Believe

"I didn't expect you to be so direct, Yang Yang," Qing Chen sighed. "But it's alright, he'll find out sooner or later."

From the moment Qing Chen chose Hu Xiaoniu as a member of the Outer World Knights, his identity as the boss was destined to be impossible to hide any longer.

Liu Dezhu received so much attention before because he claimed to be close to Li Shutong.

Later, everyone realized that Liu Dezhu was just a puppet pushed out by someone else, and there was someone else behind him.

This person was the one who truly got close to Li Shutong.

This is the third Time Walker in Prison No. 18 that Zheng Yuandong once mentioned.

Thus, Liu Dezhu's identity changed to that of an employee, and the Daytime Organization emerged.

Many people now suspect that Boss Bai is the successor to the Knights and will become the next leader of the Knights.

The members of Daylight had their own guesses, but none of them dared to ask.

So when Qing Chen finally admitted his identity as a knight, at least for the members of Daylight, the truth came to light...

After all, becoming a knight isn't that easy.

At one point, Qing Chen even suspected that the reason why Kamishiro and Kashima targeted him as their main target on the day of Kamishiro Kono conference was because of the centuries-old hatred between Kamishiro and the Knight Organization.

However, none of this is the most crucial point.

For Qing Chen, the key point is that the moment he admits his identity, he is destined to help Hu Xiaoniu recall many things.

At this moment, Hu Xiaoniu recalled how he met Qing Chen. So, the kidnapping and rescue on Xingshu Road, the rescue at Laojun Mountain, Li Dongze's killing of Wang Yun were all actually helped by Qing Chen and Boss Baizhou.

At this moment, Hu Xiaoniu realized just how much of a favor he owed Qing Chen.

Just as Qing Chen had predicted, favors could be repaid slowly through work, but some things... Hu Xiaoniu felt something was amiss.

Hu Xiaoniu looked at Qing Chen: "So, when we're chatting in the group, how do you manage to control two accounts simultaneously, boss? Tianzhen told me that once when you were sending a message in the group, you weren't even holding your phone!"

"... I had someone else post it for me," Qing Chen said.

"After we met Luo Wanyai together, you pretended to go and report to the boss alone," Hu Xiaoniu asked.

"That's about enough," Qing Chen sighed.

He thought to himself, "Fortunately, this is just a small-scale leak of identities and a social media frenzy; I can still handle it."

"Boss, you're really good at pretending," Hu Xiaoniu unconsciously changed his form of address. He then asked, "So, Liu Dezhu gossiped about you in front of you?"

"Yes," Qing Chen replied calmly.

Yang Yang paused for a moment. "What are you gossiping about? Tell me."

"Wait, let's talk about this later, I need to calm down," Hu Xiaoniu said, rubbing his forehead. "So, boss, you're taking me to Forbidden Zone No. 002 to make me a knight?"

Qing Chen didn't answer the question, but instead earnestly corrected him. "You'd better change how you address me. Don't call me 'boss.' Remember, only a few people know my identity right now. Just call me Qing Chen."

Hu Xiaoniu agreed, but Yang Yang was unhappy at this point. "I've heard a lot about Bai Zhou in Haicheng, but I just found out that you created a group and didn't invite me. Aren't I a member of Bai Zhou?"

Qing Chen remained silent for a long time. "Strictly speaking, I don't even know if you can be considered a member of Bai Zhou. You are different from the other members. You have your own goals and ideals, and your path may not be the same as Bai Zhou's."

For example, Yang Yang helps some Time Walker who can't make a living in Haicheng leave the city and helps them rebuild a small home in the wilderness to survive. This is something that Bai Zhou would never do.

For example, Yang Yang and her friends organized student marches to oppose some of the current federal system, something that Bai Zhou would not do.

Therefore, the path of daytime and the path of Yang Yang diverge.

"I don't care, I'm a member of Daylight now, boss!" Yang Yang said with a smile. "Remember to add me to the group after the Outer World."

"Alright then," Qing Chen sighed.

Yang Yang tilted her head and asked curiously, "But you don't seem to have any goals during the day. With such a great opportunity and change, it would be a pity not to do something, right?"

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "To live a better life is Bai Zhou's goal."

"That's good too," Yang Yang said with a smile. "I've also figured it out. Everyone has different ideas. I won't ask Bai Zhou to help me with anything, so there's nothing to worry about."

Up until this point, Yang Yang hadn't even asked Qing Chen what they were doing in the wilderness.

Hu Xiaoniu thought for a moment and said, "I'm going back to my tent to sleep first. You guys chat."

On his way back to the tent, he was surprised to see that in the two tents next to his, the old man and Li Ke were quietly watching the campfire through the gaps in the tent curtains.

The old man saw Hu Xiaoniu and immediately waved. "Hey, kid, come here."

Hu Xiaoniu was completely confused. "What's wrong, old man?"

"That girl, is she Qing Chen's friend from the Outer World?" the old man said.

Hu Xiaoniu thought for a moment and said, "I don't know."

The old man said with great distress, "How can you not tell the truth to an old man who is about to die?"

Hu Xiaoniu said, "I never expected the Head of the Li Clan to be so gossipy..."

