"King doesn't see the king?" Yun Yao found this statement interesting. "Are you saying that someone named Qi Xia is as powerful as you?"

"No, he is much stronger than me." Chu Tianqiu put the chalk back and sat down on a chair. "It's just that he has undergone too little training. We still need to wait for an opportunity to use his power."

After Jin Yuanxun left, he looked a bit embarrassed when he saw Qi Xia waiting silently at the door.

"Does he want to see me?" Qi Xia asked.

"No..." Jin Yuanxun shook his head. "Brother Chu asked me to ask you a question."

"A question?" Qi Xia thought for a moment and nodded. "It's right to be cautious. What does he want to ask?"

"May I ask, which day did you arrive here?"

Qi Xia frowned, feeling quite strange.

There are many questions that could be asked, but Chu Tianqiu only asked about this?

"I arrived here three days ago."

"Three days ago..." Jin Yuanxun nodded. "Bro, wait a moment, I'll go and reply."

Qi Xia nodded solemnly, but he was already feeling a bit unsteady.

...

"Three days ago?" Chu Tianqiu smiled. "Is that what he said?"

"Yes." Jin Yuanxun nodded. "Oh, bro, we all came here three days ago, so it's not surprising... Do you need to ask anything else?"

"No need to bother with him anymore," Chu Tianqiu said. "He answered wrong this time, and we don't need to give him another chance."

"Huh?" Jin Yuanxun was stunned. "Bro... that man looks seriously injured. If we don't pay attention to him, it's very likely..."

"Then let him die."

"Uh..." Jin Yuanxun was stunned. "Bro... you mean..."

"It's not the right time." Chu Tianqiu turned to look at Yun Yao. "Yun Yao, help me send him off."

"Okay, understood."

Yun Yao stretched and stood up, walking towards the door.

"Xi... Bro, if we want to escape, shouldn't we use the power of a strong person?" Jin Yuanxun looked puzzled. "If that man is really powerful, why not let him join us?"

"He must join us, but not now." Chu Tianqiu smiled and said, "The current Qi Xia is like an injured snake. He hates everything here, wants to survive, and wants to escape. In this state, he cannot join the 'Gateway to Heaven,' and we cannot consider him a teammate."

Jin Yuanxun was puzzled for a long time, and nodded as if he understood.

After a few steps out the door, Yun Yao saw Qi Xia standing outside the courtyard, with half of his clothes covered in blood, looking quite terrifying.

"Qi Xia?" Yun Yao asked.

"Yes." Qi Xia nodded.

"Let me ask you, if the first half of a seven-digit password is 'YMWDH,' what should be filled in for the last two digits?"

"'MS'." Qi Xia answered without hesitation. "Are all the people from the 'Gateway to Heaven' so boring?"

"Is it true?" Yun Yao was stunned for a moment. "You thought of it in just one second?"

"In English, 'year, month, week, day, hour,' according to the length of time, the last two digits must be the initials of 'minute' and 'second.'" Qi Xia said. "Is this the interview for the 'Gateway to Heaven'?"

"Not really, it's just my personal test." Yun Yao smiled. "I really like smart people. To crack this password, we lost a teammate."

"That means the 'Gateway to Heaven' is just like that." Qi Xia replied.

"No, it's just that my level is too low." Yun Yao shook her head and corrected, "If Chu Tianqiu were to do it, he could probably crack it in just one second."

"So when can I meet Chu Tianqiu?" Qi Xia asked. "He has made me wait for twenty minutes already."

"You won't see him." Yun Yao smiled and answered with a twinkle in her eyes. "You didn't pass the 'interview,' so the 'Gateway to Heaven' is not prepared to accept you."

Qi Xia showed an expression of disbelief after hearing this.

"Does that mean the first question was the interview?" He stared at Yun Yao and asked, "Did I answer that question wrong?"

"I don't know about that." Yun Yao pouted. "Chu Tianqiu said you were wrong, so you were wrong."

"I understand." Qi Xia nodded and turned to leave.

"Hey!" Yun Yao called out. "Although the 'Gateway to Heaven' is not prepared to accept you, I really like you. I like to help handsome guys who are down on their luck. Do you want to stay as my 'rumored boyfriend'? I believe Chu Tianqiu won't refuse either."

Qi Xia turned to look at Yun Yao, with a hint of playfulness in his expression. "Noted."

"Really cold." Yun Yao scratched her head and took out a bottle of mineral water from behind. "Here, take this. Let's be friends?"

Seeing the plastic bottle in Yun Yao's hand, Qi Xia swallowed his saliva.

He hadn't had a drink of water for almost a day.

"This bottle of water is my treat." Qi Xia reached out, unscrewed the cap, closed his eyes, and drank it all in one gulp.

He was seriously injured now, so there was nothing to fear even if the other party had poisoned it.

"So sweet..." Qi Xia exhaled. "It seems like I've been lacking water for too long.""The reason it's so sweet is because I took a sip from this bottle," Yun Yao revealed a meaningful smile. "Now, we've had an 'indirect kiss,' haven't we?"

"Thanks for the water. I'll repay you when I get the chance." Qi Xia casually tossed the bottle on the ground and walked away.

Watching Qi Xia's retreating figure, Yun Yao felt a bit angry: "So rude, to reject the advances of a popular idol like that."

"He's gone?" Chu Tianqiu appeared behind Yun Yao and asked.

"He's gone."

"Has he given up?"

"From his expression, it doesn't look like he's given up. On the contrary, it seems like he's made some kind of resolution." Yun Yao shook her head. "This man is really impressive. I think I'm starting to like him."

"Oh? Just a few days ago, you said you liked me, and now you've moved on so quickly?" Chu Tianqiu gave a wry smile. "I really can't figure you out."

"Don't try to guess the heart of an idol," Yun Yao shrugged her shoulders. "Looking forward to the day I meet Qi Xia again."

The two left through the main gate, and the dilapidated campus fell silent once more.

The youth named Jin Yuanxun also stood at the entrance again, cautiously surveying his surroundings as if nothing had happened.

Qi Xia found a shattered wall, sat down to rest for half an hour, then stood up and continued walking along the road.

After this indirect encounter with Chu Tianqiu, he became even more aware of the 'rules' of this Haunted place.

The situation was probably much more complicated than he had imagined.

Now, he had only one thought left: to take a look at the edge of the city.

If there was any way to escape from here, it would definitely be found at the edge.

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