You've got to admit, that was a little immodest, wasn't it?
Though she understood that the Bookstore Owner meant they had a deep-seated grudge, Selena couldn't help silently grumbling to herself.
It wouldn't be strange if someone like you had offended all kinds of people, but you're still only a demigod. Calling them your peers seems a bit much, doesn't it?
Don't tell me you're some ancient god who's returned, too?
"Speaking of which, there's something I've always wondered about."
As she carefully concealed her feelings, Fu Qian seemed to think of something and spoke first.
"Families like the Gulads, with their ancient lineages, even have old-timers like Embo. In theory, they should know quite a bit about the gods of the Mythological Era. Why do they seem to know so little about them, too?"
After catching Selena's attention, Fu Qian quickly raised a question he'd had for some time.
Old-timer... That guy had only just died at your hands. Did Yuan Shan know you called him that?
"You're right. We don't know much."
Her thoughts nearly ran off course again, but she managed to rein them in. Selena readily admitted that Fu Qian had identified a shortcoming.
"You're right. The Gulads do have a much older lineage, though even they had a hard time getting through the Long Night.
"As for why we don't know much about the ancient Higher Beings, it's simple. During the Long Night, the Higher Beings didn't just stop responding. A lot of other things changed, too—
"For example, their emblems and Honored Names underwent incredible distortions, even on a supernatural level."
"I see."
That explained why, after dealing with the vampires for a while, Fu Qian had found them wealthy in resources but rather ignorant when it came to divine knowledge.
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