Chapter 171：Su Mei

The daytime passed quickly, and the Liu Family's daily life remained unaffected, except for the addition of Sun Siyu, who was now joining them for meals.

At night, Li Nianlong entered level 293.

"The mission of this level is to kill or subdue the Snake Demon and Fox Spirit. Zhao Ling'er and Lin Yueru must not die."

That was the mission of this level.

It seemed not too difficult, but why was it important that Zhao Ling'er and Lin Yueru didn't die? Were they weak?

Li Nianlong frowned, suddenly realizing a situation. Because he was too strong, Zhao Ling'er had no room to grow from the beginning. Even now, her strength remained the same as when she was on Fairy Spirit Island. If she entered the Hidden Dragon Cave, her strength would be at risk. Lin Yueru was similar. Without a opponent like Li Xiaoyao with comparable strength, her progress was slow, and she might not be stronger than her "peers".

Watching the two girls chatting and laughing ahead, Li Nianlong's eyes flickered. This time in the Hidden Dragon Cave, he should properly train them!

"Liu Big Brother, the Hidden Dragon Cave is ahead." Lin Yueru stopped, pointing to the cave ahead, a hole several meters high. Her expression was solemn. "The Snake Demon inside the Hidden Dragon Cave is extremely powerful, and the Fox Spirit is adept at illusions. Liu Big Brother, although your martial arts are strong, you must not be careless."

Li Nianlong nodded. "Don't worry! As for you two, your strength is relatively weak. This time, I will try not to intervene and instead hone your combat abilities. But rest assured, if there is danger, I will intervene to protect you in time."

Although they were happy to have Li Nianlong's protection, the two girls still felt a bit ashamed. Zhao Ling'er lowered her head. "Big Brother Dream Dragon, I'm sorry for being a burden."

Li Nianlong waved his hand with a smile. "How could that be? Men should protect women. If you were too strong, what would you need me for?"

"Hehe, Liu Big Brother, I love hearing you say that." Lin Yueru giggled, swinging her whip to her left hand and drawing out the sword on her back. "Outside the Hidden Dragon Cave are just some ordinary snakes, at most slightly larger. I can handle them. Ling'er, you should be careful. You're good at spells, so stay behind and protect yourself."

"Okay." Zhao Ling'er nodded. She and Lin Yueru were two extremes. One was good at using Qi swords, with strong attack and defense. The other was good at spells, with extremely strong attack but weak defense, although she had many techniques.

Compared to the two girls, Li Nianlong combined both their characteristics, with extremely strong attack and defense and a variety of techniques, but the only problem was that he couldn't perform fancy spells.

After entering the Hidden Dragon Cave, Li Nianlong saw Zhao Ling'er summoning flames, ice, stones, strong winds, and lightning out of thin air. He was envious! System, didn't you say your skills were heaven-defying? Where's the heaven-defying aspect? Show it and compare it to Ling'er's!

Li Nianlong despised this kind of self-promotion.

To train the two girls, Li Nianlong had been observing from a distance, but he always had a leaf in his hand. If the two girls were in mortal danger, he would immediately throw a leaf.

The two girls underwent cruel training in difficult conditions, and their strength grew rapidly. However, the progress was too slow. At this rate, who knew when they would encounter the Snake Demon.

Li Nianlong was getting impatient. But for long-term development, training the two girls was indispensable.

Endure it! What else could he do?

After about ten hours and two meals—roasted snake meat, which was delicious thanks to Li Nianlong's cooking skills—the two girls were very grateful and had higher regard for Li Nianlong after eating.

After killing for ten hours straight, the two girls were about to vomit. Finally, they reached a cave, where a giant Snake Demon appeared.

"Why have you come to my cave?" Seeing this huge Snake Demon, although Li Nianlong had seen it in the game, the feeling of being there in person was completely different. The giant, over three-meter figure was like a giant, especially with the huge sickle in its hand, shining with a cold light. All three of them felt like they were just straw waiting to be harvested by the sickle.

Lin Yueru and Zhao Ling'er were a bit frightened, and since Li Nianlong refused to intervene, they had to face the challenge alone. Lin Yueru gripped her long sword tightly and shouted, "You evil Snake Demon, preying on young girls and causing countless families to be destroyed. Today, we will eradicate you for the sake of the people!"

The Snake Demon laughed heartily. "Just you three? Die!"

The Snake Demon was very strong. In the absence of Li Nianlong's participation, Lin Yueru, Zhao Ling'er, and the Snake Demon engaged in a bitter battle. Fortunately, with the two against one, they had a significant advantage. Under the high pressure, the strength of the two girls also increased rapidly, and their cooperation became more and more tacit. Lin Yueru, supported by Zhao Ling'er's healing, fought bravely. With the two of them working together, it took half an hour for them to finally defeat the Snake Demon. However, the two girls were exhausted and couldn't get up.

