163: Truth or Dare?

Just as Gu Qinghan was sighing to himself, he suddenly heard footsteps approaching.

He looked up and saw the peach-eyed man slowly walking towards him.

Gu Qinghan turned around, silently watching the other party, unsure of his intentions.

The man stopped about two meters away from Gu Qinghan, sized him up from head to toe, and asked,

“Are you from the Huaguo Military?”

Gu Qinghan paused slightly, not answering directly.

The man smiled, seemingly approving of Gu Qinghan’s wariness.

“My name is Chu Tian, a Professional from the Shangjing Military.

I’m not here for anything else, just to see if there are any of our own people, so we don’t end up fighting each other later.”

Hearing his words, Gu Qinghan’s guard dropped considerably.

The name Chu Tian was easily found on all three rankings.

Most importantly, his ranking had always been in the top hundred, never dropping out, and never being too far ahead.

One must know that the rankings were shared by players worldwide, and the competition was extremely fierce.

So far, apart from Gu Qinghan consistently holding number one on the three rankings, most people were surpassed and then caught up again after a while.

This Chu Tian definitely had methods unknown to others.

Gu Qinghan nodded slightly, then said,

“I am not from the military, but I am representing the Shicheng Military. If there’s something suitable, I will help the Shicheng Military acquire it.”

Hearing Gu Qinghan’s words, Chu Tian nodded, then pulled out something and handed it to Gu Qinghan:

“Take this. Didn’t Stone City also have people who signed contracts with demons two days ago?

This is some help for Stone City. Remember to give it to General Han.”

Gu Qinghan frowned, then asked,

“Is there a General Han in Stone City? Aren’t there only General Ren Tianqi and General Sun Liancheng?”

Chu Tian laughed heartily at his words, tossing the flag in his hand to Gu Qinghan and saying,

“I was testing if you had really been in contact with the Shicheng Military high command. It seems you didn’t lie to me.”

Gu Qinghan frowned. This Chu Tian exuded a casual, devil-may-care aura.

If he hadn’t heard Kong Yan mention that Chu Tian was from the Shangjing Military, he would never have associated such a person with a soldier.

But the territory flag in his hand, worth several thousand demon crystals, solidly told Gu Qinghan that this guy genuinely intended to help the Shicheng Military.

Gu Qinghan briefly inspected the item and asked in confusion,

“Don’t you need this?”

Chu Tian waved his hand, his eyebrows raising under his mask, and said,

“Shangjing Base has Professionals with abilities similar to this flag’s effect. This item was originally bought to be given to other military forces.”

Gu Qinghan nodded and then remained silent.

But even though he was silent, Chu Tian next to him suddenly became interested.

He leaned closer to Gu Qinghan and whispered,

“Brother, I heard that the current number one on the three rankings is called Gu Qinghan.

He seems to have been active around Stone City recently. Have you seen him?”

Gu Qinghan’s heart tightened, but he asked without any change in expression,

“Why are you looking for him?”

“I’m thinking, if he’s an evil person, I’ll go kill him. What do you think?”

Chu Tian’s gaze was bright. He stared intently at Gu Qinghan.

Gu Qinghan felt an indescribable sensation being stared at by those peach-blossom eyes.

However, Gu Qinghan read a subtle aggressiveness in the other party’s gaze.

He recognized him?

This thought flashed through Gu Qinghan’s mind, and he slowly spoke:

“Have you ever considered that you might not be able to defeat Gu Qinghan at all, and the result would be Gu Qinghan killing you?”

Chu Tian chuckled, not backing down in the slightest as he said to Gu Qinghan,

“Don’t worry, whether I die or not doesn’t matter, but I can at least trade one for one with him.

Trust me, brother, I’m very strong.”

Gu Qinghan looked at him for a few seconds, then spoke again:

“You’re very annoying like this.”

“I know, but if you see Gu Qinghan, please tell him these words.

Even if he has the power of a demon, I can still take him down with me.”

The expressions under Gu Qinghan’s and Chu Tian’s masks were unclear, but they glared at each other, needle against wheat-tip.

Even some of the Professionals around them took two steps back, seemingly sensing the tension between the two.

Just as the air between them was about to solidify, the room door suddenly opened.

The Masked Man, accompanied by the Fat and those who were likely game merchants, slowly entered the room, looked at the crowd, and said,

“The next auction will take some more time. We’ve arranged a prize game for everyone.

It is said that a country in your world has an interesting game.

The game is called Truth or Dare, where the person pointed at must choose one of Truth or Dare to accept a penalty.

Truth can only be chosen once, while Dare has no limit.

Those who seriously accept the penalty will receive a reward. If you violate the game rules, you will receive a small penalty from our auction house.

Once the game begins, you cannot quit, or you will also receive a penalty.

Is anyone withdrawing now? Not withdrawing means you default to participating in the game, alright?”

Everyone looked at each other, and even Gu Qinghan and Chu Tian exchanged glances before turning their gaze back to the Masked Man.

No one chose to withdraw.

As long as they weren’t foolish, they could sense that this so-called auction house possessed countless treasures and deep foundations.

They were idle anyway, and there was nothing else to do if they didn’t participate in this game.

And when the Masked Man saw that everyone was participating in the game, he immediately nodded.

For some reason, Gu Qinghan felt that the face under his mask was smiling.

Soon, the Masked Man waved his hand, and a giant spinning wheel appeared in the center of the room.

The spinning wheel had a pointer, and the wheel itself was divided into as many sections as there were people present.

The Masked Man gestured for everyone present, then said,

“Esteemed guests, please stand before the spinning wheel! The exhilarating game is about to begin!”

Gu Qinghan walked past Chu Tian and went to the spinning wheel, standing in one of the sections.

And Chu Tian, like he was stuck to him, followed and stood right next to him.

Gu Qinghan frowned and glanced at him, but saw the other party’s eyes curving into a smile as he raised his eyebrows at him.

However, Gu Qinghan was too lazy to change places. Here, he couldn’t possibly do anything out of line.

As everyone took their positions, the Masked Man’s body slowly floated up and settled at the tail of the spinning wheel’s pointer.

Gu Qinghan looked closely and realized there was a hollowed-out area there, just enough to accommodate one person standing.

The Masked Man casually waved his hand, and the pointer spun rapidly on the wheel, making several rotations in an instant.

Then, the pointer’s speed gradually slowed down and came to a gentle stop.

When the pointer stopped, it landed directly in front of a tall Professional.

The Masked Man turned to face the Professional and asked with a smile,

“Esteemed guest, what penalty do you choose to accept?”

The tall Professional scratched his head, hesitating for a long time before saying,

“Truth…”

The Masked Man nodded, and in a soft voice, asked a question that made everyone’s faces change dramatically:

“Have you signed a contract with a demon?”