So I chose to destroy the “Dao” in the hands of those without “Echo” as much as possible.

This way they wouldn’t remember me.

If the other party had “Echo,” I would try my best to avoid them.

In other words, I planned to execute these three difficult problems on three types of people. If the other party’s condition already looked terrible, I would use “Seize Heart and Soul” from the shadows to control them—even making them bang their head against a wall would work. This way they would fall into even deeper despair unknowingly.

At the same time, I would participate in games as much as possible, using my acting skills to make everyone lose during the games. If circumstances allowed, I would destroy the “Dao” at the last moment.

As for… “recruiting the strong,” I might need to make some changes.

Perhaps I needed to find some lunatics to work with me.

Ten days later, I walked out of that incredibly simple interview room again and stood before the solitary building.

What made me curious was that the long-haired girl passed by me once more. This time she turned her head to look at me again.

Things in this world were truly coincidental. Could her “spawn point” be right across from me?

This time she didn’t leave directly. Instead, after seeing me, she slowly stopped and stared at me with eyes full of interest.

I didn’t like the feeling of being watched and could only shift my gaze to the side, trying not to make eye contact with her. But I felt her gaze continuously on me—I couldn’t avoid it.

“Do you need something?” I turned my head back to ask her.

“Me…?” The girl smiled, then walked forward a step, testing my safe distance. “I’m also a bit curious—do you need something?”

“I… need something…?” I felt she was very strange. “What’s going on? Weren’t you the one who took the initiative to stand here looking at me? Why are you asking if I need something?”

“No, the logical relationship is wrong.” The girl shook her head, revealing a smile I couldn’t fathom. “I once told myself in front of a mirror that if someone really needed me, let me appear before that person. But I’ve appeared here twice—could it be that you’re looking for me? What do you need from me?”

I began to not understand what she was saying. This seemed like reasoning from effect to cause—she had reversed the logical relationship.

It was as absurd as saying “because I fell down today, there’s a rock on the ground.”

“When I saw you last time, I noticed you were wearing a white dress, and you looked harmless—I thought I’d mistaken you for someone else.” The girl tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled again. “Have you encountered some difficulty? I’ve never seen such a powerful ‘causality’ that could stop all my actions and pull me here. Is what you’re doing very important? Can you let me participate?”

Although I couldn’t understand, I felt she was acting crazy.

“I’m fine, don’t bother with me.”

I turned around to walk into the building, but she really had no sense of boundaries—she actually followed me in.

“Why so hasty?” she called from behind me. “According to normal procedure, shouldn’t we introduce ourselves? My name is Jiang Ruoxue. What’s your name?”

She was really the type of person I couldn’t stand—acting familiar with everyone. This would disrupt my own rhythm.

“Say something.” She followed behind me, chattering nonstop. “I quite like girls like you. How about I just call you ‘wifey’?”

I was just about to retrieve the note I’d hidden in the previous cycle, but hearing this sentence, my movements froze.

“Are you done yet…?” I said irritably. “I don’t know you, I don’t agree with your ‘logic,’ and the first impression you’re giving me is very poor. These three points mean we can never become friends.”

“So you must have very few friends, right?” She unceremoniously pulled over a chair, patted off the dust, and sat down with a plop. “How can you predefine whether someone can become your friend? Every ’cause’ in this world leads to different ‘effects.’ You and I standing here together means we have a special fate.”

“Is that so?” I asked back. “But I feel this fate seems man-made, not destined by heaven.”

“But heaven’s will is also man-made.” She looked at me with a smile. “What’s wrong, wifey? Why so hasty to reject me? Are you feeling shy?”

I never imagined these words would come from a girl’s mouth, making me feel indescribably strange.

“Don’t call me wifey.” I said with furrowed brows. “If you want to find a wife, I suggest you look for someone else. You and I are not the same kind of people.”

“So you don’t like girls?” she asked again.

“I don’t like men either.” I said. “In this world, I only love myself.”

“What a coincidence.” She dragged her chair closer to me once more. “So do I.”

At this moment I realized I might have encountered trouble.

When you’re unclear about someone’s purpose, make the worst assumption first.

“What do you want?” I asked.

“Why are you asking this again…” She shook her head helplessly. “I told you, I sensed that you really need help, which is why ‘fate’ brought me here. But if you won’t explain your problem now, how can I help you?”

I… really needed help?

I had to admit she guessed right—I did need help. But why would she want to help me?

Seeing my silence, she said to me: “No matter what your plan is, tell me about it. I can sense you’re not an ordinary person—you’re just a bit smarter and more cautious than normal people. But could what you’re planning in your mind really be this enormous?”

“I…”

At this moment I began to hesitate. When I needed help, a very strange woman happened to come before me—what was going on?

“Are you also one of ‘Baiyang’s’ people?” I asked.

“‘Baiyang’…” She sounded somewhat excited, her eyebrows instantly rising. “Interesting, interesting. Is there ‘Zodiac’ business involved in this?”

I felt like I’d been played. She clearly knew nothing, yet was clinging here.

I didn’t know if she had “Echo,” and I was even considering using “Seize Heart and Soul” to kill her.

“Hey, listen.” She gave me a mischievous smile. “Let me join you, no matter what you want to do. I’m very strong—I can definitely make your efforts twice as effective.”

Hearing this, I reached up to touch my forehead. Could this be the path I had to walk?

I’d just said I wanted to gather a group of lunatics to help me, but I didn’t expect it to come true so quickly.

“Jiang Ruoxue, what is your ‘Echo’?” I asked.

“I’m ‘Causality.'” she said. “It’s precisely because of this ‘Echo’ that brought us two together here. Isn’t it wonderful?”