Chapter 105, Xiawei Temple: I don't understand it, I'm deeply shocked.
He had already prepared for the worst, but the butter monk still couldn't help but hold onto a sliver of hope: what if Yu Naixin was alright?
The monk with the butter flower already knew very well the extent of the headless stone ghost's destructive power.
Although the butter flower monk himself had a natural ability to suppress the headless stone ghost because of his status as a monk, which is why he was in the same program segment as the other party, even if we consider the strength of the two of them, "Xiawei Temple" is dangerous enough.
According to the principles of the "Heartbeat 1000%" program team, program guests with different ability levels will be assigned to dungeons of corresponding difficulty. Otherwise, it would either be a waste of the program guests' lives or a waste of the talents of high-level program guests.
At least in theory, each guest on the show is basically capable of handling the challenges they participate in. Even if they cannot effectively overcome the challenges, the chances of them surviving and leaving the challenge are very high.
Therefore, Yu Naixin, the female guest who came to "Xiawei Temple", must have a certain level of ability. I just hope she can last a little longer!
【!! The other male guest has finally appeared!】
[It turns out that the non-heart-fluttering guests in this episode have to wait about twelve hours after the show starts before they can move freely. The heart-fluttering guests have quite a bit of time, but unfortunately, the headless stone ghost didn't make good use of it at all.]
It would be a miracle if anyone could make good use of him given his condition.
Wow, they're so good-looking! It's rare to find such a stunningly beautiful guest on "Heartbeat 1000%" who doesn't have an overtly seductive appearance.
Why is he running so fast, like something is chasing him?
The butter-flower monk was visibly anxious; was he worried that the female guest would be hunted and devoured by the headless stone demon before him?
[I've been curious for a long time, what are the hunting conditions for the headless stone demon? Its spiritual power coefficient shouldn't exceed 180, so it can't cause a qualitative change. It still needs a certain process to devour the female guest. But can the headless stone demon really meet its own hunting conditions like this?]
Even when rushing at full speed, the butter flower monk's movement speed was only slightly slower than that of the headless stone ghost.
When Yu Naixin finally came into view, the female guest was about to walk up to the headless stone ghost.
The headless stone goblin was now radiating murderous intent. His blue stone armor fluttered loudly under the weight of his materialized killing aura. He gripped his stone sword tightly and attacked everything around him indiscriminately.
Butter Monk: "...!!"
The monk's pupils trembled violently.
He had already dealt with the headless stone demon quite a bit before the "Xiawei Temple" segment of the program was even completed, so he could be said to be quite familiar with the demon.
But even after searching through his memory, the butter flower monk had never seen the headless stone ghost so out of control!
Before he could even wonder how Yu Naixin had managed to provoke the headless stone ghost into this state, the butter flower monk flicked his long sleeves, anxiously trying to step forward and grab Yu Naixin.
"Benefactor Yu!" the butter-flower monk shouted, "Stop! Danger!!"
Wait a minute, why does this male guest look so genuinely worried? Is he just a good actor, or is he really concerned about the female guest?
[Wake up! He's just a guest on a side show. He'd only be anxious because a competitor is about to sign a guest, not because he's worried about the guest's safety.]
The monk's shouts did not make Yu Naixin hesitate in the slightest.
Yu Naixin had already noticed his presence when the butter-painted monk walked out of Xiawei Temple.
By piecing together the fragmented memories of the two male guests, the headless stone ghost and the butter flower monk, Yu Naixin gained a deeper understanding of the origin and layout of the entire Xiawei Temple. She knew that there were only two ways to get out of the temple: the front gate to the south and the back gate to the north.
The front door is the one where the butter monk led Yu Naixin into the program venue. It's quite far from the snow mountain. Given the butter monk's anxious state of mind, he certainly wouldn't have taken a long detour. Yu Naixin sensed that the butter monk appeared near the back door.
Looking at the headless stone ghost in front of her, Yu Naixin found no indication from him of the arrival of the butter flower monk.
Yu Naixin: "..."
To pass through the back gate of Xiawei Temple, the butter flower monks will definitely have to pass through the true territory of the headless stone ghost.
The fact that his own territory was invaded by other dungeon guests, and the headless stone golem didn't react at all, can only prove one thing: that he really has no reason or thought left.
The headless stone ghost has been completely overwhelmed and controlled by the sins of killing and resentment.
In this situation, the suffering endured by the headless stone ghost is unimaginable to outsiders.
Immediately, Yu Naixin quickened her pace, reducing the distance between herself and the headless stone ghost from less than three meters to just a few tens of centimeters.
To the monks who made butter flowers, this scene looked like Yu Naixin was possessed and determined to go to her death.
The monk's pupils constricted sharply.
Because Yu Naixin's movements were so fluid, it looked as if she had been forcibly summoned by the headless stone ghost, making the butter monk wonder for half a second whether the headless stone ghost had developed the skill to attract people to its hands from a distance.
But that's certainly not what the butter-flower monk was really concerned about.
His eyes were practically popping out of their sockets: "Benefactor Yu—!!"
As he uttered this cry, the butter monk knew very well that it was too late.
He could only watch helplessly as Yu Naixin came into contact with the headless stone ghost face to face. The female guest raised her hands, gave up resistance, and sacrificed her life for the headless stone ghost.
The butter-flower monk closed his eyes in profound sorrow.
In the end... he still couldn't save the female guest's life.
Just like every time I was "outside" before...
There was so little he could do; no matter how much he struggled or tried, he could only end up with a futile result…
The butter-flower monk, who had been rushing forward with all his might, suddenly stopped and fell from mid-air onto the thick snow.
With a "thud," the butter monk's knees slammed heavily onto the ground, his head and back drooping low.
