Chapter 32

Step by step, Bu Ye killed someone.

Although many people had already guessed this answer from Bu Ye's description, they were still shocked beyond measure after it was confirmed.

As for how it was confirmed, it was quite simple: the red light had no reaction, which meant Bu Ye was telling the truth.

After leaving Earth and arriving at the Tianqiao constellation, the people present had different backgrounds and experiences, and some of them might have killed before. However, to say that Bu Ye had killed someone on Earth made him unique.

Thus, when Bu Ye finished speaking, many people began to speculate that the reason he referred to "a young man" as the protagonist in that description without revealing his own name was because he was afraid that one day, if he returned to Earth, this matter would be exposed.

This approach was not bad; if it were them, they definitely would not have said anything. Many people were thinking this at the moment.

At the same time, they found it hard to hide their various emotions towards Bu Ye—some approved, some admired, some were confused, and some instinctively shrank back, thinking Bu Ye was dangerous.

However, regardless of the attitudes of those people, Bu Ye had at least achieved one thing: in those five minutes, he brought them into his world, making them fully immersed and feeling as if they were experiencing it themselves.

When the red light announced, "Time's up, next one," Bu Ye calmly sat back, not caring about how others viewed him.

Then, Bu Ye immersed himself in the next person's statement.

Bu Ye did not know that the others had not immediately calmed down like he did. Most of them were still in shock over what he had done.

What Bu Ye had just said was no different from admitting he was a murderer.

At this point, no one was treating Bu Ye as one of their own. Or rather, no one was treating Bu Ye as a normal person anymore.

Nie Ning, who initially treated Bu Ye as a normal person and interacted with him naturally, did not pretend to be unaffected. Her expression changed slightly, and she seemed a bit uncomfortable. After all, she was one of the two people closest to Bu Ye and had spoken to him.

Time continued to pass, and one person after another took their turn. Many people noticed that after Bu Ye shared his experience, the atmosphere in the stone room became much stranger.

Upon reflection, it was because all the danger had originally come from the outside, from the incomprehensible red light, but now there was a dangerous element within their group.

Indeed, this feeling made many people feel as if they had thorns in their backs.

...

No one noticed that after Bu Ye finished his story, one person first fell silent, then began to smile, and continued to smile without changing.

This person was on Bu Ye's left, separated by about ten people. When the others continued their descriptions, he observed everyone's reactions and silently mouthed Bu Ye's name several times.

This was a man who looked to be around thirty-five, about 1.8 meters tall, with a robust build and slightly dark skin. His eyes, with clear black and white, were very determined and confident.

Finally, it was this man's turn. He stood up almost as fast as the wind and clapped his hands forcefully!

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

His clapping was identical to Lu Nan's, meant to attract attention. However, since it was his turn, everyone's attention should already have been on him, so his clapping seemed a bit unnecessary.

But was it really unnecessary?

Clearly not.

His clapping was much more powerful than Lu Nan's, and his expression was very different from Lu Nan's lack of confidence. This man was very confident, even somewhat aggressive!

Yet, his smile conveyed his goodwill to everyone.

Because of his performance, everyone perked up, as if they had been suddenly awakened from a daze.

"Perk up! Gentlemen and ladies!"

"What's wrong with you all, why do you look so gloomy?!" the man asked with a smile.

"Caught and brought here, separated from your original lives, are you very troubled?"

"That's true, but since we're here and have determined that we won't be going back anytime soon, what's the point of being troubled? Why not think about the good side?"

"You're attached to life on Earth, but I can almost guarantee that most of you here didn't have a better life on Earth than I did."

"My name is Qi Yanbin. Perhaps no one knows this name, but some of you might have heard of my pen name, especially those who frequent Qidian. My pen name is..."

When Qi Yanbin said these four words, the effect on one-third of the people present was clearly much stronger than his clapping, making them all perk up!

Bu Ye was also one of those one-third, as he was a frequent visitor to Qidian!

There was no need to repeat those four words, as he was very familiar with that pen name and had even read all the novels under it!

Qi Yanbin was a veteran writer in the history channel on Qidian, just a step away from being a top god, but he was definitely in the god tier!

In this era, those who could be called "gods" in the online circle generally had impressive incomes, with annual salaries of several million being quite common.

Thus, Qi Yanbin's life on Earth was indeed likely to be superior to that of everyone present.

However, being brought here, he did not seem at all lost but was quite excited.

Due to his "god" status, he suddenly had a lot of influence, and everyone wanted to understand how he thought and why he was so excited.

In just a few words, the oppressive and heavy atmosphere in the stone room improved significantly, moving in a positive direction.

"To be honest, although I have achieved some success in the writing circle, my dream since I was young was never to be a web god."

"When I was a child and saw 'Slam Dunk,' I became crazy about the character Akagi Haruko, and then Hanamichi Sakuragi. At that time, my dream was to become a basketball star."

