Only when the sun had completely set and night had enveloped the entire mountain did the two tentatively leave the inn.

"Indeed, as long as you can stay conscious, the jungle is an area worth exploring!"

The two walked in a circle around the inn, gradually expanding the search area. Just like last time, they didn't find the key, but they did find a notebook first.

The notebook was mostly blank, with only a few sentences written on the last page.

We are the ones burdened with sin; perhaps most of us have long forgotten where we were born, but those who do not revere nature will ultimately suffer its consequences.

Those who come to the inn, you may or may not believe the mountain god.

The Four Directions Key can resolve the immediate crisis, but if you want this place to return to its original state, we need to return something to the Mountain God.

Mountain gods can be believed, mountain gods cannot be believed...

Seeing these completely contradictory statements here, Jiang Ran felt that something in his mind was finally sorted out at this moment!

Wips shrugged: "Does this mountain god have a split personality?"

“Perhaps we can be a little bolder.” Jiang Ran tapped his fingers lightly. “Why can there only be one mountain god?”

Based on the previous clues, the black-clad staff member is on the opposite side of the mountain god. Jiang Ran originally thought he was the mountain spirit, but this guess was denied by the prophet. Since the known identities have been ruled out, there is only one answer left!

It's not a conflict between a mountain spirit and a mountain god, but a conflict between two mountain gods!

The staff member in black represents the evil mountain god, while the one behind the parrot represents the benevolent mountain god!

"These kinds of notes only appear where there are keys, so the second key must be somewhere in this jungle!"

Sure enough, the two found the key hanging on the tree branch about 20 minutes later. The key was dark green and had a piece of broken jade hanging at the bottom.

With the previous piece of jade, the two pieces of jade can already form two-thirds of the jade pendant. So, as long as there is a piece of jade near the next key, the complete jade pendant can be formed.

Holding the broken jade in my palm gave me a warm feeling, as if it were dispelling some kind of power.

We can't guess what it does yet; perhaps we'll only know its function after the jade pendant is assembled.

Jiang Ran looked up at the moon hanging high in the sky, having found half of the four keys. Putting aside the impossible factor of heaven, what place did the moon represent?

But does it necessarily refer to a specific place?

Jiang Ran really couldn't think of any location in this inn that could be associated with the word "moon".

After glancing at the dwindling amount of liquor they had left, the two returned to the inn. The second day was already coming to an end. It wasn't that they had gained nothing at all, since they had found two keys, but the progress was indeed much slower than on the first day.

Jiang Ran was still pondering the meaning of the moon.

"Moon... Night!"

The moon may not refer to a specific place, but rather to a period of time during which the key will appear!

If the moon is to represent anything, it can only mean the dead of night!

Think about it, what comes with a key? Besides the jade pendant, there's also a notebook—that's right, a notebook!

The first notebook Jiang Ran found was right here in this hall!

Connecting these two, the third key lies in the lobby late at night!

But if we're talking about late at night, there has to be a time limit. If we have to say there's a dividing point in time, then it can only be midnight!

"But we can't leave the room after midnight, and even if the key is in the lobby at that time, how are we supposed to get it?"

If his deduction is correct, there must be some kind of tool that can help them leave their room at midnight and move around in the inn, but they currently have no clue about such a tool, and the known information is too little!

Just as Jiang Ran was troubled by this, Wips patted his chest and smiled: "It's okay, but don't forget I haven't used my talent yet!"

Even if you can't find the item, it doesn't matter. Weps can simply delete the rule that you can't leave the room after 12 o'clock, and then you can successfully get the key hidden in the hall.

Of course, there are risks involved. If Jiang Ran's guess is wrong, Wips will have wasted his chance to use his talent.

But failing at the first attempt would simply mean losing one more talent opportunity. If they didn't try, they would probably be trapped in this inn forever.

Now that the two were certain that there were no other surviving ghost storytellers in the inn, they did not deliberately lower their voices when they talked. After listening to their plan, Lin Changqing seemed to be thinking about it, and then used his second hint opportunity.

This time, Lin Changqing briefly told Jiang Ran about Jin Jinwang's experience last night in the limited time he had, hoping that it would help him make a judgment.

Based on this information, Jiang Ran quickly discovered the problem with the plan!

The first question is: what identity should they adopt during this time – as guests? Or as staff?

Even if they could leave the room, the entire inn was infested with spiders, which were deadly to the guests. To find the key, they would have to move, which would violate the rules corresponding to the spiders, and their only fate would be death.

If it were staff members, they wouldn't need to fear the spiders, and could even turn the tables and hunt them down. But then another problem arises: something bad is bound to happen to the staff at midnight. We haven't seen a single staff member today, so there's no guarantee they won't disappear once midnight is reached!

With both identities undoubtedly leading to certain death, Wips was somewhat discouraged. He had thought he could take a shortcut by using his talent, but now it seemed that deleting only one rule was still not enough!

"Damn it! I wish I could delete a few more rules!"

If he could just delete a few more rules, he could practically roam freely in the world of ghost stories. Such an ability would at least be at least SSS-level.

Both the Northern Alliance and the Dragon Kingdom have one more hint left. They are currently seeking help from other ghost story tellers within their countries, determined to use this last chance to provide the most useful hints!

However, most ghost story writers suggest playing it safe and not doing anything tonight, just letting the night pass peacefully. Tomorrow, they can focus on finding the item that allows them to move freely at night and then make their final breakthrough on the third night!

Of course, some people felt that this ghost story world was beyond the difficulty of S-level, and the best choice for the two was to get through tonight and leave the next morning. Although there would be no reward, they would preserve their strength. As the saying goes, as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood.

So what choices will the two of them make?