Chapter 1144

The Man Behind Qin Xin

The so-called "golden cicada shedding its shell" is to disappear under the gaze of others.

Cheng Shi really exerted his strength this time. During his retreat, he swapped his faith with Shadow Cheng Shi, sent himself back to the alley he had passed by with a snap of his fingers, and had Shadow Cheng Shi activate the Chaos Roleplay Method to blend into the crowd as a passerby.

The reason he was so cautious was that he recognized the power that erased the mark of the Self-Sinner came from Heroboth's power of 【Annihilation】!

In the previous trial of 【Pollution】, Heroboth had used this method to dispel Golis's resentment, catching him off guard.

So, the moment he sensed danger, Cheng Shi immediately fled and chose to part ways with Chen Shu.

This was not just saving himself; it was also saving Chen Shu.

As long as this noisy Fire-Spreader was not with him, he shouldn't become Heroboth's target.

It must be said that the 【Annihilation】 Messenger is truly troublesome for carrying out their Lord's will so tirelessly.

Although he didn't know why Mo Shu hadn't summoned Heroboth to surrender immediately, blindly fleeing wouldn't solve any problems. Cheng Shi had already begun to ponder whether he could find a way to solve this once and for all and get rid of this trouble completely.

The simplest method was undoubtedly to kill Heroboth, but how could a god, even just a subordinate god, be killed by a mortal?

But what if the one killing Him wasn't a mortal?

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow, a plan forming in his mind. He suddenly felt that he could gamble big in this trial.

Big enough to pull a "Him" down from the altar!

While he was thinking about how to counter the Messenger, Chen Shu on the other side was already anxious.

He watched his brother-in-law disappear beside him, and his first reaction was that Mo Shu and the others were indeed dangerous, and his brother-in-law was separating from him in this way!

He didn't even consider that Cheng Shi might have disappeared to shake him off.

After all, in his eyes, he himself was not bad luck.

Of course, Chen Shu's concern for Cheng Shi couldn't just be for the sake of some absurd "brother-in-law" title; he truly felt that Cheng Shi held the key to the Fire-Spreader project.

Envoy Envoy Yu Xi is the Messenger of 【Deception】, and among all the players, the only one related to 【Deception】 is Cheng Shi. Coupled with Cheng Shi's help and reaction toward the Fire-Spreader, Chen Shu was certain that the connection between the Fire-Spreader and Envoy Envoy Yu Xi was highly likely to be with Cheng Shi, so he didn't want Cheng Shi to fall into a dangerous situation.

Rather than calling this loyalty, it was more like a strange mix of admiration for Cheng Shi, affirmation of the Fire-Spreading, an exposition of his own will, and a desire to compete with the Scavenger.

So, after searching for Cheng Shi for a long time without success, he struggled for a moment and decided to find someone else.

That Fire-Spreader's Salary-Seeker, Ji Yue.

He wanted to join forces with Ji Yue to protect Cheng Shi. In this way, not only could he push Cheng Shi toward the Fire-Spreader, but it was also possible to use this as an opportunity to learn about the 【Deception】 subordinate god, Envoy Envoy Yu Xi.

But Ji Yue was also hard to find.

The Purgatory Bishop knew well that she had caused some trouble, so she naturally moved carefully without leaving a trace, shifting from the open to the shadows, and began to quietly investigate the method of becoming a god in the town.

Perhaps because everything revolved around the statue in the center of the town, on the first night, under the cover of darkness, several figures quietly approached the Fool-Hunter statue from different directions.

The first to appear in the moonlight was a local.

He was flushed red and reeking of alcohol, crawling under the statue and muttering a bunch of things, then actually collapsed on the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

It wasn't until he had slept for an hour or so and was blown awake by the mountain night wind that he shivered and left.

Not long after, the second one appeared.

A figure wearing a hood and cloak landed on top of the statue. He waved his hand and wiped at the statue, only to find that the statue had no reaction.

