Chapter 3: Pig-Headed Phantom Demon

Looking at Ma Cuihua's appearance, Yan Xiao felt a surge of irritation.

He had to scare her a little.

And earn some Fear Value while he was at it...

Yan Xiao smirked, picked up the Black Sword, and slashed out with it.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, it struck the dirt behind Ma Cuihua; mud flew everywhere, splashing her until she was covered in filth.

Ma Cuihua's Fear Value +10+10+10.

The two servants' Fear Value +20+20+20.

"You're going to get yourself killed..." Ma Cuihua cried out coquettishly, then hurriedly ran away.

"Run slower and I'll hack you to death with one sword strike," Yan Xiao shouted.

Ma Cuihua's Fear Value +20+20+20.

Haha.

Yan Xiao laughed heartily.

"Brother, you've become bad..." the little girl said, frowning.

"No, I'm still your brother," Yan Xiao said with a smile, petting her forehead affectionately.

Only then did a hint of a smile appear on the little girl's face.

"Qingxue, eat this."

Yan Xiao took out a Spirit Pill and handed it to the little girl.

"This is?... It smells so good." Upon touching the Spirit Pill, the little girl revealed a joyful expression.

She could feel the medicinal power contained within the Spirit Pill.

Placing it in her mouth, the Spirit Pill slowly melted, and a faint fragrance emanated from the little girl's body; she had perfectly absorbed the medicinal power of the Spirit Pill while simultaneously channeling the surrounding heaven and earth Spirit Qi as a medium.

She advanced directly to Body Tempering 2 Chong.

"Brother, I think I've become stronger," the little girl said in surprise.

She walked forward slowly; Yan Xiao wanted to go up and support her, but she refused.

"What's wrong?" Yan Xiao asked, puzzled.

"I can feel things within one meter around me, just like seeing them with my eyes.

Brother, I can see what you look like!"

The little girl said happily, and as she spoke, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Tears of joy.

"Really?" Yan Xiao felt happy for the little girl.

"Mm." The little girl closed her eyes and carefully 'looked' at Yan Xiao.

Her world was gray, but she had finally seen what her brother looked like, and she was very happy.

"You can see my appearance?" Yan Xiao wiped away her tears and asked curiously.

The little girl nodded with a smile.

"Am I handsome?" Yan Xiao laughed.

The little girl nodded again.

Yan Xiao laughed heartily.

"Let's go, Brother will take you out for a stroll to see the world outside."

Yan Xiao took the little girl's hand and walked toward the street.

The little girl just let him lead her; as long as she was by his side, a beautiful smile always hung on the corners of her mouth.

Majia Town was not large, and there were only a few people in the market; now that many had moved away, it had become even more desolate.

After walking a circle with the little girl, feeling the things around them.

Soon she lost interest, saying that many things were not as good-looking as she had imagined.

The two sat on the stone steps, basking in the sun.

Suddenly, Yan Xiao saw a snake hiding in the grass.

His heart was filled with joy.

What was this? This was money!

"Qingxue, you wait for me."

After telling the little girl, Yan Xiao jumped off the stone steps, grabbed the snake by the head, and lifted it up.

"Ah! What is that... so disgusting."

Once Yan Xiao approached the little girl, she could sense what was in his hand and couldn't help but frown.

The little girl's Fear Value +1+1+1.

Fear Value from the snake +2+2+2.

Yan Xiao was speechless; it seemed that earning Fear Value from the little girl wasn't very realistic, it was faster to go into the crowd to scare people.

"This is a snake; I used to be very afraid of this thing too, it gives people an inexplicable sense of fear," Yan Xiao said with a smile.

"You aren't going to use it to scare people, are you?" the little girl said, frowning.

Hehe...

Yan Xiao smiled without answering, pulling the little girl toward the crowd; he went wherever there were many people.

Seeing a group of children playing, he immediately walked up to them.

"Little ones, Uncle has something fun, do you want to play with it?"

Yan Xiao asked with a smile.

"Yay, yay!"

The little child said happily.

"Little ones... look, what is this?"

Yan Xiao suddenly took out a large snake and showed it off in front of everyone.

"Waa waa waa... Mommy... wuu wuu wuu... there's a snake..."

Fear Value of a group of children +200.

Fear Value from a group of people +300.

"You're sick!" a woman cursed angrily.

Yan Xiao laughed out loud, not caring at all.

The little girl behind him thought worriedly, "Has Brother lost his mind?"

Yan Xiao didn't care whether he was sick or not; looking at the records in the backend, he was so excited he could almost fly.

