Chapter 11 Komura Anyway, it's not her who's in a hurry right now.
Yu Naixin's breathing hadn't calmed down yet. She was panting, completely ignoring the audience who couldn't say anything nice.
Anyway, she had already tested it repeatedly in the simulator, and these viewers had absolutely no way of revealing even the slightest bit of extra information to her.
She shook her head, brushing aside the strands of hair that were blocking her vision, and ran straight into the dark night without stopping.
[Damn, she still dares to run around like that?!]
[This is hilarious! Any human being with a brain knows how dangerous it is to be in a completely unfamiliar place where you can't see anything, right? Is she really in such a hurry to get herself killed?]
Even with the live stream brightness turned up to the maximum, we still can't see this female guest's face. Before you die, at least let the viewers see what you actually look like!
Don't tell me this newcomer is trying to escape the show's set. Previous guests who did that are now long gone, are they? Does she want to die even faster?
What's going on with these three male guests? Have they been sitting around doing nothing for so long? Are they just going to keep chasing after this newcomer?
Seeing Yu Naixin running forward with her head down, the three male guests, Paper Doll Boy, Fox Demon Priest, and White Bone Scholar, hesitated for a moment before deciding to continue following her.
After such a long wait, the female guest finally arrived, and none of the three male guests took it lightly.
Or rather, it was precisely because Yu Naixin's behavior towards them was so abnormal that it made them quite wary.
However, keeping a speed no greater than Yu Naixin's and following behind her, no matter how the three male guests looked at her or sensed her, they all came to the same conclusion—she was just an ordinary human woman.
It is still a human being whose body is in a state of considerable fatigue and is very weak.
Even the paper doll boy, who was the weakest of the three male guests, was certain that he only needed to use a little bit of his demonic power to take Yu Naixin's life in an instant.
But... is a female guest who can indiscriminately denounce all of them during the selection of her favorite male guest, act erratically on her own, and even accurately find the way into the Cocoon Village, really as simple as she seems on the surface?
None of the male guests were able to give a definite answer.
The White Bone Scholar looked at Yu Naixin's increasingly staggering figure not far ahead, her strength waning, and a flicker of dark ghost fire flashed in his eyes.
This is his only chance... He must do it no matter what!
Houses with firelight reflected in their windows were left behind, and among the three male guests, the paper doll boy was the first to notice something was wrong.
He was very familiar with the direction Yu Naixin was running in—wasn't this the straight path from the village entrance to his tailor shop?!
Yu Naixin even bypassed several buildings, taking the shortest route!
Finally, Yu Naixin ran to the front of the tailor shop and stopped.
Looking at the familiar wooden door in front of him, the ink lines on the paper boy's face trembled slightly.
How did this female guest find her way here?!
The fox demon priest and the white bone scholar standing to the side also looked somewhat surprised and uncertain.
Even though they weren't familiar with the route, they recognized the place as they approached their destination.
Their confusion was no less than that of the paper doll boy, and perhaps even deeper.
Shouldn't this female guest know nothing about Cocoon Village and need to get the information she needs from the three male guests and other villagers?
Even the most basic information would be completely beyond the reach of Yu Naixin, a complete outsider!
Under the watchful, wary, and suspicious gazes of the three male guests, Yu Naixin acted as if nothing was wrong, bending down and pressing her hands against her knees to calm her rapid breathing.
Very well, just as she predicted, these three bastard male guests were completely unwilling to part with such a tempting piece of meat as her, and they followed her around like shadows.
After discovering that the entrance to the Cocoon Village this time was exactly the same as the one in the first simulation, Yu Naixin made a decision to copy and paste the route that the paper doll boy had led her on.
Now, Yu Naixin didn't stand on ceremony with the paper doll boy, the proper owner of the tailor shop. She stepped forward and reached out her right hand to push open the door of the tailor shop.
Then Yu Naixin realized that she hadn't made any progress.
Although the wooden door looked quite old, it was still sturdy and reliable, and Yu Naixin couldn't push it open with her strength.
Yu Naixin: "..."
She simply used both hands and pushed with all her might.
However, the wooden door remained completely still.
