Chapter 94 Xiawei Temple Reveals Its True Colors
The paper puppy reacted quite quickly, but the difference in strength was undeniable; it was still a step slower than the priest's folding fan.
Long before the paper puppy made any move, the priest's folding fan had already followed in the footsteps of the butter flower monk.
At the same time, the priest with the folding fan frantically called out to Yu Naixin through the consciousness channel: "Miss Yu! Miss Yu—! Can you still hear me? Wake up!"
They were strictly following Yu Naixin's orders.
The paper dog, which has no mouth and no ability to speak, obviously cannot be tasked with restoring Yu Naixin's consciousness. It only has the ability to express emotions and intentions in a relatively simple way, so the priest's folding fan is the only way to do it.
Having spent so much time together, the Priest Folding Fan knew very well that Yu Naixin was not someone who would speak without reason. From the moment it received the order, it had been on high alert.
Despite repeated calls, there was no response from Yu Naixin, and the priestess was getting somewhat anxious.
After all, this is the first time it has completely lost contact with Yu Naixin.
However, the current situation is developing exactly as Yu Naixin had predicted, which is enough to show that Yu Naixin had already made up her mind, so the priest folding fan was not too flustered.
It had no doubt that its master possessed the ability to resolve this crisis.
[What?! This male guest can walk through walls, which is one thing, but how come he can also walk through walls while holding the female guest?!]
[Ahhhhh, a princess carry!! I can't resist this pose! It's so sweet!!!]
[Congratulations to the female guest on the show "Heartbeat 1000%"! You have received 12 Sweet Coins from a viewer with the ID "Princess Carry is the Best!"!]
[Finally found an opportunity to tip the Great Demon King!]
[Congratulations to the female guest on the show "Heartbeat 1000%"! You have received 30 Sweet Coins from a viewer with the ID "The Great Demon King Kills Through the Show Team"!]
The last time I saw a little witch being princess-carried was when she was a paper doll in "Cocoon Village." Being princess-carried by a male guest with a boyish build and being princess-carried by a male guest with an adult build feel completely different!
[Congratulations to the female guest on the show "Heartbeat 1000%"! You have received 5 Sweet Coins from a viewer with the ID "Why Won't You Let Me Type Random Code"!]
After leaving the room, the butter-flower monk immediately channeled his spiritual power into the ground beneath his feet, causing himself to float in the air.
He didn't touch the four stone steps outside the room, nor did he touch the bluestone floor in the courtyard. Instead, he leaped into the air and landed on the fork of the Bodhi tree closest to the room, using the momentum to rush straight into the screen wall.
In the courtyard of Xiawei Temple at night, apart from the faint candlelight in the side room where Yu Naixin was, there was no light at all.
In the pitch-black light, the butter monk's movements were extremely clean and swift. The viewers in the live broadcast room couldn't see how he reached the screen wall at all; they could only vaguely see a dark red monk's robe flying past.
Even under such lighting, the audience could see that the gray mist covering the screen wall was much lighter than when Yu Naixin came during the day, leaving only a very light layer, enough to roughly see the shape of the screen wall.
[It really is a screen wall. What kind of characters are carved on it? No, I can't see them clearly right now.]
The monks who made butter sculptures consistently avoided the stones, and indeed, the stones in the temple were closely related to the headless stone ghost.
【Huh? Wait a minute, isn't this screen wall also made of stone?!】
Look closely at the luster of the screen wall; it should be made of jade, unlike the ordinary bluestone used in the temple.
[Holy crap! I heard from the experts earlier that the stone is different from the bluestone inside the temple, so I specifically zoomed in on the stone steps near the meditation room to take a look, and there it was—a headless stone ghost!!]
Just as the butter-flower monk carried Yu Naixin completely into the screen wall, a tall figure slowly emerged from the stone steps in front of the room where Yu Naixin lived.
Its bluish-black body is topped with an empty head. The headless stone ghost appears like a phantom, facing the screen wall as if it is "looking".
By the light of the candle behind him, the headless stone ghost's appearance was clearly displayed in the live stream.
After a while, the headless stone ghost probably realized that it was too late and could not catch up with the butter flower monk with Yu Naixin. So, just as it had appeared, it slowly sank down the stone steps.
From beginning to end, the headless stone ghost did not make a sound.
However, its chilling aura was still very prominent even in such a silent scene.
[My God, is this the other male guest, the headless stone ghost?!]
