Chapter 37 Why is it you?
The red light was very warm and did not cause Zhao Xun any discomfort.

Immediately, a new pop-up window appeared.

[Congratulations to player Zhao Xun for completing the main mission and obtaining the sculpture heart. 】

[Because players use a more difficult way to complete the main mission, they will get higher points and get 50 points. 】

Zhao Xun's mood suddenly became very happy.

As he expected, luckily he didn't avoid the red light.

However, judging from the text information on the pop-up window, the points for the main mission are determined by how the player completes the mission.

If he understood it correctly, if he could find a way to take shortcuts to complete the task, he could still count as clearing the game.

But the points you get will be much lower.

If you choose a more difficult and complicated way to complete the task, you will get higher points.

Taking shortcuts is more conducive to passing levels and can maximize your own survival.

Taking the longer route is more dangerous and the survival rate will be lower, but the points gained will be more considerable.

There is no forced choice, everything is up to the player.

This is a way to widen the points gap.

Zhao Xun's smile became even warmer and warmer: "You have given me the gratitude I want most, and that is enough."

The sculpture was looking at his chest in confusion, not sure what the red light was about.

Her body did not feel any discomfort due to the red light. Instead, the hot swelling felt like it was being released, and her whole body felt lighter.

After hearing Zhao Xun's words, the sculpture became even more confused.

It seems like she didn’t give anything?

Could it be that the thank you the other party wanted most was what she just said?
Zhao Xun didn't explain much.

He cleaned the mucus off his palms, took off his coat and handed it to Ruby: "I might need you to help me wash my coat."

There is a stream nearby, which is very convenient for washing clothes.

The coat was full of dried mucus. Before, he would have thrown it away, but now he didn't have so many coats to squander, so he could only settle for the next best thing, wash it before wearing it.

"Okay, okay, I'll make sure to wash it clean for you." Ruby took the coat and promised.

Although it was a trivial matter, it could repay the other person's life-saving grace in some way, and she was very willing to do it.

Zhao Xun chose a hidden location, dragged the sculpture to the angle between the slope and the big tree, and told Ruby: "Please pay attention to your safety, don't be curious if you hear any noise, just hide next to the sculpture."

"Okay." Ruby agreed.

Only then did Zhao Xun leave.

Fortunately, the main mission has been completed, otherwise he would not be so relieved and just leave.

Although the sculpture cannot be moved and Ruby will definitely not run away, no one can guarantee whether any accidents will occur during this period.

If he couldn't find the heart of the sculpture again, he planned to try directly.

Although it would be a pity that the hidden mission could not be completed, but if the main mission could not be completed, he would probably not be able to return to the Endless Train.

He can still tell which one is light and which is serious.

*
It's approaching evening.

Zhao Xun returned to the empty Duke's Mansion and entered the depths of the bamboo forest unimpeded.

As soon as he reached the original location of the sculpture, he noticed something was wrong.

As the sculpture says, a hole is exposed on the ground, and below the hole are several steps leading to the basement.

On the steps, you can clearly see many messy shoe prints.

If you identify it carefully, you can see that there are three different shoe prints. The smallest shoe print must be that of Ruby, while the largest shoe print comes and goes, so it should be that of a lewd man.

The remaining shoe print covered the wretched man's shoe print, but it was obviously one size smaller than the wretched man's shoe print.

I'm afraid someone went in not long ago.

And it’s not out yet.

Zhao Xun put one hand into his pocket, grabbed the [lively long rope] he had just obtained, and walked quietly into the basement.

There were many oil lamps on the walls of the basement, and the light was quite clear.

Going down the steps, the first thing that comes into view is a long corridor.

After walking about ten meters deeper, I finally saw a room.

Zhao Xun looked around and saw a man standing at the head of the bed.

Just looking at the back is enough to confirm that it is Shen Yalong.

Shen Yalong didn't know what he was looking at, but he could faintly hear the sound of turning pages.

Zhao Xun took out the long rope and threw it towards Shen Yalong calmly.

The long rope immediately climbed up Shen Yalong's shoulders flexibly and quickly tied Shen Yalong tightly.

When Shen Yalong reacted, he was already entangled in the long rope and could no longer break free.

He turned his head with annoyance on his face, and the moment he saw Zhao Xun, he felt exhausted.

"How...why is it you..." he stammered.

Zhao Xun didn't speak in a hurry. He walked to Shen Yalong's side and picked up a few pieces of letter paper that Shen Yalong had thrown away when he was struggling.

Shen Yalong's expression changed slightly and he immediately expressed his attitude: "I accidentally discovered that there is a basement here, so I came in out of curiosity and happened to see this letter. I have a bit of a penchant for prying into other people's privacy, so I opened other people's letters privately. But it’s not a big problem.”

Zhao Xun still didn't respond to Shen Yalong. He quickly glanced at the contents of the letter.

This letter was written by a witch who lived more than three hundred years ago.

When the witch was young, she fell in love with an ordinary man in the small town of Neri.

The two have a good relationship, but because everyone in the town thinks witches are evil, they never dare to reveal their relationship and can only be together secretly.

For safety reasons, the man even moved to live in the mountains and forests on the edge of the town.

I only occasionally go down the mountain to sell various animals hunted to buy daily necessities and so on.

But after all, paper cannot contain the fire.

It was discovered that the two were together.

While the man was going down the mountain to sell game, the security guards arrested the man.

Because men refuse to admit that witches are evil, they are judged as humans who have been contaminated by witches.

Everyone in the town believed that anything or anyone contaminated by a witch would bring bad luck.

As a result, the man received the fate that all witches of that era would suffer - being burned at the stake.

The witch waited until dark before the man came back, so she disguised herself and went down the mountain. Only then did she hear the news of the man's death.

Was burned alive.

If she was just wronged, the witch could bear it, but if her beloved died because of her, she couldn't bear it.

She was filled with grief and anger and decided to take revenge.

So, she used ancient forbidden techniques and built this basement under the entire town of Neri at the cost of her own life, and set up magic circles in each passage.

(End of this chapter)

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