### Chapter 6: There’s Definitely Something Fishy Going On
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“Whoa, whoa, so the Extermination of Immortals is actually this amazing?”
“I really didn’t expect it— the Extermination of Immortals must have foreseen that the Great King of the Split Land would follow Ji Shen into the Small Cave Heaven today.”
“Initially, we thought Little Musashi just accidentally stumbled into the Small Cave Heaven with Strong Brother and Cold Little Rain, like it was all just a coincidence. Now we realize, how can there be so many coincidences in this world? It’s all part of Extermination of Immortals’ grand plan, one link leading to another. The only oversight they made was that Little Musashi is a total directionally challenged airhead.”
“Haha, exactly! If it weren’t for Little Musashi running into Strong Brother and Cold Little Rain while searching for the Small Cave Heaven, their entire plan would have gone belly up. At the critical moment, it was us players who stepped up; otherwise, we would have missed out on chunks of explosive plot.”
“I feel like we’ve really tapped into the core of the entire game’s story! The game designers are so sneaky, making us dig for everything ourselves, like that Frost North Snow who saved Bull Head. That character is definitely a plot key. Did you notice? The moment Bull Head heard the name Frost North Snow, his face changed in an instant!”
“We should get Strong Brother and Cold Little Rain to ask more about it. But Little Musashi is definitely not just some clueless character; her mind is probably way more complex than we think. But if she hadn’t kept her real intentions hidden all this time, we wouldn’t be seeing such a dramatic scene now.”
“That Bull Head isn’t planning to k*ll anyone to silence them, is he? After all, Little Musashi just blurted out his deepest hidden secret. For a moment, Bull Head was giving off some serious m*rder vibes. Screenshot proof, folks!”
Cold Little Rain had originally prepared herself for a dramatic wall-crash s*icide, but who would’ve thought Little Musashi was such a deep, layered character? She must have known about the Great King of the Split Land’s whereabouts long before and came to negotiate on behalf of Extermination of Immortals, while she and Strong Brother were just unwitting burdens in her plan.
No wonder back at Mirror Mountain, when Little Musashi warned them that the future was treacherous and told them not to follow; she was looking to protect them. Unfortunately, they were determined to keep the live streaming room buzzing and ignored her advice entirely.
But now, with Little Musashi’s talents on display, the audience in the streaming room witnessed the truth behind the scenes and flooded the chat with amazed b*llet comments. However, just thinking that she could become Bull Head’s leverage against Little Musashi made Cold Little Rain uneasy.
After all, up until now, there was no agreement between Little Musashi and Bull Head regarding a collaboration. In fact, Bull Head was wary that his secret had been exposed, and if he truly understood Extermination of Immortals’ capabilities, who knows? He might have already taken action.
Just as Cold Little Rain thought, the Great King of the Split Land was indeed in a bit of a pickle right now.
After a moment of silence, he said solemnly, “If you tell me where my savior, Frost North Snow, is, then I might consider collaborating with you lot from Extermination of Immortals.”
Little Musashi shook her head. “I truly don’t know where Frost North Snow is at the moment.”
“You have a deep connection with Frost North Snow, don’t you, Extermination of Immortals?”
“I’m afraid I can’t disclose that.”
Bull Head chuckled coldly. “So how can you possibly tell me, then?”
Little Musashi fell silent.
How the heck would she know where Frost North Snow was? She didn’t even know who Frost North Snow was! The only reason she mentioned her is that, according to Bull Head’s lore, she saved him in a critical moment and left behind an opportunity for him to evolve into a Great Demon. So she thought it would be a good idea to mention her to intimidate Bull Head.
As for the part where she spouted about Extermination of Immortals wanting to collaborate with White Feather City to make Bull Head abandon Ji Shen? That was just her getting carried away with the flow of conversation!
Gotta deliver a full performance! And just like that, she skillfully extracted nearly 1000 points of Cold Value from him.
With about an hour left on her character card’s cooldown and ensuring Cold Little Rain’s safety, getting some extra Cold Value was worth it. She decided to take a gamble.
“If the Great King can escort me and my two companions out of the Small Cave Heaven, I might be able to reveal something about Frost North Snow.”
The Great King of the Split Land stared intently at Little Musashi, his gaze piercing through as if he could read her mind.
“Very well, I accept this condition. But don’t think you can sow discord between White Feather City and Ji Shen. Our collaboration is already set in stone.”
“Understood. This matter is long-term; Extermination of Immortals isn’t in a hurry.”
“Ha! Good.”
The Great King’s gaze lingered on Cold Little Rain for a second, then he suddenly said, “With her cultivation, she wouldn’t happen to be from Extermination of Immortals, would she?”
Before Cold Little Rain could respond, Little Musashi quickly said, “She’s my friend. I won’t say a word until she’s safely left.”
Cold Little Rain felt her eyes welling up instantly. She had never imagined that after just a few hours of knowing each other, Little Musashi would go to such lengths for her.
The Great King of the Split Land smirked, a skeptical look on his face.
“Fine, I’ll agree to that. But if you backtrack on this promise, well… don’t blame me for getting rough.”
Little Musashi nodded. “Naturally.”
Having no further reason to delay, the Great King strapped on his leather armor and pushed open the stone door.
The maid at the entrance hurriedly asked, “What orders do you have, Great King?”
“Tell the Guardian to inform him that I’m done here, but there’s more to do in White Feather City, so I must leave soon.”
“Yes, Great King.”
Without waiting for a response, the Great King walked away proudly.
The two girls followed behind Bull Head.
Cold Little Rain sincerely whispered, “Thank you.”
Little Musashi smiled and signaled her not to say too much. After all, with the Great King’s keen ears, they could practically hear every quiet word without any effort.
Cold Little Rain knew well enough that if Little Musashi hadn’t intentionally dragged her feet, she would have been about to achieve an unprecedented feat in gaming history—getting forcibly… “entangled” with an NPC (and no, the risqué stuff doesn’t count).
Now, having managed to escape unscathed without any disastrous outcomes was a stroke of luck.
After receiving the message, Fu Yetian was already waiting in the valley for the Great King of the Split Land.
The twelve Cave Masters heard the Great King’s beckoning roar and quickly wrapped up their battles, standing obediently along the corridor.
At that moment, the entire valley was deathly silent.
Seeing Bull Head striding toward him, Fu Yetian clasped his hands and smiled, “Great King, no need to rush; staying here a few more days wouldn’t hurt.”
The Great King replied, “Thank you for your kind offer, Guardian, but there are matters in the city that require my prompt return.”
Given Bull Head’s determination, Fu Yetian stopped trying to hold him back.
His eyes soon fell on the somewhat timid Little Musashi and her companion standing behind Bull Head.
In just a moment, he concluded that these two girls hadn’t been intimate with that Bull Head at all.
With a Great Demon’s energy and strength, it would take most women quite some time to recover after such an encounter. Yet, here stood these two, perfectly intact, not a hair out of place.
How curious!
How on earth did Bull Head suddenly show mercy and let them off the hook? There had to be something off about this!
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