Chapter 1197: Illusion

"Illusion"

When Xiang Honglin saw Cheng Shi frown, she really wanted to shift the blame to Tao Yi, saying that all of this was the little fox's doing and had nothing to do with her.

But her personality wouldn't allow her to make Tao Yi take the fall, so she had to pretend nothing was wrong, greet Cheng Shi, and then pull Tao Yi inside to sit down.

Looking at the big cat's awkward expression and the slight curl of Tao Yi's lips, it wasn't hard for Cheng Shi to guess that this setup was likely the wood spirit's doing. Not to mention whether her understanding and perception of 【Fate】 were correct, just the all-wood material of the door and table was enough to explain something.

He had no opinion on the venue. The Predestined Ones were not like the Fools; everyone had a mind full of schemes and needed to combine the environmental atmosphere to suppress the restless desire of the liars to deceive.

Here, the youngest Cheng Shi was more like a head of the family. He could criticize current events without any scruples, comment on the cosmic gods, show his own views, and put forward his own suggestions, while the others, honestly, were all listeners.

The big cat could be an exception, but she didn't have a broader perspective or a smarter brain yet.

The blind woman could also be an exception, but only limited to the blind woman who originally belonged to the current world.

The God-Chosen who was swapped here had experienced a abandonment by her Benefactor and had already shattered into a poor person stumbling forward on the path of 【Fate】. Whether it was the Fate Weaver's redemption or the Fool's encouragement, both had become her guidance.

As for Li Wufang, this seemingly orderly "little brother" seemed to only know how to be orderly, not to mention the wood spirit dragged in by the big cat......

Therefore, the Predestined Ones were almost Cheng Shi's one-man show.

But when did this one-man show get so many people?

Extremely confused, Cheng Shi walked in. His eyes shifted slightly, looking around. He didn't greet anyone, and no one greeted him.

When he reached the table, he accidentally tripped over the carpet and almost fell onto a hooded companion. Fortunately, this companion's build was sturdy enough, and Cheng Shi stabilized his figure by holding onto the other's solid shoulder.

But it was this touch that made a flash of strangeness appear in Cheng Shi's eyes.

The person is fake!

These companions sitting around the table didn't exist at all; one and all, they were illusions.

But these illusions were different from real illusions; they were just projections, without substance. So the moment Cheng Shi touched this person's shoulder, thanks to his amazing waist strength, he stabilized his figure himself and quickly placed his hand lightly on the illusion, thus not actually falling over.

This was very strange. Why would illusions of unknown origin appear in such a secret small meeting?

Who were these illusions meant to deceive?

The answer was actually obvious: they were meant to deceive the big cat.

A total of three people arrived. Such "clumsy" means naturally couldn't deceive himself, and the wood spirit was the one who set up the venue, so the only one in the dark was the big cat.

As for the reason the wood spirit did this, Cheng Shi could guess a little. He glanced sideways at Tao Yi as he stood up, only to see Tao Yi looking at him too. The other blinked, and that slightly nervous expression was clearly asking if doing this was useful?

Cheng Shi smiled. Speaking of which, the wood spirit probably did all this for him.

Although everyone was a Predestined One, he had never told the big cat how many members were in the Predestined Ones, and based on the big cat's understanding, she even felt that there might be quite a few people blessed by 【Fate】.

But the fact was that until now, even counting the wood spirit, there were only 5 Predestined Ones.

Tao Yi was smart; she must have heard the clues in the big cat's description, so she made these arrangements when preparing the venue. She didn't generate countless illusions, just controlled the number to a level where "even if it's small, it's not unacceptable," and left enough empty seats around the round table to prevent the number of Predestined members from exceeding expectations.

Her mind was very meticulous. Doing this was nothing more than not wanting the big cat to feel too much of a gap, and also to leave room for the Fate Weaver's explanation, while incidentally attracting some firepower for him.

Because when the Predestined Ones saw through that these illusions were her doing, they would definitely be curious why a wood spirit could conjure up these things commonly used by 【Fraud】 believers.

Cheng Shi was also very curious, but before he could ask, someone else arrived.

Still that familiar black gauze dress, still that eye-catching blindfold. An Mingyu stood outside the "Fate" door, looking up at the gate, holding her hands to her chest, praying piously:

"Fate is like the stars, visible but unreachable."

This pious act might have drawn Cheng Shi's teasing at other times, but this time he didn't make a sound, because he saw the worry on the God-Chosen's face.

The blind woman seemed to have something on her mind?

An Mingyu frowned slightly and nodded to the few people present. Her "gaze" paused slightly when it swept over Tao Yi, counting as a greeting to this new friend whose name she had heard but never met, and then she silently sat in the empty seat below Cheng Shi.

Although there were more people, the atmosphere became increasingly weird. The scene was quiet, everyone's gazes intertwined, but no one spoke.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the silence of the gathering to be broken. Li Wufang, dressed in tight leather, appeared. Before he was even seen, that sunny and cheerful voice came over.

"Whoa, such a high door. Is this the gate of the Predestined Ones? It's really impressive.

Brother Cheng, we meet again. And Sister Xiang Honglin, when you notified me, I thought it was a joke. Aren't you a Druid? How come you believe in Fate too?

This person is...... huh, why do you look a bit familiar? Very much like an actor in a drama I chased before.

Quite a few people, huh? God-Chosen An?

Brother Cheng, didn't you say God-Chosen An wasn't...... wasn't here?"

The investigator's words successfully made the blind woman's frown even tighter. She raised her head, "looked" outside the door, and said with a face full of worry:

"【Order】 has also run into trouble?"

"!!????"

Although this sounded like a counterattack to Li Wufang's "rudeness," no one present thought so. Don't forget who she was—she was the 【Fate】 God-Chosen, the top prophet in this game. So, was this sentence she just said a new prophecy?

Li Wufang was stunned. He stopped in the middle of the door, one foot out, one foot in, neither advancing nor retreating, scratching his head with an awkward expression:

"Although my heart leans toward 【Fate】, I can't forget my roots just after the faith fusion, right?

【Order】...... is also okay. At least it shielded me when I was unremittingly spreading the will of 【Fate】. God-Chosen An, don't scare me. What exactly do you mean by saying this?

If getting close to 【Fate】 will cause 【Order】 to run into trouble, then I......"

Li Wufang paused and said with some struggle, "have to consider a roundabout approach."

"......"

Cheng Shi almost laughed out loud after hearing this.

Good news, this kid is still quite pious.

Bad news, the piety is all 【Fate】's; 【Order】 can at most be considered Lady Niu right now. ===== CHAPTER 1198 =====