The Controlled Fatty

She was Fatty's goddess!!!

No, wait. Since when had she become Fatty's goddess?

Even Song Yiyi, the Campus Belle, had not made Fatty show much interest.

In his eyes, girls were nowhere near as important as food.

Thinking this, Jiang Chen asked, "Fatty, since when did you have a goddess?"

"Is that strange? My goddess is Nie Xiaoqian. I told you guys about it ages ago!"

Ages ago? When had he said that? Jiang Chen did not remember at all.

He glanced at Fatty and asked again, "Are you sure you told us?"

"I'm sure!"

That was when Jiang Chen became certain that something was wrong with Fatty.

They had known each other for three years, yet he had never heard Fatty mention having a goddess.

Instinctively, Jiang Chen wanted to call Zhang Banxian.

He came from Dragon Tiger Mountain and should know about fox demons. He might know what had happened to Fatty.

"I advise you not to make that call. You are already under surveillance."

A man dressed in a white Shinigami uniform sat across from Jiang Chen.

Naturally, only Jiang Chen could see him.

As one of the ancient Zanpakuto, he possessed many privileges, such as appearing without being summoned by his Master.

"Omniscient, what do you mean?"

"Your friend has already fallen under the fox demon's spell. Right now, he is the fox demon's eyes. Everything you do is known to her."

"If you call Zhang Banxian now, the fox demon will immediately realize that she has been exposed."

"Fatty has already been affected by the fox demon's technique. His life and death are in her hands. What do you think she will do once she realizes she has been exposed?"

She would fly into a rage from humiliation and might directly vent it on Fatty. Then Fatty...

Jiang Chen could not gamble with Fatty's life.

Nor would he let the fox demon go.

Since she had set her sights on Fatty, she would have to pay a terrible price.

"Omniscient, what should I do?"

"Don't you understand yet? What Fatty said just now was a test—a test to see whether you had begun suspecting her identity."

"Almost no one can escape a fox demon's Bewitchment Technique."

"And yet, you have escaped it twice."

"Do you think she will consider that a coincidence?"

Omniscient possessed the ability to know all truths. Naturally, he knew that the more secret the matter, the more Jiang Chen's soul power it consumed.

After only a few words, Jiang Chen felt as though half his soul power had nearly vanished.

Still, it was fortunate that Omniscient was here. Otherwise, Fatty might really have...

"Brother Chen, why aren't you saying anything? Are you going with me to see my goddess or not?"

"Of course I'm going!"

Jiang Chen replied aloud, then spoke with Omniscient in his heart.

"Omniscient, do you have a way to expose the fox demon?"

"Yes."

"However..."

Jiang Chen immediately asked, "However what?"

"Don't you want to know who possesses the Demon's Heart?"

"If you want to know who has the Demon's Heart, then this fox demon cannot die."

Jiang Chen asked again, "You're Omniscient—the Omniscient one who knows everything under heaven. Why can't you just tell me directly?"

"I would like to tell you, but unfortunately, your soul power is insufficient. I can only investigate this much."

Omniscient spoke the truth.

As one of the most ancient Zanpakuto, activating him consumed an enormous amount of soul power each time.

Even Jiang Chen, his owner, was no exception.

It was a matter of strength again.

Jiang Chen hated those words.

For three years, he had been mocked because he was not strong enough.

And now, once again because of his lack of strength, he had fallen into a dilemma.

If he did not kill the fox demon, how could he save Fatty?

But if he killed the fox demon, the clue to the Demon's Heart would be cut off again.

After thinking it over, Jiang Chen answered directly, "The Demon's Heart can be found again, but Fatty only has one life. I'll save Fatty first."

Omniscient had lived for countless ages. He had seen too much and knew too much. He had seen the most sinister human hearts, and Gods of Death who became enemies for profit.

He had also seen the warmth of humanity.

It was simply too rare.

After all, he was a blade. The meaning of his existence was slaughter.

Now, he had seen it once again. When had the last time been? He could not remember.

Omniscient paused before saying, "Fox demons excel at using Bewitchment Techniques to conceal themselves. As long as she does not use demonic power, she is no different from an ordinary person. But once she uses demonic power, her true form will be exposed."

"You only need to find a way to make her use demonic power."

"As for how to make her use it, you only need to tell her three words."

After hearing that, Jiang Chen nodded to show that he understood.

"All right, you don't have much soul power left. I'm going back!"

With that, Omniscient disappeared.

Fatty knew nothing about what had happened here.

He was still delighted that he would get to see his goddess that afternoon.

He muttered, "What gift should I give my goddess?"

Jiang Chen ignored him.

But Fatty seemed not to notice that Jiang Chen was uninterested in the topic and asked, "Jiang Chen, what gift do you think I should give my goddess?"

"Chocolate? Roses?"

Jiang Chen could not let Nie Xiaoqian, who was using Fatty to watch him, notice anything unusual about his reaction. So he spoke to Fatty as he normally would.

"Roses and chocolate are for girlfriends. They don't seem right for a goddess!"

Fatty muttered softly.

"I don't know what to give her either. Brother Chen, give me an idea."

What gift could he give a fox demon?

Right now, Jiang Chen truly wanted to take a blade and chop her to death.

He forcibly suppressed the swelling killing intent in his heart, maintained his usual tone, and told Fatty, "Why not give her something she likes?"

Right, that gave Fatty a reminder.

But what did his goddess like?

No matter how hard Fatty thought, he could not remember.

He scratched his head vigorously.

He truly had no idea what his goddess liked.

Naturally, Nie Xiaoqian learned of Jiang Chen and Fatty's conversation through Fatty.

She had been watching Jiang Chen through Fatty's eyes.

When she saw that he showed no unusual reaction,

she dismissed her suspicion that Jiang Chen had seen through her technique.

Just then, she heard Fatty mention giving her a gift.

Naturally, Nie Xiaoqian had no interest in human gifts, so she stopped watching.

Meanwhile, after thinking for a long time without coming up with anything, Fatty said, "How about Brother Chen gives me an idea?"

"I think a book would be perfect for a goddess."

"After all, goddesses all like to have depth."

Fatty did not approve. "This gift is a little too cheap. How much could a book possibly cost?"

What Jiang Chen thought was that even giving a book to a fox demon was already more than she deserved. What more did she want?

However, he did not show it and instead said, "The essence of a gift lies not in its value, but in the thought behind it."

"No matter how expensive it is, if your goddess doesn't like it, it will still be wasted."

That was true...

"Then I'll give her a book!"

Fatty clapped his hands and made his decision.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was afternoon.

There was an advanced-year practical combat class that afternoon, and many students from other classes who had no lessons came over to watch.

Because the class could cause a certain amount of damage, a powerful barrier had been set up around the arena.

At that moment, Nie Xiaoqian stood in the arena, her gaze sweeping back and forth, yet she could not find Jiang Chen.

"Senior Nie Xiaoqian, are you looking for me?"