That's right, it was all directed by Cheng Shi.
The star-like eyes that opened above the audience area were not true deception, but merely the eyes of a puppet!
The moment those eyes opened, Cheng Shi thought that the God of Music had descended, but he quickly realized something was wrong, because the timing of those eyes was too coincidental, just when he wanted the God of Music to appear.
Furthermore, the stars in those eyes were no longer dazzling. This was clearly the image of an Outer God in a false curtain call, not the true Eyes of Nothingness. Therefore, Cheng Shi noticed the abnormality immediately and frowned slightly.
Then something even more absurd happened: the pair of eyes that had just descended from outside frowned slightly.
The perceptive Cheng Shi noticed this detail, and was stunned for a moment before a crazy idea popped into his head.
Could I possibly control those... divine eyes?
Even Cheng Shi was startled by this absurd idea. He blinked, but unexpectedly, the eyes in front of the screen also blinked.
"!!!"
When enough coincidences come together, they can no longer be considered coincidences. So Cheng Shi tried to say something softly:
"Longjing, as the victor of the audience ceremony... what reward do you desire?"
Then, Director Cheng came online!
He was absolutely certain that he could control the pair of starry eyes outside, although he didn't know whether it was Lezi God repeating his words or a prank for the person behind the scenes. In any case, Cheng Shi was having a lot of fun.
Seeing Longjing looking unhappy on stage, Cheng Shi became even happier.
However, simply teasing was not Cheng Shi's intention. Now that he had this opportunity, Cheng Shi could do more, even using the fake God of Music as a means to guide Longjing to ask those difficult questions, and openly speculate on the God of Music's will to see where He wanted to lead the world.
Then, the eyes of the one in the audience area blinked again, spiraling back and forth like flowing water, and said in a playful voice:
Time is always precious.
Although I am not like [Time] who has no time at all, I cannot waste time here.
Since you're so eager for a reward, fine, but first, answer one of my questions.
Longjing immediately perked up. "My benefactor, what's the problem?"
Where do you think the future of this world lies?
Longjing was taken aback, but without hesitation, she said, "Isn't it on Cheng Shi?"
"?"
The spiral in his eyes paused for a moment, and the upturned corners of his eyes instantly flattened.
Seeing his benefactor's change in attitude, Longjing quickly lowered his head and said, "Isn't that right, my benefactor?"
"..." Yes, but that's nonsense.
Helpless, Cheng Shi could only try a different approach: "So where do you think my future lies?"
"You?" The people of Longjing were dumbfounded. How could a mortal dare to speak so presumptuously about the future of a true god?
Actually, it wasn't that we hadn't thought about it. During the Clowns' Gathering, Cheng Shi had explicitly stated that he wanted to change the blood of the gods. Whether this so-called blood change included [deception] was something no one mentioned at the time, and everyone tacitly glossed over it.
After all, everyone in the room was a believer in "deception," so it was a bit difficult to bring up this topic.
But since our benefactor has asked this question, could it be... that the God of Joy will really be replaced?
Who could it be?
Zhen Xin or Cheng Shi? It can't be myself, can it?
Longjing loves to show off, but he is also self-aware. An acrobat who is too far behind in information cannot become the pillar of the troupe, and naturally cannot inherit the "leadership" and support a whole new world.
But this didn't stop him from speculating and imagining. In fact, he felt that Zhen Xin was more suitable, as for Cheng Shi... it seemed that there was a more suitable place for him in this world.
Longjing never told anyone that when he sat on that throne from the battlefield of the gods' corpses, the feeling he had at that moment told him that the throne did not belong to anyone but to Cheng Shi.
He didn't know whether it was the influence of the twisted will of the gods' corpses or some other illusion, but he did have that thought.
And after learning of the existence of [Origin], he also thought that only [Origin] could fight against [Origin]!
And Cheng Shi is the predetermined fate of this world. If the future of the world rests on the other person, then how could the other person not become a... [Original Source]?
But these ideas were too crazy, so crazy that he couldn't find anyone to share them with.
Therefore, Longjing couldn't help but wonder if his benefactor's question today was aimed at what he was thinking.
What is His attitude toward the fact that He is about to be "replaced"?
Longjing remained silent for a moment, not answering Lezishen's question, but instead mustering his courage to ask a question in return. He raised his head, his gaze slightly solemn, and said:
"My benefactor, does this world still have a future?"
"......"
Silence fell over the room. After a long while, the swirling of his eyes grew faster and faster before he answered softly:
"It depends on how you define the future."
The world certainly has a future, but the future I see may not be the future you want to see.
Your question was good; please don't ask it again next time.
"......"
"......"
For a moment, the entire void fell into a deathly silence.
Cheng Shi, who was behind the scenes, stood frozen in place, motionless.
Because the answer just now did not come from him, but from the real Lezi God who took control of the Puppet Eye and answered Longjing's question!
Fraud has occurred!
In director Cheng Shi's script, it quietly replaced the role that originally belonged to Him.
At this moment, Cheng Shi was completely at a loss.
He strained every muscle in his body, trying to control his trembling. He gritted his teeth, unsure of what expression to make, his eyes darting around, not daring to look directly into those long-unseen starry eyes through the curtain.
He had countless questions to ask the God of Joy, but when the God of Joy appeared, he desperately wanted to leave, to leave the place of audience, to leave the void, and even to leave this world, just to escape the impending confrontation.
He didn't know where that one glance would lead him; he only wished he had more time so he could gather more information, gain greater strength, and be better prepared to face everything.
But right now, the Joker doesn't seem ready.
Unfortunately, fate is cruel; it's not just time that's scarce, the whole world is lacking time.
Those eyes finally glanced over, and at that moment, the gaze of a god met the gaze of a mortal...
"Buzz—"
The world fell silent instantly.
Countless colors, things, thoughts, and existences receded like the tide, turning into starlight and disappearing at the edge of the void. The entire universe seemed to be left with only pure emptiness and darkness, and the only light source hanging high in the sky.
The Eyes of Nothingness!
The man and the god gazed at each other silently, neither speaking.
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