Weak in affinity talent? Female ghosts are eager to give hints.

"this..."

"This is so damn ironic!"

"Aren't there good people among these nuns?"

Jiang Lai watched this ironic scene, his lips trembling.

He didn't understand why [Bilian] wanted them to come here and tell each other "truths" in order to deceive one another... What the hell did this mean?!

Zhao Kuo narrowed his eyes and suddenly muttered something.

"It's the root of the tongue!"

"arrogant!"

"what?"

"What do you mean?"

"Ordinary people's words are either exaggerated or incomprehensible. Those with shallow minds or those who are delusional will suspect that the other person is lying. This is the 'pride' that monks are forbidden to cultivate!"

"Hiss... Is it really that mysterious?"

"You might find this hard to understand, but if I give you an example, you'll probably get it!"

"For example, if you see a man on the street who is uglier and shorter than you, and his girlfriend is a beautiful woman, wouldn't you subconsciously feel that it's unfair? Does he even deserve her?"

"Do you subconsciously feel that this woman is only with this man for his money?"

"This... seems to be the case!"

"Hey—"

"That's your arrogance!"

"You clearly know nothing, yet you're talking about what happened to the other person? Isn't that arrogance?"

"To impose one's own opinions on others—that is arrogance!"

"Is it possible... that short, ugly man you saw actually took care of this girl during her most difficult hospital stays every year? Is it possible that he gave all his salary to her medical treatment?"

"this..."

"Don't deny it, this is 'pride' from the Six Commandments!"

"Monks abstain from pride, which means abstaining from arrogance towards all things, and keeping the tongue pure. But now... everything here is the truth, yet no one believes it, which is because pride is polluting the tongue..."

"That's rather interesting..."

"Hey! Jiang Lai! Get ready, we're going to check out this [alternate dimension]!"

"Huh? You're going again?"

After being given orders by Zhao Kuo, Jiang Lai could only edit the information in advance.

As the night deepened, everything around them began to distort and deform once again after the two threw out the "sachet"!

"Buzzing—"

"Buzzing—"

Amidst the constant trembling and twisting of the ground, what caught the eye before the strange spectacle was a cacophony of belittling voices.

"You're a piece of trash!"

"It's all because of you that this place is like this!"

"What gives you the right to make this decision? Do you have any respect for the previous host?!"

"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, things wouldn't have come to this."

"..."

Amidst the furious insults and belittling, Zhao Kuo and Jiang Lai opened their eyes and their faces darkened!

It's a tongue!

In the distorted alternate dimension beneath the clock tower, the area around the clock tower is filled with densely packed trees. These trees have no leaves; instead, they sprout long, overlapping tongues!

Every tongue was repeating the same disgusting phrase.

"Holy crap...this..."

Jiang Lai was stunned!

The insults, doubts, and ridicule were incessant, spreading throughout the world like the sea.

Zhao Kuo looked up at the Bell Tower, his eyes darting around.

Clock tower?

不 ...

The clock tower was now a gigantic tongue protruding from the ground, and at its tip hung a pendulum filled with black blood. Something inside the bell seemed to be gently striking it with a soft "dong dong dong" sound...

The ladder leading up this "clock tower" still shows its outline on the giant tongue, but each section of the ladder has a short tongue growing out, constantly muttering something.

She was just like a gossipy woman in the village, chattering incessantly.

"like..."

"To find any clues here, we need to go to the top of the [Clock Tower]..."

"Look inside that bell, isn't there something there?"

Zhao Kuo looked at Jiang Lai, muttered something, and without saying a word, climbed up the ladder full of short tongues.

"Hey! You—"

Before Jiang Lai could even stop him, the moment Zhao Kuo's hand gripped the railing, the first short tongue uttered a sound: "You're just trash, what right do you have to make decisions?"

"Are you even worthy of going up there?"

"Are you worthy?!"

"..."

A shout came, and the other short tongues on the railing began to echo it.

"Yes! Yes! You don't deserve it at all!"

Who do you think you are?

"If you're so capable, then don't go up there!"

The harassment continued, but who was Zhao Kuo?

He completely ignored them, his eyes flashing with images of horses and deer, before he kicked himself onto a railing. "I am made of steel!"

"Tap tap tap—"

They had barely taken this step when, after the giant foot crushed the tongue to pieces, countless tongues reappeared on the railing behind them.

"Don't you even look at yourself?"

"Freak!"

"Are you out of your mind? Is that a giant tumor growing on your brain?"

"..."

It has to be said, these people's verbal skills are comparable to those of online trolls. Zhao Kuo frowned, and just as he was about to climb onto the third railing, he shouted, "Pah! Do you even deserve to touch me?"

"What's the point of living if you're like this?"

"You're trash!"

"..."

The more Zhao Kuo ignored these words, the more his tongue ached.

Even though I've hardened myself to the point of "calling a deer a horse," I can still feel excruciating pain.

Zhao Kuo couldn't help but look up at the more stair railings above, and his tongue seemed to stick out even more.

"What? Scared?"

"Trash! Trying to run away now?"

"I told you! A good-for-nothing can accomplish nothing..."

"you--"

With each repetition of the words, Zhao Kuo subconsciously retorted. When he realized it, he found that it wasn't his own intention to speak, but rather his tongue responding on its own!

"Stop barking like a dog!!!"

