Chapter 1228: Who are you? The swindlers in Cheng Shi

Who are you? The swindlers in Cheng Shi's mouth?

Unfortunately, persistence in will and firmness in belief could not provide Qin Xin with the slightest help in the real universe.

After saying goodbye to Cheng Shi and Hong Lin, he returned to the starting point of his arrival according to his own methods. However, there was no longer a trace of the passage here; it seemed he had lost the way home.

Qin Xin did not give up. He used every method he could, even borrowing the power of authority in an attempt to break through the space-time barrier, but these all failed.

Not only did it fail, but the huge noise also attracted the attention of other life forms in the real universe.

Soon, two blurry figures flew toward this direction, and the sound of their conversation still lingered in the whistling wind.

"I felt the aura of the 【War】 power erupting. Do you think the place ahead could be where the authority was left behind?"

"It's possible, but we still need to be fully prepared to prevent those two swindlers from using this trick to lure us into some trap."

"Careful, the temperature around us is starting to rise."

Just as the two were still cautiously groping forward, Qin Xin, who had exhausted all methods, had long since sensed their presence through the "vigilance" of 【War】.

And when he saw Cheng Shi and Hong Lin returning, a trace of doubt rose in his heart.

Why did they come back?

Qin Xin frowned, feeling something was deeply wrong. He quickly masked the aura of his authority, put away the power of 【War】, and approached the direction from which the two were groping with vigilance. However, he did not conceal his figure, so his tracks were soon exposed to the perception of the two opposite.

The first to sense someone approaching was Hong Lin. She stopped abruptly, looked ahead, and whispered in disbelief:

"Qin Xin!? How could he be here?"

"No, this is definitely a trap!"

"Those two swindlers disguised themselves as Qin Xin, very likely just as you said, wanting to attract us to approach by releasing the power of 【War】."

"Damn, we really fell for it. Let's go!"

As she spoke, the big cat decisively turned around to charge in the opposite direction, but at this moment, Cheng Shi used all his strength to hold her back.

"Big cat, wait!"

"If the other party really is Qin Xin, it might not necessarily be a trap."

Cheng Shi had a look of joy on his face, but there was also suspicion in his eyes.

He knew Qin Xin was a smart person. To prevent the other party from seeing any clues from the big cat and thus associating it with his private contact with the Fire of Hope, Cheng Shi had not told the big cat that Qin Xin would also come to the real universe, so the Qin Xin in front of him might be real.

Of course, the probability of it being fake was higher. Cheng Shi didn't think he still had such good luck after turning his back on 【Fate】. He couldn't find anyone after searching for ten days before, but he encountered two teammates in succession in one day after.

He frowned and pondered for a moment, thinking that even if it were fake, he had to make contact. After all, he was still prepared to use the "secret" of 【Silence】 to trick some useful information out.

He pacified the suspicious big cat, shook his head at her, and then looked at Qin Xin's figure getting closer and closer. After a little thought, a plan came to mind. He put on a shocked expression, pretending to be completely unaware, and said:

"Qin Xin?"

"Why are you here?"

This was originally an impeccable performance, but unfortunately, the timing of the performance was problematic.

If this question had been asked before Qin Xin encountered anyone, perhaps the previous battle would not have broken out, but as luck would have it, Qin Xin had already heard this kind of question once.

Therefore, upon hearing the same question for the second time, Qin Xin's face sank. He immediately realized that the two in front of him were very likely not his friends, but the two swindlers who had cheated them in Cheng Shi's words!

So these two swindlers of unknown identity were targeting him?

Were they also here for the authority?

For a moment, Qin Xin's eyes turned cold.

Dealing with swindlers in the real universe should not be done with kindness, but with fire. If you don't burn them until they hurt, they won't know how to restrain themselves.

So in the next second, Qin Xin pulled that giant bow with a cold face.

Once this stance with no room for maneuver appeared, Cheng Shi immediately realized he had thought too simply. And when feeling that the scorching fire arrow was actually steaming with the aura of authority, Hong Lin exclaimed:

"Authority!"

"Cheng Shi, the authority of 【War】 is in his hands!"

"What!?"

