Chapter 47 Pretending I've Been Reborn Too A True Reborn Person: Heaven's Justice is Unfair...

The appearance of the replica of the photography studio has given the public a great deal of confidence.

Everyone believes that the scenes in the copy represent real events, derived from the memories of those involved. Therefore, it can undoubtedly serve as strong evidence to prove that Yin Chou and others committed crimes.

After all, when Yin Chou did bad things, he would avoid surveillance and other people's eyes and ears, but he would never avoid himself.

Setting traps to harm Si Qi, instigating teammates to use force against Si Qi in the real world, and implying that his father profited from the national crisis and killed his rival... each and every one of these actions was enough to make Yin Chou pay a bloody price.

If it weren't for the uncertainty about whether Yin Chou would be reborn after his death and return to the previous timeline, the authorities would have sentenced him to death according to the law when the people petitioned, leaving no room for him to live.

There are quite a few people abroad who have applied for the extradition of Yin Chou, and are even willing to exchange a lot of resources for it.

It wasn't that those people wanted to save Yin Chou's life, but rather that they wanted to get some details from Yin Chou that weren't explained in detail in the original story. After all, there were some things that Si Qi would definitely tell Hua Guo, but not necessarily them.

China directly rejected this presumptuous request, but it was also quite frustrating to keep Yin Chou around for nothing. Some experts suggested that they could try to find clues about the evil god in Yin Chou, which might be the way to prevent the evil god from rising from the ashes.

Otherwise, even if Si Qi went through countless hardships to kill the evil god a second time, the evil god might still be able to rise again a third, fourth, or fifth time...

Humans cannot withstand such torment, and Si Qi cannot withstand such repeated trials.

The leaders were deeply worried about these speculations.

Si Qi remained quite calm about this.

Even if the evil god does reverse time a second or third time, the one who will face the evil god will be the one who came to this world, not the original owner. The outcome will still not change.

Of course, caution is still necessary when necessary. It's best to eliminate the evil god's true form in one go, preventing it from having a chance to rise again.

...

After completing the photography studio instance, Si Qi proceeded through the instances step by step to improve his strength.

He tried to draw away as much of the evil god's hatred as possible in the instance, so as to prevent the evil god from focusing its attention on other heroes/commoners and causing too many casualties.

Soon, Si Qi's strength finally improved to a level sufficient for him to treat his mother. Si's mother recovered her health and no longer had to be bedridden every day, unable to even stand up.

Si Qi felt relieved, and his expression was noticeably more relaxed than before.

The evil god, perhaps sensing his smugness, could no longer tolerate being 'humiliated' by Si Qi, and finally poured all its power into bringing the entire Blue Star into its domain, despite the constant obstruction of the planet's consciousness.

Humanity was prepared for this long ago.

Because of Si Qi's reminder in the live broadcast room, they had rehearsed thousands of times in advance. In the first moment when the real world fell, ordinary people hid in the safe zone that had already been cleared, and heroes took to the streets in groups to deal with the invaders. It was not like the original timeline, which turned into hell overnight and killed countless compatriots.

The evil god also noticed this, and the situation was even worse than in the previous life, so it became more and more violent. This result was directly reflected in the various regional dungeons of Blue Star, where the heroes were having an extremely difficult time dealing with it. Si Qi and other official heroes had to travel all over the country to provide rescue.

This time, they arrived at an event plaza.

Because the fall of the planet coincided with Valentine's Day, a Qixi Festival event was being held in the square, with all sorts of decorations exuding sweetness, warmth, and romance.

The entire hero team had solemn expressions, which seemed out of place in the pink bubble-like environment around them.

The warrior, whose attribute points were mainly invested in defense, strode forward, leading everyone and scanning his surroundings warily.

But in less than a second, everyone watched as his full health bar was instantly reduced to zero, so fast that no one had time to react.

Some people instinctively assumed a blocking stance, standing in front of Si Qi, while others tried to examine the deceased to determine the type of attack.

Si Qi called out to stop them: "Stop! The mage is using 'Suction' to pull them out!"

Everyone obeyed the order and immediately stopped and did as instructed.

