Cheng Shi couldn't tell whether the "met before" Ji Yue had mentioned was a probe or a side effect left over from fighting Zhao Xishi, the Memory believer.
He only knew that if the other party had truly recovered her memories, he would be the one dying of embarrassment.
Of course, that also included the other three Fire Keepers who had been present at the time.
Whenever he thought about the nonsense he had spouted in the void about becoming a god, Cheng Shi's scalp prickled and his toes curled. Although he really was walking the path to godhood, who would willingly look back at their dark history?
So he didn't want to stay a second longer. While the night was still dark, he prepared to go back and continue investigating the statue's secret. He had already made some discoveries and hoped to find the answers he wanted before dawn.
However, things did not go as planned. Although Cheng Shi had deliberately avoided the direction in which Cheng Shi had been "launched," he still saw that familiar bald head after turning past a street corner.
The bald head reflected the moonlight so brightly that it looked like a faded red traffic light, telling Cheng Shi that this area was off-limits.
Cheng Shi's eyelid twitched slightly, and he turned to leave.
But Cheng Shi did not stop him. He merely stood where he was, gazing up at the night sky. His eyes glimmered as he said in a low voice:
"Grandma left just like this..."
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Grandma?
With that single sentence, Cheng Shi's body, which had just turned away, came to a dead stop. His ears sprang up like gossip radar.
He wasn't leaving anymore.
Cheng Shi did not look at him. He rubbed his head and gazed into the Milky