“From now on, this young master won’t use his brain anymore,” Chen Junnan said. “Otherwise it’s both tiring and unrewarding. In the time remaining, this young master is going to go wild.”

“That’s fine,” Qi Xia said.

“The ‘marshal’ can’t ‘cross the river’—can ‘bao’ cross the river?” After thinking for a while, Chen Junnan asked again. “Now the question gets a bit complicated. If my ‘bao’ crosses the river, what does it become? An export foreign trade bag?”

“You’ve also participated in ‘Earth-level games.’ They hide many important rules,” Qi Xia said. “From what we can see now, pieces that can’t ‘cross the river’ won’t be eliminated after ‘crossing the river,’ but there are definitely other hidden rules. If you’re bold enough, you can try it yourself and see.”

“This young master’s guts have never been small,” Chen Junnan said. “I’m just afraid you’ll think my guts are too big.”

“Good, being bold isn’t a problem,” Qi Xia nodded. “This was within the tactical plan all along.”

“That’s great then,” Chen Junnan also laughed. “Old Qi, so the ‘strange move’ you gave me was just to draw out my own ‘strange move,’ right?”

“Yes,” Qi Xia nodded. “It’s a kind of throwing out a brick to attract jade.”

“Between us, who exactly is the brick and who is the jade…”

Qi Xia shook his head: “So are you planning to go by yourself? Don’t you need two people together?”

“No need… whether it’s a game or getting physical, I don’t care,” Chen Junnan shook his head. “Tiantian Jie, you wait here and see if that arrogant kid’s group is short of people.”

Tiantian paused after hearing this: “Am I… holding everyone back?”

“Huh?” After hearing this, Chen Junnan hurriedly waved his hand. “No, no, no, no… it’s just that the path this young master is taking next is too wild, too dangerous. Following me would be a bit unsafe for you.”

“Alright…” After hearing this, Tiantian nodded.

“Tiantian, I have another task for you,” Qi Xia said. “It’s still about ‘clever objects.'”

“Not ‘characters,'” Qi Xia said. “Chen Junnan, you go ahead first. Tiantian, stay behind. I have a plan that can determine victory.”

…

Lawyer Zhang and Zheng Yingxiong looked at Chen Junnan in front of them with puzzled expressions.

“Really…?” Lawyer Zhang asked.

“Of course it’s true,” Chen Junnan said. “The plan has changed. This young master is preparing to act alone, not with anyone else.”

“But we’re all in groups of two. If you act alone, it’s not very fair to you. Otherwise…”

“Don’t worry about what’s fair or not fair,” Chen Junnan shook his head. “You guys give me the ‘characters’ first and go back to report to Old Qi. He has a new plan too.”

Zhang Chenze and Zheng Yingxiong looked at each other. Zhang Chenze neither understood Chen Junnan nor understood Qi Xia, and couldn’t make a judgment for a moment.

Zheng Yingxiong, on the other hand, felt that this matter revealed a strange feeling. Even if the other party really wanted to act alone, he should have brought his teammate to explain the situation. Otherwise, what would happen if they encountered enemies on the way?

Thinking of this, he lifted his nose to smell, but immediately raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose. The smell here was too strong… he couldn’t smell anything about “Chen Junnan” at all.

“In that case…” Zhang Chenze nodded and took out a “character” from the pocket of her shirt. But before she could hand the “character” to Chen Junnan, Zheng Yingxiong reached out and grabbed her fist.

“Wait,” Zheng Yingxiong turned his head and looked at Chen Junnan. “Big brother, did you encounter anyone else just now?”

“Yes, damn it,” Chen Junnan replied. “When this young master opened the door, I saw a big sister. I fucking turned around and walked away immediately.”

“So that’s how it is,” Zheng Yingxiong nodded. “Then we’ll give you the ‘character’ first and go back to wait.”

“Alright,” Chen Junnan walked forward a few steps.

