Du Qiyu's voice overpowered all the frauds. He bowed deeply toward Yu Xi above, swept his gaze over everyone present, and said with a mocking expression:
"What do you all think is the funniest thing in this era, where Gods descended to bestow a Faith Ga upon the world?"
The crowd glanced at their feet, but no one responded.
Or rather, it was certain that no one would respond. No one wanted to play the 'straight man' in soone else's narrative, as they were in a competitive relationship after all.
Du Qiyu apparently hadn't expected anyone else to respond. Not long after, he chuckled to himself:
"Let
reveal the answer.
Naturally, it's a bunch of idiots trying to overthrow the gods and rebuild the world!
And I happen to have encountered such idiots.
Hah, although the Wise n of Folly are arrogant, they are right: ignorance truly is the original sin of humanity.
The descent of the Gods is the guidance of the world. Refusing to follow this guidance is one thing, but to actually think about returning everything to a past without deities—this is not just the delusion of a fool, it is absolute blasphemy against the Gods!
What's even funnier is that they actually sought
out, believing I was a comrade who could protect what is good alongside them.
Listen to this word, comrades?
Hahahahaha, how stupid. I simply hid all my beasts and put on a little disguise, and they believed it, even wanting to pull
into that nonsensical organization.
Do you think I would agree?"
Du Qiyu was highly skilled at controlling the rhythm of his speech. He paused once again, beginning to examine everyone's expressions, as if trying to find any of the "idiots" he ntioned among his peers.
However, the frauds remained expressionless, revealing no flaws, which left Du Qiyu slightly disappointed.
Not entirely disappointed, though. At least Lord Yu Xi was 'moved'. He actually jumped down from the first platform and arrived beside Du Qiyu, his eyes brimming with appreciation.
Yu Xi moved his long, slender legs and paced around the Beast Tar. As he examined Du Qiyu, he chuckled:
"Interesting. I'd love to know how you handled such blasphemy?"
Du Qiyu smiled faintly, seemingly not thinking there was any problem with his actions. He bowed deeply to Lord Yu Xi once more.
"Of course, I sternly and righteously... accepted it!"
A shrewd glint flashed in Du Qiyu's eyes as he once again began to examine everyone, including Yu Xi.
Yu Xi froze for a mont, the smile on his face growing more eerie.
"Accepted it?
It seems you also think humanity needs to rebel against the Gods?
Hmm, very well. I have seen your blasphemy. Now, begin elaborating on your devotion. Otherwise, your path of faith might just co to an end."
Yu Xi stared at Du Qiyu with a half-smile, yet there wasn't a hint of nervousness on the Beast Tar's face. He burst into laughter:
"My Lord, you are mistaken. Everything I just said was not my blasphemy, but my devotion.
I agreed to their invitation not to join them in upholding so bullshit goodness or rebelling against the gods, but to infiltrate them and turn them into the biggest joke of this era.
Rebelling against the Gods might be a severe sin of blasphemy to other deities, but to our Benefactor, shouldn't this be the greatest fun in the entire universe!
Lord Yu Xi, since I am already inside, I can naturally drag more 'frauds' into that organization. And once the essence of rebellion turns into a 'circus,' hah, I believe this farce will be enough to please our Benefactor and likewise move you.
What do you think?"
Du Qiyu's eyes were extrely bright. He stared unblinkingly at Yu Xi, constantly observing his reaction.
And Yu Xi rely curled his lips, slowly circled behind the Beast Tar, clapped twice, and asked with a smile:
"Not bad, not bad. But you've talked for so long, and yet you haven't ntioned the na of that organization.
Why, are you subconsciously protecting those blasphers?"
Du Qiyu was taken aback before bursting into laughter, "Of course not, they are called..."
"Shh!"
Yu Xi's slender arm suddenly reached over Du Qiyu's shoulder. He gently placed an index finger over his lips, interrupting the man's words, and looked at the other frauds present, laughing heartily:
"It's a bit too boring when only one person speaks. I'd like to ask, who else knows what this organization is called?"
The frauds furrowed their brows, remaining silent. Clearly, there was no second person here who knew of the blaspher organization.
Having taken stock of the situation, Yu Xi nodded. Then, pressing down on Du Qiyu's shoulder, the smile on his face vanished instantly. He slowly leaned into the Beast Tar's back, bent over, sneered into his ear, and whispered:
"Do you think the foolish acts of mortals can be hidden from the Gods?"
Du Qiyu was perplexed: "Of course not."
"Very well. Since they cannot, the Gods should have long known about the existence of these blasphers. But why haven't They interfered or brought down judgnts for blasphemy?"
Du Qiyu was stunned again, but then his eyes widened in shock, his pupils trembling as if realizing sothing: "Are you saying that a God has sheltered them!? There are rifts among the Gods, and They are using these fools as tools to sche against each other?"
