"Why is that scoundrel Wu Suowei so great? Isn't it better for him to be idle here with me?"
Duan Chen had a strange expression. Shen Cheng sounded like a jilted woman.
Xiao Yang couldn't help but roll her eyes. "He's not yours, and he's already accepted Bai Qi. Please, get a grip on yourself!"
She could actually speak to the floor leader like this?
Sensing Duan Chen's gaze, Xiao Yang glared at him.
"I used to be Shen Cheng's butler."
Duan Chen guessed that when she was a butler, she was probably the same type as Liu Teng's current female butler.
"Xiao Yang, I'm so heartbroken,呜呜呜..."
This grown man actually hugged Xiao Yang and cried uncontrollably.
Duan Chen was completely bewildered.
"Get lost! Let's get to business!"
Xiao Yang pushed him away without any hesitation, her face full of disgust.
"Actually, my target this time is you."
Shen Cheng wiped his tears and looked at Duan Chen.
"Me?"
"If I'm not mistaken, you've already accepted Wu Suowei's King Chess, haven't you?"
"...Yes."
Duan Chen had a bad feeling.
"You haven't accepted the King Chess for long, I can try to help you peel it off. Would you be willing to stay in my Building 263 and become my resident?"
Shen Cheng's face was full of sincerity.
"No."
Duan Chen shook his head decisively.
"You might not know, but there are some things that even Wu Suowei and Mi Buwei can't conveniently tell you."
"Hey! Shen Cheng!" Mi Buwei frowned.
"Don't worry, I'll only say what I can."
Shen Cheng remained unfazed and said calmly, "Do you know why Wu Suowei gave the King Chess to you and not to others? In terms of seniority and strength, you're no match for Mi Buwei, yet Wu Suowei still handed the King Chess to you."
Duan Chen shook his head blankly.
Shen Cheng seemed to be able to tell him some hidden truths.
"That's because you are the center of all worldlines."
Shen Cheng's languid expression vanished, replaced by one of extreme cunning.
"Hey!"
"Ai... Don't stop me. Both the divine faction and the evil god faction are going to great lengths to recruit Duan Chen. Since that's the case, it's not wrong for me, a demigod, to want to get involved. And I'm not breaking any rules, so you have no reason to stop me."
Shen Cheng's sly expression made Mi Buwei clench his teeth, suppressing the urge to punch him.
"Worldlines?"
Duan Chen looked even more bewildered.
"That's right, worldlines. Without your knowledge, you've already lived as Duan Chen nine hundred and ninety-nine times. This time is the one thousandth, and thus the last one."
"I don't understand what you mean."
"In other words, each of your resurrections, each worldline, is tied to the gambit between the evil god and Wu Suowei, a gambit on the chessboard."
Shen Cheng chuckled, ignoring Mi Buwei's darkening expression.
"Your existence, and the existence of your friends, are merely pawns for Wu Suowei to win the game."
"Nine hundred and ninety-nine worldlines, nine hundred and ninety-nine failures, and you... Duan Chen, nine hundred and ninety-nine resurrections. You certainly don't know that in other worldlines, Wu Suowei has even personally ended your life, more than once."
Duan Chen was completely stunned.
This sounded too fantastical, and he couldn't accept it immediately.
"This worldline is the thousandth, and the last. If Wu Suowei wins, then all will be well. If Wu Suowei loses, the evil god will appear, and there will be widespread suffering. That's the simple truth."
After speaking, Shen Cheng couldn't help but add,
"But if you defect to me and become a resident of Building 263, I can help you break free from the worldlines, escape the fate that binds you, and avoid constant struggles. Instead, you can enjoy long-lasting glory and wealth. Whether it's good or bad, consider it yourself."
Duan Chen pondered.
"Duan Chen, don't forget your original intention."
Mi Buwei was probably like Wu Suowei, not good with words. Shen Cheng had said so many things to shake Duan Chen's resolve, yet he could only manage a feeble utterance.
"Cunning," Xiao Yang commented indifferently.
She believed that after saying all that, Shen Cheng was almost invincible.
Being used as a pawn by both sides, or choosing to leave the conflict by siding with a neutral party. Any person with a normal mind would know which choice to make.
"If I choose you, what will happen to the struggle between the divine faction and the evil god faction?"
Shen Cheng shook his head.
"How would I know? I can only help you shed the pawn status and escape your predetermined fate. I cannot interfere with the struggles between those two great powers."
Duan Chen was still thinking.
"It's fine, no rush. You can stay here for the next few days and think it over carefully. I know it's hard for you to abandon the faith you've always held, so I'll give you ample time to consider. Don't worry, I won't force you to choose like Wu Suowei and the evil god."
Mi Buwei's face had turned extremely dark!
He never imagined that Shen Cheng had been planning this all along!
He was truly too cunning!
"Hmph!"
Mi Buwei left in a huff.
"See? He's enraged, doesn't that confirm my guess? Xiao Yang, take Duan Chen to your room. I don't trust anyone else."
"Got it."
Xiao Yang looked at Duan Chen with a complicated expression.
In fact, this was the first time she had heard Shen Cheng mention these things.
"Let's go."
Descending to the fifteenth floor, Jun Ci and others were already waiting.
Mi Buwei stroked Mi Xue'er's head and patted Mi Le's shoulder. "I have something to attend to and will come back to find you later. I will explain everything."
"Hmph."
Mi Xue'er turned her head away. Mi Le remained unmoved.
Mi Buwei gave a wry smile.
"Captain, how is it?"
Jun Ci stepped forward to inquire.
Duan Chen ignored him.
"Captain?"
"I'm sorry, give him some time. He needs his own space."
Xiao Yang took him to her room.
Yan Ming and Liu Teng looked at each other.
What happened?
Didn't they go to see the floor leader?
"Could it be that unreliable floor leader is talking nonsense again?" Liu Teng scratched his head.
"Master, please respect the floor leader."
"Tch..."
Mi Buwei left Building 263 and walked out of Tong Shun residential area.
He arrived at Taohuatan and found Chu Yue.
"You're here? My mark can't sense Duan Chen anymore. What's going on?"
Wu Suowei cast his gaze over, his eyes complex.
It seemed Chu Yue had already told him everything.
Mi Buwei sighed. "I'll explain when we get back. There's something more important I need to tell you two now."
"What?"
Chu Yue's eyebrows furrowed tightly.
Mi Buwei took a deep breath.
"Shen Cheng, that demigod, wants to keep Duan Chen in his Building 263, and Duan Chen seems to be wavering."