Chapter 592 Fa Zheng's Reaction

Hot water mixed with teacup shards and exploded, landing on the coffee table and Fazheng's trousers.

"A human extermination plan?" Fa Zheng's voice was like that of a demon from hell. "What is that?"

I stared at him silently. A few seconds later, Fa Zheng snapped out of his daze, looked at the steaming water stains and shards of the teacup, coughed awkwardly, and waved his hand. All the water and teacup shards vanished as suddenly as they had appeared.

Fa Zheng seemed very tired as he pinched the bridge of his nose, then exhaled and said in a sighing tone, "I'm really sorry, I just said that I could remain calm no matter what I heard, but... is everything you said true?"

"No, I'm not doubting you, it's just... Fukuinin, Yama, Yomi, Tai Sui... King Chakravartin has become a traitor? Even Meijō might... Naraku Fukuin, and Naraku's Will... the end of the world..."

He muttered to himself, as if slowly processing the shocking information he had just received. After a while, he gradually calmed down, and his expression became composed.

Then, he looked at me again.

“I have some details that are bothering me,” he said, returning to a more normal tone. “In your previous account, the Grand Completion level woman referred to as Number Seven seemed to have an extraordinary understanding of you, and you seemed completely unsurprised by it. Isn’t she a character who operates in the afterlife? Where have you met before? Why were you able to establish a cooperative relationship so quickly?”

"What is the origin of this divine child beside you who resembles Zhu Shi? Although you seem to be deliberately ignoring it, your early activities in the afterlife should have revolved around finding her, right?"

When I was handing over crucial information to Fazheng, I didn't mention anything related to the Void Realm, much less reveal that I and Xiaowan were Void Realm Apostles. It was only in retrospect that I realized it was impossible to recount my afterlife adventures without being a Void Realm Apostle.

In almost all the important events I experienced in the afterlife, Little Bowl and Number Seven were present. Although it was possible to simply hand over the important information without mentioning these two people, Fa Zheng, as the one receiving the information, could hardly ignore such a glaring gap and would inevitably have some doubts.

So, how can I cover up the things related to the Void Realm and avoid revealing my identity as a Void Realm Apostle? ... I habitually pondered in this direction, but soon I became bored.

Is it really necessary to gloss over this?

The illusory realm has already shattered, and even the Dogs who stand on the Peach Blossom Village side and have become enemies know that I am Number Three. Moreover, I had a feeling when I attacked the Luoshan branch base that I was already the supreme Great Impermanence of Luoshan, yet I still had to sneak off to the mysterious organization to become an apostle, which felt rather degrading.

It was very suitable when I first encountered the virtual realm and wasn't strong enough, but doing it now seems inappropriate. I should have graduated from that kind of role-playing activity long ago.

I glanced at the small bowl beside me. Although we weren't communicating verbally, I felt she could probably guess what I was thinking. She nodded knowingly.

Fa Zheng's gaze shifted back and forth between me and Xiao Wan. I turned my head and looked at Fa Zheng again, saying, "The woman called 'Number Seven' is actually an Apostle of the Void Realm."

“…Oh? So…” Fa Zheng seemed not to have reacted yet.

Then I continued, "I am also an Apostle of the Void Realm."

Upon hearing this, Fa Zheng coughed violently. Luckily, he didn't have any tea in his mouth at the moment, otherwise it felt like he was going to spray it all over me and Xiao Wan.

"Wh...what!?" he shouted. "What did you say!?"

I pointed to myself and said in a serious tone, "I am Zhuang Cheng, the third disciple of the Void Realm. Please give me your guidance."

Little Bowl imitated me, putting on a serious expression, and added, "By the way, I am also a Void Realm Apostle, ranked second."

"You...you are all ranked higher than Xuanming?"

Fa Zheng stared at me in disbelief, then looked at Xiao Wan, pointed at her, and said, as if he couldn't quite process the jumbled information in his mind, "She's second?"

“That’s right,” I said.

Using what I just said as an opening, I told Fazheng everything related to the Void Realm.

At this stage, among those in the Luoshan Society who have chosen to fight to the end against the Gospel House's plan to exterminate humanity, only Fazheng remains. Since I have chosen to stand against the Gospel House, Fazheng is someone I must win over. The alliance, which has not been valued so much until now, must be re-examined and redefined as a crucial cooperative relationship. Therefore, we cannot unnecessarily conceal each other's secrets, otherwise, it will invite unnecessary suspicion.

