[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h":3,"chapter-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-196":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Eighteen Levels of Hell: Lying is Forbidden Here",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},749495,993,"Chapter 196: You Wouldn't Happen to Be Anemic, Would You?","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-196",196,"\u003Cp>What just fell was rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five Elements: Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dynasty following the Jin Dynasty is?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Troubled times, the Northern and Southern Dynasties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking up to this point, Qiu Yinong frowned. But she quickly recalled that in the clues initially provided by the Secret Room, Zhou and Qin didn't order the states of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, after the Jin Dynasty comes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Earlier, there were three deduced attributes for the Han Dynasty: Water, Fire, and Earth.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'One: Han is Water.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then, if Han is Water, we should deduce the attributes of the subsequent dynasties according to Five Elements overcoming: Western Han is Water, Xin is Earth, Eastern Han is Wood, Wei is Metal, Jin is Fire, Sui is Water, Tang is Earth, Song is Wood, Yuan is Metal, Ming is Fire.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'After Jin comes: Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It rained just now. The Five Elements attribute is Water. According to the overcoming relationship: Earth overcomes Water.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Among Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming, Tang's Five Elements attribute is Earth. Therefore, [Tang] is a safe platform.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Two: Han is Fire.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'According to Five Elements generating: Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Western Han is Fire, Xin is Earth, Eastern Han is Metal, Wei is Water, Jin is Wood. Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming also follow this sequence: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Water generates Wood. Among Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, the Ming Dynasty is the Wood attribute. Therefore...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'[Ming] is a safe surface.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Three: Han is Earth.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's still an overcoming relationship. Simply put, it's acknowledging the legitimacy of the Qin Dynasty's rule.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Therefore, Qin is Water, and Earth overcomes Water. Then the Han that replaced the Qin Dynasty is [Earth].'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Five Elements sequence for Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming is: Earth, Wood, Metal, Fire, Water.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Earth overcomes Water.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'[Sui] is a safe surface.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Conclusion: Sui, Tang, and Ming are all safe surfaces.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These deductions were made by Qiu Yinong almost instantaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down at the surface beneath her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sui]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A safe surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'When the rain stopped just now, I saw the East surface turn into [Yuan], a dangerous surface.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Diwu Zeyi ran towards the middle. That means the South surface he was originally standing on...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Must be [Song], which is also a non-safe surface. Only this can explain why he would run towards the middle.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In other words, the East and South surfaces are both dangerous. The West, North, and Center surfaces are all safe.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, with her back to Chen Ran, Qiu Yinong made an \"OK\" gesture behind her back, with her three fingers pointing North.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The ones closest to [East] are [Center] and [North]. I'll stand on [Center].'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Upon receiving my hint, Chen Ran probably won't go to [North] immediately. He'll wait for Diwu Zeyi to make his choice.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Diwu Zeyi wanted to stand on [Center] but was beaten to it by me. Long Hui will most likely rush to occupy the final safe surface: [West].'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In other words, Diwu Zeyi has two choices. Either bypass me and go to the topmost [North] surface, but as long as Chen Ran preemptively occupies [North] and blocks Diwu Zeyi from stepping onto it, it's impossible for him to stand on the [North] surface.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'By the same logic, Long Hui definitely also wants to screw Diwu Zeyi to death. Therefore, Long Hui will first occupy the bottommost [West], similarly blocking the front so Diwu Zeyi can't step onto [West].'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No matter how you look at it, it's a certain-death situation for Diwu Zeyi.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time seemed to freeze. The five people in the Secret Room didn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two and a half minutes quickly ticked past the halfway point. Based on their walking speed, it was time for them to move, otherwise they wouldn't be able to reach a safe surface before the next change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Hui moved. His body crouched slightly like a cheetah, he launched himself forward, charging towards the bottommost [West] surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people currently in danger...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were Chen Ran, Lin Xiuyuan, and the dilemma-stricken Diwu Zeyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, [Lin Xiuyuan]'s eyes darted around, his brain spinning rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I've never been exposed to the Five Virtues Cycle theory before, so I can't determine whether the surface Chen Ran and I are currently standing on is safe.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But I do know that since Diwu Zeyi ran towards the middle, it proves that the South surface must be a dangerous surface.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Long Hui timed it perfectly and chose to run towards the [West] surface, which means he is certain the [West] surface is a safe surface.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Qiu Yinong is standing in the middle without moving, which means she is certain the middle is safe.