What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

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At four in the morning, the night rain had stopped.

The lights of the Special Affairs Bureau remained bright. Intelligence concerning supernatural powers throughout New Chu was systematically transmitted here, arranged, and ultimately resolved.

After finishing processing a document, Zhong Chongshan rubbed his temples, then floated to the window and admired the night view as always.

Just then, a knock sounded on the door.

He couldn't help but frown, but quickly nodded in agreement, indicating that he could come in.

The person who came was another of his secretaries, named Liu Nan.

The female secretary had gone home to rest several hours earlier, when it was time to leave work.

"what's up?"

Zhong Chongshan did not turn around.

Liu Nan said, "Gao Shu, the chosen one of the Church of the Sleeping Spirits who was arrested and brought back last afternoon, has woken up, but his condition is a little strange."

Zhong Chongshan recognized the name because of Gu Yuqiu, and asked, "Be more specific."

“According to your account, during the interrogation, we mentioned Gu Yuqiu’s name in front of him, and his emotions changed noticeably at that time.”

Liu Nan said calmly, "I think it's fear."

Zhong Chongshan turned to look at him and asked, "What do you mean?"

Liu Nan lowered his head and said, "Gao Shu is a chosen one. Gu Yuqiu shouldn't have instilled such subconscious fear in him. There must be a reason for this, and I think we need to find out."

Zhong Chongshan said expressionlessly, "Gu Yuqiu's entry into the Special Affairs Bureau is closely related to the Disaster Messenger. Do you still intend to doubt her?"

Liu Nan hummed in agreement.

Zhong Chongshan asked, "What is the reason?"

Liu Nan was silent for a while, then said, "I heard a rumor a few years ago that the Innocent Empress had a relationship with that person. Moreover, the situation in Xin Chu is too complicated right now. You need to get as much information as possible, no matter who is involved behind her."

After a moment, Zhong Chongshan nodded in agreement.

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The noise is only temporary; life will eventually return to normal.

The final draft of the 10,000-word report was submitted a few days ago. I heard that Zhong Chongshan personally took the time to read it carefully and gave it commendation.

But just as Gu Yuqiu said, the Special Affairs Bureau did not assign them any new tasks.

Most importantly, the Church of the Sleeping Demons actually began to feign death.

So the two of them became idle people who had money but did nothing.

Fortunately, wasting one's life doing nothing is itself a great happiness.

Lin Mushi gradually got used to her current life and no longer felt that the house was too empty and uncomfortable. She found a lot of fun in it.

She goes downstairs to the supermarket every day to buy fresh ingredients and cook all sorts of dishes that she had wanted to make but hadn't yet.

Of course, Gu Yuqiu paid the money.

She no longer needed to care about money soon after she transmigrated; even if she ran out of money, she could easily find a clean sum of cash.

This peaceful life lasted for several days.

One evening, as dusk settled in, Lin Mushi returned home and said something very seriously to Gu Yuqiu, who was playing mahjong.

Chapter 20: The Beginning

Gu Yuqiu was somewhat surprised by Lin Mushi's unusually serious expression, wondering what had happened.

You must know that she is that person, and that person is her. Although she has been idly playing mahjong these days, seemingly doing nothing, she has always been in control of the situation.

If something truly terrible had happened to Xin Chu, there's no reason she wouldn't know.

Gu Yuqiu asked softly, "What is it?"

Lin Mushi looked into her eyes and said in a deep voice, "This matter has a lot to do with you."

Gu Yuqiu remained expressionless, glancing subtly at the white cat to signal it to get ready.

The white cat had been squatting next to her, watching her play mahjong, and naturally overheard Lin Mushi's words. At this moment, it almost exploded with fur.

It simply couldn't understand what went wrong, why Gu Yuqiu had exposed his identity, how many people had come outside, how many of them were his enemies, and whether he could leave alive.

Just then, Lin Mushi's voice reached its ears.

“I think… there’s something wrong with my current state. I’m too lazy and too relaxed, so I’ve been thinking about it for a long time.”

She looked at Gu Yuqiu and said, word by word, "In the end, we found that this was probably your problem."

The words fell.

Both the person and the cat fell silent.

The white cat's fur, which had been slightly agitated, had now calmed down, but its breathing had become extremely heavy as it stared at its servants who had been with it for the past few days.

Gu Yuqiu remained silent for even longer than it did, until Lin Mushi began to feel uneasy before she finally spoke.

"My question?"

With great patience, she asked, "What is the reason?"

