Three Towers Game

Chapter 357 (1.3 words) The Doomsday Duo
Wen Xishu rushed into the building.

This is a fully functional building.

There are swimming pools in the clouds, rooftop entertainment venues, places that offer bathing and erotic services, and of course, hotel rooms with various themed decorations.

There's also a party-themed flat on the top floor.

Here, you can enjoy the city's finest services.

Following the compass's guidance, Wen Xishu already knew what would happen next thanks to the textual predictions and warnings from Scorpion Knife.

Therefore, he was always on edge, ready to unleash his trump card.

Meanwhile, on the seventy-seventh floor of the building... Liu Jianxin is facing a choice.

The huge floor-to-ceiling windows allow Liu Jianxin to overlook the city.

Standing on high ground, he realized that people were like ants. They worked hard, but their efforts never actually appeared in the eyes of the important people.

It's as if the meaning of living is to perform one's tragic life for those who can stand on high places to watch.

The seventy-seventh floor of the building gave Liu Jianxin a feeling that... the world was at his feet.

The woman behind them, and the bodyguard beside her, were from outer space.

The Aquarius woman, fiddling with her slightly curly hair after her perm, said with great interest:
"Have you thought it through? Go enjoy this world, or continue on, back to square one, only to be betrayed by the next person?"

Liu Jianxin knew that the other party was many times more powerful than the top heroes in the martial arts world he had imagined.

For someone like this to find themselves is a miracle in their life.

Life doesn't offer that many opportunities; if you don't seize them, you might miss them forever...

They can only be ants beneath the clouds.

"The ceremony has begun. I rarely give people this opportunity. Go in, don't resist what is about to devour you, embrace it, and make yourself strong."

"I've already made myself very clear."

The Aquarius's smile is like that of a mischievous little girl who has found a new toy.

Liu Jianxin knew that as long as he stepped into that huge vortex, he could become stronger.

All those who bully or betray me... will be trampled under my feet.

But he hesitated.

At this moment, Aquarius said:

"You've experienced betrayal many times, and you have different expectations for this girl named Chen Juan, but human nature... is just so despicable."

"Who do you think will take the blame for this incident?"

"Pfft, you already know the answer, don't you? After all, you've stood up for justice time and time again, only to be treated like a stray dog ​​in return."

"Do you want to experience that pain again? Or... accept the authority I bestow upon you!"

The voice of the Aquarius is like a little witch tempting someone to walk towards sin.

Liu Jianxin struggled for a short while, and finally... he walked into the vortex.

"Being a chivalrous knight-errant... is too tiring."

He uttered those words again. His figure was gradually swallowed by the vortex.

But at that moment, he suddenly heard a sentence.

"Don't let the Ye Jianxin in your heart die, Liu Jianxin, come back!"

The sound was somewhat muffled because Liu Jianxin's body had already been submerged in the vortex.

He turned around abruptly, wanting to see who the person who had called out Ye Jianxin was.

How strange... Is it just my imagination?

Why would anyone know that the person they created was based on their father?

Ye Jianxin is the most powerful being in the martial arts world created by Liu Jianxin, and the person he most wants to become.

But he was really tired.

Liu Jianxin turned around but didn't see the person. Instead, he saw something extremely terrifying.

It was like some kind of wave, a black wave, filled with resentment.

He suddenly realized that he was on a narrow road.

He recalled what the girl with the bottle had said.

Once you enter the ritual, you will be chased by waves of evil. If you desire power, do not run away.

Each person entering the ceremony will have a narrow path beneath their feet.

Some people resist being swallowed by the tide and have to run wildly along the road.

But this road eventually comes to an end. The stronger a person's will, the farther the end they reach.

But no matter how far away they go, once the ritual begins, there is only one outcome: they will be devoured by evil and become villains twisted by the power of Aquarius.

Perhaps upon hearing the name Ye Jianxin, Liu Jianxin suddenly felt a pang of regret...

He resisted the surging evil that threatened to engulf him.

He began to run, sprinting along the narrow road.

……

……

"Don't let the Ye Jianxin in your heart die, Liu Jianxin, come back!"

Wen Xishu was already very fast, but he was still a step too slow!
When he reached the seventy-seventh floor, he saw Liu Jianxin's back as he was swallowed up by a strange ritual.

He could guess that it was an Aquarius ritual to reverse good and evil.

Aquarius was also pleasantly surprised:

"Haha! That's wonderful! Today is such a beautiful day! They'll be so envious of me!"

Seeing Wen Xishu filled Aquarius with ecstasy. Of course, she knew why Wen Xishu was there.

She couldn't take action at the astrology meeting, but now she can!
"I want to turn you into a toy and keep you by my side!"

She immediately waved her hand, and the two bodyguards dressed in black, exuding a murderous aura, instantly appeared in front of Wen Xishu.

Their speed was astonishing; even Wen Xishu couldn't see them clearly.

But Wen Xishu was no pushover either.

Although he couldn't see it clearly, he had simulated and deduced this process many times.

He instinctively dodged with a zigzag step, and then, relying on the arrogance of Aquarius, charged towards Aquarius.

