Oh my, could this little kid be... a contestant this time too?
Bian Chunchou felt numb all over. He thought about how he used to laugh at Chen Zui-Zui for never being able to part with the little booklet Wen Xu-Xu had prepared, but now it seemed he needed one too. When he got back, he would copy one out and carry it with him. At critical moments, it really could save his life.
"I know you're here. Stop hiding."
It was clearly the tender voice of a child, yet it spoke with the tone of an adult. In an instant, Bian Chunchou understood. This was definitely a contestant, no doubt about it. His mindset was quite steady. Following the policy of being schemed against by a little old man rather than an old old man, he simply stopped hiding. The two of them stared at each other wide-eyed in the darkness, then finally agreed to form a temporary alliance. Their shared goal was to uncover the secret behind the village chief's so-called human sacrifice.
Fortunately, they did not have to wait long. The village chief soon made a major move. After a round of maneuvering, Villager Bian indeed became the ideal candidate to go up the mountain as an Attendant to the mountain god.
"There's actually a mountain god up there?"
"Where there is a mountain, there is naturally a god. You'll find out when the time comes."
Thus, at daybreak, under Bian Chunchou's adamant insistence, the village chief became the one to escort him up the mountain.
"Seeing you this far is already the limit of how far I can go. The road ahead can only be climbed by you. Remember, you are the fortunate one chosen by the mountain god."
Bian Chunchou: ...Say that to your golden