The sorcerer brought the body to Siqi, who held the cross to the warrior's forehead and chanted a short, rapid incantation.

As soon as he finished speaking, the dead warrior's health bar suddenly jumped forward by a small increment. His motionless body, like a fish out of water lying on the ground, jolted violently, his eyes widening as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

Si Qi casually used a healing spell to fully restore his health bar.

The warrior got up from the ground, looked at the Resurrection buff above his head, and asked those around him with lingering fear, "I...I just died?"

Everyone nodded solemnly.

"But I didn't feel any attacks..." As a tank, he had the strongest defense and health in the team, but he was still instantly killed.

“It’s an instant-death type of monster,” Si Qi said calmly. “Somewhere on your body, the rules here have been triggered. Because it doesn’t meet the requirements, it’s been judged as an instant-death monster.”

Everyone felt a sense of dread, knowing that instant-death monsters existed, but only by seeing them with their own eyes could they truly understand how terrifying that feeling was.

"So what should we do now?" Everyone subconsciously looked at Si Qi.

This being, secretly called the savior by everyone, has already demonstrated his vast knowledge and extraordinary abilities in various instances. His seemingly omniscient and omnipotent skills have earned everyone's complete trust.

Whatever he says, everyone will believe without question.

Si Qi observed the setup of the activity area, then glanced at the soldier who had died once, and asked him, "Do you have a girlfriend?"

The soldier was taken aback, then quickly shook his head: "No."

"Then let someone who has a partner go in."

Even though there had been a real-life death case not long ago, less than a second after Si Qi spoke, a teammate with a steady romantic relationship immediately stepped forward: "I'll give it a try."

Everyone told her to be careful and then said nothing more.

Her expression was calm and serious as she gripped her weapon and strode forward, all the while keeping an eye out for any clues that might appear when death was imminent.

But there was nothing there.

She walked in as if she were walking on normal flat ground.

The group paused for a moment, then realized: "So the rule is that anyone entering this area needs to have a partner?"

"Indeed, people who can participate in Qixi Festival activities must have a partner."

After scanning the group, they discovered that among all the elite members of the elite unit, only that one member, along with Si Qi and Chu Feng, actually had partners.

Everyone: "…………"

Are there really that many single people in their group?

Even Si Qi and Chu Feng were dealt with internally.

Everyone looked at the teammate who had found a partner with great admiration, while the other person proudly puffed out his chest, raised his eyebrows, and grinned mischievously.

“The three of us will crack this instance.” Si Qi took the communication equipment and real-time broadcasting device from his team members. “You stay outside and use the equipment and spells when you need support. No one should enter.”

Everyone responded in unison.

Someone found relevant information about the event online, such as the layout of the internal venue and the event introduction, and sent it to Si Qi.

Most of them are small games for couples, such as eating cookies mouth-to-mouth, truth or dare, and posting affectionate pictures on social media.

What was originally an ordinary game has become unpredictable after being taken over by monsters. After all, even the simple rule of "couples only" has turned into "non-couples will die if they enter".

After reading the general introduction, Si Qi and the other two set off to enter the venue.

Because Si Qi was a priest and the only one of the three who possessed the Resurrection spell, he was protected by the two men, one in front and one behind, while the two warriors took turns probing him in the activity area (dungeon level) built with sheds.

The previous dungeon was cleared by the teammates, so this time it was Chu Feng's turn to go first.

As Chu Feng entered, he found that the surrounding environment had transformed into a distorted, two-dimensional art style identical to that inside the instance. He was sent to an execution platform with a guillotine hanging above his head, and opposite him stood a host with a strange and exaggerated smile and extremely malicious eyes—no, a host weirdo.

"Quick Q&A! If your mother and your partner both fell into the water, who would you save?"

Si Qi and his team were taken aback. Chu Feng, who was standing on the platform, quickly answered before the three-second countdown ended: "Save them all."

Have you ever had fantasies about someone other than your partner?

"No."

"Have you ever suddenly lost interest in your partner?"

"No."

Would you keep secrets from your partner?

"Won't."

"Would you dare to publish your chat history with your partner?"