All of this happened in an instant. Aquarius found it very interesting, and all of Wen Xishu's movements seemed so slow to her.

"Brother, do you want to hug me?" She laughed wickedly and wantonly.

In her eyes, all of Wen Xishu's methods were like a child's soap bubble.

Although she is not a combat-type constellation, as a constellation, even her weaknesses are definitely not something that ordinary bunker dwellers can match.

But her smile quickly froze.

Because in the next instant, Wen Xishu's hand, adorned with a ring... touched her.

The moment they touched it, Aquarius immediately felt a terrifying energy fluctuation.

"Archer! Help me!"

Wen Xishu shouted loudly.

The enormous floor-to-ceiling window was shattered by a terrifying force!

Aquarius was greatly surprised.

More than 300 meters above the ground, the enormous sapphire blue barrier appeared, chaos broke through heaven and earth, and the throne appeared in her sight.

"Impossible...impossible! How could he be here?"

"You...you can actually summon him!"

Aquarius couldn't believe their eyes.

But the facts are before our eyes.

Sagittarius said coldly:
"Don't move, or don't blame me for killing you."

As a purely combat-oriented constellation, almost all authority is focused on long-range sniping, which results in the archer's aim being full of intimidation.

If they weren't so passive, Aquarius would have a way to avoid being locked in advance and then use their authority to create traps for Sagittarius.

They can even manipulate archers by twisting good and evil.

But she was too slow.

Or rather, she simply couldn't imagine that a noble constellation could be summoned by lowly bunker dwellers.

This explosive development left her bewildered, causing her to miss the initiative.

Once locked onto by an archer's arrow, it is almost impossible to avoid.

Aquarius tries to remain calm:

"You... Archer! You betrayed us!"

Sagittarius said coldly:
"We were never partners, so how can you talk about betrayal?"

Aquarius couldn't believe it; she clearly remembered that Wen Xishu hadn't interacted with Sagittarius at that meeting.

In other words, Wen Xishu had already acquired the power to summon Sagittarius much earlier.

"Are you going to kill me? Hehe, do you know the consequences of killing me?"

Aquarius's smile isn't pretty; it's somewhat stiff, because she's afraid.

She had never been targeted by an archer before, and in the past, she thought that even if an archer aimed at her, she would have a way to avoid it.

After all, in the apocalypse, evil always outweighs good. Her power had already become immense.

But this time, Aquarius realized something was wrong.

She couldn't understand it; it seemed that the archer's arrows possessed many other powers.

She dared not act rashly, but only dared to gamble on one thing.

The bettor is afraid to actually shoot himself. The bettor doesn't want evolution to come too soon.

"Don't move, little sister, or I won't hesitate to leave you half-dead."

Aquarius was indeed too afraid to move. Not only her, but her subordinates were also too.

While the subordinates are powerful, they are simply no match for a purely combative constellation.

Wen Xishu's ultimate move is simply too overpowered. Who would have thought that a mortal could summon a constellation?
But she wasn't the type to beg for mercy.

"Would you watch him kill me?"

She looked at Wen Xishu, who said:

“If he can do it, I will encourage him to do it.”

Tears welled up in the Aquarius's eyes:

"I...I just wanted to keep you by my side, but you actually wanted to kill me!"

"Enough! I hate you! You're not like a proper older brother at all! All of you...all of you...are the same!"

She was getting a little emotional. Sagittarius then said:
"Calm down. If you're trying to pull any tricks, you'd better ask yourself if your little movements can outrun my arrows."

Clearly, Sagittarius didn't expect Aquarius to be so emotional. He was also very cautious.

Wen Xishu is absolutely insane; he summoned himself and then targeted his own sister.

If you dare to hit Aquarius today, will you dare to aim at Leo tomorrow?

He was also wary of Aquarius, so he didn't relax his guard in the slightest.

“If you dare to hurt him even a little, sister, I will risk breaking the balance to shoot you.”

Aquarius was stunned for a moment.

Why are you all so nice? Why does everyone hate me?
Her expression turned vicious:

"The ceremony has begun, and everything is over. Liu Jianxin will soon be mine."

"He will become incredibly evil, and those who have bullied him by doing evil will be bullied back by his even greater evil."

"I am the one who truly brings him happiness."

"It was I who broke his insistence on doing good and saved him from his weakness!"

"Hehe, it's too late!"

The vortex was gradually disappearing, and Liu Jianxin's figure had long been completely swallowed up.

Wen Xishu had no doubt that Liu Jianxin would be corrupted, because that was the power of the constellations.

But at this moment, his gaze sharpened:

"Don't let her make any rash moves, Archer, keep a close eye on her."

After saying that, Wen Xishu rushed into the vortex without hesitation!
This scene stunned Aquarius, and Sagittarius immediately fired an arrow at that moment!
He was unaware that this arrow contained all the power he had comprehended, but it was not intended to kill Aquarius; rather, it was meant to disrupt Aquarius's ritual!
The burst of arrows caused the vortex leading to the evil thoughts in the heart to flicker eerily.

"This is all I can do. The rest... is up to you."

