210: Chapter 210 The Doctrine of the Mean

Influenced by the irresistible rules, the Second Miss of the Su family could only remain standing in place.

She wanted to impatiently absorb Chen Mo's Yang energy, but she was unable to move.

"Her Ghost Power is actually not stronger than mine," Chen Mo determined in his heart.

Immediately, Chen Mo held his chin and thought quickly in his heart.

What question should he ask?

The main quest was to find the murderer who killed the Second Miss.

Since that was the case, directly asking her would certainly not get an answer.

It would be better to learn from Lu Chengfeng's case-solving process and directly ask her about the scene she saw at the time of her death.

"Describe to me the scene you saw before you died."

Upon hearing this, the Second Miss of the Su family immediately looked terrified.

It seemed she had some unspeakable secrets, but influenced by the rule-based item, she had to reveal the truth.

"That night, it was Chen Yunxuan who killed me, because he asked me to meet him in a deserted mountain."

"I don't remember what happened after that; I only know that there were only the two of us there!"

"Later, I met my sister. It was my sister who found me and told me that Chen Yunxuan had killed me."

"My sister was dressed very shabbily at the time, and I even saw the tattoo on her shoulder. She said that Chen Yunxuan had gone crazy and molested her again afterwards!"

After answering Chen Mo's question, red light suddenly surged in the Second Miss's pupils as she lunged fiercely at him.

Chen Mo grabbed the red candle, and the faint light completely enveloped the area where he was standing.

The Second Miss's fingertips could no longer get any closer.

She raised her sleeve to cover her face, her red bridal veil spinning at high speed, and she instantly vanished from the spot.

Accompanied by the shriek of a resentful woman.

"Phew... Was it Chen Yunxuan who killed the Second Miss?" Chen Mo answered to the empty air.

The system did not pop up any relevant prompts, which meant the answer was wrong.

"Then it must be the Eldest Sister; it can't be the Aunt or someone like that."

Obviously, the Thriller Game wouldn't just let you pass the level by giving a single answer.

Instead, one must provide a clear reasoning process.

Otherwise, as long as one just listed all the NPC names, anyone could pass the level.

[ Blooming Chrysanthemum: If I'm not mistaken, this power should be truth or dare, right? ]

[ Break Up With Math: You didn't see it wrong, this is the item belonging to Many Children Many Blessings. ]

[ I Am Not Mentally Ill: Could it be... that this Ashes Silent is actually Many Children Many Blessings? ]

[ Old Six: Not entirely sure, I can only say there's a possibility, but after the last dungeon was cleared, we didn't have the right to view the rewards obtained by Many Children Many Blessings. ]

[ Helping Grandma Run Red Light: Obviously, this Ashes Silent must be a guild member of Many Children Many Blessings. Look, Many Children Many Blessings has already gone crazy; I think his items must have all been swindled away. ]

[ Blooming Chrysanthemum: Aren't Brother Police Uniform and the others guild members of Many Children Many Blessings? Didn't they dote on Many Children Many Blessings a lot? ]

[ Supreme Fungus: Heh, there are no absolute friends in this world. In the face of absolute interests, who can remain pure forever? ]

[ Supreme Fungus: However... since he joined the guild, sooner or later he will have to return the items. I hope Many Children Many Blessings can return to normal in the future. ]

[ Supreme Fungus: Falling into inner demons during cultivation, it's possible to go insane. ]

Chen Mo held the red candle and moved to the drawer again.

At this moment, because of the Second Miss's appearance just now, the surrounding scenery became somewhat distorted.

For example, a scroll appeared before his eyes.

Chen Mo picked up the scroll; in the painting was a young woman dressed very scantily.

The shoulder strap on her right shoulder had slipped down, half of her upper body exposed.

Allowing Chen Mo to clearly see a conspicuous tattoo on the woman's left chest.

"Hiss..."

"Is this a portrait of the Eldest Sister? The Second Miss just said that her sister had a tattoo."

Chen Mo put down the scroll, and a faint, tranquil fragrance drifted into his nostrils.

Following the source of the fragrance, Chen Mo saw a small incense burner placed beside the Eldest Sister's bed.

And two sandalwood incense sticks were inserted in the incense burner.

There was also a box of sandalwood incense on the floor.

Chen Mo pulled one out, lit it, and waved it in the air.

Waiting for the flame at the tip of the sandalwood incense to go out, emitting a wisp of white smoke.

Chen Mo placed the piece of sandalwood into the incense burner, and after completing the "three incenses return to position" (placing the third incense).

The incense burner in front of him suddenly became distorted, turning into countless vortexes rotating in space.

A crisp and pleasant female voice entered his ears.

"Little sister, actually, someone else killed you; you are already dead now."

"Only by burning your corpse and infusing it into this Paper Doll can you rest in peace!"

"Sister?!" This was the voice of the Second Miss of the Su family.

"Little sister! You're alive; you've borrowed the Paper Doll's body to live!"

"Sister, but why can't I see anything? It's so dark here!"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Only by dotting your eyes with ink can you see the scenes of the living world."

Afterwards, Chen Mo had the feeling that his eyeballs had been poked by someone with a calligraphy brush.

His vision instantly became clear, but the scenes in his eyes were all gray and dingy.

This was the scene seen through the eyes of the dead.

Everything was so gloomy.

"Little sister, in order to find the true culprit who killed you, from today on, you must properly collect men's Yang energy."

"Only in this way... can you unlock your supernatural powers."

"But... sister, if I do this, it will harm the lives of innocent people, right."

"What are you afraid of? Sister will go and select candidates for you, letting you specifically absorb the Yang energy of those wicked people!"

"Sister... I'm really sorry, it's all Yunxuan's fault; he molested you more than once."

"Let's not talk about the past; that dog of a man is already in jail now!"

The scene became distorted again, and Chen Mo woke up.

Returning to the Su Family mansion.

"So... this is a story about an older sister helping her younger sister find her murderer?"

"Chen Yunxuan is in jail; was he framed?"

"This older sister obviously has issues. What benefit could she get from making her younger sister into a Paper Doll to resurrect her?"

Chen Mo felt increasingly strange and propped up his waist with his elbows.

As a result... his palm suddenly touched something hard.

He pulled it out to take a look; it was actually that copy of the Analects.

Chen Mo opened the book again; this time, the first ten pages were still the same as before.

However, when he flipped to the eleventh page, something suspicious appeared.

The eleventh page was the Yong Ye chapter of the Analects.

These three characters were circled with a calligraphy brush.

Continuing to flip backward, he didn't find anything special.

Then what did these three characters represent?

Chen Mo returned to the bridal chamber and found that the Second Miss's Paper Doll had disappeared.

He placed the candle on a table near him.

Then he scanned across the bookcase where books were placed.

Finally, his gaze fixed on another book.

"The Doctrine of the Mean"

The core idea conveyed by the Yong Ye chapter is the "Doctrine of the Mean."

Chen Mo took out The Doctrine of the Mean, then flipped through it quickly, and sure enough, found a tattered letter inside.

"Su Jingshu has changed. The original her was so unruly, giving me the urge to conquer her every time."

"But the current her... seems to have become a bit too docile..."

"Causing me to lose a lot of pleasure."