Predicament

The prompt announcing the failed deduction was like a bucket of ice water dumped over the three of them. Even the two Saints and one Sovereign, all of whom had weathered countless storms, were gripped by the dread that something had gone terribly wrong.

Zhao Chenghuang's face went deathly pale. A failed deduction meant Guan Ya, Sun Miaomiao, All Under Heaven Returns to Fire, and Red Chicken Bro would all die.

They were his closest companions, his childhood friends, the connections he would rely on in the future.

Zhang Yuanqing's expression stiffened, and his mind went blank. The "wrong deduction" in the prompt nearly shattered his resolve. All his deductions and analyses had been overturned. Every last one of them was wrong.

He could not bear the consequences of a failed deduction. Guan Ya, Sun Miaomiao, All Under Heaven Returns to Fire, and even Red Chicken Bro were brothers and beloved friends he could not afford to lose.

Not even for more money!

The overwhelming emotional blow left his brain temporarily unable to think, with only one thought remaining: Impossible!

"Alas..." A heavy sigh echoed through the room.

Just as Zhang Yuanqing and Zhao Chenghuang sank into despair, Zhai Cai sighed, raised his left hand high, and turned solemn and grave, utterly devoid of his usual flippancy. He said, word by word:

"I declare this deduction invalid!"

As those words fell, the prompt sounded again:

[Exorcist Daniel has used the Judgment skill. This deduction is invalid! Daniel will die within three seconds.]

Hope suddenly flared in the eyes of Zhang Yuanqing and Zhao Chenghuang, who had already fallen into despair.

Hearing the prompt, Zhai Cai let out a breath and looked at Zhang Yuanqing. Shrugging, he said, "I brought you in, so I have to take you out.