Chapter 608 I'll Let You Go Today

As soon as Qian Zirui finished speaking, he saw Ye Linglong and Ji Zizhuo looking at him in shock.

He was frightened by the stares from the two men and could hardly speak clearly.

"What, what... Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"Brother Qian, you are still young. Don't say such childish things like chopping off your head and letting others sit on it. I'm going to let you go today and just pretend I didn't hear it." Ji Zizhuo patted him on the shoulder.

Ye Linglong sighed.

"Can't you bet on something else? For example, if Yue Hanyu can hook up with Yin Jiucheng, you'll give him a hundred thousand. Your head is not tempting at all to sit on."

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Qian Zirui's expression fell apart on the spot.

Qian Zirui felt that he understood every word they said, but he just couldn't keep up with the pace.

"You mean Yue Hanyu and Elder Yin are having an affair?"

"Hey! You said that yourself. It has nothing to do with us. Don't put the blame on us when you compile gossip about the elders and slander their innocence in the future!"

"I can testify to that."

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Qian Zirui's heart was broken as well.

He just wanted to join their team, why did he always end up in a worse situation?

So he simply stopped talking. It was always right to keep quiet, right?

Seeing that he was silent with a wronged look on his face, Ji Zizhuo said again: "Speak up, you are the only local snake in Tianling Prefecture here, and we are all waiting for you to provide clues. How can we break the deadlock without any clues if you don't say anything?"

"Brother Qian, now is the time to tell us everything. Don't keep your little secrets to yourself. You don't want to go back and bang your face on the ground again and again, do you?"

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Qian Zirui took a deep breath. His spirit was greatly shocked. His heart repeatedly tore apart and lingered on the edge of collapse.

"I don't know what to say, so you ask and I'll answer."

"Okay, did you meet anyone else after you came in?"

"No, I've been walking around here for several times and I'm the only one here. I can't find a way out."

"Then when did your mind start to become confused and when did you unknowingly replace yourself in the fantasy world?"

Qian Zirui was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and counted his fingers, counting them repeatedly several times, then raised his head and shook it with a confused look on his face.

"I can't remember. I just kept repeating this over and over again, but couldn't find a way out. I became more and more desperate. Then I subconsciously started looking for my past self, and as I searched, I became that person."

After saying this, Qian Zirui hugged his arms, looking as if he was scared when he recalled the past.

"I only remember that every time I returned to the starting point, the path of the peach tree in the square never changed, and everyone's laughter and whispers remained the same. Because nothing changed, I couldn't remember how many times I had cycled through the process.

I only know that after I became my past self, I subconsciously struggled, wanting to jump out, wanting to leave, but I couldn’t do it. Finally, my heart gave in and I started walking the same path over and over again until I lost consciousness.

After hearing this description, Ye Linglong and Ji Zizhuo looked at each other and started discussing.

"It sounds like he was subtly influenced by the long-term influence of the illusion magic circle."

"No, the illusion array can only create an illusion. There must be something that can corrode the soul in it to have such an effect. No matter how many times you watch the same scene, you will not want it to become the past. If you have this thought, it is because your soul has been affected."

"What is that? We are in the third loop here, but we don't see anything unusual."

Ye Linglong smiled confidently and turned to look at Qian Zirui.

"Is there really such a huge peach tree with falling petals in the central square of your Tianling Mansion?"

Qian Zirui was stunned for a moment, his whole body showing an expression of extreme shock.

"No, no!"

"Yes, there are no peach trees in your Tianling Mansion, but in your description just now, every time you return to the starting point and open your eyes, the first thing you see is peach blossoms dancing in the sky."

"Yes! But before you asked this question, I never thought about why everything in this fantasy is exactly the same as it was back then, except for this peach tree. It shouldn't exist! I subconsciously felt that it existed! I never doubted it!"

Qian Zirui was shocked as he spoke.

"But Miss Ye, you have never been to Tianling Mansion, so how do you know that there is no peach tree in Tianling Mansion?"

"Brother Qian, because I have common sense! Peach trees are not the kind of trees that can grow into towering trees. It's a bit surprising that it's so big."

"But this isn't unusual in the upper realm of immortal cultivation. Maybe he has become a spirit?"

"You must be kidding. A place like Tianling Mansion would raise peach blossom spirits in public? Would your Mansion Master agree to this?"

Qian Zirui's expression froze. It was indeed impossible for him to agree. Monsters were not human beings, and there was no telling what kind of trouble they might cause.

"Also, its petals are scattered everywhere, which you think is beautiful, but on the ground where many people pass by every day, a large layer of petals will be spread, and the petals will be crushed, which will affect the beauty and hygiene. It is completely unnecessary."

Qian Zirui couldn't help but nodded and said, "Yes, a normal person wouldn't design it like this."

"The most important thing is that peach blossoms are falling all over the sky, but not a single one falls on the heads of Tianling Mansion disciples. Isn't this absurd?"

After hearing her analysis, Qian Zirui showed a very shocked expression on the spot.

Before, Miss Ye was weak and silent, but I didn't expect that she was so smart!

Ji Zizhuo greatly admired the way others were amazed at his little junior sister, and of course Ye Linglong himself admired it as well.

Although the most fundamental reason that makes people suspicious about the peach tree is not these, it is that she entered Qian Zirui's soul sea and saw his soul wrapped in peach blossoms.

The answer was thrown right at her face, how could she not perform beyond her expectations?

"So what should we do? We have to go back to that point the next time the cycle starts!"

"It's simple. Just break this situation and stop following the cycle."

"So how do we break the impasse?"

Qian Zirui had just finished asking when he saw Yue Hanyu walking out of the study. However, she did not leave. Instead, she knelt down in the yard, looking as if she would not get up again.

"Hey, what on earth happened?"

"The master and his apprentice made such a big fuss, didn't you notice?"

"No, after I came in, I focused on myself because I found myself inside, and I thought that was the breakthrough point."

Ye Linglong patted his shoulder and smiled.

"Brother Qian, your idea is actually correct."

"Ah? Really?"

"Really? Even if you are destined to be a cannon fodder, you can still dream of being the protagonist. After all, dreaming is free."

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