My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 154 Thousands of Resets, Intelligence Understood Thoroughly (Third Update)

"Alright." Yang Keshu raised his left hand.

The numerous bodyguards in black behind him paused, bowed slightly, and all withdrew. The last person to leave closed the door behind him.

Only three people remained in the room.

"Who is he?" Qi Hengping asked calmly. He looked Chu Zhu up and down, his gaze finally settling on Chu Zhu's mask. He couldn't remember which of the all-around core members wore a fox mask.

"He is..." Yang Keshu had only uttered two words when Chu Zhu interrupted him, "You really have a bad memory. Three years ago, you almost died while communicating with the Eleventh Lord. Who put in a good word for you?"

"...?" Qi Heng was stunned, his heart surging with emotion. "Could it be...it was you all along!"

Chu Zhu smiled silently and leaned back on the sofa, as if everything was understood without words.

Of course, the truth is... not him!

Or rather, he had once spoken on Qi Heng's behalf on some reset timeline, the one who had contacted the Eleventh Apostle! This left Qi Heng indebted to him... but the problem is, that timeline has already been reset...

Of course, this isn't a big problem. Because even if he hadn't spoken up for Qi Heng back then, someone else would have… to put it bluntly, it was the Eleventh Apostle deliberately giving Qi Heng a show of force! So he can naturally accept this favor now…

As for why he knew all this... when he was infiltrating the Omnipotent Clan, the number of resets exceeded a thousand in three days!

That was real; one wrong move and you'd die on the spot, one wrong word and your head would be gone... If it weren't for the unlimited resets back then, and Chu Zhu being provoked and his stubborn temper flaring up, he would have quit this hellish difficulty dungeon long ago.

However, the price he paid was that after clearing that hellish dungeon, he gained an understanding of everything that had happened within the Omnipotent Lineage at that time. He also gained a deep understanding of the character of everyone he could come into contact with within the Omnipotent Lineage!

Yes, in the current main timeline, neither Qi Heng nor the Eleventh Apostle know him.

Or rather, if the Eleventh Apostle really knew him, it wouldn't be so bad if their relationship wasn't close. But if they were close, who knows when the Eleventh Apostle might suddenly have a whim and decide to kill him—

Chu Zhu had actually encountered such a ridiculous situation before.

Therefore, only after completing the game will all contact with the apostles be completely severed! Maintaining a stranger relationship with them on the main timeline.

However, even if it's a stranger, he can easily leverage the vast amount of information he's gathered in the past to steer the situation in the direction he desires... provided, of course, he doesn't run into those lunatics, the Apostles.

Just as he had expected, Qi Heng immediately stopped asking about Chu Zhu's identity and even deliberately changed the subject... After all, the identity that Chu Zhu was using happened to have done Qi Heng a favor, but Qi Heng later completely forgot about it and ignored this favor.

Now, facing the real person again... even though Chu Zhu was merely impersonating the real person, Qi Heng, unaware of this, still felt guilty and dared not investigate further!
"You, surnamed Yang, although Mr. Xue is dead, our contract has not ended!" Qi Heng's voice was icy. "According to the contract from back then, now that I've been framed by you, you must provide me with a completely new identity in another city! You must even give me sufficient funds. Otherwise..."

The next breath, Qi Heng appeared in front of Yang Keshu, his fingers pressed against Yang Keshu's neck.

His meaning was very clear!

If they disagree, then kill them.

"...This is terrible!" Yang Keshu inwardly groaned. If Xue Laosan were still alive, even though Xue Laosan's fighting strength was much weaker than Qi Heng's, he would still have enough confidence to fight him! But in the end, he was just Xue Laosan's subordinate...

Cold sweat beaded on Yang Keshu's forehead, but he forced himself to remain calm. He carefully chose his words, and with a humble smile, said, "Captain Qi, regarding this matter, I have no problem. But... now that you've confirmed your departure, don't you want to take revenge on the person who caused you this before you leave?"

Qi Heng's brows furrowed, his gaze sharpening. But the fingers pressing against Yang Keshu's neck moved forward further. "Stop trying to pull any tricks here! If you want to use someone else to kill someone, just say so... But, you actually have a grudge against him too? Well, you can't corrupt Li Kang's stubbornness. It's only natural that you want to kill him."

"No, it's not Mr. Li Kang!" Yang Keshu swallowed hard. "Actually, it's that Mr. Zhu from the shantytown redevelopment area!" Chu Zhu: "..."

