Chapter 347: Being Impersonated?

Yunyao didn't expect Chutianqiu to blurt out his intentions so directly. She stared at him for a moment, left speechless.

"Impressive, truly impressive — gambling your life on a Diji level..." Chutianqiu said meaningfully, looking at Chenjunnan. "Wouldn't it be great if everyone in our Zhongyan Zhidi were like that? What do you think?"

Yunyao sensed that Chutianqiu had changed a lot; he seemed even more unstable than when they first met.

"Chutianqiu... are you really willing to give up the leader position?" Yunyao asked.

"Is this 'leader' role really that important?" Chutianqiu smiled. "Every time, I have to risk my life to gather you all, manage your food and drinks, and plan everyone's actions... Do you think it's easy for me?"

"You..."

Chutianqiu's face gradually darkened as he turned and scanned the crowd. "How interesting... You come to me with the head of a Dishe, and a whole group gathers here to oust me?"

"Though it sounds unfair to you, that's the reality," Yunyao said firmly. "We're not here for the long term or to establish some hierarchy. We're following you to get out. If you can't lead us out, why should we stay gathered here wasting our time?"

"Then go ahead and form a second organization," Chutianqiu laughed. "Count everyone here — one by one. Anyone who wants to follow you can go with you."

"That would take too long," Yunyao shook her head. "The fastest way isn't to replace all the members; it's to replace one leader."

"So, you've always been this selfish?" Chutianqiu's tone gradually calmed. "Because building your own group would be slower, you're planning to just seize Tiandao Kou?"

After speaking, he glanced at Tongyi. "Tongyi, you're a Yuanlao. Do you think the same way?"

"Xiao Chu..." Tongyi had only just learned about Yunyao's plan a few minutes ago, so how could she have prepared her words? She could only give a bitter smile and say to him, "I see Yunyao isn't acting recklessly. Why don't you two talk it out properly?"

Hearing this, Yunyao got a sense of Tongyi's stance and seized the opportunity to press on. "Even without mentioning the Diji Shengxiao matter... Last time, you hired Mao to bloodbath Tiandao Kou — did you even see us as teammates?"

"Oh?" Chutianqiu raised an eyebrow. "A bloodbath of Tiandao Kou...?"

"Or did I get it wrong?" Yunyao asked.

"No," Chutianqiu shook his head. "That was indeed my doing."

As soon as he said this, several members of Tiandao Kou in the room froze.

"But if I tell you I did it to explore a way out... would you believe me or not?" Chutianqiu scanned the room, his eyes wild with madness.

"You..." Yunyao took a deep breath and nodded. "Fine, you say you were exploring a way out. So, by slaughtering our teammates, what new discoveries did you make that you hadn't found before?"

The atmosphere in the room turned eerily quiet, with only the sharp clicking of the stapler in Zhaoyisheng's hand breaking the silence.

Chutianqiu glanced at Zhaoyisheng, then curled his lips into a terrifying smile.

"Yunyao... I actually found a way out."

Chutianqiu pulled a piece of red, raw flesh from his pocket, pinched it between two fingers, tossed it into his mouth, chewed it casually, swallowed it, and then bared his blood-stained teeth in a grin at everyone.

Yunyao recoiled half a step involuntarily at the sight.

"Zhaoyisheng, you don't need to save him anymore," Chutianqiu laughed. "The body you're stitching up right now isn't even the real Chenjunnan."

"What?" Zhaoyisheng was stunned, and so was Chenjunnan.

Chenjunnan weakly turned his head, feeling like he might be hallucinating.

"Your little master isn't Chenjunnan...?" Chenjunnan gave a bitter laugh. "Or does my dying face look like Wuyanzu's...?"

"He's a fake," Chutianqiu said. "The real Chenjunnan went with Jinyuanxun to get something for me. He'll be here soon."

"Wha..." Chenjunnan finally understood what Chutianqiu meant and struggled to sit up, but it felt like his body was pinned with nails — any movement caused excruciating pain. "Damn it... Zhaoyisheng, you're acting like Rong Momo..."

"You — you stay still..." Zhaoyisheng said worriedly. "You at least need to lie there until the blood clots..."

"I'm not lying down anymore..." Chenjunnan sat up gasping, causing several wounds to split open again, blood flowing freely. "Xiao Chu... what nonsense are you spouting... Open your dead... dead eyes and look... Who the hell am I...?"

Chenjunnan tried to stand, but he couldn't move no matter what. It was the first time he'd been so badly injured without succeeding in killing himself, and his mind was filled with thoughts of how to die.

"I've seen clearly — you're a fake." Chutianqiu stood in front of Chenjunnan with a smile. "So, who are you? Disguised like this to infiltrate Tiandao Kou... What's your goal?"

"kid... You've really turned on me..." Chenjunnan slowly extended a hand and grabbed Chutianqiu's clothes. "I'm the one with Huixiang... Is it really okay to mess with me like this?"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Chutianqiu laughed as he pushed Chenjunnan's hand away. "I'm just messing with a fake."

Yunyao looked puzzled at Chutianqiu and Chenjunnan, feeling her thoughts getting tangled.

"Chutianqiu, stop trying to confuse everyone," Yunyao said angrily. "I've been with Chenjunnan since we left Tiandao Kou. I carried him after he got hurt, never leaving his side. What makes you say he's a fake?"

"What if..." Chutianqiu bared his blood-stained teeth again, staring at Yunyao, "he's been a fake since the first time you saw him today?"

"Absurd!" Yunyao interrupted. "Even if he's a fake, even if someone's impersonating him... why would they also impersonate Chenjunnan's Huixiang? Chutianqiu, are you just making up lies on the spot?"

"Huixiang?" Chutianqiu paused. "Who saw it?"

"I did." After saying that, Yunyao turned and pointed to Xuqian and Yanzhichun. "We three saw it."

No sooner had she spoken than Yunyao felt a twinge of doubt. Upon reflection, she hadn't actually seen Chenjunnan activate Huixiang with her own eyes.

But if he was an impostor, why would he risk his life against the Diji level?

Before she could sort it out, the classroom door was pushed open, and two people walked in.

One was Jinyuanxun, and the other was Chenjunnan.