Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 608 The Female Ghost Joins the Fellowship
Moonlight spilled onto the decaying floor of Lanruo Temple. Fang Yu leaned lazily against the headboard, toying with the God of War wristwatch in his hand, watching the numbers on it constantly changing.

The Supreme God is deducting his reward points for revealing the reason for the existence of the Reincarnation Space.

Xiaoqian floated to the foot of the bed, her white skirt billowing like clouds. She stared curiously at Fang Yu's movements: "Young master, why does that thing in your hand keep changing, looking like some kind of talisman?"

Fang Yu glanced at his wristwatch and chuckled, "Oh, that old god is deducting my points again. These are reward points, which you can get by completing a reincarnation or killing some bad guys or something."

"The main god?" Xiaoqian blinked. "Is it the King of Hell?"

"Pretty much, but even more annoying than the King of Hell. But it doesn't matter. Telling you the truth about the world is much more important than reward points."

Xiaoqian, seemingly understanding but not quite, pressed on, "Aren't you afraid of losing it all? This money is hard-earned, like real wealth."

Would a wealthy person care about QQ Music automatically renewing its subscription?

Xiaoqian was completely confused: "Qiuqiu, what is music?"

Seeing her blank expression, Fang Yu couldn't help but laugh: "Never mind, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

He paused, then suddenly sat up straight, his eyes becoming serious. "Xiaoqian, did you understand?"

Xiaoqian shook her head gently, her eyes full of doubt.

"Simply put, the Reincarnation Space is a place where people constantly experience life and death and complete tasks." Fang Yu spread his hands. "Winning brings rewards, losing means death, and the cycle repeats endlessly."

Xiaoqian frowned slightly: "Isn't that even more terrifying than the underworld?"

"More or less," Fang Yu shrugged. "But these things don't bother me anymore."

Xiaoqian tilted her head, clearly not believing it: "Young master, are you joking? If there really is such a terrifying place, how could anyone willingly be trapped inside?"

Seeing that she didn't believe him, Fang Yu smiled and suddenly pulled a CD from his pocket as if by magic, handing it to her: "Here, take a look at this."

Xiaoqian looked down and was instantly shocked, covering her mouth – her face was clearly printed on the cover of the CD!
"How can there be my face on this plate?!" Her voice trembled as her slender fingers gently touched the cover, as if trying to confirm whether it was an illusion.

Fang Yu grinned: "It's not just you, it's them too." He pointed to the images of Ning Caichen, Yan Chixia, and others on the cover, "These are all your 'co-stars'."

"Same stage. Actors?" Xiaoqian murmured repeatedly, her eyes full of confusion.

"Have you seen a play before?" Fang Yu explained patiently. "There are female roles and male roles. You are the leading female role, but you don't know it yourself. You are actually standing on the stage."

Xiaoqian paused for a moment, then suddenly floated around the room as if to confirm something: "Coco, I'm clearly at Lanruo Temple, where is there a stage?"

Fang Yu shook his head: "Lanruo Temple is also a much larger stage." He pointed out the window, "Like a frog at the bottom of a well, thinking that the world is only as big as the well opening, but that's not the case."

Xiaoqian remained silent for a long time, seemingly finally understanding something.

She looked down at her own face on the disc, her fingertips gently tracing it, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

"Is there really freedom in the outside world?" she asked softly.

Fang Yu did not answer immediately, but remained silent for a few seconds, which was unusual for him.

Finally, he sighed, "No, the outside is an even bigger cage." Xiaoqian raised her head, a hint of stubbornness in her eyes, "Then why are you telling me all this, young master, since you are also in a cage?"

Fang Yu looked at her and suddenly smiled, a smile that was both lazy and subtly gentle.

"Even the kindest person, no matter how unfortunate, will give a little food or a kind look to a stray cat or dog on the street." He paused, then suddenly imitated a cat's meow twice, "Meow meow meow, tsk tsk tsk."

Xiaoqian was stunned, then burst out laughing, though her eyes were slightly red.

Fang Yu suddenly sat up straight, staring intently at Xiaoqian: "Hey, want to join our Central Continent Team?"

Xiaoqian was taken aback, her slender fingers unconsciously tightening around her sleeves: "Why did you invite me, young master?"

Fang Yu grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth, "Because you're beautiful."

"Pfft—" Xiaoqian chuckled softly, covering her mouth with her sleeve, her eyes sparkling with a lively spirit. "I've heard these words for three hundred years, but it's only when they come from your mouth, young master."

She suddenly stopped, because she found Fang Yu's eyes to be frighteningly clear. When those scholars, passersby, and bandits praised her, there was always a filthy thought hidden in their eyes, but this person in front of her...
"Of course, being pretty is your least noteworthy advantage." Fang Yu suddenly pulled out a bag of spicy strips as if by magic, chewing and mumbling, "You female ghost, your cultivation is stronger than the newbies in our team who have gone through five or six reincarnations." He counted on his fingers, "You can float, you can pass through walls, you can confuse people, you can block physical attacks for your teammates, you can control things, and you're pleasing to the eye. Isn't your cost-effectiveness far superior to Imhotep?"

The shadows of the trees outside the window suddenly swayed violently, but Fang Yu continued, seemingly unconcerned, "Most importantly, I admire your courage."

"What courage do I have?" Xiaoqian's voice trembled, whether from Fang Yu's sudden approach or from sensing Grandma's approaching demonic aura.

"Knowing she'd get a beating from Grandma, she still dared to chat with me." A burst of lightning suddenly shot from Fang Yu's fingertips, illuminating Xiaoqian's pale face. "This rebellious spirit is exactly what we Reincarnators are all about."

"The Way, the Way, the Way, the Way, the Way!"

The thunderous lyrics suddenly tore through the night sky!

The two turned their heads at the same time and saw a burly figure on the courtyard wall wildly wielding a sword while performing the Seven Star Step.

Under the moonlight, Yan Chixia's disheveled hair flew like a lion's mane, and wherever his sword passed, the vines that came flying from the sky exploded!
"You stinking Taoist priest, you ruined my plans!" came Grandma's shrill roar from underground, and the entire Lanruo Temple suddenly trembled violently.

Before Xiaoqian could react, Fang Yu pulled her behind him.

"Have you thought it through?" He had his back to her, his voice unusually serious. "Will you come with us to cause trouble in a bigger world, or stay here and continue selling your body?"

Looking at Fang Yu's sword-like eyebrows, Xiaoqian felt her heart pounding like a drum for the first time in three hundred years.

Before she could speak, Yan Chixia suddenly flipped over and landed in front of the window, the tip of his sword pointing directly at Fang Yu's nose: "Hey kid! Stay away from that female ghost!"

Before Fang Yu could speak, Xiaoqian's eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "Ah! It's the bearded Taoist priest! Grandma is terrified of him! You said you wanted to go to the outside world! Take him with you! That way, the endless cycle of reincarnation will be safe!"

Fang Yu immediately shook his head, "Although Yan Chixia has the Xuanyuan Sword, the Taiyi Exorcising Demon-Slaying Protective Mantra, the Diamond Sutra, and the Qimen Dunjia, we can't bring him into the Central Continent Team."

"Huh? Why, Young Master Fang?" Xiaoqian asked, her face full of confusion.

"because."

Fang Yu stared at Xiaoqian's chest and said bluntly, "Because Big Beard can't be photographed."

(End of this chapter)