He had known from the start that he was being used.
But he had not known what exactly he was being used for.
No one knew how fate was written.
How much farther could gods see than ordinary people?
What had the Greater Will arranged?
No one could say for sure.
Had his arrival in this world been chance or inevitability?
There were always so many questions.
And not every question had an answer.
Like why the Queen of the Full Moon Eyes had approached Zhao Si. That question seemed impossible to answer.
Because even if he asked her, she would not tell him.
She did not even want to tell Zhao Si her name.
Being "manipulated by fate" felt like a very vague concept.
Because, going by personal experience, it was hard for anyone to say clearly whether they were following fate or resisting it.
But at this moment, Zhao Si truly felt that fate was toying with him.
As though everything had been for this moment.
To fall into the Spirit World, to find Godwyn.
And then, the Queen of the Full Moon Eyes had finally revealed her true purpose-to keep Godwyn here.
Long ago, when she had told Marika the prophecy that Godwyn would become the Lord of Death just to make her life difficult, she had already begun waiting passively.
Waiting for Godwyn's "death," waiting for Godwyn to be imprisoned in the Spirit World.
To ensure he could become the Lord of Death.
Because the Spirit World also had an Empyrean ready to become his consort.
Everything was perfect. All the Queen of the Full Moon Eyes needed to do was wait for a windfall to drop into her lap.
And a windfall really would drop into her lap.
Heaven really would not let even a