"Smart!"
Yu Xi patted Du Qiyu firmly twice and chuckled anew: "Take another guess. The God that shelters them... who is it?"
Before this question was asked, it was indeed a question. But once it ca out of Yu Xi's mouth, the answer was obvious!
"The Fun God!?"
"Our Benefactor?"
Before Du Qiyu could answer, the other frauds had already cried out in alarm.
And at the exact mont the frauds figured out the answer, those slender hands resting on the Beast Tar's shoulders gently grasped his neck.
"Smart, you've guessed correctly.
But what a pity, you guessed wrong."
As soon as the words fell, the crowd heard a crisp snap. Du Qiyu's pupils contracted violently and then slowly dilated, instantly losing their luster as he collapsed into Yu Xi's arms without any resistance.
Yu Xi clicked his tongue repeatedly. He casually tossed the Beast Tar's corpse aside, looked up with a smile at the remaining five frauds, and declared:
"They are called Torchbearers, sheltered by our Benefactor.
You don't need to know their purpose. Just rember, anyone who witnessed what happened today must never extinguish the fire of another.
As for what the fire is..."
Yu Xi's sharp gaze swept around the circle. He curled his lips into a wide grin. "I shouldn't need to elaborate, should I?"
"!!!"
For a mont, the several people present shuddered all over, remaining as silent as cicadas in winter.
Soone had actually died at the Audience eting!
Not getting to et the Gods was one thing, but losing their lives? What was the aning of this?
Of course, it was also possible that Du Qiyu had gone to et Death, but at a critical juncture like this, no one was in the mood to make such a joke.
The Master of Trickery, who had previously fought with Du Qiyu, was particularly terrified. He feared that Yu Xi had killed the man not because of so inexplicable Torchbearers, but because their brawl had disrupted the 'Order' of the venue.
He even turned his head away, not daring to look at Lord Yu Xi, plotting how he could escape this terrifying Audience eting ground.
The Envoy of Fraud had once again demonstrated his deterrent power at the Audience eting.
Seeing that the people present did not dare to make a sound, Yu Xi let out a soft chuckle. He kicked the corpse down into the abyss with a casual stomp, then leaped back onto the first platform. He extended a hand toward the frauds below and prompted:
"The assessnt continues. Who's next?"
"..."
This didn't feel like an assessnt at all; instead, it felt like successive death warrants.
For a ti, the crowd didn't dare to move, standing rigidly in place, letting silence perate the air.
Cheng Shi, standing behind the invisible curtain, took everything in, a trace of relief appearing in his gaze as he looked at Long Jing.
'Never extinguish the fire of another' was the rule Cheng Shi had set for the Jokers. For Long Jing to execute the Joker's will at this mont undeniably proved the acrobat had thoroughly molded into the shape of a Joker.
But what was up with that Beast Tar who didn't die?
That's right, Du Qiyu hadn't died at all!
Cheng Shi, hiding behind the scenes, saw it crystal clear. At the very mont Yu Xi, played by Long Jing, rested his arm on Du Qiyu's shoulder, the Beast Tar had stealthily slipped sothing to Long Jing behind his back!
And it was because of this object that Long Jing hadn't broken the other man's neck. Instead, borrowing a misaligned angle of view, he snapped his own wrist to produce the cracking sound, intimidating everyone present.
Breaking an arm or a leg couldn't even be called a true "break" for an acrobat. These two had used this completely harmless thod to smoothly send a fraud away from the Audience eting.
Yes, the Beast Tar was sent away!
In fact, a little bit of deep thought would reveal the clues. If Yu Xi had really wanted to shock the believers, there was no need to dispose of the Beast Tar's body. Leaving the corpse on the platform would have been far more impactful to the frauds.
Yet he deliberately chose to kick the corpse into the abyss. This both prevented Du Qiyu's fake death from being exposed due to prolonged observation and served as a rendezvous. If Du Qiyu wasn't stupid, he would definitely be waiting for Yu Xi's arrival at the bottom of the abyss.
The Beast Tar probably didn't have the ability to differentiate between the real and fake Yu Xi.
Now, this was getting interesting.
Long Jing's intention to protect the Torchbearers was absolutely genuine, yet he had specifically let off Xiao Qi, who had attempted to expose the Torchbearers.
Based on Cheng Shi's understanding of Xiao Qi, a leopard couldn't change its spots. The real Du Qiyu could never have deceived Long Jing with such a petty trick. Therefore, the answer was obvious: Long Jing had recognized the item Du Qiyu handed over and felt the man wasn't an issue.
And this was precisely Xiao Qi's biggest problem!
He was definitely not Du Qiyu!
Who could it be?
Thinking of this, Cheng Shi glanced toward the void deep inside the venue, his brow slightly furrowed.
Whoever it was, going to et... no, going to trick them a bit would reveal everything.
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