Is this newcomer here to be a joke?
[Looking at the serious expressions of the three male guests behind him, I thought this new guest was something special, but he couldn't even open a door?!]
[Why do I get the feeling she wants to use not only both hands, but also both feet?! Seriously, what kind of weird guest did the production team find this time?!]
[With such a petite frame, clinging to the door like a kitten or puppy, you have to admit, it's kind of cute, right?]
Before Yu Naixin could actually use the strength of both legs, the fox demon priest couldn't stand it anymore.
He twitched his lips, flicked his folding fan, and a wisp of demonic energy flew from the fan to the wooden door, easily solving Yu Naixin's problem of opening the door.
With a creak, the wooden door opened, and Yu Naixin saw the room full of clothes again, but this time she felt no emotion.
Yu Naixin wasn't embarrassed at all about needing help to open the door after so long. She walked in confidently, found a chair, and sat down.
It was as if the tailor shop belonged to her.
"I'm so thirsty!" Yu Naixin waved casually at the three male guests. "Hey, who's there? Can you pour me some water?"
Her mouth was filled with the metallic taste of blood from the ruptured capillaries in her mouth and trachea after the intense running. Yu Naixin coughed twice, feeling very uncomfortable.
The paper doll boy instinctively wanted to do as he was told, but he quickly paused, then realized, "Miss Yu, I don't have any water here..."
Yu Naixin naturally followed up with a question: "Is it because special groups like you don't need to drink water?"
The paper doll boy nodded without hesitation: "Yes."
Hehe. Yu Naixin understood. The White Bone Scholar would prepare a whole series of thoughtful things in his own home, such as firewood, iron kettle, cups, and water. It was definitely premeditated, just to trick her!
The paper doll boy was a bit dim-witted and was easily swayed by Yu Naixin's few words, but the remaining fox demon priest and white bone scholar were not so easily fooled.
The Bone Scholar chuckled softly, no longer maintaining a human-like appearance, but revealing a body of white bones that shimmered with a faint, dark blue fluorescence.
He asked in a very gentle and polite manner, "Miss Yu, it seems this isn't your first time here?"
The gentler the tone, the sharper the words hidden within.
Upon hearing the sound, Yu Naixin looked in the direction of the skeleton scholar and met his empty, skeletal eyes: "This is my first time here."
She acted as if it were her right, even taking the initiative: "Are you going to show me around here? Oh, you're so kind, so enthusiastic, thank you!"
"What's the name of this place? Do you have any special local customs or traditions? Could you show me around?" Yu Naixin's eyes sparkled with anticipation. "Or are there any taboos or things I should be aware of? Please let me know!"
White Bone Scholar: "..."
The White Bone Scholar hadn't experienced this feeling of being choked up in many years.
Suddenly, the sound of a folding fan being snapped shut echoed in the air.
The fox spirit priest, who had remained silent since entering the tailor shop, now showed signs of impatience.
These two idiots... they actually let this female guest lead them by the nose!
The fox demon priest narrowed her eyes deeply, and the hand holding the folding fan unconsciously tightened its grip, as if it were holding a sharp sword about to be drawn.
Upon seeing this, both the paper doll boy and the white bone scholar turned serious.
They unconsciously moved slightly backward, distancing themselves from the fox spirit priest, as if they were avoiding something frightening.
Yu Naixin noticed the two men's actions out of the corner of her eye and thought to herself that these three bastards really respected this male vixen.
The gap between classes seems to be quite large.
The fox demon priest stared intently at Yu Naixin and asked directly, "How did Miss Yu know to come to this house?"
The ritual of offering the bride to the mountain god begins with bringing the chosen bride to the paper doll boy's tailor shop to have her wedding dress made.
Yu Naixin knew she was a sacrifice, which didn't surprise the fox demon priest. The "Heartbeat 1000%" program team had said they would inform the female guests of their basic identity information.
But how did she find the house so accurately?
Yu Naixin looked quite bewildered: "Huh? If I don't come here, where else can I come?"
She glanced down at her clothes: "My clothes are so dirty, I definitely need to go to a clothing store to get a new outfit."
