A Close-Up Magic Trick Worthy of Admiration, and a Brilliant Ventiloquial Fraud

Cheng Shi was puzzled; he was extremely confused.

His biggest problem now is that, if we take that Trials Destiny as the dividing point of his Memory, he still lacks a crucial "link" to connect the "certain Memory" before that and the "shadow" after that. Only by making this connection clear can he figure out what Zhen Yi really asked that Puppeteer to do!

So he started to think outside the box.

First of all, it is certain that Zhen Yi already knew from others that "she" had eaten the fruit.

While others might not be able to see through her identity in that game, Zhen Yi herself must have known it. After all, the only person who would dare to impersonate her and even mention a "Clown" she had just met could be the Clown himself.

Therefore, the first certain clue is that Zhen Yi knew he had eaten the fruit.

This bitter fruit of "Destiny" is "beared" by the Conjugate Whisper. The Conjugate Whisper is a mixture of reality and illusion, which is reflected in a person as the essence and the shadow. For a fraudster who also belongs to "Nothingness", it is perhaps not too far-fetched to think of the shadow from the fruit.

But the question is, how did she know that there was a secret hidden in that shadow?

To be honest, before my shadow became mechanical, I only thought it was a Faith converter!

But now, it clearly has another meaning. What is that meaning?

It couldn't possibly be her Lord of Grace who told her directly, could it?

Well, that possibility cannot be ruled out; God of Merriment is capable of doing something like that.

But if we disregard this illogical amusement and only consider the player's perspective and logic, is it possible to connect the two Memory?

The sun and moon Transition, Above the Void and Reality, the future has arrived...

The first two sentences are clearly about location, while the last sentence should be the prophecy. But what does this prophecy have to do with the fruit of the Conjugate Whisper?

Wrong!

Etc!

There really is a connection!

Cheng Shi suddenly thought of a possibility, a possibility so absurd that his scalp began to tingle, his whole body felt as if it were being ravaged by electric current, his back tightened, and his hair stood on end!

His heart began to race, his hands began to tremble, his pupils shrank to pinpoints, and his teeth clenched tightly.

He couldn't believe it was true, but after much thought, this was the only possibility he could think of, because he had found the sole connection between the prophecy and the fruit, and that connection was:

Future!

Regardless of what the predicted future specifically refers to, or who it refers to, the fruit of this Conjugate Whisper can be linked to the future!

Because when the Conjugate Whisper Tree was accelerated to maturity, it used the [Prosperity] Divinity from the "future"!

That depleted Divinity of "prosperity" was brought back from the future by Su Yida!

Although the fruit was not picked from the tree, but was created by myself through "Sacrifice to the Void", you should know that when I was trying to deceive the Fire Keeper, I was standing on the Conjugate Whisper Tree!

If there was something fishy hidden in this "prosperity" Divinity, then that was the only chance for the hidden hand within this Divinity to reap the rewards!

So, this is still that game from the future!?

Is Zhen Yi connected to that deadly trap in the future?

No, that's not right. The Puppeteer meant me no harm. She seemed only interested in shadows. So where did I go wrong?

The future, the future, what future, whose future, where is the future?

As he pondered this, Cheng Shi suddenly froze, and blurted out in bewilderment, "The future is in the shadows?"

Is the prophecy in my shadow?

Cheng Shi had been deep in thought, suddenly raised his head, his eyes gleaming, and began to indulge in a bold daydream.

He thought that Zhen Yi knew everything he had been through, so she could have thought of all the deductions he had just made. In other words, she had already associated the Divinity from Su Yida with the fruit of the Conjugate Whisper. No, her association was even simpler, because no one knew that the fruit was not produced by the Conjugate Whisper!

Everyone assumed that it was a fruit from the Conjugate Whisper Tree, which is why she associated the fruit with the future.

But that alone is not enough for her to be so interested in the shadow of a Clown she once tricked and who then made her take the blame, unless that shadow is still related to the prophecy!

Broken!

Cheng Shi suddenly realized that his understanding was flawed. He had been too confident and had miscalculated one thing: no one had told him that the prophecy was over!

He only deduced this conclusion from the actions of the Chosen of God who were climbing the ranks again, but...

Zhen Yi is a liar!

Regardless of whether she shares an ID with her sister, True Heart has not returned to her peak; she is simply still in the process of climbing.

And it's still very close to my score!

If she can deceive all the Chosen of God, why can't she deceive them back?

And it seems that the reason given to deceive them back was actually something they came up with themselves?

"Ha!" Cheng Shi laughed in anger, both at his own belated realization and at the so-called "future".

So the Puppeteer was so concerned because Zhen Yi told her all this?

She still harbors thoughts about the shadow that connects to future prophecies?

Etc!

Since the future is hidden in the shadows, then...

Thinking of this, Cheng Shi frowned and immediately shouted behind him:

"Bald man, what happened inside the house when I closed the door to deal with the old clan chief today?"

I need the entire process, every single detail. This is very important; you must tell me everything without missing a single thing!

The Giant Bear was having a great time when it heard this and was stunned. Then it was slapped to the ground by Eupusca.

She twitched her eyelids and gritted her teeth, saying, "Why now of all times!?"

Cheng Shi nodded solemnly. "Yes! Right now."

"..."

The Giant Bear roared, sending the tree spirit that was standing on its back flying. Then, while continuing to beat the tree spirit, it cursed and swore:

Nothing fucking happened!

The puppet that was supposed to be in charge of the poop disappeared for a while. I thought the Puppeteer had hidden it in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike, so I confronted her for a moment. But then the puppet reappeared, and she confessed herself: we didn't fight!

Cheng Shi frowned and immediately asked, "You disappeared and then reappeared at the doorway!?"

The Giant Bear roared and began to wrestle with the tree spirit.

"Yes, that's where he disappeared!"

!!

A glint flashed in Cheng Shi's eyes, and he suddenly realized.

I understand.

I was scammed.

That wasn't some kind of Shadow Shuttle; it was the Historian taking the opportunity to enter the Void!

He used the flustered arrival of the Fungus-Footed People and the opening of the door to reveal his backup plan, creating a time gap that forced him to isolate himself from the situation inside the room, thus losing his judgment and controlling Hong Lin for a moment.

In that brief moment, he may have already found what he wanted in the Void.

Can Puppeteer's control threads control puppets in the Void in reality?

That's a bit difficult...

So this Historian, who considered himself a puppeteer, apparently wasn't Puppeteer at all!

He ascended into the Void by using the location of his shadow, and then searched for the future foretold in the Void!

Such precise timing, such masterful manipulation of Deception —can this really be a Historian with a score of 2300?!

Impossible!

He must be a liar, and a clever one at that!

They actually fooled me right under my nose!

What an amazing close-up magic show! What a brilliant double act scam!

If this is indeed the case, if the Void corresponding to the shadow truly holds some "future," then he...

Have you found it?