Sagittarius himself was uncertain. He didn't know if Wen Xishu could withstand this hurdle and pull Liu Jianxin, who had already gone astray, back to the right path.

Now, he can only use arrows to lock onto the water bottle again.

Aquarius laughed:

"Is it meaningful? You seem to have mastered some strange powers and gained quite a few insights."

"But it's no use, hehe, today is a good day. I thought he was very smart, but I didn't expect... he is so stupid."

"He and Liu Jianxin will become my toys together."

Aquarius has already realized that Sagittarius is still afraid of the situation getting out of control.

When one constellation dies, the others will evolve. No one dares to bet on what the evolved state will be like.

Even the archer dared not gamble.

If it can be done by deterring without sniping, the marksman would certainly be happy.

Sagittarius seems to disapprove of Aquarius's smug and arrogant attitude:

"Your ritual was originally prepared for just one person, wasn't it?"

"In other words, your ritual did not use its full power; you only intended to corrupt Liu Jianxin."

"Wen Xishu is a man full of miracles. His appearance will definitely invalidate your ritual."

Actually, Aquarius is also a bit unsure of its own bottom.

The archer was right; the ritual was only meant for one person, but now two people have gone in, and the archer's arrow has partially disrupted the ceremony...

She was absolutely confident in her abilities, but at this moment, she was also somewhat uncertain.

However, in terms of personality, Aquarians never back down:
"Is he your master? Your master will soon become my toy."

Sagittarius said coldly:
"I believe in him."

The archer was also worried. Without a doubt, this was the most passive situation they had ever faced. What if the Wenxi Tree really was corrupted...?

Then the power of Aquarius will suddenly reach an unprecedented peak.

And their own fate will probably be in the hands of Aquarius.

After all, his fate was intertwined with Wen Xishu's.

But right now, all he can do is keep the water bottle still and prevent her from completing the ritual.

The key to this constellation showdown lies with Wen Xishu.

……

……

A narrow road appeared at the foot of the Wenxi tree.

Wen Xishu immediately began to deduce the setup, and using the written explanations, he figured out the configuration here.

"So... this is one of Aquarius's powers."

This place is called the Corridor of Good and Evil.

It is a scene created by the Aquarius ritual.

Once you enter the Corridor of Good and Evil, all the evils you have suffered in the past will be replayed over and over again.

Those who enter the corridor of good and evil will grow increasingly disgusted with the world.

At the same time, a massive wave of evil will continuously approach him, and once he is swallowed by the wave...

Good and evil can be reversed in an instant.

This isn't the most despairing part. The corridor between good and evil has an end.

The stronger a person's will, the longer their journey will be, and the more time they can spend avoiding the waves.

But eventually, they will all reach their destination, with no way back, and can only watch helplessly as they are swallowed up by the tide, turning into pure villains.

It can be said that once you enter the corridor of good and evil, there are only two possible outcomes—

Either be swallowed by the tide and become a villain, or struggle to be swallowed by the tide and become a villain.

Wen Xishu could already see... the images flashing around him from time to time.

Those images were the most brutal moments he had ever experienced.

He took a deep breath and cleared his mind of all distractions.

"Hang in there, Liu Jianxin!"

……

……

When the tide of malice surged, Liu Jianxin kept running.

His speed was far faster than the waves could catch up with him.

But during this process... the speed got slower and slower.

Because distracting thoughts began to erode him.

When he was thirteen, he helped that helpless girl.

That year, his father stood straight, his unyielding attitude showing him the figure of a knight-errant.

He witnessed his father's radiant brilliance, but for the first time, he began to ponder whether justice comes at a price.

That night, Liu Jianxin had a dream.

A chivalrous man named Liu Jianxin defeated a group of thugs who bullied the weak in order to help the weak.

But soon, he got into trouble with the law. These thugs all had connections, and they took him to court. And so, the young hero Liu Jianxin…

He was expelled from the area. He then embarked on an even more brutal journey through the martial world.

Years later, the young swordsman Liu Jianxin thought he had mastered his swordsmanship and was ready to challenge the martial arts world.

So... Liu Jianxin, with his excellent graduation grades and prestigious university background, joined a good company.

That day, he dreamed again of the young hero Liu Jianxin, who graduated from a prestigious sect and saw a bright future for himself as he ventured into the martial world after leaving the mountain.

He soon received an invitation from a certain underworld organization and decided to join forces to do something big.

But the world of martial arts is far more cruel than he imagined.

One day, Liu Jianxin finally secured a key project and attended a drinking party with a colleague. If he could get the other party drunk enough, he would be able to close a deal.

Liu Jianxin doesn't like drinking. Although he admires the chivalrous heroes who drink and eat heartily, he is indeed not a good drinker.

But that day, he still drank a lot because the colleague he was drinking with was a female colleague.

As a man, he certainly couldn't let his female colleague drink too much.

Especially the... lewd look in the client's eyes.

Liu Jianxin was drinking with his life on the line at that meal.

But the next day, he was reported for sexual harassment. A female colleague claimed that Liu Jianxin behaved inappropriately while drunk.

Liu Jianxin thought he was helping his female colleague, but he never expected that she would accuse him of harassment.

