Not a Brother, Are You Really This Confused?

"I didn't have a specific destination; I was just wandering around and happened to run into him, so I followed him to take a look."

The "he "Cheng Shi was referring to was naturally Hu Wei, but he didn't know what Hu Wei was known as in this circle, so he could only use a vague pronoun to refer to him.

Before he could finish speaking, Cheng Shi added some irrelevant information.

"I originally came here to see an old friend, but unfortunately I didn't get to meet him."

However, I must remind you that that thing has already been taken away.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Da Yi couldn't guess who Cheng Shi's old friend was, but he knew what it referred to. When he heard the last sentence, Da Yi was suddenly stunned.

"Took it?"

Who took Grandma's things?

"Sir, with you here, can't we get it back?"

Grown ups...

What a grown man.

So who exactly is it?!

Cheng Shi wished she could just confront him directly and say that she was Ultraman to see his reaction.

But he knew that even now, Da Yi didn't trust him completely. He might have no other choice but to slowly come to trust him. But until he got complete confirmation, this shrewd Assassin would always keep a wary eye on him.

Cheng Shi dared not touch that vigilance, much less gamble on that only possibility, because it could very well become the fuse that ignites the entire deception, burning away the carefully crafted script of his deception.

However, if this kind of casual chatting continues, there will eventually be a moment when a flaw is revealed.

Cheng Shi didn't know how close Da Yi was to this so-called "adult," or how many times they had met. In order to reduce the friction and prevent exposure, and to make the other party focus more on the content he was producing, he decided to add some more substance to the scales of "Deception."

" From Subgod, from Subgod, just the word 'from' shows that we who bear this name are not omnipotent."

Its disappearance was intertwined with their will; I had underestimated the matter.

Cheng Shi knew that Hu Wei and Da Yi had come with a goal in mind: to obtain the "Gift of Scars." So Cheng Shi tried to be more aggressive, turning the goal of obtaining the Daggers into a mission from a certain lord, in order to test the other party's true intentions.

At first glance, this statement does indeed sound like "I made a mistake in this task," but if we're wrong, it's not a definitive statement and there's still room for debate.

This is a common tactic used by scammers to leave themselves an escape route, Cheng Shi is extremely familiar with it.

However, it seems there's no need to leave any room for rebuttal, because after hearing this, Da Yi raised his head with a firm gaze, showing his piety with an extremely solemn look.

"So what should I do now, sir?"

He believed it!

Oh wow!

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi knew that the matter... had succeeded!

Hu Wei and his men were indeed searching for the "Gift of Scars" for those above them!

But the "people above" are not in a state of war, but rather in a state of chaos...

This is quite intriguing.

Cheng Shi didn't rush to say anything. He carefully examined Da Yi, and after a moment, he asked with a smile:

When did you realize it was me?

Da Yi was taken aback, not understanding what this person meant. It couldn't be that he didn't realize it until he saw Cheng Shi kill Gongyang Jiao, could it?

Even if it was a misunderstanding before they recognized each other, Da Yi didn't want to admit that he had played a significant role in forcing Cheng Shi into this situation.

So he cautiously said:

"My lord... your disguise was very successful; I did not recognize you."

At first, in my haste to find traces of Dizer's soul, I left the group, putting you in danger...

When I looked back for you, I saw the corpse of the Gongyang Jiao again, and realized that the Cheng Shi Fate Weaver.

It wasn't until later, when you said those words to me from the high wall, those words so characteristic of you, that I realized you might be...

Good heavens!

After hearing this, Cheng Shi almost thought that Da Yi was Believer [Deception].

Hey bro, your skill at Emissary people is just as good as Long Jing tea.

What, even a casual remark I make now sounds like an "adult"?

Cheng Shi wanted to laugh, but his expression remained ambiguous, and he didn't respond. Da Yi noticed Cheng Shi's expression, lowered his head, and began to play dead.

The room fell silent, but Cheng Shi didn't rush to respond. Instead, he quickly reviewed the entire scam again, making sure there were no inconsistencies, before speaking once more:

Aren't you curious why I'm playing the role of a Fate Weaver?

