759 May I Know Her Name? (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue went to the middle of the stairs where he had stumbled on the girl previously.

Mo Fan looked at the diverging flight of stairs and saw that the path was overgrown with weeds. Some vines were blocking the path.

There was also a white line across the path, implying it was a prohibited area. The white line felt even stranger the more Mo Fan looked at it, as if it was some kind of seal locking something inside.

Perhaps it was only him, but the path looked eerier under the dim moonlight!

”Is this where you saw the girl?” asked Mu Ningxue.

”Mm, but I saw her first in the afternoon. She went to the temple to look for a young monk, so she chatted with me because I was talking with the monk. I didn't notice anything odd about the girl at first,” said Mo Fan.

”Most of the monks went down the mountain for some ritual just before nighttime. They told us they will be back in a few days,” said Mu Ningxue.

”I know, or else I would be asking the bald donkey who can see the girl like me some questions. I bet he could easily tell us the truth,” said Mo Fan.

Mo Fan had just learned that the monks had left, leaving only an old monk behind to look after the temple. The old monk was acting strange since he knew about Zhao Manyan's situation. He kept murmuring about how something was impossible.

”Sigh, it's my fault too,” Mo Fan let out a sigh.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

”Why is that?”

”The girl asked for my name, but I told her Zhao Manyan's name instead when I sensed something fishy about her, and now Zhao Manyan has lost his soul. I believe the girl needs to know her target's name beforehand,” said Mo Fan.

Mu Ningxue was surprised after hearing Mo Fan's explanation. It was her first time hearing about it.

However, frankly speaking, Mo Fan was simply too unreliable. The girl had asked for his name, yet he immediately gave her Zhao Manyan's name with a straight face and ended up entrapping Zhao Manyan. It was indeed a misfortune to be his friend.

”Let's go deeper,” Mu Ningxue did not want to waste her time on meaningless speculations. She walked around the white line and proceeded along the weed-covered path.

Mo Fan quickly followed her.

The two ventured further and ended up on the other side of the mountain. They could no longer see the city from here, not even a glimpse of light from the city. The only thing left was the dim moonlight from above, and the calm sea in the distance.

The path was so quiet that they could only hear their own footsteps. Mo Fan was not the kind that could keep quiet, so he went up to Mu Ningxue and teased, ”Say, what if we found a small grave at the end of the path with the girl's portrait on the gravestone?”

Mu Ningxue turned around slightly. Her eyes flickered with annoyance as she said softly, ”Do you seriously think I'm Mu Ningxue?”

Mo Fan opened his eyes wide and looked at the girl in disbelief.

Mu Ningxue was too lazy to waste her time on the idiot. She continued down the path. She did not feel anything even when Mo Fan tried to spook her.

Mo Fan finally collected his thoughts and caught up with a smirk, ”You got me there. I didn't know that you're quite humorous too, hahahaha!”

”The path ends here,” Mu Ningxue halted in her tracks. Her shoes softly tapped the edge of the last step. The place ahead was covered in weeds and yellow soil. There was no visible path nearby, nor did it look like someone had been here before.

”Err...it seems like the path is only half-constructed. Somehow, they never finished it,” Mo Fan felt dumb when the scene from his imagination did not come true.