Is it not connected to the real world?

What does that mean?

Shangguan Hao looked at Yuan Munye in a daze, asking what he meant by that.

Yuan Munye looked at Shangguan Hao as if he were an idiot.

"Haven't you figured it out by now? This is Yun City, that's right, but in a sense, this is another world parallel to Yun City."

After hearing his explanation, Shangguan Hao realized that, simply put, this is not the real world.

Shangguan Hao suddenly felt like crying. He just wanted to leave Yun City safely. Was it that difficult?

If this is not the real world, and they have no way to go back, wouldn't they be trapped here to death?

Thinking of this, Shangguan Hao became even more worried.

"Then let's quickly find a way to leave here!"

Shangguan Hao didn't know what Yuan Munye was thinking. At this point, he could still be so calm. If it were anyone else, they would probably be extremely anxious.

It wasn't that Yuan Munye wasn't worried, but he knew that even if he was anxious, it wouldn't help. If they wanted to leave here, they had to solve the current trouble first, and their current trouble was the people in the square.

The screams just now were probably meant to lure them here.

"You're so smart, then you come up with a solution!" Yuan Munye replied coldly.

Shangguan Hao rolled his eyes at Yuan Munye. Saying that was as good as saying nothing.

Yuan Munye walked around the square, hoping to find some useful clues, but he didn't find anything. Just when they were clueless, a golden light suddenly appeared above them.

The golden light shone so brightly that they couldn't open their eyes.

When the light dimmed, they opened their eyes again, and a Buddha statue appeared in the sky in front of them.

The Buddha statue was very large, somewhat intimidating.

But strangely, shouldn't the Buddha give people a feeling of compassion? But this Buddha in front of them gave people a strange feeling.

Shangguan Hao's eyes widened. For a moment, he thought he was dreaming, and subconsciously pinched his arm.

It hurt. It wasn't a dream!

"Damn, what the hell is going on?" Shangguan Hao asked softly.

Yuan Munye glared at him and said in an unpleasant tone, "Will you die if you don't talk?"

Yuan Munye was also seeing this kind of scene for the first time. How would he know what was going on?

Yuan Munye stared at the Buddha and tentatively asked, "May I ask, are you the Buddha?"

"Lord Chenghuang, long time no see!" the Buddha slowly said.

"Buddha, I wonder why you led us here?"

Although Yuan Munye was also a little excited, the important thing was the matter at hand.

"Do you want to save the people in the square?" the Buddha asked rhetorically.

Yuan Munye was a little surprised. What did he mean by asking that?

"Buddha, you can speak plainly. There's no need to beat around the bush."

"If you want to save these people, then kill the person next to you."

Hearing this, Yuan Munye was stunned.

The Buddha actually wanted him to kill someone?

Shouldn't the Buddha be compassionate? Why would he want him to kill someone? Something's wrong, definitely wrong!

When Shangguan Hao heard this, his legs went weak, and he almost sat on the ground. He looked at the Buddha in front of him in horror, not understanding why the Buddha wanted Yuan Munye to kill him as soon as he appeared.

"Buddha, why do you want him to kill me?"

"How many people have you killed? Don't others know, don't you know yourself?" the Buddha questioned Shangguan Hao.

Shangguan Hao was speechless for a moment. Since the evil spirits broke through Yun City, he had indeed killed many people, although he hadn't done it himself, many people had died because of him.

"Buddha, can't you give me another chance? Don't monks often say, 'Lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot'?"

After saying that, Shangguan Hao knelt directly on the ground, regardless of everything, and kowtowed to the Buddha.

In the blink of an eye, Shangguan Hao's forehead was bleeding from kowtowing.

Seeing this, Yuan Munye didn't have any pity, because this was Shangguan Hao's own fault.

"It's useless even if you kowtow to death here today." The Buddha spoke again.

Yuan Munye couldn't help but frown. He was sure that the Buddha in front of him was not a real Buddha. A real Buddha could not have murderous intentions, even to save people.

Now he had to expose the true face of this fake Buddha.

"Buddha, may I ask presumptuously, is there no other way?"

Although Yuan Munye also wanted to kill Shangguan Hao, the current situation was obviously problematic. If he killed Shangguan Hao, it wouldn't solve the problem, but would make the problem worse. Wouldn't that be a loss?

"There are other ways, but this way is faster. It's worth it to exchange one person's life for so many people's lives. Besides, this person doesn't deserve to live." When the Buddha said this, his tone was a bit fierce.

Yuan Munye couldn't help but shudder. If he really killed Shangguan Hao, he might be the next one to die.

"Buddha, when did you become so cruel?" Yuan Munye questioned the Buddha.

This question directly stumped the Buddha.

"Are you questioning me? I'm helping you save people. If you think my approach is wrong, you don't have to listen to me, but I must remind you that if this person doesn't die, these people will not come back to life."

Why was he so sure?

Yuan Munye felt that there was only one possibility, and that was that all of this was created by the fake Buddha.

"Buddha, you are compassionate, why can't you directly save these people? Although Shangguan Hao deserves to die, but..."

Before Yuan Munye could finish speaking, he was directly interrupted by the Buddha.

"Why so many 'buts'? Time is running out. If you can't revive those people within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, then they will all die. You have to consider it carefully. It's still very cost-effective to exchange one life for so many lives."

If it was really as he said, then it would indeed be very cost-effective.

"Yuan Munye, I don't want to die!"

Shangguan Hao immediately stood up from the ground. The blood on his forehead flowed down his cheeks, making him look quite pitiful. He didn't bother to wipe the blood from his forehead, walked to Yuan Munye, and looked at Yuan Munye with a pleading expression.

Yuan Munye sighed helplessly. For a moment, he didn't know what to do, because he couldn't be sure whether all of this was a trap or real.

"Shangguan Hao, do you think it's worth it to exchange your life for so many people's lives?"

Without thinking, Shangguan Hao directly replied, "Why should I? Although I've done wrong things, I don't owe those people anything. Why should I use my life to exchange for their lives?"