This incident made Liu Jianxin very sad. Because he had drunk too much, Liu Jianxin didn't know if he had really done something wrong.

But he knew that such a possibility did exist, and if it really was because he was a bad drinker, then he would have to apologize.

His apology almost confirmed the incident. The female colleague, on the other hand, found it rather strange.

Because this seemed different from what she had expected.

In the end, Liu Jianxin was fined, had a bonus deducted, and was no longer in charge of the project; it was given to a female colleague instead. This was because the project client was aware of the incident and believed that someone with questionable character was unfit to work with them.

Since then, Liu Jianxin has often blamed himself for his rashness, and he has become somewhat withdrawn in the face of his colleagues' gossip.

This matter should have just ended there.

But that very night, a strange man wearing a bizarre mask appeared at his doorstep.

"Liu Jianxin, you should hate them."

A mysterious figure brings a... hotel video.

My female colleague and the client.

"Do you understand now? You never harassed them. That day you were too drunk, and in your last moments of sobriety, you called a designated driver and went home."

"But your female colleague is clearly not content to be a supporting character."

"While they were making love and rolling around in bed, they were thinking about how to make you give up on this deal."

"Hey, Master Liu, you can call me the All-Knowing Scholar of the Martial World. I know everything about the martial world, including your fate."

The truth has come out.

The video almost definitively proves that he was wrongly accused. But if this video were released...

This girl's life is probably ruined. The video of her naked and having sex with a man in a hotel room will make it impossible for her to make a living if it gets seen.

He smiled to himself.

On this day, Liu Jianxin, the chivalrous hero in his dream, cleared his name, but he was unable to reveal the truth to the world.

He began to realize that... the martial arts world is not just about having good martial arts skills.

He was a little tired, and felt that the sword in its sheath had become heavier.

Liu Jianxin eventually let the girl go.

But life didn't let him off the hook.

He soon received a new task, an important building materials project, for which Liu Jianxin worked day and night.

Whenever he was so tired that he wanted to sleep, he would imagine himself as a镖头 (bodyguard/escort) who had received valuable goods and was about to deliver them.

The dart is ours!

He used martial arts to alleviate the dullness of reality. In the end, he came up with a perfect solution within the allotted time.

However, this plan was quickly plagiarized.

Her direct supervisor, Manager Wang, outwardly supported her, but in reality, he stole Liu's plan, made slight modifications, and reported it to higher management in his own name, thus receiving a reward and promotion.

When Liu Jianxin tried to defend himself, Manager Wang, along with other colleagues with whom he had a good relationship, isolated him and smeared him, saying he was "incompetent" and "greedy for credit and reckless."

The higher-ups only care about the results, not the process. Liu Jianxin's efforts were in vain.

That day, he started smoking.

As the smoke filled his lungs, Liu Jianxin coughed violently on the company rooftop.

He bent down to vomit, heartbroken by the injustice and hypocrisy in the workplace.

That day, he had a dream.

The great hero Liu Jianxin's cargo was stolen, but in the end, the thief was not a bandit... but one of his own.

But these people quickly absolved themselves of their sins.

The chivalrous Liu Jianxin has become a criminal.

Distracting thoughts continued to erode Liu Jianxin, and past memories came flooding back one after another.

Ever since his female colleague reported him for harassment, Liu Jianxin had become more cautious and wary of everyone.

He has grown up; he has come to realize that everyone in the company has their own agenda.

Those below are always waiting for their leader to make a mistake so they can move up in rank.

Those in positions of authority are always ready to steal credit from those below in order to climb the ranks.

In order to rise to power or for money, people can become very despicable.

Liu Jianxin disdained using such methods, but he knew that it was always wise to be cautious.

That's why this is something he can't understand.

How exactly was my proposal copied? Despite Manager Wang's repeated attempts to appease me...

But he remained on guard.

Why was the proposal that Manager Wang submitted that day exactly the same as mine?
He didn't understand.

But that day, he dreamed of the "truth".

"I am the all-knowing expert of the martial arts world. I can tell you information, and I can also tell others information."

He suddenly woke up with a start. He remembered the person wearing the mask that day.

Who is that person?
Why did he have the hotel video footage? And why did it happen to be the room where his female colleague and the client's manager were?

Liu Jianxin was a little scared.

This world is too treacherous; he had a feeling that someone was watching him in the dark.

There's a feeling that someone is hiding behind the scenes, manipulating everyone. He wants to find that person, but he has no power.

The darkness of the world has not yet spared Liu Jianxin.

The treacherous nature of the martial world did not spare Liu Jianxin either.

Despite experiencing various injustices, Liu Jianxin has always remained true to his original aspirations.

He kept having dreams in which there was a man named Liu Jianxin in the martial arts world. Everyone advised him to give up the Chuxin Sword Technique, saying that such a sword technique was not suitable for navigating the martial arts world.

Because improving one's initial sword technique requires upholding justice and helping others. But in this world... good people are often the ones who end up with guns pointed at them.

The right thing to do is to learn other martial arts and follow other martial arts principles.

