Chapter 1062: The Creator of Men

"I…"

Han Yi Mo was completely baffled by this sudden emotional scene.

"Chen Jun Nan… I only knew you were always causing trouble, but I never thought about what was in your heart…"

"That’s all in the past, but now my good brother has told me you’re an undercover agent… What am I supposed to do?" Chen Jun Nan asked gravely. "What can I possibly do?"

At that moment, Han Yi Mo felt like he was in a movie he’d seen before, with a similar plot, but he couldn’t remember the next lines.

"How could I not want to defect to the other side?" Chen Jun Nan continued. "It’s just that the person is my sworn brother—I can’t leave. Even if the path he’s on is wrong, I’ll stick with him all the way."

"I… I think I’m starting to understand." Han Yi Mo scratched his head. "So you’re also…"

"That’s why this matter has to be left to you…" Chen Jun Nan shook his head, cutting Han Yi Mo off. "I can’t help you, and I can’t help him get rid of you, because one side is my brother, and the other is the light of justice in Zhong Yan Zhi Di. Not taking sides is already the best choice I can make."

Han Yi Mo stood there in a daze for a while before finally squeezing out three words: "Thank you…"

"No need." Chen Jun Nan waved his hand. "What Lao Qi just whispered to me was, ‘Han Yi Mo is an undercover agent sent by the other side—interrogate him properly here, and if necessary, give him a good beating.’"

"Ah…?"

Han Yi Mo hadn’t expected his cover to be blown, but luckily, Qi Xia was like the villains in books—once they discovered the truth, they left it to their subordinates to handle, allowing those with the protagonist’s aura to escape death.

"You know I can’t bring myself to do it." Chen Jun Nan turned his head, his expression full of sorrow. "But if he comes back and doesn’t see any signs of severe torture, your situation will be even more dangerous."

After hearing that, Han Yi Mo swallowed hard and said, "Chen Jun Nan, it’s okay. Knowing your intentions is enough for me."

"Sigh…" Chen Jun Nan said. "So even though I can’t do it, I still have to put on a show for Qi Xia. You understand that, right?"

"Yes, I know." Han Yi Mo nodded. "A self-inflicted wound ploy."

"Then… I’ll have to offend you?"

"Come on."

Han Yi Mo never imagined Chen Jun Nan would strike so hard—he punched him down and then started kicking him relentlessly.

But since it was just for show… getting a little hurt was to be expected.

As Chen Jun Nan kicked him, he muttered, "Making you damn well be an undercover agent," "Making you damn well spread rumors," "Making you damn well kill whole families," "You damn well are a troublemaker." It sounded a bit too convincing.

They say you should act the part fully… but did it have to be this thorough? There wasn’t anyone else around to hear it.

"Ouch… that’s… enough…" Han Yi Mo said while blocking Chen Jun Nan’s attacks. "Do you have to make it this real?"

Hearing that, Chen Jun Nan quickly crouched down and helped Han Yi Mo up, looking worried. "I’m sorry… Did I hit you too hard?"

"Whether it was too hard is another thing…" Han Yi Mo rubbed his arm. "But the words you were saying… it feels like you really wanted to beat me up…"

"You’re wrong…" Chen Jun Nan said. "It’s precisely because I can’t bring myself to do it that I have to shout some slogans to psych myself up, like yelling ‘one, two’ in a tug-of-war. It’s just a chant; it doesn’t mean anything real."

"Is that so…" Han Yi Mo stood up, moved his sore limbs, and said, "We’ve fought and questioned—now Qi Xia probably won’t suspect anything, right?"

"Don’t worry about that." Chen Jun Nan nodded. "Don’t forget, I’m on your side now. If Qi Xia does get suspicious, I’ll definitely speak up for you indirectly."

"Whew, that’s great." Han Yi Mo said. "I was worried about how to dismantle Qi Xia’s team from the inside, but with your help… it’s like adding wings to a tiger."

Han Yi Mo felt the plot was unfolding very logically. Often, a protagonist alone can’t complete such a difficult task, but they always meet like-minded allies along the way. It seemed everything was heading in a good direction.

Chen Jun Nan was his first ally. As the saying goes, enemies can become friends—memories of his interactions with Chen Jun Nan flashed through Han Yi Mo’s mind, piecing together a clumsy emotional scene.

But after hearing that, Chen Jun Nan thought maybe his kicks hadn’t been hard enough. Han Yi Mo actually wanted to dismantle Qi Xia’s team from the inside…?

Didn’t that mean getting the whole team killed?

Oh well, it didn’t matter. Chen Jun Nan knew Qi Xia had left Han Yi Mo in the Bei Zhan Qu for two reasons.

First, to keep the news of Qiao Jia Jin’s serious injury and coma from leaking out, and second, to find a way to use "Zhao Zai" to win the match.

As always… Qi Xia didn’t need Han Yi Mo’s consent when making his plans; Han Yi Mo’s "Hui Xiang" effect was already being used as a weapon.

"Wait a minute…" Chen Jun Nan suddenly paused, realizing he might have spotted a strange issue. "Can Han Yi Mo’s ‘Hui Xiang’ even be used here?"

…

Qi Xia entered the room on the far right. Even though this room was at the edge of the entire map, it still had four "doors."

The one on the rightmost wall was black, and at the start of the game, Di Long had said that going through those "doors" meant "fleeing."

At that moment, Tian Tian was standing in the room with her eyes closed, deep in thought.

"Tian Tian." Qi Xia called softly.

Tian Tian turned around immediately, her eyes meeting Qi Xia’s.

"How did you get out of the Bei Zhan Qu…?" A hint of caution flashed in Tian Tian’s eyes.

"I need to go to the other side of the river, and I’m passing by here." Qi Xia replied. "I wanted to check on your progress, so I stopped by."

"It seems impossible…" Tian Tian relaxed a bit but still shook her head. "It’s too hard to ‘Hui Xiang’ here."

"Is that so…?" Qi Xia nodded. "But since you can’t hear the ‘bell sound’ here, maybe you’ve already ‘Hui Xiang’ed without realizing it?"

"Huh?" Tian Tian was startled. "Is that possible…?"

"Why not give it a try?" Qi Xia said. "You still have your ‘character’ with you, right?"

"Yes…" Tian Tian nodded and took out her Shi.

Qi Xia nodded and pulled a bunch of chains from his pocket, handing them to Tian Tian.

"What’s this for?"

"Use these extra chains to reshape the ‘character’ on you." Qi Xia said. "If it works, you might have already ‘Hui Xiang’ed."

"But I don’t know the structure of those ‘characters’…" Tian Tian said.

"Give it a shot—it’s not a loss either way." Qi Xia said. "Besides, I told you before, the ultimate goal isn’t for you to create a ‘character,’ so even if it fails, it’s fine."

Tian Tian nodded, placed the chains on the ground, and closed her eyes.

Qi Xia slowly bent down, picked up the chains from the ground, and set down the Shi he had taken from Qiao Jia Jin.