Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god

"Eh? Why is that?"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Li Nian couldn't help but ask.

"You said you agreed to her, but you're lying to her," Yunzhen also said, puzzled, "But why would you do that?"

"Because if I agreed to her, she wouldn't be thinking about destroying the seal. Instead, she would actively cooperate with the seal, seeking to use your seal to completely sever the part of herself that is the 'Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Thread Demon Lord.' Why wouldn't I want that?"

Lin Yu said with a smile.

"Yes, it wouldn't even harm you, because she even offered to cooperate and let you outsiders achieve your goals here, and let both Daoist Yunzhen and Daoist Xuanyunzi gain 'liberation' and 'freedom,'" Lin Yu said calmly, "She's actually very sincere, especially if, as she said, her strength would only be one-thousandth of what it is now, making her easy for me to manipulate, but her innate divine ability is very useful."

As Lin Yu spoke, the group exchanged glances.

Clearly, they were even subtly swayed by Lin Yu's words.

But Lin Yu spoke again.

"But I still don't plan to refuse her. I don't plan to take her away," Lin Yu's voice gradually cooled down, "The reason is very simple... she's already like this in the Prison Mountain Realm. Bringing her to our world... a guy who yearns for freedom and has the terrifying divine ability of 'Causal Threads,' what if she does something?"

"I can't gamble that I can always control her firmly, and besides..."

Lin Yu let out a long breath.

"Although she has no emotions and doesn't know what she's doing..."

He looked out the window at the bustling Willow Town, which was now completely immersed in the depths of night, but it was even more lively.

An old man led a child who craved sweets slowly past a street stall. Although the child's steps moved forward, his head was always turned towards the sugar figurine stand; a young couple who had just quarreled walked one in front of the other, their expressions awkward, neither willing to speak first, but always maintaining a fixed distance; in front of a porcelain stall, a man dressed as a laborer cautiously asked about the price, seemingly calculating how best to use his meager wages to buy a few pieces; at the corner of the street, an old beggar huddled in embarrassment, his face full of fatigue...

These vivid townspeople's past lives were thus vividly displayed before everyone.

They had joys and sorrows, far from being happy, and some even struggled to meet their basic needs...

But...

These were still people who had truly lived.

"If I agree to her, then those who have already died, those who died because of her, millions of people, wouldn't they have truly... died in vain?"

Lin Yu said in a low voice.

His words were light, but carried immense weight.

"She wants freedom, but she's no longer qualified, at least not here with me."

Everyone was silent.

After a long time, Yunzhen stood up and bowed slightly to Lin Yu.

"Fellow Daoist, you've put in a lot of effort."

Gao Shan also breathed a sigh of relief: "You did the right thing, and you said it very well, Ms. Yao."

Snowy Owl inserted the knife back into its sheath and sat down again.

Although she didn't say anything, the look in her eyes towards Lin Yu carried a bit of respect.

This was indeed the "correct" idea, but being able to maintain the "correct" idea in the face of great benefits was enough to be called great.

Lin Yu felt the respect of the others, but he didn't have any special thoughts.

He said with a smile, "Don't rush to thank me. What I'm doing is putting everyone in danger."

"If the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Thread Demon Lord realizes something is wrong, she will definitely try to fight us to the death and re-execute the original plan to escape from the Prison Mountain Realm," Lin Yu said seriously, "She has the 'Causal Thread' divine ability. As long as she's not dead, everything, even if it seems to be settled and concluded, can be changed for her. So even if she severs herself from the 'Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Thread Demon Lord,' I'm afraid she still has a backup plan to 'regret' her move."

"At that time, this 'Thief' Miss and I might be okay, because that would definitely be after we 'arrived in Willow Town,' but the three of you... I'm afraid it won't be easy to clear the level, because you have to stop the 'Willow Town Manifestation' again."

As Lin Yu spoke, he didn't expect Seagull to be the first to speak among the three.

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, this kind of challenging instance isn't the first time we've played it," Seagull hadn't said anything from the beginning, but finally spoke at this moment, "If we let that demon help us clear the level, what's the fun in that? Wouldn't that be kneeling down and begging someone to pass!"

"This young master's 'occupation' is a unlucky 'student'. I've knelt down and begged a lot along the way... but that also depends on who I'm kneeling to!"

"I'm half unwilling to kneel to this kind of bastard demon!"

As Seagull spoke, Snowy Owl also nodded.

"That's right, this demon must not come to our world."

After the two expressed their opinions, Gao Shan also smiled for once, joking in a relaxed manner.

"You two masses are so enthusiastic. If I, a people's police officer, don't express my opinion, wouldn't it seem like my thinking is very slippery?"

"Just fight it — anyway, if it severs itself and then regrets it, it should pay a heavy price. Isn't that much easier to fight than in a normal situation?"

As Gao Shan spoke, Lin Yu looked at the two Daoists again.

"What are you looking at me for?" Yunzhen said unhappily, "You outsiders are all so noble. Could it be that my Taiqing Temple... Taiqing Sect disciples, are cowards?"

"Let me tell you, the reason I'm here is because I already risked my life and died at his hands three hundred and fifty years ago — my good grand-disciple, Xuanyunzi, also lost his life at that demon's hands here."

"Could it be that we're still afraid of her?"

Xuanyunzi nodded: "That's right — just tell us, what should we do next?"

Lin Yu nodded as he watched everyone express their opinions.

"Next, the things you need to do are actually very simple. You just need to go through the 'process' normally — continue to advance the sealing progress."

"Of course, given that you already know the truth, please forget everything I just said now, and act with me..."

Lin Yu said here, revealing a bright smile from the bottom of his heart.

After all, this was the part he was best at and liked the most.