[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-gods-foolish-game":3,"chapter-the-gods-foolish-game-the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-33":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Gods' Foolish Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2361161,4617,"Chapter 33: Everything is a Choice of [Fate]","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>Everything is a choice of [Fate].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi rolled his eyes, his disdain obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing hadn’t expected Xu Nuo to react so strongly; she asked in surprise:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can you be sure it’s fake, Xu Nuo? You saw Cheng Shi’s entire reasoning process—any doubts can be voiced directly; no need for this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Nuo hesitate, Fang Shiqing knew she was hiding something, so she gently urged:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak up—we still have time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Nuo glanced at the time, clenched her teeth, and declared firmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord has given me a new decree:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Do not let the follower of [Time] deceive you.】”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Fang Shiqing and Cheng Shi were startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi was shocked because his Lord’s decree seemed too vague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not truly a [Time] follower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing was startled because she wondered if Xu Nuo’s words might be true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Fang, I know you look down on me, think I’m foolish, weak, a burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I can see you’re protecting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I’m telling you this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi is a great liar—he wants to kill everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He killed A Ming and Huang Bo, then killed Bai Ling, and now it’s your turn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Fang, come with me, please—don’t believe him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything he says is a lie!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing turned to look at Cheng Shi, only to see him suddenly look relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, so the [Fate] prophecy is here? Big leg, now it’s your turn to choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hahaha, believe her or believe me—pick one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Cheng Shi walked to the edge of the Final Gate and silently waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even you...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing gripped her book tightly, her gaze shifting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cheng Shi, what was His decree to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi paused, then smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Figured it out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did get a decree—when we entered the third act, [Time] gave me instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said: 【Kill the follower of [Fate].】”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s you! I knew it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Fang, I wasn’t wrong—he wants to kill me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’s lying—he wants to kill everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s already done it—only the two of us remain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Fang, I’m saving you! I’m saving you! Believe me, please—he wants to kill you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why won’t you come over!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing, do you think you’re so great?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think every choice you make is right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You idiot, you’re a follower of Truth, yet you still can’t see he’s harming you—only I’m saving you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing, what are you doing!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wants to kill you! Come back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Fang Shiqing choose Cheng Shi, Xu Nuo completely broke down. She glared at the approaching pair, then turned and ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die, all of you! Die, you idiots!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi watched Fang Shiqing approach with interest and chuckled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big leg, why not pick the little sidekick?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing sighed helplessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Using Xu Nuo’s words—if you wanted to kill her, you wouldn’t need all this trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not going to save her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing glanced back, then shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Firebearer carries the flame of continuity—someone like this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget the urge to help. Respect others’ fate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi smirked: “Yes, respect others’ fate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stressed the words “fate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing understood his meaning and no longer mentioned inviting him; instead, she extended her hand toward Cheng Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi froze, bewildered; for some reason, he placed his hand in hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two warm hands clasped tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, not interlocked fingers—just a handshake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing’s flat palm was forcibly turned into a handshake by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing’s face flushed with rare embarrassment, then quickly returned to calm as she smiled and reminded him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My compensation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi suddenly remembered she was asking for the “Eternal Prison” page as payment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, so awkward, his toes curled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahahaha, I remember, I remember.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi quickly pulled his hand back and pulled out from his personal space a...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mask of the Multitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a golden mask with a radiant smile, heavy in weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Fang Shiqing took it, her mind displayed its description:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mask of Joy (S): When worn, your emotion is forcibly changed to joy; when consumed to cast a summoning spell, your summoned entity becomes the individual who gave you this mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shiqing blinked, took a long time to process what “becomes the individual who gave you this mask” meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Cheng Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him and saw his awkward expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, giving a lady such a gift was hardly commendable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant Fang Shiqing had one chance to summon a Forgotten Healer—though she didn’t know if the summoned Cheng Shi would possess such a bizarre ability to break through deadlocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gently stroked the mask, smiling happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you. I accept.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi awkwardly withdrew his hand, unsure what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just wanted you to check what this thing does...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I actually meant to imprint a healing spell with the effect of Shared Divine Grace...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you just kept holding it, then grabbed it and rubbed it hard at the end...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big leg, can I get it back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she’s his savior. This mask, with no description or clear use, could pass as a parting gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This... is an extra gift. I’ll imprint a healing spell for you—remember it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, okay.” Fang Shiqing smiled, opened her book, and began imprinting Cheng Shi’s skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everything was done, she closed her book and stepped cleanly into the Final Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cheng Shi, goodbye.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi watched Fang Shiqing vanish, and smiled as he shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When would there ever be a chance to meet again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Fang Shiqing had completely disappeared into the gate, Cheng Shi’s gaze sharpened once more; he turned toward the direction Xu Lu had fled and strode after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think you can run after swallowing my sedative? What are you thinking, freak?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lu hadn’t run far—she collapsed in a small garden near the banquet center while running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sedative had been applied by Cheng Shi when he pulled her away from the first Final Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in that emergency moment of “saving” her, he hadn’t forgotten to smear some drug on his hand before grabbing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this wasn’t some premeditated plan against Xu Lu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a casual move, a precautionary step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never expected to use it so soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi had lied to Fang Shiqing when he said “Time had given him orders”—he wasn’t even a follower of Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Fang Shiqing left the trial, Cheng Shi truly received an order from the Divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this Divine wasn’t Time—it was Deception, the one he worshipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill the follower of Fate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Identical wording.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if Deception had watched his performance just now and repeated his own words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren’t you and Fate gods of the same Path?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does this mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached the spot, Xu Lu was still lying unconscious on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed her collar and dragged her toward the Final Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, many servants glanced and gathered to watch, but none dared intervene under his piercing gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi walked, and Xu Lu bumped along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Final Gate, Xu Lu groaned awake from the sharp pain in her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw Cheng Shi’s face, she screamed and curled up in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t come near me!! Ah!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t kill me!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, I’m sorry, don’t kill me!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi looked at her with cold eyes and sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You? You’re not even worth it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seized her throat, lifted her off the ground, and grinned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve killed many, and seen countless deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I still think sometimes, death is too direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lacks elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeress, don’t you agree?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for her reaction, he pressed her head down and threw her into the Memory Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing this, he pulled out the die in his hand and grinned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Killing a follower of Fate is dull. Twisting her fate might be more entertaining.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi looked at the die with hopeful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the die remained motionless, unresponsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch. Boring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi tucked the die away and strode out of the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Special Trial (Eternal Night’s Labyrinth 【Memory】) — Challenge Success】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Scoring and reward calculation in progress...】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Player: Cheng Shi, Performance Rating: S】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained Item: Mask of Hope (S) ×1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained Item: Mask of Regret (A) ×1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained Item: Mask of Disgust (B) ×1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained Item: Mask of Relief (A) ×1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Path to Divinity +9】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ladder to Audience +3】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current Path to Divinity Score: 2125, Global Rank: 464024】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current Ladder to Audience Score: 161, Path Rank: 64】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Trial Completed, Exiting Soon】\u003C\u002Fp>",1447,"2026-06-21T06:05:06.137Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7089cb4a33ae52981656860cad1e57374e51e2feb2eae6896248b67b6cfa3b94","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-34","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-32",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-gods-foolish-game-cover.jpg"]