Chu Zhu crossed his arms and watched silently. Although it was a coincidence that he had stumbled upon something involving him... he was only slightly moved, not overly surprised!
After all, the reason he came was because he anticipated that the Omnipotent Clan was going to cause trouble... Just like the last time he ran the dungeon three years ago, he reset the Omnipotent Clan's forces in the four districts of Jinghai City that Eleven and Eleven had come into contact with a thousand times!

Not to mention, there were countless resets at other different times, targeting the remaining scattered apostles... What he didn't know was the information from the last two years—because in the last two years, due to the decrease in the number of resets, he no longer dared to tackle the mystery so relentlessly!

However, he knew everything about what happened before... and the Omnipotent lineage's style of doing things obviously couldn't be changed in just two years!
Qi Heng pursed his lips, pondered for a moment, and said, "Give me a reason!"

“Because he is unwilling to obey us,” Yang Keshu said softly. “The Omnipotent Clan’s power was completely driven out of the shantytown redevelopment area five years ago… However, at that time, our focus was not on that dilapidated place!”

"But now, that lord has given the order..."

Speaking of "that person," Yang Keshu visibly broke out in a cold sweat, his face contorted with fear. "We want to infiltrate the shantytown redevelopment area! To take control of it. We previously sent a group of missionaries in as a test, but they were turned away... So, we've decided to either subdue or eliminate the group that truly controls the shantytown redevelopment area..."

Yang Keshu looked somewhat conflicted. He didn't understand why that person, from a great distance, had suddenly used divine revelation to contact him, an ordinary person... Logically speaking, shouldn't that person have contacted the new Mass presiding person he appointed, the one next to him?

However, he didn't dare to ask, for fear of dying just from asking! All I can say is that with the thought processes of those adults… any decision they make is perfectly normal!

The problem is that the difficulty of this task is ridiculously high...

He's going to fight that guy in the shantytown redevelopment area? Really? Will he win? Given the guy's current dealings with the Commandery, even if Xue Laosan were here, he might not come out on top...

In particular, he recently heard that the trade union in the shantytown redevelopment area had somehow gotten in touch with someone and even been promoted to permanent positions. This was truly terrifying to think about.

Yang Keshu was unaware that a third-realm shadow assassin had already fallen into the trap; otherwise, he would have been even more panicked!
"...What stupid thing are you doing?" Qi Heng was stunned, almost laughing in anger. "You've been in contact with your Eleventh Lord, has your brain gone out like his? I'm asking why I would attack that Mr. Zhu! Who wants to know why you would do this to him?"

What good would this do him? He's not the kind of person who's overly curious!
"?" Chu Zhu looked at Yang Keshu, whose expression suddenly froze, and her eyes twitched. However, a little joy rose in her heart. She had finally confirmed part of the truth—the Omnipotent lineage, or rather the eleventh apostle, had its eyes on the shantytown redevelopment area.

Well, this was one of the possibilities he had guessed before! Now it's just been confirmed.

After a brief moment of relief, Chu Zhu's mood turned somber again. The eleventh apostle... he knew all too well what a ruthless character he was.

Moreover, based on the current situation, it's highly likely that this being is beyond the third realm! The only question is how much beyond.

Most importantly, he was still unsure why the other side had suddenly decided to take control of the infiltration and redevelopment area...

As mentioned before, the Eleven Apostles, or rather the entire Omnipotent lineage, originally paid quite little attention to the shantytown redevelopment area!
Just like the locals of Jinghai City, who have always believed that Districts One and Two are the true Jinghai—the Eleventh Apostle, and many other apostles, share this view! Therefore, they have always been rooted in Districts One and Two—

Even the area he's in now, strictly speaking, is within the second district.

This sudden and rapid change of direction, no matter how you look at it, means that the other side definitely wants to use the shantytown redevelopment area as a starting point to execute a certain plan after taking control of it!
What kind of plan could it be? Although Chu Zhu couldn't be sure for the time being, based on his understanding of the Omnipotent Clan's way of doing things—it definitely wasn't a good thing!
In the end, people will inevitably die; many, many people will die.

the other side.

"Ah, this!" Yang Keshu hesitated for a moment, his expression constantly changing, and he even felt that what Qi Heng said made sense. He sweated even more and stammered, "I...I! I'll add money. I'll add another 50,000 of the 100,000 Qian coins that I promised you to settle down in other places!"

"Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?" Qi Heng scoffed, his voice cold. "Triple the amount! Three hundred thousand Qian coins. All in cash! And if I ever run out of money in the future... and come back to you for more, you'll have to lend me another sum!"

"…This!" Yang Keshu's face showed a hint of pain, but after much hesitation, he finally nodded. Three hundred thousand Qian coins might be a small sum for the casino… but for him personally, it was a huge fortune! After all, the casino wasn't entirely his…

(End of this chapter)