Da Yi's gaze sharpened, but he shook his head and said, "My lord has his own reasons."

"Ha, what a clever 'having ulterior motive' indeed."

Yes, I do have some ideas.

This era is an era of Nothingness. While chaos and Nothingness are not mortal enemies, Nothingness does nothing to benefit chaos.

Therefore, if we want to accomplish something in this era, we must find a different path.

Destiny is essentially Nothingness; if you want to create chaos within Nothingness, you can never bypass it, no matter what.

So I started to do some... new things.

The first step in this endeavor is to take the Believer in "Destiny" as the starting point.

I chose a player from among His Believer who seemed quite agreeable, copied his identity, and started trying to improve my score to get closer to Him..."

Da Yi was shocked. He raised his head in utter astonishment and asked uncertainly:

"Sir, have we... changed our target?"

"Isn't the priority to get closer to the war?"

??????

Ah?

No!

Ah??

What are you saying?

Cheng Shi was stunned, his mind reeling.

Broken!

He suddenly realized he had miscalculated something: was it really true that Da Yi was a [War] Assassin, or was it the other party's [Chaos] power influencing him?

In the past, even if one thought of the problem, one could not come up with a solution.

But considering what Da Yi said at the moment... "Aren't we supposed to get closer to [war] first?"

We are approaching war!

So, on what basis are you, and I, categorized as "us"...?

It can't be chaos!

Don't tell me you're actually a "chaotic" person?

Ah?

This man with thick eyebrows and big eyes Xi Guang Tie Ci, is actually a Light-Bending Phantom?

So where did you get the power of "war" from?

Is it a dual Faith or a means of creating chaos?

Even if all of this can be explained away, what about the ranking? Won't his ranking on the Ladder of Audience be exposed?

Cheng Shi's smile vanished; his mind was a complete blank, but he reacted quickly and immediately replied:

"The Predestination goals have not Change, which is why I say it's an attempt."

Da Yi felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief, then asked in a low voice:

"Does... do Old Hu know?"

You'd better not say anything about Grandma...

But putting aside the details of his quirks, Cheng Shi suddenly realized that something big was wrong!

Hu Wei!

Da Yi mentioned Hu Wei! And his tone...

Something's not right. That person's identity couldn't also be "chaotic," could it?

That's the Top Rank, known as the Grand Marshal! How could he possibly be an imposter?!

If Da Yi were to insist on disguising his situation, there would be ways. Putting aside all the bizarre methods, he is not among the top few on the list. As long as he hides his ID, he can barely manage. Moreover, he is a Believer the "Chaos" faction, and confusing others is a piece of cake for them.

But Hu Wei...?

Putting aside his power of War, even if he were truly Believer of Chaos and wanted to take the place of War, would the original Chosen of God of War agree to that?

Won't he expose this?!

How could a Chosen of God silently tolerate another Chosen of God, or even someone who isn't Chosen of God, encroaching on one's "honor"?

The ranking of Chosen of God has no secrets and cannot be changed under the watchful eyes of everyone, so how could someone impersonate them?

However, to be fair... the Chosen of God of [Chaos] has never actually shown up...

Cheng Shi was dumbfounded.

He thought he could get some useful information out of this conversation, but he didn't expect to get such a big one.

As for whether the size is real...

Probably not. He found it hard to believe that anyone could abandon their status Chosen of God and not expose Hu Wei.

Unless there are other rules on this leaderboard that he is unaware of, or they have some unknown "cheating" methods at their disposal.

Therefore, the most reasonable inference that fits the current situation is:

Hu Wei was a Believer in "War" from beginning to end. His second Faith was "Chaos". In the "Chaos" camp's plan to get closer to "War", the Grand Marshal looked more like a defector of the "War" Faith, playing a dishonorable and undevout role in this fusion of Faith.

Therefore, the benefits he gained from the [Chaos] faction must have been staggering; only in this way could he compensate for the losses caused by his lack of Faith and betrayal of the faction...

He will find out.

Cheng Shi smiled, but the emotions in that smile were truly complex.