The Game with Fairies

Chapter 266: Brother-in-law, You Won’t Die, Right?

In the pitch-black prison, there was dead silence.

Li Muyang, with his eyes slightly closed, sat in the corner of the cell on a pile of straw, entering the game.

“...Brother-in-law, are you okay?”

In the misty ghost city, Shen Miao, dressed in white, sat on the head of the Emerald Blade Mantis, asking with some concern.

The girl couldn’t see Li Muyang in the prison, but she could see the perspectives of her sister Shen Yan and the sect leader Fang Yingtian.

In the half-hour since Li Muyang was captured and imprisoned, both Shen Yan and Fang Yingtian had reacted.

Shen Miao, who could see everything clearly, naturally knew Li Muyang’s situation.

The girl, who was originally immersed in the joy of pulling out the Azure Dragon flag, was now suddenly filled with dismay and worry.

She cautiously crawled on top of the mantis head, opened her arms, and hugged the huge mantis skull beneath her.

“I see my sister is very angry, I’ve never seen her this angry before...”

“Brother-in-law, you won’t die, right?”

Shen Miao looked worried.

In the Blood Lotus Sect, the death penalty was a light punishment.

After all, followers of the Blood Lotus Sect could be resurrected after death, so the death penalty was only a form of discipline for them.

But Li Muyang was different.

His soul had not entered the Four Directions Cauldron, and the blood oath he had taken was blocked by a talisman given by the Demon Refining Sect.

If Li Muyang died, he could not be reborn in the Four Directions Cauldron.

Others might not be aware of this, but Shen Miao was acutely aware, as she was the current controller of the Four Directions Cauldron.

The girl was obviously worried about Li Muyang being sentenced to death.

Li Muyang in the prison felt the girl’s concern but shook his head indifferently.

“I won’t die.”

Facing the people sent by the Blood Lotus Sect leader to capture him, Li Muyang did not resist and was captured without a fight.

He believed that he would not die so easily.

It’s the same old saying. He didn’t trust Fang Yingtian’s character, but he believed that the man was not a fool.

The Emperor Chongzhen of his previous life would push out his ministers to take the blame whenever there was trouble, not wanting to bear any responsibility himself.

After many such scapegoats, no ministers were willing to work to the death, and everyone started shirking responsibilities and protecting themselves until the rebel army entered the city...

Fang Yingtian could be a hero or a villain, but he could not be possessed by Emperor Chongzhen.

If he were like Emperor Chongzhen, he would not have been able to establish the foundation of the Blood Lotus Sect.

There must be another purpose for capturing Li Muyang this time.

Even if Fang Yingtian wanted to kill him, the “confidant” who did the dirty work, to appease the public’s anger, Li Muyang could still run.

With the powerful physique of the Martial God Tyrant Body, escaping from Tianjiao City would not be a problem if he really ran for his life.

Li Muyang was not worried about his life at all.

He was content to play games in the prison.

Before long, Shen Yan appeared outside the cell.

The woman, dressed in a thick cloak, pale-faced, holding a lamp, came to the outside of the cell.

She did not bring any attendants and came alone.

Seeing Li Muyang in the cell, Shen Yan gave a bitter smile and said, “Muyang, are you okay?”

Li Muyang opened his eyes and stood up from the corner, appearing in Shen Yan’s field of vision.

“I’m intact,” Li Muyang said calmly.

“So, what does the sect leader intend to do with me this time? Add punishment, execute me once? Or several times?”

Fang Yingtian’s act of sending people to capture him was too strange.

Strange enough that Li Muyang couldn’t quite understand it.

He was eager to know what the Blood Lotus Sect leader was up to this time.

Shen Yan sighed and said, “I haven’t gone to see the sect leader yet. When I heard you were captured and imprisoned, I came to see you first.”

“Seeing that you are all well, I’m relieved.”

Holding the lamp, Shen Yan continued, “From what I know of the sect leader, he would not capture you just because of the malicious slander of those petty people.”

“There must be other reasons for today’s events.”

On this point, Shen Yan and Li Muyang’s judgments were the same.

Looking at Li Muyang in the cell, who appeared calm, Shen Yan spoke comfortingly, “I will go to see the sect leader shortly to inquire about the truth. Before that, Muyang, stay calm and don’t panic.”

“Although those petty people have maliciously slandered you, the sect leader is discerning and will not be swayed by their deceitful words.”

Shen Yan had great confidence in sect leader.

After checking on Li Muyang’s condition, she asked in detail about the events before and after Li Muyang’s capture, as well as his experiences in recent days.

Finally, Shen Yan nodded, indicating that she understood.

“You rest here for now, Muyang. I will go see the sect leader immediately.”

After comforting Li Muyang, Shen Yan hurriedly left.

Li Muyang watched Shen Yan’s departing figure, shook his head, and returned to his original spot, sitting in the haystack and closing his eyes.

Game With the Fairies, start!

Within the misty ghost city, Li Muyang’s controlled Emerald Blade Mantis carried Shen Miao to the southern corner of the Four Symbols Formation.

A giant Vermilion Bird flag stood tall in the midst of the city, emitting a scorching aura.

Just as Li Muyang was about to enter with Shen Miao, the girl lying on the mantis’s head hastily called out.

“Wait a moment! Brother-in-law, wait!”

The girl hurriedly called for Li Muyang to hold off on entering.

She lay on top of Li Muyang’s head, her eyes wide open as if she was observing something.

She spoke, “My sister is meeting with Uncle Fang, let me see what they’re talking about first.”

Shen Miao was very concerned about the safety of Li Muyang, her “brother-in-law.”

Li Muyang also stopped, controlling the Emerald Blade Mantis to stand still, waiting for the girl above him.

Shen Miao lay on the mantis’s head, her eyes wide as she watched the scenes unfolding in the human world, relaying the situation to Li Muyang below.

“Sister is asking Uncle Fang why he suddenly decided to arrest you today...”

“Um... Uncle Fang says that someone has brought in a lot of evidence of your crimes...”

Shen Miao kept her eyes wide as she watched the events in the human world and continuously relayed them to Li Muyang.

Since “Endless Evolution” had upgraded from a fun game to a game with an end goal, the Emerald Blade Mantis controlled by Li Muyang finally had the ability to speak.

His conversations with Shen Miao no longer required writing. They could communicate seamlessly.

Listening to Shen Miao’s continuous relay of the situation, Li Muyang sighed while holding his forehead.

“Great, there’s indeed a reason...”

As Shen Miao kept relaying information, Li Muyang also learned the reason behind his arrest.

Inside the Blood Lotus Sect, someone had submitted many pieces of evidence to Fang Yingtian, accusing Li Muyang of abusing punishment and even coercing confessions.

Faced with such overwhelming evidence, Fang Yingtian had no choice but to imprison Li Muyang.

After understanding the whole story, Li Muyang sighed softly, realizing that those who hated him had methods beyond just spreading rumors.

He had underestimated them.

Inside the Hall of Enforcement, some people had been bribed.

The bribed disciples provided a lot of false intelligence and evidence, and after Li Muyang led the arrests, the innocent sect members didn’t argue but instead confessed fake guilt.

This continued until the return of the Blood Lotus Sect leader Fang Yingtian, when these “innocent” people who had been punished immediately recanted their confessions, claiming they had been coerced by Li Muyang.

Together with the pre-prepared evidence of their innocence, the multitude of evidence quickly painted Li Muyang as a villain who abused his power and persecuted sect members.

This framing and entrapment caught Li Muyang off guard.