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Conclusion: South is dangerous, West and Center are safe. Then between East and North, one must be safe and the other dangerous.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I just saw Qiu Yinong give Chen Ran a hint. That is worth scrutinizing...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If East was safe, Qiu Yinong's hint would seem somewhat superfluous. After all, Chen Ran and I have been standing on the East surface the whole time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Therefore, East is dangerous?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Not good!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lin Xiuyuan] widened his eyes and turned to look at Chen Ran, only to see the latter wearing a devilish smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Chen Ran took off running, sprinting towards the topmost North.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the dilemma-stricken Diwu Zeyi in the middle also charged forward, seemingly aiming for the topmost North as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lin Xiuyuan] didn't dare to overthink it and desperately ran North too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three seemingly all rushed desperately towards the North surface. Moreover, there were less than 30 seconds left before the Secret Room's next change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Chen Ran slammed on the brakes mid-run, abruptly turned his head, and delivered a flying kick at [Lin Xiuyuan] behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran's entire body went...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting backward towards the middle position!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Diwu Zeyi, who was in the middle of the Secret Room and had originally planned to run North, suddenly charged towards the middle surface. Seeing this, Qiu Yinong hurriedly blocked his path. Like Chen Ran, Diwu Zeyi also delivered a flying kick and was rebounded away, his entire body shooting backward towards the South surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Chen Ran and Diwu Zeyi landed, they scrambled up like dogs and broke into a fast sprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only 10 seconds remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran stepped onto the Center surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diwu Zeyi stepped onto the South surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, [Lin Xiuyuan] hadn't used the Slayer's Sanctuary protection mechanism, leaving him still a short distance away from the North surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lin Xiuyuan] was utterly dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Holy crap! What's going on?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Let me sort this out.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Right now, Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong are both standing on the Center surface. Diwu Zeyi is standing on the South surface below, and Long Hui is standing on the West surface.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In other words, the Center, South, and West surfaces are all safe surfaces?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Are both East and North dangerous?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Diwu Zeyi deliberately ran towards the middle, wanting Chen Ran to deduce that the North surface was safe.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And Chen Ran deliberately didn't run North first because he wasn't sure if North was safe either.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'After all, Diwu Zeyi's behavior of wanting to stand in the Center was deceptive.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Come to think of it, how could a grand Three-Star player place himself in such a dilemma-stricken predicament?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Therefore, in a situation where Chen Ran wasn't sure if North was safe, his best choice was to go to the Center surface occupied by Qiu Yinong.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But he wasn't in a hurry. If Diwu Zeyi also ran North, it would mean North was safe, and he could go and block the North surface.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Simply put, Chen Ran guessed Diwu Zeyi's thoughts, and Diwu Zeyi guessed Chen Ran's thoughts, so...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The two started showing off their acting skills to each other. One pretended to run North, and the other also pretended to run North.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But in reality, Chen Ran was only certain the Center surface was safe, and Diwu Zeyi was only certain the South was safe. Therefore, neither of them would ultimately run to the North surface.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Both were timing each other perfectly, then using the Slayer's Sanctuary protection mechanism to arrive at a safe surface within the required time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'These two were screwing with each other, showing off their acting skills, yet neither fell for it. Instead, they managed to trap me, this little scrub, into it?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I've become the biggest victim!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for this biggest victim, the other four completely ignored him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Hui and Diwu Zeyi both looked at Qiu Yinong with strange expressions. They vaguely felt that something seemed wrong with Qiu Yinong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran felt the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Yinong ignored the gazes from the Three-Star players and looked at Chen Ran somewhat apologetically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry. There was a problem with my deductions just now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Qiu Yinong's deduction, the North surface was a safe surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, she had overlooked the possibility that Diwu Zeyi was trying to screw Chen Ran to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically speaking, Qiu Yinong wouldn't make such a low-level mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran asked strangely, \"You wouldn't happen to be anemic, would you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as his voice fell, the third change appeared in the Secret Room. Rows of gun barrels emerged from the ceiling. Aside from the three safe surfaces, every other location was wildly sprayed with bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lin Xiuyuan]...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was instantly shot into a sieve!\u003C\u002Fp>",1592,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.809Z",1,"novelbin.me","151c794901969181c8d6ee45f3e41ffae7fb9aad9d734dfd5b11317e8b6f1a25","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-197","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-195",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]