[Host, now that those things are all destroyed, the game is over.]

Gui Gui looked at Mingmei sitting on the threshold of the mountain god's temple, her hands supporting her chin in a daze, and couldn't help but ask, "Is this the ending you wanted to see?"

"Well, more or less, it's kind of... a happy ending for everyone?"

Mingmei turned her head to look at the temple hall, where the previously hideous stone statue head had shattered after Lu Xiaoyao and her group exposed the weasels mingling among the villagers at the foot of the mountain. A slight smile appeared on her lips.

“My followers still exist, and in doing so, I have removed those who had desires. Those people are grateful to me, and I have thus maintained my faith.”

After Wang Wenfei and her group descended the mountain and reunited with Mu Chen and the others, they recounted their experiences in the mural world. The kind and gentle mountain god of Crescent Moon Mountain seemed to have become more deeply ingrained in people's hearts.

The mountain god's temple was corrupted by evil spirits. The mountain god, unable to defeat them, still had a kind heart and took those who had been deceived into a small world where they could live peacefully.

Even Mingmei felt embarrassed by what Merita and the others said about that action.

Although the game has been completed, it does not mean that the player has figured out all the plot details.

Just like now, when the game was about to end, Mingmei stood up, dusted herself off, and prepared to log off with the secret of the mountain god, when someone unexpectedly, yet predictably, arrived.

Mu Chen looked at Mingmei standing at the entrance of the mountain god temple, while Mingmei looked at him down the steps.

Although he wasn't panting heavily, the sweat on his forehead still betrayed his haste in getting here.

"It seems it's not too late." Mu Chen smiled. "Mountain God."

Hearing Mu Chen call her that, Mingmei just smiled without saying a word, and turned her head to say, "The Mountain God is in the temple, so don't call him that."

Mingmei denied it, so Mu Chen stepped up the stairs and stood in front of her, saying softly, "I've discovered something strange, I wonder... could you, bosses, explain it to me?"

Mu Chen also changed his form of address.

"What's the problem?"

Mingmei asked him, but he didn't answer immediately. Instead, he got up and walked towards the temple.

Although Mingmei had some doubts in her heart, and was even wondering if she had given herself away, she heard Mu Chen say, "Everyone says that the mountain god temple has been invaded by evil spirits, the true god has disappeared, and even the statue inside is a hairy-faced human-bodied evil creature."

Mu Chen entered the hall, stepped on the shattered stone fragments, walked straight to the statue, and reached out to touch it.

"Hey, you..."

"But yesterday when I came, I secretly came back to take a look, thinking that breaking off a piece of such a big gold statue should be very profitable, right?"

Mingmei: "..."

The latter half of Mu Chen's statement was completely unconvincing.

"Then I discovered that inside the back of the statue was a fine sandalwood statue." Suddenly, a palm-sized mountain god statue appeared in Mu Chen's hand.

Mingmei could see clearly that the small nose, small mouth, and small face were just a proportionally scaled-down version of herself.

Wow!

This is truly... she herself didn't know!

"So, I thought about it later... If the mountain god temple was invaded by evil spirits and the mountain god was driven away, why would it be willing to take the real mountain god into its body?"

Mingmei stared at the well-preserved statue, still radiating a soft white light, and for a moment, she was at a loss for words. (Biquge)

Let's play dumb, or...

However, Mu Chen glanced at the bright sunshine for a moment, then at the mountain god statue in his hand, and suddenly smiled: "However, such a beautiful mountain god statue, if it were me, I wouldn't be willing to part with it either."

After saying that, in front of Mingmei, Mu Chen put the little statue that looked exactly like her directly into his pocket.

Bright and beautiful: ? ? ? ?

Gui Gui: [...]

Sure enough, this man is incredibly flamboyant!

Seeing Mingmei staring in disbelief, Mu Chen continued to look at her and said, "Next, could you please ask this boss, who looks almost exactly like the mountain god, to tell us the story you know?"

Now that things have come to this point, Mingmei has learned through the backend that all the other players have logged off.

Since Mu Chen had already said so much, she was happy to share the hidden main storyline about the Mountain God with him, as long as it didn't affect her own mission.

"The villagers of Crescent Moon have worshipped the mountain god for generations, praying for favorable weather, abundant harvests, and peace in the region," Mingmei said, referring to the information that Mu Chen and the others already knew.

"However, as times have changed, favorable weather and abundant harvests can be achieved by human effort alone. As a result, the belief in the mountain god has gradually weakened. Without the power of faith, the mountain god naturally cannot suppress the evil spirits that arise on the mountain."

"so?"

If he only heard this much, along with the information they had gathered earlier, he would almost believe it himself—the pitiful state of the mountain god after losing his faith and being bullied by evil spirits.

But it looks different from what we see now.

"Therefore, in order to regain faith, the mountain god began to respond to the villagers' other wishes. They could ask for wealth and longevity, with the only condition being that they must not leave Crescent Village and must believe in the mountain god forever."

"These conditions... sound pretty good? Wouldn't the mountain god be at a loss? If the mountain god could manage so much of the fortune, prosperity, longevity, and happiness of mortals, he wouldn't just be a minor mountain god."

"Yes, but what does it matter, as long as they believe. Those who seek wealth can exchange it for lifespan, and those who seek longevity can exchange it for luck, money, etc., which is also acceptable."

"But what use are these to the mountain god?"

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