Chapter 795: Indiscernible Answer

Although Lin Geng didn't want to analyze the issue with preconceived biases, the job of a convenience store cashier truly didn't seem like something a smart person would choose.

If Wen Qiao Yun was really as rumored—possessing both intellect and cunning, along with impressive leadership skills, to the point where even Qi Xia had willingly followed her—then she must undoubtedly be among that elite group at the top of the pyramid.

She could have found hundreds of jobs that paid better or were more respectable than being a convenience store cashier.

This so-called "stereotype" had nothing to do with education; it was simply because her abilities were strong enough that she deserved an extraordinary path in life.

Yet, through the two questions she kept posing, the situation was continually steered in a strange direction.

The three girls couldn't help but have a peculiar thought cross their minds—

This person seemed to be Wen Qiao Yun, but she wasn't as powerful as they had imagined.

Where exactly had things gone wrong?

Lin Geng knew that the Wen Qiao Yun in front of her was one hundred percent the same as the "native" she had met before, and that female clerk was also the one Bai Hu had personally confirmed as Wen Qiao Yun.

In Bai Hu's words, this woman had not only led the "participants" but had even served as a provincial-level "Sheng Xiao."

Lin Geng realized that either of those achievements was beyond her own capabilities, yet Wen Qiao Yun had accomplished them.

Countless questions arose in her mind, and she began to doubt whether the plan she and Yun Yao had set to "create Wen Qiao Yun" was truly reasonable.

Wen Qiao Yun spoke up, interrupting their thoughts. Her face was serious as she said,

“You want to kill me? Are you all in this together?”

Lin Geng and Jiang Ruo Xue exchanged glances but couldn't say a word. Although there were four people present, aside from Wen Qiao Yun, the other three were all "Ji Dao." In a sense, they were indeed on the same side.

At that moment, everyone's eyes turned to Yan Zhi Chun. She had only one bead left above her head, so it was all up to her now.

If they wanted to extract the secrets from Wen Qiao Yun, this might be the best—and possibly the only—opportunity.

But Yan Zhi Chun's expression showed she had no interest in Wen Qiao Yun at all; she kept staring at Lin Geng.

Lin Geng sensed something keenly and turned to Yan Zhi Chun at that moment.

“Wait a minute... Are you sure you want to waste this opportunity? We have more important things right in front of us. Can we set aside our grudge for now?”

Yan Zhi Chun stared at Lin Geng with an increasingly cold gaze, as if driven by obsession, and then firmly asked,

“I've said it before, 'Ji Dao' is my faith, so I have to clarify this. Lin Geng, are you really a 'Ji Dao'?”

The black bead flew toward Lin Geng and finally stopped in front of her.

Lin Geng shook her head helplessly. She knew that if she didn't resolve Yan Zhi Chun's doubts here, more problems would arise later.

So, she sighed and stared at the bead at her brow, saying,

“I am indeed a 'Ji Dao.'”

Yan Zhi Chun and Jiang Ruo Xue both watched the bead intently. If Lin Geng was lying, it would pierce through her brow.

What happened next made everyone feel that the situation was turning bizarre.

The bead neither disappeared nor pierced through; instead, it trembled slightly in the air.

It shifted left and right for a moment, then swung back and forth, as if it had heard an incredibly tricky answer.

“What's going on...?” Jiang Ruo Xue asked in confusion, turning to Yan Zhi Chun.

Yan Zhi Chun was also curious. The two of them stepped forward, looking at the bead wavering uncertainly at Lin Geng's brow, both wearing baffled expressions.

Thinking the bead hadn't heard her, Lin Geng cleared her throat and raised her voice to say,

“I, Lin Geng, am a 'Ji Dao' practitioner.”

Seeing her answer so confidently, even Yan Zhi Chun was starting to believe it, but unfortunately, the bead still hovered in midair, shaking without advancing or vanishing.

It trembled violently, looking extremely troubled.

Lin Geng watched the bead nervously, then glanced at Jiang Ruo Xue and asked,

“I wasn't killed, so that should mean I told the truth, right?”

“I... I'm not sure.” Jiang Ruo Xue shook her head. “Normally, if it's the truth, the bead disappears, and if it's a lie, it attacks... But I've never heard of it just wavering like this...”

Lin Geng's mind raced quickly, but even she couldn't figure out what was wrong. She knew she was telling the truth, so why wasn't the bead disappearing?

Yan Zhi Chun opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, the bead seemed to give up. It trembled violently a few more times and then moved away from Lin Geng's brow, returning to the top of Yan Zhi Chun's head.

Apart from Jiang Ruo Xue, the others were experiencing the "Tian She Shi Ke" for the first time and didn't know the underlying principles of this deadly question game. They only knew that something unusual had happened—the previous question was clearly invalid, giving Yan Zhi Chun another chance to ask.

But what was the reason?

Was “Are you a 'Ji Dao'?” a question that couldn't be answered?

This strange phenomenon only made Yan Zhi Chun more curious about Lin Geng's identity.

She hadn't lied, but the bead hadn't disappeared either.

Lin Geng thought for half a second and quickly said,

“I suggest you don't try again... These 'Tian She Shi Ke' moments aren't like perfectly running machines; there are always some issues...”

Yan Zhi Chun still couldn't confirm Lin Geng's stance. After thinking for half a second, she said,

“Lin Geng, do you want to protect this place?”

The bead flew toward Lin Geng's brow for the second time and stopped.

Seeing her advice go unheeded, Lin Geng could only frown and smooth back the stray hairs on her cheek.

This question might be fatal.

Back when she first revealed her identity to Qi Xia at "Tian Tang Kou" and proposed working together, she had boldly said,

“'Ji Dao' has always been protecting this place, but I think they're wrong.”

She had also said,

“I'll lend you my power. Let's destroy this place together.”

And,

“My 'Ji Fa' can greatly increase a person's 'Hui Xiang' probability. Let's build a 'Hui Xiang army,' wreck this whole thing, and then go back to the real world.”

Although she was a "Ji Dao," everything she had done so far was completely different from other "Ji Dao."

She wanted to get out, and she wanted to help Qi Xia get out too.

After a long pause, Lin Geng said,

“I don't want to protect this place.”

With a "bang," the strange bead finally shattered under everyone's gaze.