Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 2769: Chapter 2764: 13-Day Talk (21)

Does the Well of Time on these possessed individuals of Demon Mountain really only activate when dealing with intruders like myself?

For Fu Qian, blind optimism has always been a vice.

So much so that after gradually gaining Insight into the current dire situation, he did not overlook another even more grim possibility.

At first glance, after confirming that four days have indeed passed, Lady Trish has already fully realized her value, and there is no need to waste more time on her.

Either leave directly, or go to an extreme by replacing his hand with a real knife and cutting down, both are relatively rational choices.

But while Fu Qian was bidding farewell, he still said a few extra words, the core of which was to create a sufficiently chaotic situation, plunging Lady Trish into confusion, thereby placing her in an alternate stable state.

If he were to clearly admit that he is that Observer, then for Lady Trish, it would be tantamount to acknowledging that those eyes did indeed appear on the anniversary, regardless of the motive.

And if he denies it, saying he was just joking before, the conclusion she draws would naturally be the opposite—but it’s still a conclusion.

Considering Lady Trish’s mental state, Fu Qian expressed slight concern over the potential uncontrollable elements in either scenario, thus continuing to cause disturbances in time.

Yes, even if he’s not here, he still pushes time to jump forward.

Theoretically, this is a baseless concern, after all, up to now, no similar case has been seen.

And from the words of the old Recorder, it can be seen that ”intruders” are indeed fairly unique individuals in this place.

However, the astonishing adaptability of this group of people to time leaps, as if they’ve long been accustomed to this way of life, still prevents Fu Qian from easily ruling out this risk.

In the end, to minimize the potential risks from Lady Trish, he chose to chat a bit more, plunging her into the dilemma of whether the person truly came or not.

Additionally, regarding the internal warm flow, Lady Trish’s somewhat bewildered response seems to faintly indicate that the so-called anniversary meeting was more a psychological effect than any Transcendent ritual effect.

In summary, facing a situation where there is no most severe, only more severe, through the Void locking enemy and patching, the possibility of collapse was reduced slightly.

As for why not simply kill her to completely root out the source of destruction?

This is also a method that’s easy to think of, and seems once and for all.

But there’s an old saying ”there must always be a Witch Demon King.”

The result of the destruction source’s death—is it truly dead and gone, or will the sealed thing completely erupt, is still not clear to conclude—if only the Director could explain it.

After discerning the direction, Fu Qian directly headed to the rear of the sanatorium, to the residence of Lady Trish’s male companion.

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The strength should not be underestimated.

The target is rapidly approaching, visible illuminated residences along the way, yet there were no obstructive encounters.

In such a situation, Fu Qian felt no sense of accomplishment from stealth success, but instead offered a subtle admiration for a character he had yet to meet.

In truth, aside from stabilizing Lady Trish’s state, lingering a while had another minor purpose—Fu Qian was quite interested to see if anyone would break in to continue giving him notes.

In the blink of an eye, four days have passed, seemingly reaching the point to test that ”Director’s” ability to maintain control.

As one of the most mysterious characters thus far, previous performances have been astounding.

With a skill for personnel arrangement akin to unfolding a map, along with that baiting note, it almost gives a sense of existing one level above this world.

Then how should such a character handle consecutive Wells of Time?

For the one theoretically already caught in the scheme, he had done nothing and steadfastly sat in the room for four days.

Fu Qian was genuinely anticipating whether, at some moment, someone would break in and forcibly drag him into a new event.

Yet until he bid farewell and left, such a thing not only did not happen, but there wasn’t even a shadow of a person at the door.

Yes, why this night felt acutely oppressive, the main point being no one was seen after coming out.

This might be understood as the rotten individual being truly beyond redemption, forcing the ”Director” to give up in anger.

But to Fu Qian, who is always reluctant to underestimate the world’s heroes, this can equally be an extreme signal—because everything is under control, there’s no need for urgency and confrontation.

If after coming out from that place, the next destination chosen in the absence of seeing anyone, is exactly where he intended for you to go, why arrange someone to explain the play?

Or put another way, arranging nothing is a kind of arrangement.

The current destination is exactly where he wanted himself to go.

Click!

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the residence of Lady Trish’s male companion, and in the Darkness, Fu Qian took out the key he had prepared long ago, smoothly unlocking the door.

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One can only say, indeed worthy of high-spec luxury, even the door hinges were ideally handled with minimal noise.

And the layout inside the room is similarly structured, even if the curtains were drawn more tightly than Lady Trish’s side, it still did not hinder Fu Qian from easily locating the reception area.

The reason for choosing this place rather than directly going to the increasingly suspicious office of the attending doctor, also had its reasons.

On one hand, the props and information were detailed enough, not only with a key but also Lady Trish’s directions, taking a look would incur no loss.

The other reason is what was mentioned before, coming out from Lady Trish’s side, there was no sign of any movement from the Director.

For this peculiar behavior, guesses were already made, but true professionals not only guess, they verify.

Yes, in Fu Qian’s view, using this place as the destination is easier to verify if guesses are true than going to the doctor’s office.

Perhaps from consecutive encounters, the office’s importance in the sanatorium seemed to far surpass this place.

But this also leads to, if something special is encountered there, it’s hard to ascertain whether it’s the ”Director’s” arrangement.

”Useless” is indeed also an advantage.

Imagine if here something truly unusual is found, even with a heavy artificial factor to it.

Then regarding the ”Director,” isn’t the probability that the conspiracy theory holds, suddenly larger?

”You finally came, I’ve been waiting a long time...”

Even at the next moment, something unusual appeared.

An unfamiliar voice, emitted from a position similar to Lady Trish’s, and it didn’t sound pleasant.