How come I was born a deity?

"I have a pretty good understanding of the situation." Wang Shande sat down at the stone table, with Chen Qi, Shen Nianxu, and Qin Bo standing behind him, while Yao Ning and the manager of the Wan Yao Club knelt in front of him.

Logically speaking, Chen Qi should also be able to sit next to Wang Shande, since he is the owner of the bookstore.

However, Chen Qi himself did not have this awareness, and Shen Nianxu, who was temporarily representing the bookstore, did not want to overstep her bounds, so she stood behind Wang Shande.

"Overall, it's an objective fact that the Ten Thousand Demons Guild intentionally raised ghosts and caused the death of an ordinary person because of them. You shouldn't have anything to deny about that, right?"

The shopkeeper knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and said, "These are all objective facts."

"Although Shen Nianxu told me that your Ten Thousand Demons Guild has the intention to actively attack ordinary people, I'd like to hear more from you," Wang Shande stared at the manager, "do you truly intend to use the lifespan of living people to prolong your time with ghosts?"

Yao Ning's face was pale, because she knew very well that she had indulged in this matter, and even the idea of ​​using the lives of Chen Qi and the other two to feed the vengeful ghost was her idea.

Now that Wang Shande believes the matter was orchestrated by the shopkeeper, she naturally panicked.

Chen Qi also glanced at the shopkeeper kneeling on the ground, silent.

"Mr. Wang..."

Just as Yao Ning was about to say something, the shopkeeper suddenly raised his hand, interrupting her, "Whether or not there was a subjective intention to attack ordinary people, attacking ordinary people is an objective fact."

"We demons are different from humans. We don't have your universal values. We just need to use objective facts as the basis for judgment. There's no need to involve the concepts of demons."

Although the shopkeeper knew that as long as he said he had no intention of harming anyone, Wang Shande would more or less reduce his punishment, given his personality.

However, it is true that she was troubled by love and raised ghosts underground, and it is also true that she harmed people.

She couldn't accept having her punishment reduced like this.

"I understand," Wang Shande also understood the shopkeeper's meaning. Having wandered the cultivation world for so many years, he could see through this little trick at a glance. "That's all for today. I'll come again tomorrow. I hope you won't have any thoughts of running away. I trust you."

That's what he said, but Wang Shande's real intention was to give the shopkeeper some time to explain things.

With the manager taken away, the heavy burden of the Wan Yao Club will definitely fall entirely on Yao Ning, the general manager. If things are not explained clearly and Yao Ning does not handle them well, the uncontrolled demons may cause even bigger trouble.

The Ten Thousand Demons Club is essentially a management center for stray demons. As long as it exists, any matter related to demons can be handled by them.

The shopkeeper held a very high position among the demons.

After all, it was a monster that survived from the previous owner of the bookstore.

"Thank you, Mr. Wang," the shopkeeper said.

Wang Shande sighed softly and waved his hand, "Alright, the procedures are complete. Do you have anything else to say?"

Hearing this, Chen Qi relaxed and sat down at the stone table.

"Young Master Chen," the shopkeeper said, as Yao Ning helped him up and sat him down on a stone stool, "our Wan Yao Guild has decided to cast our vote for you in the year-end leadership election."

Qin Bo: "?"

Shen Nianxu: "?"

The news came as a complete surprise to them, and they were caught entirely off guard.

Wang Shande glanced at her and knew she was talking to him.

After a moment of silence, Wang Shande turned to look at Yao Ning, who was now the apparent owner of the Ten Thousand Demons Guild, and asked, "You think the same thing?"

Yao Ning nodded slightly, "Yes... I think the same way as the shopkeeper."

Let alone asking her to vote for Chen Qi, even if she were to be handed over to Chen Qi now, Yao Ning wouldn't dare to disobey.

After all, what was lurking in Chen Qi's shadow was too terrifying, and Yao Ning would never want to see it a second time.

"Hmm." Seeing that Yao Ning had given the same opinion, Wang Shande nodded. "I understand."

Shen Nianxu looked bewildered, not knowing when Chen Qi and the Wan Yao Club had reached such an agreement.

