Chapter 1232: Way home? Detour? Or a scam?

Way home? Detour? Or a scam?

Although the conjecture could not be verified, Cheng Shi still told his inference.

When Hong Lin heard that the person who cheated her was Cheng Shi from another world, her expression became extremely strange, and so did Qin Xin's, but this further confirmed his idea was not wrong. No matter which world's Cheng Shi, they seemed to be working "unyieldingly."

Meeting Qin Xin, plus getting the 【War】 authority, Cheng Shi had already completed the mission of this trip to the real universe.

Thinking carefully, except for the extremely agonizing first ten days, the rest was quite smooth, smooth to the point of having a feeling of "fate being established."

But it was 【Fraud】 who sent him and the big cat over, so how could there be the shadow of 【Fate】 in this?

Cheng Shi couldn't figure it out, so he simply cast aside distracting thoughts and said to the two:

"Authority in hand, next is to think about the problem of returning."

"I don't know if you noticed, but there is no path to the original world at the starting point where we came, which means our return probably won't be as easy as our arrival."

"If this is a trial, based on my understanding of the God of Fun, He might make some arrangements to tease the small... players in the trial, but this is the real universe, a place where even the God of Fun is beyond His reach. He shouldn't just send us over without considering taking us back."

"So I guess something must have happened in the real universe that cut off our way 'home,' and this change is very likely related to space-time."

"Whether it is Cheng Shi from another world who shuttles here at will, or the boundary-leaking silent puppet that suddenly floated over, it is clear that there is a set of space-time rules in the real universe that we don't know. This space-time rule is probably the reason for 'shielding' the way back."

Qin Xin frowned and pondered: "So before we go back, we have to figure out this set of space-time rules and find the way home under the rules?"

"That's right, currently it can only be like this, unless..."

Cheng Shi laughed at himself and said an unlikely possibility, "Unless the way home appears by itself."

"But no matter what, the first thing we have to do is return to the 'starting point'."

"Qin Xin, can you still find the way you came?"

Qin Xin nodded. Like Cheng Shi, he cautiously left many 【War】 marks on the road he came. These marks could only be triggered by Qin Xin. In this way, no matter where he went, he could find the "starting point" according to the marks.

It's just that because the exploration in the first ten days was too long, he was already far away from the "starting point."

Hong Lin was the same. Like the "Hong Lin" Cheng Shi encountered, she scattered 【Prosperity】 seeds in the real universe. Speaking of which, this steady approach was reminded to her by the Cheng Shi she encountered.

The three roughly calculated and found that this place was closest to Cheng Shi's "starting point," so they decided to go to Cheng Shi's starting point to study it first.

And at this time, Qin Xin raised another question:

"If the Hong Lin you encountered is another you, then the 【Prosperity】 seeds you left... is there a problem?"

Cheng Shi was also struggling.

Reasonably speaking, since the other party had no "malice" and even helped Qin Xin get the authority, they shouldn't play tricks to "harm" him on such a serious matter as the way home.

But considering the other party was a swindler...

Cheng Shi sighed and chose to be steady.

"Let's go to the farthest 'starting point,' Qin Xin, lead the way."

"I believe with the authority bonus, you should be able to retrieve all 【War】 marks."

Qin Xin smiled and turned to lead the way. Hong Lin naturally couldn't have any opinion. What she was struggling with in her heart now was another matter.

The person who cheated her was Cheng Shi from another world, and this time being cheated, she probably wouldn't have a chance to find the place back in the future. Since so, could she beat the Cheng Shi in front of her to vent her anger?

She looked at Cheng Shi with strange eyes several times, but Cheng Shi didn't notice it at all, only thinking that Hong Lin was thinking about the purpose of the other Cheng Shi.

On this road, Cheng Shi felt his neck cold several times, thinking it was a crisis, and reminded Qin Xin in front to be careful of the surroundings, just never thinking it was the big cat behind staring at the back of his neck.

Fortunately, the tolerance of 【Fate】 infected the big cat, letting her also learn to be tolerant, so Cheng Shi luckily escaped a disaster.

The three searched for the road for several days and realized again how difficult it was to run into a person's shadow in the real universe.

It was hard to find Qin Xin's "starting point," but the lonely starry sky shattered the surprise they expected in their hearts. There was nothing here, no different from the long starry road they had just walked.

Cheng Shi frowned, constantly studying in the surroundings. The big cat and Qin Xin also used many methods, but even if they used the power of authority, the space-time here was still quiet and stable, without any change at all.

For a time, all three were a bit lost.

On the other side.

Two figures wandering in the real universe suddenly sensed something, stopped, and looked toward the direction where Cheng Shi and the three were.

【Fraud】 Cheng Shi hooked the corners of his mouth and said happily:

"A space-time storm is coming. I don't know where they will welcome this space-time greeting from the real universe."

【Fate】 Cheng Shi rarely had interest, slightly suppressed the raised corners of his mouth, and said coldly:

"Wanna bet?"

【Fraud】 Cheng Shi's eyes lit up and he nodded fiercely: "With that kid's cleverness, they definitely won't go to the starting point where I marked the 【Prosperity】 seeds, so I guess they will go to the starting point marked by the big cat herself."

【Fate】 Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow: "Why not guess Qin Xin?"

【Fraud】 Cheng Shi smiled: "Compared to Qin Xin, I trust the big cat more. He is me, so I bet on the big cat."

【Fate】 Cheng Shi nodded: "Are you sure all the marks have been changed? Whether it's Qin Xin's or the big cat's?"

"Of course, I do things, you can rest assured."

"What awaits them will only be a space-time storm. As for the way home..."

"Tsk, wait for the parents to pick them up. The reward for this dirty work has to be paid in person, right?"

After saying this, the scene fell into a short silence. Not long after, 【Fraud】 Cheng Shi urged again:

"You haven't placed your bet yet, who do you bet on?"

【Fate】 Cheng Shi hummed and laughed: "I don't bet. If I don't bet, I won't lose."

"???"

【Fraud】 Cheng Shi squinted at the other party and said with disgust: "But you won't win either."

"I can not win, but the current me absolutely cannot lose."

"... No, you are so boring, why do you always add value?"

Perspective turned back to Cheng Shi and the three.

Just as the three were sitting around the starting point, thinking about how to figure out the space-time rules of the real universe, the top of their heads suddenly darkened.

The three were horrified and immediately scattered. After withdrawing for a distance, they looked up, only to see that at some point, countless chaotic and restless pitch-black light balls were hanging in the high sky, jumping irregularly.

At first, those small black balls were only the size of a fist, like light-absorbing black holes, making all light distorted, but in the blink of an eye, the three were shocked to find themselves trapped in darkness, with no light around them at all.

Time collapsed, space distorted, consciousness dissipated, flesh disintegrated.

The silent space-time storm came, swallowing the three who had no time to be afraid in one gulp. ===== CHAPTER 1233 =====