After letting those three men go, Qi Xia’s expression was still somewhat grave.

He didn’t know whether he or Qiao Jiajin was right or wrong, but in any case, he couldn’t let Tiantian kill someone for him.

“Where should we go next?” Qi Xia asked.

After hearing this, Yun Yao took out a map from her pocket. It was something Chu Tianqiu had given her before they set out.

After looking at it carefully, she said, “Not far from here is a ‘Tiger.’ Want to go check it out together?”

“‘Man-Tiger’?” Qi Xia asked.

“Yes.” Yun Yao nodded. “In the first few days after entering the Land of the End, Chu Tianqiu rarely arranges for people to enter ‘Earth’-level games. After all, we need to preserve our strength—the later days are the main event.”

“Oh?” Qi Xia paused. “Why?”

“Because after going through the early trials, the ‘Echoes’ gradually awaken. At that point, it becomes much easier to tackle ‘Earth’-level games.”

“I see.” Qi Xia nodded.

“But there are special circumstances,” Yun Yao said. “Although Chu Tianqiu doesn’t care much about ‘Dao,’ in order to recruit talented people to the ‘Doorway to Heaven,’ there are always strong leaders who participate in games that award ‘Dao’ in the early stages.”

Qi Xia recalled the first time he met Zhang Shan, who had led Old Lu and Little Glasses to participate in Earth-Ox’s game.

“In that case, let’s go take a look at that ‘Tiger,'” Qi Xia nodded. “I’ve never experienced a tiger game before.”

Qiao Jiajin’s mood had lightened at this point, becoming cheerful again. “Liar, ‘tiger’ sounds perfect for me, doesn’t it?”

“Yes, it does.” Qi Xia nodded and glanced at Qiao Jiajin helplessly. “You’re incredibly capable, but could you please put your shirt on first?”

Only then did Qiao Jiajin realize he was still bare-chested. When he had fought one-on-one with the bald man, he had thrown his shirt on the ground and hadn’t picked it up since.

“My mistake.” Qiao Jiajin laughed awkwardly, walked over to pick up his shirt, and put it on.

…

After walking for about ten minutes and following the map into a very secluded alley, they finally saw a Zodiac.

But it wasn’t a “Tiger” at all.

It was something even more frightening than a “Tiger.”

“It’s a dragon…” Qi Xia narrowed his eyes and murmured to himself. “What’s going on?”

Yun Yao was also somewhat puzzled at this moment.

“Huh? It’s ‘Man-Dragon’?” She looked down to confirm her map, which clearly read “Man-Tiger.”

Qi Xia took the map to look at it. Although the map was drawn somewhat simply, the key information was very clear, including which intersection to turn at.

Yet the game room they had reached following this map belonged to Man-Dragon.

“Would you like to participate in my game? Admission is free,” said the man wearing a stitched mask.

“We can’t participate. Let’s go.” Qi Xia said coldly and turned to leave.

“Wait a minute, Liar…” Qiao Jiajin grabbed Qi Xia and asked, “What’s wrong with ‘Dragon’? What’s the difference from ‘Tiger’?”

“I don’t know.” Qi Xia shook his head. “All I know is that someone told me: first, don’t face a ‘Heaven,’ and second, don’t provoke a ‘Dragon.'”

Although Qiao Jiajin didn’t quite understand, he knew he should trust the “Brain.” “Alright then, forget it.”

The two were about to leave when they noticed Yun Yao standing still, not moving at all.

“Idol, aren’t you coming?” Qiao Jiajin asked.

“I think this is a rare opportunity,” Yun Yao said. “We’ve only encountered ‘Dragon’ once in the city center, so I want to figure out what type of game ‘Dragon’ runs.”

“But I feel ‘Dragon’ is very dangerous,” Qi Xia said. “I suggest you reconsider.”

“What counts as ‘dangerous’ for us?” Yun Yao asked with a bitter smile. “Even if this game kills us, do you think that’s dangerous?”

“Well…”

Qi Xia frowned, feeling that what Yun Yao said also made quite a bit of sense.

No matter how difficult the games here were, they only killed people.

But now he knew that “death” wasn’t something to fear at all.

