From the end of the world

Chapter 232 Truth or Dare
"You also feel that he is not a human being?" I asked.

"Not like a human?"

Ma Zao was confused at first, then thought for a while, and then said: "After what you said, it seems that he is indeed not a human... It's just that I don't feel that specific, I just feel that he is very much..."

She paused slightly, looked at Fu Feng beside her, and continued: "...It seems like a strange incident attracted by some reason."

I think she was going to say "it seems like she was attracted by her own bad luck", but because she was not sure whether Fufeng was a friend or an enemy, she didn't know whether she should reveal this information. She didn't care about this kind of thing before, but now, maybe because she is considering me as a partner, she doesn't intend to expose her own situation on her own initiative.

If it was true, then Dong Che was most likely not brought to us by Gua Tianshi's plan, or Gua Tianshi's divination and fortune-telling power could even take into account Ma Zao's unlucky physique? In any case, Dong Che must have some troublesome incident, and continuing to contact him would probably muddy the waters even more.

The strange events caused by the unlucky physique are not something you can just stay away from if you want to. If it were any other time, I would welcome the troublesome strange events to come to me. Now I hope he can wait in line first, at least until I solve the event that endangers Ma Zao.

Maybe it's part of the adventure that bad things happen to you all at once. When you think about it this way, it's not so hard to accept.

"It's normal for a demon hunter to not look like a human in some ways or to have a weird aura."

Fu Feng was used to this. He walked in front and said after a while: "Mr. Zhuang Cheng..."

"Just call me Zhuang Cheng," I said.

"Okay, Zhuang Cheng." He nodded, "Do you know the divine seal?"

Part of my attention was focused on the fragment of the divine seal hidden somewhere in the Fufeng base. The fragment of the divine seal in my consciousness was still vibrating faintly until this moment. Hearing him mention the divine seal on his own initiative, I couldn't help but pay attention to it.

"Are you talking about the cause of the Fantian incident?" I said.

"Yes, the Fantian incident... The power that originally separated the common sense world and the strange world has now disappeared. The cause is the destruction of the Divine Seal... Although most people in Luoshan do not believe this statement, let alone the existence of the Divine Seal, the Divine Seal does exist." He said, "And in this base, a fragment of the Divine Seal is stored."

He actually said it directly!
I was shocked in my heart, but on the surface I controlled my expression and said, "...Assuming this is true, why did you say this to me?"

"According to legend, the seal of God is a divine tool that can change the world. Only people who can change the world can see it. In other words, if you don't have fate, you can't even see it. Even if you can see it, those who don't have the relevant destiny can't take it." He said, "At the beginning of this year, we found this fragment of the seal of God here, but we couldn't move it. After discussion, we decided to establish a branch base here.

"We originally planned to build a base in the surrounding area. This is just to advance the plan and adjust the specific location. The purpose is, of course, to guard this fragment of the divine seal and wait for someone who can move it to appear."

So, he thought it was possible that I was the "one who could move it"?
"When you say 'we', do you mean Fa Zheng and his close associates, including you?" I asked, "Fa Zheng is also unable to move this fragment of the divine seal?"

"Of course we can move it with the power of the Great Impermanence, but that's not what we really want." Fu Feng said, "The fragments of the Divine Seal are destined to move towards the people who are destined to be with them, and we hope to collect the fragments of the Divine Seal. To do this, we need to unite the people who are destined to be with the Divine Seal.

"We must not let the seal fall into the hands of evil people. I think this is a very reasonable idea, so we, the Rulers, must collect it first. The Great Impermanence of the Transcendentalists has long been aware of the authenticity of the seal and the existence of its fragments. We must not lose out in the competition to collect the fragments of the seal.

"Zhuang Cheng, you are qualified to become the Great Impermanence; in other words, you should also be someone who can change the world, and you may have a destiny related to the Divine Seal. I hope you can try to touch the fragments of the Divine Seal to verify this judgment."

I couldn’t agree to this request—I made a split-second decision.

The last time I came into contact with other fragments of the Divine Seal was in an independent reality space. I touched the fragment of the Divine Seal that was once hidden in the heart of Doctor Silver Mask, and then automatically established a connection with it and automatically stored it into my consciousness.

According to my subsequent tests, I have formed a binding relationship with this second fragment of the divine seal. Just like the first fragment of the divine seal, wherever I go, the fragment of the divine seal will follow.

