"All right. Why don't we be frank with each other?"
Chen Tao heard First Lantern say, "Tell me, then. What happened to me in the future?"
While Chen Tao was still considering whether he should tell him the truth, he heard First Lantern say:
"Mm-hmm... Don't even think about deceiving me."
As he looked at Chen Tao, the translucent face belonging to the wielder of the Emotional Spectrum had somehow already begun to reappear.
Chen Tao fell silent for half a second.
The ordinary civilians in the tavern noticed nothing strange about First Lantern's face.
Whether it was Batman Dragon or First Lantern, they were both far too distant from the lives of ordinary people. The disparity between their statuses and powers was so vast that those people could not even perceive First Lantern's face.
The gap was indeed enormous.
It was just like the gap between Chen Tao and the Sixth Dimension God.
Chen Tao took a deep breath. He had to make a decision, though he was not even sure whether it would make him regret it.
He told him the truth:
"Your future self is dead. At least, the version of you I saw is dead."
After saying this, he was extremely nervous. He could not predict how First Lantern would react. If a seeker who had begged for something for so long suddenly learned, halfway through his pursuit, that his future held certain failure, what would he do?
Would he go mad? Or suffer a mental breakdown? What if he refused to help Chen Tao now?
But nothing happened.
Chen Tao saw First Lantern solemnly nod.
"I see."
What? How could he react like that?
"But you've found me now. That means..." First Lantern reached out and rubbed his chin before saying, "That means you've experienced