Now he already had 920 Fear Value, which counted as a small windfall.

Looking at the villagers he had frightened, Yan Xiao could only silently apologize in his heart.

At this moment, a large man walked over; he didn't turn as he walked and bumped straight into Yan Xiao.

Yan Xiao was stunned, then immediately made a funny face, preparing to scare this guy.

"Ah... I've been bitten by a snake, can someone save me!"

Yan Xiao shouted exaggeratedly at the large man.

The large man stopped his footsteps, staring blankly at Yan Xiao, saying nothing, his face expressionless.

"Snake... this is a snake... ah."

Yan Xiao flicked the snake tail in his hand, but the large man still had no reaction.

Ran into a fool.

Yan Xiao was speechless and prepared to step aside.

At this time, Qingxue from the side reminded him loudly, "Brother, watch out!"

A sense of crisis arrived, Yan Xiao hurriedly dodged, and the Magic Sword instantly appeared in his hand.

"Roar~"

A beast roar issued from the large man's mouth.

One could see his head instantly swell, turning into the appearance of a pig's head, baring fangs and brandishing claws, looking very disgusting.

"Damn it, this is a monster..."

Yan Xiao was startled.

"There's a Phantom Demon... everyone run!"

Yan Xiao roared, quickly retreated to Qingxue's side, and shielded her behind him.

"It really is a monster..."

The surrounding crowd was badly frightened and scattered to flee.

Fear Value +30+30+30...

Countless Fear Value was received into the system; one could see how terrified people were of the Phantom Demon.

With another roar, the Zhutou Huan Yao seemed very dissatisfied with Yan Xiao's obstruction; its fat body gave a leap and pounced toward Yan Xiao to bite.

"Pigs can jump?"

Yan Xiao was speechless; what kind of ghost thing was this, not playing by the rules.

He hurriedly pulled the little girl to dodge.

After placing Qingxue in a safe place, he turned around to face the Zhutou Huan Yao, eager to try.

The Black Sword in his hand was already enchanted, its purple-black light cold and bloodthirsty.

"Get away! You can't deal with a Phantom Demon." At this time, a middle-aged man jumped out from the bushes, showing no fear at all in the face of the Phantom Demon.

"Come on! Let me see how powerful a Phantom Demon is." The middle-aged man gripped a large saber and charged toward the Zhutou Huan Yao with great momentum.

Yan Xiao narrowed his eyes, watching the large man's performance with anticipation.

Clang!

The large saber struck the Phantom Demon's pig head, emitting a crisp sound.

The Phantom Demon was unscathed... the large saber had snapped.

This?... The large man looked bewildered.

Before he could react, the Phantom Demon extended a claw and struck the large man's abdomen, instantly sending him flying.

The large man landed in front of Yan Xiao and struggled to stand up, "Little brother, can you lend me your sword to kill the monster."

"No." Yan Xiao immediately kept his distance from him.

"Sigh... I didn't expect this Phantom Demon to be so powerful!"

The large man held his broken saber and said through gritted teeth.

Yan Xiao was speechless; it was clearly just that you were incompetent.

Big brother, can't you see the light aura on my precious sword? In the game, this is the mark of a God Grade item... I am the strong one!

The Phantom Demon roared again, its hind legs pawing the ground, and its sturdy body charged toward them rapidly.

Yan Xiao gripped the Magic Sword tight, quickened his pace, and thrust his sword toward the Phantom Demon.

It was time to show the power of the Magic Sword.

The large man closed his eyes; in his mind, Yan Xiao was sure to die.

When he opened his eyes again, he was so surprised that his mouth fell wide open.

The Phantom Demon had actually been pierced by Yan Xiao's sword, its entire body split in two by the sword radiance.

Fear Value +120.

Zhutou Huan Yao deceased.

"How is this possible!" The big man's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Big man's Fear Value +30.

"Forgot to tell you, I am a swordsman."

Yan Xiao performed a cool motion of sheathing his sword and said calmly.

"A swordsman!..."

"I also want to be a swordsman... Young hero, can I take you as my Master..."

The big man plopped down onto his knees in front of Yan Xiao and begged.

Is it really that casual?

Is it appropriate for a handsome young man like me to take a big man like you as a disciple?

Yan Xiao decisively refused, "No, I do not take disciples."

If it were a beautiful woman, it might be barely acceptable, but a big man is a firm no.

"Master, please consider it carefully."

The big man held an ingot of Metal in his hands, which shimmered in the sunlight.

Yan Xiao stared at it for a full second and immediately agreed, "Fine, I will take you in."

The little girl behind him had a face full of black lines.