Chapter 1046: Fake

Another room.

"Let's run too! I'm about to die!!"

Chen Jun Nan reached out to grab Jin Yuan Xun and rushed towards the door.

But the door was locked.

Di Long saw this and shook her head, then flipped over and took a few steps before leaping onto the wall. She jumped up suddenly, and Qing Long pulled her from mid-air, like picking up a plastic bag, and placed her by his side.

After returning to the "spectator stand," Di Long patted the dust off herself and sat down next to Qing Long.

"Jin Yuan Xun! Run quickly! Go find Tian Qiu!" Chen Jun Nan said.

"Bro... have you noticed that we're both locked in here?" Jin Yuan Xun asked.

"Why lock me up?! I'm Xu Liu Nian!" Chen Jun Nan said, his face full of terror as he pounded on the door.

"Stop acting."

"Let me out! I'm really Xu Liu Nian! Genuine as can be!"

"Stop acting."

"Ahhhhh help! I'm dying ahhhh!"

"Really stop acting, bro, it's getting too fake."

"Okay."

...

Di Long couldn't hide her smile on the spectator stand and turned to Qing Long, saying, "What an interesting person, isn't he?"

Qing Long's expression had been hesitant since earlier, and he only snapped back to attention after Di Long called him several times.

"What?" he asked.

"I mean the one pretending to be 'Hua Xing'." Di Long laughed. "When did 'Tao Yuan' get someone this entertaining?"

"This kind of personality isn't my type." Qing Long replied.

"Oh?" Di Long thought for a few seconds. "Are you saying... he's not your 'ruler's' type because he has too much of a rebellious spirit, right?"

"It's not just him." Qing Long said. "I don't like a lot of people here."

"That’s really interesting." Di Long chuckled again, her eyes shifting toward Qi Xia's direction. "How did he manage it? Putting together all the people you don't like."

Di Long's words put Qing Long on alert.

What a strange feeling?

All these people gathered here right now... was it just a coincidence?

A sense of unease began to spread in Qing Long's heart. Although he hadn't participated in the first half of this game... wasn't there a "Dian Jiang" segment?

Both sides could not only capture the opponent's people but also kill those who refused.

Under this kind of game theory, how did they end up selecting these twelve teammates who immediately annoyed him?

Qing Long felt like there was some kind of conspiracy in this, but he couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong.

"Cang Jie Qi" was something he had thought of and designed one day on a whim, and its rules and gameplay had never been revealed to anyone except Di Long.

Yet Di Long herself had only a vague understanding of it before hosting the game, knowing at most the name and some parts of the rules.

How could she have leaked the game content in advance?

This is so strange... truly too strange... could everything really be a coincidence?

The Zhao Zai person, the Ti Zui person, the Yue Qian person, the Li Xi person, the Hua Xing person.

The Ling Xiu person, the Chu Neng person, the Qiao Wu person, the Hun Qian person.

The Tian Xing Jian, Po Wan Fa person.

The Dian Ren, Sheng Sheng Bu Xi person.

Qing Long felt something was off, but his mind was a complete mess, and he couldn't grasp any clues yet.

"Why aren't they gambling their lives with me?" Di Long suddenly asked.

Qing Long turned his head suspiciously to look at Di Long.

Yes... how could Qi Xia have anticipated something like this?

There was even someone below about to gamble their life with Di Long. As soon as that was said, he would definitely lose one of his teammates.

"Qing Long."

"Hmm?"

"I'll make a bet with you, just like you did with me." Di Long smiled.

Earlier, Qing Long had asked her who the winner of this game would be, and she had confidently said "all participants." Now, she was preparing to bet with Qing Long again.

"Go on, let's hear it."

"I'll bet on how I'll die." Di Long said. "You guess whether I'll end up being killed by you or gambled to death by them."

Qing Long's face darkened after hearing this, and he said nothing.

"If you guess wrong, then grant me one request." Di Long added.

Qing Long said, "First tell me what the 'request' is."

"I haven't thought of it yet; I just want to ask if you're daring enough to bet."

Qing Long pondered for a moment, feeling the situation was becoming more irritating.

This game had been filled with a strange atmosphere from the start, and this uncertain feeling was making him restless.

"I have no reason to be afraid." Qing Long said. "I'll bet with you. I bet you'll be gambled to death by the participants."

"Good! It's a deal!" Di Long said with a laugh.

...

Chen Jun Nan and Jin Yuan Xun stood in the room, staring at each other wide-eyed.

"Aish..." Jin Yuan Xun put his hands on his hips and scolded, "Bro, what the hell are you up to, huh?"

"One arrow through the heart, that's what." Chen Jun Nan laughed. "I, as a young master, single-handedly controlled you three for three minutes, which adds up to nine minutes. Are you convinced or not?"

"What good does being convinced do?!"Jin Yuan Xun was completely speechless. "You're just causing chaos!"

"You should ask when I haven't caused chaos."

Chen Jun Nan walked up, put his arm around Jin Yuan Xun's shoulder, and pulled him toward the door.

"Xiao Jin, don't waste time. Let's hurry into the bridal chamber."

"...?"

"I mean, into the game room." Chen Jun Nan corrected.

"Hey, bro." Jin Yuan Xun said, "Going into the room is fine, but I have to confirm something with you first."

"Go ahead."

"What about your 'character'?" Jin Yuan Xun said. "I searched you thoroughly earlier, and you didn't have any 'character' on you. Where did you hide it?"

"I don't have a 'character'." Chen Jun Nan said. "Didn't I tell you to hurry up? Do you know why we need to hurry?"

"Huh?"

"If you don't hurry, that little dragon girl will notice and come down to kill me soon." Chen Jun Nan said. "That way, I can hold out a bit longer than Xu Liu Nian, so give me a break and go into the room with me."

"Ah?!" Jin Yuan Xun's mouth dropped open.

Without a 'character', entering the opponent's territory and triggering the game... was that even allowed?!

"Referee!!" Jin Yuan Xun shouted upward. "This... this person doesn't have..."

Chen Jun Nan quickly covered Jin Yuan Xun's mouth: "Xiao Jin! You're being rude! How can a kid interrupt adults talking..."

He practically dragged Jin Yuan Xun into the room by force.

It was a very simple setup, with just a table and a "zodiac" sign. There didn't seem to be any game props.

The "zodiac" was "Snake."

As soon as Chen Jun Nan entered, he rushed forward and said to the snake person, "Quick, quick, it's not time yet, right? Give me back my 'character'!"

"Huh...?" Jin Yuan Xun was stunned.

But in the next second, he saw the snake person pull two "characters" from their pocket and hand them to Chen Jun Nan.

So, he hadn't brought the "character" with him; he had entered this door early and handed it over to the referee.