Quick Wear: Passerby A's Counterattack Revised Plot

Shi Qi listened to Xing Chen's complaints, and a gossipy smile appeared on her lips. She gently patted Xing Chen's shoulder and said with a smile: "It seems that he has been plotting against you for a long time. There was a problem when he approached you from the beginning. You should not have known that he was Tian Dao at the beginning, right?"

Xingchen looked at Shiqi in surprise, "Huh?"

Shi Qi said: "If you knew, with your personality, you would have just run away, and you would not have let him get close to you, haha."

Xingchen slapped his head in annoyance and said, "Ah, I really regret it. I signed a contract with him just for fun."

Shi Qi blinked and asked curiously, "Sign a contract? What contract?"

Xingchen looked around, sighed, and said, "Well... this... that, it's just an ordinary... equal contract."

Shi Qi crossed his arms, with a playful smile on his face, obviously not believing what Xing Chen said about the "ordinary equal contract": "Oh? Equal contract? It sounds very ordinary, but I don't think there is anything you would find 'ordinary'. Tell me, what's the trick in this contract?"

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Xingchen's face. He coughed dryly and tried to change the subject: "Ahem, that, it's actually nothing, just some... um, daily trivial matters. Let's focus on the problem at hand, such as how to find the intersection of the two worlds, and how to prevent the fusion."

Shi Qi said: "In fact, there is no need to prevent the fusion. I can let both of you live after the two worlds merge. The disadvantage is that there can only be one Heavenly Dao in a world. It depends on which of you wants to be the Heavenly Dao, and the other one can give up his identity and become a "human"."

Hearing this, Xingchen's eyes flashed with surprise, and then he showed a look of hesitation. He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, as if weighing the pros and cons, then slowly raised his head and looked at Shi Qi and said: "Becoming a 'human'... does that mean giving up all your power and becoming an ordinary person?"

Shi Qi nodded, with a hint of tenderness in his tone: "Yes, but it's not completely without benefits. After becoming an ordinary person, you may be able to experience a different life and feel emotions and happiness that you have never had before. Moreover, with your experience, even if you have no power, you can still make a career in the world."

Xingchen smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "Power... to me, it is both a restraint and a protection. Without it, I may lose a lot, but I will also gain something new. But... can I really let go of all this?"

Shi Qi nodded in understanding and consoled him, "This is a difficult choice, but isn't it true that destruction precedes creation? You have to be willing to give up. Only by giving up can you gain. Things that are not good now may not be good in the future. But...it depends on you. I can only give you advice."

Xingchen nodded and said, "Okay! I'll think about it carefully."

Shi Qi said as he walked out, "Let's go! Let's find the junction."

Xingchen quickly said, "Wait, do you know where it is?"

Shi Qi said: "I don't know, but you must know, lead the way."

The two quickly passed through the ruins of the city and came to an abandoned factory. This was once an important landmark in the small world of "Age of Ashes", but now it has become the node where the two worlds meet.

"This is it." Xingchen stopped and pointed at the factory gate in front of him and said, "We must enter this factory and find the core of the intersection, so that we can have a chance to stop or guide the fusion process."

Shi Qi looked at the dilapidated factory in front of her, nodded, and said to Xing Chen: "Well, let's go in and see what's inside."

The two pushed open the heavy door, which creaked. Inside the door, it was dark, with only a few rays of sunlight coming through the broken skylight, barely illuminating the road ahead. The air was filled with a stale smell, mixed with some indescribable subtle energy fluctuations.

"Something seems to be wrong here." Xingchen said in a low voice, his eyes became sharp and he began to look around for possible abnormalities.

Shi Qi nodded and said, "It's a bit worn out, as if it hasn't been used for a long time. What was this place used for before?"

Xingchen frowned and recalled: "This used to be an energy research center in the "Age of Ashes", studying how to utilize the energy in the void. But later due to an accident, this place was abandoned. Perhaps those residual energy fluctuations were left over from that time."

Shi Qi looked around curiously. Suddenly, her eyes were attracted by a bright spot in a corner. "Xingchen, look over there!"

Xingchen looked in the direction Shi Qi pointed, and saw in the dim light, a faintly glowing crystal inlaid on a metal device. The light was emitting a faint glow, which was out of tune with the dilapidated scene around it.

"Is that... the energy core?" Xingchen walked over quickly and carefully observed the crystal. "It looks like it's still functioning, and this energy... is very familiar."

Shi Qi also came closer to take a look. She was surprised to find that the energy fluctuations emitted by this gem were somewhat similar to the aura faintly emanating from Xingchen. "Could it be that this is one of the energy cores of your small world?"

Xingchen nodded, his expression solemn, "Yes, this is indeed one of our energy cores. I didn't expect it to be here. It seems that the fusion process has begun to affect the matter in the real world."

Shi Qi looked around and said, "What should we do now? Should we take this core away?"

Xingchen thought for a moment and shook his head. "No, we can't take it away. If we take it away by force, it may accelerate the fusion of the two worlds and even cause a greater disaster. We need to find a way to keep it stable here, or guide this energy so that it serves the fusion instead of destroying it."

Shi Qi nodded in agreement, "Well, you are right. Let's get started and see if there are any clues."

The two began to search the factory and found some records of the energy research process and some unfinished ideas. Other than that, they found nothing else.

Just as the two were about to explore further, a slight vibration came from the ground, and then the entire factory seemed to begin to tremble slightly.

"What's going on?" Shi Qi steadied himself and looked around vigilantly.

Xingchen frowned. He felt a familiar and dangerous aura approaching. "Oh no! It's that guy! He's chasing us!"

Before he finished speaking, a figure suddenly flashed out from the shadows. It was the "Heavenly Dao" that Xingchen mentioned before, who stole his idea - Chu Yi.

Chu Yi looked at Xingchen and said, "Long time no see. Do you know who I am now? Xingchen."

Xingchen's eyes shone, he clenched his fists, and said with reluctance: "Chu Yi, you finally caught up with me. I didn't expect that you would use the opportunity of fusion to track me down."

Chu Yi looked at Xing Chen innocently, "No way! What have I done to you that you are so wary of me?"

Xingchen said, "I don't want to listen to liars."

"I... I just lied to you this time, it shouldn't be like this! I... I'm sorry, I admit my mistake." Chu Yi looked at Xingchen sincerely and said.

Xing Chen's expression did not ease up because of Chu Yi's apology. He remained alert and said slowly: "One deception is enough to make me lose trust in you. Especially in this situation, your appearance makes me more convinced that you have ulterior motives."

Chu Yi said with a calm expression, "Don't force me to beat you. You are so good at pretending to be innocent. I haven't settled the score with you for what you did to me yet."

Seeing this, Shi Qi quickly stood between the two of them, "Wait, now is not the time to argue. Chu Yi, what is your purpose in coming here? If you want to settle a personal grudge with Xing Chen, then please wait until we have dealt with the matter at hand."

Chu Yi looked at Shi Qi and sighed, "Okay, Lord God, there is no problem on my side. I came here to stop the fusion, or at least to make it happen in my way."

Shi Qi nodded and said, "Okay... How much do you know about this matter?"