Only after entering the mountain behind the village did Gu Luosheng realize something.
The difficulty wasn't its height but its complicated terrain. Once inside, she completely lost her bearings. With nobody living here, weeds grew everywhere, and she had absolutely no idea which way to go.
And she... had a terrible sense of direction.
[System, where is Ye Nanshen?]
[He should be somewhere in there?]
Gu Luosheng: ???
[What do you mean, "should"?]
Gu Luosheng was about ready to lose it.
[It means I'm not too sure either. I have a terrible sense of direction, Host.]
Gu Luosheng: ????
[What exactly are you good for?]
Gu Luosheng was practically speechless.
Other people's systems could build planes and cannons for them. Hers spent every day going, "Makka Pakka," "Huh? I dunno either," "That sounds impressive," "Probably," "Maybe," "Perhaps..."
[Host, have you forgotten? I'm called the Gossip System. As the name suggests, I'm here for gossip. I'm not much good at anything else.]
That actually sounded reasonable.
Gu Luosheng simply ignored the system.
Forget it. Better to rely on herself than others. When it mattered, she still had to find him herself.
"Ye Nanshen!" Gu Luosheng called out, but aside from the wind rustling the reeds, everything around her was quiet.
She had rushed in while still wearing a dress. Its hem caught on the weeds, and when she took a step, she tripped and fell straight to the ground.
"Ow, that hurts." Gu Luosheng sucked in a breath.
Then she struggled to her feet. A red mark had already appeared on her knee.
Gu Luosheng pursed her lips. "No wonder this mountain is so hard to navigate. It really is something."
"Ugh, where on earth is Ye Nanshen?" Gu Luosheng was genuinely on the verge of tears.
She had faced so