Amidst the vast expanse of white snow, a dark red figure knelt down in despair, like a lonely, withered leaf, helpless and adrift, with no origin and no destination.
【…Huh? What's wrong? Why does this male guest suddenly seem so pathetic?】
[He seems like he's about to break down?]
"No, buddy, it's just that you didn't manage to devour the first guest on the show. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Why are you so sad?"
[Are you watching this live stream for the first time? If this female guest makes a move, there's probably no chance for her to win. She'll either have to completely wipe out this challenge or practically dismantle the entire show venue...]
The butter-flower monk choked with sobs, silently lamenting that his sins would add another life to his list.
It's all my fault... I shouldn't have been born into this world! ...It's all my fault...
"This honeypot plant is for you!" Yu Naixin's sweet voice, tinged with laughter, rang out at that moment. "I watered it specially with snowmelt from the mountain!"
Butter Monk: "...?!"
The sounds, full of vitality and joy, made the butter-flower monk think he was hallucinating.
But when he raised his head and looked ahead, he saw Yu Naixin standing there perfectly fine, without any signs of injury on her body.
Even the headless stone golem beside it no longer had that black mist-like murderous aura, and had returned to its normal appearance.
The butter-flower monk could hardly believe his eyes.
This female guest actually managed to escape unscathed after confronting the headless stone ghost in its mad state, and even managed to awaken and pull the headless stone ghost out of its madness?!
The scene before him was so unbelievable that the butter flower monk's mind went blank for a moment, unable to think.
It was only at this moment that the butter-flower monk noticed that Yu Naixin was not simply raising her hands to the headless stone ghost to show that she had been subdued; she was holding something in her hands.
They were a few small pink and white flowers, very inconspicuous. Against the backdrop of the surrounding snow scene and the resentment emanating from the headless stone ghost, they were almost invisible unless you looked closely.
The headless stone ghost reverted to its previous dazed state. Instinctively, it leaned closer to Yu Naixin and, after a long pause, finally understood what she meant.
“Honeypot…” The headless stone ghost repeated the only word he could say in one breath, and hesitantly reached out to take the Rehmannia glutinosa flower from Yu Naixin’s outstretched hands.
Fearing he might hurt Yu Naixin, the headless stone ghost moved with extreme caution, his entire arm so tense it was almost unsteady.
Yu Naixin simply maintained her consistent smile, patiently and gently waiting for the headless stone ghost to make its move, without interfering or urging it in any way.
[Wow! This rehmannia flower, cultivated in snow, is incredibly useful!]
[The female guest is amazing! How did she figure out that this method would calm the headless stone ghost down?!]
[The little witch has pulled off yet another move that's completely incomprehensible but surprisingly effective!]
[?! I still think it's unreasonable! The headless stone demon is already in this state, how could such an easily obtained item pull him out of his madness so easily?!]
Yu Naixin also felt that this matter was not logically reasonable.
But she knew roughly what the headless stone ghost had been like. A mere rehmannia flower was enough to bring him back to his senses, thanks to the gift from the headless stone ghost himself.
The headless stone demon finally grasped the Rehmannia glutinosa flower in his hand. He faced the flower, radiating a deep sense of bewilderment, unsure of what to do with the small bloom.
Once she confirmed that the situation with the headless stone ghost had stabilized, Yu Naixin immediately turned around to look at the butter flower monk behind her.
The butter-flower monk was only a few dozen meters away from Yu Naixin, and with such a loud commotion as when he fell to his knees, it was impossible for Yu Naixin not to notice.
The butter-flower monk has finally come to his senses.
He tried his best to process all the information he had witnessed, and looking at Yu Naixin who was completely unharmed, he felt a deep sense of admiration.
This female guest... is truly an exceptional person, with extraordinary talent!
Very well, nothing serious has happened to the master.
After worrying about one thing and another, Yu Naixin waved her hand quite dramatically at the butter flower monk: "Master, come here for a moment, I'll teach you how to calm Mr. Stone down!"
The viewers in the live stream were already shocked by how easily Yu Naixin subdued the headless stone goblin, and they were even more stunned after hearing Yu Naixin's words.
[...Is the female guest speaking some kind of obscure language? I think I understood it, but then again, I didn't understand it at all?]
[Stop, stop for a second, let me sort this out... The current situation is that a guest on the show is caught between two other guests. He just managed to win over one of them completely, and now he's happily greeting the other, even going so far as to instruct the latter on how to deal with the former, and the presenter has absolutely no objections?!]
What does the little witch call the headless stone golem? Mr. Stone?! I thought, following the pattern of the previous two episodes, the little witch would call him "Mr. Stone Golem." She always simplifies the male guests' official nicknames and adds "Mr." But "Mr. Stone" is such a cute nickname!
[I don't understand, I'm utterly shocked. All the guests from this episode gathered together, and instead of any open or covert conflict, they presented such a harmonious scene?!]
Amidst a barrage of question marks in the comments, the butter monk readily complied, stood up from the ground, tidied his clothes slightly, and quickly leaped to a position about one meter away from Yu Naixin.
They maintained a very polite social distance.
Yu Naixin kept her word and pointed to the rehmannia flowers blooming on the snow-capped mountain not far away: "This flower is a good sedative for Mr. Stone. It can take effect when he loses control slightly."
During the process of giving the Rehmannia glutinosa flower to the headless stone ghost, Yu Naixin had already analyzed the flow of spiritual energy within the other party and concluded that even ordinary Rehmannia glutinosa flower could have some effect on the headless stone ghost.
However, the headless stone ghost was in good condition when she picked this Rehmannia glutinosa flower, which is why it did not react at all.
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