"Confidential information requires approval from higher authorities."

"you……"

The team members watching the "interrogation" from below the guillotine were speechless and couldn't help but complain to Si Qi: "Isn't this too perverse? Are you sure this is a little game between couples, or is it meant to break up couples?"

With such a large guillotine hanging around her neck, even if she considered herself to be honest and upright and never did anything wrong, she couldn't help but have moments of wild thoughts.

What if what she says contradicts her past actions? Wouldn't that trigger the instant death rule and kill her on the spot?

"I can guarantee that I'm absolutely loyal in relationships," the team member said with a bitter face, "but sometimes when I see him with his face all oily after just waking up, I really can't bring myself to kiss him—he hasn't even brushed his teeth!"

Does this count as suddenly losing interest in your partner at a certain moment?

Judging by the host's standards of deception, this would definitely be a death sentence, right?

Si Qi: "...Yes, it's only human nature."

"But Captain Chu is really good to you, answering without hesitation, tsk tsk tsk, I'm so envious~~"

Si Qi smiled slightly, never hiding his pride: "He's always been like this."

"Hey, that's right! Who doesn't know your love story now?" the team member said with a grin. "I just wanted to say that if I stand on the stage later and something happens that could easily cause a misunderstanding, you must help smooth things over. My sweetheart is getting jealous."

Si Qi chuckled, "No problem."

However, if a dungeon level is solved, it will not reappear, and there is no possibility that your lover will find out.

The team members looked expectantly at Chu Feng on stage, hoping he could pass the test smoothly—otherwise, they would be the ones standing on the stage to face the devilish questions later.

Then she noticed that the host on stage had changed from a smiling face to a distorted and ferocious expression, and was now shouting.

It repeatedly looked at the lie detector under the guillotine, and found that it never lit up with the red light that represented a lie. It went up to the instrument and kicked and punched it, cursing that the thing was broken. The look in its eyes when it looked at Chu Feng was as if it wanted to pounce on him and bite off his neck and eat his flesh raw. The questions it asked were more and more tricky, making her frown.

"If your partner becomes seriously ill, covered in sores, and has mental health issues, would you still love him?!"

Chu Feng: "I love him."

"You're lying!!" The host slammed the microphone down in a fit of rage, roaring hysterically. His body was quickly engulfed by the encroaching shadows, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Chu Feng: "Lying! Lying! Lying!!!"

Chu Feng looked down at it with pity, his tone exceptionally sincere: "To be able to accompany Si Qi every day, take care of him, help him, become his support, and grow old with him, do you really think I wouldn't cherish such a good thing?"

What kind of questions is this guy asking? They're so easy!

The host paused in his cryptic tone, then looked up to the sky and roared in grief and anger: "Who on earth hired this love-obsessed person?!"

This is blatant cheating!!

"Pfft—" The team member covered her mouth and couldn't help but giggle. Seeing her mischievous expression, Si Qi kindly reminded her, "There are still several activities to come."

The team members' smiles froze as they recalled Chu Feng's earlier ordeal, their faces turning sour.

I always feel like these kinds of levels are really easy to die in.

She repeated again and again that no matter what happened here, she should not tell her boyfriend. Si Qi nodded, and only then did she walk toward the next activity venue with a look of heroic defiance, her expression a thousand times heavier than when she had just risked her life to test the rules of instant death.

Sure enough, not long after, when the event emcee asked her about her first love, she started to lose her composure. Looking at her classmate, whose cute and well-behaved smile had been unearthed from the emcee's memory, she couldn't help but protest, "Can't I have a first love from earlier? Besides, I don't even remember what she looks like, and you still want to—"

"Bang—" Before he could finish speaking, the host, his face full of excitement, pressed the red button, and a huge iron hammer fell from the sky, smashing the "unfaithful" person into mincemeat.

"That's outrageous!" The team member, now back in action, cried out in despair, "I've only ever dated my boyfriend! Does that even include people I had a crush on when we were kids? Is there no reasoning with them?!"

Si Qi patted her shoulder reassuringly, "What's the point of reasoning with a monster? You're dreaming."