Zhang Chenze could only extend her hand upon seeing this, and Zheng Yingxiong also lowered his head to fumble in his pocket.

When Chen Junnan was only three steps away from him, Zheng Yingxiong suddenly burst into action, rushed forward with a flying tackle, and rammed his head into Chen Junnan’s stomach.

This collision used all of Zheng Yingxiong’s body weight and was truly vicious. Chen Junnan’s entire body curled up and fell down, and Zheng Yingxiong’s crown also fell to the ground.

Before Zhang Chenze could react to the current situation, Zheng Yingxiong had already climbed up from the ground.

Taking advantage of the fact that Chen Junnan still couldn’t move, he immediately reached out to feel the other party’s pockets.

“Got it!”

Zheng Yingxiong reached into the other party’s pocket, grabbed the chain and pulled it out. A “chariot” was suspended in his hand.

“‘Chariot’…?” Zhang Chenze was stunned. “Little brother, you…”

“Quick, let’s go! This person isn’t Chen Junnan!” Zheng Yingxiong grabbed Zhang Chenze and immediately ran toward the “Preparation Area.” After running a few steps, he suddenly remembered something and turned back to grab his crown from the ground.

Chen Junnan, curled up on the ground, had an expression full of unwillingness. He hadn’t anticipated at all that the one who attacked him would be a child. Because he hadn’t prepared defenses in advance, after being knocked down by this self-sacrificing attack, it took a full seven or eight seconds before he could stand up.

“Bastard…” He covered his abdomen and leaned against the wall, his expression full of incomprehension. Clearly he had broken through the shackles of this place and obtained an “Echo,” yet he was still seen through immediately by the other party.

In his memory, Chen Junnan shouldn’t have any deep relationship with this woman and child in front of him. Why would he be seen through immediately?

“Could it be that the ‘Echo’ isn’t stable enough yet…” He reached up to touch his own face, feeling that he had indeed stabilized his conviction. Where was the problem…?

…

Chu Tianqiu was discussing something with Yan Zhichun in the “Preparation Area.” When the two turned their heads, they saw Chen Junnan walk in.

He looked exceptionally dejected, as if he had lost his soul.

Both of them paused, but quickly understood.

“Why do you look like this?” Chu Tianqiu asked.

“I don’t want to continue,” Chen Junnan replied. “My ability is completely useless in your and Qi Xia’s teams… I can’t even fool his team members. I failed again. I want to quit.”

“It doesn’t matter if you failed,” Chu Tianqiu said. “Where are the ‘characters’?”

“I lost the ‘characters’ too,” Chen Junnan sighed. “Ask the Earth-Dragon if he can let me go. It’s still early now, so swap in someone else.”

“Don’t be discouraged,” Chu Tianqiu said. “You said it yourself—it’s still early. The outcome is unknown until the last moment. Besides, your conviction is still there, the ‘Transformation’ hasn’t dissipated yet.”

“But it’s useless. Not only did I lose the ‘characters,’ I can’t fool people either…” Chen Junnan said.

After hearing this, Yan Zhichun sighed: “It’s fine, I got the ‘characters.'”

After speaking, she looked at Chu Tianqiu again: “Chu Tianqiu, do you agree to the conditions I just mentioned?”

“Conditions…” After hearing this, Chu Tianqiu smiled. “You said you’d give me the ‘characters,’ and then have me lead the members of ‘Heaven’s Mouth’ to help you handle a thorny problem… this is very difficult to agree to.”

“You don’t have many chances,” Yan Zhichun said. “Many people in this game have their own ideas. You should also know this isn’t just a game. If you don’t agree, I’ll hand over the ‘stone’ and ‘marshal’ in my hand directly to the other side.”

“So… what exactly is this ‘thorny problem’ you’re talking about?” Chu Tianqiu asked again.

“I want the entire ‘Heaven’s Mouth’ to help the ‘Extreme Path’ clear obstacles.”