"I really worked hard to pursue it and even made it to the high school team. But as you can see, I'm only 1.8 meters tall, and it was extremely difficult to advance further. Later, I still loved basketball but could only satisfy my passion by watching the NBA."

"In college, I fell in love with Warcraft 3 and DOTA. At that time, my dream was to become a professional e-sports athlete. However, after training for over a year, I found that although I became a top player on some platforms, I was still far from professional standards, and I never broke through that bottleneck."

"Then, after graduation, I wanted to start my own business. I found a project and started working on it, gradually getting on track, and met my wife in my career. Everything was quite fulfilling, but I always felt something was missing, so I spent my free time writing online..."

"Even after becoming a minor god, I still felt something was missing in my life. Does anyone know what I was missing?"

In such a precious time, Qi Yanbin deliberately paused.

He placed both hands on the table, slowly turned his head, and his gaze swept over the first person present, asking them with his eyes.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

When his gaze reached Bu Ye, he paused for a moment, looking deeply into Bu Ye's eyes.

This made Bu Ye feel a bit puzzled, as he had never joined any author groups and knew Qi Yanbin, but Qi Yanbin definitely did not know him.

However, Qi Yanbin did not stay long, quickly continuing to look at the others, taking about ten seconds to scan the room.

Then, he finally spoke again: "Only after coming here did I realize what I was missing."

"What I was missing was not just a little, but infinite possibilities!"

Qi Yanbin's eyes began to shine, and his voice grew louder. "Ladies and gentlemen, if you were born with the ability to fly, who would be satisfied with walking or running on the ground? I think if you could really fly, Miss Nie Ning would take fewer elevators, and at least she wouldn't close her eyes so often when in the elevator."

Many people smiled in agreement, even looking at Nie Ning, who was also deep in thought, her gaze brightening as she looked at Qi Yanbin.

"If you could punch through a wall with one punch, which man would still fantasize about how powerful they are in novels? Who would hesitate when they see injustice and then despise themselves afterward?"

"If there really was something in medicine that could cure diseases, even cancer, more quickly and effectively, who would still study traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine?"

"If we had to follow the flow, get married, have children, and choose a completely unremarkable career, living a life that could be seen everywhere, and our existence was like a random copy and paste by God... at that moment, if a miracle suddenly appeared, telling you that the meaning of life is not like that, but something else, and you now have the ability to pursue it, who would still be content with a life of copy and paste?"

"To be honest, I never believed that the only advanced life in the universe was human. In the distant, unknown universe, there must be other advanced beings, even more advanced than humans. They know how the universe was born, whether it has an edge, and what the meaning of life is! Like God!"

"To put it bluntly, if you were given a choice between being God and a regular person, which would you choose?"

"Of course, we are not saying that we are God now, but at least we are closer than before!"

At this point, Qi Yanbin's whole body lit up, and without warning, he raised his right fist and slammed it down like lightning!

"Bang!!!"

A dull sound echoed, and the stone table, which could seat fifty people, clearly trembled!

The force of Qi Yanbin's punch was definitely no less than a thousand pounds!

If it were a normal person, their hand bones would have been shattered by such a punch, but Qi Yanbin naturally raised his arm, casually clenched his fist a few times, and muttered, "Just the ninth star."

"Gentlemen and ladies, you really need to perk up!" Qi Yanbin raised his head and said loudly.

"Reality is not as bad as you think; in fact, it's much better!"

"Of course, you need to be brave and capable. Otherwise, you can only end up like those two." Qi Yanbin pursed his lips and looked at the two bodies.

"This is an opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"To be honest, after coming here, I only have a little bit of reluctance, and 99% is excitement!"

"Perk up, let's welcome this new world together! Maybe in the end, we really can see the true face of the universe and the truth of life! Miss Nie Ning can fly however she wants, and others can easily achieve things that are impossible on Earth."

"If you still can't think it through, if we have free time later, come find me."

"Finally, I must remind everyone: don't judge people with old eyes. I'll be blunt: that brother who has killed, perhaps he is more suited to survive in this world."

"Earth is just a tiny part of the universe, and humans are just one of the living beings on Earth. The morals and judgments of human society on Earth only apply to human society on Earth. To put it bluntly, if the universe has its own laws, should the laws of human society on Earth conform to the laws of the universe, or should the laws of the universe conform to the laws of human society on Earth? You all have your own answers."

"Hey..." Qi Yanbin suddenly shrugged and smiled, looking at Bu Ye, and said very sincerely, "Even by the standards of human society on Earth, I want to say that what this brother did... suits my temperament."

PS: Happy Valentine's Day and Lantern Festival! Updates will be delayed, but I will try to resume double updates as soon as possible! Finally, I wish everyone a happy holiday!

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