As long as it didn’t involve gambling with one’s life, all participants were absolutely safe. Moreover, Man-Dragon’s game required no admission fee, which meant they had nothing to lose.

Qi Xia lowered his head in thought for a while and realized the only suspicious point was Chu Tianqiu.

Why would he provide an incorrect map?

Could he be even more foolish and careless than Qi Xia had imagined?

“Yun Yao, you said you’ve seen ‘Dragon’ once. What was that game?” Qi Xia asked.

“It wasn’t me who saw ‘Dragon,’ it was Chu Tianqiu,” Yun Yao said softly. “He said ‘Dragon’ asked him some trivia questions. He didn’t answer all of them correctly, so he failed.”

“Trivia… questions?” Qi Xia’s pupils flickered. “Yun Yao, are you joking with me?”

“Why would I lie to you? That’s what Chu Tianqiu said.”

Qi Xia began thinking again.

Strange, this was all truly too strange.

Among the twelve zodiac animals, the dragon was born divine, possessing immense power.

According to what “Man-Pig” had said, dragons absolutely should not be provoked.

Yet his game was actually “trivia questions”?

“Qi Xia, you all wait here for me,” Yun Yao said. “I want to go take a look by myself.”

Tiantian and Qiao Jiajin turned to look at Qi Xia, not knowing what his plan was.

But for Qi Xia, he had no other path to take.

To understand Chu Tianqiu’s true intentions, he could only throw himself into Man-Dragon’s game.

Was he trying to use Man-Dragon’s hand to eliminate him?

But Yun Yao was clearly with him. If there was danger, what about Yun Yao?

Qi Xia slowly closed his eyes, emptied his thoughts, and pondered carefully.

“Chu Tianqiu… what are you scheming?”

On the other end, Chu Tianqiu hummed classical music, constantly tapping out the rhythm with his fingers.

“Qi Xia… what will you choose?”

Though the two were far apart, their thoughts clashed like swords.

Before long, Qi Xia opened his eyes. “Yun Yao, I’ve decided to go with you.”

“Hm?” Yun Yao turned around. “There’s no need. I can go by myself.”

“No, I’ll go with you,” Qi Xia said. “Let Qiao Jiajin and Tiantian wait here.”

Yun Yao couldn’t persuade Qi Xia otherwise, so she could only shrug helplessly and then walk toward Man-Dragon.

Qiao Jiajin and Tiantian looked at each other helplessly.

“We two want to participate in the game,” Yun Yao said to Man-Dragon.

“No,” Man-Dragon shook his head. “Minimum of four participants.”

“Four people?”

Hearing this, Qiao Jiajin slowly walked forward.

“Liar, where do you think you’re going without the ‘Fist’?”

“Qiao Jiajin, don’t act rashly. I feel something’s off about this,” Qi Xia said with a furrowed brow. “You and Tiantian wait here. We’ll wait for two more passersby.”

“That won’t do. Let Tiantian wait here alone,” Qiao Jiajin shook his head. “If we’re going, we go together.”

“Stop fooling around!” Qi Xia’s brows were tightly knit. “I can’t let something happen to you again!”

“‘Again’?” Qiao Jiajin was startled. “I don’t quite understand, but it’s the same for me. I can’t lose my ‘Brain’ again either.”

“What nonsense…” Qi Xia didn’t understand either. “Didn’t I say to listen to me? I’m telling you to stay here, don’t try to be a hero.”

Qiao Jiajin completely ignored him and took a step forward. “Liar, you know what? A person can still live without their ‘Fist,’ but if they lose their ‘Brain,’ they can’t survive.”

“You…”

At this moment, Tiantian also stepped forward and said, “Take me along too. There will be places where you’ll need me.”

Qi Xia was in a difficult position.

He didn’t want to see Qiao Jiajin and Tiantian come to harm. After all, the last cycle was still fresh in his mind.

But if the game really was “trivia questions,” it actually didn’t matter how many people he brought along—there would be no danger at all.

Qi Xia thought for another moment, then looked up and asked, “Man-Dragon, what type is your game?”

“Team cooperation,” Man-Dragon answered without hesitation.