Although Lin Qin didn’t want to analyze this issue with colored glasses, a convenience store cashier really didn’t seem like a career that intelligent people would choose.

If Wen Qiaoyun truly was as rumored—both intelligent and capable, even possessing considerable leadership ability, to the point that even Qi Xia at that time was willing to be led by her—then no matter how you looked at it, she should be among that small group of people at the top of the pyramid.

She could have found hundreds of jobs that were more lucrative or more respectable than being a convenience store cashier.

This so-called “stereotype” wasn’t even related to educational background—it was simply because if her abilities were strong enough, she should have had development that surpassed ordinary people.

But through two consecutively posed questions, things kept heading in a strange direction.

An odd thought couldn’t help but emerge in the minds of the three girls present—this person seemed to really be Wen Qiaoyun, but Wen Qiaoyun wasn’t as formidable as imagined.

Which link had gone wrong?

Lin Qin knew that the Wen Qiaoyun before her and the “Native” she had seen were one hundred percent the same person, and that female store clerk was also the Wen Qiaoyun that “Baihu” had personally acknowledged.

According to Old Man Baihu, this woman had not only led the “Participants” but had even been an Earth-level “Zodiac.”

Lin Qin knew that either of these two achievements was something she herself couldn’t accomplish, yet she had done them.

Countless questions couldn’t help but emerge in her heart, and she began to doubt whether the plan she and Yun Yao and the others had set—”creating Wen Qiaoyun”—was really reasonable.

“I’m saying…” Wen Qiaoyun spoke up, interrupting everyone’s train of thought. With a serious expression, she said, “Do you want to kill me? Are you all in this together?”

Lin Qin and Jiang Ruoxue looked at each other but couldn’t say a word. Although four people stood there, except for Wen Qiaoyun, the remaining three were all “Extreme Path.” In a sense, they really were on the same side.

At this moment, everyone’s gaze gathered on Yan Zhichun. There was still one last bead above her head—what came next could only depend on her.

If they wanted to extract secrets from Wen Qiaoyun, this might be the best and only opportunity.

Lin Qin keenly sensed something and turned to look at Yan Zhichun at this moment. “Wait a moment… are you sure you want to waste this opportunity? There are more important matters before us right now. Can you set aside your grievance with me first?”

But Yan Zhichun seemed to have an obsession. Her gaze at Lin Qin gradually grew cold, then she firmly asked, “I’ve said before that ‘Extreme Path’ is my faith, so I must clarify this issue. Lin Qin, are you really ‘Extreme Path’?”

The black bead flew before Lin Qin and finally stopped.

Lin Qin helplessly shook her head. She knew that if she couldn’t resolve Yan Zhichun’s doubts here, there would be even more problems to face next.

So she sighed and, staring at the bead at her brow, said, “I am indeed ‘Extreme Path.'”

Yan Zhichun and Jiang Ruoxue simultaneously stared at that bead. If Lin Qin was lying here, the bead would definitely pierce through her brow.

The next scene made everyone feel that the situation was becoming strange.

That bead neither disappeared nor pierced through Lin Qin’s brow, but instead trembled slightly in the air.

It moved to the left for a moment, then to the right, then swayed back and forth a few times, as if it had heard a very tricky answer.

“What’s going on…?” Jiang Ruoxue asked in confusion, turning her head to look at Yan Zhichun.

Yan Zhichun also felt somewhat curious. The two walked forward a step and looked at the bead swaying indecisively at Lin Qin’s brow, both looking bewildered.

Lin Qin thought the bead hadn’t heard her answer, so she cleared her throat and, raising her voice, said, “I, Lin Qin, am an ‘Extreme Path’ practitioner.”

Seeing her answer so solemnly, even Yan Zhichun was about to believe what she said. Unfortunately, that bead still swayed indecisively in midair, neither advancing nor disappearing.

It just shook violently in midair, looking very troubled.

Lin Qin looked at the bead with slight nervousness, then looked at Jiang Ruoxue and asked, “I wasn’t killed, so this should count as me telling the truth, right?”

“I… can’t say for sure,” Jiang Ruoxue shook her head. “Logically speaking, as long as you tell the truth, the bead will disappear, and if you tell a lie, the bead will attack… but I’ve never heard of this kind of indecisive situation…”

Lin Qin’s brain raced at this moment. Even she wasn’t clear where the problem lay. She knew she was definitely telling the truth, but why wasn’t the bead disappearing?

Yan Zhichun opened her mouth, and before she could say the next sentence, that bead seemed to give up. After shaking violently a few times, it left Lin Qin’s brow and instead returned to above Yan Zhichun’s head.

Except for Jiang Ruoxue, the several people present were all experiencing “Serpent Hour” for the first time and didn’t know the underlying principles of this death Q&A game. They only knew that something unusual must have happened. The previous question was clearly voided, and Yan Zhichun had gained the opportunity to ask again.

But what was the reason?

Was “Are you an Extreme Path practitioner?” a question that couldn’t be answered?

This bizarre phenomenon also made Yan Zhichun even more curious about Lin Qin’s identity.

This woman hadn’t lied, but the bead also hadn’t disappeared.

Lin Qin thought for half a second and hurriedly said, “I suggest you don’t try again… These ‘Heaven-level Moments’ can’t operate as stably as precision machinery. There are bound to be more or less problems…”

Yan Zhichun still had no way to determine Lin Qin’s stance. After thinking for half a second, she said again, “Lin Qin, do you want to protect this place?”

The bead flew toward Lin Qin’s brow for the second time and finally stopped.

Seeing that persuasion was fruitless, Lin Qin could only frown and reach up to brush back the disheveled hair by her cheek.

This question was perhaps somewhat fatal.

When she first exposed her identity to Qi Xia at “Heaven’s Mouth” and applied to cooperate with him, she had solemnly said:

“‘Extreme Path’ has always been protecting this place, but I think they’re wrong.”

She had said, “I’ll lend you my power. Let’s destroy this place together.”

She had also said, “My ‘Stimulation’ can greatly increase a person’s ‘Echo’ probability. Let’s form an ‘Echo Army,’ then tear this place to pieces, and finally return to the real world.”

Although she was “Extreme Path,” to this day she had been doing things completely different from the other “Extreme Path” members.

She wanted to get out and wanted to help Qi Xia get out.

After a long while, Lin Qin spoke, “I don’t want to protect this place.”

*Bang.*

This strange bead finally shattered under everyone’s gaze.