When Qi Si and Lin Chen returned to the inn, Fu Jue and his group were already seated inside.
Sangji sat behind the counter, his cloudy eyes set beneath wrinkled eyelids as he stared unblinkingly at the Players in the hall.
Fu Jue picked up a crumpled booklet from the table and handed it to the late-arriving Qi Si. "Clue One: NPCs in the Instance who have not completed their Atonement regard saving us as their primary task. Salvation must follow specific Rules. One known form is the creation of human-skin thangkas.
"Clue Two: Guilty NPCs in Shangri-La Town will not develop the subjective desire to climb the snow mountain. Conclusion One: once we begin climbing, we can avoid the NPCs' 'salvation' to the greatest extent possible.
"Clue Three: having a guide is necessary for climbing the mountain, while completing Atonement is not. This verifies Conclusion One: we can climb the mountain as long as we have a guide."
Qi Si casually flipped through the booklet in his hand. It was clearly the Scripture of Salvation mentioned in Chu Yining's diary. The methods of "salvation" recorded within were all cruel and bloody enough to send chills down one's spine.
Mu Chuqing had already died a gruesome death. Her bloody human-skin thangka hung on the wall of the inn's second floor, and no one wanted to be next.
"That's our conclusion as well." Qi Si set down the booklet and smiled. "We obtained a new clue. Sacred hymns attract the sinners of Shangri-La Town, while prayer wheels can offset the hymns' influence. If you don't want to climb the mountain and insist on staying in Shangri-La Town, there's still a chance of survival."
Fu Jue lifted his eyes slightly, his gray pupils reflecting Qi Si's figure. "Do you plan to remain