The three groups of guests set off together and encountered a three-way intersection.

Nan Xian remembered that last time, she chose the middle path and then met the old man playing chess.

As far as she knew, she was the only one who had defeated the old man, so she was the only one who had obtained the peony cinnabar.

Recalling the strong, foul stench emitted when the peony cinnabar cracked open, her stomach churned again.

"Nanxian, which path do you want to take?" He Mingxiao asked her.

She randomly pointed to the left, the path Lang Zhuo and He Mingxiao had walked on last time.

She glanced back at the others; this time, Yu Lin and Wei Zeling had chosen the middle path.

The path on the left leads to the main gathering place of the villagers, so there are many houses. However, perhaps because everyone is relaxing at the senior citizens' recreation center in the center of the village at this time, very few doors are open, and I did not see any cameras installed by the program crew at the door of any house.

The two walked side by side on the road. He Mingxiao deliberately tried to start a conversation with her, but Nan Xian responded half-heartedly, her eyes constantly observing her surroundings.

Finally, when she saw the short figure appear not far away, Nan Xian's eyes lit up immediately. She quickened her pace and walked forward in two steps.

“Last time I… Nan Xian?” He Mingxiao was taken aback and quickly followed.

Looking at the simple-minded woman, Nan Xian's heart raced with excitement. She cautiously asked, "Grandma, do you—recognize me?"

She wondered, since her last memory was of meeting the mentally challenged woman in the small tile-roofed house, was it possible that the mentally challenged woman also remembered everything that had happened?

Unfortunately—

The simple-minded woman stared at her blankly, looking somewhat dazed.

No answer was needed; Nan Xian could already tell from her expression.

She couldn't hide her disappointment. Seeing He Mingxiao follow her, she changed the subject and asked, "Do you know where there are any clues?"

The silly old woman didn't answer Nan Xian. She tilted her head, muttered something to herself while counting on her fingers, and then her attention was drawn to a bird flying by. She clapped her hands, grinned foolishly, and ran off to chase after the bird.

He Mingxiao said in a low voice, "He doesn't seem to be in a good mental state. Let's ask someone else."

Nan Xian frowned: This shouldn't be the case. The last time I saw the mentally challenged woman, she looked no different from a normal person and could understand what I was saying... Why has she changed like this this time?

She was completely baffled, but she could only put her confusion aside for the time being and go with He Mingxiao to look for clues about the mission.

They quickly located a villager's house with a security camera installed, and after solving several riddles posed by the villagers, they successfully obtained a clue—

Unlike the brocade pouch Nan Xian received last time, this one was clearly much more "normal." It was a bamboo scroll with the program's logo sticker on it, containing a short story about how the villagers of Buxianxian Village used the wide road that the immortal had opened up to the outside world to develop the village. The story subtly mentioned that there was an ancient well in Buxianxian Village that appeared along with the road. The well water was clear, sweet, and never ran dry, making it the source of drinking water for the villagers of Buxianxian Village.

Nan Xian guessed that the secret to the villagers' longevity might lie in this ancient well, and He Mingxiao agreed.

As the two were discussing, they suddenly saw Lang Zhuo and Sheng Zhicheng walking towards them.

Upon seeing the two of them, Langzhuo immediately shared the news without hesitation:

"Zhicheng and I received a prank mission. We teamed up to trick Yu Lin and Wei Zeling into the cave!" He then laughed triumphantly twice.

Nan Xian:......

Last time Yu Lin tricked Lang Zhuo, this time Lang Zhuo tricked Yu Lin.

Well, you two truly deserve to be called the "two-way journey" duo of "Unveiling Ghost Stories".