Lin Mushi sighed, looked out at the spacious living room, and said with emotion, "If it weren't for you, I would still be living a normal life now, instead of going out and buying whatever I like..."

Gu Yuqiu finally lost her patience and interrupted her directly, saying expressionlessly, "Pretentious."

Lin Mushi looked at her with great confusion and said, "Don't you feel anything about your current state? Don't you think there's anything wrong with it?"

Gu Yuqiu thought to herself that she really liked her current life, so what was wrong with it?

Lin Mushi asked sincerely, "The day we first met, you told me in the car that you had devoted all your time to advancing your skills. What about now?"

Gu Yuqiu understood what she meant and said the truth: "I no longer need to do that."

Lin Mushi frowned slightly, thinking to herself, "Are you serious?"

The spiritual energy revival has only lasted for twenty-three years. There is still too much unknown about the supernatural realm. Even those seven supreme beings who are almost like living gods would not dare to say something like what you said.

In this world, aside from those gods who have not yet fully returned, there is only one person who is truly qualified to say these words.

The problem is, that person is already dead.

Thinking about these things, she asked seriously, "You mean you have a clear understanding of everything?"

Gu Yuqiu thought about it carefully, and finally shook her head.

No one can know everything, not even God.

Lin Mushi asked seriously, "Then why do you say that?"

After saying that, she suddenly thought of the battle that happened that night.

From any perspective, Gu Yuqiu's strength in that battle far exceeded the level expected of a second-tier fighter.

Perhaps this is the source of confidence or arrogance?

Gu Yuqiu thought about why she said that. Of course, there was a very long story behind it, probably enough to tell in 2.2 million words, so there was no need to explain it to her.

She thought for a moment and then said directly, "If you have any problems in this area, just tell me."

Lin Mushi was somewhat surprised, then thought about it seriously and said, "What do you think is the first step I should take now?"

Without hesitation, Gu Yuqiu said, "First, we need to figure out our own path."

The Ascension to Godhood is divided into six stages. If she is not included, the highest point that humanity can currently reach is the peak of the fifth stage.

From the very first stage, 'Transcendent', to the final sixth stage, 'Primordial', the most direct way to progress faster on this relatively short path is as she described.

Only by having firm beliefs or establishing faith can one walk faster and even deeper on the corresponding steps to divinity than others.

The former is what the vast majority of superhumans are doing, while the latter is the method adopted by the Church of the Sleeping Souls, which is relatively simpler, but also has greater limitations.

Lin Mushi thought to herself, "Who can understand what you're saying?" and asked, "Then how can we be sure?"

Gu Yuqiu said slowly, "Every path leading to the top of the Ascension Staircase has its own unique authority. When you are sure that it is what you desire most in your heart, its door will open for you."

Lin Mushi said helplessly, "The problem is, I have no idea what authority each path corresponds to."

Gu Yuqiu looked at her as if she were an idiot and said mockingly, "I think you don't even know what you want."

After saying this, she looked at the mahjong game, which had entered the automatic play phase because the waiting time had expired, and decided to get up and leave.

Lin Mushi watched her retreating figure, feeling somewhat angry. Then she realized that she really couldn't be sure, so she felt discouraged and got up to go to the kitchen as well.

The white cat, crouching nearby, overheard the entire conversation and couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

As Gu Yuqiu's closest comrade, it knew its companion's temperament well and thought that this kind of life could indeed change a person's mood.

—If it were the old her, she would have been driven away by Lin Mushi as soon as she asked the second question.

Thinking of this, it couldn't help but go to Gu Yuqiu's side, meowed, and asked, "When are you planning to make your move?"

Since that night when I killed Mr. Zhuo, I have had more than ten days of such peaceful and happy days, and now it is the end of November.

Gu Yuqiu seemed to have already thought about it, and said, "Before Christmas."

The white cat was a little surprised, thinking, "Are you planning to celebrate a holiday?"

Gu Yuqiu knew what it was thinking and casually said, "I'm not really interested in foreign festivals, but it's rare to have a moment of peace and quiet, so having something to be happy about isn't necessarily a bad thing."

Hearing her words, the white cat suddenly felt a little melancholy. It rubbed its cheek against the back of her hand and meowed twice, without any particular meaning.

Gu Yuqiu didn't say anything, but just rubbed its head.

After an unknown amount of time, as night deepened, Lin Mushi's voice finally came from the dining room.

Gu Yuqiu put the pine nuts away, got up and walked to the dining room, slightly surprised.

The meal on the table was very lavish, arguably the best Lin Mushi had prepared in recent days, comparable only to the meal on the first night.

Gu Yuqiu looked at her.