"Peh peh peh! Damn!" Yuze instantly sprang back.
Josh fixed his gaze on the statue, but didn’t notice any movement.
She touched her nose and mumbled softly, "Could I have guessed wrong?"
"Josh..." A gritted voice came from beside her.
Josh grinned sheepishly, "Captain, I know I was wrong."
With a "smack," a flick hit her forehead, "You little brat, you get into mischief if you’re not disciplined for three days, huh!"
Josh rubbed her head, quickly changing the topic, "This corpse, the cause of death is so mysterious."
Yuze sat down nearby, casually grabbed a fruit from the offering table and ate, "I’m hungry, can’t think straight."
The noisy footsteps outside quickly approached.
The two exchanged a glance, and Yuze swiftly hid the corpse behind the statue.
When Yue Xi opened the door of the ancestral hall and came in, this was the scene she saw.
Josh sat obediently at the edge of the desk, her head buried in writing.
Seeing Yue Xi push the door open and enter, Josh pretended to shield her eyes from the light, "Aunt, what brings you here?"
Yue Xi glanced around the ancestral hall, "Are you here alone?"
Josh looked at her confusedly, "Yeah, who else would be here? You locked the door, who could come in?"
Yue Xi stared at her coldly for a long while, seeing her calm and composed expression, she finally looked away, gesturing for the people behind her to check the adjacent rooms.
"Aunt Yue Xi, there’s no one on the left."
"Aunt Yue Xi, no one on the right either."
Only then did Yue Xi feel more at ease, turning to leave with her people, locking the door again.
Josh listened to the footsteps fading away outside, then turned to the statue, "Do you think they honestly believe in you? How come they didn’t notice the statue’s pose and details changed so much?"
A gust of wind blew from somewhere, brushing past her cheek.
Josh tucked her long hair behind her ear.
Yuze carried the corpse out from behind the statue and placed it on the ground.
The two studied the corpse for a long time, but still couldn’t find anything unusual.
Aside from lacking vital signs, the corpse appeared almost identical to a sleeping person, still warm after all this time.
The door swung open with a "bang".
Luckily, Josh reacted quickly, almost instantly pulling the spider silk to hide Yuze.
But the corpse was too late.
She hadn’t covered the corpse with spider silk.
Yue Xi stood at the door with a cold face, her expression instantly turning very ugly upon seeing the corpse on the ground.
As she was about to scold, Josh suddenly rushed over and hugged Yue Xi, "Aunt, it’s so scary!"
Yue Xi, having never been hugged like this before, was momentarily stunned, "Impudent!"
Josh clung tightly to her, trying to bury herself in her arms, "So terrifying, so terrifying! There’s a dead body here!"
Even using all her strength, Yue Xi couldn’t get Josh off her, looking angrily at the people beside her, "Are you dead? Help pull her away!"
"Yes!" The people hurriedly came over, managing to pry Josh off Yue Xi with much effort.
They couldn’t help but click their tongues in disbelief.
Who dared to hug Yue Xi?
This sacrificial girl must have been scared out of her wits.
Yue Xi looked at her coldly, "What do you have to say about this corpse?"
Josh looked bewildered, still shaken, "What should I say?"
Yue Xi frowned unhappily, taking a step closer, "I ask you, this corpse wasn’t here just moments ago, how did it suddenly appear?"
Josh trembled as she pointed to the statue, "It was Lord Sea God, I don’t know where he tossed a corpse from."
"Impudent!" Yue Xi scolded harshly, "Is Lord Sea God someone you can slander?"
"It’s true." Josh looked at them innocently, "Look closely, haven’t you noticed Lord Sea God’s pose has changed?"
Hearing this, they all looked towards the statue.
Upon closer inspection, there did seem to be differences.
Yue Xi’s face changed, she hurriedly knelt down, the others following suit, their faces filled with fear.
Josh added fuel beside, "I really think Lord Sea God has chosen me, aunt, haven’t you noticed? Ever since I stayed in the ancestral hall, it seems like Lord Sea God is about to awaken? Could I be the woman chosen by the gods after all?"
Yue Xi: "..."
The others: "..."
Josh’s fake surprised yet secretly proud and boastful look made them all think she deserved a beating.
Even though they noticed the statue’s change, and Josh’s words might be true, they didn’t want to agree with her.
Josh smiled slightly, leaning in, "Aunt~ Why aren’t you saying anything?"
Yue Xi looked at her expressionlessly, "Then you tell me, what’s with this corpse? Why did it appear out of thin air?"
Josh lied confidently, pointing at the statue, "Seems like Lord Sea God didn’t like this woman, so a divine light appeared suddenly, and this corpse was tossed here."
"Is that so?" Yue Xi looked at her skeptically.
Josh nodded firmly, "Aunt, why does Lord Sea God dislike this corpse? Where did it come from? Did Lord Sea God kill someone? Is he going to wake up? I’ve noticed many details on his statue have become more intricate."
Hearing this, Yue Xi’s last bit of doubt vanished completely.
She ignored Josh’s barrage of questions and quickly went to the statue.
Josh’s face remained calm, but she couldn’t help but hold her breath slightly.
Separated by the statue, Yuze was hiding behind it.
Yue Xi carefully examined the statue and indeed saw many details had become more refined.
She slowly looked up, and upon meeting the statue’s eyes, suddenly felt a strong spiritual power suppression erupt.
Yue Xi was so frightened she hurriedly knelt down, "Forgive me, Lord Sea God."
Josh added beside, "Lord Sea God seems to find you too noisy."
Yue Xi clenched her teeth, dealing with Lord Sea God was not to be taken lightly.
She turned, looking at Josh, despite feeling unconvinced, she adopted a somewhat respectful tone, "Perhaps Lord Sea God has indeed chosen you, and if that’s the case, then stay here to serve him. We’ll take the corpse away first."
"Wait." Josh called them back, "Lord Sea God said to leave the corpse. This corpse offended him, he wants it left here, preventing it from proper burial."
Yue Xi hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Okay."
They stepped out, not locking the door this time.
The audience was completely dumbfounded.
[This is... a twist?]
[Honestly, when Yue Xi opened the door and saw the corpse, I was really worried for the fool.]
[Wait, this works? Sure, the statue did change, but letting Josh off just because of a statue, isn’t that too far-fetched?]
[Think about it, this is Chinese-style horror, the Moon Clan is set to unconditionally believe in the Sea God.]
[And let’s be honest, with Josh’s face, using it to fool people, the success rate is 200%, right?]
[Agreed with the above, in the first quest, that’s exactly how those people’s shorts got conned off.]