Chapter 80
The Taste of a Witch
Just as Lin Xiao was looking around at his surroundings, the voice of the woman in black startled him awake:
"Take him to the servants' quarters and settle him in. Keep an eye on him and don't let him run around."
"Yes." The disciple responded, turned to look at Lin Xiao, his eyes cold, and said in a stiff tone, "Come with me."
Lin Xiao gritted his teeth, glanced at the woman in black, and ultimately said nothing more, silently following the disciple away from there.
The servants' quarters were simple and cramped, a stark contrast to the grandeur of the previous Netherworld Palace.
"From now on, you will live here and do your work on time every day without slacking off."
The disciple in black left after uttering a single sentence, but before departing, he gave Lin Xiao a cold, puzzled look.
After all, Lin Xiao's Qi cultivation level was so low that he wasn't even considered a menial servant in the Netherworld Sect.
I wonder why that person brought this person back?
After the disciple left, Lin Xiao stood alone in the simple servant's room, his heart filled with mixed feelings.
The identity of a servant, this unfamiliar place, the threat of divine power within his body.
Adding to the pressure, Lin Qishuang was trapped in Jian Ge, making it hard for him to breathe.
But he wasn't worried, after all, he had a backup plan.
Moreover, this is just a game world. As long as he survives until the dream ends and he returns to the real world, everything should be solvable.
With that thought in mind, Lin Xiao simply relaxed.
In fact, he is now a practitioner of spiritual cultivation.
Although he acquired his cultivation in a different way, he has gained a considerable understanding of spiritual energy.
He could sense that the spiritual energy in this place far surpassed that of some other places.
With nothing else to do, Lin Xiao simply closed his eyes and began to cultivate.
Time flies by.
Lin Xiao felt a familiar dizziness suddenly rise in his body shortly after he closed his eyes.
At the same time, a faint notification sounded in my mind.
[Your time in the dream is about to end, and you will soon return to the real world.]
Lin Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was happening.
His time to enter the dream world in the Cangxuan Realm is almost up.
Before he could think any further, Lin Xiao felt the scene before him gradually blurring.
When she opened her eyes again, Lin Xiao was already lying in her own bed.
The sky outside the window was just beginning to lighten, and the phone on the bedside table was still lit up, displaying the game interface of Cangxuan Realm.
Lin Xiao suddenly sat up and touched his forehead.
However, to his surprise, the faint, chilling aura that the woman in black had injected into his body still lingered within him.
He immediately picked up his phone, and Lin Qishuang's profile picture on the screen had turned gray, displaying "Status Unknown".
In addition, the original interface has been completely changed to a different style, which is exactly the screen I was in just now.
The moment Lin Xiao's hand touched the game interface, the screen flickered and then plunged into endless darkness.
"Hmm, what's going on?"
Lin Xiao was slightly surprised, as he had never encountered a game screen going black before.
But before he could figure it out, a line of large characters appeared on the game interface.
[Ding: The Fairy's Cultivation beta version is complete. Version 2.0, The Witch's Taste, is now available. Would you like to start playing?]
The taste of a witch? What the hell?!
Seeing the prompt on the screen, Lin Xiao couldn't help but widen his eyes, his face filled with shock and confusion.
I was clearly playing "Fairy's Training", how did it suddenly turn into "The Taste of a Witch"?
Moreover, it was updated directly from the beta version to version 2.0 without any prior notice.
Subconsciously, Lin Xiao clicked on the "question mark" icon below the notification, wanting to see the version update notes.
However, only a short line of text pops up on the screen:
[Version 2.0 Main Quest: Bind yourself to Yu Jiuyou, the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect, and increase her favorability to unlock more permissions, including higher cultivation level sharing permissions.]
That powerful woman in black was actually the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect?!
But why did that woman appear in that small town?
Moreover, where is Jian Ge, the place that woman mentioned about Lin Qishuang?
Lin Xiao thought about it carefully for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.
When I looked up again, I found that the prompt on the screen was still flashing, and there were only two options below.
[Confirm Enable] X [Deny Enable].
Lin Xiao stared at the screen, his finger hovering in mid-air, hesitating slightly.
However, he ultimately clicked to confirm and start.
Not to mention that he still needs to find Lin Qishuang, he can't feel at ease until the cold aura in his body is unlocked.
As he clicked to confirm, a brief CG scene appeared on the screen again.
The CG content is simple: it tells the story of a little girl who has been born with heterochromia since childhood. She grows up through cultivation and battles, eventually defeating all her opponents and becoming the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect, a top sect in the demonic path.
The scene finally freezes on the woman in black, who has personally killed the previous Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect and stands outside the Netherworld Palace.
Those cold, naturally heterochromatic eyes stared straight at the screen, as if they could see through it to Lin Xiao's location.
Similarly, compared to Lin Qishuang's entrance CG, the entrance CG of this woman in black is even more brutal.
Wherever it passed, there was utter desolation.
She was a figure of equal renown to Lin Qishuang, and was known as the Silent Demoness by the people of the Cangxuan Realm.
It is the sharpest killing weapon of the Netherworld Sect.
The name of the Witch of Annihilation can stop a child from crying at night.
After watching all the CG expansions, Lin Xiao couldn't help but recall the situation when he encountered that witch before.
At that moment, he finally understood why the other person was surprised.
He had been targeted by this Grim Reaper.
Not only did he have that mark planted on him, but he was also taken in as a servant.
The thought that his life might now be in the hands of the other party sent chills down Lin Xiao's spine.
According to the footage, this woman was ruthless and merciless.
I'm already very lucky to have survived their clutches.
Just as Lin Xiao was secretly rejoicing, the scene on the screen changed again.
As the CG ended, the scene of the Underworld Palace appeared on the phone screen.
At this moment, inside the Netherworld Palace, the woman in black was staring intently at the remaining snacks with wide eyes.
Finally, after examining it carefully for a long time, the woman in black opened a packet of preserved plums.
I carefully pinched one, then put it in my mouth and savored it slowly.
Soon, as if he had tasted the flavor, a slight smile appeared on his face, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiao, watching this scene from outside the screen, couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
Who would have thought that this ruthless witch would have such an adorable side in private?
It seems this woman isn't so scary after all!