What exactly did Chen Qi talk about with those two guys while he was on his way to the Ten Thousand Demons Club?

"Hey," Shen Nianxu whispered to Chen Qi, "did you promise that vixen any benefits?"

Chen Qi shook his head. "No."

"No? Why would they give you their vote for no reason?"

"Maybe it's because I'm handsome."

"...Are you kidding me?"

"..."

Qin Bo, standing next to him, narrowed his eyes.

Now he was certain that Granny Qin was right.

Chen Qi does indeed have some unknown secrets. If I follow him and learn from him, and broaden my horizons, it will definitely be of great benefit to inheriting the Qin family business and developing it into a nationwide enterprise.

Moreover, now that I hold the title of CEO, if the bookstore develops in the future, I will be the second-in-command of a powerful organization, no matter what.

It's infinitely more enjoyable than being a behind-the-scenes player in Qin's firm.

It was right for me to suspend my studies to come to the bookstore.

After chatting for a while in the secluded old house of the Ten Thousand Demons Club, Shen Nianxu couldn't stand the fox spirit atmosphere there, so she urged everyone to leave quickly.

Before leaving, Yao Ning suddenly appeared in front of Chen Qi mysteriously and stuffed something into his hand.

Chen Qi opened his palm and saw that it was actually a sachet.

However, this sachet did not have any ghostly aura, and judging from its design alone, it was of much higher quality than the sachet given by the cat demon before.

"This is……?"

A slight blush rose to Yao Ning's face. "This is my sachet."

Chen Qi: "I can see that, but what's the use?"

Yao Ning placed her slender hand on Chen Qi's shoulder, her eyes sparkling with allure. "From now on, if you bring this sachet to the Wan Yao Club, you can directly enter the inner area. Moreover, everyone will know you are a VIP, so you will not only receive discounts but also special services."

Chen Qi's eyes sharpened. "Isn't it illegal?"

Yao Ning simply parodied his original words and returned them to him, "Whether it's illegal or not, we'll only know after experiencing it~"

"That's right," Chen Qi nodded in satisfaction. "It seems you've grown up too."

"Of course~" Yao Ning winked again, "Also, there's my hair in the sachet, which has some special effects. Perhaps it can even save your life in certain situations."

Although Chen Qi didn't understand why Yao Ning didn't directly explain the effects of this thing, since she didn't say it, there must be some reason, so Chen Qi didn't ask any further questions.

After all, he was more concerned about the first half of the conversation.

"Understood, I will keep it safe."

"Yeah?"

A cold voice rang out, and Shen Nianxu grabbed Chen Qi's arm, veins bulging on her forehead, "If you don't leave now, I'm afraid you'll fall into a trap and never come out."

Chen Qi let out a wail.

Yao Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief after watching everyone leave.

After closing the door of the secluded old house, Yao Ning looked at the shopkeeper sitting on the bed and asked, "What exactly is that thing in Chen Qi's shadow?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to know," the shopkeeper said, still shaken. "But there's only one thing I'm sure of: since these things are in Chen Qili's shadow, they must be related to Chen Fuzhou."

"Moreover, the things in Chen Qi's shadow certainly won't harm him."

"If it were harmful, Chen Fuzhou would never have stood idly by. The fact that he didn't interfere and even let Chen Qi do as he pleased means that... that thing can only be beneficial to Chen Qi; he just hasn't found the right way to use it yet."

Yao Ning's face turned pale. "Then...you mean..."

The shopkeeper looked up and gave a wry smile.

"I originally thought that after the bookstore owner died, the dawn would break in Qingcheng, but I never expected this..."

"It's just that things are about to change in Qingcheng."

Indeed, although the bookstore's combat strength has declined significantly compared to before, it has gained the support of the Qin Family Agency and the Ten Thousand Demons Club, so it is hard to say that its overall strength has been greatly reduced.

With Chen Qi backed by Chen Fuzhou, the bookstores might have even more influence now.

"However, it's too early to draw conclusions..."

The shopkeeper suddenly added a sentence.

"The death of the previous owner of the bookstore was not so simple; it was like a curse that would extend to Chen Qi."

"Whether Chen Qi can survive this curse and live to see next year is still a question..."