Chapter 423: I Am Fate's

In the comment sections beneath those reports.

There were no shortage of members of evil organizations who, in their struggle for the honor of second place, fought each other until the female relatives of their ancestors eighteen generations back had all been harmed.

But never had a single comment dared to touch the number one 【Destiny】.

This uniform restraint and tacit understanding did not appear by chance in the comment section of a certain report, but was an absolute phenomenon under all related reports.

When Zhao Jingyi first witnessed this scene, her heart was greatly shaken.

That feeling was as if the surrounding toilets all burst open, filthy things splashing everywhere, while the ground remained spotless as new, not even a single saliva spray of loud-mouthed boasting had stained it.

So damn ridiculous, ridiculous with a hint of evil.

Thus, Zhao Jingyi carefully flipped through 【Destiny】's long "report card."

Each and every death toll marked behind those items made her scalp go numb.

Looking at these shocking records, Zhao Jingyi instantly understood why the number one comment section was so "harmonious."

Inside it was clearly recorded that at least three once-famous, long-standing evil organizations had vanished overnight into the river of fate just because of a few boastful words.

The kind of clean where not even a grave mound could be found.

The significant improvement in public security in Upper City these past years must be largely credited to 【Destiny】.

Even more chilling to think about was that the editor of every report respectfully attached a note at the end of the article:

(ps: limited ability, unable to collect everything, forced to publish only a small portion; if there are discrepancies in the data, I kowtow in apology here, please do not blame me.)

As for who this note was written for, the answer goes without saying.

The only thing Zhao Jingyi was glad of at that time was that behind her mentor was the 【Eternal Corpse Sect】, not 【Destiny】.

The 【Eternal Corpse Sect】 had already made her breathless with suffocation; if this were replaced by the more more more terrifying 【Destiny】, Zhao Jingyi's head would crack just thinking about it.

Nine "mores" in total, not one missing—this was humility and courtesy toward 【Destiny】.

Because in the comment section, members of the 【Eternal Corpse Sect】 were competing with Puppet Mother and several other evil organizations for tenth place, exactly nine ranks away from 【Destiny】.

Missing even one "more" character was irresponsible toward one's own life.

And now, 【Destiny】 had suddenly shown up right in front of her face?!

If Zhao Jingyi's face had just been pale as a corpse, then now she was practically like a corpse that had turned, her entire face instantly shifting from pale to gray-black, her eyes bloodshot.

"You, you... you are...?"

Zhao Jingyi's voice trembled almost out of tune, not even daring to say those two words, as if once spoken, there would be no turning back.

Zheng Hang smiled faintly and nodded:

"That's right, I'm from 【Destiny】. It seems you know 【Destiny】, saving me the trouble of explaining."

Zhao Jingyi felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar; her eyelids rolled upward uncontrollably, her body swayed on the verge of collapse, as if she would completely faint in the next second.

Zheng Hang was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbing Zhao Jingyi's shoulder in one move, looking like a kind good person.

Zhao Jingyi sucked in several deep breaths, as if to absorb all the surrounding air dry, before barely suppressing the panic in her heart.

She forced a wry smile on her face, not thinking Zheng Hang was deceiving her—what a joke, who would dare impersonate a madman of 【Destiny】, are they crazy?

Although Zheng Hang didn't look crazy at all.

Zhao Jingyi stammered, her voice as if squeezed hard from her throat:

"Um, I previously saw some reports about evil... uh, legal education online, and thus learned some of 【Destiny】's... glorious deeds."

Pausing for a moment, Zhao Jingyi said carefully:

"Zheng Hang, I now understand why you say you also live in the abyss?"

Zhao Jingyi's inner thought was actually: your abyss should be the real abyss; compared to you, the abyss of the 【Eternal Corpse Sect】, pfft, the 【Eternal Corpse Sect】 side is at most a stinking swamp.

Zheng Hang knew Zhao Jingyi had misunderstood, and he explained sincerely:

"You misunderstand; my 【Destiny】's situation is different from yours. I am..."

Zheng Hang murmured in his heart: "I am the leader of 【Destiny】, lying in ambush!"

But what came out of his mouth was:

"I am an outer member of 【Destiny】, I joined 【Destiny】 voluntarily. I've been busy recently with becoming a regular member. Originally I was clueless, but now..."

Zheng Hang looked at Zhao Jingyi with a half-smile:

"The opportunity has come. Could this be the benefit of saving people—the legendary good people have good rewards, hehe—"

Zhao Jingyi couldn't laugh and couldn't not laugh; the expression on her face froze like a stone slab. She could only harden her scalp and ask carefully:

"Um... may I ask what you mean by 'opportunity'?"

Zheng Hang glanced at her faintly, his tone calm:

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Every outer member of 【Destiny】 who wants to become a regular member must pass an assessment. One of the assessment contents is to, by their own ability, destroy or absorb a base of some other evil force."

He paused, then continued explaining:

"According to the completion status and difficulty, after finally passing the assessment and becoming a regular member, one's status and treatment within the organization will also rise accordingly."

Saying this, Zheng Hang's tone carried a hint of helplessness:

"But you also know, those evil organizations all disguise themselves especially well. I searched for a long time and couldn't find a target of relatively high value..."

Zhao Jingyi now completely understood; she actually didn't doubt at all that Zheng Hang was just making things up.

After all, which organization's regular membership task would be this ridiculous?

Is this becoming a regular member, or forcing people to go die?

Oh, it's 【Destiny】, then it makes sense—worthy of being 【Destiny】!

Zheng Hang looked toward Zhao Jingyi and extended his right hand again:

"What do you think of the 【Eternal Corpse Sect】? Eternal Life Technology, or rather your mentor's laboratory, should barely count as a qualified base, right?"

Zhao Jingyi nodded stiffly: "Should, should count..."

Her hand hung in midair, for a long time not grasping Zheng Hang's hand.

Clearly she had just cut her palm and was reluctant to let go, but the moment she heard the other party state their "job position," she wavered a little.

Hmph~ women!

Zheng Hang silently roasted them in his heart, but his face remained calm, not taking offense:

"Zhao Jingyi, you help me complete my probationary mission, and I'll help you escape the Shen Yuan of the Eternal Corpse Sect. How about it?"

Zhao Jingyi looked at Zheng Hang's "good person"-like smile on his face, her heart a jumble of mixed feelings.

Trust and gratitude, fear and awe—various emotions intertwined like a tangled skein, leaving her unsettled.

But it must be said that Zheng Hang's life-saving grace, combined with the terrifying name of Destiny, was quietly shifting the scales within her heart.

The deep-seated fear of her Mentor rooted in her heart for many years was invisibly beginning to dissipate.

Gratitude alone, or awe alone, was not enough—neither was sufficient to make Zhao Jingyi's emotions fluctuate so wildly, let alone breed the thought of betraying her Mentor.

"Since we're already in Shen Yuan, I might as well go to the First Shen Yuan; at least the Eternal Corpse Sect won't dare bully me anymore, and Zheng Hang is there……"

Zhao Jingyi exhaled a long breath of turbid air, reached out and trembled as she re-clasped Zheng Hang's palm, squeezing out a firm yet faint word from between her teeth:

"Good!"

End of Chapter