But Liu Jianxin didn't want to give up his original swordsmanship. He firmly believed that if he mastered this swordsmanship to its highest level, he would definitely become a great hero like Ye Jianxin.

Just as Liu Jianxin firmly believes, as long as he is conscientious and diligent, and as long as he is patient and humble, he will definitely be able to survive in the workplace.

After the incidents of harassment by female colleagues and stealing credit from his boss, he became increasingly introverted.

He stopped competing and focused on doing his job well. He thought he would start by letting everyone know that he was a good person.

He has always practiced this.

Finally, one day, the company's leader was impeached due to his conduct.

The company's new top leader is about to promote new employees.

Liu Jianxin's qualifications and work ability make him the most suitable candidate.

He thought he was finally about to achieve his goal. Just like Liu Jianxin in the martial arts world, he held fast to his original aspirations and mastered the Initial Heart Sword Technique to its peak.

But what followed was a barrage of rumors and countless slanders.

A storm of public opinion engulfed him.

Liu Jianxin's past behavior, including harassing female colleagues, being greedy for credit, and talking back to his superiors, was reported to the new senior leader by other colleagues.

At that moment, he was labeled a hypocrite.

But that's not all. The oppressive atmosphere of the workplace did not destroy Liu Jianxin's original aspirations.

On the internet, Liu Jianxin also frequently speaks out in the comments section of certain videos.

But for some reason, all his privacy and internet accounts were exposed.

It was as if someone hidden in the shadows, who knew him inside and out, had revealed everything about him.

Liu Jianxin's online comments were taken out of context, edited, and then made into emails that appeared in everyone's inbox in the company.

The contents of the email completely ruined Liu Jianxin's reputation.

For example, a sensible child who works while studying to take care of his disabled parents. Liu Jianxin commented below: Well done, this is how a true hero should be.

However, this comment was edited into another video. That video was about an elderly person faking an accident to extort money.

The editing is very subtle; the other party's technique is very skillful.

All of Liu Jianxin's statements have been exposed.

At that moment, Liu Jianxin trembled as he saw a hallucination.

In that treacherous world of martial arts, the chivalrous Liu Jianxin was finally imprisoned on trumped-up charges, and paraded through the streets in a prison cart, barely clothed.

The pointing and whispering were all directed at him, like throwing vegetable scraps and rotten eggs at him.

……

Liu Jianxin was undoubtedly... eliminated.

His careful acts of kindness were rewarded with a feast of evil.

His former colleague, who had always been taken care of by him, became his boss.

Liu Jianxin also found out that it was all planned by that colleague.

Thinking back to how he had once been so loyal and helped this colleague out of trouble, Liu Jianxin felt... ridiculous.

He's like a clown playing house, a mentally challenged person.

“Liu Jianxin, yes, you helped me take the blame back then, and I should thank you. But one thing is one thing. Now that you've made a mistake, it's reasonable for me to report you, right? We're all doing this for the good of the company, aren't we? I also want to be a team leader. You can't stop me from improving, can you? What do you mean by betraying a friend for personal gain? This is called principle!”

These words did not shatter the last vestige of chivalry deep within Liu Jianxin's heart.

But that heart was indeed broken.

He could no longer stay at that company. He had to leave and find a new environment.

Despite his advanced age, the talented man quickly found a new job.

Because the person who interviewed him was none other than Chen Juan, the person who started Liu Jianxin's chivalrous journey.

At the age of thirteen, that introverted girl was always bullied by a group of people.

She had complained to her teacher, but the teacher advised her not to be so petty.

She sought help from her classmates, but they were afraid of being implicated and distanced themselves from her.

Just when she thought she had no choice but to transfer schools... she never expected that a man named Liu Jianxin would step in to help her.

At that moment, Liu Jianxin shone brightly in Chen Juan's eyes.

"I didn't expect... it was you!"

On the day of the interview, Liu Jianxin did not actually recognize his old classmate.

But Chen Juan recognized Liu Jianxin through his resume and those sharp edges.

And so, Liu Jianxin joined the company.

He was grateful for Chen Juan's help and finally felt the reward of his chivalrous deeds at this moment.

However, Chen Juan soon made a serious mistake: she wrote down the wrong number in the contract amount due to a clerical error.

This was a fatal mistake for their company, as they now face compensation claims because of this project.

At this time, Chen Juan found Liu Jianxin.

"You...you're just an intern, please help me this once, okay? Just this once...tell me it was you, you filled it out wrong!"

Chen Juan pleaded with Liu Jianxin with tears streaming down her face.

At that moment, Liu Jianxin suddenly felt that the world was so dark.

He had never been so tired.

He did not answer Chen Juan.

That day, Liu Jianxin left work very early.

As he walked back, tears welled up in his eyes without him even realizing it.

A man doesn't easily shed tears; a true hero never cries.

But he no longer wanted to be a chivalrous hero.

That day, he made a phone call to his father.

The last cyberbullying incident made his father sick.

Liu Jianxin is in great pain:

“Dad…do I look like an idiot? They say I look like Don Quixote, someone who’s gone mad from reading chivalric romances.”

The voice on the other end of the phone was very faint.

