Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god

A true expert player dares to make judgments.

As Lin Yu led Seagull and Li Nian upstairs, he indeed found Gaoshan, who was keeping watch, in a prime spot by the window!

And there was an unexpected surprise…

Sitting across the same table was Snow Owl.

Why the two of them were sitting together, and what their identities were, could be quickly determined by observing their attire.

"Good heavens, they're both government agents!"

Lin Yu couldn't help but exclaim, looking at the gray clothing on the two.

Snow Owl and Gaoshan likely met up immediately after entering Willow Town because of their similar identities.

After all, they were both wearing the uniforms of constables from the Willow Town yamen, and even carried sabers.

Lin Yu felt a sense of relief seeing this.

It seemed that Snow Owl, who was most likely to clash with Zhu Qiansi, had been persuaded by the rational Gaoshan.

"The risk has been reduced again, and all the players except the employer are gathered, which is really a good thing."

Lin Yu muttered to himself.

The sound of the three climbing the stairs was also noticed by Snow Owl and Gaoshan.

They looked over and showed some surprise, beckoning the three to come over.

"Come, sit down."

Gaoshan stood up to greet them.

The reason they showed surprise was not because they didn't expect Li Nian, Lin Yu, and Seagull to find them.

The reason was clearly that one of the three's state and appearance differed from their impression.

"How did you become a woman, Seagull?"

"I don't know, maybe the identity I merged with is a young lady," Seagull said shamelessly, having gradually gotten used to it, "Who knows what's going on… Were you two together from the start?"

Gaoshan shook his head upon hearing this: "Not exactly together, but relatively close, since we're both in the same yamen… I accidentally found her not long after."

"What about you guys?"

"We met separately on the way," Lin Yu replied, "As for my employer… based on his personality, he probably won't come."

"Even if he thought of us coming to deal with Zhu Qiansi, he probably wouldn't be willing to come… but that's fine, he wouldn't be of much help anyway."

As Lin Yu spoke, Gaoshan pondered and then said.

"In that case, only Taoist Xuanyunzi is left… Should we continue waiting?"

As Gaoshan spoke, Snow Owl was eager to try: "I don't think we need to wait. That old Taoist might have other arrangements and methods… We've gathered enough people, maybe we can try contacting Zhu Qiansi."

"Although it's risky, I think it's worth a try… After all, Zhu Qiansi is modifying the past, and time is not on our side."

Snow Owl proposed a somewhat radical plan, but also gave a radical reason.

This reason even persuaded Li Nian somewhat.

"Indeed, although rashly contacting Zhu Qiansi will almost certainly lead to uncontrollable events, continuing to delay will only fulfill the demon's wishes."

Li Nian pondered, but still looked at Lin Yu.

"What do you think, Sister Yao?"

Lin Yu looked out the window. The sky had already darkened, and the scenery on the road gradually became dim. The shops on both sides lit torches and lanterns, illuminating the area and creating a beautiful night scene.

"We have to wait for someone to appear," Lin Yu said after pondering, "I don't know the inside story, but I was thinking… since Zhu Qiansi is rewriting Willow Town and her own 'sealed' past, then the current time point of Willow Town, could it be 'before the seal'?"

"So, will we be able to see the person who sealed her back then, that is, the Grand Master of the Taiqing Sect, passing by here?"

"Although he is not under the control of the Karma Threads, in this 'Illusionary Willow Town,' even people who have not been planted with Karma Threads can likely be reproduced—in the form of memories from other people's Karma Threads."

"After all, I can see that many of the townspeople of Willow Town are alive and well… But there are also some, probably accounting for two or three tenths of Willow Town, who don't feel as three-dimensional and real as the others, and are naturally a bit 'fake'… It's as if their 'generation method' is different from others."

The other players were stunned.

Only after Lin Yu said this did they realize that it seemed that about two or three tenths of the townspeople were more like NPCs than the others!

And this proportion… happened to be the proportion of townspeople who had been planted with Karma Threads and those who hadn't—in this light, it didn't seem to be a coincidence.

Of course, Lin Yu didn't say everything.

He actually had another suspicion…

That is, back then, was the Grand Master of the Taiqing Sect really not planted with Karma Threads?

Or rather…

Is it possible that Zhu Qiansi's supernatural power also works on the dead?

"Then, in that case, it seems there is a possibility of encountering the Grand Master of the Taiqing Sect, but how can we be sure?"

Gaoshan said uncertainly.

"It's because we can't be sure that we need to observe, anyway, there is no better plan now."

As Lin Yu spoke, Snow Owl also voiced her doubts: "How can we confirm it? If we wait for the Grand Master of the Taiqing Sect to make a move, I'm afraid it will be too late… By then, Zhu Qiansi may have already made preparations."

"In the best case, it would be best to connect with the Grand Master of the Taiqing Sect before he makes a move… After all, according to Xuanyunzi's description, the Grand Master of the Taiqing Sect didn't immediately make a move after discovering Zhu Qiansi. He also observed and arranged for a while before launching the Hundred Tribulations Forbidden Technique."

"Otherwise, how did the Grand Master discover that seventy to eighty percent of the population of Willow Town had been planted with Karma Threads?"

As Lin Yu spoke, Li Nian agreed: "Indeed, the most crucial figure in Willow Town back then, besides Zhu Qiansi, was naturally the Grand Master of the Taiqing Sect."

"Then shouldn't we find that old Taoist first?" Seagull said after thinking, "After all, only that old Taoist knows what his Grand Master looks like."

"Willow Town is also a large town. We can't just grab a Taoist and ask if he is from the Taiqing Sect… That would be too alarming!"

Lin Yu waved his hand.

"No need for Xuanyunzi, I should happen to know what the Grand Master of the Taiqing Sect looks like!"

After all, he had seen the [Lens of Fear] before entering.

That Grand Master of the Taiqing Sect was definitely one of the two blue-robed Taoists!