Cheng Shi was stunned. He didn't expect that the exploration efficiency of the two of them was not as high as Qin Xin alone. During the time they hadn't met, the other party had actually retrieved the 【War】 authority?

Was it that smooth?

We take detours in the real universe, do you think this is your own living room!?

Cheng Shi didn't care who held the authority. In his view, the authority being in Qin Xin's hands was the optimal solution.

On one hand, Qin Xin, as the founder of the Fire-Spreaders, needed strength to lead the Fire-Spreaders to break the situation. On the other hand, a Qin Xin infinitely close to the throne of the gods could also shut the mouth of the Fire of Hope, so that this little flame wouldn't bet all its hope on him.

It could be said that one of the purposes of Cheng Shi bringing Qin Xin up was to make him a "vessel" for the authority.

So when Cheng Shi realized that the mission of this trip might have already been completed, he was happy.

As for whether this happiness could be realized, it remained to be considered.

Because he couldn't determine if the Qin Xin in front of him was the Qin Xin of his world.

And even more because the arrow in Qin Xin's hand had already shot out, pouncing toward his face.

The same scene was staged again, only this time two-thirds of the actors on the stage had been replaced.

Hong Lin reacted swiftly, roared and turned into a giant bear, directly blocking in front of Cheng Shi and catching the arrow with her bare hands.

This arrow had plenty of power, but it was still just a probe. The raging fire of 【War】 did not cover the battlefield, and Qin Xin just wanted to confirm first how difficult this pair of opponents from the real universe was.

The scorching white flames wrapped around the bear's claws but failed to harm a single hair on Hong Lin.

The power of 【Prosperity】 and the breath of 【War】 wrestled on her bear claws. Feeling the threat from 【War】, Hong Lin forgot her fear for a moment and instead became excited, the whole person becoming eager to try.

Cheng Shi saw it; the big cat wanted to fight, especially when he revealed that the other party might not be an enemy, she wanted to have a hearty fight even more!

"Not so fast, sister, which one of you is actually 【War】?"

Cheng Shi's eyelids twitched, his eyes revealing solemnity.

Hong Lin could not use her brain, but he had to think about what Qin Xin's arrow meant. He knew well that authority was not easy to find, so he couldn't guess how much price Qin Xin had paid for this, but it was certain that the other party must have also experienced a story similar to betrayal or being cheated. Otherwise, when encountering the two of them, what should have greeted friends was not a feathered arrow, but a smiling face.

To prevent the misunderstanding from deepening, Cheng Shi did not choose to counterattack immediately, but held down the restless Hong Lin and explained calmly and composedly:

"No matter what you encountered before or who you saw, Qin Xin, I must tell you, I am Cheng Shi, she is Hong Lin, our identities are not fake."

"As for whether you are Qin Xin... I think you probably are, otherwise the authority of 【War】 wouldn't be on you."

"But even if you are Qin Xin, we are not necessarily 'friends'."

"This is the real universe, a breathing space outside the cage of thousands of worlds, and also a tomb from which countless 'prison breakers' can never escape. I cannot confirm where you come from, but I want to say, no matter which world you come from, as long as you are Qin Xin, at least we shouldn't be enemies."

"Fire-Spreaders... forget it, let's not talk about Fire-Spreaders, let's talk about yourself."

"Even if you don't believe me, you should believe Hong Lin. With her personality, she could be your friend in any world, couldn't she?"

"So relax, if there is any misunderstanding in this, we can fully explain it clearly."

"To prevent you from thinking I am stalling for time to wait for an opportunity, I will confess first."

"We came here to find the authority of 【War】, and the purpose of finding the authority..."

Cheng Shi paused, and only continued after feeling Qin Xin slightly adjust the angle of the arrow's aim:

"Is to hold the power in our own hands, so that before the end of the universe written by 【Fate】 arrives, we can find a way of survival for me and my friends within the unbreakable established order."

"And you, the Qin Xin of that world, are also one of my friends."

"The end of 【Fate】!?"

Hearing this, Qin Xin slowly lowered the giant bow. He could feel the other party's sincerity, but...

Why were the "futures" spoken of by the two Cheng Shis completely different?

The Cheng Shi in front of him, which world's Cheng Shi was he? ===== CHAPTER 1229 =====