After being reborn, the villain comes with a spoiler tag.

Due to the special laws of Suzaku City, spirit stones and gold and silver equivalents can be circulated within the city.

Given the high value of spirit stones and the difficulty in making change in daily use, pawnshops were set up in the city to exchange spirit stones for gold and silver.

Huo Yu exchanged the spirit stones he had taken from his storage bag before entering the city for a pile of gold, silver and copper coins at the pawnshop. After settling the coachman's bill, he still had a lot left, so he gave it all to Long Yucheng.

Long Yucheng was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that Huo Yu probably had never dealt with money from mortals before, so he naturally put the money in his pocket and took on the responsibility of bargaining.

The interior of Zhuque City looks much the same as Zhongjing. The wide and clean avenues can accommodate a four-horse carriage, and there are rows of wooden buildings on both sides of the road.

Huo Yu's pawnshop was one of the buildings closest to the city gate, next to a post station. Outside the post station was a tea stall for messengers, drivers, and passersby to rest.

Across from the post station was a security escort agency. Huo Yu didn't remember it well from his mortal days, and even before he embarked on the path of cultivation, he had little contact with such places. Therefore, he only glanced at it before looking away.

Because of the time, there weren't many people passing by the city gate.

Within Huo Yu's consciousness, there was an object that exerted a strong attraction on him. It was located in the center of Vermilion Bird City, and Huo Yu knew that it was the Vermilion Bird Sacred Flame.

Since entering the Nascent Soul stage, Huo Yu has had a strange affinity for various strange flames, which is why he went to fight the disciples of the Fire Worship Cult.

After exchanging a single blow with the Zoroastrians, Huo Yu discovered that the Vermilion Bird's path to fire was different from his own, and thus abandoned his idea of ​​entering Vermilion Bird City to see the Sacred Flame of the Vermilion Bird with his own eyes.

Now that he has reached the pinnacle of his own path of fire, he has no intention of having any designs on the Vermilion Bird Sacred Flame.

After confirming that the payment was correct, the coachman scrutinized the two out-of-towners and asked:

"Are you two visiting Suzaku City for the first time? If you'd like to find a place to rest and stay for the night, I know a place that's both affordable and clean!"

Huo Yu waved his hand in refusal, and the coachman said no more, but before leaving, he didn't forget to make one last sales pitch:

"If you two have such needs, you can come to the post station at any time. We coachmen not only do passenger transport business on weekdays, but we are also very familiar with the shops and restaurants of all sizes in this inner city. Prices are negotiable."

Not long after the coachman left, a group of people entered the city.

This large and imposing group consisted of more than a dozen fine horses, and each rider was dressed in a smart and wielding outfit, with a sharp blade at his waist, looking every bit the clean-cut warrior.

The ten carriages following closely behind were all heavily loaded with goods, undoubtedly a caravan escort.

Just as the caravan entered the city gate in single file, suddenly, a white horse burst out from the caravan and galloped wildly, rampaging through the streets and alleys.

The rider seemed to be unskilled; as he approached the tea stall, the long sword hanging from his waist accidentally collided with a pillar of the awning, making a piercing sound.

The fragile canopy collapsed instantly under the impact, causing the rider to lose his balance and fall heavily from his horse.

His horse, startled by the collapsed tea stall, became increasingly agitated and, after breaking free of its rider's control, blindly galloped off in one direction.

And at the end of that path stood Huo Yu and Long Yucheng, standing on the threshold of the pawnshop.

At this critical moment, almost instinctively, Long Yucheng grabbed Huo Yu and pulled him back quickly.

At the same time, a figure appeared like a ghost towards the startled horse, and in a few leaps, sat steadily on its back, pulling sharply on the reins.

The horse, in pain, let out a high-pitched neigh, raised its front hooves high, and narrowly missed Long Yucheng, drawing a breathtaking arc.

After the man in black controlled the frightened horse, it lurched forward a few steps due to inertia before finally calming down.

The rider immediately turned his horse around, walked up to Huo Yu and Long Yucheng, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and spoke with a hint of apology:

"I'm so sorry to have disturbed you two. I wonder if you were injured?"

The voice was calm and clear, clearly that of a female Taoist.

Although the person in black had her hair tied up, wore neat trousers, and had a long sword at her waist, her eyebrows, eyes, and figure were completely undisguised, making it easy to tell at a glance that she was a woman.