"Puff puff puff—"

However, after this rebuttal, countless tongues suddenly swelled up and stretched out from the railing leading to the "Bell Tower," enveloping Zhao Kuo like soft snakes!

Zhao Kuo's face darkened, and his own tongue even stuck out and wrapped around his neck!

"Holy crap!"

His gaze immediately and instinctively turned to Jiang Lai below!

"Hey! Hurry! Go back!!!"

"ah?!"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Lai, who was below, also seemed to be caught in the entanglement of the tongue.

On the giant trees near the clock tower, countless tongues swayed: "This way...this way! This is the way to the clock tower!"

"Yes! Why do you listen to him?"

"You're excellent too!"

"..."

(Damn it! These guys even know how to sow discord?)

Jiang Lai hesitated only slightly, and then a swarm of tongues suddenly emerged from beneath his feet, wrapping around his legs like earthworms! The tongues continued to move upwards, instantly enveloping his arms!

[Psychology Committee Member: Holy crap! To be honest, this feels like watching an online troll army! The more you argue, the more enthusiastic they become!]

[Flower of Evil: So how do we get past this level? Climb up? It seems the higher we go, the more exaggerated those tongues are screaming!]

[Abstract Master: Actually, looking at this level, I've come to understand a lot of things... Often, things that are just rumors on the internet, once emotions are stirred up, will lead to a barrage of criticism.]

But upon closer reflection, aren't we all being taken advantage of because of our "slowness"?

[The Sword of Victory in Contracts: The profound wisdom of Buddhism... Overcome arrogance, abandon the self-righteous attitude towards all things. Having recognized the vastness of the universe, still cherish the green of grass and trees; always maintain a sense of awe, keep your tongue pure, and you will often avoid being taken advantage of by others...]

【...】

Amidst the continuous discussion in the live chat, Jiang Lai subconsciously looked into the depths of the forest, only to find that the base of his tongue had loosened!

After the pressure subsided for a moment, Jiang Lai pulled his hand away and immediately pressed the send button on his phone!

"Buzz—"

"Buzz—"

"Buzz—"

The distorted world before my eyes, filled with countless grotesque tongues, began to rapidly deform, wrinkling and folding...

......

"Hey... Ginger, get ready, we're going to check out the [alternate dimension]!"

"Buzz—"

After a ringing in my ears, Jiang came back!

He returned to a time before he and Zhao Kuo entered the [alternate dimension]. Standing blankly in the distance among a group of [bhikkhunis], Jiang Lai was about to respond to Zhao Kuo...

"Why?"

"Beep beep beep—beep beep beep—"

The phone in my pocket rang.

I looked down!

It was another familiar text message.

Hello, past me! I am you in a few minutes from now!

[The alternate dimension is filled with foul-mouthed tongues, but... ignoring them seems to have some effect! At the top of the clock tower in the alternate dimension, inside the clock, there seems to be something!]

In short...

Don't come over here easily!

"..."

"this--"

Looking at the message, Jiang Lai didn't agree to Zhao Kuo's request this time. Instead, he handed his phone to Zhao Kuo to look at. After a moment of hesitation, the two of them froze, staring blankly as the group of nuns continued talking...

......

At the same time.

"Buzzing—"

Inside the [Great Buddha Hall - Another Dimension].

After An Lan, Long Ao, and Wen Lan held the "chest body part" for a moment, the surrounding environment began to distort rapidly, and the three of them were standing at the normal entrance of the [Great Buddha Hall].

The main hall remained closed. After exchanging a glance, the three hurried towards Liaoye's room.

The sky was pitch black, as if the dawn was about to break.

but...

For some reason, all three of them felt that something in the temple had changed.

There seemed to be a faint smell of rust in the air.

"I..."

"Why do I have this feeling... things are getting worse?"

Wen Lan muttered something, but Long Ao and An Lan didn't respond. Instead, they hurried to the door of Liao Ye's room.

Liaoye was already asleep inside the room, seemingly having fallen asleep while chanting scriptures. His head was tilted to the side, and he was snoring softly.

"Creak—"

After pushing open the door to the meditation room, Anlan shook Liaoye's body.

"Finished! Finished?"

"Wake up! Wake up!"

"I brought you something!"

"Quick! Wake up!"

"Ugh...ugh..."

Drooling, as soon as Liao Ye opened his eyes, An Lan shoved the withered, pale body into Liao Ye's arms.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—"

After the corpse came into contact with [Liaoye], a bizarre scene unfolded once again! Black mist continuously emanated from the corpse, and under the distortion of the black mist, it transformed into a "kasaya" the same size as [Liaoye]!

Yes!

This time it's a "kasaya" (Buddhist robe)!

An Lan recognized the style of this "kasaya" at a glance—it was almost identical to the one Jinshan had worn back then!

However, this one seems to have been tailor-made for [Liaoye], the size is just right!

"Wow... what... what is this?"

"clothing?"

"No... a... a kasaya?"

"No, no, no...this is way too expensive!"

"Also... the abbot said that monks are not allowed to wear this before they begin their spiritual practice..."

"this--"

Looking at the cassock in her arms, [Liaoye] said words of resistance, but the system's notification sounded rapidly in Anlan's ears!

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[Goddess Liaoye's favorability increased by 15 points!]

[Current favorability rating: 85 points!]

[You have unlocked the 75-point affection CG for Ye. Do you wish to play the memory CG?]

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