"This is so annoying," the old man waved his hand. "Go back to sleep and don't block my view."

"Okay," Hu Xiaoniu said, returning to the tent. After lying down for a while, he got up and silently looked out through the gap in the tent flap.

Their tents were pitched side by side, and the three of them were lying neatly inside. If someone were to look closely, it would certainly seem very eerie...

The three looked further into the distance and discovered that there were more than just three people watching the show. In a tent not far away, Guo Huzhan was also secretly watching through a crack.

In fact, they were quite far apart, so Hu Xiaoniu and his group shouldn't have been able to find Guo Huzhan.

But the light from the campfire shone through the gaps in the curtain onto the other person's forehead, creating a slight reflection that made it impossible not to notice; the feature was too obvious.

Beside the campfire, Qing Chen added some dry branches to the fire, "Are you tired? You must be very tired, a 17-year-old girl having to do so much."

"Yeah, it would be a lie to say I'm not tired," Yang Yang said with a smile. "There's no one I can completely trust around me, so I have to be careful and vigilant at all times. Sometimes, in newly built towns, I have to use force fields to float in the sky to sleep, so I can An Xin. Now that I think about it, I felt the most at An Xin when I was on Luocheng Administrative Road."

"Are those Time Walker and Wilderness People up to no good?" Qing Chen asked.

"Yes, you can't see into someone's heart. A lot of dirty things happened during the process of rebuilding our homes," Yang Yang said. "This world is not as beautiful as we think. Even if you sincerely help someone, they may not be grateful to you. It's one thing for some people to steal supplies, but some people think that because there is no order there, they want to bully the weak and steal the fruits of other people's labor."

"Then why help them?" Qing Chen asked, puzzled.

Yang Yang laughed and said, "We need a place like this as a model so that more people will be willing to follow us and leave the conglomerates and the city for the wilderness. Don't worry, I've killed all those with ill intentions. I'm not some kind of innocent little rabbit! By the way, you're also going to the south this time. Why don't you come with me to see the town?"

Qing Chen shook his head. "I'm sorry, my trip to the wilderness is very urgent. I need to get to Forbidden Zone No. 002 as soon as possible."

"Actually, you must be very tired too, because your nerves are always on edge," Yang Yang said.

"I'm tired," Qing Chen smiled. "That's the meaning of establishing Daylight. I hope that one day someone can stand beside me and help me share the burden."

"That day will come," Yang Yang suddenly said. "Shall I take you to see the sky?"

"Huh?" Qing Chen was taken aback. "Can you bring people?"

"Of course," Yang Yang said with a smile.

As she spoke, she stood up, grabbed Qing Chen's arm, and then soared into the sky. The campfire and fallen leaves at the point of her takeoff were pushed outward by an invisible force.

Everyone in the camp looked up and were astonished to see the figures of the boy and girl overlapping with the moonlight.

Many people unconsciously crawled out of their tents. Only at this moment did Hu Xiaoniu realize that it wasn't just a few people gossiping, but everyone was gossiping...

Guo Huzhan stood in front of his tent, puzzled. "These two are progressing a little too fast. Is this the legendary love at first sight? This doesn't make sense. Yang Yang is usually very aloof to everyone."

At that moment, the knowledgeable old man murmured inside the tent, "It's a Force Field Awakened!"

High in the sky, Qing Chen felt as if he were being carried by an invisible force, as if he had suddenly become a magnet, while the surrounding area was filled with opposing magnetic fields, propelling him to fly rapidly.

He felt the earth receding further and further away from him, and he also felt the girl's hand tightly gripping his arm.

He gazed at the approaching sky and clouds, the wilderness and the wind.

Perhaps this is the freedom that knights pursued throughout their lives.

"Let go of me," Qing Chen suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Yang Yang asked, puzzled.

"I'm serious," Qing Chen said with a smile.

The next moment, Yang Yang suddenly released her grip.

But then the force field that had been enveloping Qing Chen suddenly disappeared, and the boy plummeted rapidly from a height of a thousand meters.

To Yang Yang's surprise, she didn't see any panic or confusion on Qing Chen's face. He closed his eyes and opened his arms, as if he were enjoying a state of complete free fall.

That calmness and composure was something she had never seen in anyone else.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Time passed slowly, and Qing Chen's fall became less and less intense.

But the boy never panicked.

Suddenly, the Yang Yang accelerated and plunged downwards. The force fields repelled each other, and even people on the ground could hear the roar.

The girl came to Qing Chen's side and grabbed his arm again. "Aren't you too bold? Aren't you afraid I won't be able to hold you?"

"Don't be afraid, I believe in you," Qing Chen said with a smile.

Yang Yang was stunned for a moment. It was clearly the other person who was risking their life, but she was the one who was extremely nervous, while the other person didn't seem nervous at all.

Believe?

Belief is a luxury in every era.

How many people would dare to entrust their entire life to someone else simply because of the word "trust"?

Yang Yang suddenly said softly, "If you want to play again next time, you can tell me."

Thank you to Yihu Green Ant for becoming a new ally of this book. You're so generous, boss! I wish you no side stitches while running!