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Chapter 364 - 331 Lies?
Chapter 364: Chapter 331 Lies?
The next morning, after the sun had risen, Jiang Xiao bade farewell to the couple.
Well, farewell was superfluous, as the couple had reverted back to being NPCs by that time.
Having learned from Wang Dayong that the food was inedible, Jiang Xiao certainly wouldn’t foolishly join the couple for breakfast.
...
Eagerly awaiting since before dawn, Wang Dayong had been standing at the entrance of the private school, finally spotting the person he had been longing for.
"Hey, Jiang Xiao bro! Why’d you only just arrive? The food I made for you is getting cold, want me to warm it up for you?"
"No need, I’ll just grab a bite and go."
Hmm?
"Bro, you’re leaving?!"
Did happiness come this suddenly?
Wang Dayong hadn’t managed to be happy for long before Jiang Xiao’s next words chilled his heart by half.
"Mmhm, I’m off. I’m going to Sunset Mountain to see if I can find any clues. Make lunch as usual, less salt and oil, okay?"
Wang Dayong: ¥%¥#*&!
So much for his excited mood.
"Alright, alright, I’ve always known Jiang Xiao bro that you’re a person of great wisdom and virtue."
"Don’t flatter me, I want some real beef for lunch."
...
The atmosphere in the Lighthouse live streaming room was somewhat solemn, the occasional barrage of comments mainly consisted of encouragement and support.
After all, the situation of their Chosen one was not safe at the moment.
At this time.
Justin, holding a stick, had arrived at the private school based on the directions given by the family the previous night.
Before he could enter, Wang Dayong had already stepped out.
Upon seeing the black robe, Justin immediately shut his eyes.
"Quite the cautious lad, tell me, since you’ve come to me, you must need something, right?"
"Sir, I came to ask you about the issue of the Sunset Village residents’ clouded consciousness during the day..."
"Oh, I knew it, haha, it’s windy outside, how about we talk inside?"
Justin bowed his head, not daring to move or open his eyes, fearful that as soon as he did, he’d see the teacher’s large face.
’Woof, woof, woof...’
"Heh, there are some dogs in the yard, it’s alright, they won’t hurt you. Come in and we’ll talk."
Private school?
Dog barking?
Wait, why is there no sound of children studying in the private school?
[Dog barking may occasionally be heard from the private school; please ignore it.]
Startled, Justin’s face blanched, and without making a sound, he took two steps backward, while tensely saying,
"I’m curious if the villagers would come knocking if they knew there were only dogs in the private school?"
With that statement, the once talkative teacher fell silent, as if caught by the throat.
Is this kid threatening me?
The exposure of the private school was the only concern on Wang Dayong’s mind.
The villagers were now operating on a pre-planned route, and it was impossible for them to spontaneously come to the private school looking for their children.
But, if there were external disruptions, that would be another story.
If this kid went around the village shouting at night, it could very well disrupt the integrity of the Kaidan.
Wang Dayong did not want to be unemployed for the fourth time...
"Well then, since you don’t wish to come in, we can talk outside."
Justin breathed a sigh of relief, thankful for his intelligence; he immediately associated the dog’s barks with the child. It seemed his gamble paid off.
Good, good!
"Our Justin truly is a genius. His wisdom appears to be God’s favored gift!"
"Just from a few dog barks, he deduced the rules, linked them to the village children, and even thought of using this to counter the schoolteacher. Who else can do that?"
"Impressive!"
"Even Jiang Xiao from Dragon Country only managed to figure this out with great difficulty!"
"Uh, you’re comparing our dear Jiang’s weakest intellect to your Justin, and you still have the face to ask for more?"
Regardless, Justin had managed to avoid entering that peculiar private school for now.
"Hey, young man, I’m not trying to scare you, but do you think these villagers are good people? You think by telling them the secrets of the school, you’ll be able to pass the test?"
Justin was noncommittal; he of course knew that passing wouldn’t be so easy.
If he told the villagers about it, it’s very likely he’d be the first to suffer the consequences, but at least he could use this to threaten the schoolteacher.
It was a typical case of harming others without benefiting oneself.
Kill the enemy at the cost of greater loss to oneself, but as long as the enemy suffered, it wasn’t a total loss.
Seeing Justin hesitant, Wang Dayong sighed, apparently not intending to continue the standoff.
"Ah, you young man, I’m in a good mood today, forget it, ask whatever you want to ask."
"I want to know, why do the villagers act like marionettes during the day?"
"That... well, that’s a long story~"
Wang Dayong sat down on the steps in front of the door, and began to tell Justin the reasons for these events.
"It was over forty years ago, Sunset Village was just a normal place, but one brat didn’t listen to the adults’ warnings and went into the dangerous mountain alone, ultimately getting lost in its depths."
A brat, huh?
Justin frowned; he always disliked such foolish children.
"And then what happened?"
"What else could happen? The child was young, bound to make mistakes, you can’t just watch her die on the mountain, right? Especially her father, who went from house to house begging for help, until his eyes were swollen from crying. Only then did he persuade everyone to help him search for the child through the night."
"In the end... the people who went up the mountain were trapped by wild beasts, not one survived..."
"Maybe it was because the villagers died with their eyes open, maybe their resentment was too deep, or the hatred toward the father and daughter was too strong, the whole Sunset Village was then shrouded in mysterious Kaidan stories, and those originally dead on the mountain eerily came back to life, but by day they all acted as if they had lost their souls, and at night they returned to normal."
Is that so...
Justin inquired about a few more details, to which Wang Dayong claimed ignorance, suggesting one might need to go to the mountain to understand the full backstory.
Hmm?
So in the end, does one still have to go up the mountain?
Justin nodded, tapping his cane as he cautiously left the private school.
"Ts, this kid, not willing to open his eyes to the end, how cautious~"
When Wang Dayong’s words reached the listeners of the Lighthouse livestream, the debate broke out.
The reason was simple: the story he told Justin and the one he told Jiang Xiao were two completely different versions!
"Oh my god, I don’t know what you guys are arguing about anymore. Jiang Xiao is so violent and ruthless, would Wang Dayong dare to tell him the truth? He must have lied to him!"
"Exactly, have you forgotten how Wang Dayong was bullied by Jiang Xiao? So the version our Justin heard is the correct one!"
"Bullshit! Because Jiang Xiao is violent, it makes even more sense that Wang Dayong wouldn’t dare to lie in front of him, right?"
Each side held its ground with their own arguments.
In the end, it took the appearance of Holmes to put an end to the debate.
Holmes:
"Clearly, Wang Dayong lied to Justin; what he told Jiang Xiao was the truth."
"First of all, there’s always a purpose to lying. If he lied to Jiang Xiao, then what was his purpose? How could lying to Jiang Xiao affect anything?"
Ah, this...
The Lighthouse fell briefly silent.
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