Heavenly-Sheep frowned and raised his eyes, shooting out a pleading gaze from behind his black-framed glasses toward a young man sitting across from him who was so fat that his neck was almost invisible.

This person was none other than Heavenly-Dog.

Heavenly-Dog kept his head deeply lowered, staring at the tabletop as if he couldn’t see anything at all.

Heavenly-Sheep knew that if Qinglong had any plan, Heavenly-Dog should be the first person to hear about it. Now, if everyone wanted to save themselves, they could only make some small moves right under Qinglong’s nose.

Heavenly-Dog reached up to scratch his obese face, and at that moment lifted his head, meeting Heavenly-Sheep’s gaze directly.

Heavenly-Sheep reached up and pretended to adjust his glasses, actually blocking Qinglong’s line of sight, then fiercely furrowed his brow at Heavenly-Dog.

“Don’t ask me… I can’t say…” Heavenly-Dog’s “inner voice” directly transmitted into Heavenly-Sheep’s mind.

After hearing this, Heavenly-Sheep’s expression became even more anxious. Unfortunately, he had no way to speak directly, and could only continuously give Heavenly-Dog eye signals, hoping the other party would understand what critical juncture they were at now.

“This matter is too big… I advise you not to inquire about it either… We should focus on preserving our lives.” After Heavenly-Dog transmitted his “inner voice” once more, he immediately lowered his head, avoiding Heavenly-Sheep’s gaze.

“Damn it…” Heavenly-Sheep cursed silently in his heart. “Are you also not planning to stand on Heavenly-Dragon’s side anymore…”

Qinglong looked at Heavenly-Sheep’s appearance and let out a soft laugh, then slowly stood up. Heavenly-Sheep also stood up straight at this moment.

Qinglong left his chair, and Heavenly-Sheep also left the round table. The two of them approached each other step by step, causing the numerous other “Heaven-level” individuals to turn their attention to them one after another.

Heavenly-Sheep looked at Qinglong with a face full of terror. He appeared to be struggling, but he had absolutely no control over his own hands and feet.

The two were less than half a meter apart when they finally stopped.

Heavenly-Sheep’s frame was ultimately thin and small. Although he looked a few years older than Qinglong, his figure appeared like that of a child.

Heavenly-Sheep wanted to lower his head after hearing this, but discovered he was already firmly trapped.

Qinglong chuckled softly: “Look into my eyes and tell me what I’m thinking.”

After hearing this, Heavenly-Sheep had no choice but to tightly close both eyes. In front of him, it was as if there were demons and monsters, making him completely afraid to eavesdrop on the other party’s inner voice.

If he were to perceive the thoughts in Qinglong’s mind… how could he possibly have a life left?

Heavenly-Sheep knew well that over all these years, the only skill he had practiced was having shifty, unsteady eyes. This wasn’t because his spirit had problems, but rather a lingering aftereffect from long-term conversations with Qinglong and Heavenly-Dragon.

No matter how curious one might be about those eyes, one must absolutely never spy on them.

Seeing Heavenly-Sheep’s ridiculous appearance, Qinglong grinned again.

In the next second, Heavenly-Sheep also grinned at this moment, and his tightly closed eyes were forcibly opened. The gazes of the two collided together in this instant.

After seeing Qinglong’s eyes, Heavenly-Sheep couldn’t control himself and began to tremble.

“Heavenly-Sheep, what am I thinking?” Qinglong asked.

“You… you…” Heavenly-Sheep was stunned for a long time before opening his mouth to say, “You want to kill me…”

“Exactly right. If you make any more small moves, this won’t just be a thought anymore.” Qinglong reminded him. “Understand?”

“I… I… I… I understand…”

Hearing Heavenly-Sheep’s agreement, Qinglong instantly revealed a smile and smoothly released the “Soul Seizing” suppression that had been placed around the other party.

“Good that you understand. Even blood brothers need to settle accounts clearly. Sit down quickly.” Qinglong said with a face full of smiles. “Everyone has already worked together for decades, how could we have friction over such a small matter?”

Heavenly-Sheep’s head nodded like a pounding garlic, then he hurriedly returned to his seat and sat down.

Now he no longer dared to casually eavesdrop on the inner voices of the nearby people, because he had clearly read Qinglong’s thoughts—a heart that wants to kill cannot be hidden.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the room was extremely oppressive. Heavenly-Ox kept looking toward the clock in the center of the table.

“Why isn’t anyone talking?” Qinglong asked again. “Am I that frightening?”

“What do you want us to say…?” Heavenly-Ox crossed her arms in front of her chest, revealing the muscles on her arms.

“How about you all talk about what you were doing before you came?” Qinglong said with a maniacal smile. “I suspect one of you is a liar. How about we uncover him together?”

The air fell silent again for a few seconds at this moment.

“What kind of joke is this…” Heavenly-Ox said blankly. “A trick that fooled us decades ago… you’re going to use it again now…?”

“Ha ha ha!” Qinglong couldn’t help but laugh. “Think about it carefully… how interesting! You all voted together and cast out the ‘Sheep,’ and from then on, ‘Sheep’ represented ‘lying.’ If ‘Taoyuan’ has its own history, I must record this allusion.”

“But we’re not as naive as we were back then anymore.” Heavenly-Ox said again. “This kind of rule has no way to deceive us.”

“Heavenly-Ox… you seem to have quite a bit of resentment toward me.” Qinglong turned his head and looked at her coldly. “But the status you have today is all because of me. Why don’t you consider repaying kindness?”

“But you deceived me!” Heavenly-Ox said. “If I had known that ‘returning to reality’ was just sitting here dreaming forever, how could I have possibly agreed?! If I hadn’t been bewitched by you, why would I have managed that huge pile of ‘ants’ who are neither human nor ghost?!”

“Hey, don’t be angry.” Qinglong smiled. “No wonder you were the first among everyone to awaken. Did you discover early on that it was a dream?”

“What do you think…?” Heavenly-Ox answered with a hint of despair. “Under your manipulation, I not only returned to ‘reality,’ but also possessed a perfect, flawless life that went smoothly all the way.”

“Isn’t that good?!” Qinglong laughed loudly. “Heavenly-Dragon really has a way! He gave you all what you wanted most! What’s wrong with that?!”

After hearing this, everyone at the round table fell silent, especially Heavenly-Pig and Heavenly-Rabbit who had just awakened.

This kind of “life” was hard to describe.

Decades in a dream, every decision they made was correct.

Whenever they invested, profits always surged explosively. Whenever they worked, they always rose steadily through the ranks. Lottery tickets bought casually on the street were grand prizes. Friends made randomly on the street were all billionaires.

Not only that, their family members were definitely healthy, living lives without illness or disaster, and the love they pursued was also effortless and perfect.

Those who wanted fame would quickly be loved by tens of thousands. Those who wanted wealth would easily have family fortunes in the tens of millions.

Even knowing this was a dream, how many people would be willing to wake up?

Within just a few short years, gradually some “Heaven-level” individuals discovered something strange. They began to doubt their own lives, and so their dreamscapes began to accelerate and collapse.

After the first “Heaven-level” individual began to awaken, these people split into “Heaven-level Zodiacs” and “Dream Walkers.”

Everyone tacitly agreed not to disturb all the “Dream Walkers,” only waiting for everyone to willingly awaken.

And the numerous awakened “Heaven-level Zodiacs” would only occasionally go into the dream to look at the family members they missed.