Chapter 1402

Return

The wonder of 【Time】 lies in the fact that it can not only be shortened, but also lengthened.

No matter how much Shadow Cheng Shi experienced outside the real universe, at least Cheng Shi waited for more than a day in reality.

He had originally thought that sending the shadow out would allow him to receive two sets of memories simultaneously, but unfortunately, he had thought too much; the space-time barrier blocked everything the shadow saw, just like the scene where he and the shadow parted in the space-time storm back then. Only when Shadow Cheng Shi returns can he bring him the memories of these past days.

During this day, the Clowns, deeply involved in the plan, were not idle either; they constantly probed Jieshu to understand Jieshu's true purpose.

Zhao Xishi, as a believer of 【Memory】 and a former member of the Historical School, would naturally collect information anytime and anywhere, so it was not at all abrupt for her to be the one asking the questions.

She had already asked countless questions, from above the gods to below the mortals; Jieshu was almost annoyed by the questioning, yet she did not feel annoyed at all, and would ask a sentence whenever she had nothing to do:

"Your plan seems to have failed; more than 26 hours have passed, and the Trickster Master has yet to return.

I cannot understand what you mean by 'each taking what they need'; I only saw a murder, a blatant murder."

"You are a believer of 【Memory】, not a supporter of 【Time】; there is no need to report the time every hour." Jieshu glanced lightly and snorted coldly,

"When I contacted you before, I didn't see you having such interest in my plan, let alone know that you would be so concerned about the Trickster Master.

What, have you taken a fancy to him?"

Zhao Xishi did not take this vicious banter to heart: "Taking a fancy to him is not the case; it is purely curiosity."

"Curiosity? I think what you are curious about is not the Trickster Master, but me, right?"

Zhao Xishi raised her eyebrows and did not refute, but followed Jieshu's words and said, "Both are curious. Since you are idle anyway, are you not prepared to share? I can exchange with you; you know, 【Memory】 believers know the secrets of many people."

"I am not interested in the secrets of others; I am only interested in my experiment."

Experiment!?

Once these words were spoken, everyone looked at him.

Jieshu looked around, taking in everyone's reactions, his playful gaze as if he had guessed something long ago, and he snorted with a laugh:

"That's right, this is not just a plan, but an experiment.

I did not lie to you; Su Yi Da is indeed a competitive Trickster Master without self-awareness. His desire to kill Cheng Shi is true, and I, coincidentally, needed an experimental subject to verify the space-time trace connection theory I am researching.

We hit it off and achieved a win-win; what is wrong with that?"

Wait!

Everyone's expressions changed.

Since Jieshu's so-called space-time trace connection theory had not been proven, how did he use this theory to send the Trickster Master out?

It's broken; were they set up by the Wise Man?

The Clowns' hearts sank, and they realized where the problem lay.

Jieshu's plan did not seem to be full of loopholes; instead, he used these loopholes to make an "invitation" to them!

No, a seduction!

He is fishing!

It's just that I don't know who he is fishing for? The Clowns, or a specific person? Or... Cheng Shi?

Jieshu chuckled twice, not knowing whether it was praise or sarcasm:

"I said it, each takes what they need.

Isn't one of you also using my plan to accomplish what you want to do?

Since you have hitched a ride on my car, you don't have to be so heartless as to not give me a lift halfway, right?

Cooperation leads to a win-win; isn't this what you... Cheng Shi is best at?"

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Who is Cheng Shi?

Zhao Xishi, no, Zhen Xin's expression remained unchanged, and with a wave of her hand, she brought the rooftop back into the 【Chaos】 domain. The three liars looked at each other, all thinking about the same question:

Probing or bluffing?

Cheng Shi, playing Mo Shu, chuckled, watching the muddled Jieshu fall into chaos without knowing it, and waved his hand at Zhen Xin.

"If the Wise Man couldn't guess something, that would be the problem. Don't worry about him; let him guess.

Just by your 【Chaos】 identity, all he can do is guess.

But this has cleared up my confusion; no wonder he wasn't anxious about the plan. It turns out this is also an experiment.

He was certain that someone would be interested in Su Yi Da; no, it should be said that he was certain I would be interested in Su Yi Da, and even certain that I would definitely intervene.

