Chapter 550: A Wave

Chu Tianqiu asked me to give Qi Xia a fitting put-down, but the truth is, we’re not on the same level at all.

I almost got trampled to death by Qi Xia’s horse.

Still, that’s for the best. It’s the full extent of what I can do as an ordinary person.

I remember Chu Tianqiu told me to deliberately show some weaknesses to Qi Xia, but now I’ve sadly realized that even if I do nothing, just standing in front of him, I’m already full of flaws.

The more I try to act like Chu Tianqiu, the more flaws I expose.

After all, Qi Xia has asked me more than once:

“Chu Tianqiu, are you really a smart person?”

Every time I hear that question, my Hui Xiang is almost broken, but I’ve always held firm in believing that I am the original Chu Tianqiu. In some ways, our ultimate goals are the same, so our beliefs align—I am him, but he is not me.

Around that time, Qi Xia also gave me some very strange information, forcing me to rethink the whole situation.

Their room has ten people.

Here, every room has nine people, because even a madman like Tianlong knows that there are nine heavens above and nine underworlds below, and “nine” is a number of great significance in heaven and earth—its meaning in Dao Fa is self-evident.

If he really intends to use all the Can Yu Zhe as stepping stones on his path to godhood, he absolutely wouldn’t arrange a room with ten people for the interview.

So... could it be that someone like me has made a deal with Qinglong and sneaked into Qi Xia’s room?

This sounds utterly ridiculous. In Qi Xia’s room, no one has turned into a Dian Ren, which means their interviewer would kill off the extras. Sneaking in is extremely dangerous—basically a death sentence.

How insane would someone have to be to sneak in when the room is already full?

Unfortunately, I’m not Chu Tianqiu, so I don’t remember who Qi Xia’s original teammates were. Among the eight people who came with him this time... is one of them an extra?

I suddenly feel a bit afraid. It turns out this place isn’t just where I thought of sneaking into someone else’s room—others have followed in my footsteps. Everyone is desperately trying every trick to escape, while I’ve done nothing for two whole years.

I sneaked into the room to infiltrate Chu Tianqiu’s team and get into Tian Tang Kou. So, that extra person in Qi Xia’s room... are they trying to infiltrate his team?

I feel like Taoyuan is now a place no one dares to touch. Its bizarre environment has created batch after batch of monsters.

In the past, rumors spread that “only one person can get out,” making it impossible for us to trust anyone.

Even trusted teammates could suddenly lose all their memories one day and become completely unrelated to us.

Back then, Chu Tianqiu was the first to step up. He not only built an organization but also repeatedly found ways to preserve everyone’s memories. And when everyone’s state of mind was in turmoil, he produced a notebook.

He told everyone that the notebook described how more than one person could escape from here, because someone had succeeded before. So, the Can Yu Zhe had to unite.

Although Chu Tianqiu never mentioned it, many of us had already guessed that the notebook was something he made up.

But what does that matter?

He managed to organize a scattered group, provide food and shelter, and handle everyone’s Hui Xiang. Chu Tianqiu lives every day here more exhausted than anyone else—who would want to shatter that thin veil of illusion?

No matter what that notebook in Chu Tianqiu’s hands is—even if it’s just a blank sheet of paper—as long as he holds it, it’s the faith of everyone in Tian Tang Kou. People will charge forward for that vague piece of paper, dying here one after another.

In a place full of despair, no one questions the weight of hope.

That’s why I took the initiative to seize an opportunity and sneaked in when everyone in Chu Tianqiu’s room lost their memories at the same time, successfully becoming one of them.

So, what could be the purpose of the person who sneaked into Qi Xia’s room?

I’ve met Qi Xia a few times before, but it was so long ago that Tian Tang Kou hadn’t even been established yet.

The Qi Xia from seven years ago left a deep impression on me, but he’s been gone for so long. I thought he might have become a Dian Ren, but thinking about it, aside from me, has anyone else recovered from being a Dian Ren?

Qinglong wouldn’t take that risk, and Zhuque definitely wouldn’t either.

That means Qi Xia has been moving around Taoyuan all these years. But if he’s really someone capable, why has he been so quiet, not even joining Tian Tang Kou?

Even if he’s reclusive, Chu Tianqiu would absolutely reach out to him.

So, is this related to the infiltrator in their room?

Later, I found out that the one who sneaked into their room was an old acquaintance.

I’ll set that aside for now. At the time, I only had one thought: I needed to keep Qi Xia steady. His abilities were still unclear, so I wanted to use this chance to understand him better.

So, I explained the mechanism of Hui Xiang and the ultimate goal of Tian Tang Kou to him.

We have to rely on one Hui Xiang Zhe after another to break through all the games.

But I wanted to do more than that—I also needed to tell him about myself, or rather, about Xu Liunian.

Someone as smart as him couldn’t just die unclearly in a game fighting a Di Ji Shengxiao. I wanted him to take Xu Liunian as a warning and be cautious.

Using Chu Tianqiu’s mouth, I vividly told a fabricated story.

After all, I won’t be appearing as Xu Liunian again for a while... The next time I show up, it should be to fully ignite the war between Qi Xia and Chu Tianqiu.

Now, I’m a bit curious myself... Which of these two will lead everyone to destroy this place?

What surprised me was that Qi Xia actually retained his memories from last time.

He must have obtained Hui Xiang. Qinglong’s plan has succeeded.

A Bu Xing Zhe actually got Hui Xiang—what could Qi Xia’s Hui Xiang be?

I pretended to be shocked and sent Yunyao to look for him. I’d already parked my car at the place where Qi Xia and I met last time. They wouldn’t miss it entirely, but they absolutely couldn’t know I’d already returned to Tian Tang Kou.

What I’m doing isn’t just returning here—I’m also stirring up waves for Qinglong.

As long as I can ride those waves, maybe I can barely reach the sky.