The Clue He Left Was...!

Cheng Shi also sensed his own hesitation about the future!

Because he truly didn't know, he firmly believed that everyone has their own destiny, but he didn't want all his Memory of Old Jia to simply vanish in another misfortune.

So...

Did Cheng Dashi give himself a hint, or a choice, in such a subtle way?

So what is this choice?

Regardless of what the choice is, the information deduced today is enough to shock Cheng Shi.

He stood in Eupusca's flowerbed, his brow furrowed and his face grave.

Because Cheng Dashi seemed to have conveyed a very serious and ominous message to him:... the "dream" of reality seemed to have shattered in the future...

Another tragedy!

Perhaps the whole world will turn into a tragedy in the future, a tragedy that even Cheng Dashi, who can deceive "them", cannot avoid.

So that's why you came back, future you!

You and I are so alike, so you feel that our futures are on similar paths.

It turns out that our lives are a constant journey through various tragedies, and then we suddenly disappear in the final misfortune.

Ah, so that's why He favors Himself?

Predestination, Predestination.

So this was Predestination!

Oh, Destiny...

XXXXXXX!

That's impressive.

Cheng Shi stood there for so long that Hong Lin thought something was wrong with him. Suddenly, the Giant Bear struck Eupusca with its paw, knocking him back, and then ran back to him on all fours.

When she reached Cheng Shi, she roared and grabbed Cheng Shi and Amir, then quickly broke through to the outer edge of the flowerbed.

Cheng Shi was jolted awake by the pinch, and said in astonishment:

"You lost?"

The Giant Bear was startled for a moment, then its expression changed and it roared:

"Cheng! Shi!"

The fierce roar even sprayed spittle onto Cheng Shi's face. Cheng Shi suddenly realized that Hong Lin hadn't lost at all; she had only withdrawn because she felt something was wrong. He was startled for a moment, then scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.

"Mine! This one's mine! But it's good that we're retreating. I have some ideas I need to think about carefully in an An Jing place. Let's retreat first."

Hong Lin was still furious about the words "You lost," but seeing Cheng Shi's increasingly serious expression, she thought he had figured out the key point. So she said indignantly, "Where are you going? The Mist Gate has disappeared."

Cheng Shi took a deep breath. "Void, let's go to the Void!"

Although the shadow was no longer agile, and going into the Void at this point might have already lost all trace of the "future," he still wanted to explore first to see if he could discover any clues.

Hong Lin frowned and said in a deep voice:

"Going through the Void is not as good as going directly through the Sighing Forest. At least there are landmarks here, while you can't know the direction at all in the Void."

Or do you have a way to locate it?

"No." Cheng Shi shook his head.

"?" Hong Lin's eye twitched again, wishing she could strangle this infuriating Fate Weaver, but in an instant she realized that Cheng Shi seemed to only intend to leave Eupusca's sight, but not to return to the Fungus-Footed People tribe, so she wrinkled her nose and said resentfully, "You better have discovered something!"

After saying that, she stretched out her bear paw and slammed it down heavily in the air. A wave that was powerful enough to tear reality apart suddenly spread out, forcefully creating a Void Rift in front of Cheng Shi with the force of her flesh and blood.

Cheng Shi was stunned and before he could react, the Giant Bear roughly threw him inside.

Hong Lin followed closely behind and then turned to close the Void. Eupusca was chasing closely not far behind. At this moment, seeing the aura of [Prosperity] disappear in front of him, he couldn't help but roar madly, becoming more and more agitated.

But this is nothing but powerless rage, utterly useless.

Void.

Once again, Void is seen.

If a Trials doesn't involve a single trip through the Void, then that Trials is definitely incomplete for Cheng Shi.

I'm home again, and this time I'm really home.

This was his first time returning to the Void since becoming a [Nothingness] Child, but looking at the endless darkness before him, Cheng Shi was no less relaxed than before.

Because he began searching for Cheng Dashi's whereabouts the moment he stepped into the Void, but after looking around, there was nothing but endless darkness, so Cheng Shi's brows furrowed again.

Seeing Cheng Shi's solemn expression, Hong Lin, who had reverted to human form, frowned slightly, snorted coldly, and kicked the inconvenient Amir aside, saying with displeasure:

"Speak, what did you find?"

"..."

Slave owners are slave owners; they never let anyone rest for a moment.

However... it seems I really missed out on that prophecy?

Cheng Shi sighed inwardly, but shook his head and chuckled, "Don't rush, I'm almost there, I'm almost there."

After saying that, he closed his eyes, sat down, and continued to ponder.

Seeing his reaction, Hong Lin frowned and remained silent.

Cheng Shi felt that if he wanted to go back in time to send a message, he would definitely have a backup plan. Perhaps the lively shadow was not meant to remind him, but rather the Change in the shadow becoming less lively was a reminder.

He continued to expand his thinking along this line, beginning to ponder what the hint left by Cheng Dashi was.

First, it needs to be clear that if it were "oneself" setting up the scheme, they would not leave behind useless information. Therefore, the clues were already laid when they met Su Yida.

But Cheng Shi was genuinely curious: Su Yida, who died in both the past and the future, actually "tricked" back by his future self, or... was he acting?

It couldn't have been an act, could it?... What actor would kill themselves in a performance?

Furthermore, the desire to kill him in his eyes was too strong; he only dared not actually do it because of his own plans.

Thinking about it this way, it seems like I was the one who lied to him first?

"..."

You can't think like that. The future is the future, and you are yourself. You can only say that the two are similar, but you can't simply equate them.

Since we've thought of Su Yida, we can't help but think of the [Prosperity] Divinity he left behind!

That was the Divinity that Old Cui wanted, but by some twist of fate, Old Cui stuffed it back into his own body. So, this was within Cheng Dashi's expectations.

[Prosperity] brought forth fruitless Conjugate Whisper, while Cheng Dashi's hidden tricks quietly seeped into the fruits he had fabricated, parasitizing his own shadow, and even deceiving [them].

But did we really fool them?

If Cheng Dashi possessed such power, why didn't he be more direct? Even if the contact wasn't so direct, at least the clues would be more direct. The fact that he's so secretive means he hasn't yet fooled "them"; he's merely using "them"...

And "them," especially the four of "Existence" and "Nothingness," are not simply active in the spacetime dimension where Mortals reside. So, perhaps in the future, Cheng Dashi is also playing a game with them, only this time he stole a turn and relayed the message back.

Therefore, he must have found a way to change the tragedy, and the clues to this method lie in the scheme he set up.

So what is it...?

In fact, Cheng Shi had already figured out the answer.

It means prosperity!

From beginning to end, in this "deadly game" concerning the future, or perhaps a twist of Destiny, the shadow of "prosperity" was present at every crucial juncture.

And this particular game happens to be a "prosperity" game.

When there are too many coincidences throughout a story, it can no longer be considered a coincidence.

Since Cheng Dashi chose to reveal this clue in this game to let himself know that he had been here, it is obvious what the clue he was referring to is.

It means prosperity!

The turning point in that tragic future where reality shatters may lie in this Trials!