"Silly boy, Don Quixote, it is indeed very funny that he can see windmills as enemies and then comically crash into them."

"But he was also very courageous, wasn't he? In that era, he always found joy in life and faced all kinds of difficulties head-on... He never backed down."

"This is actually quite admirable. Ignore the ridicule of others and bravely become a hero."

The father's voice was encouraging. Even after experiencing cyberbullying and betrayal, the father still hoped that he would become an upright person.

But the young man on the other end of the phone seemed to be standing on the opposite side of the world:
"But... being a martial arts master is really tiring."

Tears fell one by one.

Just then, it started to rain, covering the disheveled state of the down-on-his-luck swordsman.

That night, Liu Jianxin had a dream.

In his dream, the chivalrous Liu Jianxin finally couldn't hold on any longer. He began to beg for mercy and kowtow to everyone who had bullied him.

He no longer adhered to his original aspirations; he just wanted to survive.

Live on, and take revenge.

I will trample everyone under my feet. Abandoning my original swordsmanship is acceptable, even if it means practicing evil techniques.

He will make everyone who has wronged him pay a hundredfold.

……

……

The sounds and images of the past come flooding back, including the seductive voice of Aquarius.

Finally, Liu Jianxin stopped running, because he had reached the finish line.

He saw it—the wall that belonged to his heart.

It was a huge, insurmountable wall.

His life had been driven to its end by endless malice, leaving him with no choice but to embrace evil...

What else can be done?

“I have… no way out, Father… I’m sorry, being a hero is too tiring… Please let me…”

Faced with an insurmountable wall and a dead end with no way forward, Liu Jianxin finally turned back.

He wanted to open his arms and embrace evil.

"I... never want to be one again..."

His lips moved as if he were about to utter the word "hero." But at that moment, a tremendous roar drowned out all the auditory hallucinations.

"Liu Jianxin! Come here! Come quickly! I'll take you away from here!"

The voice sounded familiar; it was like the voice that had mentioned Ye Jianxin.

In the dim world, there was originally only one narrow road, but this road has come to an end.

That enormous wall, with its silent despair, told him that the path of goodness and chivalry is so short.

But then, at that very moment, he saw a figure rushing towards him.

A straight road appeared beside my path.

The world seemed to split in two in an instant. On one side was a road that had reached its end.

On the other side, there was a road stretching far into the distance, seemingly without end.

The stronger a person's willpower, the further they will go in the end.

Liu Jianxin was certainly aware of this rule, so he was somewhat taken aback.

Who is this man...?
Why is there no end to his path?

The sudden appearance of another path in the corridor of good and evil revealed an unprecedented sight to Liu Jianxin.

The man had already run to his side, and he reached out his hand with an encouraging smile:
"Jump over here! Liu Jianxin! I'll take you away!"

With little time to hesitate, Liu Jianxin was already exhausted, so exhausted that he felt that the end was here.

But when the man reached out his hand, he was still moved.

"Your adventures shouldn't end here! Come here!"

The man roared, his gaze sharpening. At that moment, Liu Jianxin seemed to be stirred once again by the words "jianghu" (江湖, the martial arts world).

At this moment, all the potential malice from strangers becomes insignificant.

He finally managed to leap onto another path before the raging tide engulfed him!
At the same time, he grasped the man's hand!
In that instant, all the hallucinations and auditory hallucinations vanished.

To be precise, it didn't disappear, but rather became someone else's.

"My name is Wen Xishu, and my name is Liu Jianxin. Let's leave here together."

Without uttering any further words, Wen Xishu left only his back view. Then he began to run continuously.

Liu Jianxin was shocked to discover that it wasn't an illusion after all... This man named Wen Xishu, his corridor of good and evil, truly had no end in sight.

New hallucinations and new auditory hallucinations began to appear.

At that moment, Wen Xishu's past memories began to erode Liu Jianxin, scene by scene.

……

……

Parents are the people in this world who love you unconditionally.

"If a person is not loved by their parents, then probably no one else will love them, right?"

In the enormous flames, the words these "parents" once spoke echoed in the children's minds.

"Nobody loves me, but that's okay, I don't need those things."

The child watched the fire burn alone, muttering to himself. Scenes of his own... scams and lies flashed through Liu Jianxin's mind.

Liu Jianxin was stunned. He had never imagined his life would start like this.

I never thought about how painful it would be for someone... not even to be loved by their parents.

But these scenes did not end there; even greater cruelty was slowly approaching.

"This is where……"

"Is this another world? Did I die during extreme sports?"

"It seems like everyone in prison hates me."

The child's voice has become the voice of the young man in front of me.

But other voices have also emerged.

"I'm sorry, but your application to enter the Ghost Tower has been rejected by your superiors due to the extreme atrocities committed by the Wen family."

"The death penalty will be carried out immediately."

The cold shackles, and the somewhat rough feeding by the executioners.

At that moment, what Liu Jianxin saw was not how the boy used his comical and humorous manner to break the deadlock; what he saw was just a person falling from one despair into another.

"I want to live, no matter what, I want to live."

Even as the executor began preparing to inject the medication, the young man still harbored a strong desire to live.

