Fine rain filled the sky.
The weather was bitterly cold.
Cheng Han sat quietly beneath the porch, seemingly admiring the hazy scenery veiled by rain.
His eyes were unfocused as all sorts of random thoughts churned through his mind.
For instance.
"The world disturbances caused by the Divine War seem to be settling down. It will probably start snowing again this afternoon, and anomalous incidents will become more frequent."
That was the Eye of Omniscience's judgment. It could not be wrong.
And then there was this.
"The matter of the Praying Life Society is only the beginning. It is far from over. According to the results of the Deduction, 'Giovanni' took over that body twenty-two years ago. After painstakingly laying plans for so many years, how could he possibly give up so easily?
"Last night, he abandoned that body so decisively. On one hand, I really did scare him; on the other, he used it to create a false impression, making people think that the Praying Life Society had halted its operations.
"Perhaps I still have a chance to acquire a connection to the Bridge of Myriad Souls, then extract a great deal of precious knowledge from it and complete the two Residual Seals..."
He sighed wistfully. "A divine artifact!"
A few seconds later.
Cheng Han caught the sound of faint footsteps and sensed two pairs of eyes watching him.
They belonged to Chen Tiannan's twin sons.
They were only four years old, not yet of school age.
Like their older sister, Chen Xiuzhi, the twins were full of curiosity toward him.
The difference was that Chen Xiuzhi's mind was filled with surging hormones, while these two children were simply curious.
"Aren't you cold?"
"Come inside and warm up."
The twins spoke one after the other with seamless coordination, as