Xu Huai

One's words undoubtedly left Chen Fan in a daze.

His identity was exposed?

What should he do next?

How would his cheap mother treat him?

Report this matter to the Church, or pretend nothing happened?

For a moment, countless questions flooded Chen Fan's mind.

"Creak..."

Just as Chen Fan was lost in thought, the sound of a door opening came from next door.

Xu Huai, who had just stepped out of her door, was clearly startled by the scene before her – Chen Fan was standing gloomily in the hallway in front of her door, muttering incomprehensible words under his breath while raising his right hand and gesturing at something in the empty space in front of him.

He looked completely possessed.

"Chen Fan?"

Xu Huai subconsciously took half a step back, looking at Chen Fan with full vigilance, her hands even subconsciously making a blocking motion in front of her chest.

Hearing the clear, cold female voice, Chen Fan suddenly snapped back to reality: "...Sister, Sister Huai?"

"Don't call me Sister Huai, we're not close."

Xu Huai retorted coldly with a poker face, and at the same time turned around to push open her door and prepare to go back inside: "Also, don't act crazy in front of my door."

"Wait!!"

Seeing Xu Huai turn back to close the door, a look of anxiety immediately appeared in Chen Fan's eyes.

He subconsciously reached out and placed his hand on Xu Huai's shoulder, trying to stop her from turning back: "Sister Huai..."

The next second, One's synthesized electronic voice sounded in his mind.

[Chen Fan! Be careful!!]

Almost at the same time, a huge force came from his arm.

"Bang!"

Amidst the spinning world, Chen Fan felt a violent dull pain in his arm and chest.

After a brief dizziness, through the Holographic Projection that had turned blood-red at some point, Chen Fan roughly understood his situation – he had fallen onto the dusty concrete floor.

A fair, slender jade hand was tightly gripping his right hand in a reverse hold, while the other hand was pressing down on the back of his neck, sealing his fate.

Their combined strength suppressed any attempt he made to get up and resist.

"I'm warning you one last time, we're not close, don't bother me."

The female voice was as calm as ever, but the content sent shivers down one's spine: "There are quite a few examples of God Chosen dying unexpectedly, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're a God Chosen."

Chen Fan's eyes widened abruptly, and the expression on his face completely froze.

There are many examples of God Chosen dying?

Could it be...

Amidst his shock, One's voice sounded in Chen Fan's mind, filled with a sense of disappointment:

[This unit already warned you beforehand, why didn't you react?]

Warned?

With so little time, who could react normally?!

Chen Fan loudly complained about One's unreliable behavior in his heart: 'Stop with the sarcastic remarks, at least help me out first!'

[I know you're anxious, but don't be anxious yet.]

[This girl is not ordinary, her grappling techniques are specially trained, and not only that, her strength is far beyond ordinary people.]

One's synthesized electronic voice continued to sound in his mind: [She held back.]

[Therefore, theoretically speaking, this unit believes she won't kill you for now.]

Theoretically? For now??

Before Chen Fan could react, One added cheerfully:

[Of course, more importantly, in visitor mode, this unit has no permission to deploy any lethal weapons, at most I can only help you project a holographic horror movie to scare her.]

Holy crap!!!

The moment he heard this, Chen Fan immediately felt completely numb.

Who the hell did he provoke? He just wanted to ask for some information, was it necessary to react so strongly?!

"Don't move around, you can't break free."

Xu Huai maintained her posture, squatting down and staring into Chen Fan's eyes: "Speak, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Cough cough..."

Chen Fan endured the pain in his arm and back and coughed with difficulty: "Sister Huai, I, I was just passing by..."

Xu Huai sneered.

"Passing by?"

"Do you think I'll believe you?"

"Didn't you just get snubbed by Aunt Shen and want to come here to regain your dignity as a God Chosen?"

Chen Fan: "...???"

Misunderstanding!

A huge misunderstanding!!

What the heck is the dignity of a God Chosen anyway!!

Seeing the bewildered look on Chen Fan's face, Xu Huai was silent for a moment before subtly relaxing the grip on her hand: "What? Did I say something wrong?"

Chen Fan nodded repeatedly: "Sister, Sister Huai, I just want to ask you a question..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Huai increased the force in her hand again.

"Hiss..."

Feeling the sudden intense pain, Chen Fan's face turned pale, and he took a sharp breath.

"Still not telling the truth!"

"A question?"

"As a God Chosen, if you have a question, you should ask the God you speak of, not me!"

"Honestly, what do you want to do?!"

The stimulation of the pain did not confuse Chen Fan's thoughts.

On the contrary, under the pain, his thinking became even more agile.

All the information he had obtained from the original owner's notes and the surrounding environment intertwined in his mind, finally forming a perfect closed loop.

Chen Fan gritted his teeth, a hint of ruthlessness appearing in his eyes.

He'd gamble!

He looked sideways at Xu Huai behind him: "Are there really Gods in this world?"

At this moment, he no longer called her Sister Huai, but directly called her by her name: "Xu Huai, you should know what I'm talking about!"

"Wh... what?!"

Shaken, Xu Huai subconsciously released her hands.

Freed from the restraint, Chen Fan quickly scrambled to his feet.

After taking a few deep breaths, he stared at the horrified Xu Huai with bloodshot eyes:

"The God we believe in, His true identity... Ugh!!!"

A faint fragrance wafted into Chen Fan's nostrils, and a warm, soft hand firmly covered his mouth, stopping the shocking words that were about to escape.

"Are you crazy?!"

Xu Huai lowered her voice and hissed in Chen Fan's ear: "How dare you say such blasphemous words against God? Do you not want to live?!"

Looking at Xu Huai's flustered expression and her actions of looking around, a hint of a smile appeared in the depths of Chen Fan's eyes.

He knew he had gambled correctly!

Just as he had suspected earlier, Xu Huai knew something about the truth of this world.

In a sense, she didn't dislike Chen Fan, but rather Chen Fan's identity!

Although it wasn't written in the original owner's notes, Chen Fan could still discern a little from the lines:

Before becoming a God Chosen, the relationship between Xu Huai and Chen Fan was not bad – otherwise, the original owner would not have called her Sister Huai in the notes.

After making sure there was no one nearby, she composed herself, and her voice also calmed down a bit: "Don't say anything yet, come inside with me."

Seeing Chen Fan nod in agreement, she slowly released her right hand.

Under Chen Fan's gaze, Xu Huai reached out and pushed open the door, then tilted her chin towards him.

"Go in."