Qiao Jiajin smiled. “Why so serious? Is everyone going to kill someone?”
“Hey, let go.” Jin Yuanxun said. “Do you want to die too?”
Hearing this, Qiao Jiajin not only didn’t let go, but his expression became serious.
He slowly extended three fingers and pinched Jin Yuanxun’s collarbone. This move made Jin Yuanxun feel uneasy.
“Handsome, explain to me—is this how you use the word ‘too’?”
“What… I…” Jin Yuanxun’s expression looked somewhat aggrieved. “I’m Korean! My Chinese isn’t good! Don’t…”
“Under what circumstances would you normally use ‘too’?” Qiao Jiajin asked. “My Mandarin is also very poor, so I want you to tell me.”
Jin Yuanxun frowned and said, “How could I possibly know that clearly? I only spoke Korean before…”
“Handsome, clench your teeth!” Qiao Jiajin shouted loudly.
“Huh?”
“Clench them!”
Before Jin Yuanxun could react, Qiao Jiajin gripped his collarbone, and his foot swiftly executed a sweep, slamming him heavily to the ground.
His entire back hit the ground with a crisp sound.
If he hadn’t clenched his teeth, Jin Yuanxun’s tongue would probably be bitten off by now.
“Damn it…” He lay on the ground cursing painfully under his breath.
Chen Junnan watched Qiao Jiajin’s clean and decisive moves, smiled helplessly, then shook his head.
This feeling made him momentarily return to seven years ago.
Although he had taken down Jin Yuanxun, Qiao Jiajin didn’t know what to do next.
Now someone was pointing a knife at Chu Tianqiu—should he stop them?
But the other party seemed to have really killed someone. Death for murder was naturally right, but who was actually in the right?
He turned his head and saw Zhang Shan and Yun Yao beside him.
Strangely, the two who previously most protected Chu Tianqiu now had no reaction whatsoever, only watching coldly from the sidelines.
“Fists, let them leave,” Qi Xia said.
“What?”
“No need for spectators. This is a matter between me and Chu Tianqiu.” Qi Xia looked up and said, “Don’t worry, we’re just asking for clarity. We won’t kill anyone.”
Upon hearing this, Yun Yao turned around on her own and pulled up Tiantian. “Tiantian, let’s go.”
“Hmm…?” Tiantian was somewhat confused. “Is this okay?”
“Don’t worry about men’s business—the more you get involved, the more chaotic it becomes.”
Yun Yao took Tiantian’s hand and pushed through the crowd to leave.
Zhang Shan sighed helplessly and also left with Old Lu and Little Glasses.
Qiao Jiajin immediately went with the flow, grinning as he pushed everyone out of the room, then closed the door.
Only those who had left the room with Qi Xia remained inside, plus Jin Yuanxun.
“I understand now…” Chu Tianqiu suddenly revealed a cold smile. “Qi Xia… you did this on purpose?”
“Oh?” Qi Xia raised an eyebrow, then pulled over a chair and sat down. “I don’t understand what you mean.”
“How could you not understand…” Chu Tianqiu twisted his head, revealing a fierce smile. “You really are quite calculating… such an obvious suicide scene, you couldn’t possibly have failed to guess.”
“So what?”
“So you…”
Before he finished speaking, Chen Junnan’s dagger slowly approached Chu Tianqiu’s neck. “Little brat, don’t ask stupid questions. Look into my eyes—do you think I dare to kill you or not?”
This man exuded a faintly sinister aura, and his eyes didn’t look like he was lying.
He really dared to kill here.
Chu Tianqiu swallowed and said, “What do you want?”
Hearing this, Qi Xia couldn’t help but thank Chen Junnan.
He was right—to subdue Chu Tianqiu most quickly, they could only disregard all reason and directly put a knife to his throat.
Qi Xia thought for a moment and said, “I want a way to meet the ‘Heavenly-level,’ and I want two thousand nine hundred ‘Dao.'”
“I can give you the ‘Dao’…” Chu Tianqiu answered. “But I don’t know how to meet the ‘Heavenly-level’…”
“For all your wandering in the ‘Land of Finality’ for two years…” Qi Xia sneered. “You really can’t meet the ‘Heavenly-level’?”
