One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

Chen Duo touched her lips, her tone still frighteningly calm:

"That's how the primordial Gu was transmitted."

“At that time, I was wearing a collar around my neck, and the controller was in his hands.”

"I'll die as soon as he presses that switch."

“I am the Gu Master. As long as I die, the original Gu will lose its activity, and the Gu poison in his body will naturally be cured.”

"This is the third option—send me away."

Chen Duo looked at Lao Meng, and finally, deep confusion and bewilderment appeared in her green eyes:

“I thought it would be very simple for him.”

"If he can't accept my leaving, then kill me. That will give the company an explanation and save himself as well."

"Isn't this the most logical thing to do?"

"But……"

Chen Duo lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly:

Why didn't he press it?

"Until the very end...until his body was covered in sores, until he died coughing up blood..."

"That switch was right next to him."

"He was clearly in so much pain, he could have survived if he had just moved a finger..."

Why... just won't he press it down?

Chen Duo raised her head, looked at the stunned crowd, and asked the question that had troubled her for so long:

"Uncle Meng, what do you all say..."

Did I... make the wrong choice?

"boom!"

It was as if an invisible bolt of lightning had struck everyone's heart.

Old Meng slumped to the ground, his mouth agape.

His tears fell like beads from a broken string, yet he couldn't make a sound.

Xiao Zizai pushed up his glasses, his hands trembling slightly.

He closed his eyes and softly murmured, "Amitabha."

Hei Guan'er stopped playing with the dagger, lowered his head, and seemed lost in thought.

Even the most unserious Wang Zhenqiu lost his smile at this moment, looking at the girl standing in the wind with complicated eyes.

This is the truth.

It was not betrayal, it was not murder.

Instead, it was a girl who had never had a choice, using her twisted yet pure logic, to launch a "request for approval" to her most beloved father.

And that man who was like a father to me.

Faced with three options: "Daughter leaves", "Elope together", or "Kill your daughter with your own hands".

Out of a father's love.

He couldn't choose any of them.

He would rather die from being devoured by countless poisonous creatures than press the button to kill his daughter.

What a tragedy!

How heavy is that?

Faced with this heavy burden, company regulations and so-called justice seem so pale and powerless.

"Damn it..."

Zhang Chulan slammed his fist on the tree trunk beside him, gritting his teeth, his eyes reddening.

"What the hell is going on?!"

"Uncle Liao...a real man."

The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

The temporary workers' barely perceptible murderous intent vanished completely at that moment.

There is only deep sorrow for this distorted system, and a sense of powerlessness towards the girl before me.

They arrested her?

On what grounds are they arresting her?

Kill her?

Who could bring themselves to do it?

But... if we don't arrest or kill them, what about the company's orders?

This is a dead end.

A deadlock where emotion and law, humanity and rules are intertwined.

"that……"

Old Meng wiped away his tears and looked up.

Her gaze drifted somewhat blankly to the man who had been sitting silently in the armchair.

It wasn't just him.

Xiao Zizai, Hei Guan'er, Wang Zhenqiu, Zhang Chulan, Wang Ye, Zhuge Qing...

At this moment, everyone's eyes were drawn to that man.

In this deadlock.

The only variable.

The only game-changer.

Only him.

That guy who doesn't follow rules, only cares about his mood, and has unparalleled power—

Second Master

"Heavens..."

Zhang Chulan called out in a hoarse voice:

"What do you think we should do about this?"

Beside the campfire.

Zhang Tianyi slowly opened his eyes.

He didn't answer immediately, but instead picked up his thermos and slowly took a sip of goji berry tea.

Then, he smacked his lips and said disdainfully:

"Tsk, the water's gone cold."

He placed the cup on the table with a soft "thump".

Then, he stood up, stretched, and instantly his lazy demeanor vanished.

He walked up to Chen Duo.

Looking at this girl with a completely bewildered expression.

"Silly girl."

Zhang Tianyi reached out and gently flicked Chen Duo's forehead:

"You've come up with terrible multiple-choice questions."

"Only children make choices."

"Adults..."

Zhang Tianyi turned around and scanned the entire room.

His purple eyes gleamed with an aura of domineering disregard for all rules:

"Of course... we should tear up the person who set the questions, and this damn exam paper together!"

"I'll take care of this, Daoist Master!"

Chapter 99 Freeloading from Old Ma! You're so kind!

"Slap, slap, slap."

A burst of crisp applause abruptly broke the somber atmosphere in the room.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

Ma Xianhong was dressed in a white training uniform, with his signature string of red beads around his neck.

They were slowly walking out of the shadows not far away.

A confident smile graced his face.

"Wonderful."

Ma Xianhong walked up to the crowd, his gaze first falling on Zhang Tianyi, who was sitting in a grand chair and about to pick his ear.

He bowed slightly, his tone filled with genuine admiration:

"Tian Shu Zhenren, you are truly domineering."

"Breaking the rules... Only someone of your level could say something like that so casually, yet so convincingly."

Zhang Tianyi paused, then put the ear pick he had just taken out back in.