Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 567 - 528

Chapter 567: 528

Originally a water bandit, Li Tieniu, who took lives like scything grass, wouldn’t care less about who the other person was.

Bowing his head slightly, he flashed a bloody grin at Wu Wencai and snatched the wooden puppet theater ticket from his hand.

With the brute strength of his ghost body, he easily crushed the thin sliver of wood into powder.

"You filthy scoundrel, piece of trash..."

Wu Wencai was immediately shocked and furious.

[One, the ticket in your hand is the only proof of your status as an audience member, and must not be lost, or you will bear the consequences!]

No one dared doubt the authenticity of the rules set by the Heavenly Realm.

Although he didn’t understand what was so special about being an "audience" member, even a fool knew that "you will bear the consequences" was never a good thing.

Not caring about the other party’s cauldron-sized fists, he was determined to snatch back the theater ticket that originally belonged to Li Tieniu.

But just as he took a step forward, his body suddenly stiffened.

As if entangled by invisible threads, he couldn’t even move a finger.

Struggling to turn his eyes towards the others, he pleaded helplessly:

"Er...what’s...happening...help...help..."

Hssss—!

The others inhaled sharply, frightened, and scattered, leaving him stuck against the wall on the roadside.

Song Qian, Senior Brother, along with Wang Yuan in possession of Senior Brother Song, and Great Fate all understood.

Losing one’s ticket meant losing the identity of an audience member.

In this "Puppet Theater Garden," it seemed that aside from the audience, there were only... actors remaining.

As expected.

As Wu Wencai, the "actor" of the puppet show, took his place, it seemed to trigger some kind of reaction mechanism in the town.

The next moment.

All the townspeople’s actions came to an abrupt halt.

The doors of every shop and residential house lining this street swung open simultaneously as if on cue.

People came out, men and women, old and young, all town residents.

Although their appearances differed, they stepped onto the street with measured strides, absolutely precise without a fraction of an inch’s deviation.

Click!

With a sound like the creaking of wooden joints, hundreds of "people" uniformly turned their heads to look at Wu Wencai, who stood all alone at the junction.

They shouted with a unified, emotionless tone:

"The newcomer is reborn, the temple fair gongs, Fate Lots Drawing starts!"

Clang! Clang! Clang!...

Amidst the gong sounds as if a great performance was starting, the temple doors of Duke Wu Temple, not far from them, swung open.

The townspeople moved stiffly, like puppets being hoisted up, and simultaneously took a step towards the temple.

The uniformity was so precise that the entire town seemed to tremble slightly.

Such an extremely odd spectacle sent shivers down everyone’s back in an instant.

"Ah—!"

Among the remaining nine, a gaudily dressed woman screamed in terror, knocked over a waiter with a frozen smile nearby, and turned to run.

Alas.

[Three, even if you feel there is something not good about the puppet show performance, audience members cannot interfere with the performance or attack our performers.]

She had only taken two steps when she became the second Wu Wencai.

Tears streaming, she joined the procession headed for Duke Wu Temple.

As they served as a test, the sound of the "Heart Communication Conch" finally rang out:

"This town itself is a ’Puppet Theater.’

Starting with ’Fate Lots Drawing’ from the day anyone arrives here, every individual’s life trajectory is completely arranged.

The temple god, [Duke Wu], refuses any accidents that disrupt the predetermined state.

Day after day, as time passes, newcomers will transform into real... marionettes!"

"Fate Lots Drawing? A destiny determined from the start?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuan couldn’t help but shiver slightly.

He knew that in Red County Shenzhou, Fate Lots Drawing was a ceremony to predict one’s future and character.

The items primarily included: the Four Treasures of the Study, scales and abacuses, money and jewelry, eating toys, ancient bells, and so on.

If one grabbed a "book," it signified literary talent; a "seal": authority and high office; a sword: the potential to become a military officer, a general...

But in such a weird place,

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