Teammate: "...That was a good way to comfort you, but don't do that next time."

QAQ Si Qi is so cold-hearted towards people outside his family (Chu Feng is also family)!!

One team member failed to pass the test, and Chu Feng stepped forward, preparing to stand on the interrogation table.

As it turned out, the presiding ghost had somehow heard something from another deceased presiding ghost, and his expression changed drastically. He immediately pointed at Si Qi: "You! It's your turn!"

No matter what, we absolutely cannot let Chu Feng take the stage; he's their natural enemy!

Si Qi was sent onto the stage by the power of the rules. The team members who had been joking with Si Qi instantly changed their expressions and shouted nervously into the communication device: "Quick! Quickly gather priests who meet the requirements and have mastered the Resurrection spell!"

Everyone could tell that Si Qi was being targeted by the evil god. Who knew if this guy would take the opportunity to modify the instant-death rule and do something to Si Qi?

The host looked at Si Qi with a malicious expression: "Are you loyal to your partner?"

Si Qi: "Of course."

"Liar!!!" The host's voice rose in a wicked tone, and he spun around gleefully: "Liar, liar, liar! I saw it, I saw it! You're such a promiscuous little slut~ Let me see what you've done~~~"

Chu Feng and his teammates' expressions changed drastically. One of the teammates shouted angrily, "They really did change the rules!!"

This is a trap set for Si Qi!

In mid-air, Si Qi's memories surfaced.

Handsome men of different appearances appeared in the air, densely packed, completely covering the entire area.

Si Qi, who appeared in the same place as these men, had an expression that was either aloof or arrogant, but without exception, his eyes were filled with deep affection for those men.

Even when they touched her, her reaction... was not resistance, but rather she was extremely happy.

Chu Feng's face turned pale. The shadow of his childhood surged in his mind in an instant. He reflexively wanted to vomit, but his gaze remained fixed on the sky, on the group of men.

The host laughed loudly, stood opposite Si Qi and danced excitedly, pointing at Si Qi and saying, "You're dead! You're dead!! Adulterers deserve a terrible death!!"

It raised its arm in ecstasy and slammed the button down. Chu Feng's pupils constricted, and disregarding the rules, he instinctively rushed towards the stage, his body instantly torn apart by the power of the rules, leaving him covered in blood.

Si Qi quickly cast several healing spells on him and stopped him, saying, "Go back!"

The team members reacted and pounced to drag Chu Feng away.

Chu Feng remained motionless, suppressing the intense physical and psychological pain, his face filled with sorrow as he tried to save Si Qi.

And the giant hammer above Si Qi's head...

It hasn't come down yet.

"..." The host, who had been laughing wildly, gradually became embarrassed. He couldn't help but look at Si Qi, then at the button in his hand, his head full of question marks.

Until it saw the unchanged light from the lie detector under Si Qi's feet, its eyes widened: "—This is impossible!!!"

As soon as the words were spoken, due to the misjudgment and violation of the rules, darkness swept towards the host, who protested tearfully, "Why? Why? This guy has clearly had so many relationships!!!"

Si Qi jumped off the stage, first helping Chu Feng away from the area and healing his injuries, before turning to the host, who was now swallowed by darkness and had only one eyeball remaining, his pupil still fixed on them: "I've been in thousands of relationships, and every single one with the same person. Is that not allowed?"

A tear of blood rolled down the host's cheek, as if he wanted to accuse him with his eyes, wondering what kind of depravity could lead someone to do such a thing.

This guy is truly love-struck!!

The bloodshot eyes disappeared into the darkness. Si Qi looked at Chu Feng, who was trembling and clearly still in shock, and said, "Did I scare you?"

Chu Feng gripped Si Qi's wrist tightly, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something, but he lost his voice and couldn't utter a single word.

Si Qi was incredibly soft-hearted and really wanted to go up and pat Chu Feng on the back and give him a hug.

However, considering Chu Feng's psychological trauma, Si Qi restrained himself from doing anything at this time.

The next second, he was pulled forcefully into a burning embrace. The man's chest heaved violently, and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "...You're alright."

