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Chapter 365 - 332: Little Flower

Chapter 365: Chapter 332: Little Flower

Holmes:

"Because no matter which version of the story Jiang Xiao is told, his ultimate goal is the same—to enter the mountains. So Wang Dayong deceiving Jiang Xiao is completely pointless and has no effect on him,"

His words were quickly met with a rebuttal from the lighthouse.

"I don’t like what you’re saying there. You say that deceiving Jiang Xiao is meaningless, so does that mean it’s meaningful to deceive our Justin? Isn’t Justin the same, no matter which version of the story, he also wants to go into the mountains?"

Holmes:

"No, it’s not the same..."

"If Wang Dayong deceives Justin, there is a very obvious advantage for Dayong."

"What is it?" someone inquired.

Holmes:

"Haven’t you noticed? There is only one difference between the two versions of the story: Jiang Xiao received information that (the villagers are good people), while Justin heard about (naughty kids) and (spirits with open eyes full of grudges and hatred), which subconsciously fits the villagers into the (bad guys) template."

"The only advantage of Wang Dayong deceiving Justin is to make him subconsciously repelled by these villagers..."

As Holmes spoke up to this point, he stopped, and everyone understood.

If it were a lie, it would have to be purposeful.

Wang Dayong achieved no purpose with Jiang Xiao; it was better to tell the truth than to get beaten up.

So the only one likely deceived was Justin.

Doing so would not only prevent Justin from speaking recklessly to the villagers, avoiding some unnecessary trouble, but it would also create a sense of aversion to the villagers in him.

Indeed.

After leaving the private school, Justin pondered in a field for a long time before deciding resolutely to head directly into the mountains.

If the villagers were vengeful spirits with unreckoned deaths, wouldn’t he be risking death at any moment by staying with them?

Especially the villagers in the daytime, the NPC-like sensation really freaked him out.

"Oh, may the merciful God bless this brave and clever child."

"Justin can definitely do it! After all, he’s the first warrior to enter Sunset Mountain!"

"The first warrior? Are you sure?"

...

Speaking of the first warrior, both Jiang Xiao and Justin would have to step aside.

Did you really think Kudaka Yuusuke’s name was for nothing?

Fearless to the max!

Before dawn broke, the villagers had hurried him up the mountain to rid it of beasts.

His goal was to kill three or more wild beasts that posed a danger to the villagers to count as success.

If Yuusuke could meet this requirement, the villagers would forget the fact that he had robbed the whole village.

"Ah~"

Yuusuke looked up at the sun, resignedly stood up, and continued his journey up the mountain.

He wasn’t foolish enough to venture into the mountains overnight but had stopped halfway up the mountain to wait for daylight before proceeding.

"I mean, I am a warrior, after all, slaying wild wolves and such is certainly not beyond me, but could you provide some decent equipment, please? This is it?"

Wu Yu looked at his equipment in disbelief.

Rusty kitchen knife*1

Crude shoulder pads*2

Simple storage backpack*1

Drinking water*2

Dried tough chunks of meat*5

Unknown herbs for stopping bleeding and detoxification*3

We won’t even talk about the disappointing supplies. Yuusuke was also suffering from the debuffs [Pain] and [Continuous Bleeding].

The thorny vines from last night had been tied too tightly, and even though the villagers had treated the wounds somewhat, there were still traces of blood seeping from them.

Kudaka Yuusuke could only handle this because of his thick skin and high vitality.

"Eh, is it you again, handsome and brave young man?"

"Who’s there!"

Yuusuke raised his kitchen knife, warily facing the bushes from where the voice came.

"It’s me, it’s been less than two days and you’ve forgotten me already?"

As the voice landed, a cute and pretty girl also appeared in front of Yuusuke.

It was Huahua, the girl who had suddenly disappeared last night.

This time, however, Yuusuke wasn’t blinded by beauty; instead, he took two steps back to create some distance.

He was a warrior and indeed wanted to save the princess, but this girl in front of him was a real deal big female ghost, suspected to have been dead for over forty years. How could he possibly go lick her boots?

"Young man?"

"If you take one more step forward, I’ll chop you up!"

"Chop me up? Young man, it’s only been one night, and you’ve become so fierce?"

Huahua looked pitiful, insisting she was a good person, really!

"Last night I just happened to meet your dad. He said you disappeared in the mountains ages ago! It’s been decades!"

Is that so...

A playful smile spread across Huahua’s face but slowly faded as she began to speak softly.

"Young man, I have no ill intentions toward you; if I had, would you have been able to come down the mountain unscathed yesterday?"

Yuusuke’s expression changed as if, well, it seemed to make sense.

"Well, I don’t care, anyway, it’s not proper for a dead person to be with me, right?"

"What’s improper about it?" Huahua blinked her big eyes.

Ah, this...

Yuusuke scratched his head and rubbed his hands as if there wasn’t really anything improper, right?

There’s an old saying: "As long as you’re brave enough, even Sadako goes on maternity leave."

And Huahua was way prettier than what’s-her-name Sadako.

Mainly because Huahua hadn’t really harmed him yesterday. After coming down the mountain, he only felt a bit of back pain and lack of energy.

"So, Miss Huahua, do you know anything about the strange happenings with the villagers of Sunset Village?"

Huahua shook her head, indicating she didn’t know what Yuusuke was talking about. She couldn’t leave Sunset Mountain, so she had no knowledge of what was happening in the village.

"Do you know where in the mountains there might be some weak creatures?"

Now this was something Huahua could speak about. After all, she had been wandering the mountain for many years and certainly knew about some dangerous places.

"In the east, there’s a sunken basin. I remember there’s a white mountain cat living there, a bit smaller than a wolf."

He just asked casually, but Huahua actually had a clue. Yuusuke immediately asked her to lead the way.

...

Compared to Yuusuke who was in a team mode, Justin was playing solo.

Anyway, he hadn’t encountered Huahua, and he didn’t know if that was lucky or unlucky.

"Keep calm, just walk in reverse order from the way you came down, and you should uncover the nature of Kaidan."

Soon, he arrived at the stone stele that listed the rules of the mountain he’d seen before.

[Rule One: The way down the mountain is a straight path; do not turn. If you feel the path is wrong, it’s your own problem.]

[Rule Two: At night, something in the forest comes out to eat people. If you don’t want to die here, try to reach the town at the foot of the mountain before the sun sets.]

[Rule Three: If you feel like someone is watching you on your way down, never look back; it isn’t real.]

But.

There were two new rules added below!

[Rule Five: What traps the villagers isn’t time.]

[Rule Six: What you see may not be real.]

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