Me and my fantasy world

Late at night, at the town lord’s mansion.

The town lord was lying on a chair in the study, with incense hanging on the table. He squinted his eyes comfortably and enjoyed the silence of the night. However, a light sound of footsteps falling broke the silence: "Sir." A figure in black appeared on the window right behind the town lord.

"Have you gained anything this week? How's the investigation going?" the town lord asked doubtfully.

The man in black paused, then continued, "Based on the intelligence I have, Xueyan is indeed quite capable. I don't know his exact strength, but now it seems that I am sure that if I hand him over to me, I will not be able to deal with him."

The town master opened his eyes slightly and sat up again. "Tell me, what are the rumors in the market, such as forcing the guild leader to retreat, quickly killing a fifth-level monster, repelling tens of thousands of monster armies, and killing the Goblin King... which ones are true?"

For a long time, the man in black did not respond, but the crisp sound of his knees hitting the ground was heard.

"Huh? What's wrong?" the town master asked in confusion.

The reflection trembled slowly, and it was unclear whether it was the candlelight swaying in the wind or the trembling of the man in black: "Every word is true... Not a single word is false..."

"What!" The town master suddenly stood up angrily and shouted, "How is it possible? He forced the guild leader to resign? How did he do it alone?"

"I don't know." The man in black said tremblingly.

"What about the quick-kill fifth-level demon?" the town lord asked again.

"I don't know either..." The man in black still replied to the town lord in a trembling voice.

"Then how did they repel tens of thousands of monsters and kill the Goblin King!" the town lord shouted.

The man in black knelt on the ground for a long time without responding to the town owner.

The town master suddenly felt dizzy at this moment, and he stepped back slowly with trembling steps. If he hadn't leaned on the desk, he might have fallen to the ground like this: "How is it possible...he is alone?"

At this time, the man in black finally spoke up: "According to the surviving adventurers, Xueyan, Leo, and Alice accidentally fell into the goblin's nest. The specific situation in the nest is unknown, but the corpse of the goblin king did appear in the end."

"What about the restriction? It should have been activated. Could it be that Xueyan still killed the Goblin King under the help of the restriction?" The town lord asked the man in black in a stern voice.

The man in black answered slowly, "The Goblin King was indeed strengthened by the ban, but he was killed by Lord Xuezun."

"Xue Zun? Is the news accurate?" the town lord asked half-doubtfully.

"We have questioned more than a dozen survivors and also visited the crime scene. Judging from the traces left behind from the battle, it was indeed Lord Xuezun's unmelting ice." The man in black answered affirmatively.

The town master gradually calmed down and continued to ask, "So, did Xue Nu and Xue Yan recognize each other?"

"Recognize each other?" The man in black looked up at the town master in confusion.

"Nonsense, both of them have the surname "Xue". I really don't believe that he is not the child of the Snow Girl." The town master scolded again.

"Well, I heard from the adventurer that they really didn't recognize each other." The man in black confirmed.

"Oh? That means Xueyan is not the child or disciple of the Snow Girl." The town master rubbed his stubble and sat back in his chair. "But it doesn't make sense. Back then, Xue Zun said in person that there was a child with good qualifications. Could it be that the child is really not the disciple of Master Xue Zun?"

"Sir, are you suspecting...Xueyan?" the man in black asked doubtfully.

The town lord nodded slightly. "Yes, this girl Xue Nu is actually much more conservative. When we planned the raid on Wuming Village, she came to me to question me, but I couldn't get any information about her disciples. You and I have seen the growth of Alice and Leo, and it can't be that. Now Xue Yan has appeared, which makes me suspicious."

"Lord Xue Zun, do you really have a child or a disciple? There has been no news for a long time." The man in black asked in confusion.

"I don't know. Could he really be so kind? Would he really see a child with good qualifications on the side of the road and come here to tell us something?" The town master asked doubtfully, staring at the swaying candlelight in a daze.

"Well, I don't think so. There may really be a child who is extremely close to the Snow Girl." The man in black affirmed.

"Oh? How did you know that?" The town lord was interested in the information given by the man in black, and his voice softened a lot.

"According to the recollections of some surviving adventurers, Lord Xue Zun had a conversation with Xue Yan, and then said something like 'Are you really not that child?' It is possible that Lord Xue Zun was also looking for a child at the time, but was attracted by the Goblin King who was released by our ban." The man in black continued to recall.

"That child? Is there any other information?" the town chief asked doubtfully.

"Not at the moment. Most people's memories are fragmentary, and even they themselves are not sure, so I don't think it's credible. But this sentence is mentioned by all the adventurers who recalled the Snow Girl, so it's highly credible." The man in black responded.

"That child, that child..." the town master asked in confusion, "And that child is worthy of the Snow Girl's level to be so nervous? Looking for... do you know which direction the Snow Girl came from?"

"Well...I just searched roughly according to the direction they recalled, and the result..." The man in black suddenly paused here.

The town master was puzzled and urged: "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

"I don't know if this is the location, but if we follow the general direction they mentioned, there is only one place at the end... Nameless Village." The man in black said the last three words with certainty.

"Nameless Village?" The town master seemed to have heard good news. "The Snow Girl mentioned earlier that there were children worth nurturing in Nameless Village. And this time it's Nameless Village again? Could it be such a coincidence?"

