“Chen Junnan.” Qi Xia called out and walked over to sit between him and Qin Dingdong.

Qin Dingdong looked rather unhappy, not knowing what the two had just discussed.

“Old Qi… do you have something you want to ask me?” Chen Junnan asked. “This young master is in a good mood today, so ask away and I’ll answer everything.”

Qi Xia was also unceremonious, nodding and saying: “Chen Junnan, have you ever seen a ‘Heaven-level’?”

“Of course.” Chen Junnan nodded. “Not just me—you, Sister Dong beside you, Old Qiao, we’ve all seen them.”

As soon as the two words “Heaven-level” came out, Qin Dingdong beside them seemed to recall extremely terrifying images, her expression instantly turning ice cold.

“But I don’t remember.” Qi Xia said. “If only I could remember… at least I’d know how to deal with them.”

Qin Dingdong sighed: “Qi Xia, of course you don’t remember.”

“Mm…?” Qi Xia furrowed his brow and looked at this woman.

“The thing I look forward to most each time… is that every time I appear I can tease you.” Qin Dingdong smiled bitterly. “Qi Xia, we’ve already encountered each other dozens of times, and your performance is adorable every time.”

Qi Xia felt Qin Dingdong’s words were somewhat terrifying upon reflection.

“Encountered dozens of times…?” Qi Xia turned to look at Chen Junnan again. “What does that sentence mean?”

Chen Junnan let out a slight sigh and said: “Old Qi, originally you were always an ‘Unfortunate One.’ Every time we needed to introduce ourselves to you anew.”

“Mm…?” Qi Xia was stunned. “‘Unfortunate One’…?”

Qin Dingdong explained from the side: “Those are people who can never ‘Echo.’ This type of person is not uncommon in the ‘Land of the End.'”

“Only this time your performance seems very strange…” Chen Junnan and Qin Dingdong simultaneously looked at him. “I’d really like to ask you… Old Qi, have you experienced an ‘Echo’?”

“Yes.” Qi Xia answered.

Just this single word caused both of them to furrow their brows.

“You really ‘Echoed’?!” Chen Junnan stood up and asked incredulously. “No wonder I always felt something was off… Old Qi, what is your ‘Echo’?”

“It’s probably called ‘Endless Life.'” Qi Xia nodded.

Chen Junnan and Qin Dingdong exchanged glances with ashen faces.

“What did you say?” Chen Junnan stuck out his pinky finger to scratch his ear. “I just had earwax blocking my ear, say that again.”

“‘Endless Life.'” Qi Xia repeated.

“You’re lying to me, aren’t you, kid?” Chen Junnan sighed and sat down to the side. “Endless Life… you can’t even make up something better than that?”

“What?” Qi Xia looked at the two with confusion. “What’s wrong with ‘Endless Life’?”

“It’s impossible for someone’s ‘Echo’ to be an idiom.” Chen Junnan shook his head. “That’s too absurd. What’s the concept of four characters? Four characters could probably even shatter glass…”

Before his words were finished, both their expressions changed.

The person Heavenly-Horse and Heavenly-Tiger were looking for… they found them.

“Old Qi… you’re that ‘enormous Echo’…” Chen Junnan looked at him incredulously. “You said you’re… ‘Endless Life’…? What ability do these four characters have?”

Qi Xia recalled Chu Tianqiu’s words and said: “I don’t fully understand, after all I had already lost consciousness when I ‘Echoed,’ but according to what Chu Tianqiu meant… roughly I can make people ‘live.'”

“Make people… live?” Chen Junnan thought for a moment. “You mean make people become immortal?”

“No…” Qi Xia shook his head. “According to my estimate, this ‘living’ is the literal meaning—even if they die, they must still live.”

After hearing this, Chen Junnan and Qin Dingdong simultaneously looked toward the playground.

There was a dark mountain of corpses there, among which the corpses of Qiao Jiajin and Li Xiangling alone accounted for more than thirty.

“Even if they die… they must still live…” Chen Junnan swallowed, then revealed a bitter smile. “Old Qi, now that you have this ability… it seems you no longer need me.”