[Hiss... This is a raid instance! The murderous aura around him is so intense, how many lives did he kill before entering "Heartbeat 1000%"?!]
[If he had killed so many people on his own, he couldn't have done it himself; the production team would have caught him long ago. I suspect he must have been born in some brutal ancient battlefield, otherwise, there's really no way to explain such terrifying carnage.]
Before, when I saw the Butter Flower Monk, I thought the Little Witch would finally be able to participate in a more relaxed dungeon. The Butter Flower Monk seemed to be just a bit cunning, but now that I've seen this Headless Stone Ghost... it seems the dungeons the Little Witch enters are never easy...
[I don't know what the stone demon's spiritual power coefficient is, but it's not necessarily true that the higher the spiritual power coefficient, the more difficult the dungeon guest is to deal with. Some with low spiritual power coefficients are still extremely ferocious...]
[Damn, stop focusing on the headless stone golem, we can't watch the live stream anymore!]
Passing through the screen wall, you enter the backyard of Xiawei Temple.
It should have been an opportunity to observe new scenes, but since it wasn't yet 4:30 a.m., the start time for the Lotus Moon Ritual, the entire backyard was still completely covered by gray fog.
Whether it's Yu Naixin's perspective or the butter flower monk's perspective, all the viewers in the live stream can see is thick fog, with a clarity far inferior to even the dark front yard.
[...What's the point of watching this?! What's the difference between this and a black screen triggered by privacy settings?!]
Just treat it as a black screen; at least you can hear some sound.
[The fog on the screen wall has almost completely dissipated, so why is the gray fog here still so diligently keeping up its promise?!]
[Both male guests on this episode are so quiet! Stone Ghost is one thing, but even the Butter Monk is practically silent. Is he still standing? I can't hear a thing!]
The butter flower monk did indeed remain levitating.
Beneath the gray fog, the ground in the backyard of Xiawei Temple was also made of the same bluestone slabs as the front yard. Although the headless stone ghost should not be able to enter the backyard now, the butter flower monk decided to be cautious.
After all, if a conflict were to actually break out... he, a frail monk, was unlikely to be a match for the headless stone demon.
As the butter-flower monk walked deeper into the backyard, the viewers in the live stream finally noticed that the gray fog had thinned out a bit, and they could see some of the scenery.
The backyard is significantly larger than the front yard, and in the center of the backyard is a square pond.
Several lotus flowers are planted in the pond. The name "Lotus Month" comes from the fact that in the sixth month of the lunar calendar, while other plants are often exhausted by the sweltering heat, the lotus flowers are in full bloom.
It was nighttime, and the lotus flowers in the pond had all closed their blossoms, but one could still see a vibrant life force in the emerald green lotus leaves and the closed flowers.
The pool is quite large, measuring nearly ten meters in length and width. In the very center of the pool, there is a platform made of jade, the same material as the screen wall.
On the platform stands a magnificent sculpture. Although it is shrouded in layers of gray mist, it is not difficult to identify it as a Buddha statue based on its general shape and the background of the Xiawei Temple.
At the foot of the Buddha statue is an offering table with an incense burner and common offerings. There is still some space on the platform next to the offering table.
At least, it wouldn't be a problem for the butter monk to stand on it and carefully place the Yu Naixin he was holding on the ground.
The haze over the entire lotus pond seems quite light, especially on the platform in the middle, where there's practically no haze at all.
[It seems the gray haze in this area has settled on the Buddha statues.]
I remember one of the requirements for ending this episode was that the female guest successfully fulfilled her wish, and she did that here, right?
[Oh my god, is it just my imagination? Why do I feel like the butter monk's face is getting more and more sinister?]
The guest performers on the "Heartbeat 1000%" segment seem a bit odd and abnormal; the elf from the previous segment was a very rare exception.
The initial friendly demeanor was likely intended to mislead the show's guests; as time went on, the pretense was no longer necessary, and the true nature could be revealed.
After confirming that Yu Naixin had been placed securely, the butter flower monk stood up, went to the offering table, and bowed devoutly and familiarly to the Buddha statue on the table.
In this scene, Yu Naixin looks just like an offering brought by a monk who makes butter sculptures, presented to a Buddha statue whose face is not clearly visible.
Unbeknownst to the monks, Yu Naixin's eyelashes trembled very slightly.
The "tribute" has regained consciousness.
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