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Chapter 525 - 338: Chain of Suspicion (4000 words) Part 2

Chapter 525: Chapter 338: Chain of Suspicion (4000 words) Part 2

He said so, but on the side, Shenzhu Shihui couldn’t stop scratching her head.

She was completely unable to understand.

Beichuan Si wrote in his notebook, "Let’s talk in detail about the plan for Ihui Nai Luo, as our conversation cannot last. If we take too long, Ihui Nai Luo will discover us."

Shenzhu Shihui’s eyes widened as she watched Beichuan Si and Ihui Guangjiu exchange words, each taking turns, while continually passing the notebook with information back and forth.

What’s going on? Who am I? Where am I? What are they talking about?

She was utterly baffled.

She had initially thought that Ihui Guangjiu and Ihui Ju Xu were their outright enemies, but now it seemed that was not the case at all.

This overlapping chain of suspicions was too much for Shenzhu Shihui’s little brain.

So she chose to give up thinking and took her cell phone out of Beichuan Si’s travel backpack.

It had some single-player games downloaded, and although she couldn’t use her fingers to play, Shenzhu Shihui was still enjoying herself.

After all, Beichuan Si was there, and he could explain everything to her when the time came.

As for why Ihui Guangjiu and the others had become allies... that was none of her concern.

All she needed was to stay by Beichuan Si.

Didn’t you see Nishijou Kurenai comfortably curled up and asleep on the collar of Beichuan Si’s jacket?

About fifteen minutes later, Beichuan Si asked Ihui Guangjiu to prepare dinner for him while he flipped through the notebook they had been using to communicate—

But before he could finish the action, Shenzhu Shihui interrupted him:

"What on earth is happening, Beichuan?"

Shenzhu Shihui’s game character had died more than thirty times, which made her lose the desire to continue.

She curiously approached Beichuan Si, wanting to know the specifics:

"Weren’t Ihui Guangjiu and Ihui Ju Xu supposed to be in cahoots with that Great Heavenly Person? How come they suddenly teamed up with you? And how did you know that Ihui Nai Luo had implanted some sort of surveillance on them?"

Beichuan Si glanced at the phone Shenzhu Shihui had stuffed into his bag, paused slightly, and finally spoke, "The reason is because of this."

He took a handkerchief from his bosom, turning it over.

On the pale blue fabric, there was vibrant writing—

’Save me.’

Simple words, but they made Shenzhu Shihui freeze.

"This is...?" Shenzhu Shihui looked at the handkerchief and then at Beichuan Si.

Beichuan Si took back the handkerchief and continued to explain, "This was the handkerchief included with a meal on my first dinner at the Ihui Main Family. I noticed the writing on it right away. But, considering that it could be a trap set by Ihui Nai Luo, I ignored Ihui Guangjiu’s signal and continued to observe."

"And today, after you went to the shrine and were discovered by Ihui Guangjiu’s sister, Ihui Ju Xu, she didn’t immediately attack you... nor did she inform Ihui Nai Luo. This lent some credibility to the message on this handkerchief, leading to the scene you just witnessed. Similarly, if they really harbored hostility towards Ihui Nai Luo, why didn’t they speak up or physically help you at the shrine? There are two answers."

Beichuan Si held up two fingers, his tone steady:

"The Ihui sisters couldn’t speak or act directly to help. This shows that they have been subjected to some kind of surveillance spell by Ihui Nai Luo... a spell that could even monitor us directly."

He paused, "But if both of the Ihui sisters were subjected to this surveillance spell, then regardless of whether Ihui Ju Xu ignored you or not at the shrine, it would all be meaningless. After all, Ihui Nai Luo would be able to see you through Ihui Ju Xu. So there is only one answer left. That is, the Ihui sisters were only under a surveillance spell, which is why Ihui Guangjiu’s ’Save me’ message wasn’t discovered and why Ihui Ju Xu ignored you totally at the shrine."

Beichuan Si’s gaze flickered.

There was another possibility he hadn’t told Shenzhu Shihui.

It was possible that all this was Ihui Guangjiu and Ihui Ju Xu acting in concert with Ihui Nai Luo.

From the beginning, Beichuan Si’s speculations might have been completely wrong.

They were merely deceiving Beichuan Si’s trust, biding their time, ready to stab him in the back when the moment was right.

Being from the Ihui Main Family, this possibility was not nonexistent.

Therefore, deep down, Beichuan Si still guarded against these two sisters.

Only by doing so could he truly be secure.

Perhaps some would say Beichuan Si was overly cautious, unapproachable.

But there was no helping it, Beichuan Si was after all alone on someone else’s turf, and not putting extra thought into guessing the other party’s intentions would mean a huge loss.

He couldn’t just recklessly barge through Ihui Island like at that haunted house a few times before.

After all, nobody knew what lay hidden between the Izumi Shrine and the Divine Tree.

Those ancient and long-standing brutal customs...

If he were to rush in mindlessly, dying ten times over might still not be enough.

Beichuan Si stood up, slid open the door by the side of the small courtyard.

From there, he could directly see the pathway leading to Mikami Forest.

And by crossing that path into Mikami Forest, to find the Izumi Shrine... that would be the time to unravel all these layered suspicions and mysteries.

Before that, let Beichuan Si put a slight effort into obtaining information about the only person from the Ihui Main Family he could fully trust.

The time was chosen to be tomorrow...

Conveniently... tomorrow was also the day to set off towards Mikami Forest.

...

The next day.

Beichuan Si woke from his sleep.

He rinsed his mouth, washed his face, then began eating the breakfast prepared by Ihui Guangjiu.

This process didn’t take much time.

After finishing his meal, Beichuan Si changed into his clean clothes he had brought with him and headed to the parlor.

Behind him, Ihui Guangjiu followed closely.

Nailuo from Ihui had been waiting early in the parlor, her distant voice reached him, "How did you sleep last night, Beichuan Mage?"

"Quite alright," Beichuan Si was straightforward.

These past two days, they had treated him well with food and drink, even deliberately keeping Ihui Guangjiu outside to attend to him, all to ensure he would exert himself in the upcoming journey into Mikami Forest.

"Since Beichuan Mage is in good shape, that’s the best," Nailuo nodded and spoke calmly, "Today is the day we head to Mikami Forest, Beichuan Mage remembers, right?"

"When are we leaving?" Beichuan Si was still direct.

Nailuo waved her hand and then glanced outside at the startled deer, her expression softened, "The time is set at noon today, during this period, Beichuan Mage can gather the materials you need, like water, food, etc. After twelve, we’ll set off. How’s that?"

Nailuo was somewhat humane, leaving some time for Beichuan Si to stock up on the scant food.

Tomorrow at midnight was when the Gate of Yellow Springs gets restless.

They were setting off a day early to allot some time for the rituals.

"I understand. Then noon it is," Beichuan Si nodded indifferently.

The current time was seven-thirty in the morning.

Beichuan Si still had four and a half hours of free time.

"Time is tight, so I’ll take my leave now. As for Miss Guangjiu, there’s no need for her to come along this time, I think... at this stage, it should be unnecessary for her to keep following me, right?"

He looked intently at Nailuo.

With these words, Beichuan Si essentially made his thoughts clear:

"I know Ihui Guangjiu was sent to watch me, but now that it’s time to set off, this surveillance should be unnecessary, right?"

"As you wish."

Nailuo shrugged.

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