“Qi Xia…” Chu Tianqiu shook his head. “Have you forgotten my ‘purpose’? The ‘Earth-level’ Zodiacs are already enough to achieve my purpose. Why would I provoke the ‘Heavenly-level’?”
“Fine, I’ll believe you for now,” Qi Xia said. “Then I only want the ‘Dao.’ Now have Jin Yuanxun bring the ‘Dao’ over.”
“Now?” Chu Tianqiu was stunned. “You want it right now?”
“What do you mean ‘now’?” Chen Junnan’s knife pressed closer to Chu Tianqiu’s neck again, then his other hand reached out to pat Chu Tianqiu’s face, releasing one word with each pat: “Do. You. Not. Under. Stand?”
This man seemed like Chu Tianqiu’s nemesis.
“Alright…” Chu Tianqiu swallowed. “Calm down. I was going to give the ‘Dao’ to Qi Xia anyway… there’s no need for this.”
“Five minutes,” Qi Xia said. “Is that enough?”
“The time is a bit tight,” Chu Tianqiu answered.
Chen Junnan nodded. “Three and a half minutes. Enough or not?”
“Enough.” Chu Tianqiu decisively nodded. “Jin Yuanxun, come here. I’ll tell you the location.”
“No need,” Qi Xia shook his head. “Just say it directly.”
Chu Tianqiu thought with a heavy expression for a while, then said in a low voice, “Your teammates’ composition is too complex. If I say it here… it’s no different from killing me directly…”
“That’s not within my consideration,” Qi Xia said.
“Fine…” Chu Tianqiu said through gritted teeth. “Jin Yuanxun, the cemetery behind the school—the third grave from the left with ‘Chu Tianqiu’ written on it. Push over the tombstone, and there’s a secret passage underneath…”
“What?” Jin Yuanxun was stunned.
“There’s a cabinet opposite the dining table. Inside are sacks with the ‘Dao’—two large sacks, twenty-nine hundred in total.”
After hearing this, Qi Xia revealed another cold smile.
Indeed, this was no different from killing Chu Tianqiu.
Not only were there people from “Extreme Path” in the room, but also Su Shan who had just recently joined. Chu Tianqiu exposing his hiding place in front of everyone was undoubtedly fatal for him.
“Chu Tianqiu, you should know I’m nearly insane,” Qi Xia said with a smile. “I won’t even mention if you dare to fool us with fake ‘Dao’—even if you give me two thousand eight hundred ninety-nine, we’ll kill you without hesitation.”
“Don’t worry,” Chu Tianqiu slowly closed his eyes. “Our cooperation is mutual. Now it’s ‘sincerity for sincerity.’ Let Jin Yuanxun go get it.”
“Brother Chu, I understand. I’ll go right now.” Jin Yuanxun nodded and then left the room.
“Truly worthy of you…” Qi Xia nodded. “To better study corpses, you live directly in the cemetery?”
Chu Tianqiu’s expression darkened, and he said nothing.
“Qi Xia, what good does getting two thousand nine hundred ‘Dao’ do you?” Chu Tianqiu shifted his body to try to lie flat. “Do you have the ability to protect the ‘Dao’? There’s an ‘Extreme Path’ member beside you. With just a simple thought, she can destroy all your hopes of getting out.”
“No need for you to worry,” Qi Xia said. “Just bring the ‘Dao’ to me. From now on, we’ll still be the best partners.”
The atmosphere became quiet.
The people on the side looked at Qi Xia and this newly joined Chen Junnan with confusion.
What exactly was the situation now?
Could Yu Nian’an really have committed suicide?
Chen Junnan yawned boredly, then extended his index finger and tapped his temple, asking, “By the way, Little Chu, does it still hurt here? Have you been sleeping well at night recently?”
“What?!” Chu Tianqiu’s eyes instantly widened.
“The Little Chu who was so cunning back then has transformed today into a leader. You’ve really got something…” Chen Junnan reached out again and harshly patted Chu Tianqiu’s face.