The scene then changes.

Inside the old, eerie building, the boy hid under the bed when, at that moment, terrifying and strange sounds came from outside.

Jennifer! Where are you?!

A monster with someone else's face sewn on appeared in Liu Jianxin's mind.

He had never seen such a terrifying monster.

In fact, young people are also afraid.

"Don't be afraid, at least I survived, at least... I didn't die from eating compressed biscuits and being injected with drugs."

"I need to shut this girl up first, so she can't make a sound."

The entire calm analysis process flashed through Liu Jianxin's mind. Liu Jianxin stared at the retreating figure of the person running ahead, his eyes filled with astonishment.

Doesn't this guy feel any fear?
How did he do it?
Scenes flashed by, and when Liu Jianxin saw Jennifer and Jack actually embracing, he was deeply shocked, recalling the terrifying scene from the beginning.

That strange man, who was clearly a monster who wanted to kill you from the beginning, how could you still help him?

More bizarre scenes are still appearing.

Beneath the enormous parrot cage, in the pouring rain of Jiangcheng, a wounded girl chuckled softly. Wen Xishu said:
"Let scum have their scum-like end, and let degenerates have their degenerate end. The rain hasn't stopped yet, little parrot, I still have unfinished business, it's time to set off."

Faced with that strange monster, Wen Xishu did not back down, but instead joined forces with her to eradicate all evil.

At the Reverse Seven Building, when the An family brothers' Maybach transcended fate, Liu Jianxin clenched his fist.

So this is how redemption works in this world.

Meanwhile, some other scenes appeared in the footage. Inside the bunker, the man who had been sentenced to death finally survived his desperate situation through his own efforts.

But at this point, his situation was still precarious; his every move was under surveillance.

Liu Jianxin couldn't help but think of that all-knowing scholar in the martial arts world.

Do not……

What Wen Xishu experienced was far more terrifying than a world with a know-it-all.

There is no end.

The road still seemed to have no end in sight.

And those scenes keep flashing back. In the eerie mental hospital, the young man, through his own strength, created yet another healing ending.

“I accept everything the compass guides me to, even if it makes me a ‘villain’ in the public eye. But I’m so glad that the compass guided me to meet you all, Grandma Wu. I’ve found my heart!”

In the terrifying zombie city, Wen Xishu's promise to Catherine brought tears to Liu Jianxin's eyes.

“I will wait for you here. I look forward to our reunion. Perhaps then I can find other clues left by John.”

"Okay, it's a deal."

The eerie Deer Island, the terrifying monster knocking on the door—Liu Jianxin had no idea how to break the deadlock, but in the end…

The memory is frozen on the heartwarming scene of the survivors on the island opening the door.

There will be many more journeys like this. Each one is filled with such despair.

But each time, it felt as if a miracle had occurred to Liu Jianxin.

The eerie human cave eventually becomes a place of mutual redemption for the young boy and girl.

In the terrifying dust-covered land, Charlie finally mustered the courage to embrace the girl he loved.

Every story begins with the deepest despair and ends with the warmest redemption.

Every story is just like a story, but they are actually the experiences of the young people in front of us.

In just a few months, he changed the worst fate of countless people, and also pulled himself out of the worst fate...

They reached a point of miracles.

Each deadly journey, each desperate path, ultimately leads to hope.

"You...have you never hated this world?" Liu Jianxin finally couldn't help but ask.

"Live on, and it's not too late to hate when you can't live anymore," Wen Xishu's answer was simple.

It's so simple that it seems to be the most basic truth in the world.

Liu Jianxin noticed that these past perilous experiences could not even move Wen Xishu in the slightest.

But then, his steps gradually came to a stop.

In the corridor of good and evil, each person's corridor is not infinitely long.

No matter how strong your will is, you will be corrupted by the authority of Aquarius.

The long corridor eventually comes to an end, and turning back to embrace evil is the only outcome.

After traversing a long stretch of memories and experiencing everything Wen Xishu went through, Liu Jianxin and Wen Xishu finally reached their destination.

“We…have nowhere to go.” Liu Jianxin said in despair.

Wen Xishu's inner wall was much larger, far larger than his own.

It was even covered with thorns.

They traveled very, very far, and left the raging tide far, far behind...

If you stay here, you will surely be swallowed by the evil tide, and eventually... the good and evil will be reversed.

After taking a deep breath, Wen Xishu made a foolish and clumsy move.

He slammed into the wall.

Thorns pierced the flesh of the Wenxi tree in an instant, and blood began to flow from the wounds on its skin.

At this moment, Liu Jianxin was completely stunned.

As if he couldn't see the obstacle in front of him, Wen Xishu slammed hard into the wall!

The first time it had no effect; it only caused the body to break apart.

So he crashed into it again and again.

boom!
boom!
Amidst the deafening crash, there was the sound of thorns piercing flesh.

The sound of the evening trees never stopped.

Liu Jianxin looked at this clumsy person, and his hands began to tremble slightly.

"Does this... really have to go this far?"

