Jiang Ran stretched out his hand and asked the mountain god to conjure a plant leaf large enough to be used as a blade. He then cut open his arm and caught a small white worm about 10cm long from it!
Even though he won't be contaminated, will he still be affected by contact with other contaminated people?
Jiang Ran picked up the small white worm and examined it closely. The worm was still wriggling and struggling. Jiang Ran moved it to the shadows, and the worm immediately stopped struggling and died in Jiang Ran's hands.
The fact that the insect was born because of the moon and died because of the darkness shows that the moon and the darkness are indeed two opposing forces. There are countless clues that indicate that the moon is dangerous, so the probability that the darkness is safe is not small!
Jiang Ran continued forward. The other ghost story tellers were all clueless, seemingly possessing talent but not knowing how to use it, wandering aimlessly like a group of street urchins.
Soon, he encountered another mystery detective, who seemed to be a mystery storyteller from the land of cherry blossoms, and who was not corrupted.
"Are you Jiang Ran, the world's third-ranked ghost storyteller?"
Third in the world? Well, Jiang Ran could barely guess who the second in the world was. He didn't expect that Aransta would leave him a third place in his dream. Jiang Ran really had to thank him.
"If you think so, then so be it." Jiang Ran grinned mischievously and leaned closer, putting his arm around the storyteller's shoulder. "I've discovered the secret to clearing the level. How about it? If we cooperate, I'll tell you."
"Oh?" The Japanese ghost story teller gave a big smile. "Then I really have to thank you!"
What is the secret to passing the level?
Looking at this guy's clear yet foolish eyes, Jiang Ran was speechless. He had prepared a lot of arguments to persuade this guy, but he didn't expect him to believe it so easily!
"Think carefully about Rule Three! [Rule Three: Darkness is the best protection. The goddess of night will protect her children, but the prerequisite is that you must be completely immersed in darkness.] The secret to passing the level is already written in the rules!"
"As long as we can gain the protection of the Goddess of Night, what in this darkness could possibly harm us?"
Jiang Ran patted his chest and said, "To be honest, I have already obtained the protection of the Goddess of Night through this method!"
"real?"
"Of course, would I lie to you? You know my reputation, even if it's not entirely true, it's substantial."
"Okay! I believe you!"
The Japanese ghost story teller nodded, and Jiang Ran sighed inwardly that being a little stupid did have its advantages, at least he could still serve as a disposable prop.
If used correctly, it might happen more than once.
He immediately ran to hide in the shade of a big tree, but a little moonlight still shone through the gaps in the leaves. He scratched his head, seemingly unsure of what to do.
The mountain god immediately summoned vegetation to cover these gaps, and at the same time sealed off the surroundings, preventing all light from penetrating and truly creating a dark environment!
Only in this way can one be considered completely immersed in darkness.
A full minute or so passed without any sound coming from inside. Jiang Ran then had the mountain god remove the surrounding vegetation, and the moonlight once again shone into the darkness, allowing him to see what was inside clearly.
"I can already feel the goddess's embrace, so why remove the darkness? Jiang Ran! Quickly, continue to create that environment for me!"
The ghost storyteller was kneeling on the ground, making a devout prayer gesture, but his skin and flesh were already showing signs of rotting, emitting a foul stench, and pits on his skin could be vaguely seen through his clothes!
This instantly reminded Jiang Ran of the skeleton he had found in the temple before!
Previously, because a moon pendant was found in the hands of that skeleton, it was easy to assume that his death was caused by the moon!
But looking back now, that guy didn't carry any lighting equipment, so from the moment he entered the temple, he was completely immersed in darkness!
So his death wasn't caused by the moon, but by the darkness!
"Quick! Give me back the goddess's embrace!"
The ghost storyteller on the ground had completely lost his mind and charged forward with a roar. Jiang Ran could easily subdue him, but he was still a troublesome figure.
So Jiang Ran had the mountain god tie the guy up tightly and then left him aside.
"The moon is dangerous, and darkness is dangerous... But wait, that doesn't make sense."
But the facts are clear: some people were corrupted while gazing at the moon, and others were corrupted by darkness. These are all real events.
"Look at the moon, it's polluted..."
Jiang Ran is no longer susceptible to pollution, so what would happen if he looked at the moon now?
He slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the bright moon in the sky!
Two lines of bloody tears flowed out, causing Jiang Ran to immediately close her eyes and subconsciously take two steps back!
He has "desecrated" the goddess again!
The previous person didn't experience this when looking at the moon. Was it because he had already been corrupted and therefore couldn't be seen by the goddess?
It's now almost certain that the moon and the goddess are definitely opposites! It's even possible that the moon has some connection to the blasphemous statues buried beneath the temple!
Jiang Ran took out the moon pendant from his pocket, memorized its current location, and buried it in the ground. He couldn't carry this dangerous thing with him anymore.
If that's the case, then darkness should be safe! Perhaps he hasn't found the right method, and some kind of preparation is needed before fully immersing himself in darkness?
Jiang Ran connected all the information he had gathered so far.
Rule Three: Darkness is the best protection. The goddess of night will protect her children, but only if you are completely immersed in darkness.
Rule Eight: "Find two intersecting pieces of wood, make a simple cross with them, smear it with the blood of the deceased, and then insert it into your own heart"—from The Confessions of the Goddess.
May the night bring peace to those who sleep forever.
The goddess of night will protect her children.
The darkness will not refuse believers from embracing it.
The goddess will purify your soul.
Entering the temple will earn you the goddess's attention.
Those who are devout will receive blessings.
The inscriptions on the temple seem to hide a very important message: the goddess of night will protect her children, and the goddess will not refuse believers who come into her embrace... It is believers who come into her embrace, and children who are protected, that is to say, believers and children are not the same thing.
In other words, simply becoming a believer is not enough; one must do something else, become a "child," in order to receive the protection of the goddess of night.
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