In this way, the attitude he and Mo Shu had in front of Long Wang and Long Jing was most likely an act. He deliberately released the news for you to know; poor Mo Shu didn't even notice this point.

This also means that he knows far more about Su Yi Da than we do. He knows the relationship between the Trickster Master and me, and even knows some things I don't know...

Interesting, we are borrowing the power of his plan, and the Wise Man is also borrowing our power.

But he probably didn't expect that the power he wanted to borrow didn't belong to us, but was given to Long Jing by Cheng Shi from another world.

Countless accidents pieced together into a coincidence; then can so many coincidences still be called coincidences?

Space-time trace connection...

What does he want to find with this connection?"

"Looking for you?" Long Wang raised his eyebrows and said.

"No, if he were really looking for me, he would have already found me."

Cheng Shi couldn't figure it out, so he simply gave up thinking and said, "Forget it, no matter who he is looking for, when the shadow returns, perhaps it can bring the answer.

If not, after the plan ends, follow him; I want to see what this Wise Man is up to."

The three Clowns looked at each other and nodded at the same time. In order not to reveal the truth, Zhen Xin waved away 【Chaos】, and soon the rooftop returned to normal.

Jieshu did not find anything wrong, but when he saw Zhao Xishi smiling at him playfully, neither admitting nor denying, he frowned unexpectedly.

Guessed wrong, she is not Cheng Shi?

Jieshu only knew that Cheng Shi must have participated in this plan, but who exactly is Cheng Shi, or whether Cheng Shi is at the scene, he couldn't be sure.

Today he was slightly dull, far from as shrewd as usual. He didn't know that this was 【Chaos】 at work, and only thought that the other party was hiding very well.

Jieshu looked around for a moment, and seeing everyone closing their eyes and not speaking, he frowned again and fell into deep thought.

The rooftop returned to silence.

This silence did not last long. Not long after, the space-time on the rooftop fluctuated violently, and the space-time channel Jieshu left on the rooftop shattered in response.

Immediately after, a "click" sound came from the stairwell leading to the roof of the abandoned high-rise.

A hand pushed open an ordinary wooden door.

The four people outside the door opened their eyes in response, looking at the man who dragged the charred corpse in with different expressions.

Saying they were looking at the man, they were actually observing the charred corpse in the man's hand. Obviously, that was not the Fate Weaver's corpse.

The assassination plan failed, but the fire-spreading plan succeeded.

Because the returning shadow had already brought all the memories from outside the world to Cheng Shi.

Regarding this, Cheng Shi let out a long sigh of relief; the next step is just to save Long Jing and Zhao Qian.

As for this Trickster Master who returned alive... no one cared.

Even Jieshu said this was an experiment to verify the space-time trace connection theory, so the target's safe return means the Wise Man has already gained something from this experiment.

The four people present reached a tacit understanding instantly. Long Jing on the far left sighed: "Looks like it's bad news."

Zhao Xishi on the far right sneered and turned to leave.

Mo Shu, who was rarely quiet in the middle, and Jieshu, who had expected it, stared at the man who entered for a while and said at the same time:

"Who's coming?"

"You're coming?"

Jieshu wanted to get away, but Mo Shu disagreed.

Long Jing smiled playfully, feeling that he had to contribute to this plan, so he said:

"I'll do it, I'll handle it."

Jieshu sneered and fled instantly; Mo Shu followed closely behind and disappeared.

Long Jing whistled and threw Su Yi Da's corpse, who died with his eyes wide open, along with the charred corpse, down the high-rise.

And below the high-rise, Zhang Jizu, who had been waiting for a long time, dug out the parasitic wood from the charred corpse that fell in front of him and quietly resurrected the soul parasitic on it.

When the real Long Jing opened his eyes again and stood in front of the Gravekeeper, he laughed loudly, patted Zhang Jizu on the shoulder and said:

"Old Zhang, long time no see."

Zhang Jizu narrowed his eyes and smiled back: "It has only been 3 days and 4 hours since the last Clown Assembly. This should be the shortest interval since you and I met. It can't be called long."

"..."

Long Jing's smile stiffened for a second, and his expression became wonderful.

"Old Zhang, you are... so boring.

Forget it, let's save people first."

Speaking of saving people, Zhang Jizu's smile faded slightly, his eyes narrowed into a line, and he said in a deep voice:

"There was an accident; this person... cannot be saved."