After hearing this, before Qi Xia could speak, he felt a wave of pain assault his head. After a few seconds, he gradually adapted.

“Chen Junnan… I also have questions I want to ask you.” Qi Xia covered his forehead and said. “What exactly are your supernatural abilities? And what is your ‘Scapegoat’?”

After hearing this, Chen Junnan smiled slightly: “Isn’t this simple, Old Qi? Within the range of my sight, as long as I want, then the unlucky person is this young master right here.”

“This doesn’t sound like a useful ‘Echo.'” Qi Xia said. “You’ve relied on this ‘Echo’ to get to where you are today?”

“Me… useless?” A trace of disappointment flashed across Chen Junnan’s face. “If you really are ‘Endless Life,’ then it seems I really am rather useless…”

“Qi Xia…” Qin Dingdong interjected. “Although this bastard Chen Junnan is very inhumane, you alone cannot say he’s useless.”

“Mm?” Qi Xia turned to look at Qin Dingdong. “So you also know many things from before?”

“That’s right.” Qin Dingdong said. “This fool has been dying in place of you and A’Jin all along, so anyone else in this world can say he’s useless, but you two cannot.”

“Is that so…” Qi Xia nodded slightly, as if thinking of the reason for his headache, but he quickly interrupted his train of thought and turned to say: “Chen Junnan, I want to know what your level is like.”

“Level…?” Chen Junnan was stunned.

“I want to know what your performance is like in games.” Qi Xia added. “And also want to know to what degree I can trust you going forward.”

This question seemed to stump Chen Junnan.

After hearing this, Qin Dingdong smiled slightly: “Put it this way, Qi Xia, this bastard is neither as smart as you nor as good at fighting as A’Jin.”

As soon as this sentence came out, Chen Junnan was obviously rather unhappy.

“Sister Dong, what you said is too harsh.”

“Am I wrong?”

“Let me reorganize the language for you.” Chen Junnan turned to Qi Xia and said, “Old Qi, put it this way—I’m better at fighting than you and smarter than Old Qiao.”

Qin Dingdong rolled her eyes so hard beside them that her pupils nearly struck her skull cap.

“Oh…?” After hearing this, Qi Xia smiled slightly. “Really?”

“Yeah, this young master still has some skills.” Chen Junnan nodded. “You don’t believe me?”

“I believe you.” Qi Xia said. “But I need you to prove yourself.”

“Fine, tell me how to prove it.” Chen Junnan nodded.

Qi Xia recalled what Earth-Tiger had said today, then slowly said: “Chen Junnan, act together with me tomorrow. I need to participate in a game together with you.”

“Participate in a game together?” Chen Junnan thought for a while, ultimately shaking his head. “Old Qi, that’s not necessary. I’ll go myself.”

“You… go by yourself?”

Qin Dingdong felt something wasn’t right: “Hey! Bastard, you haven’t forgotten the ‘important matter,’ have you? Those two Heaven…”

“Sister Dong, now’s not the time.” Chen Junnan smiled and interrupted her. “I’m letting Old Qi get to know me again. Whatever it is can wait until I come back from Earth-Snake’s venue.”

“Earth-Snake…?” Qin Dingdong was immediately stunned. “I told you… Earth-Snake is unnecessary…”

“No, he dared to mess with you—he messed with the wrong person.”

Qi Xia nodded and said: “Chen Junnan, you really won’t bring teammates?”

“Old Qi, let me reintroduce myself.” Chen Junnan thought for a moment and said with a bitter smile, “For me, teaming up with others is an extremely dangerous thing. This young master’s compassion overflows too much, and I could be killed by idiots at any time. Once I don’t want others to die, the one who dies is me.”

After hearing this, Qi Xia nodded: “So… you’re certain you’ll go alone?”

“That’s right.” Chen Junnan nodded. “Old Qi, tomorrow you should try not to act alone. In the morning, I’ll go alone to find Earth-Snake.”

After saying this, he looked at Qi Xia meaningfully.

Chen Junnan had never imagined that in this hellish place there would be an existence with “Endless Life.” If this was the case… the entire “Land of the End” was going to be turned upside down.