Chapter 89 The Twisted Audience at Xiawei Temple
[The little witch is still as eloquent as ever; the excuse of worrying about causing a scene is really effective.]
[Finally getting to the main point! The last raid episode was so fast-paced that I'm not used to this slower pace.]
Judging from the introduction, this episode of the show won't be short, and there are only two male guests, so the pace can't be fast even if they wanted to.
What do you mean there are "only" two male guests?! Don't forget that there should actually be two guest stars just because this female guest is special!
The monk with butter sculptures smiled and nodded upon hearing this: "Indeed. Benefactor Yu's arrival is quite timely. Tomorrow marks the start of this year's Lotus Month Buddhist ceremony at Xiawei Temple. The ceremony will last for three days and three nights. If Benefactor Yu is interested, you may wish to observe it."
Yu Naixin thought to herself that this master's acting skills were quite good. It was clear that she had no choice but to enter "Xiawei Temple" at this time, but the butter flower monk made it sound as if she had just happened to be there by pure coincidence.
With his right arm raised in front of his chest, the butter monk said "Amitabha" and continued to answer Yu Naixin's question: "May Buddha have mercy. Benefactor Yu, there is no need to be too reserved. As long as your heart is with Buddha, there is no such thing as 'collision'."
Yu Naixin seized the opportunity and asked, "Master, when may I be allowed to worship Buddha?"
She glanced in the direction of the screen wall in the courtyard: "I remember when I came to your temple three years ago, the Buddha statue was in the backyard."
The location of the Buddha statue was, of course, a guess by Yu Naixin.
However, Yu Naixin basically knew the function of the entire front yard, and the screen wall was such an obvious reminder that the Buddha statues in the temple must be in the main hall, not in the side rooms, so it could only be in the backyard.
As expected, the butter-flower monk did not refute Yu Naixin's flamboyant meaning: "Please wait a moment, benefactor Yu. When the Lotus Moon Ritual begins, it will be the time when Xiawei Temple is fully open to pilgrims."
The butter-flower monk also specifically told Yu Naixin the exact time: "Benefactor Yu, as you know, the second quarter of Yin is the auspicious time for our temple. You chose to start climbing the mountain at the second quarter of Yin this morning, which is why you were able to arrive at Xiawei Temple at the second quarter of Mao now."
"The ritual will officially begin at 1:30 AM tomorrow."
[Damn, is this episode set in ancient times? All these historical terms are giving me a headache!]
[A significant portion of the difficulty in this episode lies in its background setting; there are just too many random and miscellaneous elements.]
[Let me help translate: Yin Zheng Er Ke is 4:30 AM, and Mao Zheng Er Ke is 6:30 AM.]
For Yu Naixin, converting time is very simple.
However, she did not expect that the character she was playing would spend a full two hours climbing the mountain, as the mountain where Xiawei Temple is located is quite difficult to climb.
Yu Naixin nodded: "I see, thank you for informing me, Master."
"I dare not accept such praise," the butter-flower monk said with a smile, shaking his head. "You must be quite tired from your journey up the mountain. I will not disturb you any longer. Please rest in the dining room."
After saying this, the butter-flower monk bowed to Yu Naixin to take his leave and departed from her side.
Yu Naixin smiled as she watched the butter flower monk leave, noticing that the male guest had walked straight toward the screen wall.
Just as he was about to come into contact with the gray mist covering the screen wall, the butter flower monk was completely unaffected and passed through the gray mist with ease, disappearing into the space behind the screen wall like a drop of water disappearing into the surface of water.
[Hiss, something's starting to feel off. Aren't these kinds of episodes, where only the guest stars can enter and the guest stars have to meet certain prerequisites to get in, usually high-difficulty episodes with high-spiritual-power coefficients?]
Look at who the guest is this time! A pro who just cleared the beginner dungeon and the mutation fusion dungeon with a three-choice challenge—the dungeon she'll be placed in can't possibly be that easy, unless the "Heartbeat 1000%" program's calculation program is seriously malfunctioning.
A major challenge with this type of challenge is that if the prerequisites aren't met, some venues simply can't be accessed by the guests, freezing the entire program's progress. However, if other venues only unlock at specific times, it's already considered the simplest type of challenge.
[From another perspective, from today until the start of the ritual tomorrow morning, there will definitely be some tests for the program's guests, and the female guests need to be alert and prepared.]
[Wait, it doesn't seem to be my imagination. The percentage of comments in this episode, focused on serious analysis and reasoning, seems unusually high? I've been watching since the very first episode of Little Witch, and this is the first time I've seen such serious comments from the very beginning.]
Yu Naixin also noticed this.
After bidding farewell to the monks who made butter sculptures, Yu Naixin opened the door to the dining room closest to the main gate of Xiawei Temple and went inside, then closed the door behind her.
After confirming that there were no other eyes in the room, Yu Naixin released the priest's folding fan and the paper dog, letting them hide in the corners and shadows, waiting for her to follow.
Both the priest's folding fan and the paper dog were quite familiar with this command. The priest's folding fan disappeared from Yu Naixin's sight, while the paper dog rubbed against Yu Naixin's toes with a look of affection before disappearing from her feet as quickly as possible.
Natural light from the sky is not enough for people to determine their exact location on the ground. However, according to general architectural tradition, Yu Naixin regards the direction of the main gate of Xiawei Temple as south and the direction of the screen wall as north. She is currently living in the east wing.
The room wasn't very big, less than ten square meters. Inside, there was a bed, pillows, and blankets by the east-facing window. There was a small cabinet at the head of the bed and a large cabinet at the foot of the bed for storing clothes. There was also a table and a matching chair against the west wall. It was small but complete.
Yu Naixin observed for a moment and found that all the furniture in the entire study room was made of wood, unlike the dark blue stones that could be seen everywhere in the courtyard before. Even the walls, ceiling and floor were covered with a layer of wooden planks.
With nothing else to do for the time being, Yu Naixin simply sat on the bed and opened the bullet screen interface, where she saw that some viewers had previously speculated that the stone architecture of Xiawei Temple might be related to the headless stone ghost.
Indeed, Yu Naixin hasn't been there for very long since she entered the venue, but many viewers in the live stream are already seriously speculating about the clues.
A look of keen interest flashed in Yu Naixin's eyes.
It's quite interesting.
[Perhaps it's because there haven't been many things to complain about yet? The background of this episode is a temple, and the overall tone is quite quiet and peaceful.]
[I feel like the chat style in the Great Demon King's livestream is starting to resemble the title-based chat, with a lot of high-level viewers showing up.]
[Damn, that's right! That's exactly how it feels! There are fewer and fewer of those sarcastic and mocking comments in the live chat.]
[Those viewers who want to see the show's guests struggle and die tragically are just asking for trouble by watching Little Witch's livestream. Once they know what kind of show Little Witch participates in, they definitely won't want to come.]
[Hilarious! They seem to enjoy constantly getting their faces slapped in the face while watching this female guest's live stream!]
That's right. The newer the streamer, the more likely you are to see viewers who curse the guests to die at the drop of a hat, and get excited when the guests are injured or fail. If a new guest actually dies, they'll celebrate like it's a party, showering the livestream with virtual gifts. It's really twisted.
[Sigh, we've all become viewers of "Heartbeat 1000%", isn't it normal to be distorted?]
It's not that I can't understand it, but I still feel a bit of sympathy for those of the same kind.
[I'm just heartbroken about how much their Sweet Coins are wasted. If they don't want them, I can give them to them! It's so hard for me to save up those Sweet Coins; I have to be so stingy to tip the guests on my favorite shows!]
These few comments made Yu Naixin's gaze linger.
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