I loaded the dream game

Seeing the meaningful look he gave her, Lilia reacted quickly.

What they are avoiding is "us".

Chapter 46: Ailu doesn't want to be treated as a child

To bewitch people, one does not need to possess pupil power or use any curses. As long as one has a sufficiently sinister heart, anyone can do it. In this regard, humans are obviously much better than the fallen ghosts.

After dinner, Lilia returned to her room without saying a word. Kirisu Madoka followed her because she was worried about her. For a moment, Xiazhi and Eluke were the only ones left in the room.

"Would you like to go out for a walk?" he invited the girl.

"Okay, alright..." Ailuko's cheeks flushed and he turned his head slightly.

Xia Zhi was a little confused and didn't know why the girl was blushing. After thinking about it, he finally didn't ask.

Although she is a star god, the girl's mentality is actually similar to that of human girls of the same period. It is normal for her to have her own little thoughts.

For example, Aimisha has hobbies that she doesn't want others to know about.

Thinking this, Xia Zhi and Ailuko walked downstairs together. During the walk, they deliberately looked in the direction of the counter, but they did not see the girl named Amysa, and they did not know where she had gone.

"Is it really okay to just leave the store here?" Xia Zhi thought to himself as he looked at the empty store.

But if you think about it carefully, there aren't many customers here usually, so it seems like there's really no need to worry too much about whether there's someone watching the store.

The red color of the setting sun shines through the gaps in the clouds and shines lightly onto the streets of the village.

Perhaps it was because their unfamiliar faces were too conspicuous to the people here, or perhaps it was because Ailu was too cute, everyone on the street cast curious glances at them.

Xia Zhi felt uncomfortable being stared at and began to regret his decision to go out for a walk.

"Let's go back tomorrow." he thought to himself.

The side quest of defeating the fallen demons would definitely not be completed, and he would not massacre an entire village just for a mere 60 dream points.

Fortunately, corresponding to the mechanism of forced acceptance after being triggered, there is no penalty for failure in the side quests of the dream game. If you don’t want to do it, you can give up at any time. At most, you will lose some points that you could have obtained as rewards.

Now, with the 500 dream points he had earned from completing Lilia's mission, as well as the rewards for completing some other scattered side quests in the past two months, he had a total of nearly dream points in deposit, which was a huge sum of money.

Next, as long as he can find a way to complete the task of collecting the ancient holy sword, he will earn another 750 points, which is enough for him to realize the idea in his mind.

While Xia Zhi was making plans for the future in his mind, he took Ailuko out of the village and followed the path to a remote woods outside the village.

After getting away from the crowd, Xia Zhi felt a little relieved. He finally experienced the feeling of the monkeys in the zoo.

However, Ailuko didn't seem to be affected at all. He still walked with his head down and kicked the pebbles under his feet, as if he thought this was a very interesting thing.

"Pay attention to the road when walking." Xia Zhi reminded.

"Hmm..." Ailu answered absentmindedly, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

Seeing that the girl's mind was not here, Xia Zhi ignored her and instead began to enjoy the feeling of strolling in the woods, the refreshing evening breeze gently caressing his cheeks.

It feels a bit nostalgic, as I remember the last time I took a leisurely walk in the woods like this was last time.

It was probably three or four years ago. At that time, Xia Zhi was not as well-behaved and obedient as she is now, and she would often quarrel with him. When he was in a bad mood, he would go to the city park for a walk, and sometimes he would not go back until dark, which made his sister at home worry a lot. Thinking about it now, it was really a bit unreasonable.

"Speaking of which, Ailu, have you ever seen your family?" Xia Zhi became curious about the star gods whom he had never met before.

Ai Lu Ke shook his head slightly and said, "I have never seen my parents myself."

"From the time I became conscious, it was Kama and the others who took care of me, so to me, they are my most important family."

"Is that so..." Xia Zhi was a little disappointed. He really wanted to know what kind of mood the star gods who created this world were in when they created this special race of human beings.

