Star Trace Gate

On the street of delusion.

Ren only thought about it for a moment and felt that there was something wrong with this assignment and it was full of pitfalls.

He has traveled through both the black and white worlds for so many years, and passed through so many secret places, and finally summed up a truth.

That is, when a person is very weak, he should never get involved in a conspiracy that he cannot control or is led by others because of greed. Because once a problem occurs, the weak will be the one who can be sacrificed and abandoned, and will not be able to resist.

Ren was well aware of his situation and knew that the Li family was one of the four great families of Xuwang Village, possessing immense power. As their rival, the Yin family was naturally no less powerful. Even if it wasn't one of the four, it could certainly be called the fifth.

I am a person with ALS, and I have an aunt who suffers from mysophobia and depression. Even the Buddha would cry at the sight of this combination. What right do I have to plot against others?

It is absolutely impossible to agree to it, but if you refuse it directly, you may offend people.

Ren was also a "newcomer" and had limited knowledge of the situation here. He was even less sure whether Li Xiaopang's actions were instructed by the family elders, so... he knew he had to think of a clever way to get away with this matter.

"Okay, just be frank with me! If you think the price of supplying you with medicine for three years is not enough, I can add a little more..." Li Xiaopang's eyes were full of seduction.

After a brief pause, Ren Ye grabbed Li Xiaopang's arm with a somewhat vulgar and ambiguous gesture, and said in a low voice, "Let me be frank, brother. In this small and sparsely populated village, who wouldn't love money?"

"I sincerely admit that your idea is very wise and great, and I really want to add fuel to the Li family's cause."

"Isn't my idea awesome?" When Xiaopang heard this, he was immediately very proud and couldn't help sniffing.

"That's a brilliant idea." Ren nodded repeatedly. "But you know my situation. At home, Aunt Tianwei has the final say. I can't make decisions for her at all. And from what I know about her, I'm afraid she'd have a hard time agreeing to this. After all, the Yin family has never deducted money from her and has even taken good care of her in her daily life."

"You won't give me this face?!" Fat Li asked with a squint.

"It's not that I won't give it to her, but this matter requires long-term consideration. How about this, when I go home tonight, I will first test my aunt's attitude to see what she means, and then guide her step by step. If there is a chance, I will definitely persuade her to cooperate with the Li family. Don't be impatient, we will slowly brew it...!"

Ren Ye put his arm around his shoulder and added tactfully, "Of course, you can't just rely on me. Think about it, my aunt isn't the only fire controller and alchemist at the Yin Family Pharmacy. If you work in the dark, who knows... maybe someone else will come around once you tell them."

"Brother, I will do my best to persuade you, and you should think of other ways. How about we walk on two legs?"

Ren Ye looked at him with a look of grievance: "Although we call each other brothers, our destinies are completely different. I grew up relying on my aunt to raise me... I can't force her. You should understand my difficulties."

After all, the two of them were considered half friends, so when Fatty Li heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Okay, then you go back and test Aunt Tianwei's attitude. But it would be best if you can handle this matter. After all, I trust you. Well, I'll consider other people too."

"Okay." Ren Ye used a delaying tactic to achieve his goal of neither agreeing nor directly refusing and offending others. He also showed his attitude of thinking from the perspective of the Li family at all times. This made Xiaopang feel very comfortable and also made him understand his difficulties.

"Hey, that's right."

Fat Li pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and pulled out a packet of "powerful medicine" wrapped in special medicinal paper. "This is called Love Flower Pollen. It's the essence of the 'Heavenly Love Flower', a specialty of a secret place somewhere. It's ground into powder. It has extremely strong aphrodisiac properties... Take it first. If your aunt agrees, put it into the Yin family's alchemy furnace as soon as possible. This pollen won't have any impact on the elixir, nor will it cause any accidents on the spot. It's extremely safe... Don't worry."

Ren was slightly startled. "Is there any need to be so anxious? My aunt has agreed. Can't I come back to get it later?"

"Damn it, you don't know. Not only did the Yin family cut off our source of income, but they also flaunt their power in front of my family every day when they're operating the furnace. They're truly despicable. Well, you and I are friends, so I naturally can't force you... but I really can't wait to bring the Yin family down," Li Xiaopang cursed. "Also, although this stuff isn't easy to come by, I have a lot of it at home. My grandfather and uncles use it every day... and we're very wealthy. If this doesn't work out, I'll give it to you. I wish you can regain your blindness when you get married in the future."

Ren Ye looked at the packet of love pollen and instinctively thought of the little singer who controlled her desires. He felt a little speechless in his heart: "No matter where I go, I can't get rid of these aphrodisiac toys...!"

He thought for a moment, then took the medicine bag and asked curiously, "Why did you insist on adding this aphrodisiac to the Yin family's alchemy furnace?!"

"Hehe..." Fatty Li smiled cunningly upon hearing this. "There are two reasons for doing this. First, if this substance is added to the elixir and consumed by the buyer, at most they will become unable to control their desires, causing some physical harm, but not life-threatening consequences. This way, it won't pose a major risk. Second, the most addictive thing in this world is lust. So, if you add this substance to the elixir, those high-level experts will think that the Yin family deliberately added this love pollen, hoping to get you to buy more after just one try. But high-level experts can't hide this kind of thing from their divine senses, so they'll think that the Yin family didn't control the dosage of the elixir properly and gave themselves away... So, as long as this matter ferments and is manipulated a little, their reputation will be ruined."

