Chen Meiyu suddenly reminded Jiang You of what Furry Face had babbled about while raving.
The eighty-one trials of the westward journey—after each trial, the monkey killed none other than himself.
The Journey to the West was a suicide disguised as murder, a conspiracy from beginning to end.
What Chen Meiyu had said was remarkably similar to what the Nameless One had said.
She looked at Chen Meiyu. "To become a god... Are there really gods in this world?"
"Of course."
Chen Meiyu nodded. "At least, that's what most people understand as a god.
"In human mythology, the Abyss of Huaxu is the starting point of everything. And the abyss is what you call the Abyss of Huaxu. That is where everything began..."
"Unfilial wretch! You unfilial wretch! You actually conspired with Chen Meiyu, planning to drive your father out of the abyss! Don't forget, I was the one who helped you all along the way!"
"How outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! You unfilial wretch, you don't believe your own people, yet you believe everything outsiders say, is that it?!"
"How can Chen Meiyu's words be trusted? That woman is a sly schemer!"
The back mountain.
Potato stood on a rock, bringing his eyes barely level with Jiang You's, but his imposing manner lost nothing to hers.
His clear eyes had long since been replaced by crimson ones, and his pig-kidney-shaped face was full of fury.
"I knew it. I shouldn't have brought Chen Family Village here. That woman is glib and deceitful—the best kind of liar!"
The red-eyed man stamped his feet in anger.
"I'll ask you just one thing: Do you believe me, or do you believe that woman?"
Jiang You chose the red-eyed man without hesitation.
"Of course I believe Adoptive Father. If I didn't, why would I tell