Chapter 35

"Hey?" The three people looked at Qi Xia in shock. Although the plan was not complicated, it sounded fraught with danger everywhere.

"Are you going to keep gambling with your life?" Lin Guo asked, "That sounds too... dangerous."

"This is the only solution for now," Qi Xia said. "If you agree... we can start acting now."

Qiao Jiajin thought for a moment and said, "Cheater, are you really not afraid of death?"

"Scared," Qi Xia replied, "But I have to get out."

Tian Tian sighed and suddenly said seriously, "Qi Xia... you know I didn't join this team because I trust you or want to rely on you. I came here because 'there' couldn't accommodate me."

"I know," Qi Xia nodded.

"So it's hard for me to believe you'll share the 'Way' with me in the end, and I don't think I can defeat you at the last moment to be the only one left alive."

"So what?"

"So our cooperation is temporary. If I feel the situation is not in my favor, I will betray you at any time." Tian Tian smiled bitterly, "Although for me, living and dying here are not much different, if there's a chance, I will fight for it. In short, I'm with you three just to get my share."

After hearing this, Qi Xia did not show any unusual expression, but rather nodded in relief: "That's good."

"Good?" Tian Tian blinked, "Wasn't I clear enough? I'm just for the 'Way,' and you don't have to trust me too much."

"The most solid relationship in the world is the employer-employee relationship," Qi Xia said. "I have no objections."

At this moment, Qiao Jiajin and Lin Guo exchanged glances. Tian Tian had already said so much... could they really trust her?

"Since we've all agreed, let's set off."

Tian Tian didn't expect Qi Xia to agree so easily, which made her feel uneasy. But upon careful thought, what more could she be deceived about?

The four people, each with different thoughts, moved deeper into the city.

The quiet city constantly exuded a dangerous aura. Qi Xia noticed they were continuously moving deeper into the bustling area.

Here, they could vaguely see some "natives" wandering the desolate streets like zombies.

"The number of people seems to have increased..." Qi Xia muttered.

Not only were there various natives, but they could also occasionally see animal-masked figures standing in front of buildings. It seemed the deeper they went into the city, the more people they would see.

As Qi Xia was speaking, he saw a "native" holding a stack of papers walking straight toward the four of them.

The person was as emaciated as a female clerk, like a skeleton.

Qiao Jiajin frowned and took a step forward.

Thinking there might be danger, he saw the person hand a paper to Qiao Jiajin and say, "Learn about swimming and fitness."

Before Qiao Jiajin could take it, the person let go like a zombie, and the flyer fell to the ground.

But he acted as if he hadn't seen anything and slowly walked away.

"Heroic Sword God?" Qiao Jiajin blinked, "What the hell is Heroic Sword God..."

He picked up the paper and saw that the writing was almost worn off, looking very old.

"There are actually people handing out flyers here?" Tian Tian felt it was incredible.

"Since there are clerks in the convenience store, it's not strange to have people handing out flyers on the street," Qi Xia said.

"What is a 'flyer'?" Lin Guo asked.

A short sentence made the three people slightly stunned.

"What did you say?" Qi Xia thought he had heard wrong.

"I asked, 'What is a flyer?'" Lin Guo repeated clearly.

"What is a flyer?"

The three people simultaneously gave Lin Guo a strange look.

Is this a normal question for a person to ask?

"Do you not know what a flyer is?" Qi Xia asked.

"No, I don't." Lin Guo shook her head naturally, "Do you all know?"

The three did not answer but remained puzzled.

Lin Guo had been acting strangely from the beginning. She liked to cover her mouth and nose, insisted on following Qi Xia, and now didn't even understand basic common knowledge...

Could she... not be human?

Or perhaps... she was one of the "organizers"?

This terrifying thought began to swirl in Qi Xia's mind.

If she wasn't human, what was her purpose?

"Lin Guo..." Qi Xia finally spoke, knowing he couldn't relax until he figured out Lin Guo's identity, "Flyers are common items. How can you not know what they are?"

"Common?" Lin Guo's expression clearly showed confusion, "Just because the three of you know, it's 'common'?"

Qiao Jiajin interjected, "This isn't about whether the three of us know. Flyers are not rare; everyone should know about them. Why don't you?"

"Right..." Tian Tian nodded, "Have you never seen a flyer?"

"You guys are really strange," Lin Guo was getting annoyed, "I don't know what a flyer is, so what? Are you going to doubt me over this piece of paper?"

Qi Xia looked at the girl in front of him; her behavior was indeed hard to understand.

If she was one of the "organizers," she should have lied to cover up such an obvious flaw. But she didn't seem to be hiding anything; she was genuinely upset.

She didn't think it was wrong not to know what a flyer was.

Is she innocent?

But how likely is it for a normal person not to know what a flyer is?

Qi Xia thought... if he had to say, there was a very small chance that someone had never seen a flyer. For example, Lin Guo could be the daughter of a capitalist, who had grown up in noble circles and always had a car to take her places. Or she could have been studying abroad and only recently returned to the country.

But no matter what, the probability was very small. Moreover... she was a psychologist.

"Flyers are printed advertisements on paper," Qiao Jiajin explained to Lin Guo, "Have you never seen one?"

"No," Lin Guo nodded seriously.

Qi Xia didn't know how to ask and kept frowning in thought.

"Hey! Buddy!"

A shout suddenly came from across the street, startling everyone.

They saw a shabbily dressed man with glasses waving at them: "Look here! Buddy!"

This was the first time they had seen other normal people here, and they couldn't help but feel tense.

Was the person a friend or an enemy?

"Are you calling me?" Qi Xia tried to start a conversation.

"Right! You guys are also 'good people,' right?" The man with glasses smiled.

"Good people?"

"Normal people," the man with glasses explained, "Don't you call yourselves that?"

Qi Xia paused and replied, "We don't look like lunatics, do we?"

"Haha! I knew it!" The man with glasses laughed, "We found a good game. Interested in earning some 'Way' together?"

The man always kept a distance from Qi Xia and the others, as if he was also wary.

Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin exchanged glances, unsure whether to trust him. But upon further thought, the rules of this place did not allow the theft of the 'Way.' If the man had ulterior motives, he could only "deceive."

But when it came to "deception," Qi Xia had never been afraid of anyone.