“Qi Xia…?” Black Sheep frowned slightly.

“Yes…!” Xiao Ran had never imagined that these two characters she deeply detested would now become her life-saving straw. “It’s Qi Xia! He’s the rebel ringleader. I heard it with my own ears!”

Black Sheep slowly withdrew his hand and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

A playful smile appeared on his face—a smile that left Xiao Ran uncertain whether she was doomed or saved.

Black Sheep paid no attention to Xiao Ran, only contemplating the current situation.

At this very moment, many incomprehensible things would indeed happen on the “Train.”

But once these situations became associated with the two characters “Qi Xia,” they required careful consideration.

“So you’re Qi Xia’s…” Black Sheep deliberated over his wording. “…friend?”

“Friend… how is that possible? He’s my enemy!” Xiao Ran said. “Although I came from the same room as him… I really haven’t colluded with him. You must believe me. Right now, he wants to rebel, and I came up specifically to expose him!”

“Came from the same room…?”

Black Sheep now finally understood that the woman before him was definitely not simple.

A teammate from Qi Xia’s room absolutely couldn’t be a useless chess piece. After all, he had far too long a time to screen his teammates.

Keeping such a woman in the room—wouldn’t that cause the entire room’s people to split?

“Wait…” Black Sheep lowered his head and thought carefully for a while…

Why must he ensure unity among the room’s internal personnel?

Before everything was fully prepared, what he feared most was the entire room being too united, then sweeping forward irresistibly under Qi Xia’s leadership, and finally challenging the Twin Dragons too early.

This would cause Qi Xia’s painstakingly managed plan to end in complete failure.

So before he made thorough preparations, someone among the room’s people needed to be specifically responsible for division.

Qi Xia needed a powerful team for his own use, but couldn’t let this team be exposed too early.

So arranging a “divider” at this moment was naturally the best choice.

Black Sheep slowly reached up to stroke his chin, feeling that although this situation seemed absurd, if it was done by Qi Xia, it was perfectly reasonable.

Even so… Black Sheep still had one enormous question.

That was—how did Qi Xia ensure this woman before him survived until now and safely escorted her onto the “Train”?

Given this woman’s methods, experience, and scheming, protecting her was definitely not an easy task.

Because she might seek her own death.

Even with covert protection, one might witness a real-life version of a dog biting Lü Dongbin.

As long as she remained a “Participant” for even a second, the probability of death increased by a second.

Black Sheep was glad the task he received was “kill Heavenly-Ox” rather than protecting this woman, otherwise he would have failed Brother Sheep’s cultivation.

Looking at it now, this was truly a fragmented situation. This woman viewed Qi Xia as a mortal enemy, yet Qi Xia ensured she could ultimately board the “Train.”

Anyone could figure out that Qi Xia had ten thousand methods to deal with her. After all, he had witnessed Baiyang’s methods far too many times.

Even he could tell at a glance that this woman was lying… how could Baiyang not see it?

Yet she was still alive to this day.

This meant he also shouldn’t kill her, but rather should let her do what she was supposed to do.

After all, something like “rebellion” would be fully exposed in a few minutes anyway—one informer wouldn’t make a difference.

“So… what is your ‘Echo’?” Black Sheep asked.

Black Sheep felt that if this woman could truly be useful, it must be because of the special nature of her “Echo.”

“‘Echo’…?” Xiao Ran was stunned. “I don’t seem to have that kind of thing…”

Black Sheep nodded. The situation was about as he guessed.

This woman didn’t know her own “Echo,” but Qi Xia definitely knew, otherwise he wouldn’t have arranged her into his room.

So she was being used as a chess piece without her knowledge.

“As expected of Brother Sheep’s style of doing things,” Black Sheep murmured quietly.

Xiao Ran didn’t hear Black Sheep’s murmur clearly and could only ask tentatively again, “So… big brother, do you also have a grudge with Qi Xia?”

“I… oh, yes, of course,” Black Sheep nodded. “If you hadn’t mentioned that name, I almost killed you. Now it’s fine—you’ve paid your life-buying fee.”

“Phew… that scared me to death…” Xiao Ran patted her chest, showing a smile of relief. “Big brother, I felt something wasn’t right earlier… so you really misunderstood.”

“Yes,” Black Sheep nodded. “It’s fine now. For Qi Xia’s sake, I won’t kill you.”

“Right, for our common enemy Qi Xia!” Xiao Ran said with a smile.

Black Sheep didn’t respond, just revealed a smile again.

With this level of mentality, what exactly was he worried about?

Never mind matching his own scheming—even those numerous “rebel” teams couldn’t possibly fall for her tricks.

Smart people in the world aren’t scary; those who think themselves clever are scary.

Xiao Ran took another step forward and casually hooked her arm around Black Sheep’s. “But I really didn’t lie. That person called Qi Xia is going to rebel. We need to notify Heavenly-Dragon and Qinglong immediately. Big brother, can you take me there?”

“I…” Black Sheep’s smiling expression gradually became chilling. He coldly pushed away Xiao Ran’s hand and said softly, “Miss, I’m still a bit busy. How about I point you in a direction and you go see Qinglong yourself?”

“I… go by myself?”

“Don’t worry,” Black Sheep nodded. “Qinglong is very nice—refined, cultured, and approachable. Feel free to tell him whatever you want.”

“Really…?” Xiao Ran asked uncertainly. “Is Qinglong your biggest leader?”

“Yes.” After Black Sheep finished speaking, he turned around and pointed behind himself into the distance, saying to Xiao Ran, “See that door at the very front?”

Xiao Ran walked over to take a closer look. “Mm…!”

That door was at the very end of the corridor, still a very long distance from here.

“Go knock on that door,” Black Sheep smiled. “Qinglong is sitting inside.”

“Thank you so much… big brother,” Xiao Ran smiled at Black Sheep again. “If Qinglong gives any reward, I’ll definitely find a way to share some with you.”

“No need,” Black Sheep patted Xiao Ran’s shoulder. “I’m not blessed enough to enjoy the rewards he gives. You keep them for yourself.”

As the two were talking, a door nearby opened and several “Man-level Zodiacs” walked out. They seemed not to have found their teacher in the room and were preparing to go out searching.

They immediately saw Xiao Ran and Black Sheep, their eyes instantly becoming extremely complex.

They even momentarily forgot whether they should call a “Heavenly-level” to handle the “Participant” boarding the train.

“Get back inside and close your eyes,” Black Sheep said coldly. “This woman must walk to Qinglong’s room alive today.”

After hearing this, the several “Man-level” paused slightly, knowing this Black Sheep before them was not to be provoked, and hurriedly turned back and slammed the door shut.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran smiled even more happily. “Big brother! You’ve been such a huge help!”