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Chapter 382 - 355: Isn’t This Contrast a Bit Too Drastic? · Oct 26, 2026

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351 Chapter 351 - 344: Wipe Out All Obstacles and Gift It to Teacher 2026-10-26
352 Chapter 352 - 345: All Are the Upper Echelons of the Vampire Clan 2026-10-26
353 Chapter 353 - 345: Entirely the Vampire Clan’s Upper Echelons 2026-10-26
354 Chapter 354 - 345: All High-Ranking Members of the Vampire Clan 2026-10-26
355 Chapter 355 - 346: What’s Going On? Why Has the Moon Turned Blood-Red? 2026-10-26
356 Chapter 356 - 346: What’s Going On? Why Has the Moon Turned Blood-Red? 2026-10-26
357 Chapter 357 - 346: What’s Going On? Why Has the Moon Turned Blood-Red? 2026-10-26
358 Chapter 358 - 347: Someone Will Definitely Target You Tonight 2026-10-26
359 Chapter 359 - 347: Tonight, Someone Will Definitely Target You Specifically (Part 2) 2026-10-26
360 Chapter 360 - 347: Someone Will Definitely Target You Tonight 2026-10-26
361 Chapter 361 - 348: I Even Have a Picture of Them on My Phone 2026-10-26
362 Chapter 362 - 348: I Even Have a Picture of Him on My Phone 2026-10-26
363 Chapter 363 - 349: An Illegitimate Daughter of a Big Shot, and Look How Arrogant You Are 2026-10-26
364 Chapter 364 - 349: An Illegitimate Daughter of a Big Shot, Look How Arrogant You Are (2) 2026-10-26
365 Chapter 365 - 349: An Illegitimate Daughter of a Big Shot, Such Arrogance (3) 2026-10-26
366 Chapter 366 - 350: Let’s Follow That Man to the Village Ahead and See What’s Going On 2026-10-26
367 Chapter 367 - 350: Let’s Go With That Man to the Village Ahead and Check on the Situation 2026-10-26
368 Chapter 368 - 350: Let’s Follow That Man to the Village Ahead and Check on the Situation 2026-10-26
369 Chapter 369 - 350: Let’s Follow That Man to the Village Ahead and Check the Situation 2026-10-26
370 Chapter 370 - 351: Perhaps the Entire Village Is Growing Such Bizarre Plants 2026-10-26
371 Chapter 371 - 351: Perhaps the Entire Village Is Growing Such Bizarre Plants 2026-10-26
372 Chapter 372 - 351: Perhaps the Entire Village is Growing Such Strange Plants 2026-10-26
373 Chapter 373 - 352: How Do You Know There Was Nothing Wrong With That Phone Call? 2026-10-26
374 Chapter 374 - 352: How Do You Know There’s Nothing Wrong With That Phone Call? 2026-10-26
375 Chapter 375 - 353: Is There Anything Else? 2026-10-26
376 Chapter 376 - 353: Is There Anything Else? 2026-10-26
377 Chapter 377 - 353: Is There Anything Else? 2026-10-26
378 Chapter 378 - 354: The Mountain God Is Angry, Everyone Prepare the Sacrificial Ceremony 2026-10-26
379 Chapter 379 - 354: The Mountain God Is Angry, Everyone Prepares for the Sacrificial Ritual 2026-10-26
380 Chapter 380 - 354: The Mountain God is Angry, Everyone Prepare the Sacrificial Ceremony 2026-10-26
381 Chapter 381 - 355: Isn’t This Contrast a Bit Too Stark? 2026-10-26
382 Chapter 382 - 355: Isn’t This Contrast a Bit Too Drastic? 2026-10-26
383 Chapter 383 - 355: Isn’t This Contrast a Little Too Big? 2026-10-26
384 Chapter 384 - 356: Her Usual Image Is Just a Disguise 2026-10-26
385 Chapter 385 - 356: Her Usual Image Is Just a Disguise (Part 2) 2026-10-26
386 Chapter 386 - 356: Her Usual Image Was Just a Disguise 2026-10-26
387 Chapter 387 - 357: Mysterious Late-Night Observations in Xia Shui Village 2026-10-26
388 Chapter 388 - 357: Eerie Late-Night Sights and Sounds in Xia Shui Village (2) 2026-10-26
389 Chapter 389 - 357: Mysterious Late-Night Occurrences in Xia Shui Village (3) 2026-10-26
390 Chapter 390 - 358: The Price Must Be Paid 2026-10-26
391 Chapter 391 - 358: A Price Must Be Paid (Part 2) 2026-10-26
392 Chapter 392 - 358: The Price Must Be Paid 2026-10-26
393 Chapter 393 - 359: After Some Back and Forth, We Don’t Owe Each Other a Thing 2026-10-26
394 Chapter 394 - 359: After Some Back and Forth, We Don’t Owe Each Other Anything 2026-10-26
395 Chapter 395 - 359: Now We Owe Each Other Nothing 2026-10-26
396 Chapter 396 - 359: Back and Forth, We’re Even 2026-10-26
397 Chapter 397 - 360: Must Feed the Lord Mountain God His Fill 2026-10-26
398 Chapter 398 - 360: Lord Mountain God Must Be Fed Properly 2026-10-26
399 Chapter 399 - 360: Must Feed the Lord Mountain God Well 2026-10-26
400 Chapter 400 - 360: You Must Feed Lord Mountain God Well 2026-10-26

”If you interfere with our sacrificial ceremony and the Mountain God becomes enraged,”

”none of you will escape the blame. You will all be slain by the furious Mountain God.”

