[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h":3,"chapter-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-213":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Eighteen Levels of Hell: Lying is Forbidden Here",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},749091,993,"Chapter 213: Returning to the Past","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-213",213,"\u003Cp>The subway arrived at the third station:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jishuitun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two got off. At this moment, there were only the two of them on the platform. There was no water accumulation, nor were there any snapped electrical wires. After the train left...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They raised their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the first station, the platforms were all that kind of old-fashioned canopy, unlike the newly built platforms which were basically fully enclosed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of platform with open air on both sides and just a canopy on the top in the middle was very much like a train platform when taking a train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two stood in the middle, only to hear two \"bang bang\" sounds like doors closing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, they found that the roll-up doors of the emergency exits at both ends had been pulled down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they wanted to escape from here, there were two plans. Either jump off the platform, cross the tracks on both sides, and escape into the desolate wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the subway to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first one could be vetoed. After all, ghosts knew if there would happen to be a train driving over right when they jumped off the platform. And even if no train drove over, there was no significance in them going to the desolate wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a train to leave was the best choice. But there was a problem here...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They took a train when they came, did absolutely nothing, and then just went back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Transfer station?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, the two hurriedly came to the arrival information desk to check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subway Line 13:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1st Station: Self-Improvement Station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2nd Station: Earthly Virtue Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3rd Station: Jishuitun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4th Station: Mountain-Water Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>11th Station: First People's Hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subway Line 14:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1st Station: Jishuitun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2nd Station: Mountain-Water Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3rd Station: Wangchuan Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4th Station: Twin Pavilions Station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>5th Station: First People's Hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the platforms that Subway Line 14 passed through, the pupils of both shrank suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We were taking Line 13 previously.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'In other words...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Line 14 will also pass through Jishuitun, Mountain-Water Villa, and the First People's Hospital.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'According to the previous reasoning, when Line 13 was passing through the 3rd Station, the electrical wires snapped. But the train stopped at the 4th Station, and the passengers got off, thus delaying time, resulting in the subway staff member's child relapsing from heart disease and dying.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But, at the 4th Station, Mountain-Water Villa, they clearly could have transferred to Line 14, which could also arrive at the First People's Hospital just the same.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why didn't they transfer?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Unless...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A section of Subway Line 14 broke down, leading to a suspension of operations!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why is it a section of the line?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The reason is also very simple. There is more than one train on each line. If a train breaks down, there are still other trains of the same line.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since the subway staff member didn't take his child to transfer, that explains...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What broke wasn't a train, but rather a problem occurred at a certain section in the middle.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But there's still a problem here...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Line 14 also passes through Jishuitun, so an electrocution situation should also have occurred...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Oh, right.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If no problem occurred on the line section, after the Line 13 train experienced the electrocution incident at Jishuitun, Line 14 wouldn't stop at Jishuitun Station at all, but would directly arrive at Mountain-Water Villa Station. This way, the subway staff member and his son could have transferred trains.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Chen Ran understood that the next problem was how to repair the breakdown that occurred on the section of Subway Line 14.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'First, it can be confirmed that the broken section is not any stretch of road between Jishuitun and Mountain-Water Villa.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'After all, Line 13 was able to smoothly arrive at Mountain-Water Villa Station back then, which explains that this route section doesn't have any problems.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Then, the one with the problem should be either Mountain-Water Villa to Wangchuan Road, or Wangchuan Road to Twin Pavilions Station; one of these two sections.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Second, the cause of the problem on the section is definitely not factors like The Tunnel, the tracks, or the like, simply because this isn't something the two of them, or even all 20 players gathered together, could repair.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It should be caused by some sort of signal interference, or a bizarre incident.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'High probability it is the former. After all, looking at the Instances we've grinded previously, it seems they don't involve supernatural or bizarre incidents.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Even that stage of the reincarnation Secret Room was just demonstrating the issue of schizophrenia, and wasn't too related to the main plot.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Finally, Wangchuan Road, Twin Pavilions Station. These two platform names, the moment you hear them they don't sound like proper platforms.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the two, cigarettes dangling from their mouths, quietly waited for the arrival of Line 14.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two couldn't get out. The only way they could reach Wangchuan Road was to transfer to Line 14.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diwu Zeyi glanced at Chen Ran, as if seeing through what he was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said indifferently: \"I feel your reasoning might have a problem. Say, is there a possibility that the snapping of the electrical wires was man-made? If it was like this, wanting to prevent the subway staff member and his son from reaching the First People's Hospital, then the murderer next would have to make Line 14 unable to pass normally as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran didn't speak. At Jishuitun, as long as one short-circuited the wires, the situation of wires snapping could possibly occur. Of course, the premise was having tampered with the wires in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the problem on Line 14 was also due to man-made factors, the murderer would be simply omnipotent. This kind of thing couldn't withstand an investigation. The murderer wouldn't be stupid to this degree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a layman like Chen Ran knew that the more you did, the more mistakes you made. If it was really like what Diwu Zeyi said, Chen Ran felt it would be simpler for the murderer to directly kill that father and son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this was just reasoning. If they wanted to know the true answer, they still had to wait until they boarded the Line 14 train before they would understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About two and a half minutes passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Line 14 train parked steadily at Jishuitun Station. The train doors opened, and the two boarded the train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two stood dumbfounded in place, only to see that in this train car, there were 20 people...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all examining the two with a kind of vigilant gaze. Similarly, Chen Ran and Diwu Zeyi also examined these 20 people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the Liar-Slayers at each other's waists, alarm bells rang loudly in the hearts of all 22 people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'All players!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Right, the BOSS said before that this Instance is a Composite Dungeon!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There are multiple side plots. In other words, the Line 13 we rode at the very beginning was just one of the side plots.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And Line 14 is another side plot. Simply put...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'All roads lead to Rome. Our initial route is different from theirs, but the main plot it ultimately points to is the same.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But, in our first Secret Room, which was when we were riding Line 13, no extra players appeared. Then there is one and only one explanation. These players...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Have all already died!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But, judging from the timeline, we saw Luo Yuxuan in the hospital, indicating that Luo Yuxuan hasn't died yet. Then our current timeline should be before the plot we experienced. In other words...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We returned to the past. This way, these players before our eyes are still alive.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A bit messy.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'To summarize: Diwu Zeyi and I returned to the past, and encountered players who have long since died in the present, but hadn't yet died in the past.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Which means, my Future Lie of not using a Skill will not take effect in the past.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I can use Eternal Kingdom!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'However, I need to demonstrate whether it is ultimately an illusion, or if we truly returned to the past.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'To prove this point, we only need to see if the Skills of these players can take effect on us. If they can't, it proves that the 20 players before our eyes are fake, and all of this is an illusion manufactured by the Instance.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If they can take effect on us, it proves that these players before our eyes are real, and Diwu Zeyi and I truly returned to the past.'\u003C\u002Fp>",1433,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","fe71591d869101c40504cf8be947f08b5b0252d9ce6ea44ab03d46ce12065b75","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-214","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-212",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]