Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Chapter 188 The Processing and Perfection of Lies

Zhu Wuyao turned his head and saw Sister Rong holding a stone axe. If you have the ability, you can always find weapons in the mine.

This so-called "stone axe" is probably not an ordinary stone.

The thin monkey's knife was still on Zhu Wuyao's body, harder than iron.

It's just that it's much less resilient and too brittle.

Moreover, conditions in a mine are limited, so the blade of a dagger cannot be sharpened to an extremely sharp point.

In this context, the larger and heavier the weapon, the stronger it is.

Zhu Wuyao had already prepared a lie. She greeted the newcomer, calling out "Sister Rong," and in the next instant, the stone axe was handed to her.

"Take a look at this axe, does it suit your taste?"

Unlike when I first met Sister Rong, who was cold and ruthless, this time she seemed unusually cheerful, making it easy for people to be less wary of her.

Zhu Wuyao wouldn't easily trust anyone; in this kind of environment, it's hard for good people to survive.

Upon seeing the axe, her eyes flickered, and she wanted to take it into her hands.

As soon as he reached out, a figure blocked his way and pushed the axe back.

A familiar voice rang out:

"Rong Si, are you here to steal my woman?"

"Hahaha, Hu San, what you're saying is unreasonable. You were showing off in front of people today, but look at your shoulder, it hurts so much just looking at it."

Zhu Wuyao didn't take those two divisive remarks to heart.

Furthermore, the moment Rong Si approached her and handed her the axe, regardless of her reaction, she couldn't help but be suspicious.

"You don't need to meddle. That kid was just spouting nonsense and tricked me into wrongly accusing someone. It's already been dealt with."

Has it been dealt with?

Zhu Wuyao frowned almost imperceptibly.

That skinny monkey clearly acted on Hu San's orders, which is why he made trouble for her. Now look what he's done, using her and then throwing her away.

Why didn't Hu San deal with himself as well?

Rong Si laughed, directly exposing Hu San's little scheme:

"Look at what you're saying. To vent her anger, you killed even your trusted confidants without hesitation. If she were a traditionalist, she wouldn't be able to go back with you without feeling guilty."

Zhu Wuyao had no interest in listening to the two of them fighting amongst themselves.

She always remembered that the real enemy was not inside the mine, but outside.

Before fighting the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside.

If used well, Zhu Wu's trip out could also serve as a link between several factions within the mine.

Of course, there are risks involved. If one is not careful, this kind of "opportunistic and indecisive" behavior will inevitably backfire.

She immediately started making things up:

"Everyone should know the news I received: the atmosphere outside the mine is strange, it seems something has happened. But my meeting with Elder Shu was too short. I'll be more careful next time."

These words drew their attention to her.

After a while, Rong Si smiled knowingly:

"Old Shu? This old man has lived quite a long time."

"I can't stop you from telling everyone the news, but it's not good if people who shouldn't know find out."

Hu San sneered, seemingly dismissing her little trick.

Instead, he turned to Zhu Wuyao and asked:

"What did Master Shu call you out for?"

Is this a suspicion that the old man has recruited him to return to the mine as a spy?

Before even meeting the old man, Zhu Wuyao had already planned out how she would lie if she returned to the mine. Now, with her real experience as a basis, she spoke without the slightest hesitation:

"There is a classic book in the storage bag. The old man has limited knowledge and not much learning. He needs to consult me."

That's only half true.

And he was extremely arrogant.

Seeing the suspicious looks in Hu San and Rong Si's eyes, Zhu Wuyao directly stated the two paradoxes: "the invisible tabby cat" and "the flying arrow that doesn't move".

Rong Si was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said:

"No wonder that old thief threw you back. So what's the truth behind these two questions?"

Zhu Wuyao secretly admired him.

What she wanted was for someone to ask the question.

Don't think about whether to escape or not. Given the current situation in the mine, the most important thing is to figure out why we failed last time.

Zhu Wuyao didn't keep anyone in suspense at all, adapting the opposing "Occam's Razor" theory into the "Cleaver Law" to suit the specific circumstances.

Essentially, they're all saying—if that cat can't have an impact on real life, what impact does its existence have on people?

Even if there are a thousand invisible and unverifiable tabby cats around me, can they affect my drinking and eating?

If we absolutely must discuss this tabby cat, then let the person who raised the question first prove its existence.

In summary—

"If we are to discuss an issue, the issue must first be worth discussing."

The two listened with a sudden realization, yet only partially understood.

But Zhu Wuyao's intention was not to make these two understand.

Having cleared himself of suspicion, Zhu Wuyao then focused on describing the atmosphere outside the mine, where the guards looked uneasy and their expressions were not good.

They seem to have become restless and impatient.

In conclusion, Zhu Wuyao said, "There may have been some changes in the external environment."

Hu San and Rong Si outwardly believed it.

However, they still harbored some doubts and did not completely believe what Zhu Wuyao said.

the following few days.

Zhu Wuyao's life gradually returned to normal, but she remained vigilant every single day. In the end, she was awakened in the middle of the night and caught someone trying to hold a knife to her neck.

She had initially thought she'd caught a fish and could get some information out of him, but it turned out the reason the visitor wanted to harm Zhu Wuyao was—

"Why should you be the only one to leave? I'll rot in this mine for the rest of my life, and you'll never get out!"

This disappointed Zhu Wuyao somewhat.

Surprisingly, they only managed to lure out a normal person; no spies tried to kill her to silence her.

As two more people were thrown down into the mine, Hu San and Rong Si gradually came to believe Zhu Wuyao's lies.

This development was within Zhu Wuyao's expectations.

She could even imagine how Hu San and Rong Si would interrogate her—

Hu San: "Tell me, have those people outside become more restless and impatient?"

Newcomer: "Ah...ah? Yes! They were really inhuman, bro. They were all fierce and menacing, like someone owed them money. They grabbed me by the neck and threw me down..."

Rong Si: "Something seems off about the atmosphere outside?"

Newcomer: "Yeah, they were stationed every five steps and every ten steps, their faces were so cold, it scared me so much my legs were shaking, I didn't dare to breathe, it was like if I cried out even once, I would be killed on the spot, I didn't know anything, waaaah..."

When the questioner's questions contain inducement and expectation, the person being questioned will instinctively respond in the course of their narration.

There may even be a certain degree of exaggeration in order to cater to the expectations of cultural figures.

Zhu Wuyao's initial lie was simply that "the atmosphere outside seemed a bit off."

But after Hu San and Rong Si relentlessly interrogated the newcomer, the lie was refined into—

"The atmosphere outside is tense, even to the point of being on edge, and things may be about to change."