However, Ai Lu Ke seemed to have misunderstood his meaning, and hurriedly held his hand and said in a panic: "Xia, Xia Zhi, you are also my most important family member!"

"Thank you very much."

All of a sudden, I was treated like a human being at the same level as a god.

Xia Zhi touched the girl’s little head and thought to himself.

"What a perfunctory answer." Eluke puffed up his cheeks, glared at him and said, "Do you think I'm a child?"

Judging from your appearance, it's hard to regard you as an adult, right? Xia Zhi thought.

Seeing that he didn't answer and seemed to have agreed, Ai Luke became even angrier. He let go of Xia Zhi's hand and walked in front angrily.

Before I knew it, the sky had gradually darkened.

Looking at the clear, cloudless night sky beginning to be dotted with stars that seemed to be falling, Xia Zhi felt that it was time to go back.

"ah!"

It was a dark night road. Perhaps because he was gazing at the stars or because he was tired from walking for so long, Ai Luke tripped over a rock and nearly fell to the ground.

This is not surprising. After all, the girl is not using her original body of a star god, but just the body of an ordinary human girl. It is normal to feel tired after walking for such a long time.

"Do you want me to carry you?" Xia Zhi suggested.

The roads nearby were a bit bumpy, and given the girl's current condition, it would be easy for her to fall.

"Eh? Um...but..."

The girl was a little hesitant and had an ambiguous attitude.

Xia Zhi didn't care about that. He imitated the way Kirisu Madoka had hugged "himself" before and reached out to pick up Elko from the ground.

"Ah!" The girl let out a small scream again, but she didn't show any intention of struggling. It seemed that she was just simply frightened.

"When you encounter difficulties, you should know how to seek help from others. I can't guarantee others, but if it's you, Ai Luke, there will definitely be many people willing to help you."

After thinking about it, Xia Zhi added: "Including me."

After all, she is such a lovely girl, who would have the heart to refuse her request?

After waiting for a while, the girl did not reply, Xia Zhi looked down in confusion.

The girl in his arms was speechless, stopped breathing, her face flushed, and she blinked her eyes. No one knew what she was thinking, but she didn't look particularly annoying, so Xia Zhi felt relieved and continued walking forward.

"Hey, summer solstice."

After a while, Ai Lu Ke in his arms suddenly spoke.

"What's wrong?" Xia Zhi asked.

"From this angle, you can see the starry sky." said the girl.

Isn't this a matter of course? Xia Zhi thought.

"Xia Zhi once asked me what the purpose of life is, right?" the girl continued to ask.

"You still remember?" Xia Zhi was a little surprised. He thought that the girl had forgotten such a casual question a long time ago.

"After all, you said so many difficult to understand words at the beginning." Ai Luke looked at the starry sky and said, "But now, I seem to understand some of it."

"Really? That's good." Xia Zhi nodded with relief.

After experiencing many things and seeing many stories, the girl is no longer a blank sheet of paper as she was at the beginning, but has begun to have her own thoughts. This makes Xia Zhi very happy, as it at least proves that his original approach was effective.

"What kind of person does Xia Zhi want me to be?" the girl suddenly asked.

"Just be whoever you want to be." Xia Zhi replied.

"So cunning, doesn't that mean you didn't say anything?" Ai Luke puffed up his cheeks and said, "You just said that as long as I ask for help, you will definitely be willing to help me."

"I didn't say I would help you to the end."

Xia Zhi's words made the young girl realize for the first time that there are such annoying things as language loopholes in this world.

Chapter 47: The Arrival of the Quasi-Hero

On the way back, Xia Zhi suddenly saw a game prompt: [Side Mission Four (Failed)].

"Is it because I have already decided to give up this mission?"

That's quite humane.

Xia Zhi was thinking about it and suddenly realized something.

