Chapter 1058: The Mystery of the Train

"Bring a message?" Chu Tianqiu raised an eyebrow. "'Shengxiao' is sending me a message...? Which 'Shengxiao' is it?"

"It's 'Snake'."

Chu Tianqiu thought carefully for a moment, realizing he had no particular connection with any 'Snake', then nodded and asked, "What's the message?"

After hearing this, Jin Yuanxun's expression turned strange, and he hesitated for a few seconds before slowly looking up at the two figures in the air above. He then lowered his voice and asked, "Brother... before that, I need to confirm something. Can they hear us?"

Chu Tianqiu looked up at the sky as well, finding the situation a bit odd... Was the message from that 'Shengxiao' something that needed to be kept from Qinglong?

"They can probably hear us," Chu Tianqiu said. "They're sitting up there so high... If they couldn't hear what we're saying, half the fun would be lost."

No sooner had Chu Tianqiu finished speaking than Qinglong slowly turned his head, his gaze meeting Chu Tianqiu's.

Those ink-green eyes seemed to see right through everything, sending a chill through Chu Tianqiu's heart.

Thinking about it, even an ordinary 'Hui Xiang Zhe' like Xu Liunian had found ways to navigate this place—how could Qinglong not hear?

The current situation was that Jin Yuanxun needed to relay the 'Shengxiao's message to him without Qinglong knowing. But was it worth taking such a big risk for an unfamiliar 'Shengxiao'?

"Is the message from that 'Shengxiao' important?" Chu Tianqiu asked again.

"I don't know..." Jin Yuanxun shook his head. "It sounds like it might be a bit important."

As Chu Tianqiu hesitated, Jin Yuanxun suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Brother... how long have we known each other?"

"What?"

"In your memory, how long have we known each other?"

Chu Tianqiu paused. "We came from the same interview room... You tell me, how long?"

"Did we used to talk a lot like this?" Jin Yuanxun asked again.

"We did," Chu Tianqiu nodded.

"That's great, brother." Jin Yuanxun smiled. "I remember I have this bad habit—once I get familiar with Han people, I can't help but teach them Korean. You're smarter than most, so you must have picked up quite a bit, right?"

"You..."

Jin Yuanxun:[In Korean].

Chu Tianqiu's eyes widened in shock upon hearing it.

"Brother... how much of that did you understand?" Jin Yuanxun switched back to Chinese and asked.

Chu Tianqiu didn't answer, his mind racing with thoughts.

He looked puzzled at the several 'Men' in front of him and recalled the strange phenomenon caused by Qi Xia before the game started, feeling as if some clues were faintly connecting everything.

"Lielie"...?

Was this odd square area part of that long, narrow "Lielie"?

And then there was what Qi Xia had said before the game began—this place never had any "Lielie," only doors leading to other areas.

Chu Tianqiu's mind was instantly in chaos.

It was an abstract question: Why was everything around here pitch-black?

And why was there a game area in this pitch-black space?

After everyone had explored the rooms and drawn a map showing it as a pure square, was that really the case?

They opened a door from Room A and found Room B, so they assumed Room A was right next to Room B.

That's how they ended up with a square map.

But because of these strange 'Men'... was it possible that Rooms A and B were actually far apart, yet this bizarre 'Men' forcibly connected them? That way, visually and spatially, Room A would always be next to Room B.

So, from the perspective of Qinglong and Di Long up high... what was the real structure of this game area?

Was the central "river path" the "car body," and the countless rooms the "compartments"?

Was this still that incredibly long "Lielie"?

The quickest way to solve this puzzle would be to have Jin Yuanxun leap up to Qinglong's side for an overview of the area and then return here.

But that would put Jin Yuanxun in too much danger.

"The world in the eyes of the 'Shen' is ultimately different from that of mortals..." Chu Tianqiu frowned and murmured to himself. "Maybe this is why Qi Xia insisted on coming here... He wants to uncover the secrets of the 'Lielie'..."

"As expected, you understood it, brother. I told you you're smarter than most." Jin Yuanxun said, "I've delivered the message to you. What's next is up to you."

Chu Tianqiu paused for a moment, then turned and asked, "By the way, Jin Yuanxun, when two people enter a room at the same time... how does the door lock?"

"Huh?"

"What I mean is..." Chu Tianqiu narrowed his eyes in thought, "Does it lock immediately with no delay, or does it wait a few seconds before locking?"

Jin Yuanxun understood the question, but the situation with Chen Junnan back then had been too chaotic, and he couldn't quite remember the details.

"It didn't lock right away..." Jin Yuanxun recalled. "At least it took several seconds. When Doctor Zhao and Xu Liunian left the room, the door closed slowly like that before it locked. I even glanced at Doctor Zhao and Xu Liunian one last time."

Chu Tianqiu nodded. "Jin Yuanxun, now that you have 'Hui Xiang', do you think you can leave the room before the door fully closes?"

"Huh?" Jin Yuanxun was stunned. "Leave the room before it closes?"

"Yes." Chu Tianqiu smiled slightly. "After you and an opponent trigger the game, leave the room before it locks. Do you think you can do that?"

"This... this..." Jin Yuanxun hesitated, sounding flustered. "I think I can, as long as I can see the place, I should be able to get there. But is this really okay? It won't break the rules, right?"

"The 'Guize' doesn't mention anything about this." Chu Tianqiu smiled. "Di Long only said the door unlocks after the game ends. You can use this method... to leave your opponent alone in the game. That way, they might have an accident during the game, and you could even trap multiple enemies by yourself. Though it might be a challenge for you."

"Is that so..." Jin Yuanxun frowned after hearing this. The plan sounded feasible, but it seemed a bit too risky.

"This is just the first part of the task. You need to handle Chen Junnan and Qiao Jiajin. There are more important tasks ahead." Chu Tianqiu said. "After clearing the path, find a way to enter the enemy's 'Bei Zhan Qu' and destroy their 'Xian Shi Ping' while Qi Xia isn't paying attention."

"The enemy's 'Xian Shi Ping'?" Jin Yuanxun thought of something. "If we smash their 'Xian Shi Ping', they won't be able to score anymore?"

"Exactly." Chu Tianqiu nodded. "From now on, you'll be fully in control of this game and catch Qi Xia completely off guard."

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