Chapter 359

Split up

Although Cheng Shi's words sounded discouraging, there was more mockery in his tone. Zhang Jizu, seeing that he wasn't dejected, asked curiously:

"What plan do you have now?"

"I'm thinking, since the church has no records, it means there are two possibilities:

One, illegal birth. The pregnant woman we are looking for who is about to give birth was probably hidden away secretly long ago, just not yet discovered by the church. Perhaps she won't be able to hide in the next few days.

Of course, based on my past experience, it's also possible that our search exposed her. Fate is something that's sometimes a bit hard to say.

Two, extraordinary birth. This is even more troublesome. It means that in the current Duorge, perhaps someone will have the ability to impregnate others and give birth quickly, like our chieftain teammate. We cannot predict this situation at all, and even the entire process of pregnancy and production happens in an instant. Once missed, what we face is the complete failure of the trial.

I hope it's the first one, but my intuition tells me it's very likely the second one.

But regardless of which one, we must make full preparations.

Squinty-eyes, I don't want to lose, so, do me a favor?"

Zhang Jizu's expression became unusually strange. He turned his head to look at Cheng Shi, sized him up for a moment, and then said: "What did you call me?"

Cheng Shi was stunned, thinking, *Oh no, I said what was on my mind. * He hurriedly laughed dryly to make up for it: "A nickname, it's a nickname."

Zhang Jizu's eyes narrowed, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "The last person who called me that was..."

"......"

Cheng Shi understood without needing the words to be finished. He looked at Zhang Jizu's speechless expression, exchanged a glance with him, and then both looked away, simultaneously cursing their bad luck in their hearts.

"Ahem... anyway, let's not talk about that. I really have something to ask of you."

Zhang Jizu shook his head and refused him directly before even hearing what Cheng Shi's request was.

Cheng Shi was stunned again. He looked at the other person with a narrowed gaze, pondered for a moment, and then asked softly:

"Could it be that that lord sent you here?"

It's no wonder Cheng Shi could guess in this direction, because Zhang Jizu's performance along the way was no different from a bodyguard.

Zhang Jizu hadn't intended to hide it from him either. After traveling together for half a day and roughly understanding the person Cheng Shi was, he felt there was no need to hide his purpose.

For one, the other party was a smart person who would guess it sooner or later; for another, setting aside the lying, this trickster was indeed a friend worth making—at least in terms of caution, he was very much to his taste.

So he nodded and said concisely: "Yes."

Cheng Shi frowned, thinking, *What is this situation? Could it be that I'm going to have a problem? *

But then Zhang Jizu added: "I prayed to 【Fraud】 for the trial, and then He personally sent me here."

"The God of Fun? The God of Fun sent you here?"

Cheng Shi blinked in confusion, then lowered his head in thought. Not long after, when Tulading in the room began to dejectedly organize the documents and prepare to retreat, he raised his head again, looked at Zhang Jizu, and said:

"I don't know what the God of Fun is thinking, but you must believe one thing: the fun He wants to see will never allow the lead actor to have problems before it is staged.

Let me be clearer: the lead actor of that fun is probably me. Do you understand?"

Zhang Jizu looked at Cheng Shi and nodded with a strange expression.

"It's good that you understand. The situation is not clear now. I need to keep a backup plan so that this trial doesn't fail. Squint... Old Zhang, I really need your help. I can't trust anyone else, only you, and only you can save his life."

Zhang Jizu frowned: "Who?"

"Gou Feng!"

"?" Zhang Jizu's pupils shrank slightly, and he repeated, "The chieftain?"

"Yes, the chieftain. To win this trial steadily, we must protect him first. I'm not sure if he's still alive, but I want to ask you to go take a look. If he is alive, you must protect him.

Don't worry, I definitely won't die. You have to believe me. Even if you don't believe me, you have to believe that lord. Think about it: since He could agree to let you come, it means my impression on Him is not bad, right?

So as long as 【They】 don't take action, I will definitely survive, even if I become a skull."

Originally, no matter how flowery Cheng Shi's words were, Zhang Jizu wouldn't have agreed. But when he heard "skull," he looked at Cheng Shi in astonishment and said:

"You've been to the Hall of Fish Bones?"

Cheng Shi blinked rapidly: "Yeah, had the honor of being summoned once."

Zhang Jizu's eyes narrowed, his gaze fixed:

"They are pushing for the fusion of each other's faith, aren't they?

【Death】 and... 【Fraud】?"

Huh?

Are they?

Cheng Shi was stunned, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he followed Zhang Jizu's words and said:

"That's my guess too, otherwise that lord wouldn't have summoned me, and you wouldn't have been thrown to my side by the God of Fun.