After a moment of astonishment, the figure decisively erased his own presence.

After another period of time, a third figure quietly approached. This person's footsteps were significantly lighter. The figure circled the statue again and again, touching and examining it, and even drew many marks, but after pausing for a moment, they also seemed to have gained nothing.

But this person didn't rush to leave. Instead, after confirming that there was no one around, they directly opened the void above their head and poured a torrent of blades from the ancient battlefield onto the statue!

Indeed, this person was Ji Yue.

When the methods of 【Truth】 cannot analyze something, it's better to change the perspective and try 【War】.

Even though 【War】 is always brutal, in the aftermath of a war, one can always find some useful fragments of clues.

Ji Yue was well-versed in this, so she acted decisively.

But what she didn't expect was that the torrent of blades filling the sky, before even piercing the statue, lost its momentum and broke against the statue one after another.

Countless weapons fell to the ground, yet eerily, they didn't make a single sound.

Seeing this scene, Ji Yue's pupils shrank, and she immediately realized that there was another person hiding their presence in front of her, and this person could only be that 【Silence】 God-Chosen, publicly recognized as the second most unlucky.

Ji Yue's face darkened, she decisively stopped, and said coldly: "Come out!"

As soon as the words fell, a bald head jumped down from the cloak fluttering behind the stone statue—who else could it be but Chen Shu?

As soon as Chen Shu landed, he made a "shush" gesture to Ji Yue, then pointed to an alley on the side, signaling Ji Yue to hide with him.

Seeing that the other party had no ill intent, Ji Yue pondered for a moment and followed him.

As soon as the two entered the alley, Chen Shu turned back and whispered sneakily:

"I knew you guys would definitely come here. It's a good thing I was clever and hid nearby early on, otherwise where would I find you?"

"Find me? Who is looking for me?"

Ji Yue was stunned, then frowned, "The Fate Weaver? Did he send you to find me?"

Chen Shu curled his lips: "Why is there only the Fate Weaver in your eyes? Can't I look for you? He's an outsider; I'm the one on the same path as you!"

"You?"

Ji Yue let out a laugh, looked Chen Shu up and down, and said:

"Sorry, your track is too special; I can't squeeze in.

If he regrets it, let him come find me himself, otherwise, I won't get involved in your disputes."

"......"

If it weren't for the sake of leaving a good impression on a newly met colleague, Chen Shu would have lost his temper long ago. Seeing Ji Yue turn to leave, he had to unleash his trump card and said directly:

"Sparks are fleeting, the fire never dies!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Ji Yue, who had just turned around, stabbed backward with her spear in a second, her eyes as cold as ice nails, almost wanting to nail Chen Shu directly into the night of Redicor.

It wasn't that she didn't know this was the Fire-Spreader's secret code, but the problem was that she knew all the Fire-Spreaders, and Chen Shu's name wasn't among them.

So, she immediately imagined a scenario where the other party had tortured a Fire-Spreader to expose her identity, and she acted directly, preparing to nip the risk of the Fire-Spreader identity leaking in the bud.

The power of this strike was quite considerable, and even Chen Shu had to treat it seriously. He tilted his head to catch the spear tip between his shoulder and neck, and then spat out four words:

"God-Making Project!"

"!!??"

Ji Yue's eyes widened sharply, and she looked at Chen Shu in shock. The forward-thrusting spear lost all its strength.

Now she was completely bewildered. This God-Making Project was known to only a few people among the Fire-Spreaders. Being able to say these four words meant that the other party's identity was by no means as simple as an insider or a leaker.

So who told the other party everything, and what does this 【Silence】 God-Chosen have to do with the Fire-Spreaders?

Could he be some secret card hidden by Qin Xin?

Chen Shu saw Ji Yue's confusion, took the spear off his shoulder, straightened his face, and said in an incredibly solemn tone:

"You guessed right, I am the man behind Qin Xin!"

"......?"