“Phew… Tiantian, finally found you.”

Yun Yao walked in while speaking, “I was so worried… Are you alright?”

Tiantian was currently bandaging Qiao Jiajin’s fists. The injuries on Qiao Jiajin’s body were not only numerous but also extensive, with some concentrated on his cheeks, making the bandaging quite difficult.

“I…” Tiantian smiled when she saw Yun Yao, stopping the movements of her hands. “I’m fine. It’s dangerous outside, why are you looking for me?”

“Nothing much, just worried you might get bullied.” Yun Yao walked in and sat down as if she didn’t see anyone else there.

“Yo, big star.” Chen Junnan greeted while turning back to say to Zhang Chenze, “Big lawyer, maybe you should let me do it myself, I’m feeling a bit embarrassed.”

“It’s fine, you can’t do it conveniently yourself.” Zhang Chenze shook her head and said, “Although I’m not very skilled at bandaging either, at least I can stop the bleeding.”

“The idol woman’s here.” Qiao Jiajin laughed and said, “Don’t worry, with us here, who would bully Tiantian woman?”

Yun Yao looked at everyone in the room, her gaze stopping on Qi Xia who had just walked out from inside.

“Qi Xia… you’re here too.” Yun Yao looked at him with a complicated expression. “What are you all doing here?”

“Consider it recuperation.” Qi Xia said. “How’s the situation outside?”

“Outside… my god…” Yun Yao took a breath and slowly said, “When I left, the giant bell was destroyed. Baihu looked like he’d gone mad, constantly clamoring to find the ‘clever device’. At that time, Xuanwu also showed up, but was led away by a group of people wearing leather clothes.”

“Good.” Qi Xia nodded, confirming his speculation.

“Right now the streets are truly in chaos…” Yun Yao said. “I’m a bit worried about tonight.”

“What about it?”

“Normal.” Qi Xia said. “Many wars start with the banner of ‘justice’ through small-scale disturbances. When enough people get involved, the scope gradually expands and the reasons become increasingly absurd.”

“So you all still dare to stay so openly in such a large building?” Yun Yao added. “The violent behavior should spread here soon. Deep night in this situation is very dangerous.”

“Don’t worry, we won’t be here by deep night.” Qi Xia said.

“What…?”

“Yun Yao, what guided you here?” Qi Xia asked. “Was it ‘Strong Luck’?”

“Yes.” Yun Yao nodded. “I threw my lipstick and told myself ‘I want to go to the place I most want to go’. It was the lipstick that guided me here.”

“‘The place most wanted to go’…” Qi Xia suddenly understood the meaning of all this.

“Yo ho!” Chen Junnan laughed. “Big star, is Tiantian that important to you?”

“At least that’s what the lipstick told me.” Yun Yao answered. “I’m really worried about Tiantian.”

“Maybe for you, the place you wanted to go was something else.” Qi Xia pondered for a moment and said. “Since fate brought you here, there must be a purpose for you.”

“Hmm…?”

“Tonight you’ll set out with us.”

“Where exactly are you all going?”

“Speaking of which, I’ve never seriously mentioned this to you all.” Qi Xia said. “Right now the entire ‘Land of the End’ is in chaos, the ‘ears’ probably aren’t aimed at me either. It’s time to give you all a chance to choose.”

Chen Junnan and Qiao Jiajin felt there was something odd about Qi Xia’s words. Having reached such a critical moment, was there still any need for choice?

But they quickly realized there were still Zhang Chenze, Tiantian, and Yun Yao in this room. Perhaps the following words were meant for them.

“I’ve planned a major event with the goal of leading everyone to escape the ‘Land of the End’ and return to the place where we should live.” Qi Xia said. “For me, naturally the more people joining this plan the better. After all, everyone present is an ‘Echoer’, and you never know when you might play your part.”

“Leading everyone… to escape?” Yun Yao was stunned, looking toward Tiantian and Zhang Chenze beside her.

Although these two had never mentioned their own affairs in real life, Yun Yao could tell from their eyes that they didn’t want to escape.

“I…” Zhang Chenze took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. “Qi Xia… ‘return to the place where we should live’… does that mean…”

“It’s just as you think.” Qi Xia said.

Zhang Chenze’s expression gradually became troubled. After a while, she furrowed her brow as if engaged in some complex psychological struggle.

After a long time, she spoke, “I… can accept it.”

“Good.” Qi Xia nodded. “You are an absolutely rational person. I respect your choice.”

“I want to face what I should face.” Zhang Chenze nodded and said. “I want to go back and try once more. Perhaps everything will develop in a good direction.”

“You will definitely succeed.” Qi Xia nodded to Zhang Chenze, then looked at Tiantian. “What about you?”

Tiantian’s expression looked more indifferent than anyone else’s, as if she had never considered the feasibility of this plan from the beginning.

After a few seconds, she asked, “So where are we going tonight?”

“The ‘Train’.” Qi Xia answered. “It’s where all the ‘Zodiacs’ gather.”

“Can I die there?” Tiantian asked again.

“You…” Qi Xia had expected Tiantian would say this, but he had never figured out how to answer this question.

“Girl, what are you saying?” Chen Junnan said. “Is there anything that must be resolved by death?”

“I don’t approve.” Yun Yao said. “Since it’s already come to this point, if we can get out and take a look… why must you seek death?”

“Whether we get out or not doesn’t matter to me.” Tiantian shook her head. “I’m truly different from Lawyer Zhang… She’s willing to fight her fate to the death, but my personality determines that I can only resign myself to adversity. I have no way to return to the outside.”

“Even now?” Lawyer Zhang asked. “After you’ve experienced so much, seen so many matters of life and death… do you still feel you can’t overcome a small fate?”

“I…”

“I think Lawyer woman is right.” Qiao Jiajin nodded, taking the bandage from Tiantian’s hands and wrapping it himself. “Tiantian woman, the Liar said that in ‘Cangjie’s Chess’ it was thanks to you that our team could win. Do you know who you beat? The opposing side were all monsters.”

Tiantian was stunned after hearing this, feeling as if she had been inspired.

“You will succeed too.” Qi Xia said. “It’s merely ‘fate’. I’ve spent decades doing so many things just to tell myself that we can overcome ‘fate’.”

“Qi Xia…” Tiantian raised her head, looking at him with complicated eyes.

“If you’ve all decided…” Qi Xia said. “Rest here now. Dusk is about to arrive, and I’ll lead you to infiltrate the ‘Train’.”