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Chapter 260: Chapter 260 You’ve Probably Mistaken God
After a brief but intense tremor, the feather once again became tranquil.
Lying quietly in this rectangular black jade box, it resembled an exquisite artwork born from the merger of night and moonlight, exuding an aura both gorgeous and dangerous.
"You see—this feather vibrates in response when it gets close to you, you must be its master."
The light in Chen Shu’s eyes could hardly conceal his excitement, as if he had already concluded that Lu Sheng was the mysterious maiden who descended under the clear moonlight that night.
"If one commits the original sin, they shall fall, and pure white wings will turn into Black Feather. That’s why I firmly believe the maiden that night had to be one of the Seven Divine Envoys who had fallen."
"I also firmly believe that a deity with such tremendous power, even if fallen, even if it commits the deepest sin and is imprisoned in the Netherworld, could become a Demon to come to the Human Realm, regardless of what other creature it might turn into."
"And the maiden, with her memories and power as a deity sealed, might now be unaware that she is actually a God."
"So ever since I heard about these matters from that man three years ago, I have been searching for the existence of this Fallen God."
Chen Shu said, "I had people around the world collect tales of those with extraordinary human abilities to compare, judge, and confirm. But for nearly a year, I found nothing."
"Until two years ago, when I watched you dominate the competition seven nights in a row and finally win the championship at the last night of the Abis Boxing Competition."
Chen Shu eagerly raised his head and looked straight at Lu Sheng.
"Even though you wore a panda mask at the time, speaking only briefly after the match ended to collect your prize, I had a strong intuition that you were the person I was searching for."
"After watching all the match videos related to you on those seven nights, I planned to visit the UK to see you in person. But fearing I wouldn’t make it in time, I had my people in the UK find and invite you to Suli."
"But you refused without hesitation, and by the time I arrived in the UK, you had already left. For the past two years, I have been investigating your true identity, but you’ve been too low-profile and mysterious, without a trace to be found."
"However, I didn’t expect that over two months ago, you would reveal your identity at a banquet and afterward took the initiative to contact me."
"After receiving your message, I brought this feather to Jiang City to confirm your identity."
"The moment I saw you outside your villa and felt the feather in my palm vibrate, I was more excited than at any other moment in my life."
"You asked me why I wanted to get close to you, to sabotage your relationship with that Li Muchen..."
Chen Shu leaned forward, his tone full of affection and tenderness, "Shengsheng, you are a Fallen God."
"In my view, it is those high and holy, selfless deities who are the fake gods; they renounce desire and nature merely to be revered. They possess great power, yet are subjected to the deepest constraints."
"You are different; you are powerful and free. Even born of light, you can choose darkness in pursuit of freedom, discarding hypocrisy and sanctimoniousness, reckless, uninhibited, and without concern towards any person or matter."
"People all pray for the selfless, loving mercy of the deities, especially those poor and desperate."
"Yet the reality is ’behind the doors of the rich, meat and wine go to waste while some freeze to death without bones.’ Those struggling to survive kneel and pray to the deities with sincere wishes, yet their prayers are never answered." 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
"But a Fallen God will come down in the darkness, plucking their feathers to grant the wishes of others."
Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng looked into Chen Shu’s eyes, which were tinted with obsession, and couldn’t help but frown.
"Don’t tell me you think that it is right to fulfill the wishes of those praying to you by killing all the other innocent people?"
Lu Sheng lifted her head, her tone somewhat chill.
"Why isn’t it right? Just because this method is too selfish and cruel?"
"Shengsheng, compared to those fake gods, only a deity that can fulfill the wishes of its followers is worthy of being worshipped," Chen Shu looked directly at her, his gaze intense, "You are my newfound faith."
"Over these past two months, I have inherited my father’s title, taken control of the Church, and manipulated the Royal family."
"That Li Muchen is just an ordinary person; he doesn’t even know your true identity, let alone truly understand you."
"Even if you are only human now, he is not worthy to stay by your side. Compared to him, I am more entitled to become the person most closely connected to you."
"Shengsheng, come with me to Suli," Chen Shu said eagerly, "If you return to your godhood, wealth, power, status... I will offer everything I have to you, to become your most devoted follower."
Chen Shu spoke passionately and earnestly, as if he was making the sincerest of vows.
However, the more Lu Sheng listened to him, the more she felt he was like a paranoid madman, living in his own world.
"Have you ever considered that all these things are just your own hallucinations?" Lu Sheng lifted her eyes, speaking calmly.
"You’re right, I am indeed a demon that has been reborn in a human body. So I cannot deny that there may indeed be gods in this world."
"However, just by relying on the last words of a church priest before his death, a feather of unknown origin, and a possibly fabricated book of mythologies, you believe in the existence of a Fallen God and firmly believe that this Fallen God is me. Don’t you think that’s absurd?"
Lu Sheng glanced at the black feather in the box, "I don’t know why this feather vibrates in front of me, but I can tell you very clearly that I could not commit such cruelty as killing people and extracting hearts, nor would I kill so many people to fulfill someone else’s wish."
"If there really is such a Fallen God in the world, then that girl cannot possibly be me. You’ve mistaken the person."
Lu Sheng’s tone was indifferent, looking at Chen Shu who was momentarily stunned in front of her.
"The reason I arranged to meet you today was firstly regarding Juanjuan’s matter, and secondly to find out what exactly your intentions towards me are."
"About Juanjuan, as long as you have a good talk with her, and she is willing to go home with her brother, I won’t obstruct anything. As for you arranging people to sabotage my relationship with Li Muchen, I can let bygones be bygones."
"As for the other things you mentioned tonight—your obsession is not something I can interfere with, but please stop focusing on me."
"If you secretly do anything to me or Li Muchen after this, don’t blame me for not being polite."
Although the girl’s expression wasn’t fierce, her words were blunt and carried a warning.
After saying this, Lu Sheng stood up, ready to leave.
Everything Chen Shu said about the gods was too absurd for her, and she took it as if she had listened to a story tonight.
However, as soon as Lu Sheng stood up, she suddenly saw blackness. The next second she collapsed softly in the chair, feeling groggy and barely able to open her eyes.
"You..." Lu Sheng’s pupils shrank involuntarily, and she forced herself to regain consciousness to look at Chen Shu, "Did you drug me?"
That’s impossible.
After coming here, she didn’t eat, drink, or touch anything, precisely because she was afraid of Chen Shu’s calculations.
Moreover, her Soul Power was always extended; if her body had been harmed, she would have sensed it.
At this moment, however, Chen Shu stood up unhurriedly, as if he had foreseen everything, and slowly approached Lu Sheng.
The gentlemanly and graceful man knelt on one knee next to the girl’s chair. He looked up, almost devoutly holding the girl’s face with both hands.
As if he had finally touched the treasure he had longed for, he gently murmured to her with an extremely gentle tone and patiently explained.
"Shengsheng... you see, that book of mythologies isn’t made up."
"This incense that induces hypnosis was formulated by me according to the recipe in that book. It’s ineffective against humans and demons; it’s targeted only for gods."