"For a shop to do business, it is important to pay attention to the orientation. A house facing south is considered good feng shui, also known as a Kan house."
“In a Kan house, the auspicious positions are due south (Yan Nian), southeast (Sheng Qi), and due east (Tian Yi). But I see that you are in the middle of a long night, with day and night reversed. So the most auspicious positions are northwest (Liu Sha) and due west (Huo Hai). That’s why I came here directly.”
Yu Naixin argued confidently, "There are definitely shops open here. Even if I can't buy clothes, I can buy something else."
She spread her empty hands: "After all, I came here without bringing anything, and I'm lacking everything."
After hearing the explanation of the feng shui principles, regardless of whether the three male guests believed it or not, Yu Naixin herself was now completely convinced.
She couldn't possibly tell those three bastards that she had a simulator, that she had been to their village several times before, and that she had even drawn up a map of most of the village in her mind and knew the locations well.
Yu Naixin reads a wide range of books and knows a little bit about all sorts of obscure and trivial knowledge.
She can casually throw out some professional terms and make her own logic sound coherent, so who can say that she is wrong?
Sure enough, after hearing Yu Naixin's explanation, even the fox demon priest, who was most aggressive towards her, fell silent.
As a priest, even though Cocoon Village was completely isolated from the outside world, he still had some basic knowledge of feng shui.
Because of this understanding, even though the fox demon priest couldn't fully comprehend what Yu Naixin was saying, he knew that she truly understood these things and wasn't just spouting nonsense, but rather speaking from a certain basis.
【……ah? 】
【Wait, what is this newbie saying? I can't understand a word!】
So this female guest has some knowledge of metaphysics? She even knows about things like Yan Nian and Liu Sha!
Judging from the male guest's reaction, it seems she was indeed right?
Wait a minute, this place has no sun, not even a single star or moon, right? How did she manage to tell which way is which in complete darkness?!
Yu Naixin paid no attention to the fox demon priest's turbulent emotions at that moment.
After explaining her theory, she continued to instruct the paper doll boy: "I just asked you who would pour me some water, and you answered me. You're the owner of this shop, right? Then get me a clean set of clothes."
Yu Naixin smiled and said, "After looking at you all, I still think you're the most pleasing to the eye among the three of you, and you'd be the perfect candidate to be my ideal man!"
The paper doll was startled again when Yu Naixin suddenly spoke to him. When he understood what Yu Naixin was saying, a blush immediately appeared on the paper doll's pale cheeks.
To be honest, when Yu Naixin first said, "You guys do your best, whoever can please me the most will be qualified to be my favorite male guest," Paper Boy had already given up hope.
The paper-figure boy knew his own worth very well. With two competitors, the White Bone Scholar and the Fox Demon Priest, how could anyone possibly still see him?
Even though they were the only three people in the entire Cocoon Village with spiritual power, and all three of them were the Mountain God's "messengers," the villagers treated the fox demon priest and the white bone scholar completely differently from how they treated him.
However, Yu Naixin now says that he is the most suitable candidate to be her ideal man?!
The paper-figure boy was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, Miss Yu!"
"Stop, stop, stop!" Yu Naixin immediately interrupted the paper doll boy, making a "stop" gesture at him.
After hearing the paper doll boy thank her last time, that bastard went on to become a yandere, and Yu Naixin definitely didn't want to hear that again.
"I just find you more pleasing to the eye right now," Yu Naixin said calmly, throwing cold water on the paper doll boy. "Whether you are ultimately chosen or not depends on your performance."
Upon hearing this, the paper-figure boy stepped forward without hesitation and continued to express his loyalty to Yu Naixin: "I will certainly not let Miss Yu down—"
This time, the paper doll boy still couldn't finish his sentence.
The white-boned scholar coughed softly, stopping him from speaking.
Seeing that Yu Naixin and the Paper Doll Boy were almost settling on their favorite male guest, the White Bone Scholar was very anxious. Even with a fox demon priest watching him, he had to find a way to fight for himself.
Yu Naixin's attention, which had been focused on the paper doll boy, was immediately diverted. She looked at the skeleton scholar and silently waited for his performance.
Anyway, it's not her who's in a hurry right now.
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