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Chapter 360 - 327: The Day Doesn’t Understand the Darkness of the Night

Chapter 360: Chapter 327: The Day Doesn’t Understand the Darkness of the Night

Compared to Yong Jiro, Justin was now in a considerably more comfortable situation.

When he saw that these people had returned to normal after the sun had set, he was also shocked but quickly calmed down.

At the same time, he felt an immense sense of relief!

He was grateful that he hadn’t recklessly attempted to rob them while they were stunned; otherwise, wouldn’t he have been doomed when darkness fell?

His blond hair and blue eyes made him stand out strikingly in this village of black-haired, yellow-faced people.

But it seemed that the villagers were not keen on interacting with him, all hiding in fear inside their homes, with a few of the braver ones peeking at him through cracks in the doors and windows.

"No... it’s not me that they seem to be afraid of..."

Justin instinctively looked back at the pitch-black mountain behind him, as well as the full moon hanging high over the mountain peak.

They were afraid of the night!

As he gazed at the mountain, Justin’s breathing became rapid and suppressed as if there was something inside ready to pounce on anyone at any moment.

He couldn’t stay outside; he had to get indoors!

In a panic, Justin found a family willing to speak with him, and after much persuasion and nearly kneeling down, he finally softened their hearts, earning permission to stay for the night.

"We in Sunset Village do not accept outsiders for overnight stays, especially a blond like you, who at first glance doesn’t seem like any good! You look like a demon or some sort of beast!"

The male owner of the house didn’t take kindly to Justin, and his rejection was unhidden in his words.

His wife, however, didn’t seem as opposed, although he seemed not quite human with his blond hair and blue eyes, he looked clean and spoke human language, not appearing to be a bad creature.

It’s not impossible to keep such an exotic creature as a pet to play with~

"Alright, little cow, since you’ve already agreed to let him stay, cut him some slack," an elderly voice interjected. It was an old lady, affirming that a visitor is a guest and that staying for one night wasn’t a big deal.

With the family head speaking up, the middle-aged man couldn’t say much more.

Justin surveyed the inside of the house, where a total of four people lived.

In addition to the young couple, there was an elderly pair; however, the old man seemed to be in poor health, and he continued to lie in bed unwilling to move, even with strangers present.

As Justin looked around, the old lady gave a gentle smile and spoke to him.

"Young man, you can rest assured tonight. Our home just happens to have a guest room, only the mattress hasn’t been aired out for a while and might have a bit of a smell..."

"No problem at all, thank you, granny, thank you," Justin hastily thanked her, partly because he was truly grateful and partly because when the old lady smiled, he felt compelled to express his gratitude.

"Blondie? Have you eaten yet? If not, I’ll find you some food."

Justin: "?"

"Xiaohui! This blond-haired one is a person, not an animal. What do you mean by ’food’? Later on, let him join us at the table for dinner."

Yikes!

This blond is a person?

Xiaohui took a couple of steps back, initially thinking he was some kind of parrot-like animal that could talk, but he still didn’t seem human?

"Ah~"

The old lady sighed, shaking her head resignedly.

"You lack experience, don’t you? In my youth, I encountered a human who looked a lot like him, only she was female, also with blond hair and green eyes. Back then, she was tied to a tree by our village chief and nearly lost her life on the spot before the misunderstanding was cleared up..."

In her youth? She had also encountered someone like him, presumably from outside?

Justin caught onto the key point, hoping to glean more useful information.

"Oh, you mean her? In the end, she ventured into Sunset Mountain... sigh, and never came out again. At that time, we all believed she could make it because she had a pair of magical eyes that could shoot beams that melted stone. We all thought she was a celestial being who came to save us."

"Because we in Sunset Village have always suffered from the mountain beasts, at night, we are too scared to step outside."

Hiss!

Justin inhaled sharply. So it was settled then, the other person must also be a Chosen One, but decades ago, the tales of Kaidan had not descended upon Blue Star, meaning it was highly likely that the other person came from a "parallel world"?

As for the so-called fairy eyes that could melt stone, those were probably some kind of innate talent...

Hmm?

At this thought, a brilliant idea flashed through Justin’s mind.

So, could the so-called "divine miracles," "fairy manifestations," and "demon exorcisms" of ancient times be similar to the current tales of Kaidan?

Were those ancient "immortals" merely people possessing talents that the ancients couldn’t understand?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed...

"May I ask, that girl... with the same hair as mine, why is she going into the mountains?"

"That’s a long story."

The old woman paused for a moment, then spoke to the woman.

"Hui, go fetch the meals from the kitchen, let’s eat and talk."

This matter involved the village’s secret; both Big Bull and Little Hui were very curious and immediately busied themselves in the kitchen.

...

"Legend has it that our Sunset Village was cursed by the Demon King decades ago, and everyone lost half of their time. Of course, that’s pure nonsense because our average lifespan has not decreased, but has actually gotten longer. Everybody even thought about changing our Sunset Village’s name to Longevity Village."

Hearing what the man said, Jiang Xiao looked at him skeptically. It seemed that these villagers were unaware of the events of daytime—they probably had a set of "logical and consistent" memories in their minds.

Lost half their time, huh...

This is a bit tricky.

"Where did you hear this news?"

"The private school, there’s our Sunset Village’s only teacher, called Second Watch Teacher."

"That’s wrong!"

The woman interrupted her husband.

"Don’t you remember? The teacher went down the mountain to wander, and we hired a new one."

"Wait, the teacher you’re talking about, is he still in the village?" asked Jiang Xiao.

The man nodded, as if it were obvious.

"Yes, he’s always been here. Without him, where would our children learn?"

Eh?

"Aren’t there only wild dogs in the private school?"

"What wild dogs?" the couple asked, puzzled.

What the heck?

Jiang Xiao would rather believe that everyone in the village was blind than believe he had seen wrong.

The private school was full of dogs!

"Where is the teacher’s house? I want to go and have a good chat with him!"

The couple looked at each other and slowly began to speak, saying that the previous teacher used to live in the private school, so this new one probably did too.

"Good, leave the door for me, I’ll be right back!"

After saying that, Jiang Xiao was about to get up and go to the private school to confront the teacher.

The couple immediately stood up to dissuade him, saying that Sunset Mountain became restless at night, and fierce beasts might descend from the mountain. Going out at night, seven or eight out of ten people wouldn’t live to see daylight...

The more they said, the more Jiang Xiao wanted to go out and see what was going on.

"Don’t worry, the two of you. Don’t you understand by looking at my attire? Everything outside is part of my experience package!"

After saying this, Jiang Xiao held the Compass in his left hand and the Peach Wood Sword in his right, ready to burst forth.

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