Chapter 1236: Lin Qin
Qing Long heard the woman slowly walk out of the door, and continued to rub his forehead with his hand.
Now everything seemed strange, but he had no idea where the problem lay.
On the surface, everything looked perfectly normal... If there was anything unforgettable about today, it was probably the game of "Cang Jie Chess" against Qi Xia, and that Xuan Wu who recklessly wanted to fight him.
But was Xuan Wu really that strong? To cause him to lose so much faith.
After the "Cang Jie Chess", his mind began to be slightly chaotic, and even his "Ling Wen" had disappeared.
The current "Train" seemed no different from before.
Worst case scenario, it was just that Qi Xia had brought various "Participants" onto the "Train", and perhaps there were Qi Xia's moles among the "Zodiac" as well. These people now wanted to turn the entire "Train" upside down.
Almost everyone gathered here for different reasons. Some were tired of oppression and wanted to rebel at the last moment; some were dissatisfied with the management of the "Heavenly Grade" and wanted to replace them; some wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate the Twin Dragons and change the entire "Peach Blossom Land" into a new dynasty; and others, for hypocritical dreams or greater justice, wanted to save all sinners even if they themselves were shattered to pieces.
Whatever their motives, they had indeed been gathered together, throwing the entire "Train" into extreme chaos.
But what could that do?
After all, this was the "Train". As long as he could use his "Immortal Art", the situation would not spiral out of control.
Qing Long slowly closed his eyes and groped in his mind for the trace of "Duo Xin Po" he had left behind. She should have boarded the "Train" too, right?
His chaotic mind made Qing Long feel that even his faith had stalled. It took him several times longer than usual to finally locate that person on the "Train".
But her mind seemed no clearer than his own.
In her mind, only three thoughts repeated over and over:
"I should drink water soon."
"Should I eat something?"
"I want to use the restroom."
These three thoughts seemed even clearer than usual, and they kept repeating.
Qing Long was about to withdraw his search, but after a few seconds, he felt something was wrong.
Although these thoughts were the most common things ordinary mortals would think of...
But as a participant who boarded the "Train"... wasn't there any other thought in her mind?
In her mind, there was no tension, no fear, no hope.
Her thoughts had no "Zodiac" and no teammates, as if she had cast aside everything that happened on the "Train".
If this could still be called "normal"... then the situation was developing in a bizarre direction.
Lin Qin, had she realized she was being watched?
But all the control he had exerted over her was almost entirely in the subconscious, and even her memory was carefully crafted by him. Why would she notice?
In order to give Qi Xia the motivation to keep moving forward in this reincarnation place where memories could not be preserved, he had painstakingly set up an identity for Lin Qin from the year 2068, and added an old man who looked remarkably like Qi Xia into that memory.
Unfortunately, even Lin Qin had never seen that old man. If Qi Xia really asked, Lin Qin would only truthfully convey that "a friend had seen him."
Her subconscious would tell her that no matter how unrelated that old man looked to Qi Xia, he must be the Qi Xia who escaped from here.
Only by holding this belief would Qi Xia overcome all difficulties to board the "Train" and set his sights on Tian Long.
Why did that old man keep muttering "God's Fraud"?
Qing Long slowly lifted the corner of his mouth. The clues had been buried in Lin Qin's memories, because the entire memory was fake.
This was just a joke about fate that he, as a "god", had played on a "mortal" who was like an insect.
And why did Lin Qin appear in the room as a "psychological counselor"?
After all, only by having a life experience similar to that arrogant Qi Xia could they better start a conversation.
A master's degree in psychology, how could she open her heart to ordinary people?
Qing Long slowly closed his eyes, and through "Duo Xin Po" he tried to make Lin Qin stand up and look at the scene in front of her.
He could not get the image in front of Lin Qin, but he could control her subconscious.
"What is in front of me?" Qing Long murmured.
"There is... a wall..." Lin Qin's voice sounded in Qing Long's mind.
"Why is there no one?" Qing Long said again. "Where are the people in front of me?"
"The people in front of me..." Lin Qin paused. "There is no one in front of me..."
"I need to find them," Qing Long said. "I want to know who is around me, and I also want to know what they intend to do."
Di Gou and Xiao Xiao were behind Lin Qin, watching as she stood up, then began to look down and remain silent.
The next second, they saw Lin Qin extend her palm and slowly cover her mouth and nose.
"There is no one around me..." Lin Qin was silent for a long time before speaking. "I don't know where I am either."
This brief sentence made Qing Long slightly frown.
It seemed that this strange informant was indeed having problems. Either she was already delirious, or she had been won over by Qi Xia.
But if she had been won over by Qi Xia... what reason did he have not to know?
Countless doubts made Qing Long's mind even more chaotic. But with so many rooms on the "Train", he could not find Lin Qin to ask clearly for the time being.
It was just a piece on the chessboard that had a problem. How could that affect him?
"It seems I'm still not suited to using 'Needle'..." Qing Long said softly. "I only need myself."
Di Gou and Xiao Xiao saw that Lin Qin had quieted down, so they stepped forward to check her condition.
"Are you okay?" Di Gou asked. "Were you talking to someone?"
With one hand on her chest and the other covering her mouth and nose, Lin Qin looked uncomfortable.
"It's nothing... just too stinky." Lin Qin tried hard to control her emotions before finally lowering the hand covering her mouth and nose.
"Stinky...?" Di Gou yawned lazily. "How strange. You seem to have retained quite a lot of memory, and you still think this place stinks?"
"Ha." Lin Qin gave a light laugh. "Yeah, even you understand the principle, yet some people just don't."
"Oh?"
"I've been wandering here for seven years... yet I haven't been able to adapt to the smell here. I find it stinking to high heaven, so I have to cover my mouth and nose when walking."
Lin Qin waved her hand in front of her mouth and nose, as if trying to blow away all the air in front of her.
"This is very illogical... isn't it?"