The One Who Converted Them Wasn't Me, but Destiny

"All right, no need to keep emphasizing that you're a clown. Piety lies in action, not words.

Now tell me, how do you plan to dispel the illusions of Nothingness one by one for your new Lord of Grace?"

"..."

The corner of Cheng Shi's mouth twitched. He wanted to point at something and curse it a couple of times, but he knew he couldn't, so he merely snorted heavily in frustration:

"I've already dispelled the illusions of Nothingness. I exposed the falsehood of time and witnessed my Lord, Deception!"

"?"

Those eyes froze. The spirals within them began spinning rapidly because of Cheng Shi's words. They smiled, seemingly quite impressed by the clown's quick wit, but they still refused to let him off:

"Not bad. Your mind is clear.

"So, should I reward you for your unflinching piety in the face of time?"

Cheng Shi was angry, but he could still tell sarcasm from genuine praise. How could he dare ask for any reward now? He only wanted to know what this inexplicable Faith Fusion today was all about, so he spoke helplessly:

"Let's forget about the reward from Nothingness, Lord of Grace. I..."

"Very good, you gave up the reward yourself." Those eyes interrupted Cheng Shi with a playful laugh, but the next second, their raised corners flattened, and a cold storm rose within them. "Since you don't want a reward, let's talk about your punishment."

"?"

What!?

Cheng Shi was dumbfounded. He blinked innocently, thinking, I did commit quite a few blasphemous acts today, but when it came to deceiving you, I was truly devout. So where did this punishment come from?

Those eyes looked at Cheng Shi with a mocking laugh and passed judgment without mercy:

"Willfully speculating about and distorting a god's will is an