Chapter 787: Let's Sort This Out
"What do you mean…?" Qiao Jiajin felt a bit confused.
At that moment, raindrops began to fall rapidly from the sky. The groundhog smiled at the three of them, then turned back and closed the door. From the sound of it, he also locked it from the inside.
A cold sweat broke out on Chen Junnan's forehead. That black dot could find him no matter where he was. Could this be the "Heavenly Grade Moment"?
Although he had experienced the "Heavenly Horse Moment" many times, what was this moment?
He lowered his head and quickly calculated the current time.
"Sister Dong… what time do you think it is?" Chen Junnan asked.
Qin Dingdong seemed to think of something at that moment as well. She did some quick math and said, "We set off as soon as the sun rose. We wasted a little time on the road. I'd estimate it's around nine in the morning… definitely not past ten."
"Past nine… what time period is that…?" Chen Junnan was stunned again. These bits of knowledge he never used in daily life were completely escaping him now.
"It's the hour of the Snake," Qiao Jiajin said from the side. "The old almanac always marks the hours, Jun Nan. Can't you even remember that?"
Chen Junnan didn't have time to argue with Qiao Jiajin. He quickly recalculated in his mind.
"'Si' is 'Snake'…" Chen Junnan suddenly realized something. "It's the 'Heavenly Snake Moment'…"
"Huh?!"
Qiao Jiajin and Qin Dingdong were both taken aback.
Staring at the rain that was about to pour down from above, Chen Junnan asked again, "Sister Dong! You said you were killed by the 'Heavenly Snake' last time! Why did he kill you back then?"
"At that time…" Qin Dingdong quickly recalled and said, "Because I didn't answer his question."
"Question…?"
Before Chen Junnan could figure it out, black raindrops began to fall along with the gentle breeze.
Three drops were now suspended right above their heads, neither falling nor moving. Every step the three took, the black dots followed one step.
It was as if they had already locked onto their lives.
Just as Qin Dingdong and Qiao Jiajin were about to speak, Chen Junnan reached out and stopped them.
He swallowed his saliva and said, "From now on, none of us asks any questions."
"Jun Nan… you mean…"
"Although I don't know the exact principle, it seems to really be related to 'questions'." Chen Junnan stared at the black raindrop above his head and said, "The best course of action is to go find Old Qi with this raindrop over our heads… Otherwise, something's bound to go wrong sooner or later…"
"But where do we go to find—"
Before Qiao Jiajin could finish his sentence, Chen Junnan rushed over and covered his mouth.
"Old Qiao, watch your words!" Chen Junnan said urgently. "Are you trying to shorten my life?"
As soon as he said that, the black dot above Chen Junnan's head began to move. It slowly drifted over to hover right between Qiao Jiajin's eyebrows.
"Hey?!"
Chen Junnan and Qiao Jiajin were both stunned, unsure what was happening.
"What's going on?" Chen Junnan blinked.
Qin Dingdong took two running steps and delivered a flying kick to Chen Junnan's ass. "You motherfucker tell Ah Jin not to ask questions, but you're the one yapping questions left and right! Are you fucking dumb?!"
Before Chen Junnan could answer, the black dot above Qin Dingdong's head drifted toward Chen Junnan, ultimately hovering between his eyebrows as well.
"Hey?!"
Qiao Jiajin was completely lost. "I don't get it… Beautiful, are you trying to mess things up?"
Finally, the black dot above Qiao Jiajin's head moved too. After quivering for a moment, it hovered above Qin Dingdong's eyebrows.
Less than a minute into the "Heavenly Snake Moment," the three of them hadn't even taken a few steps and already felt like three guns were pressed against their foreheads, unable to move an inch.
"Hold on, hold on…" Chen Junnan stared at the three beads and raised his hand to stabilize the situation. "This is a bit messy… Let's sort this out…"
"Yeah, let's sort it out," Qiao Jiajin echoed.
"It… it really is a bit messy…" Qin Dingdong added. "Who the hell is to blame for this…"
Chen Junnan looked cross-eyed at the black particle hovering between his brows, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Looks like the three of us are trapped by three questions… If we don't answer them properly, we're probably done for here…"
"So that's what I'm saying!" Qiao Jiajin said anxiously. "Jun Nan, what question did you ask me just now?"
"Fuck, I kinda forgot!" Chen Junnan said awkwardly. "I was just talking normally, wasn't I? How did I suddenly start asking questions?"
"Because you're annoying!" Qin Dingdong said. "No matter who you're talking to, you're always yapping questions left and right! It's fucking irritating!"
"Don't argue, don't argue!" Chen Junnan said. "Let's answer one by one… First, think about the questions…"
The other two didn't dare speak now. They just stared intently at Chen Junnan.
Chen Junnan plucked up his courage, stepped forward, and reached out to touch the black bead in front of Qiao Jiajin's brow. It felt burning hot, and he nearly burned his hand.
"What are you still inspecting now?!" Qin Dingdong said. "Hurry up and save Ah Jin!"
As they spoke, the black beads between their brows began to vibrate rapidly, as if they were about to reach their time limit.
"Don't argue, don't argue…" Chen Junnan raised his hand to interrupt Qin Dingdong. "I think I remember now. The question I asked was, 'Are you trying to shorten my life?' right? Old Qiao, answer this question first… Quick!"
Qiao Jiajin said "Okay" and was about to open his mouth to answer, but suddenly he hesitated. He turned his head and asked, "Jun Nan… should I answer 'yes' or 'no'? Do I lie?"
"You fucking say what you really think!!" Chen Junnan was nearly pissed to death by Qiao Jiajin. "You really want to shorten my life?!"
Qiao Jiajin was caught between laughter and tears. He cleared his throat and said in a clear, measured tone, "I do not want to shorten Chen Junnan's life."
As soon as he said that, the bead between his brows shook and instantly shattered into powder.
Seeing that telling the truth could break the bead before them, the three visibly relaxed.
"My turn…" Chen Junnan said. "Sister Dong, what did you ask me just now?"
"Uh…" Qin Dingdong awkwardly turned her head to the side and said, "If I remember correctly… it was 'Are you fucking dumb?'?"
Chen Junnan heard this, pursed his lips, and said, "I've heard that phrase countless times and never realized it was a question."
"Stop talking shit and answer quickly."
He also cleared his throat like Qiao Jiajin and said, "I, Chen Junnan, am not fucking dumb."
Upon receiving the answer, the bead before Chen Junnan's eyes shattered with a crack. The crisis for both of them was now resolved.
Now their eyes were both fixed on Qin Dingdong. It seemed this so-called "Heavenly Snake Moment" wasn't scary at all, and its fatality rate was very low. If so, what was the point of its existence?
"Beautiful, your turn." Qiao Jiajin gave a simple smile. "My question was probably, 'Are you trying to mess things up?' You answer it, and we'll be fine."
Qin Dingdong nodded with a complicated expression, then looked up at the black bead. Word by word, she answered:
"I have indeed been trying to mess things up all along."
Upon hearing Qin Dingdong's answer, the little bead shattered with a "bang."