Chapter 787: Sorting Things Out

"What do you mean...?" Qiao Ji Jin felt a bit puzzled.

At that moment, the raindrops from the sky began to fall rapidly. Di Shu smiled at the three of them and then turned to close the door, locking it from inside based on the sound.

A bead of sweat formed on Chen Jun Nan's forehead. No matter where they were, that black dot would find them. Could it be "Tian Ji Shike"?

He had experienced "Tian Ma Shike" multiple times before, but what was this current moment?

He lowered his head and quickly thought about the time.

"Dong Jie... what time do you think it is now?" Chen Jun Nan asked.

Qin Ding Dong also realized something at that moment and calculated briefly before saying:

"The sun was up when we set out, and we had a bit of a delay on the way. It's probably around nine in the morning... definitely not past ten."

"Nine o'clock... what traditional hour is nine o'clock...?" Chen Jun Nan paused, as he couldn't recall this knowledge he never used in daily life.

"It's Sishi," Qiao Ji Jin said from the side. "The old lunar calendar often uses these hours. Jun Nan, how could you forget even that?"

Chen Jun Nan didn't have time to argue with Qiao Ji Jin and hurriedly recalculated in his mind.

"'Si' means 'snake'..." Chen Jun Nan suddenly thought of something. "It's 'Tian She Shike'..."

"Ah?!"

Qiao Ji Jin and Qin Ding Dong both froze.

As the heavy rain was about to pour down on them, Chen Jun Nan asked again:

"Dong Jie! You said you were killed by 'Tian She' last time! Why did he kill you then?"

"At the time..." Qin Ding Dong quickly recalled and said, "Because I didn't answer his question."

"Question...?"

Before Chen Jun Nan could figure it out, the black raindrops fell with the breeze.

Three of them hung directly above the trio's heads, neither falling nor moving, and followed every step they took.

It was as if their lives were locked in.

Just as Qin Ding Dong and Qiao Ji Jin were about to speak, Chen Jun Nan reached out to stop them.

He swallowed hard and said:

"From now on, let's not ask any questions."

"Jun Nan... are you saying..."

"Though I don't know the exact principle, it seems to be related to 'questions'." Chen Jun Nan stared at the black raindrop above his head and said, "The best way is to endure these raindrops and go find Lao Qi... otherwise, something bad will happen sooner or later..."

"But where should we go to find..."

Qiao Ji Jin's words were cut off midway as Chen Jun Nan quickly covered his mouth.

"Old Qiao, watch your words!" Chen Jun Nan said urgently. "Do you think I have a long life or what?"

No sooner had he spoken than the black dot above Chen Jun Nan's head started moving and slowly drifted to Qiao Ji Jin's forehead.

"Ah?!"

Chen Jun Nan and Qiao Ji Jin both froze, unsure of what was happening.

"What's going on?" Chen Jun Nan blinked.

Qin Ding Dong took a couple of steps back, then delivered a flying kick to Chen Jun Nan's backside:

"You tell A Jin not to ask questions, but here you are babbling away! Are you an idiot?!"

Before Chen Jun Nan could respond, the black dot above Qin Ding Dong's head drifted toward Chen Jun Nan and finally hovered at his forehead.

"Ah?!"

Qiao Ji Jin was completely baffled: "I don't get it at all... Pretty lady, are you causing trouble?"

The black dot above Qiao Ji Jin's head then trembled and moved to hover at Qin Ding Dong's forehead.

Less than a minute into "Tian She Shike," the three hadn't even walked far when it felt like three guns were pressed against their foreheads, leaving them unable to move.

"Hold on a second..." Chen Jun Nan stared at the three beads and tried to steady the situation. "This is a bit messy... Let's sort it out..."

"Sort it out, sort it out." Qiao Ji Jin echoed.

"It's... it's really a bit messy..." Qin Ding Dong said. "Whose fault is this anyway..."

Chen Jun Nan glanced cross-eyed at the black particle hovering at his forehead, swallowed hard, and said: "It looks like the three of us are trapped by three questions... If we don't answer properly, we're done for..."

"So I said!" Qiao Ji Jin said anxiously. "Jun Nan, what question did you just ask me?"

"Damn, I kind of forgot!" Chen Jun Nan said awkwardly. "Wasn't I just talking normally? How did it suddenly turn into a question?"

"Because you're like that!" Qin Ding Dong said. "You always bombard people with questions when you chat—it's annoying as hell!"

"Stop arguing, stop arguing!" Chen Jun Nan said. "Let's answer them one by one... First, think about the questions..."

The other two fell silent, focusing intently on Chen Jun Nan.

Chen Jun Nan boldly stepped forward and touched the black bead in front of Qiao Ji Jin's forehead, but it felt scorching hot, nearly burning his hand.

"Why are you still researching this?!" Qin Ding Dong said. "Hurry up and save A Jin!"

As they spoke, the black beads on their foreheads began to shake rapidly, as if the time limit was approaching.

"Quiet, quiet..." Chen Jun Nan waved to interrupt Qin Ding Dong. "I think I remember— the question I asked was 'Do you think I have a long life or what?' Old Qiao, you answer that first... Quick!"

"Okay," Qiao Ji Jin said, about to respond, but then he hesitated and turned his head. "Jun Nan... should I say 'yes' or 'no'? Do I need to lie?"

"Say what you really think!!" Chen Jun Nan was almost furious. "Do you really think I have a long life?!"

Qiao Ji Jin couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. He cleared his throat and said clearly: "I don't think Chen Jun Nan has a long life."

As soon as he finished, the bead at his forehead shook and shattered into powder.

Seeing that telling the truth made the bead break, the three of them felt a wave of relief.

"Now it's my turn..." Chen Jun Nan said. "Dong Jie, what did you just ask me?"

"Uh..." Qin Ding Dong awkwardly turned her head and said, "If I remember right... it was 'Are you an idiot?'"

Chen Jun Nan smirked and said: "I've heard that a million times and never realized it was a question."

"Stop wasting time and answer it."

He cleared his throat like Qiao Ji Jin and said: "I, Chen Jun Nan, am not an idiot."

Once the answer was given, the bead in front of Chen Jun Nan shattered as well, resolving their crises.

Now, both turned their attention to Qin Ding Dong. It seemed this so-called "Tian She Shike" wasn't scary at all, and its fatality rate was low—what was its purpose, anyway?

"Pretty lady, it's your turn." Qiao Ji Jin chuckled. "My question earlier was probably 'Have you been causing trouble all along?' Once you answer, we're good."

Qin Ding Dong nodded with a complicated expression, looked up at the black bead, and answered word by word:

"I have indeed been causing trouble all along."

As soon as she spoke, the small bead burst with a bang.