Once I come into contact with the fragment of the divine seal in Fufeng Base, it is difficult for me to guarantee that I will not automatically bind it and store it. It doesn't matter if I do this under the condition of concealing it from others, but if I do this in front of Fufeng, I will probably only have two choices: either be bound to the chariot of Fazheng's camp, or be the enemy of Fazheng as the person who stole the fragment of the divine seal.

It is really not worthwhile to be dragged into the political vortex of Luoshan for a mere fragment of the divine seal, and the same is true for provoking the Great Impermanence Fazheng for no reason. More importantly, the request that Fufeng made to me now seems to be a bit of a bait.

I'm not so naive as to believe everything the other party says. Is this really the only purpose of Fa Zheng and his team to find someone who is destined to be with the Divine Seal? Although I don't mind having an additional title of "someone who is destined to be with the Divine Seal", if they want to drag me into some complicated intrigues, then I will not accompany them. But if I refuse directly, it will seem suspicious. The phenomenon of automatically binding and storing the fragments of the Divine Seal is undoubtedly closely related to my identity as a chosen person in the virtual realm. If Fa Zheng is really No. 6, he will probably become suspicious when he hears that I refuse to touch the fragments of the Divine Seal for no reason.

Whether I agree or refuse, I will expose my suspicion of being the chosen one to a certain extent. In fact, it doesn't matter if I am exposed. I don't have much obsession with hiding the identity of the chosen one. But at this point, I actually found some fun in the game of guessing each other's identity.

"Even if this judgment is verified, what do you want to do next? I have no intention of joining the hegemony movement, nor do I want to participate in your struggle with transcendence." I said bluntly.

"Isn't it too late to talk about this now? Zhuang Cheng. Not only did you kill the Great Master of Transcendentism, you also challenged the Great Impermanence of Transcendentism. Now you have essentially become the enemy of Transcendentism." Fu Feng said, "I know very well what you are thinking. You are not interested in the political disputes in Luoshan. You think all of this is vulgar and want to immerse yourself in your own world...

"However, as long as you live in the human world, you are doomed to be unable to escape these things. Especially since you possess such a powerful force.

"Even if you become the Great Impermanence, as long as there are other Great Impermanence in this world, you still have to deal with others. You have to determine who is your partner and who is your enemy. Where there are people, there is politics, and no one can stay out of it."

I decided to bring the topic back to the ground: "Then let's at least wait until Fa Zheng comes over. Isn't the fragment of the divine seal a very important thing? Let him make the decision on this matter when the time comes."

"Okay." Fu Feng nodded helplessly.

Soon, he picked out a room for Ma Zao and me. I specifically requested a double room. In such an unfamiliar place, it is better to rest as close as possible. Ma Zao did not raise any objections.

We entered a room with two beds like a luxury hotel suite, and Fu Feng left first. I was not without feeling what he said to me before. Where there are people, there is politics, and no one can stay out of it - it is really irrefutable. But if you join the dispute in order to stay away from it, you are putting the cart before the horse. I am not so shaken by just two or three words.

But right now, I have things to do that are a hundred times more important than those vulgar political struggles.

I closed the door, turned around, and looked at Ma Zao. We finally had a chance to be alone. Now, I was going to reveal my true feelings in front of her.

Uneasy emotions welled up in my heart. Although I had done a lot of inner work, I still couldn't help being afraid when the time came.

All the battles in the past combined have never made me this nervous. This feeling might be the first time since the basement on the fifteenth floor.

Ma had already sat on the bed. Seeing me standing still, she asked in confusion, "Zhuang Cheng?"

"Ma Zao, I have something to tell you." I made up my mind completely.

Seeing my serious attitude, she also became serious and sat upright.

"You asked me before why I would do this for you, right?" I asked.

"Well, you said it was because... because you like me." She said in a low voice.

"That's a very important reason, but there's an earlier reason," I said.

"An earlier reason..." She looked at me blankly.

"I lied to you. I'm not a good person. The reason I brought you home was not because I couldn't sit idly by and watch a weak girl like you covered in blood fall into the night, but because I saw a possibility in you - the possibility of taking me out of the boring world of common sense and into unpredictable and incredible adventures," I said.

After hearing these words, she paused for a long time before slowly reacting: "What you really value is..."

"Yes, I want to use your unlucky physique to attract endless dangerous things to me," I said.

(End of this chapter)