Lin Qiye has made a breakthrough.

Having witnessed Jiang Er's disappearance, An Qingyu's betrayal, the killing of brothers, and Cao Yuan's death... Lin Qiye's heart had long been dead. He was like a drowning man overwhelmed by despair and pain, sinking alone in the darkness.

To outsiders, he was just trapped by a "heart barrier" and looked like a slow-witted patient, but no one else in the world could feel the sadness hidden beneath his lonely and silent eyes.

Lin Qiye knew that he had to take that step. As long as he didn't break through the "heart barrier", he would always be a useless person... and the only thing he could do was to abandon everything he had, bury the pain and despair in his heart forever, and use them to step into the ceiling of humanity.

But the moment Shen Qingzhu appeared, everything changed.

Lin Qiye originally thought that he had nothing... But now, he had Brother Zha. The moment Brother Zha stood beside him, all the pain that had accumulated in his heart melted away. It was like the only ray of light in the dark and desperate world, pulling Lin Qiye back from the abyss of self-denial and struggle.

Just as Wu Quan said, Zhua Ge was once his salvation... and now, he is also Lin Qiye's.

That was a ray of hope in despair, a ray of hope at the end of the tunnel. Amid this unprecedented ups and downs in emotions, the painful "heart barrier" in Lin Qiye's heart seemed as fragile as paper.

To break through the "heart barrier", perhaps all it takes is one person and one sentence. It is simple, but unattainable.

"...Brother Qingzhu?"

Wu Quan stood aside, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure, muttering to himself in a daze.

Shen Qingzhu turned around and seemed very surprised to see Wuquan here. He was stunned for a while, but patted the latter on the shoulder and said, "Yeah, you have grown taller."

"Brother Qingzhu!!!" Wuquan was stunned for a long time when he saw his face. Then he came to his senses. This young man who always had a sullen face rushed to Shen Qingzhu like crazy and hugged him tightly.

"Brother Qingzhu! I've been looking for you since I came out of the orphanage... Where have you been all this time?!"

"We can talk about this slowly... Both of you let go of me first, my tears and nose are all covered with snot..." Shen Qingzhu looked at this scene helplessly. He wanted to laugh, but subconsciously put on a stern face, with a very stiff expression.

He turned to look at Zuo Qing, his eyes full of help, but Zuo Qing just looked at them with a smile, with no intention of intervening at all.

Amid Wuquan's heart-wrenching cries, Zuo Qing caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye. He walked to the side, picked up the pen and knife that had fallen on the ground, and gently blew away the dust...

Zuo Qing looked at Lin Qiye, whose face was covered with tears, smiled silently, put his pen and knife back into his pocket, and walked out alone.

…

"So, it was actually you who killed Lucifer?"

After listening to Shen Qingzhu's description, Lin Qiye opened his mouth in surprise, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt it was very reasonable.

Lin Qiye was present when the gods of Daxia surrounded Lucifer. Under such an intense attack, it was a miracle that Lucifer was able to survive. When he returned to hell, he met the arrogant guy who had just absorbed the origin, and there was no way he could escape... In this way, the biggest beneficiary became Shen Qingzhu.

"If I hadn't swallowed him, I wouldn't have been able to completely control the origin of hell so quickly. With my own strength, it would take at least half a year to get out." Shen Qingzhu nodded.

Lin Qiye smiled, then seemed to have thought of something and fell into deep thought.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just think that your return is just too coincidental... No, it should be said that everything is just too coincidental." Lin Qiye said half-jokingly, "Now think about it, if An Qingyu and Jiang Er hadn't suddenly disappeared from the Heavenly Palace and were not targeted by Lucifer, the gods of Daxia wouldn't have had the opportunity to seriously injure him. If Lucifer hadn't been injured, your return would have been delayed for another half a year... In this way, [Night] might have really disappeared.

It all happened just at the right time, just right.”

"Maybe, this is fate." Shen Qingzhu paused, his face gradually becoming serious. "By the way, I only heard Guan Zai briefly talk about An Qingyu on the way. What happened during the time I was away?"

Lin Qiye's eyes darkened and he repeated everything that had happened during this period of time.

Shen Qingzhu's brows furrowed more and more.

"Can the power of 'truth' really change a person so thoroughly?"

Lin Qiye was silent for a moment and shook his head, "I... don't know."

"However, I have figured it out now." Lin Qiye took a deep breath and continued, "Since these things have already happened, I shouldn't dwell on the past. Instead of regretting it a thousand times, I might as well find An Qingyu in person and ask him in person..."

"What if he really surrendered to Cthulhu?"

"Then I will kill him myself." Lin Qiye said calmly, "[Nightfall] can have sacrifices, but there cannot be traitors... The betrayal of any one person is a blasphemy to all the other sacrifices."

Shen Qingzhu nodded and said nothing more.

Just as the two were talking, a figure in a dark red cloak walked in quickly from outside.

"Captain Lin, Commander Zuo is waiting for you in the office." The person who came was Zuo Qing's secretary. He stretched out a hand and made a "please" gesture.

Lin Qiye was slightly stunned. "Commander Zuo is looking for me? He just didn't return it..."

Lin Qiye looked around and realized that Zuo Qing had disappeared.

"Commander Zuo has something important to discuss with you, so he is waiting for you in the office." The secretary spoke again.

Seeing this, Lin Qiye said no more. He just agreed with Shen Qingzhu on a place to meet again, and then quickly walked towards the commander-in-chief's office.

…

Knock knock knock——

"Enter."

Lin Qiye pushed the door and walked into the office. Zuo Qing was sitting in an office chair with a document in front of him, looking at him with a smile.

"If there is something, do we have to say it here?" Lin Qiye sat down opposite him and asked puzzledly.

Zuo Qing did not answer, but asked:

"Has your 'heart barrier' been completely broken?"

"Um."

"Are you still confused? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

“No… I feel more awake than ever before.” Lin Qiye shook his head.

The state after breaking through the mental barrier is completely different from before. Before, Lin Qiye's mental power had been infinitely close to the ceiling, but after all, he had not broken through that layer of window paper. Now, he has completely taken that step. Both the total amount of mental power and the agility of thinking have increased a lot.

He is now officially one of the few human ceilings.

Seeing this, Zuo Qing nodded with satisfaction, pushed the document in front of him to Lin Qiye, and slowly spoke:

"Well, I think it's time for you to accept a new identity..."