"Moreover, there, my subordinates also discovered..." The man in black paused again when he said this.

"What did you find? Just tell me directly." The town chief hurriedly urged the man in black.

However, after hearing what the man in black said, the town owner almost couldn't sit still in his chair: "There is a tombstone at the ruins of Wuming Village. There are many words densely written on it, but I can't understand them. They are just very similar to our words."

"Tomb, tombstone?" The town master suddenly exclaimed, "How is it possible? Didn't they say that everyone was killed?"

"I don't understand why, but..." The man in black said, and suddenly thought of the Snow Girl's connection with the Nameless Village twice in a row, and suddenly he realized, "By the way, could it be the tombstone erected by Lord Xuezun?"

"Snow Girl?" The town master hurriedly sat down in panic, "Why did she erect a monument for the people of Wuming Village?"

"But Lord Xue Zun must have an inseparable connection with Wuming Village. Is it possible that he... lives in seclusion here?" The man in black guessed doubtfully.

"That's possible..." The town lord comforted his chest and hurriedly calmed down, but he was puzzled, "No, that's not right, then the Snow Girl wants to live in seclusion in the Nameless Village. Now that the Nameless Village has been destroyed, she should be looking for someone from the Nameless Village. Is there anyone else from the Nameless Village besides Alice and Leo?"

"Well, it seems that there is no such thing. Xueyan's background is still unclear, but it is said that she has been with Alice Leo since she was a child." The man in black also followed up with the analysis.

The town master immediately denied it, "No, Xueyan should not be from Wuming Village. If he is, then the child that the Snow Girl should have found should be that child. The Snow Girl should have recognized him immediately. He met Alice and Leo but didn't care, which means he was not looking for one of them, but it also denied Xueyan... If the Snow Girl erected the monument and was looking for someone from Wuming Village, then Xueyan must not be from Wuming Village."

"That... seems to make sense." The man in black agreed.

"Then this is even more weird..." The town lord said solemnly: "If it was the Snow Girl who erected the monument and found a person from the nameless village, then it means that there were survivors in the nameless village at that time." As the town lord spoke, he suddenly looked at the man in black behind him with a sharp look.

The man in black immediately knelt on the ground and said, "No, I checked every body and every piece of land. Not even a bird flew out of Wuming Village. All the people in Wuming Village should have died at that time."

"When...?" The town master suddenly caught the loophole in the black-clothed man's words and asked, "Could it be that the people who had already left the Nameless Village at that time did not notice it?"

"That shouldn't happen. The fire kept burning until midnight. We left only after we saw everything burned down and only a few houses were left. It was dead at night, so it's impossible for anyone to come back so late." The man in black affirmed.

"But on the other hand, this monument was not erected by the Snow Girl, nor did she live in seclusion in the Nameless Village. Everything was just based on the Snow Girl's whim..." The town master continued to analyze, his eyes becoming more and more sharp, "Then, who erected the monument?"

"This..." The man in black didn't know how to reply to the town lord for a moment and fell silent again.

"It seems that someone escaped the extermination operation. Whether from the perspective of the monument or from the perspective of the Snow Girl's search for people, there must be a third guy from the Nameless Village in this world..." The town owner said, and suddenly asked the man in black, "Speaking of which, five years ago, the child from the Zero family who came here with Alice and Leo was bitten to death by the Mithril Snow Wolf."

"Yes, I am sure of it." The man in black confirmed again.

"So, it's not that guy anymore, but I feel like I missed something." The town master suddenly muttered to himself, "I didn't expect there's still a hidden danger. Next, we need to increase the intensity of the inspection at the city entrance and confirm the identities of the residents in the city. We can't let that guy in."

"I understand." The man in black replied, and suddenly disappeared into the darkness.

The town master stared at the candlelight in a daze. The candlelight seemed to show the appearance of Zero One, Leo and Alice when they first arrived in Nord five years ago, and then it changed back to Xueyan, Leo and Alice five years later.

He tapped the desk surface and continued to think.

"Five years ago, we brought these three little guys here, but the Snow Girl didn't come to make trouble, which means the person she recommended has been brought here by us."

"From the information we have now, she is not concerned about Leo and Alice, but is looking for another child. In that case, she should be concerned about that Zero kid."

"Could it be that the Snow Girl is looking for the same boy from the Ling family? Wasn't he bitten to death by the Mithril Snow Wolf?"

"No, if that Ling family kid is really bitten to death, with the snow girl's temper, there is no way she won't come and make trouble."

"The only reason he didn't come here to cause trouble is that he knows where the Ling kid is. So that means..."

"That Ling kid didn't die back then?"

……

Late at night, at Leo and Alice's home.

Leo and Alice sat at the table in silence, while Lingyi sat opposite them. Sheila was holding Lingyi's arm and sleeping on his shoulder. On Lingyi's thighs lay Xiaojiu's furry head and big ears. Lingyi himself was looking at the table with an embarrassed expression.

The reason why the three of them remained silent was because Lingyi told them about meeting Lingyi's mother Lingyue in the Dragon Clan Secret Realm, and also told them about Lingyue's message to find the other two secret realms in the world.

There is no doubt that the secret realm of strange beasts is naturally one of the two secret realms mentioned by Lingyi’s mother Lingyue.