As for the identity of the Void Realm Apostles, it doesn't really matter if it gets out. Officially, the Void Realm is a major threat to Luo Shan, but this is all a result of Xuan Ming teaming up with Xu Gou to attack two Luo Shan branch bases, steal fragments of the Divine Seal, and even pinning the crime of murdering Shenzhao on himself. Xuan Ming himself was also a vicious criminal who attacked and killed Luo Shan's Great Impermanence before this; 80% of the Void Realm Apostles' infamy stems from Xuan Ming.

Hmm... but thinking about it carefully, I can't say I'm completely uninvolved in what Xuanming did. I also attacked the Luoshan branch base and the Luoshan Great Impermanence...

However, strictly speaking, the former had already been destroyed by the Dog of the Dog. When Liu Shuying and I went there, we encountered a product of the Dog of the Dog cut from history to the present, and its leader was a traitor who secretly rebelled to Taoyuan Township. The latter, on the other hand, was a challenge to Mingzhuo in the name of counterattack, and in the end, I accepted mediation, so there is probably no problem.

Getting back to the point, most of the Void Realm Apostles are less like subordinates of the Lord of the Divine Seal and more like people forcibly pulled in to do things for him. And I think, apart from Number Seven, none of the Void Realm Apostles are truly working for the Lord of the Divine Seal. After separating Xuanming and Xugou, Xiaowan and I wouldn't care if we revealed our identities in front of Fazheng.

Of course, this is something I can do calmly because I possess the power of the Great Unpredictable. Even if the listener harbors malice or dark intentions because of this, I am confident that I can deal with whatever comes my way. If it were a weak person whose life is not in their own hands, they would need to think twice. Without the confidence to control their own life, they should not spread reasons for others to covet them. Yuchi did just that.

Xiaowan, on the other hand, is someone who has already placed their life on my shoulders.

"I never expected this... I never expected this."

Fazheng muttered incredulously, observing me and Xiaowan repeatedly, before asking me, "Speaking of which... why did you only bring this up now? Judging from the information you've provided, it wouldn't have mattered if you had told us the whole truth after becoming the Great Impermanence. We couldn't possibly do anything to you, so wouldn't it have been pointless to keep it from you?"

After thinking it over, I chose to answer honestly: "Because that would give the impression of being a member of a mysterious organization."

"mystery……"

Fa Zheng was silent for a while, then looked at the small bowl.

Xiao Wan gave an apologetic smile.

"Sigh..." Fa Zheng sighed, "Forget about that... I didn't expect Shenzhao to be a Void Realm Apostle, number six... Hmm, is this numbering based on the order of joining, not the order of strength?"

"And then the person who killed him wasn't Xuanming, but the Lord of the Divine Seal... First the Gospel House, then the Lord of the Divine Seal, and then the end of the world, what a series of calamities! What should we do..."

He seemed to be racking his brains for a solution. Seeing this, I took out the "Dushuoshan" technical data and placed it on the coffee table.

"This is the information I mentioned earlier. Please accept it," I said.

In addition, I have memorized all the contents of the technical documents. I can't understand them by reading, but memorizing them is no problem, just like taking a photograph.

Fa Zheng showed a particularly serious expression, put away all the technical documents, and said, "Thank you very much. I will give them to Yuchi as soon as possible and urge him to speed up the research and development."

“I’m sure you understand perfectly well that simply developing the teleportation array to the afterlife isn’t very useful. The most important thing is to organize a fighting force to advance into the afterlife and completely defeat the Gospel House… specifically, to defeat the Great Impermanence, including Yama, the Lord of the Gospel House, in order to stop them from carrying out their plan to slaughter humanity,” I said. “And for this, we need sufficient fighting power. You and I alone are not enough; we need more manpower.”

"Although it sounds strange to me, objectively speaking, the human extermination plan is indeed a simple, efficient, and extremely reasonable way to save the world. Zhuang Cheng, are you really prepared to stand against this plan?" Fa Zheng looked at me with deep eyes.

He wasn't trying to defend the human extermination plan; he was simply trying to confirm my stance. He must have known perfectly well that I wasn't a person of high moral character.

“Of course,” I said.

"……Yeah."

Surprisingly, he seemed to believe me very easily.

“Then I will answer your question. I will call upon Jian Feixian and also enlist the help of the Divination Master to advance into the afterlife,” Fa Zheng said.

"Are these two people trustworthy?" I asked.

(End of this chapter)