novelraw Chapter 61: A Minor Adjustment to the New Script's Difficulty
Chapter 61: A Minor Adjustment to the New Script's Difficulty
"You call this a minor adjustment?"
In the illusory realm backend, Wang Su watched with cold sweat streaming down, turning to question Li Qiuchen, "There are completely no lines now, are there?"
"There are lines."
Li Qiuchen worked hard to explain, "He dawdled too long at the entrance just now. If he had come a bit earlier, he could have rescued me, and then I would provide him with guidance information."
That's right. The head that had rolled out was Li Qiuchen's own.
A cold-faced waiter walked out of the shop, picked up the head, and looked at Chen Nansheng.
Chen Nansheng's mental state completely exploded on the spot.
The red light flashed. Trial failed.
Wang Su and Du Qian looked at the settlement screen and fell into prolonged silence.
Li Qiuchen tentatively asked, "Can't it be performed this way?""It's not that it can't... the feeling is right, but..."
Wang Su struggled for a long time and quietly asked, "You designed this kind of plot, chopping off your own head. Aren't you afraid yourself?"
"What would I be afraid of? Isn't everything in this illusory realm fake?"
What Li Qiuchen actually wanted to say in his heart was, for real Medicine Master believers, wasn't chopping off a head an everyday occurrence? Do you two have any experience at all?
"I think there's no problem."
Du Qian nodded, "At least now this illusory realm is running normally and can eliminate challengers. Don't forget what we two came here to do."
Do what?
Submit coursework.
Our two people's assignment this year is to construct this illusory realm. Now it's proven it can run normally. Why are you still fussing over those details?
Wang Su thought about it and agreed. As long as it works, that's fine.
"Little junior apprentice brother hasn't seen this kind of scene. He's probably scared out of his wits. Let's quickly go out and console him."
The junior apprentice brother they had worked so hard to trick into coming, they couldn't just ruin him like this.
Fortunately though, Chen Nansheng's mental fortitude was much more resilient than the two of them had anticipated.
After being kicked out, he himself was also dazed for a long time, but quickly adjusted his emotions.
"Senior Apprentice Brother Wang, I want to try once more!"
"Nansheng, generally speaking, the same illusory realm can't be entered twice. The second time you have mental preparation, the trial effect won't be as good."
Wang Su advised kindly, "Let me book you a room at the inn. Sleep first and restore your spirits."
"I'm fine!"
Chen Nansheng persisted, "Didn't you say this is the place where you and Senior Apprentice Brother Du do your studies? Just now I wasn't mentally prepared. Please give me one more chance. At least let me understand this illusory realm. Even if there's no gain in the end, it doesn't matter."
"You... alright."
Wang Su nodded, but immediately reminded, "Teacher once said, flowers have the day to bloom again, but people cannot return to youth. Many things in this world, if you encounter them, you encounter them. If you miss them, you miss them. Heaven will never give you a second chance to make up for it. I hope you can remember this."
"Many thanks for Senior Apprentice Brother's guidance. I will certainly keep it in my heart!"
Chen Nansheng clenched his fist and picked up the token again.
The illusory realm was a false thing but if he wanted to step onto the path of cultivation in the future, he would inevitably encounter real danger in reality. If he wasn't mentally prepared, sooner or later he would die from carelessness and negligence.
This reasoning he understood.
Chen Nansheng entered the illusory realm a second time. Ignoring the cold gazes of those people on the street, he headed straight for the tavern.
This time his speed was very fast. Just reaching the tavern entrance, he saw a small beggar about the same age as himself supporting himself against the wall, walking over with difficulty.
Reaching the tavern entrance, his legs went soft, and he involuntarily sat down on the ground.
"Are you alright?"
Chen Nansheng walked forward, stopped beside him, and silently looked at the cold-eyed waiter inside the tavern for a moment.
If he hadn't acted in time, this small beggar would have been dragged inside...
Just thinking of this, Chen Nansheng only felt his hair stand on end.
What on earth kind of place was this?
"You're... an outsider?"
Li Qiuchen looked at him gratefully and began to solemnly recite his lines.
"Run quickly... the town... has an evil demon..."
"Evil demon? What evil demon?"
Chen Nansheng frowned and asked, but discovered the small beggar had already fallen unconscious.
[Chen Nansheng Mental State -5]
Where is there an evil demon? I see all the people in this town are completely abnormal!
Since they're all abnormal... then there doesn't seem to be anything much to be afraid of?
Chen Nansheng this time was mentally prepared and hadn't been scared. On the contrary, he was full of fighting spirit.
It's all fake. I'm not afraid!
He helped the small beggar up, walked into the tavern, tossed a piece of silver to the waiter, and said in a steady voice, "Go get me a room and prepare some food and drink."
The waiter received the silver. On his gloomy face, a strange smile tugged at the corners. He nodded and extended his hand, "Guest, please come inside."
His tone was very slow, as if solemnly reciting lines. But regardless, he finally had a normal person's response.
Chen Nansheng walked into the guest room and placed the small beggar on the bed.
What to do next? After finishing this, he suddenly felt somewhat at a loss.
"Young hero..."
At this moment, the small beggar woke up at the opportune moment, letting out a weak voice.
"I'm not some young hero. My name is Chen Nansheng."
Chen Nansheng sat on the bed's edge and quietly asked, "You said the town has an evil demon. What's going on?"
"A few days ago... a strange person came... the townspeople were all bewitched by him..."
Li Qiuchen grabbed Chen Nansheng's hand and said anxiously, "Young hero, quickly go to the county to report to the authorities... if it gets any later, it will be too late... the townspeople are all going to be eaten by him!"
Report to the authorities?
So that's how it was.
Chen Nansheng seemed to have an inkling of understanding.
As they say, illusory realms are scene recreations of things that have already happened.
It seemed the evil cultivator causing chaos in this town was later suppressed by troops dispatched by the authorities.
Yun County was far in distance from Blue Stone Platform. The town's current situation looked already close to losing control. Reporting to the authorities would definitely be too late. So what he needed to do was find a way to locate and deal with that evil cultivator.
Chen Nansheng's mind worked quickly. Based just on the information in these few lines, he basically figured out the cause and effect of the whole matter.
Just at this moment, the waiter's voice came from the doorway.
"Guest... the food and drink you requested..."
Chen Nansheng calmly walked to the doorway and gently pushed open the room door.
The waiter stood outside the door, both hands holding a tray. His head was placed on the tray, spitting blood foam while giving Chen Nansheng a strange smile.
"Guest..."
Chen Nansheng: "???"
[Chen Nansheng Mental State -20]
[Chen Nansheng Mental State...]
The red light illuminated. Trial failed.
On the official road with snow falling thick and fast, a pitiful young man's scream rang out across the sky.
When Li Qiuchen saw Chen Nansheng again, this unlucky child was wrapped in a cotton quilt, cowering in a corner shivering.
Wang Su and Du Qian, those two conscienceless senior apprentice brothers, were still beside him offering repeated consolation.
"It's fine now. Don't be afraid. This illusory realm trial inherently isn't something you outer court disciples should be in contact with. After you enter the inner court in the future and master cultivation methods, entering the illusory realm again won't give you such a big fright."
That's all well and true, but if you could press down the corners of your mouths a little more, it would be even more sincere.
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