“You know?” Lu Zhi’s eyes held doubt. “Based on what my brother said, this happened ten years ago. Were you there?”
Shen Qi raised an eyebrow. “What do you think?”
Lu Zhi felt Shen Qi likely wasn't there. But Lu Chengxuan had mentioned that the false god possessed a pair of dazzling golden eyes… Wait, golden eyes?
Lu Zhi exclaimed, “Is it Demetra?” He then negated it, “That doesn’t make sense either. If Demetra really cursed my sister-in-law, and Demetra is dead, shouldn’t the curse on my sister-in-law also be lifted?”
It was clear that Jiang Nuannuan’s curse remained unbroken.
Shen Qi tapped the table with his index finger. “Demetra was merely a pawn to test the waters. The one truly strategizing behind the scenes is one of the three high-level gods in the foreign divine realm, the God of Prophecy.”
“The God of Prophecy?” Lu Zhi frowned. “The one who can see what will happen in the future? That’s very similar to Lan Guoguo’s ability, but what does that have to do with Demetra cursing my sister-in-law?”
His inner doubts remained, with one mystery leading to another.
“Of course, it’s related,” Su Man replied. She possessed quite a bit of information and said, “After our investigations over the years, and from some data found in ruins across various regions, the curse on Jiang Nuannuan doesn’t have any harmful effects. Rather than a curse, it's more like a seal.”
Su Man elaborated, “For anomalies to enter our current world, they must pass through the gate of Longkan. And the gods in the foreign divine realm are a hundred percent anomalies who have ascended to the false god level. Only by becoming a false god can they break free from the shackles of Longkan.”
“For us humans, Longkan is a defensive barrier the world has provided. Anomalies that emerge alive from Longkan, even after becoming false gods, cannot easily appear in the current world.”
Lu Zhi’s gaze flickered. “If it’s as you say, then why was Demetra able to appear?”
Su Man smiled. “It’s very simple. Demetra found a vessel that could carry his divine soul, allowing him to roam the current world. The more powerful a god, the harder it is for them to descend into the current world. Similarly, the vessel capable of bearing a god’s descent is harder to find. When gods descend using human bodies, we call it divine manifestation.”
Lu Zhi instinctively glanced at Shen Qi, realizing that Shen Qi’s presence in the current world was itself a bug.
But soon, Lu Zhi understood Su Man’s meaning. “Jiang Nuannuan’s body can withstand divine manifestation?”
Lu Zhi quickly pieced together everything the God of Prophecy had done. “Demetra followed the God of Prophecy’s orders to seal Jiang Nuannuan’s body’s timeline, all to preserve this vessel so it could withstand divine manifestation at any time. But why didn’t Demetra just take Jiang Nuannuan away directly?”
Su Man tilted her chin towards Shen Qi.
Lu Zhi suddenly understood. “So, Demetra’s reappearance this time was truly to take Jiang Nuannuan away?”
Su Man clapped her hands. “Yes, that’s about right.”
Lu Zhi’s eyes showed complexity, and he quickly posed another question. “If Demetra’s goal was to take Jiang Nuannuan, then why did the apostles of the God of Lies appear on Neightless Island?”
“Eighteen years ago, you were murdered by a group of apostles. How much do you know about that?” Shen Qi retorted. “Your brother definitely didn’t tell you everything, did he?”
Lu Zhi’s expression shifted slightly, and he hesitated. “Could it be… they came to kill me?”