Igniting the Dream-Peeking Candle

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Paranoid delusions? What paranoid delusions?

The Chenosli beneath Everbloom Town has absolutely no paranoia.

Even if there were, they would only be beautiful fantasies about the arrival of New God.

Of course, the beauty of chaos might be "not good" for others.

Cheng Shi was stunned. He recalled what Chenosli had told him and thought about Morkius's attitude. He suddenly realized that his previous understanding of the two people seemed to be different from the real facts.

He looked at Chenosli with a puzzled expression and began to re-examine this future Believer in the nascent Chaos.

Did he say what he saw?

"No." Lidyaala shook her head sadly. "That's the biggest problem."

He... rejected his teacher Laquis's judgment, believing that the "Iron Rule of Order" were fundamentally sound.

Everything that happened to him and Laquis was a result of the other Adjudicator in the Grand Inquisition's smear campaign and their jealousy of his succession to the Chief Judge.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with Him, but rather with His Believer.

Driven by their lust for power, they committed a Justice act that violated the established Order, imprisoning him here on trumped-up charges.

So, after being imprisoned, Chenosli's thinking changed. He no longer wanted to investigate "Order," but instead wanted to protest to his Lord of Grace!

He wanted to confront those who had harmed him and his teacher in court, witnessed by the "Iron Rule of Order"!

He even thought the Chief Judge and the Grand Executioner were not at fault, but he forgot that he was here in the first place because Altare himself had imprisoned him!

It was only when Laquis saw his students become as insane as Loart that he truly realized the Kingdom of Order had lost its Order.

He was Despair...

"..." Cheng Shi felt a mix of emotions, but still couldn't find the key clue.

He didn't want appearances, but the essence—what exactly made Loart and Chenosli become like this.

There is no doubt that the Iron Rule of Order must have tampered with things, but the question is, how did He do it, and what did He do?

Why was He able to replace Order and sit on the Divine Throne of Order, yet the other gods remain silent about it?

Is the true "Order" fragmented or dead? What secrets are hidden within that keep the gods silent?

Cheng Shi really wanted to know, and he immediately had a way to find out.

Dream-Peeking Candle!

The Dream-Peeking Candle that Li Zhen just took out is the most convenient way to get closer to the truth.

Because Chenosli has faced the Iron Rule of Order directly, as long as Cheng Shi enters his Memory, he will definitely be able to find some clues.

The problem is, it's risky.

Because the subject of the investigation is a "He", and a "He" who has the ability to usurp the Divine Throne of "Order".

They are not mere illusions in our Memory, but real beings, so using this candle to investigate the truth is extremely risky.

But sometimes curiosity is like wildly growing weeds, impossible to eradicate no matter what.

Cheng Shi hesitated for a long time, holding the candle, torn between the greed to obtain information and the prudence for safety. In the end, he gritted his teeth and decided to take a look.

Even if it's just a glance, I'll look and leave without lingering.

However, just to be on the safe side, he had to keep some backup plans. This time, in order to get the Big Cat's [Prosperity] reward, he didn't use the Clown Substitute to come in, so he had to be as cautious as possible if he wanted to save his life.

He scattered the Dice he carried throughout the stone cell, then stuffed several bottles of "Prosperity of the Past Prosperity" into the most convenient places on his person, and even prepared the Lush Antler Crown in advance, just in case the last second before danger arrived was wasted on opening his personal space.

After tidying himself up, he checked Li Zhen's condition again. Only after confirming that the other party posed no threat did he walk back to the middle of the dungeon and place the Dream-Peeking Candle at Chenosli's feet.

"Can I trust you, Lidyaala?"

Lidyaala paused, glancing at the candle in Cheng Shi's hand as if she had guessed something. She frowned slightly and nodded, her face pale.

"You can trust me, but there's nothing I can do to help you here."

"You don't need to do anything specific, just wake me up when the man behind me reacts."

We have some disagreements, so I don't want him to bother me.

Of course, my assistant is also watching him, so I figure this adventure shouldn't have too many problems.

What are you going to do?

"Me? I'm going to go into Chenosli's Memory and see what he found out!" Cheng Shi curled his lips and slowly lit the candle at his feet. "Wait for me a little while, and soon we'll find the answer."

As he spoke, he sat cross-legged beside the candle and slowly closed his eyes.

Not long after, Cheng Shi's body swayed suddenly, his head drooped, and he fell into a deep sleep.

Not long after he fell asleep, Li Zhen, who had been covered in sleeping pills and even tied up, quietly opened his eyes.

A strange glint flashed in his eyes, and a playful smile appeared on his lips. He simply broke free of the ropes binding him, braving the arrows from the Tree Servant Yu Mu, and slowly stood up.

Yu Mu, who was holding the bowstring to him, seemed oblivious to the Change in the person beneath him, still gazing down at the now deserted ground.

Lidyaala saw everything, but before she could wake Cheng Shi, she suddenly forgot the agreement she had just made with Cheng Shi and looked at the stranger in front of her with a look of surprise and doubt.

Her sharp, hawk-like gaze swept quickly across the surroundings. After discovering that too many people who shouldn't be there were in the dungeon, she frowned slightly and said weakly:

"Who... are you?"

Li Zhen chuckled twice, cracked his knuckles, and walked closer. His gaze swept over the three hanging "criminals," and he casually said:

"Just a passerby collecting Memory from all over the place. Thank you for your story, Lidyaala, it's wonderful."

Wonderful Memory should be cherished.

Lidyaala was puzzled. She had just discovered that someone had entered the dungeon, so why was that person thanking her for her story?

Could it be that everything I've experienced has been leaked by the Chief Judge, or even distorted, becoming a laughing stock known to everyone in the Grand Inquisition?

No, they dare not let the public know!

Lidyaala furious. The Unyielding Grand Investigator glared angrily at the person in front of her, wanting to ask her something more, but Li Zhen shook his head, stretched out his hand and drew a strange symbol in the air in front of her. Immediately, Lidyaala's eyelids drooped and she fell into a deep sleep.

The dungeon fell An Jing instantly.

And he finally had time to properly observe this legendary... Fate Weaver.

"Cheng Shi, interesting."

Li Zhen did not disturb Cheng Shi's sweet dream. He simply paced around Cheng Shi, his footsteps light, carefully observing every detail of this legendary Fate Weaver. He then compared the details with his Memory, making the image of Cheng Shi even more vivid and profound in his mind.

The process was long, but he was very patient.

However, as he watched, he noticed something unusual, because Cheng Shi's face seemed to be gradually turning red.

Um?

Did something drastic happen in my dream?

No! The Dream-Peeking Candle doesn't have that effect!

There's a problem!

The moment he noticed the anomaly, he suddenly realized that he had overlooked a very important issue: there seemed to be one person missing from the dungeon's breathing!

Excluding the corpse-like Tree Servant, there were five people present, so how could there only be four breathing sounds?!

I'm definitely breathing, so who wouldn't breathe while sleeping or unconscious?

A coma is uncontrollable, so who else could it be!?

He suddenly stopped and looked at the Fate Weaver of Fate sleeping in front of him. Just then, the An Jing in the dungeon was broken by a rapid breath.

"Phew—have you seen enough? I'm going to burst if I haven't!"

Cheng Shi, who was sitting on the ground, opened his eyes with a mocking expression.

He once said that he never dreams.

Not to mention it's just a false sleep.

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