He remembered that he had received this bounty quest from the Adventurer's Guild, which claimed that someone had found traces of the Fallen Ghost Clan nearby. He then followed the clues given in the bounty quest and found the village step by step.

In other words, although they came here to seek refuge, Amysa and the others had already been discovered by humans.

"I'll remind them when I get back." Xia Zhi thought to himself.

Otherwise, one day you might be wiped out without even knowing it.

However, when he walked out of the woods with this thought in mind, he saw flashes of fire in the direction of a distant village, which looked particularly dazzling in the dark night.

"Is there a bonfire party tonight?" Xia Zhi muttered to himself in confusion.

But wasn't the fire too big? Did they burn down a house for fun?

Xia Zhi frowned slightly, having a bad feeling in his heart.

At this moment, a new game prompt appeared in front of him:

[You have triggered a new side quest: Guard the last gathering place of the fallen ghosts (current completeness/required remaining completeness: 83%/50%)]

[Task Reward: 260 Dream Points]

"Well……"

The flickering fire in the distance awakened the sleeping girl in his arms. Ai Luke raised his head and looked at the fire with a confused look on his face. He looked at Xia Zhi and asked, "Did something happen there?"

Xia Zhi didn't answer him, but just whispered "Hold on tight" and quickened his pace.

Ailuko seemed to realize something as well. He shut his mouth and stopped talking, clutching his clothes tightly with both hands.

When Xia Zhi arrived near the village, he saw the glaring blood dyeing the land red, the flames spreading wildly in the village, and the houses and corpses being gradually swallowed by the flames.

"The Zanguan Church is exterminating the fallen ghosts. Anyone unrelated please leave here immediately." A middle-aged man holding a slender light blue sword warned him coldly.

Xia Zhi looked around and found that besides him, there was another young man holding a long, curved silver-white sword that looked like it was made up of many fragments of different sizes. He was standing leisurely at the entrance of the village, symbolically blocking the only way out.

In the village far away, there was a figure holding a crimson sword, wreaking havoc in the village. Every time he swung the sword, it would cause a violent explosion. It seemed that the flames and corpses on the ground were caused by him.

However, he was now in some trouble, as a girl with the same fiery red hair blocked his way.

Seeing that Lilia had stopped the man, Xia Zhi felt a little relieved. He put the girl down in his arms, whispered to her, "Stay here and don't move. Wait for me to come back," and then walked towards the middle-aged man.

"Don't come any closer." The middle-aged man took a step forward and blocked his figure.

"Is this the holy sword?" Xia Zhi looked at the rapier in his arms, which was also made of many metal fragments, and asked curiously, "What is its name?"

"It has nothing to do with you." The middle-aged man said in a cold tone.

"Your companion seems to be in some trouble. Don't you plan to help him?" Xia Zhi asked as he approached him without stopping.

"It has nothing to do with you." The middle-aged man still refused to answer.

"Did the Zanguang Church only send three of you? There are thousands of fallen ghosts here. Aren't you afraid of letting them escape?"

"It has nothing to do with you."

"From what you just said, it seems that we are certain that we are not the fallen ghost tribe. Can I ask how you did it?"

Seeing that Xia Zhi was getting closer and closer to him, but still had no intention of stopping, the middle-aged man showed a vigilant look in his eyes. He had already grasped the hilt of the holy sword with his right hand and spoke with a slightly heavier tone:

"It has nothing to do with you."

"Really?" Xia Zhi paused, "Then let me ask something that is related to me."

"what?"

The middle-aged man was unable to ask this question.

He just felt that time seemed to have stopped.

In his retina, the young man who was originally some distance away from him was now standing in front of him. He gently raised his hand and drew an arc in the air.

In this slow-motion world, the boy's movements look very natural, without any unnecessary movements, just like autumn leaves falling slowly in the air, hardly noticeable.

But the middle-aged man was unable to react and could only watch the arc pass through his throat.

No blood, no pain.

As if lying in soft clouds, the middle-aged man's body fell backwards.