"I did as you said."
Fallen Fire Wang Dao's voice was calm. It was impossible to tell whether he was truly as calm inside as he appeared.
"Pfft—" Upon hearing that, Wang Dao failed to hold back his laughter.
"Ahem, sorry. I didn't mean to." Wang Dao coughed and put on a serious expression.
But soon, as though he had thought of something amusing, he started laughing again.
"Enough." Fallen Fire Wang Dao's expression darkened. "What about you? Did you do as I said?
"That so-called Spirit Candle Game Company might not even exist at all, right?"
Fallen Fire Wang Dao sneered.
Although Wang Dao was acting perfectly normal, he still believed the Spirit Candle Game Company was most likely fake.
"Mm—honestly, you had the same idea I did at first."
Wang Dao rubbed his chin and chuckled. He had indeed been deeply suspicious of the game company's existence.
Then, he laid bare Fallen Fire Wang Dao's thoughts.
"You wanted to shake my resolve by exposing the falsehood of this so-called 'game'—"
"But you're overthinking it."
Wang Dao's expression gradually calmed.
"To me now, it no longer matters whether this game is real or not."
"If I think it's a game, then it's a game, even if it's real."
"Likewise, if I think it's real, then it's real, even if it truly is just a game."
At that, Wang Dao rolled his neck, excitement flashing through his eyes.
"No matter what—"
"I enjoy the fun it brings me. I revel in the process."
"And you are my greatest source of fun right now."
"Understand? Hahahahaha—"
Wang Dao burst into unrestrained laughter.
Facing him, Fallen Fire Wang Dao appeared calm, but his heart was already filled with warped, boundless fury.
At that moment, he suddenly understood why Wang Dao had made