Qi Xia frowned, carefully examined Wei Yang’s expression, and decisively shook off his hand.

Staying alive is what matters…?

This reason was far too absurd.

When did he and Wei Yang before him develop a friendship where they would save each other’s lives?

“Qi Xia! Trust me! We need to find a place to hide first!” Wei Yang’s hoarse voice said again. “If we don’t leave now, it’ll be too late.”

Qi Xia looked up again at the black rainstorm about to fall. He knew that letting these black raindrops fall on his head was definitely not a wise move, so he could only choose to find a place to take shelter.

No matter how he looked at it, this thing seemed like a Heavenly Moment, with danger far exceeding that posed by Wei Yang before him.

The two arrived at a dilapidated building before the black rainstorm fell. Every time Qi Xia wanted to say something, Wei Yang raised a finger to interrupt him. Then they heard a whooshing sound outside the door—the black rainstorm had already fallen.

Two “raindrops” directly pierced through the building’s ceiling and hung suspended above their heads.

It seemed this city was so dilapidated—looking like it had been burned by fire or struck by earthquake—causing many buildings to collapse and decay. This couldn’t be unrelated to these “Heavenly Moments”.

Qi Xia frowned and looked up. These two strange raindrops just hung there quietly, neither falling nor leaving.

Yet Wei Yang before him paid no attention to the black raindrops at all, instead staring fixedly at Qi Xia’s eyes.

“What… what…” Wei Yang muttered to himself. “These eyes of yours… damn… damn…”

Qi Xia slowly narrowed his eyes. Although he had recovered some memories, he still wasn’t quite clear on what Wei Yang was doing here.

“Don’t ask questions…” Wei Yang’s entire body trembled, and he raised his finger covered in black blood to point at the black dots in the sky. “It’s the ‘Heavenly-Snake Moment’… kid.”

“Heavenly-Dragon” seemed to be getting more anxious.

“People who meet during the ‘Heavenly-Snake Moment’ can pose questions to each other… If the other party can’t answer, they’ll have their skull pierced by this black bead.” Wei Yang revealed his dry yellow teeth and said to Qi Xia, “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity… It seems ‘Heavenly-Snake’ was right—you’ve already started changing. If I don’t find you now to get answers, perhaps I’ll never be able to understand your heart again.”

After hearing this, Qi Xia slowly revealed a manic smile: “So you made a deal with Heavenly-Snake. No wonder you appeared here. It sounds like only one of us can survive. This is really quite interesting.”

Seeing Qi Xia reveal this expression, Wei Yang’s face seemed to freeze.

He thought he had known Qi Xia for a long time, yet had never seen him show this kind of expression. He seemed like a completely different person.

Qi Xia raised his head to look at the sky and said again: “Your courage is really quite bold, to actually come before me at a time like this.”

“You…” Seeing Qi Xia’s appearance, Wei Yang slowly swallowed. He didn’t know what had happened to Qi Xia.

Looking at him now, Qi Xia no longer seemed human. This was a sign of becoming a “god”, yet he also seemed to have gone mad.

“The ‘Heavenly-Snake Moment’.” Qi Xia nodded. “At this time, among many people standing together, as long as someone asks ‘what is this thing’, the person beside them will die a violent death. What a domineering ‘Moment’. ‘Heavenly-Dragon’ appears more anxious than I imagined.”

“You know quite a lot…” Wei Yang pressed his lips together. “We haven’t seen each other for just a few days… yet you’ve already become like this.”

Hearing this, Qi Xia’s smile grew even wider.

“It seems these ‘black dots’ only support each person asking one question, otherwise you wouldn’t be speaking so carefully.” Qi Xia said. “It really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I suggest you ask me your question now, otherwise you’ll regret it.”

Wei Yang pondered for a moment, then said: “Forget it… I won’t ask.”

He knew that asking Qi Xia questions wasn’t important, but what came next—when Qi Xia opened his mouth—might very well take his life.

“I should leave first…”

Wei Yang’s eyes dodged for a moment. His crazed expression seemed to suddenly remember something, and he headed toward the building’s door to leave. But Qi Xia obviously wouldn’t give him the opportunity, directly blocking the building’s entrance, instantly turning the tables.

“Even for ‘mind reading’, you need to rely on the ‘Heavenly-Snake Moment’ to find me.” Qi Xia looked at Wei Yang with some interest. “Whether it’s you or ‘Heavenly-Snake’, you can’t figure out what I’m thinking… How very interesting.”

“Damn… that bastard Heavenly-Snake…” Wei Yang said with his head lowered. “He only told me I could find you to resolve the doubts in my heart. He didn’t tell me you now carry a pair of sheep’s eyes…”

Qi Xia remained silent, raising his head to look at the black dot above Wei Yang’s head. Even if he had many questions now, there was no way to ask them.

For instance, why would he appear here?

For instance, how would he know the “Heavenly-Snake Moment” was descending?

And for instance, what deal exactly did he make with Heavenly-Snake?

“Ask.” Qi Xia said. “This time I’m giving you the opportunity. Ask your question and hurry up and get lost.”

Before Wei Yang could speak, a sense of defeat was already hanging on his face. So what if he figured out Qi Xia’s intentions now…?

He had already begun transforming.

But thinking more carefully, this was perhaps the only chance to extract true answers from Qi Xia’s mouth. He could only ponder for a moment, then steel himself to ask: “Qi Xia, all your current efforts… is your ultimate goal to lead everyone out?”

As soon as the words fell, the black raindrop above Wei Yang’s head slowly moved forward, traveling all the way to Qi Xia’s brow. It trembled continuously, looking ready to strike at any moment.

“No.” Qi Xia answered decisively. “No one can get out of this place.”

After Qi Xia answered, the black raindrop suspended at his brow swayed slightly, then with a “bang” turned to dust.

Even Qi Xia himself hadn’t expected this crisis to be so easily resolved. He also hadn’t expected Wei Yang, as someone who had preserved memories here for a long time, to ask such a stupid question.

But before he could say anything, Wei Yang suddenly rushed forward and grabbed his collar.

“You liar!!” Wei Yang roared. “The deception techniques you learned from me—were they meant to be used against me?!”

“Oh?” After hearing this, Qi Xia slowly raised his eyebrows. “I don’t understand.”

“Damn!! How much longer are you planning to deceive me?!” Wei Yang’s emotions clearly spiraled out of control. “You have no intention of taking everyone out! Then what have all my years of effort been for?! I left your team and waited day after day in a farm like an endless hell—what was I waiting for?!”