After a brief but intense tremor, the feather once again became tranquil.
Lying quietly in this rectangular black jade box, it resembled an exquisite artwork born from the merger of night and moonlight, exuding an aura both gorgeous and dangerous.
"You see—this feather vibrates in response when it gets close to you, you must be its master."
The light in Chen Shu’s eyes could hardly conceal his excitement, as if he had already concluded that Lu Sheng was the mysterious maiden who descended under the clear moonlight that night.
"If one commits the original sin, they shall fall, and pure white wings will turn into Black Feather. That’s why I firmly believe the maiden that night had to be one of the Seven Divine Envoys who had fallen."
"I also firmly believe that a deity with such tremendous power, even if fallen, even if it commits the deepest sin and is imprisoned in the Netherworld, could become a Demon to come to the Human Realm, regardless of what other creature it might turn into."
"And the maiden, with her memories and power as a deity sealed, might now be unaware that she is actually a God."
"So ever since I heard about these matters from that man three years ago, I have been searching for the existence of this Fallen God."
Chen Shu said, "I had people around the world collect tales of those with extraordinary human abilities to compare, judge, and confirm. But for nearly a year, I found nothing."
"Until two years ago, when I watched you dominate the competition seven nights in a row and finally win the championship at the last night of the Abis Boxing Competition."
Chen Shu eagerly raised his head and looked straight at Lu Sheng.
"Even though you wore a panda mask at the time, speaking only briefly after the match ended to collect your prize, I had a strong intuition that you were the person I was searching for."
"After watching all the match videos related to you on those seven nights, I planned to visit the UK to see you in person. But fearing I wouldn’t make it in time, I had my people in the UK find and invite you to Suli."
"But you refused without hesitation, and by the time I arrived in the UK, you had already left. For the past two years, I have been investigating your true identity, but you’ve been too low-profile and mysterious, without a trace to be found."
"However, I didn’t expect that over two months ago, you would reveal your identity at a banquet and afterward took the initiative to contact me."
"After receiving your message, I brought this feather to Jiang City to confirm your identity."
"The moment I saw you outside your villa and felt the feather in my palm vibrate, I was more excited than at any other moment in my life."
"You asked me why I wanted to get close to you, to sabotage your relationship with that Li Muchen..."
Chen Shu leaned forward, his tone full of affection and tenderness, "Shengsheng, you are a Fallen God."
"In my view, it is those high and holy, selfless deities who are the fake gods; they renounce desire and nature merely to be revered. They possess great power, yet are subjected to the deepest constraints."
"You are different; you are powerful and free. Even born of light, you can choose darkness in pursuit of freedom, discarding hypocrisy and sanctimoniousness, reckless, uninhibited, and without concern towards any person or matter."
"People all pray for the selfless, loving mercy of the deities, especially those poor and desperate."
"Yet the reality is ’behind the doors of the rich, meat and wine go to waste while some freeze to death without bones.’ Those struggling to survive kneel and pray to the deities with sincere wishes, yet their prayers are never answered."
"But a Fallen God will come down in the darkness, plucking their feathers to grant the wishes of others."
Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng looked into Chen Shu’s eyes, which were tinted with obsession, and couldn’t help but frown.
"Don’t tell me you think that it is right to fulfill the wishes of those praying to you by killing all the other innocent people?"
Lu Sheng lifted her head, her tone somewhat chill.
"Why isn’t it right? Just because this method is too selfish and cruel?"
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