"Yes, I'm fine." Si Qi hugged him back.

"Stop doing this," Chu Feng pleaded, his heart throbbing with pain.

"I'll be fine," Si Qi said softly.

Chu Feng's eyes were red, and after a long pause, she cautiously asked, "Those people just now..."

After saying that, as if afraid of hearing something, he quickly interrupted, "Never mind, I don't care, it's fine with me, I—"

Si Qi replied without hesitation, "It's all because of you."

"..." Chu Feng was bewildered. A teammate, who was looking through the camera equipment, looked up and said, "It should be cosplay, right? I see a lot of people in there who don't look like normal humans. There are cat demons, gods, and elves...tsk tsk, even ghosts and succubi are there!"

Who knew these two young lovers were so creative!

Chu Feng desperately wanted to hear this explanation, but some things were indeed difficult to explain: "But they all look different..."

"What's the big deal?" a teammate said nonchalantly. "We even have Resurrection Magic now, so what's a mere Transfiguration spell?"

Moreover, such an absolute and unambiguous rule of judgment is unlikely to be wrong. If there really are so many strikingly handsome men in the world, how could there not be a single one that looks familiar? Who could resist taking a picture of a beauty of that caliber and posting it online? Cosplays of this quality would be guaranteed to go viral instantly.

Chu Feng turned his head to look at Si Qi, his eyes filled with hope. Si Qi gently patted his back and said firmly, "I've only ever liked you."

With just that one sentence, Chu Feng instantly felt at ease. No matter how strange things were in those scenes just now, he didn't want to think about them anymore.

Moreover, he discovered that because of this incident, the psychological shadow he had previously had about "a certain aspect" no longer existed. He naturally hugged Si Qi without feeling nauseous, fearful, or wanting to vomit, or experiencing any of the problems that would bother him in daily life. In the past, even seeing characters kissing in TV dramas would make him feel so uncomfortable that he wanted to vomit his internal organs.

But now I can't do it at all.

This surprised him greatly, and he instinctively hugged Si Qi again.

Even though he knew he shouldn't take advantage of Si Qi's soft heart, he really wanted to feel Si Qi's body temperature again; it felt so good.

Pressing your palm against it, you can feel the soft muscle lines and firm bone curves beneath the clothes, accompanied by a pleasant scent that puts you at ease.

Si Qi let Chu Feng hold him, while the team members stood aside without disturbing him, frantically tapping their fingers to take screenshots to save and send to the Chu family members who cared about Chu Feng after the mission was over.

This would definitely move them to tears.

After a period of tenderness, Chu Feng's expression changed from gentle to resolute. He stood up and said to his team members, "Let's go to the next checkpoint."

The team members nodded.

However, not long after she entered the next venue, the absurd situation made her turn around and ask for help.

An iron axe, a gold-woven noose, molten silver glowing red-hot, and diamond-cut needles. Making her choose one to prove her unwavering love—is this really not an attempt to kill her?

"Could it be related to a golden or diamond wedding anniversary?" The team members behind the screen discussed: "We'll choose based on how many years we've been with our loved ones."

"I think it wants a ghost marriage," the team member said, rolling his eyes.

Si Qi: "Choose the suspension rope."

The team members, having received the instructions, readily nodded, stepped forward, and, under the host's sinister smile, picked up the noose.

The hanging rope seemed alive; the moment it touched her, it climbed up her neck along the team member's hand, then its tail stretched out and suddenly hooked onto the gallows that appeared overhead, suspending her body with a "whoosh."

The team members stood behind the screen and exclaimed in surprise, not expecting the thing to move so fast.

Their eyes were fixed on their teammate, worried that something might have happened to her, but they were surprised to see her hanging in mid-air, looking completely bewildered. She looked ahead, then at Si Qi, raised her hand to touch her unharmed neck, and then with a "crack," the rope snapped, and she fell several meters down, landing steadily on her feet.

"...What's going on? That rope looked pretty sturdy to me." The team members were still confused.

“Gold is inherently soft,” one teammate suggested, but was quickly refuted by others: “This is a dungeon. Even an air rope can kill, let alone a golden rope.”

