“Yes, Brother.” Jin Yuanxun said. “He looked like he was deliberately trying to sow discord. Do you have any thoughts?”

“This matter is worth pondering.” Chu Tianqiu extended one finger to touch his forehead. “Would Chen Junnan want to use such an inferior tactic in front of several clever people?”

“‘Inferior’…?” Jin Yuanxun felt somewhat puzzled in his heart.

Because in his view, this method was rather clever, yet in Chu Tianqiu’s eyes it became an inferior tactic.

“Brother… maybe Chen Junnan is just that kind of person? His thinking is more direct, without much purposefulness like that.”

“No…” Chu Tianqiu said with a frown. “Chen Junnan is definitely not as carefree as he appears on the surface… He was able to stand in front of a group of people carrying many ‘characters’—clearly he made full preparations. Moreover, according to what you said… he was targeting Doctor Zhao from the very beginning, which shows he had already thought through what to do.”

“I don’t understand… Brother…” Jin Yuanxun said. “What exactly is he trying to do?”

Chu Tianqiu pondered for a long time without speaking. He understood Chen Junnan, but couldn’t fathom his intentions.

Could it be…

“Diverting trouble eastward, secretly crossing Chen Cang.” Chu Tianqiu suddenly furrowed his brow. “This means there’s a ‘mole’ in our team, but this person isn’t Zhao Haibo.”

“‘Mole’…?” Jin Yuanxun was also stunned.

“That’s right… this makes sense now.” Chu Tianqiu slowly revealed a smile. “Using a clumsy tactic to conceal the truth that’s easiest to overlook… this is exactly what Chen Junnan would do. The more we show disdain and suspicion toward his tactic, the more successful his tactic becomes… because he’s using Doctor Zhao, this ‘fake mole,’ to tell the ‘real truth.'”

“Brother! Does ‘mole’ mean ‘spy’?” Jin Yuanxun asked again. “Do you know who it is…?”

“I can’t say for sure.” Chu Tianqiu said with a frown. “When two armies clash, how could there not be ‘spies’…”

Chu Tianqiu felt that everyone in the team except Jin Yuanxun could potentially betray them, including Wen Qiaoyun.

Plus there was Yan Zhichun, this “Extreme Path” member who seemed to have deep ties with Qi Xia, as well as Xu Liunian who was personally selected by Qi Xia, and Zhang Shan who had always maintained a skeptical attitude toward him…

Anyone could be a “mole” planted by the other side.

“Can’t say for now, but we’ll know soon enough.” Chu Tianqiu said. “The urgent matter is to learn the news from the ‘front line.’ Jin Yuanxun, you need to stand next to them to gather intelligence. Remember not to let yourself fall into a game.”

“But won’t you be very dangerous…?” Jin Yuanxun asked again. “Brother, don’t you need me here to protect you?”

“Don’t worry.” Chu Tianqiu said. “If I’m not mistaken, the other side also has our ‘mole.’ Both sides’ ‘Marshals’ are equally in danger. Unfortunately, the other side’s team is too stable—this ‘mole’ seems out of place compared to the others and will be exposed very early.”

“Alright… in that case…” Jin Yuanxun said. “I’ll go take a look at the ‘front line’ like that. I’ll guarantee the ‘character’s’ safety.”

“Good.” Chu Tianqiu said. “Also… you still need to research how to use ‘Echo’ in this place.”

“I understand.”

…

Qinglong sat cross-legged on a pure black floor tile, continuously supporting his chin with a heavy expression.

Earth-Dragon stood one step behind Qinglong, not daring to say a word.

“Were you… originally such a silent person?” Qinglong asked.

“Mm…?”

Earth-Dragon’s voice was very small because she felt Qinglong seemed to be talking to himself.

“Where do you want to go after this game?” Qinglong asked again in a low voice while staring below.

Earth-Dragon wasn’t quite sure if Qinglong was talking to her, and could only ask back in a low voice: “Are you talking to me…?”

“Otherwise?”

“Ah… I…” Earth-Dragon hurriedly answered. “After this game, I might go inspect rooms to see if other ‘Earth-Level’ have been hiding contraband in their rooms recently… Also, I received several contract applications and may need to find ‘Heaven-Dragon’…”

Earth-Dragon felt like she had said something wrong, her voice becoming smaller and smaller.

And Qinglong merely stared below in silence.

“Qinglong… why are you suddenly asking this?” Earth-Dragon asked.

“I’ve known for a long time that you’re Qi Xia’s person.” Qinglong said. “‘Heaven-Dragon’ is the same.”

After hearing this, Earth-Dragon’s expression changed as she unnaturally retreated half a step.

“But I’m really very curious.” Qinglong said again. “After you do all this… where exactly are you going?”

“I…” Earth-Dragon only knew that her heartbeat instantly accelerated, her mind gradually becoming blank.

She didn’t understand what Qinglong’s question meant, nor did she ever remember Qinglong showing this kind of expression.

He looked both dangerous and desolate.

“Assuming the best-case scenario…” Qinglong said expressionlessly. “All the ‘Heaven-Level’ are killed, the ‘Divine Beasts’ are killed—even if all the ‘Zodiacs’ are killed… then what?”

Earth-Dragon remained silent for a long time, only able to slowly say: “I… don’t know.”

“By the way, did you know?” Qinglong said again. “The ‘Train’ cannot leave.”

“What…?”

“The ‘Train’ only has three stations total.” Qinglong said. “Besides the ‘Taoyuan’ station, there are two other pitch-black void spaces where there’s nothing at all.”

After hearing this, Earth-Dragon’s brow furrowed slightly—she had no way to judge the truth or falsehood of this statement.

“But what’s strange is…” Qinglong said again. “Qi Xia seems to have used some method to open a brand new ‘platform.'”

“You mean… that ‘door’ emanating red light…?”

“Yes.” Qinglong nodded. “When your game opened this morning, fortunately all the ‘Zodiacs’ had already left the ‘Train’ to go to work… otherwise, if anyone had opened the door at that time, they would have gone directly to that eerie platform.”

Qinglong sat on the ground, slowly turning his head back, almost looking up at Earth-Dragon, saying softly: “Did you hear it…? The sounds coming from inside that ‘door.'”

“I… heard it.” Earth-Dragon answered truthfully.

“What terrifying wails and howls… what deep crimson and eerie light…” Qinglong said. “If I’m not mistaken, if Qi Xia truly masters the method of operating the ‘Train,’ he will take everyone to that blood-red world.”

After hearing this, Earth-Dragon was slightly stunned, feeling a chill down her back.

Because she clearly remembered Qi Xia saying that door led to a “new world.”

“So I’m really somewhat uncertain.” Qinglong said. “What exactly does Qi Xia want to do…? And where does he want to take you all?”