Chapter 768: The Non-Existent Island, Part Two

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Exodus Tales

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Exodus Tales

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The run-down temple…

Jiang Shaoxu leaned against a pillar slightly covered in dust and looked at Jiang Yu.

“So you’re saying, the monk called Qi Hai is messing around with some girl, and he’s jealous of Nara Orisora because he’s popular among the visitors. When someone saw Qi Hai with a girl, he framed Nara Orisora instead and accused him and Miyata, who often came to the temple to deliver the herbs,” Jiang Shaoxu repeated Jiang Yu’s words.

“Exactly, the witness didn’t see it clearly either. He only saw the person’s bald head, wearing the same clothes as the monks of Yanming Temple.

“I believe we all know how scary rumors are. Even when the witness didn’t see the person clearly, soon everyone will assume it was Nara Orisora and Miyata. After all, Nara Orisora is indeed quite close with Miyata…”

“So the people found Nara Orisora and Miyata and asked what they were during that night.”

“Nara Orisora did visit Miyata that night, he said that he went to pick up some herbs, and went back to the temple right after. He happened to stumble into Qi Hai, who was going down the mountain on the same night, which is why Nara Orisora was confident that Qi Hai was the one who was spotted. However, when the people asked Miyata where she was, something went wrong,” said Jiang Yu.

Jiang Shaoxu said confusingly, “What exactly did Miyata say to make everyone believe they were both lying?”

“Miyata said she was in a bad mood that night, so she went to the island opposite the cliff and spent the whole night there enjoying the sea breeze. She even saw the sunrise,” said Jiang Yu.

“Is there anything wrong with that? Even if they didn’t have any witnesses, they still can’t deem them guilty just like that,” said Jiang Shaoxu.

“The problem is the island, the island that Miyata mentioned never existed. We even went to confirm it; there isn’t any island there. I don’t understand why Miyata would say that when there’s obviously no island around. It’s obvious that Miyata is lying. She even brought the people to the cliff to show them the island, but it was completely empty. Since Miyata was lying, everyone immediately assumed there was something going on between Nara Orisora and Miyata. Only people panicking would try to cover things up with such a ridiculous lie…” said Mu Tingying.

Jiang Shaoxu was confused too. “Why would she say that?”

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