[{"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-54":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},749282,993,"Chapter 54: Conspiracy","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-54",54,"\u003Cp>Qiu Yinong, no, it should be the real Zhang Jinhua to be exact, looked in disbelief at the two syringes of Sedative on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sedatives have massive side effects. Aren't you afraid of being tricked into telling a lie while half-asleep?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you can guarantee that no one will trick you into lying, aren't you afraid of being killed by the various dangers that appear in the Instance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you? Any normal Player wouldn't dare use a Sedative so lightly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Zhang Jinhua's rapid-fire questioning, Chen Ran smirked. \"What's with all the fuss? We've been in Hell for less than two and a half days. How would we know so many unspoken rules? You say Sedatives have massive side effects, so we'll just be more careful next time. Why are you being so aggressive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Be more careful next time?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jinhua was so choked up by Chen Ran's words that she couldn't catch her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Not long after I used my Liar Hunter Skill, Chen Ran fell asleep.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In other words, he had already injected the Sedative at that time, and by the time he woke up, he had already broken my skill.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'When deciphering a problematic serial number, whether you pull the right book or the wrong one, it triggers a trap that causes complete amnesia. The corresponding Xuan Paper will also develop massive water stains and melt away.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But!!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Number 10 was an exception. Number 10 is a Dangerous Serial Number and fell first, yet the first Xuan Paper on the desk did not disappear.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That means the first Xuan Paper occupied two numbers: Number 1 and Number 10.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As a result, when it was the tenth Xuan Paper's turn, the corresponding Number 10 was already occupied by the first Xuan Paper. It could only correspond to Number 11.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Tenth piece: Number 11.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Eleventh piece: Number 12.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Twentieth piece: Number 21.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But there is no Number 21 in the Hourglass, and my promise just now was to decipher the content on the twentieth Xuan Paper!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How could I be so stupid?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recovering from her deep thoughts, Zhang Jinhua looked at the Beautiful Woman across from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiu Yinong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jinhua knew she had lost, and lost utterly, but she wanted to know exactly how it happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I vaguely sensed that Chen Ran was merely assisting you in this setup. You are the real mastermind. I want to know, why did I fall for this trick?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Yinong looked her up and down. \"You and the Middle-aged Woman used your skills together. You are both Unaffiliated Wanderers, and your goal should have been the same: to obtain the ten numbers from either Chen Ran's or my palm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Middle-aged Woman succeeded and immediately retracted her skill, but you were different. You succeeded yet showed no intention of pulling back your skill. That was your biggest mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jinhua froze for a moment before sneering. \"Don't tell me the main reason for my failure was not retracting my skill right away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretty much.\" Qiu Yinong nodded earnestly. \"Because you didn't retract your skill in time, I deduced that the serial number you mentally expected to obtain was Number 20.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, you, you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps due to sheer shock, Zhang Jinhua pointed a trembling index finger at Qiu Yinong for a long while before finally completing her sentence. \"Y-you, how did you know I wanted Number 20?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it that hard to guess? You had priority to cut in line, and you obtained the numbers from Chen Ran's palm. Logically, you should have instantly retracted your skill like the Middle-aged Woman to secure a safe serial number. Then, you could quietly watch the others perform, gauge everyone's strength, and figure out who to target or ally with during the Infighting in the second Secret Room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you didn't do that. You chose to continue impersonating me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That proved you had ulterior motives. You either wanted to trick Chen Ran into telling a lie, or you wanted to confuse me into lying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In other words, the longer you stayed hidden, the higher the probability that Chen Ran and I would lie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you were impersonating me, I had already secured a serial number while you hadn't. If you went to pull a book, your identity would be exposed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you wanted to stay hidden for a long time but would eventually be exposed anyway, your best option was Number 20 in the Hourglass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Yinong spoke very slowly, even choosing her words carefully with every sentence to avoid telling a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rest was simple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knowing you wanted Number 20, all this setup required was turning Number 20 into the twentieth Xuan Paper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhang Jinhua recalled what happened earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Chen Ran was the one who initiated it just now, suggesting we determine the sequence. Immediately after, Qiu Yinong chimed in, asking if Number 20 was safe.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The three captains answered that it was safe, but she refused to believe them, insisting that Chen Ran answer.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Receiving the signal, Chen Ran immediately understood Qiu Yinong's plan and cleverly turned Number 20 into the twentieth Xuan Paper.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Chen Ran was talking about the Xuan Paper puzzle from the very beginning. Having him bring up the twentieth Xuan Paper wouldn't seem strange to me at all.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'These two were cooperating perfectly. With just a few back-and-forth remarks, they successfully led me straight into a ditch.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jinhua felt as if all her strength had been drained. She slumped to the floor, murmuring, \"Is this how the minds of young people work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Using a Sedative to break my skill.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Not exposing me.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Deducing my psychological serial number.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then using this serial number to lay a trap and trick me into falling for it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The most crucial point is that these two barely communicated the entire time, yet they cooperated so flawlessly. Why?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Wait!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Starting from the tenth Xuan Paper, the sequence of the Xuan Papers and the serial numbers were misaligned.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The paper count is 1 less than the serial number.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Which means, when the Players in the three teams were sorting earlier, they all got the order wrong.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A situation could arise where the three captains clearly assigned themselves safe papers, but because the paper count is 1 less than the serial number, the safe papers could very well turn into dangerous papers!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As long as they paused the puzzle-solving, it would never be the twentieth Xuan Paper's turn.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I still have a chance!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Zhang Jinhua forced her body up and stood from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the three captains and declared, \"You've all been fooled too, haven't you? Chen Ran likely did this on purpose, wanting to screw us all over...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words caught in her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three captains said nothing. They just looked at her with beaming smiles, as if watching a clown's imminent curtain call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They all knew?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, we all sorted according to the serial number sequence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhang Jinhua closed her eyes in despair. There truly was no saving her now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Unless...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I tell a lie myself, sacrifice one chance to face Judgment, and use my Liar Hunter Skill.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My skill can alter cognition. When that happens, they won't be able to deduce my actions, which means...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They can't kill me!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Zhang Jinhua reached for her waist, but she suddenly remembered the words Chen Ran had said to her while wiping that pure-white Pistol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My Liar Hunter Skill can prohibit a Player from using their Liar Hunter Skill for one hour.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jinhua: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How could such a malicious skill possibly exist in this world?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My way out...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is gone!'\u003C\u002Fp>",1290,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","92f595a4d26de411bd9d14fbcc1926647c04b1b9ff5a31a981eb92fb6b6d8d9b","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-55","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-53",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]