Di Long stood high up, quietly watching the actions on Chu Tianqiu's side, and soon a smile appeared on his face.
Now, both sides seemed to have realized that collecting the twenty-eight "Zi" was similar in principle to collecting "Dao"—a difficult path that would lead to even more deaths.
After discovering the secret of "Guo He", Qi Xia and Chu Tianqiu both appeared eager to find the quickest and simplest route to win the game.
Even though crossing the river would only bring them to simplified "Di Ji You Xi", the excessively high death rate still loomed like a great river blocking their way.
Qing Long stared at Chu Tianqiu for only a short time, and after seeing him cast "Hui Xiang" and swallow an eye, Qing Long's eyes gained a lively spark.
"I didn't underestimate Chu Tianqiu after all," Qing Long turned to Di Long and said, "Did you see that...? How much he resembles me?"
"Resembles you?"
"Just now, did you hear what he said...?" Qing Long continued, "He said, 'Dealing with unintelligent people is really tiring,' and I've felt the same way myself."
Di Long felt that Qing Long and Chu Tianqiu were vastly different, but he couldn't pinpoint exactly where.
"I've already surpassed 'Fan Ren' by so much— with a single glance, I can make them kneel," Qing Long asked, "So why should I politely explain my schemes to them? In this, Chu Tianqiu is just like me."
Di Long nodded. "You're saying that although Chu Tianqiu has decent intelligence and cunning, he's not good at communicating with people."
"Not good at communicating...?" Qing Long clearly disliked that phrasing. "I think it's more like 'there's no need to communicate with people'."
"But is that really right?" Di Long asked. "For better control over 'Fan Ren', you've even chosen to use 'Hui Xiang' specifically to manipulate them. 'Duo Xin Po' shows you want them to act according to your thoughts, 'Ling Wen' shows you want to hear what they say, and 'Yue Qian' and 'Jing Lei' show you want ways to intimidate them."
"You're right in principle," Qing Long said. "I need to use the simplest and most forceful methods to make these people submit to me and stop questioning my ideas. Do I have to explain to each one that 'I am a god'?"
Di Long understood Qing Long's meaning. "So you say Chu Tianqiu resembles you because he often finds himself in situations where he can't effectively mobilize his teammates, whether in 'Tian Tang Kou' or 'Cang Jie Qi'. He has to keep explaining his ideas to try to make his teammates understand. If he had abilities like yours, this match would probably be won already."
"That's why he's the one I've set my sights on," Qing Long said. "Someone who's a lot like me but lacks powerful 'Xian Fa' to support him. Don't you think he'd be perfect as a new 'Shen'? He's only one step away—just one 'Yan Qiu' away."
"I don't think so." Di Long shook his head. "After all, some people can achieve the same effects without these 'Hui Xiang'... People follow their words, share their thoughts with them, and are even willing to sacrifice their lives without any threats. Doesn't that prove that person is more suited to be a 'Shen'?"
"Is that so?"
Qing Long narrowed his eyes and looked toward Qi Xia's direction, but Qi Xia seemed to have already entered a game room with someone and was no longer in the "Cang Jie Qi" playing area.
"Di Long... Although someone can reach that level, the effort they put in is terrifying," Qing Long shook his head. "Even he's on the brink of breaking. And you call that a 'Shen'? Would a 'Shen' drive themselves to such an extreme?"
Di Long shook his head again after hearing this; he couldn't understand Qing Long's perspective. Qing Long had been sitting in the position of 'Shen' for too long.
He saw himself as 'Shen' and refused to accept any other form of it.
...
When Qi Xia returned to the "Bei Zhan Qu", Chen Jun Nan and Han Yi Mo were both there, safe and sound.
He didn't say anything, just walked over to Qiao Jia Jin and checked his injuries. He found that Qiao Jia Jin was simply exhausted and had fallen asleep; with his physical constitution, he should wake up soon.
"Lao Qi," Chen Jun Nan approached Qi Xia and whispered, "I have something to tell you."
"Oh?" Qi Xia looked at him, and after a few seconds, he said, "About Han Yi Mo?"
"Yeah! You guessed it again!" Chen Jun Nan nodded and pulled Qi Xia aside to whisper, "I gave my 'Zi' to him."
Qi Xia thought for a moment. "Is it 'Jin'?"
"Exactly!" Chen Jun Nan laughed. "I'm planning to give the other side a real shock, throw them off balance!"
"Handing over 'Jin' to them is basically like issuing a direct challenge," Qi Xia said. "Chu Tianqiu will probably get restless soon. We should prepare to counterattack."
"That's exactly what I'm waiting for!" Chen Jun Nan said. "Your move is sneaky—you kept the enemy's spy with us..."
Qi Xia glanced subtly at Han Yi Mo in the corner, seemingly worried that continuing the conversation might cause issues, so he interrupted Chen Jun Nan. "Let's not talk about that. How's the fist?"
"Oh, he's been lying there," Chen Jun Nan said. "But I think I heard him snoring just now. What kind of constitution does that guy have?"
"As long as he's okay," Qi Xia nodded. "Next, we'll switch to defense. We'll move in pairs and try not to trigger any games."
"Got it." Chen Jun Nan nodded. "I've always followed your lead. So, what about our dear teammate Xiao Han?"
Qi Xia looked at Han Yi Mo and said flatly, "Han Yi Mo has always been our teammate, right?"
Han Yi Mo nodded vigorously after hearing that."Of course, Qi Xia... You have to believe me, even if no one else does."
After saying that, Han Yi Mo kept signaling to Chen Jun Nan with his eyes, and Chen Jun Nan quickly caught on.
"Oh, oh! Right, Xiao Han is loyal as can be, as true as the sun and moon," Chen Jun Nan said. "Lao Qi, you really have to trust him!"
Qi Xia nodded and turned to Han Yi Mo. "Do you still have any 'Zi' on you?"
Han Yi Mo shook his head."Uh... Sorry, I just lost another one... Wen Qiao Yun is just too strong..."
"It's fine." Qi Xia said. "As long as you're our teammate, losing a few times doesn't matter."
"Huh...?" Han Yi Mo was stunned.
"Wait here for a bit—I'll give you another 'Zi' later," Qi Xia said.
"Ah... Okay... Okay!" Han Yi Mo nodded earnestly.
Chen Jun Nan felt that something was off—Qi Xia was going to give Han Yi Mo a 'Zi'?
"Lao Qi... What are we waiting for?"
Qi Xia turned to look at the screen and said softly, "Wait for me to finish my business. You two can go to the 'Front Line' first; I'll join you later."
"Oh..."
Chen Jun Nan nodded and took a step toward the "Men", but as he hesitated, he heard Qi Xia's voice drift over: "This is eye-opening... Even without points, there's a way to play 'Mi' like that..."
Chen Jun Nan suddenly realized something was wrong, and the task Qi Xia had mentioned earlier flashed through his mind.
But before Chen Jun Nan could rush forward, in the next second, Qi Xia suddenly raised his fist and, to the shock of Han Yi Mo and Chen Jun Nan, smashed the display screen to pieces.
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