Chapter 547: The World Has Changed

"Ah, that was before, but this time I haven't obtained 'Huixiang' yet," the young person answered.

"I see. I want to see Chu Tianqiu," I said straightforwardly.

"See the leader...?" The young person nodded. "What's your name?"

"I'm called Xu Liunian."

The young person nodded and ran into the teaching building, quickly returning with that familiar figure.

Chu Tianqiu hadn't changed at all.

Of course not. In a place where one's body refreshes every ten days, who would change?

Chu Tianqiu was still the same; he was wearing a coat and running out urgently, his eyes full of worry.

"Xiao Nian..."he called from afar."You've finally come back..."

I smiled a little, walked forward a few steps, then took out the dagger I had prepared earlier and swiftly slit the throat of the young person beside him.

The young person didn't understand why he met such an end even as blood sprayed from his throat.

As he fell with wide eyes, Chu Tianqiu's expression changed.

"Xiao Nian... you..."

"Tianqiu, I have something to say to you."

Chu Tianqiu looked at his companion lying in the night, his expression extremely complex.

"What are you doing...?"His eyes gradually narrowed."This person hasn't had 'Huixiang'... His memories will all disappear."

"That's perfect." I nodded. "Tianqiu, this time I came back and can't be discovered by anyone. I have a new plan."

Chu Tianqiu looked completely unable to understand what I was doing. He organized his words for a long time before slowly saying:"Xiao Nian, you've been gone for two years... On the first day back, you kill my teammate. How can I accept your 'new plan'?"

His eyes were full of distrust towards me, but did I have any other choice?

"Because I have no other path to choose." I reached out and wiped the blood off the dagger with my sleeve, then tucked it back into my waist and began to carry the body. After a few steps, I looked up at Chu Tianqiu."Are you willing to come with me? I won't kill you."

Chu Tianqiu frowned and thought for a moment, then slowly smiled, revealing a smile that made me feel a bit strange.

In my memory, he never smiled like that.

"Of course I know you won't kill me; otherwise, the one whose neck was slit just now would be me..."He stared straight at me and then chuckled."But how can you be sure that I'll adopt your new plan?"

At this point, I realized that Chu Tianqiu had changed.

It seemed like two personalities were fighting inside his body: one was the "good person," and the other was the "madman."

"As long as you listen... you'll definitely be interested." I came back to my senses and lowered my head, continuing to drag the body. I was glad that it was already night when I arrived here, so no one saw me return.

My plan should proceed smoothly.

Chu Tianqiu followed without hesitation away from the school, and then we turned into a small alley. I found a piece of cardboard to cover the body, then looked up at him.

Before I could speak, Chu Tianqiu spoke first.

"So, Xiao Nian... what does it feel like to become a 'Yuanzhumin'?"

I was silent for a moment and said:"It's regrettable, I can't see the 'god's' instructions at all. The so-called 'Yuanzhumin' means losing all reason and having a blurred basic cognition of the surrounding environment. I thought I had returned to the real world, living the same life as in the real world. At that time, I was waiting for fares in a taxi by the roadside."

Yes, even Chu Tianqiu thought I was just a down-and-out taxi driver waiting for work in Hengdian. How could I tell anyone that I came from hell?

"Is that so...?"Chu Tianqiu's gaze turned cold, and suddenly he exuded a unique aura. Then he smiled again and said:"I've always been curious about something."

His tone made me feel uneasy:"What is it?"

"In the real world, are you really a taxi driver?" he asked.

"That's right." I frowned slightly and replied.

"That's really strange." He smiled and said: "A few days ago, I suddenly found a notebook, and the things recorded in it were very interesting."

"A notebook...?"

Chu Tianqiu smiled and reached into his pocket, then showed a regretful expression:"Sorry, I didn't bring it with me... But I still remember the contents."

"What was written?"

"Maybe it's someone trying to sow discord?" Chu Tianqiu walked three steps forward and came right in front of me. He was very close, making me feel a bit dangerous. "That notebook recorded the names and 'Huixiang' of the eight people in the same room as me... But strangely, you weren't on it."

Hearing this, I was slightly startled.

That's right, I'm not a 'Canyu Zhe' to begin with, so how could I be from the same interview room as Chu Tianqiu?

I didn't know how far Chu Tianqiu had guessed, wanting to change the layout of the initial room. In the current 'Zhongyan Zhidi', only one person can do that.

Would he guess that this is all 'Qinglong's' doing?

"Xiao Nian, oh Xiao Nian..." He saw my expression and smiled again, then reached out and took a loose hair from my shoulder. "What can we do about this? Not only did you suddenly appear in my 'interview room' and become my teammate, but you also changed from a 'Yuanzhumin' back to a 'Canyu Zhe'..."

"I..." I didn't expect Chu Tianqiu's scheming to be deeper than two years ago, so for a moment, I didn't know what excuse to use to answer his question. I thought for a while and said:"Two years ago, when we decided to take the 'Yuanzhumin' route, you agreed to it..."

"But two years have passed." Chu Tianqiu laughed. "In these two years, I've been searching every day for a way to change from 'Yuanzhumin' back to 'Canyu Zhe'... Unfortunately, this absurd thing has no precedents... So, how did you do it?"

His deep eyes stared straight at me, making me feel like I was about to be seen through.

Was it because I hadn't seen Chu Tianqiu for too long?

Or had something changed in these two years?

Why did Chu Tianqiu feel completely different from two years ago?

"I... I don't know how I did it." As I said this, I knew I had lost.

What level of character is Chu Tianqiu?

Such a poor lie couldn't fool him at all.

"Interesting." Chu Tianqiu nodded. "Since you don't want to say, I'll guess myself."

Seeing I had no reaction, he continued:"Something that all 'Canyu Zhe' can't do, but you can, can only prove that you're not a 'Canyu Zhe'."