Let Me Tease You

Chapter 3

Ye Junchi usually dropped by once in a while to check on JiYuan; fortunately, he didn't stop by tonight.

JiYuan doesn't know where his sharp dagger went; he couldn't find any handheld tools for self-defense at the moment. Thinking about System's guarantee, he walked out of the room with nothing in his hands, but an unconditional trust in System's words. There were not many people in the palace, though he would occasionally stumble upon patrol soldiers they didn't inquire too much about it. So after a few deceiving words, JiYuan arrived at the back door he found a few days ago.

Looking at the distant dark mountain, the miasma at night was indeed thicker; from the foot of the mountain till the utmost top. Even the piece of sky above the mountain looked duller than other places.
JiYuan swallowed. Comparing to the mountain, he preferred to stay in the palace where the food and drink were delicious and he can sleep whenever he wanted. Repeatedly preparing himself in his heart, JiYuan started to move out. He deliberately walked at a very slow pace; hence it took a long time before he arrived at the foot of the mountain. Shivering with cold plus feeling sorrowful in his heart, JiYuan said, "System, I think I am going to be pressed down by this mountain for 500 hundred years."

System: "You think too much, no Monk Sanzang will come to save you. If you get pressed down into the mountain, then it will be forever and won't be able to reincarnate."

JiYuan: ".....please speak nicely."

He shuddered, then slowly followed a small path into the woods, towards west according to System's advice. The gloomy forest was shrouded in dead silence, the narrow trails started to merge the deeper he went. Dense leaves and branches covered the sky on top of him, not sure if there were a lot of demons and ghosts hidden inside the shadow; giving a heavy pressure on people's hearts. In the mountain, the miasma lessened and turned a bit lighter. Occasionally when JiYuan looked up, he could see the cold bright moon; embedded in the curtain of dark skies. The moonlight being blanketed by a faint mist of miasma suddenly emitted a ghostly feeling.

JiYuan's scalp started to feel numb, he poked System while trembling, "2333, I am scared....."

System: "You can still laugh at this moment, it seems like you are not afraid. Good luck."

JiYuan furiously replied, "Who laughed?! I was calling your serial number!"

The system went silent for a moment then said, "Don't be afraid, I'll help you."

"I thank your whole family ah!"

As they walked while exchanging nonsense, JiYuan felt slightly relieved. He squeezed out his fuzzy memories of philosophy knowledge, to debate fiercely with System regarding the philosophy of materialism and idealism; unable to stop himself from basking in the radiance of materialism. What of demons and ghost, it's all fake. Fake! His self-hypnotism was disillusioned by the sound of System's urgent reminder, "Run towards the left, something is coming!"

Following System's warning was a stench of fishy smell. JiYuan hurriedly dodged, feeling remorseful in his heart for betraying his philosophy.

System's tone didn't return to its fierce tone during the debate.

"Escape from this disaster first, then you can continue your remorse if you survived. Hide in the bushes and make a roll to the left."

JiYuan didn't see clearly what was attacking him but he doesn't dare to check it out. He immediately acted according to System the moment he heard the instruction and his lean body disappeared into the bushes without a shadow. When he was about to implement the second part of the instruction, he felt like he has stepped on something soft and slippery. A burst of pain suddenly pricked his ankle. His body stiffened a bit, JiYuan can faintly guess what happened. Not daring to pause too long, he ran towards the next bushes but his legs abruptly went soft and he knelt onto the ground with a thump. Now his entire body has gone stiff and unable to move.