Chapter 292: Snake, Tiger, and Sheep

"You're right..." Di Yang nodded. "The reason humans have continued to develop is through the inheritance of memory."

"So..." Ren She patted Di Hu on the back. "Even if he is Yang Ge, without his memories..."

"Damn it! That's not right!!" Di Hu suddenly shouted, his enormous voice knocking Ren She straight to the ground. He quickly turned back and helped Ren She up, examining him closely. "Sorry about that... Dead Snake, are you still alive?"

"Are you really trying to kill me...?"

"No no no no..." Di Hu shook his head vigorously. "I just feel like what you two are saying is off! You almost led me astray!"

Di Yang was slightly taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"He... he remembers me!!" Di Hu gestured frantically with his hands. "I last saw Yang Ge ten days ago! And he still remembers me after ten days!!"

Di Hu thought he had explained it clearly enough and believed this point could prove that Qi Xia was capable of destroying this place. But to his surprise, Di Yang and Ren She's expressions gradually darkened.

"What's wrong with you two?" Di Hu asked. "Isn't this a good thing?!"

"You silly tiger..." Ren She shook his head helplessly. "If that person remembers you... doesn't that directly prove he's absolutely not Yang Ge?"

"Ah, well..." Di Hu realized his own idea was contradictory.

Back in the day, before the white Di Yang became a "Sheng Xiao," he was famously known as "never echoing." How could he possibly remember now?

"Could it be... could it be that Yang Ge used some scheme...?" Di Hu pondered for a moment and quickly came to a conclusion. "Maybe it's because Yang Ge knew all along that he couldn't become 'Tian Ji,' and instead would become a 'participant,' so he used a strategy that allowed him to 'echo'?"

Ren She and Di Yang glanced at each other, finding this reasoning a bit far-fetched.

"Why are you so convinced that person is Yang Ge?" Di Yang shook his head. "Although they look very similar... the most direct evidence now proves he's not the same person as Yang Ge. If he could make himself 'echo,' he should have acted before becoming the 'Sheep.'"

"But... but they really look too much alike." Di Hu stared wide-eyed. "They have to be the same person... I... I have this special feeling... When I talk to him, I often think back to the first time I met Yang Ge..."

"Don't be foolish." Di Yang sighed. "We should accept the fact that Yang Ge is gone. He's no longer in 'Zhong Yan Zhi Di.' Can't we stop chasing shadows?"

"Dead Old Hei... don't you believe me? I feel he really didn't become the 'Tian Yang.'" Di Hu looked up hesitantly. "You know, Old Hei... Yang Ge once promised me things and never followed through. This is just too abnormal. If 'Tian Ji' can freely enter and exit here, no matter what, he would have..."

"Then have you ever thought..." Di Yang interrupted, turning his head, "what position do you hold in Yang Ge's heart? Why would he bother fulfilling those promises to you?"

"I... but..." Di Hu kept shaking his head, his expression gradually turning aggrieved. "Yang Ge always kept his promises to me before... except this time..."

"So I said, don't be foolish." Di Yang snapped coldly. "Instead of obsessing over this, you should focus on killing enough 3,600 people to become 'Tian.' As for whether that man named Qi Xia is Yang Ge... I'm still reserving judgment."

"What?" Ren She was stunned. "What did you just say that man's name is?!"

The two "Di Ji" Sheng Xiao were both fuming, and neither paid any attention to Ren She.

"Dead Old Hei... do you think you're the only one? As soon as Yang Ge left, you rushed to climb the ladder." Di Hu gritted his teeth and retorted to Di Yang. "How cold-blooded. Now you're comfortable... the only Di Yang in all of 'Zhong Yan Zhi Di,' right?"

"What do you mean?" Di Yang slowly turned around. "You can't find Yang Ge, so you're taking your anger out on me?"

"I'm just genuinely fed up with you." Di Hu said. "When Yang Ge was around, I couldn't do anything to you. Later, you became 'Di Ji' and had the upper hand over me. But now... we're on the same level."

"So what?"

"So, how about we have a fight?" Di Hu laughed angrily. "We can settle all our old grudges."

"Are you sick?" Di Yang furrowed his brow, his black fur trembling at that moment. "What the hell is going on in your head? You want to fight me here?"

"What? Scared?" Di Hu stepped forward. "We're both 'Di Ji'—do you think you can beat me?"

"Stop messing around and get out of the way." Di Yang suppressed his anger. "If we fight, one of us is definitely going to die."

"Let one die then—one of us, anyway."

Ren She could sense the tension was getting too intense, so he quickly stepped forward and positioned himself between the two.

"Hey, you two, that's enough..." He placed his hands on their shoulders, feeling the situation was dire.

If these two really started fighting here, it would be a "Di Ji" war, and he would undoubtedly be caught in the crossfire and perish.

After all, the three of them had years of history together, and mutual destruction would be the worst outcome.

"Give me some face..." Ren She said quietly. "I don't care who dies, but if you two fight, I'm definitely going to die."

"Dead Snake, get out of the way." Di Hu said. "This has nothing to do with you. Today, I'm going to tear this usurper Old Hei apart."

"Usurper?" Di Yang, who had been holding back his anger, exploded. "You call me a usurper?! Do you think you're the only one in the world who cares about Yang Ge?"

"Tiger Zi... Old Yang... you two, calm down..." Ren She kept patting their shoulders. "I have an idea right now... do you want to hear it?"

"I don't want to hear it. I'm killing him today." Di Hu said. "Dead Snake, you better run. I can't make a move with you here."

"Yes." Di Yang nodded. "You should go. You can't handle this today."

"At least give me thirty seconds to say something." Ren She said. "After I finish, you two can fight however you want, and I won't care even if someone dies."

The two suppressed their anger and turned to look at him.

"That Qi Xia... I've met him too." Ren She said. "Do you remember that I'm a 'cooperator' now?"

"Get to the point." Di Hu said.

"Alright." Ren She nodded. "Originally, I was supposed to just pull the handle and help the people in my room pass the interview and survive, but on a whim, I asked them a few questions... I found that the one named Qi Xia could always answer the difficult questions left by Yang Ge correctly..."

"What does that prove?" Di Yang asked.

"If you're willing to wait... next time, I have a foolproof way to test whether Qi Xia is really Yang Ge..."

He pulled out the small notebook he treasured from his pocket, which still had ninety-six riddles left in it.

"If he can answer them all correctly at once, then he must be Yang Ge."