Wen Xishu's voice was soft, but unusually firm:

“Every child has a martial arts dream. When I was little, if I found a tree branch that looked like a sword by the roadside, I would happily wave it around for a long time. It was like I had found the best sword in the world.”

"Back then, if I had faced a wall like that, I probably would have bravely crashed into it, just like Don Quixote faced a windmill."

Wen Xishu didn't stop; he merely glanced back, his face, bruised and bleeding, looking at Liu Jianxin.

“I can be a bad person, but I don’t want to… become the bad person that woman outside.”

"Liu Jianxin, I don't want to be looked down upon by my past self."

These words were like a sharp blade. Coincidentally, the auditory hallucinations in her ears led her to the last part of Wen Xishu's memories.

That was the Shaolin Temple he had imagined, and that man named Liu Jianxin... used a beautiful sword to resist the corruption of the Qin Demon.

When Wen Xishu said, "I don't want to be looked down upon by my past self," Liu Jianxin seemed to hear the question posed by the child at the age of thirteen.

"Hey, future me, have you become a great hero?"

Humiliation and resentment flowed like tears. Liu Jianxin was unaware that his eyes were already brimming with tears.

Faced with this enormous wall of conscience, and the vast, raging tide behind him, he suddenly found the courage to fight them.

He finally began to learn from Wen Xishu, repeatedly crashing his flesh and blood against the thorny wall. His body was covered in wounds, and blood had been flowing through his body for some time.

But he did not stop.

It seems so stupid, yet so... right.

When the right path proves impassable, how many people have the courage to smash their head against the wall? Shouldn't most people turn back, take the path they once despised, and become the very people they once loathed?
My blood felt like it was burning.

At that moment, Liu Jianxin suddenly thought of his father.

In my life, some people have shone brightly, while others have been battered and bruised by life, yet they still insist that they are right.

Because what is right is right.

boom!
The sound of a broken heart could be heard.

That seemingly unbreakable wall around my heart, whether due to the ritual or because it was exposed to an arrow from Sagittarius, I wonder...

It wasn't as sturdy as I'd imagined. It could actually crack from being hit!

Wen Xishu and Liu Jianxin stopped at the same time.

After a brief pause, the two exchanged a smile, their boundless courage rising in the face of adversity!

Liu Jianxin's sword heart, which had long been covered in dust, gradually began to shine again after each shattering impact.

It turns out that chivalrous people really do exist in this world.

He faces a death sentence right from the start, has no relatives or friends in this world, all his loved ones are dead, and repeatedly finds himself in situations where death is almost certain, yet he survives missions that seem impossible to complete.

They never compromised and even demonstrated a tower-climbing frequency that surprised their enemies.

From a death row inmate in the bunker to a hero of the bunker.

It turns out that being able to turn the tide time and time again and achieve miraculous results is not just about being smart.

And... clumsy.

Liu Jianxin had once utterly despised such clumsiness, but at this moment, he truly envied those who possessed it.

A faint light appeared on Liu Jianxin's body, and those past voices, those past hatreds, began to slowly dissipate.

His expression was more focused than ever before.

His figure began to slowly change, becoming different from the blood-soaked Wen Xishu...

Liu Jianxin's clothes gradually changed from business suits to his school uniform.

And that school uniform, quietly, began to change.

Wen Xishu suddenly stopped.

Because Liu Jianxin's changes are so drastic.

This was the first time he had witnessed such a change.

"This...is the power of the sequence?"

If so, this must be a very early sequence.

The filthy suit was transformed into a clean school uniform, and the tired look in his eyes was replaced by boundless youthful chivalry.

In the end, the school uniforms changed again, but Liu Jianxin himself didn't notice, having entered a state of complete absorption!
But Wen Xishu saw it!
He witnessed the birth of a hero.

The pristine white school uniform transformed into a flowing white robe draped with swords.

Liu Jianxin, who once almost compromised and went along with the world's corrupt practices... at this moment, all his superficiality was washed away, and he finally became Liu Jianxin, whose sword heart was clear!

The mental wall that Wen Xishu could not break through on his own was now cracked by Liu Jianxin's sword intent, which he himself could not feel but was extremely abundant.

When the enormous wall around my heart finally began to crumble...

Liu Jianxin suddenly laughed.

He saw it; Liu Jianxin, in the center of the arena, said to Wen Xishu:
"Then I shall face my death."

At this moment, it was as if he was responding to his counterpart in that other world:
“I will not die, and I will never abandon… the sword in my hand.”

"Thank you, Wen Xishu!"

……

……

The building has 77 floors.

After a long wait, even Aquarians were a little surprised.

Why has it taken so long?

She suddenly felt a little anxious, but Sagittarius was even more anxious than her.

Archer was genuinely terrified.

Wen Xishu will not die, but if her good and evil are reversed... wouldn't I have to obey this annoying younger sister?
He couldn't accept this fate.

Suddenly, a sharp sword light appeared.

Aquarius and Sagittarius, who had been waiting for a long time, were both taken aback.

In Aquarius's eyes, disbelief was the only thing that stood the test of time.
The Corridor of Good and Evil, this inescapable place, was slashed open by the righteous sword light in an instant.

(End of this chapter)