It was actually Hera. That was far beyond my expectations.
In my view, even if Hera and Zeus's relationship wasn't as legendary as the tales claimed, it couldn't have been that bad. Hera had especially been running around for Zeus's resurrection all this time, even giving people the impression that she had been swallowing her grievances. How could it have been her?
After all, she was the co-ruling divine sovereign appointed by Zeus. Without Zeus, could she have kept her position as co-ruling divine sovereign? During the years Zeus had been "dead," her status on Mount Olympus had seemed precarious. Yet Guiguzi claimed that she was the one controlled by the "Silkworm."
I narrowed my eyes and looked at Guiguzi. "So it's possible that among most of the rulers of the divine realms, there are already people controlled by the 'Silkworm'?"
"That's right. They've simply hidden themselves deeply. Of course, it isn't limited to the divine realms. The same is true in your world. If the 'Silkworm' wants to control this world, the best way isn't to launch some so-called war. That could very well end with both sides devastated. So they're clever. They infiltrate first. Either submit to them, or disappear, and then they replace that person with a substitute. They have always acted carefully and won't expose themselves easily, so identifying them isn't easy. Even the substitutes they use can pass for the real thing, and their temperaments will feel largely unchanged as well. So, Xiaobai, the burden on your shoulders is very heavy."
"So there might already be people of the 'Silkworm' among you old guys too?"
He looked at me, surprise in his eyes. Then he sighed. "Yes. That is also why Jiang Shang came looking for me. But this is something you can't come into