Li Nianlong smiled slightly, took out two pills, and fed them to the girls. The pills were sweet and melted in their mouths, instantly replenishing their vitality and energy.

The two girls stood up, feeling their bodies. Lin Yueru asked in surprise, "Liu Big Brother, what kind of medicine is this? It's so amazing."

"Yeah!" Zhao Ling'er nodded repeatedly. "Brother Dream Dragon, your medicine is even better than the Purple Gold Pill from Fairy Spirit Island. Did you make it yourself?"

Li Nianlong smiled slightly. "Yes, I made it myself. This pill is called Vitality Pill. Eating one can quickly replenish vitality, even if you're exhausted, it can instantly replenish your physical strength and energy."

"Oh, it's called Vitality Pill!" Zhao Ling'er nodded repeatedly. "It's very vivid. I didn't expect Brother Dream Dragon to be an alchemist. Hehe, from now on, I won't be afraid of battles anymore."

Li Nianlong laughed. "It's nothing. Actually, many of the medicinal materials sold in pharmacies are very good, not inferior to Vitality Pills."

It was true. The world of The Legend of Sword and Fairy was a very messed up place, especially the ordinary pharmacies, where you could find things like Resurrection Incense, Soul Redemption Lamp, Meng Po Soup, and Heavenly Fragrance Life-Renewing Dew, which could resurrect the dead. It was too outrageous.

Of course, the most outrageous thing is the Golden Silkworm King. This kind of divine medicine that boosts one level with just one pill can be bought in the shops of Miaojiang. Damn it, with such a divine medicine, who the hell would still strive so hard to level up? Just buy a basketful, take your time to consume them, and reach level 108,000 as if playing. 

In comparison, the Dream Fantasy System only has experience pills, at most some attribute-boosting pills, with a limit on the number of doses. It's far worse than the settings in the game Immortal Sword. 

It's a defective product, no comparison at all, really can't compare.

After a short break, the three continued to move towards the cave. After turning a corner, they discovered another world.

Rows of houses looked like mansions only high officials could live in. The ground was covered with carpets, various high-end tables and chairs were placed around, and many valuable calligraphy and paintings hung on the walls. Why would a monster make itself so elegant?

However, there were many young girls here, aged no more than sixteen or seventeen, all in their blooming youth. When they saw the three enter aggressively, they screamed in fear.

"Brother Menglong, they..." Zhao Linger saw so many girls around her age so frightened, feeling particularly distressed, but also somewhat puzzled. Why were there so many young girls here?

Lin Yueru sighed softly, "They were all girls abducted by the snake demon from nearby villages. There's also a fox demon here. Let's deal with her first and then let these girls go!"

Li Nianlong and Zhao Linger nodded. Just as they were about to find the fox demon, a small golden fox jumped and bounced over from a distance, its eyes flashing with curiosity when it saw the three. Its tail swayed back and forth, utterly adorable.

"Wow! Such a cute little fox!" Zhao Linger couldn't resist cute things the most. She immediately squatted down, reaching out her hand, "Little fox, come here, let sister hold you."

Perhaps Zhao Linger's pure aura infected the little fox. It slowly walked over to her, sniffed her hand, seemed to feel no danger, raised its head to look at her, its shiny eyes fixed on her, its tail swaying.

So adorable.

Zhao Linger immediately held the little fox in her arms, constantly stroking its fur, "So cute, little fox, where did you come from? You're so cute, will you follow sister in the future?"

"It's really cute." Lin Yueru also liked such cute creatures. She reached out and petted the little fox's head, smiling, "It might be a wild fox from the mountains! But a golden fox is really rare."

Compared to the joy of the two girls, Li Nianlong's eyes flickered. If he wasn't mistaken, the little fox before him was the first female protagonist of Immortal Sword II - Su Mei.

A pitiful and lamentable fox demon.

Thinking of the killed snake demon, Li Nianlong sighed inwardly. At that time, he only saw the snake demon was ugly and didn't want to tame it, so he let the two girls kill it. But now, seeing Su Mei, he regretted it a bit. Wouldn't it have been great to wipe out both the first and second female protagonists in one go? Unfortunately, now both sides held a grudge over the killing of their fathers, and it was probably difficult to reconcile between them.

With a sigh, Li Nianlong said, "Linger, Yueru, stop playing with the little fox. Although the snake demon is dead, there's still the fox demon to deal with. Let's deal with the fox demon first and then play!" 

Hearing this, a hint of killing intent suddenly emanated from the little fox in Zhao Linger's arms. However, the attention of the two girls was diverted, and they did not notice.

Li Nianlong had been observing the little fox's condition all along. Seeing this, he felt helpless, reached out his hand, pinched the little fox's neck, and lifted it up.