With Cultivation Simulator in a Chaotic World-Chapter 64: Why Should I Explain Myself to You?
Zhu Li had given up on persuading Jiang Ming.
It was already the eighth loop.
Present in the scene, aside from Jiang Ming, Zhu Li, and the young boy, were two more groups of people.
One group was a brother-sister duo, merchants from elsewhere, who had lightly studied martial arts.
The other group was familiar faces: Li Mo and four members of the Xun Family.
Jiang Ming calmly put the items into his pocket and said, "These things are enough, but I need to introduce them to Patriarch Hong."
Jiang Ming skillfully pulled Zhu Li over and said, "This is a famous expert of the Martial Arts Hall."
He pointed at the young boy and said, "His father is the City Lord of Evergreen City, definitely a second-generation official."
Then, pointing to the father and daughter, he said, "The Jianghu experts, the Celestial Lotus Saints."
Finally, he brought over Li Mo and his group.
"These are several experts from the Xun Family, who came here specifically hearing about something unusual."
"What, Patriarch Hong, do you still want us to leave empty-handed?"
Patriarch Hong was stunned on the spot, seeming to freeze.
As a sinister entity, he seemed inexperienced in handling such a scene.
He merely clapped his hands, and the butler brought out another pile of things from who-knows-where, respectfully handing them to Jiang Ming.
A series of notification sounds went off in Jiang Ming’s mind; among these items were Spirit Points.
"Uncle Mo, Young Master Jiang, this is..." Uncle Xun glanced around, swallowed, and instinctively moved closer to Li Mo.
The other three were next to Uncle Xun, not daring to speak.
All around, strange occurrences were slowly manifesting.
The Xun Family and others were thoroughly impressed by Jiang Ming, though something seemed to be crawling over from a corner.
The faces of the Hong Family members seemed to be crawling with something.
Despite everything being bizarre, Jiang Ming could casually exploit the situation.
Moreover, this was the second time they had seen it.
"How many times has it been?" Xun Yan quietly asked the sister among the merchant siblings.
"I’ve seen it four times now."
"Young Master Jiang really is... really is... daring and skillful..."
The young boy beside them let out a small huff upon hearing this.
He puffed out his chest and said, "I’m close to figuring out the final solution to this sinister entity!"
The young boy glanced at Zhu Li, intentionally or unintentionally.
In the sixth simulation, this boy surnamed Li finally discovered Zhu Li was a girl.
Subsequently, he accidentally discovered quite a few key points.
As long as they verify it, they can leave this haunting place.
By then, this beautiful elder sister disguised as a man would certainly look up to him.
Zhu Li sensed the gaze and turned her head in confusion, causing the young boy to quickly avert his eyes, a blush sweeping across his face.
Uncle Xun and Li Mo exchanged a glance, seeing the puzzlement in each other’s eyes.
Though this boy surnamed Li wasn’t an idiot, he wasn’t particularly clever either; he managed to see the way to break the deadlock.
So why couldn’t Jiang Ming and the enigmatic Zhu Li see it?
Li Mo shook his head slightly, signaling Uncle Xun not to voice these doubts.
In the eyes of Li Mo and his group, Jiang Ming’s identity was not simple and naturally not inferior to a village head’s son.
The events here were all steeped in mystery.
Although Li Mo was backed by the Xun Family, which had an Immortal Master, he actually knew little about this aspect.
The self-introduced merchant siblings looked at each other but remained silent, warily watching their surroundings.
Jiang Ming watched as the Spirit Points in his hand dwindled and shook his head.
This sinister entity couldn’t withstand exploitation.
"That’s about enough."
The scene continued.
In a certain location, Jiang Ming’s fingers moved slightly.
A stone in his hand, transformed by a special force, arced through the air, striking the head of the boy surnamed Li.
The young boy winced in pain, looked angrily in the stone’s direction, but saw no one.
The boy suddenly froze, then lit up with excitement.
"I got it!!"
"I got it!"
"Most of the clues before had Yang attributes, that’s right!"
"According to Yin Yang theory, it should end in Yin Yang Unity!"
"This evil technique extracted the vitality of children, mixed with blood, which is Yang..."
"Then, there must also be Yin."
"According to the fifth scenario, Patriarch Hong had sixty-four rooms, and taking away a few early ones, not many, exactly fifty later on."
"Only, one girl died early..."
"If there must be a fiftieth child, then it must be..."
The boy surnamed Li suddenly looked up toward the distant graveyard, recalling various legends of the village.
"The coffin child!"
The so-called coffin child is a child born posthumously by a woman.
In any lore, these children represent ominousness.
If a family had a coffin child, they would play ignorant and bury it with the deceased woman.
A smile suddenly appeared on Zhu Li’s face, and she stared unblinkingly at the boy surnamed Li.
The boy’s face also smiled, seemingly aware of Zhu Li’s gaze, and he puffed out his chest.
"Very well, then we..."
Jiang Ming clapped his hands, "Not bad."
Li Mo, the four from the Xun Family, and the merchant siblings were already standing beside Jiang Ming without anyone knowing.
The boy surnamed Li had a look of bewilderment on his face. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
However, Jiang Ming spoke emotionlessly next.
"Nonetheless, the unnamed Evil God actually hid one thing."
"That is, the sacrifices are not just the first forty-nine children, but even the entire Hong Family."
The scene around them rapidly changed from the key to breaking the deadlock to the final scene.
"What are you doing!"
The boy surnamed Li was stunned, then became furious.
Jiang Ming simply ignored him.
Jiang Ming looked at Zhu Li and said, "I don’t know how to address you."
"Miss Zhu Li?"
"Or Hong Li? Or perhaps Miss Hong?"
The smile on Jiang Ming’s face unknowingly turned into a cold smile.
Zhu Li’s expression froze.
"What are you talking about..."
Jiang Ming nodded and said, "It seems most of what you told me was correct, including the method for dealing with this sinister and escaping it."
"It’s just, why should I let you lead me by the nose?"
Zhu Li fell silent.
"How did you find out?"
"Of course, that’s... why should I explain it to you?"
The long blade in Jiang Ming’s hand swung out, its dazzling light slicing through the figure.
"Why...why!"
"You can leave, and so can I."
"Wouldn’t that be a win-win?" Zhu Li’s wails rang out incessantly.
Her shattered body turned into two strips of cloth, continuously fluttering in the air.
Jiang Ming had actually discovered the truth as early as the second loop.
It was too smooth, smooth to the point of being abnormal.
