The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

328: The Truth from a Hundred Years Ago

“Don’t be afraid.
It won’t hurt for too much longer.
I’ll cut off your other limbs then I’ll cut off your head.
You’ll be able to see your love soon.
Aren’t you happy? Don’t you love him a lot? I don’t think you’ll you mind going to hell with him. . . ”

No! No I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die! Yanaimo raged in her heart, but no one could hear her.
Yanaimo loved herself more than anyone else.
Sure she was sad Airon died, but she never thought about following him in death.
She wasn’t like that.
She wasn’t the kind of girl who would die for a guy.

As long as there was a ray of hope, she would grab it and try to live.
This was who Yanaimo was – she was selfish to the core.

The maid slowly cut off more limbs.
Just as she was about to decapitate Yanaimo, a small hand appeared and grabbed the maid’s hand that was holding the hilt.

“It’s over! I caught you!” Feng Wu joyfully said.

As soon as the group knew Airon was a target, they had separated.
Some had gone to keep tabs on Airon, while others went to watch over Yanaimo.

Feng Wu and Liana were tasked with Yanaimo, but Liana left earlier to call for backup.

“How can you be here?!” The maid was shocked.
Shouldn’t everyone be congregated around Airon discussing the murder? She knew the teachers had gathered everyone for a meeting.
Otherwise she would not have picked this time to go after Yanaimo.

“I was here the whole time, but you didn’t see me.” Feng Wu’s eyes crinkled in a smile.

Ming Xi had said that the game would end if they caught the murderer.
Feng Wu didn’t like staying in the castle and had wanted to leave a long time ago, so she had worked hard to try and catch the murderer.

She had been working hard and hiding in the dark to watch over Yanaimo.
Her mission wasn’t to protect Yanaimo, it was only to watch her in order to find the murderer.
Liana had gone to get help when the murderer showed up, so Feng Wu was alone.
She wasn’t afraid though; on the contrary, she was a little excited.

In fact, Feng Wu could have made a move the moment the murderer came in, but Liana had said Yanaimo was a bad person and needed to be taught a lesson, as long as it wasn’t fatal.
Feng Wu had nodded and obediently waited while Liana went to get help.
She would stay behind and make sure Yanaimo didn’t die.

“Stay out of this!” The maid swatted at Feng Wu’s hand, trying to get Feng Wu to release her grip, but Feng Wu swatted her right back.

The two girls stepped back from each other.

“You must want to die!” The maid stabbed at Feng Wu with the sword.
Anyone who got in her way had to die.

Feng Wu also had a sword in her hand, but it wasn’t the small sword she normally used.
This was one she found in the castle.

Feng Wu raised her sword to block, and soon enough the clang of steel on steel erupted as the two battled.

The maid knew the girl’s name was Zhēn, but she didn’t expect her opponent to be so powerful.
She was average and didn’t stand out in class so how was she so fast with a sword?!

Though the maid’s heart trembled, she was careful not to let it show and remained vigilant.
Without qi, the outcome would be decided based on strength, endurance, and skillful movements.

Unfortunately for the maid, Feng Wu outclassed her in all three categories.

It only took a few more moves for Feng Wu to knock the sword out of the maid’s grasp.
In that moment, Ming Xi and the others arrived.
They surrounded the maid, leaving her no escape.

“You? Aren’t you Yanaimo’s maid? Why would you want to kill her?”

They saw the murderer on the ground and Yanaimo’s inhuman form bleeding away on the bed.
Who would have thought, the incomparable Yanaimo would fall so low.

Slowly more people trickled into the room.

“My god! Yanaimo! How did this happen?!”

“How cruel! How can someone do something so vicious?!”

“If you’re talking about vicious, no one is more vicious than Miss Yanaimo.” Jier stood up and pointed at Yanaimo.

What happened? What was going on with Yanaimo’s maids? They either turned against her and accused her of wrongdoings or tried to assassinate her.
What did she do to be hated so much?

“How bold! You dare talk about the master this way?!” shouted the butler.

The others wondered how such an honest, hardworking maid[notes] could be so impertinent.

Jier rolled his eyes.
Your whole family is impertinent and stupid! Are you sure you don’t want to go see to your lady’s injuries first? Aren’t you worried she’ll die from blood loss? After Jier mentally roasted the butler, he went on to explain Yanaimo’s plan to kill everyone on the island as a blood sacrifice.

At the end of Jier’s explanation, the people began to fade.
Before they fully disappeared, they said, “Thank you.
Thank you for letting us know.” Their eyes were filled with relief as everyone expressed their gratitude.

The only ones who remained were Ming Xi and those from the boat as well as the maid.

The maid stood up from the ground.
The hatred in her eyes had diminished a great deal.
“One hundred years, and someone finally solved the mystery.
I have nothing to give you but this key.
This key has the power of the sea god, so you do not have to be afraid of the sea.
His tomb is not a place for humans, so I won’t give you the map. . . ”

A key, surrounded by blue light, flew at the group.
It circled them several times before landing in Ming Xi’s hand.

Everyone from the island disappeared and the castle became empty.
Soon after, the mysterious old voice appeared.

“Congratulations.
You have completed the task I set for you.
The truth from a hundred years ago is finally revealed.”

“Who are you?”

Jier and the others changed back to their original appearances.
They were more confident dealing with the mysterious person now that their full abilities were restored.