Chapter 1067: Dashing

Chen Junnan’s laughter gradually faded into a solemn expression, making Han Yimo feel uneasy.

“Did you say something just now?” Chen Junnan asked.

“I said… do you want to take a ‘character’ from Qiao Jiajin for me…” Han Yimo’s voice grew softer with each word.

“You’re not out of your mind, are you?” Chen Junnan frowned. “Those ‘characters’ were fought for with blood and sweat by Old Qiao. Now you’re asking me to take them? Do you even have the capability? Say it again!”

“Wait, don’t get angry,” Han Yimo felt the situation spiraling. “Aren’t we on the same boat? Didn’t you say you wanted to defect to the other side too?”

“Uh…” Chen Junnan scratched his head. “Well, that’s true, but Old Qiao is like family. His ‘characters’ are off-limits. How about someone else?”

Han Yimo blinked. “Then… how about I take it from that kid earlier?”

“No good,” Chen Junnan replied, digging in his ear. “That kid is like family to me across generations. Definitely not him. Try someone else.”

“…” Han Yimo felt confused. “Then what about those girls?”

“You can’t take things from girls like that!” Chen Junnan replied. “Come on!”

“You see… you…” Han Yimo paused. “We’re on the same boat, right? I can’t exactly take your ‘character’ either?”

Chen Junnan nodded. “You wouldn’t succeed anyway.”

“Uh…” Han Yimo swallowed hard. “So I can’t do anything? Without a ‘character,’ I’m stuck in the ‘Preparation Zone.’ How can I help the other side win?”

“You can go find Qi Xia,” Chen Junnan suggested. “Take his ‘character’ and all your problems will be solved.”

Han Yimo scratched his head, his face turning awkward.

Take Qi Xia’s ‘character’?

If that were possible, he would have done it already.

Qi Xia’s eyes looked like those of a killer. A simple threat could make him tremble all over, let alone trying to take a ‘character’ directly from him.

“Maybe I’ll just sit here for a while…” Han Yimo lowered his head, clearly hesitant. “Between dying early or late, I’d rather not die at all.”

“Hey, isn’t your goal to undermine Qi Xia’s team from within?” Chen Junnan asked. “Why are you so focused on the ‘characters’? Shouldn’t you be targeting people directly?”

“Targeting people…” Han Yimo cautiously glanced around before leaning in and whispering, “I’ll tell you a secret, but don’t tell anyone else. Actually, I have a deal with the other side… I urgently need a ‘character’ right now. Once I get it, I’ll definitely gain their trust!”

“Tsk…” Chen Junnan whistled. “That important?”

“Absolutely! I already promised them!” Han Yimo said. “I even handed over my own ‘character’ to them earlier, but they want a second one. However, after I came back, Qi Xia, for some unknown reason, told me to rest here and wouldn’t let me do anything.”

“Yeah, maybe Old Qi is acting strange. If you don’t show up, won’t the other side get suspicious?” Chen Junnan pretended to be indifferent while pondering Qi Xia’s intentions.

But he quickly realized one thing: whether it was Qi Xia’s ‘character’ or Qiao Jiajin’s, they were both rare treasures the other side had never obtained. Naturally, they couldn’t be given to Han Yimo.

It seemed Qi Xia had already foreseen what would happen if he handed the ‘character’ over to Han Yimo.

By deliberately leaving him and Chen Junnan behind, the plan was already set. All Chen Junnan needed to do was follow it.

“If that’s the case… then isn’t this the perfect opportunity for me?” Chen Junnan mused aloud.

“Opportunity?”

“Exactly. I mean… the opportunity to help the other side.” Chen Junnan pulled out a ‘character’ from his pocket. “Little Han, if you’d told me earlier that you had a deal with the other side, I’d have given you this ‘character’ already. Now it feels a bit awkward.”

“Ah?”

Han Yimo looked closely, and in Chen Junnan’s hand lay the character “Jin” (巾).

“This… is for me?” Han Yimo asked.

“Yeah. Originally it was ‘Shuai’ (帅), but someone stole two strokes from it. All that’s left is ‘Jin.’ Just settle for it.”

Han Yimo carefully took the ‘character’ with both hands, hesitated for a while, and then said slowly to Chen Junnan, “Thank you… really.”

“Hey! What are you thanking me for, hahaha!” Chen Junnan laughed heartily. “Little Han, we’re in this together. Just go ahead. If anything happens, I’ll take responsibility.”

“You’re really helping me out big time this time,” Han Yimo said, his expression briefly showing sorrow. “But you might have forgotten that if I win… your entire team will die. And your current position…”

“Haha! No worries at all!” Chen Junnan laughed. “You forgot our seven years of love-hate relationship. I die often, so what’s this compared to that? Go on, quickly!”

Han Yimo looked at him gratefully, saying he had met a benefactor.

“I wouldn’t say I’m a benefactor or anything,” Chen Junnan shook his head. “Now that I’ve given you the ‘character,’ I need a favor in return.”

“We’re already teammates. You’re being too polite,” Han Yimo raised the ‘character’ in his hand. “For this, I’ll agree to any reasonable request.”

“That’s great,” Chen Junnan said. “Actually, it’s not a big deal…”

He pointed behind him at Qiao Jiajin.

“You know my best buddy, right? He always cares about his image,” Chen Junnan laughed, putting an arm around Han Yimo’s shoulder. “Now that he’s been knocked out in a draw, it’s easy for people to laugh at him.”

“So what do you want me to do?”

“I was thinking, after you leave, don’t mention that he was knocked out,” Chen Junnan added, “and if possible, maybe add a few heroic moments about him, so he can save face. It’s not a big deal for you, right?”

“Oh, that’s fine,” Han Yimo said. “Since you’re my brother, I’ll handle it. You helped me once, and now I help you once.”

“No, no, no, you’ve been helping me all along.”

“You’re too polite,” Han Yimo shook his head. “Leave this to me.”

“Great! It’s a deal!” Chen Junnan was delighted again. “Remember! Make him look cool!”

“Definitely cool!”

After thanking Chen Junnan repeatedly, Han Yimo strutted out of the ‘Preparation Zone.’

Along the way, he met Zheng Yingxiong and told him he was going to settle accounts with Wen Qiaoyun, then hurried across the ‘River Zone.’