Damn, even though this little fat boy is only thirteen or fourteen years old, he is a very cunning and calculating person.

Ren also muttered to himself, then held it up and said, "This plan is impossible to come up with without the talent of Crouching Dragon."

"Hehe, I've told you before that I'm very smart." The little fat man smiled proudly.

Ren was also slightly startled when he heard this, and when he was about to respond, the voice of the heaven's proclamation rang faintly in his ears.

Congratulations! You have successfully triggered the "Behavioral Compatibility Value" rule when faced with a new choice.

Although you may have forgotten some things from the past, the people here have not forgotten you. You must ensure that your "key behaviors" are consistent with your past behaviors.

[Behavior Compatibility Value: Initial 80, Maximum 100, Minimum 30. If you reach the maximum score before the end of this secret realm, you will receive the highest reward. If you do not reach the maximum score, the rewards will be reduced in order. If the Behavior Compatibility Value falls below 30, you will be automatically expelled from this secret realm, lose your travel qualifications, and lose the opportunity to enter Tiandu City.]

[Although your choice was unexpected, it is not considered abnormal behavior. Your behavioral compatibility value has not increased or decreased.]

The voice of the Heavenly Dao gradually faded, and Ren was extremely confused. He cursed inwardly, "Blindness is fine, and I can tolerate ALS, but what exactly do you mean by coming up with a behavioral compatibility value?! You're obviously trying to kill me...!"

His mentality was a little broken, but he could fully understand why the way of heaven evolved such rules.

To put it bluntly, the will of heaven is to make him completely immerse himself in the role of the "blind man", and to make his every decision and every action conform to the blind man's "personality and character".

The advantage of this setting is that Ren can also feel the personality of the character he plays to the greatest extent, and it is easier to find some hidden clues based on this personality; but the disadvantage is that his free choice is greatly weakened. Once he violates the character's behavior, he will be deducted points, and if the score is below 30, he will be expelled...

Obviously, this is a setting that does more harm than good, and it is not intended to make the entire task process more complicated and difficult.

This God-given errand is truly abnormal. He has to be extremely careful with every action and decision he makes in the future, because he has no idea how many points he will be deducted for making a mistake, and he doesn't dare to gamble.

"Okay, it's settled. I'll be leaving first." Fat Li said hello to Ren Ye.

Ren Ye came back to his senses after hearing this, and suddenly an idea came to his mind: "Brother, don't be anxious, wait a moment!"

"Is there anything else?"

"Yes, actually, I have something I want to ask of you." Ren Ye looked at the sniffling little fat boy and said cruelly, "It's like this. The dungeon recently held an internal selection. The higher-ups haven't said what the specific purpose is. But they require that every jailer find a friend or acquaintance to write a "recommendation letter" for them. The idea is simple: it's like asking someone in this illusory village who has connected with them to write a comment or a guarantee. This will be included in the file and may be related to future promotions."

"You know, apart from your brother Li, I don't have any important friends in this False Village, so could you please write this letter of recommendation for me?"

Ren Ye pleaded, "If you don't agree, forget it. I won't hand it over."

When Fatty Li heard this, his mind raced. He felt that Ren Ye had made the recommendation letter sound too frivolous. He instinctively assumed that Ren Ye was trying to climb the social ladder, and since he was the core heir of the Li family, one of the four great families, the letter would carry a lot of weight and carry the power to vouch for him.

He thought he was too clever, so he quickly imagined a big battle of wits.

Under normal circumstances, Fatty Li would have thought carefully about it, but he had something to ask of Ren Ye after all, so after thinking it over, he nodded readily and said, "Okay, I can give you an objective evaluation."

"Great, let's go buy some paper and pen nearby..." Ren Ye pulled Fatty Li aside and gently instructed him, "You don't have to write too much or anything too complicated. Just write down my resume, like my name, where I'm from, how long I've lived in Xuhuang Village, my family relationships, what kind of person I am, and whether I have a serious work attitude... Anyway, it's pretty simple."

When Li Xiaopang heard this, he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

About twenty minutes later, Fat Li left, and Ren Ye was holding the letter of recommendation with a dull expression. Tears of grievance and powerlessness flowed from his "empty" eyes.

When Li Xiaopang was writing the letter, he couldn't feel the words on the paper. After the other party finished writing, he picked up the letter and felt it again, but found that his name, his background, his family relationships, and a series of important information on the letter were all blurred and could not be seen.

He originally wanted to take advantage of a loophole and use tricks to find out his origins and identity and get some important clues, but he didn't expect... God was so cruel that he forcibly fixed this BUG and chose to erase it directly.

"My stupid child, do you think I'm stupid? I feel like you're insulting my intelligence...!"

[Your behavior is abnormal, behavioral compatibility value -5, current value: 75.]

Ren was so angry that he turned around and hid the letter, then left Xuwang Street cursing.

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The Sky Prison of Xuwang Village is located on the southern edge of the village. It covers a large area and is equipped with a torture chamber, an archive room, a miscellaneous room, three prison rooms, etc.