"I feel that these things only play a symbolic role; the key is to find the right way to solve the problem."

Everyone was completely baffled. The teammate standing in front of Si Qi directly asked him for the answer, "So why is that? Why choose the gold one?"

Si Qi: "...Because our love is stronger than gold."

Choosing other materials could lead to problems, but gold, whether used for hanging or anything else, will not cause harm to the human body.

Team member: "…………"

What a lame joke!

The other team members didn't feel the same way; their faces were scrunched up as if they had eaten something indescribable: "Are dungeons this difficult now? I'd rather fight monsters with health bars..."

"If I hadn't chosen the right option, I would have died right then and there, right?"

"A three-quarters chance of death is too high. Only Xiao Qi can use Resurrection so frequently. If it were the priests of other teams, they would be too busy casting spells all day long to have so many opportunities to try and fail."

Forced to put on a show of "unbreakable bond," the team members listened to their teammates' discussion behind their headsets. They were surprised that not a single person was taken aback by Si Qi's joke. Their lips twitched, but they ultimately said nothing.

She shrugged and followed Si Qi to the next checkpoint.

Looking at the simple, unadorned line of large characters in front of them that read "Please prove the duration of your love," the team members couldn't help but complain: "How else can you prove it? Time can't be expressed in a concrete form. Otherwise, would you just stand up there and shout 'I love you for ten thousand years'?"

Si Qi didn't speak, his expression was rather unpleasant.

Chu Feng stepped forward: "I'll go take a look."

Si Qi grabbed him: "No."

Chu Feng turned around, puzzled.

Si Qi: "The Resurrection Technique cannot bring back to life a body that died by suicide."

Chu Feng was taken aback, then realized something and pursed his lips.

"Damn! That's really unfair!" A teammate next to him realized and cursed under his breath, "This is a completely false premise!"

"If you don't love someone, the rules will kill you; but if you still love them, how can you prove how long you can love them?" The team member said, "Only, as Xiao Qi said, can you prove your love with your death, using death to prove your 'unwavering devotion until death'. There is only one answer!"

If Chu Feng had actually gone up on stage just now, whether it was voluntary or involuntary, he would have only had this one option to choose.

Suicide cannot be reversed; this is a rule established in advance by the world's consciousness to prevent certain individuals from maliciously using resurrection techniques to abuse humanity.

"What do we do then? Is this level destined to send someone to their death?" a teammate asked, frowning.

Si Qi: "Let's check out the other levels first."

After the evil god descended, the world's consciousness constantly resisted, preserving a portion of the rules from being corrupted by the evil god's power.

The evil god cannot create a level that forces certain death within the dungeon. Even if it creates instant-death monsters, there will always be "trigger rules" and "priest resurrection spells" to counter them.

Each member of the team has one of the items that allows them to escape a level; they can be used as long as they don't enter any of the mandatory stages within the level.

After the three of them have used it, they can skip this level and continue forward.

The following levels were still very tricky "couples games". The three of them worked together and managed to get through them without any major incidents, even after using the Resurrection spell only once, and made it all the way to the last level.

"What is this?" The teammate scratched his head. "Why are there two positions—does this mean it requires two people to participate?"

Si Qi carefully observed the surrounding scenery and said to Chu Feng, "Let's go together this time."

Since it's an activity for couples, it's obviously more appropriate for couples to participate together.

The team members frowned instinctively, not wanting Si Qi to take any risks, but they couldn't say anything due to the challenge's setup. Chu Feng nodded and stood on the stage with Si Qi, repeatedly reminding him, "If you encounter any danger, let me go. You have the Resurrection Technique; you can't get hurt."

Si Qi didn't speak, but smiled to indicate that the challenge was about to begin, and looked at the host in front of him.

The host had a gloomy expression and spoke in an exceptionally cold tone. Upon meeting them, he immediately unleashed his ultimate move, waving his hand to turn Si Qi and Chu Feng into two pixelated figures and throwing them into a simulation game machine behind him.

The team member instinctively took two steps forward, only calming down slightly when she noticed that Si Qi and Chu Feng's health bars were still intact in the team chat.