So this is very likely their test. Their idea might be to see how the trickster and the gravedigger cooperate, in the hope that through your and my performance, some fresh sparks will burst forth in the fusion of faith. Do you think that's right?"

Zhang Jizu was silent. He felt it made some sense, but the Lord's words still echoed in his ears. He remembered that what He said was to protect Cheng Shi, not any fresh sparks.

Cheng Shi, seeing there was a chance, hurriedly said again:

"So we must not only win, but win beautifully. Now is the time for you and me to join forces. You go find Gou Feng, and I will go guide Tulading.

Believe me, we will win."

Zhang Jizu's eyes were almost squinted shut. He sized up the protection target in front of him again and again, not asking anything about the plan, but suddenly asked:

"If 【Fraud】 and 【Death】 walk side by side in the future, will your other 【Fate】 personality agree?"

?

Where would I have another personality? I'm not Zhen Xin.

But Cheng Shi still blurted out without thinking: "I'm a wood elf... sorry, habit. I'm a trickster, what does that have to do with 【Fate】?"

Zhang Jizu hummed a laugh with narrowed eyes and shook his head:

"There really isn't a word of truth in your mouth. I don't even dare to be sure of your identity as a trickster anymore.

Don't lie. It was that lord who told me you possess both 【Fraud】 and 【Fate】."

"!!!"

Oh no, I didn't expect that after hiding for so long, my identity would leak out from the mouth of 【Death】.

Not having lips on a bone to keep secrets is unreliable. Boss, how could you just sell me out like that?

However, the personality thing is a good excuse. Since Zhen Xin has a secondary personality, it shouldn't be strange for me to have one, right?

Seeing that concealment was useless, Cheng Shi had to confess everything.

"That's right, I do have a secondary personality who worships 【Fate】, just like Zhen Xin, but he is an out-and-out madman. I suggest you stay away from him.

And I already have a way to strip him away. By then, 【Fraud】 will be 【Fraud】, and 【Fate】 will be 【Fate】, no longer related."

Zhang Jizu looked at Cheng Shi with a speechless expression, thinking, *You 【Fraud】 people all play quite wildly. Not to mention the divine chosen one splitting off a madman, the person 【Fraud】 has taken a fancy to also splits off a madman, and he even got together with the previous madman. *

The 【Void】 circle is truly void.

He shook his head and laughed, feeling that thinking too much was meaningless.

He felt Cheng Shi was right; if the whole trial revolved around this one goal, it would be a bit small-minded, and it's hard to say how that lord would view such behavior.

Furthermore, for the sake of the future fusion of faith, he was also willing to listen to Cheng Shi's words and give it a try first.

Although what he favored was not 【Fraud】 but 【Prosperity】, sometimes many things aren't just about what one favors.

So he didn't refuse Cheng Shi's suggestion again, but took out a palm-sized, strange-looking but fleshy little person from his portable space and put it in Cheng Shi's pocket.

Cheng Shi felt the "little living person" still wriggling in his pocket in confusion and asked in shock:

"What is this?"

"A scapegoat doll made by the behind-the-scenes puppeteer. These 【Idiot】 believers are indeed more in-depth than 【Truth】 believers in their research on divine greatness, but the direction is also more sinister.

This thing is very rare; few people know its function. It can save your life, but remember not to let anyone resurrect it, because it died by taking your identity. When it resurrects, your identity is stolen.

So, after you have an accident and resurrect, even if you don't run for your life, you must burn it first. I don't think I need to tell you how terrifying it is to have your identity stolen.

This is the only life-saving item that can be given to others without my real-time operation. The usage method is also simple: just keep it on you. It doesn't recognize a master, only the nearest life. Keep it well, and take care of yourself.

I will go to the Evil Infant Tribunal and will return as soon as possible. Before that, don't tear the sky apart."

Saying this, Zhang Jizu let go with both hands and prepared to jump directly from the high building.

But just at this moment, Cheng Shi suddenly freed a hand and grabbed him. Then, while Zhang Jizu was extremely astonished and even wondering if Cheng Shi had gone back on his word, Cheng Shi let a die leak out from his sleeve like a magician.

The die rolled down along their gripped wrists and rolled into Zhang Jizu's work-clothes sleeve.

"This is...?"

"Reciprocity. You take care too, and, bye-bye, I won't see you off."

Saying this, Cheng Shi let go, letting this squinty-eyed man who claimed to be immortal fall straight down.

Then, only a "thud" was heard, and something hit the ground.

The huge sound startled Tulading in the room. Cheng Shi chuckled, leaped high into the balcony of the sect leader's room, and walked toward the son of the sect leader who had already returned all the documents to their places.

"Why are you here...!?!"