The moment this person appeared, Huo Yu used his divine sense to stop the mixed-blood dragon that was about to make a move. Hearing this, he did not answer, but turned his gaze to Long Yucheng, who was closest to the startled horse, and met Long Yucheng's concerned gaze.

After confirming that the other was indeed unharmed, Long Yucheng replied:

"fine."

While they were talking, the main force of the escort team had already taken the goods into the escort agency, leaving a few people behind to work together to move the collapsed tea stall and rescue the riders trapped underneath.

Fortunately, it was already late, and there were no customers at the tea stall.

After apologizing to the tea server and paying compensation, one of them directed the remaining men to carry the unconscious rider back to the escort agency across the street. Only then did they ride up to the woman in black and report in a low voice:

"Senior Sister Murong, no one was injured at the tea stall. Young Master Li hit his forehead when he fell off his horse and is unconscious, but he should be out of danger."

The woman in black flashed a hint of displeasure upon hearing the words "Young Master Li," but she quickly refocused her gaze on Huo Yu and Long Yucheng, and said seriously:

"This matter is a mistake on the part of my Dragon Tiger Escort Agency. If you two need anything in the future, you may come to the agency and ask for my name, Murong Yu. For now, please excuse me."

After saying that, he rode away, while the other man cupped his hands in greeting to Huo Yu and Long Yucheng and followed closely behind.

Huo Yu watched the woman dressed as a man walk away, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Before this person even stepped into Vermilion Bird City, Huo Yu had already detected her presence in his divine sense.

Because this person's Heavenly Dao Prism was so outstanding, a faint crimson glow flowed within the white crystal that was no different from most people's, making it extremely conspicuous.

The accompanying annotations also seem to echo this strange phenomenon:

Where is the old mirror reflecting the phoenix? The withered paulownia tree no longer shelters the phoenix.

What surprised Huo Yu the most was that, after repeatedly examining the person with his divine sense, no matter how he looked at it, this person was a mortal without spiritual roots.

This was the first person he had ever met who possessed a Heavenly Dao Prism but had no spiritual root.

Standing beside him, Long Yucheng also deeply imprinted this name and face in his mind.

However, Long Yucheng remembered Murong Yu for reasons completely different from Huo Yu's.

Just as this person introduced himself, the system notified him that the task was complete and displayed a follow-up task about getting to know Murong Yu:

[Important Mission: Spend a pleasant night with the key female supporting character, Murong Yu. Reward: 10,000 points.]

I looked at the 10,000 points, then at the words "spend a good night together," and then at the 10,000 points again.

For the first time, Long Yucheng felt that something was wrong with his system.

Putting aside the fact that a heroine like Murong Yu, who is just as capable as any man, is definitely not his type, the key question is: why would sleeping with a woman he has only met once be considered an "important mission"?

Which one is more important?

What kind of system would issue this kind of task?

Unfortunately, his system was a complete idiot; no matter how he asked, it would only repeat the same answers: "[This system is the Heavenly Path Assistant]" and "[This system is only responsible for issuing tasks; please decide for yourself whether to complete them.]"

Furthermore, the mission description also reveals that Murong Yu is not even the female lead, but just a supporting female character, no matter how important she is.

The presence of a female supporting character only proves one thing: there will be a female lead, a second female lead, and even a third, fourth, or fifth female lead in the future...

"Damn, I didn't get a harem script, did I?!"

Long Yucheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration, followed by a chill.

As the protagonist, Long Yucheng is bound to reach the pinnacle of the cultivation world and marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, but what he imagines is a lifelong, monogamous relationship, not the cultivation story of Wei Xiaobao!

And shouldn't such things be done gradually, starting with cultivating feelings?

Even if we assume the worst, shouldn't we at least establish a relationship first? How can the next step after just meeting be sleeping together!

Is the cultivation world also experiencing an aging population, and they specially transported a transmigrated harem from Earth to save the birth rate?

Although the male protagonists in novels all take it upon themselves to save the world, there is no way to save them in this way, right?

……

In the short minute between Murong Yu introducing himself and turning away, Long Yucheng felt as if he had experienced an 8-magnitude earthquake.

Although he had just entered Suzaku City, he already wanted to leave.