Chapter 320: King of Talking

Yunyao lifted her head and sensed the huge iron ball hovering in the air. She let out a slight sigh.

Yes, everything was unfolding just as Chen Junnan had predicted, but the situation was still just as tricky. The next time the iron ball fell, it would be either her or Di She who died.

She couldn't be entirely sure that Di She would be the one to die.

At that moment, Chen Junnan slowly closed his eyes. All they could do now was wait for the eighteenth question to arrive.

Whether the opponent was a deeply scheming sage or a capricious killer would be revealed in the eighteenth round.

In the sixteenth round, everyone continued to pass along questions as usual. When Yunyao made her call to pass the question, it was brief—just two words: select "yes."

The best course of action was naturally to follow this invisible leader.

After all, Di She's day of judgment was coming.

Chen Junnan picked up the phone to call Xu Qian, but to his surprise, it was answered on the second ring.

Ever since "-2" had died, his calls had taken more than ten rings to be answered, so this felt a bit unusual at first, but he quickly figured it out.

"Old thief? So you live so close to me?" Chen Junnan laughed. "How's your health lately? Have you gotten over that old habit of liking screams?"

Di She was silent for a moment before saying:

"Can you... let me go?"

"Let you go...?"

"That's right, I don't want to die," Di She said. "I'll agree to any conditions you set—beautiful women, trained children... or even if you want me to kill someone for you. Can you just let me go?"

Chen Junnan gradually lost his smile and glared with a pair of cold eyes as he said:

"You scum, even your begging is disgusting. What do you mean by beautiful women and trained children...? I swear, I'd love to rush into your room right now and rip out your tongue."

"No... calm down and listen to me. Everyone in Zhongyan Zhidi must have some desire—what's yours?" Di She asked seriously. "This place has no laws or morals to hold us back; I can become all-powerful. Whatever you want, I'll make it happen. Just name it."

Chen Junnan was silent for a moment, then sneered:

"You know, you make a good point. This place really does lack laws and morals..."

"Yes, yes!" Di She nodded. "Don't you want to rise above others? In the real world, those women you couldn't get—once you become a Shengxiao member, you can toy with them effortlessly. No one can resist you! If you're willing, you could even start from the ranks of the human snakes. I could be your mentor..."

Chen Junnan shook his head and continued sneering:

"So, you're saying I should ditch my own looks, wrap myself in some rotting, stinking snake skin, and then, like you, use the game rules to threaten women and make them submit to me?"

"Isn't that good?!" Di She said anxiously. "In the real world, what can you truly control? What ever goes exactly as you want? But here, we can! We can as Shengxiao members! In our game, they have to listen to us! Even the higher-ups have to respect the rules we set!"

Chen Junnan took a deep breath, clearly fuming.

"You know, I'm actually curious—how miserable must your real life be for you to seek validation in this dark, foul place?"

"I...?"

"Too bad... I'm just too traditional to accept your trendy ways. In my life, I've beaten up countless people, but I've never even blushed in front of a woman. God gave me a strong body so I could step in and help when women are in trouble."

Di She furrowed his rough brows tightly and said:

"At this point, you're still spouting pretty words?! We're both men; how could I not know what you're thinking? You came to compete with that beautiful girl—do you think I don't know your real purpose? You're just trying to play the hero saving the beauty! But now you've chosen to gamble with your life, and you've messed it up! You can still back out if you regret it!"

Chen Junnan laughed and said,

"We're both men, but you really don't understand me. You actually hoped I'd side with you, but I only make friends based on two things: whether they're generous with their friends and whether they're respectful to women. Take a good look at yourself in a puddle of snake urine—do you meet either criterion?"

"Hah... how noble you are..."

Di She sneered.

"I've seen plenty of hypocritical men and plenty of flirtatious women. That girl you brought is wearing a short skirt—isn't that just for men to see? Why are you two pretending to be so pure?"

Hearing this, Chen Junnan realized that any decent conversation was pointless.

"Hey, I have to ask—did your eyeballs grow on your bladder or something? How do they keep leaking and making everything seem sleazy? Does a woman dress for you? Now you're trying to be both the dog and the one eating the grass, with a mouth full of crap and still acting all sheepish, right? If I stripped down to my underwear and ran into your room, could I accuse you of harassment?"

Chen Junnan laid into Di She over the phone, scolding him mercilessly until he was speechless.

"What's wrong? High blood pressure acting up? Say something!" Chen Junnan shouted. "Where's that arrogant attitude of yours? Go ask around the back alleys of old Beijing—they'll tell you, when it comes to fighting, I'm only second best, but when it comes to talking, I'm unbeatable in the world."

Di She had no comeback; he sighed and said:

"I'm not going to argue with you. Let me ask one last time... do you want to cooperate?"

Chen Junnan paused, then said:

"Alright, old man, agree to one demand from me, and I won't go after you."

"What demand?"

"The women you mentioned, and the trained children... where are they?"

"So you are interested..."

Di She let out a dry laugh.

"They've been locked up by me, right in this building. If you let me live, they're all yours."

"Good, that's perfect," Chen Junnan nodded. "In that case, just wait to die in peace."

"Wh—what?" Di She was stunned. "You little brat, you're tricking me? You're not cooperating?"

"What a shame," Chen Junnan shook his head. "I really don't want to target you anymore, but now there's someone else who wants you dead, and there's nothing I can do about it."

"Someone else?!"

"Yeah, I'm lucky—there's a guy driving a tank over here, wanting to shove the cannon barrel down your throat. To be safe, I'll have to climb onto that tank and help the driver take you out... As for who ends up owning the tank, that's between him and me. Farewell, old timer."

With that, Chen Junnan hung up the phone before Di She could respond.