”You must understand, the Mountain God can protect us, but it can also inflict severe divine punishment.”

”The Mountain God? What’s that?”

Lai Yu Yao’s brow furrowed, her eyes filled with curiosity and doubt as she pressed for an answer.

”The god who protects Xia Shui Village.”

Chang Bailin replied, his face a mask of piety.

Lai Yu Yao was about to speak again but was cut off by Chu He.

Chu He stepped forward,

and said with an earnest expression, ”We’ve been lost in this strange place for a very long time.”

”We’ve just been going in circles, and we only managed to find our way to Xia Shui Village by sheer luck.”

”Would it be possible for us to join the upcoming sacrificial ceremony?”

”We truly hope to leave this place safely under the Mountain God’s protection.”

”We’ve experienced so many terrifying things on our journey here,”

”and the memories haunt us like nightmares.”

”Since you call this being a Mountain God,”

”surely it wouldn’t be too stingy to offer its protection to poor souls like us, would it?”

A look of surprise flickered across Chang Bailin’s face.

He never expected that someone from this group of young men and women

would voluntarily ask to participate in the sacrificial ceremony.

In his experience, most people who encountered something so mysterious and dangerous

would do everything they could to stay away, avoiding it like a deadly plague.

Seeing this, Lai Yu Yao wisely shut her mouth.

’She understood that in a delicate situation like this,’

’the young man in the black baseball cap and mask was better equipped to handle it than she was.’

After a moment of thought, the village chief, Chang Bailin,

nodded slightly in agreement. ”Fine. But I expect you not to cause any trouble. Otherwise, you’ll have to bear the consequences.”

”We won’t.”

Chu He promised, his expression firm.

Then, he noticed something else.

’This sacrificial ceremony, scheduled for eight o’clock tomorrow evening, was clearly of immense importance to the entire village,’

’yet, when the village chief, Chang Bailin, decided to let a group of strangers like them join,’

’he hadn’t consulted with anyone.’

’This implied that Chang Bailin alone seemed to call all the shots in Xia Shui Village.’

’His decisions were absolute.’

’This gave Chu He a new level of understanding regarding Chang Bailin’s status in the village.’

’The chief’s power and influence were likely far greater than he had imagined.’

”Find a place to rest on your own for tonight.”

”I’ll have my men keep an eye on you.”

”If we see you make any unusual moves, don’t blame us in Xia Shui Village for what happens next.”

Chang Bailin warned, his gaze sharp and chilling enough to make one shudder.

”Don’t worry. All we want right now is to leave this godforsaken place.”

”We have no intention of making trouble for ourselves or getting stuck in this endless mess.”

Chu He vowed.

”Excellent.”

Chang Bailin nodded in satisfaction, then turned and ambled away.

The sturdy-looking young men behind him, however, remained where they were.

They stood with their arms crossed. Some clutched hoes,

the metal glinting coldly in the moonlight.

Others held pitchforks with wickedly sharp tines.

They stared coldly at the group of youths, their eyes full of suspicion,

ready to strike without hesitation at the slightest provocation.

”Let’s go. We’ll rest at the village entrance for the night.”

Chu He said with a light chuckle, turning to head back the way they came.

He looked so relaxed, you’d think he was just off to a regular campout.

”Just like that?”

Lai Yu Yao quickened her pace,

catching up to Chu He. ”I feel like we’re in a really passive position right now,” she asked, her face etched with worry.

”From the very beginning, we’ve been forced to go along with this bizarre rhythm.”

”It’s like an invisible hand is controlling us. We have no agency at all.”

”Just like that. I think there’s more to this incident than just an Evil Spirit.”

”There’s something very wrong with all the villagers, including that chief of theirs, Chang Bailin.”

Chu He said grimly as they walked,

his gaze burning into Lai Yu Yao with a tangible intensity.

His eyes held an inscrutable light that made her hesitant to meet his stare.

Suddenly, Chu He changed the subject. ”Who is your father?” he asked.

The abrupt question

was like a stone tossed into a calm lake, shattering the atmosphere in an instant.

It made Lai Yu Yao stop in her tracks.

Her expression instantly became a complex mixture of emotions.

Surprise, confusion, and hesitation flickered across her face one after another.

The topic had shifted so abruptly,

that the unprepared Lai Yu Yao was caught completely off guard, as if by a sudden squall.

”People will find out sooner or later. You might as well tell me now.”

Chu He continued, his voice steady and magnetic. ”Because I think you have potential.”

A hint of appreciation showed in his eyes, as if he were appraising a piece of uncut jade with limitless potential.

”Then can you tell me who you are?”

Lai Yu Yao frowned slightly.

Compared to all the convoluted events happening in Xia Shui Village,

she was actually more curious about something else:

the true identity of the young man who was always wearing a black baseball cap and a black face mask.

This mysterious man was an enigma.

He had captured her full attention from the moment he appeared,

and now, that curiosity was growing stronger,

burning like a flame that threatened to consume her.

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