Chapter 341: Qixia's Difference
Upon hearing Qixia's words, Qian Wu was momentarily stunned.
"Qixia, have you forgotten what I said? If you gather three thousand six hundred 'Dao,' 'Tianlong' and 'Qinglong' will surely appear. They will start killing without a second word, and everything will be reset."
"Not even a chance to say a single sentence?" Qixia asked.
"Say a single sentence...?" Qian Wu's tone hesitated. "Qixia... this is your plan... you madman... you knew from the very beginning that gathering three thousand six hundred 'Dao' wouldn't let you leave..."
"Yes, I'm going to find a way to gamble with 'Tianlong' for our lives," Qixia said. "Do you think it's feasible?"
"I don't know..." Qian Wu shook his head nervously. "As I said, 'Tianlong's' power is utterly inhuman. He could turn you into pulp with just a wave of his hand. Even if you manage to utter that sentence in the nick of time, he might not hold back."
"Is that so...?"
"After all, many 'Zodiacs' can still kill their opponents even in life-or-death games," Qian Wu said with concern. "Ten years ago, you only lost the game, and the consequences were already so tragic. If you lose 'gambling with life’..."
"Could it get any worse?" Qixia said. "Like you said, all our paths are blocked. Gambling with 'Tianlong' is the last road left."
"After losing the game, you might not even become an 'Original Resident'... Instead, you could be completely erased from existence..."
"I don't think so," Qixia shook his head. "I've heard that I have a grudge with 'Tianlong.' He seems to hate my guts, but for some reason, I'm still alive and kicking. So I suspect he simply can't erase me, or... every time he does erase me, I come back after ten days."
"Fine... even if he can't erase you..." Qian Wu still sounded worried. "He could still turn you into an 'Original Resident.' Then you'd never be able to return to normal."
Qixia had heard this many times, but something always felt off.
He had once seen a person transform back from an Original Resident to a 'Participant.' He initially thought it wasn't an isolated case, but why, after wandering in the 'Land of the End' for so long, did everyone insist that the state of an 'Original Resident' was irreversible?
"Have you never seen an 'Original Resident' turn back into a 'Participant'?" Qixia confirmed.
Hearing this question, Qian Wu remained silent. Song Qi beside him could only chime in, "Qixia, to be honest... we once had a teammate who, due to personal grudges, went to fight an 'Earth Grade' to the death. In the end, he lost his sanity and became an 'Original Resident.' After we found him, we tried almost every method to wake him up, but for a whole year, we never succeeded."
"Hmm...? That long?" Qixia asked lightly.
Qian Wu nodded. "After all, an Original Resident's 'sanity' is personally taken by 'Zhuque.' Unless you can ask Zhuque to give it back, it's absolutely impossible to recover."
Qixia suddenly remembered that Zhuque had once taken Xiao Ran's sanity right in front of him. So all 'Original Residents' were Zhuque's doing?
Qian Wu's words gave Qixia a new thought. Could it be that when Xu Liunian suddenly turned back into a 'Participant,' it was because Zhuque had appeared and returned her 'sanity'?
Was that possible?
He had died in Xu Liunian's taxi. What had happened after that?
Besides Zhuque, who else had come?
Why did Xu Liunian not only return to being a 'Participant' but also go back to 'Heaven's Gate' to play the role of Chu Tianqiu?
What was Chu Tianqiu planning?
"How interesting..." Qixia's lips curled slightly. "That's more like it... Only with such a complex plan are you worthy of cooperating with me."
Qian Wu was about to say something more, but Shijiu beside him suddenly interrupted.
"Brother Five, the time is almost up." Shijiu wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Let's pause this meeting for now."
"Alright." Qian Wu nodded and gave the others a meaningful glance. "Everyone, be careful with your words. What you say next might be heard by 'Heaven.'"
A few seconds later, the 'Silence' that enveloped the entire room dissipated.
The crowd fell silent. No one knew what to say.
Qian Wu paused, then spoke, "Everyone... would you like to join 'Cat'?"
Officer Li glanced at Qixia and Qiao Jiajin, then cooperatively asked, "What does your 'Cat' do?"
"We're mercenaries. We take money and do jobs."
"So you earn 'Dao' through your own methods?" Officer Li asked.
"No." Qian Wu seemed to have answered this question countless times. He spoke fluently, "We don't need 'Dao.' What we collect is real money."
"What...?" Officer Li was taken aback. "How do you collect real money?"
"Naturally, by collecting it in the real world." Qian Wu smiled. "As long as you transfer money to us in the real world, in the next cycle, we'll risk our lives for you."
"Huh?" Officer Li was stunned, seemingly wanting to say something. He turned to look at Qixia, feeling a bit confused. "I don't quite understand... We're not from the same era. How am I supposed to transfer money to you?"
"Our 'Cat' members span the past forty years." Qian Wu took out a cigarette and gestured to Li Shangwu, who accepted another one. "May I ask which year this officer comes from?"
"I come from..." Li Shangwu paused slightly, then looked up. "When did I ever say I was an 'officer'?"
Qian Wu reached out, lit the cigarette for Li Shangwu, and then said, "Should I make up a reason and say 'You look like a cop'?"
Officer Li was amused by Qian Wu. "So what's the real reason?"
Qian Wu also chuckled. "You and I have a deep friendship, so I know your identity."
Officer Li pondered for a moment. "I come from 2010."
"Perfect." Qian Wu nodded and pointed to the girl beside him. "Saturday comes from 2009. Her family can receive your money transfers. If you ever need anything in the future, you can find her. She'll risk her life for you."
The girl called Saturday gave Li Shangwu a very perfunctory nod, then continued chewing her gum nonchalantly.
"Are you not lying...?" Officer Li's expression turned cold. He stared at Qian Wu and said, "If we transfer money to you outside, can you really receive it?"
"What do you mean...?" Qian Wu looked at Li Shangwu in confusion. "Our 'Cat' has existed for almost seven years now. Is there any need for us to lie?"
"You mean..." Officer Li glanced at Qixia again from the corner of his eye, then asked cautiously, "We can actually meet each other outside...?"