Chapter 2827 The Substitute Was Forcibly Taken by the Bandit's Wife 32
The room where Ruan Shutong's body was kept was in the westernmost corner of the village, a place rarely visited, and now even more silent.
Before pushing the door open and going in, Jin Chen glanced back at Gu Fanghe and said, "Wait for me in the courtyard."
Gu Fanghe frowned, "This person is strange, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jin Chen leaned in and kissed the corner of his lips. "I know, but he's dead. I just need to verify some things."
Gu Fanghe stared at him for a moment, then nodded.
But he refused to leave, instead sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, placing his sword across his lap, and guarding the safety of his beloved.
Jin Chen pushed the door open and closed it behind him, creating a soundproof barrier that also prevented spiritual energy from leaking out.
Even if the inside is in complete chaos, not a single sound can be heard outside, and no power will escape to disturb the person in the courtyard.
The room was dimly lit, with only a little daylight filtering in through the small window. Ruan Shutong's body was carelessly wrapped in a straw mat and thrown on the ground. The bloodstains had dried, leaving dark red stains on the mat.
Jin Chen glanced down at it but didn't make a move immediately.
Zero, perched on her shoulder, poked its head out and whispered, "Host, this person might know your identity. Does that mean he also knows the Supreme God?"
Jin Chen raised his hand and gently tapped its little head. [Go to the Quick Transmigration Bureau and explain this to Bai Ze.]
Ling Gun Gun hugged his head, which had been hit, looking aggrieved, and disappeared onto Jin Chen's shoulder.
Inside the house, Jin Chen walked to the corpse, squatted down, and reached out to pull aside the straw mat.
Ruan Shutong's face was revealed; it was pale, stiff, and her lips were bluish, showing no signs of life.
But ironically, that face resembled his.
Ugh, that's really annoying.
Jin Chen stared at that face for a moment, his gaze falling on Ruan Shutong's earlobe, where there was a tiny hole with a faint red tinge around the edge, like a small red mole that was almost invisible unless you looked closely.
Jin Chen's eyes darkened slightly.
He raised his hand and slowly placed his palm on Ruan Shutong's chest.
The wound where the knife had pierced through had stopped bleeding, but the skin and flesh were torn open, revealing the dark red flesh and white bone underneath.
"come out."
Jin Chen said softly, then suddenly exerted force in his palm.
An almost terrifying surge of spiritual power erupted from his palm, pouring into the corpse and forcibly pulling the not-yet-completely-dissipated soul out of it!
"what!!"
A piercing scream echoed within the barrier.
A phantom, semi-transparent shadow rose from the corpse, struggling and twisting until it finally coalesced into a human form, but it was not Ruan Shutong's appearance.
The young man had delicate features, a pale face, slender eyebrows and eyes, and thin lips that conveyed a harsh and resentful air.
Jin Chen looked at the unfamiliar face and understood.
As expected, this bastard deliberately swapped his face.
"Who are you?" Jin Chen asked, his voice calm but carrying a condescending and oppressive air.
Ruan Shutong struggled incessantly within the spiritual energy confinement. Upon hearing this, she looked up and glared at Jin Chen, her eyes filled with resentment, unwillingness, and an unconcealable fear.
He hissed, his voice sharp and piercing, filled with intense hatred, "I've long forgotten what my name is. Ever since I was punished by the God to do that damn mission, I'm no longer myself! Call me... Ruan Shutong? Or some other Tom, Dick, or Harry? Call me whatever you want!"
"I accept it! Being punished to do missions, traversing countless small worlds, conquering this one, scheming against that one, acting out love stories and tragedies like an actor! I accept it, at least that guy, the Supreme God, is even worse off than me! His soul is scattered across three thousand worlds, and he's almost forgotten who he is! Hahahaha!"
Ruan Shutong burst into maniacal laughter, her laughter filled with twisted pleasure, but then the laughter abruptly stopped.
"But why! I endured countless hardships while carrying out my mission, and his divine soul was scattered—that's what he deserved! But..."
He stared intently at Jin Chen, "But why? How could you piece his scattered soul back together, bit by bit? When I returned to the Quick Transmigration Bureau and overheard this news... do you know how I felt!"
"I'm not reconciled! I'm not reconciled! I've done so many missions and suffered so much, why is it that in the end I can only watch others reach the top while I'm forever trapped in these lowly little worlds, playing out other people's loves and hates!"
Jin Chen, who was bombarded with a barrage of criticism: "..."
Has this person gone mad from doing so many tasks?
"Don't you have any vacation time...?"
"you shut up!"
As if she had found an outlet, Ruan Shutong spoke faster and faster, her voice becoming increasingly frantic: "I've also been a god. In those little worlds, my favorite task was to play the role of a god!"
"Being revered by thousands, controlling life and death, having one's words become law—but all of that is fake! I will still be controlled by the Heavenly Dao! What's the point? Then why not..."
Ruan Shutong slowly revealed a strange and sinister smile, "Then why don't I... personally become the god of these three thousand worlds!"
"As long as... I can seize the scattered soul fragments of the main god, take his divine power, and refine his divine spark... I can become a true god, unbound by anything. At that time, what transmigration schemes, what missions, what the Heavenly Dao... will all have to submit to my feet!"
Jin Chen: "..."
He wanted to steal his wife's soul and position.
They deserve to die even more.
He didn't even bother to say anything more, and simply raised his hand and waved it in the air.
Snapped! !
Ruan Shutong was sent flying by the slap, crashing into the barrier wall and bouncing back. Her illusory body faded slightly, almost disintegrating.
He covered his face, staring at Jin Chen in disbelief, "You...you dare hit me?!"
Jin Chen raised an eyebrow. "So what if I hit you? A piece of trash who's even forgotten his own name dares to dream of becoming a god?"
Ruan Shutong trembled all over, stared at Jin Chen for a long time, and suddenly seemed to have figured something out.
Extreme fear can sometimes give rise to even more insane thoughts.
"I know you... I've heard of you. You're Jin Chen! The most popular character in the Quick Transmigration Bureau right now, known as one of the top mission takers!"
"What's the point of you traveling through so many small worlds and doing these boring tasks? Why don't you... why don't you come and help me!"
Ruan Shutong was almost frantic, trying to turn Jin Chen against her, "You are very strong, stronger than any mission taker I have ever seen. You can find the fragments of the main god's soul and even piece them back together... This means you have the secret of the Quick Transmigration Bureau!"
"Help me! Let's do it together! Find all his soul fragments, refine his divine power, and then we'll share these three thousand realms, we'll be equals! This is much more interesting and enjoyable than doing missions, isn't it?!"
He became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see the future. His eyes were filled with greed and fanaticism as he tried to sway the unfathomable opponent before him.
Jin Chen pursed her lips, almost unable to hold back her laughter.
"I know who you are."
Jin Chen slowly spoke, "Strategy Department, number... never mind, the number isn't important, that escapee who stole part of the system's permissions and then left without permission."
"How did the Strategy Department produce such an idiot like you? You've forgotten your original aspirations, yet you still dream of becoming a god?"
The moment the words left his mouth, Jin Chen's spiritual energy suddenly leaked out.
