan's hand, apologizing and joking:

"Oh, Guiyan is getting prettier and prettier. I knew you were a beauty since you were little."

After saying that, Aunt Ping pulled Ying back and said the same thing to both of them:

"Oh, Ying is getting prettier and prettier. I knew you were a beauty since you were little."

Gui Yan, who originally felt a little embarrassed, also felt strange when she heard this. They looked at each other, and then looked at Gu Ling at the same time.

But Gu Ling just chuckled, and facing the gazes of the two men, she put her finger to her lips and made a gesture to keep quiet.

At this time, Ling Yue's voice also sounded in their minds:

"That's the rule."