Chapter 515: Give Me the Time for One Cigarette

Time reverted back to the present.

Qiu Yinong glanced at Chen Ran, seeming to want to see through to Chen Ran's True Form through him. Gradually, she actually felt a hair-raising sensation.

She hurriedly discarded her messy thoughts.

Now, she already knew that there were still clues in the Maze, so she wasn't in a hurry to jump to conclusions.

"Let's go."

Qiu Yinong chose the right passage and signaled for Chen Ran to follow. The two walked for about a hundred meters or so and arrived at the end of the passage.

In front was a wall, and there was a passage on both the left and right sides. It was almost exactly the same as the place they had stayed at just now.

Continuing to the right.

The two walked for another hundred meters or so, and the end was another wall. There was still a passage on both the left and right sides. Upholding the idea that there were clues in the Maze, Qiu Yinong didn't say anything and continued to choose the right passage.

They hadn't yet reached the location of the clues.

Continuing to choose the right side and move forward.

Finally...

They arrived at a Rest Area. On the wall opposite the Rest Area, there were two passage entrances.

On the left and right sides of the room were shelves. The shelves were filled with food and fresh water. In the middle, five stone steles stood tall.

Chen Ran looked at Qiu Yinong, signaling her to continue making the decisions. Should they go or stay?

To be safe, the two walked to the two passage entrances on the opposite wall.

Still choosing right.

The end of the passage was the next Rest Area. The two continued walking, passing through five Rest Areas before returning.

Returning to the first Rest Area, this time Qiu Yinong chose the left passage.

The end of the passage was still the next Rest Area. Soon, the two arrived at the sixth Rest Area. Qiu Yinong said, "Leave your Liar-Slayer here?"

Chen Ran lit a Cigarette: "It seems you no longer need my help."

He threw his Liar-Slayer there, and only then did the two return along their original path to the first Rest Area.

Qiu Yinong pondered deeply.

Four choices. The number of people they came in with was exactly four.

It was impossible for there to be no pattern!

Moreover.

When only two of the four people were left, there were two passages every time for them to choose from.

If, even after all this, there was still no pattern, then this Maze truly had no clues whatsoever.

Qiu Yinong fished out a pack of Chewing Gum, pulled out a piece from inside, and tore open the wrapping paper.

Chewing the gum, she looked at Chen Ran who was smoking. In fact, he had been waiting for this opportunity, wanting to ask something.

But, it seemed unnecessary now.

Qiu Yinong remained silent for a long while before saying, "I guess you will touch [Sorrow]."

Chen Ran gave her a thumbs-up: "But do you really not need my help? After all, finding a reliable teammate isn't easy."

Seeing her icy expression, evidently having made preparations for a showdown with the middle-aged man, Chen Ran turned around and walked towards the stone steles: "I lied."

Saying that, he was about to touch the stone stele...

[Sorrow]!

After thinking for a moment, he threw all the cigarettes in his bag in front of the stone stele before reaching out to touch it.

The next moment, Chen Ran was sucked in by the stone stele, but was quickly teleported out, and he had also turned into the appearance of a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man picked up the cigarettes on the ground. Just like an addict, he trembled with excitement, lit a Cigarette, and took a deep drag.

His expression was one of extreme enjoyment.

"20 years! 20 years! Do you know how I lived through these 20 years?" The middle-aged man turned his head to look at Qiu Yinong with a ferocious expression.

Qiu Yinong tightly gripped her Liar-Slayer. At this moment, the middle-aged man had already broken through the Psychological Defense Line set by Chen Ran. His credibility with her...

Was zero!

"I touched the stone stele, and was teleported to another space. It was about the same as this Rest Area inside, but the strange thing was that I would actually age in there?"

The middle-aged man paused, looking at Qiu Yinong who was still tightly gripping her Liar-Slayer.

He sighed helplessly:

"I know you probably won't believe anything I say right now, but I hope you will let me finish smoking this cigarette in my hand for the sake of us being teammates for so long."

Chen Ran raised the hand holding the cigarette, placed the filter between his lips, and took a deep drag. With this look, he was a genuine addict.

After all, Chen Ran had lied just now. If Qiu Yinong was determined to Judge him, he wouldn't even have the chance to smoke a cigarette.

Qiu Yinong looked at Chen Ran turning into this state. She recalled Chen Ran's True Form; in previous Instances, Chen Ran would give his opponents the utmost respect.

She felt that she was an indispensable member of the team and should maintain the team's excellent style and noble character, so...

Raised her arm, supported the gun, and took aim.

"You lied."

The middle-aged man: "..."