Chapter 2828 The Substitute Was Forcibly Taken by the Bandit's Wife 33

Jin Chen's eyes gradually turned blue, sacred and ancient.

He stood there, still dressed in the same brocade robes, but his demeanor was completely different, as if he had shed all pretense and revealed his true self.

Full of vigor and incomparably noble, like a deity looking down upon all living beings from the heavens.

The mere change in his gaze was enough to cause the small space shrouded by the barrier to hum softly.

Ruan Shutong's pupils constricted, and the madness on her face was replaced by horror. "How...how can you be a god too!"

Before he could finish speaking, Jin Chen pointed at him from a distance, bringing pain a hundred times more intense than before.

Ruan Shutong's remnant soul was shattered by this attack, emitting a shrill scream.

He clutched his chest, his illusory body trembling uncontrollably, his eyes filled with terror as he looked at Jin Chen.

Suddenly, Ruan Shutong seemed to understand something, her whole body trembled, and she looked at Jin Chen, her voice shaking.

"It's you...it's actually you!!"

Jin Chen looked up at him, her eyes cold. "What?"

Ruan Shutong suddenly burst into laughter, a maniacal laugh tinged with a mocking realization and a sense of desolation.

"I should have thought of that... Why would the Quick Transmigration Bureau send ordinary mission takers to carry out the task of saving the soul of the main god? And who... has so much patience and ability to completely restore the main god's scattered soul bit by bit?"

He stared at Jin Chen with a complex expression, even a hint of pity.

“No wonder…no wonder you can command tigers and control venomous snakes…no wonder you disregard the Heavenly Rules of this small world…So that’s how it is! Do you know? I know the Supreme God…I’ve known him for a very, very long time.”

"Back then... I was just myself, not a mission taker, nor anyone else. I was just a monster from a small world who had cultivated into human form and was practicing in the mountains."

"The main god entered this place to find the sacred tree. I asked him what he wanted to do with the sacred tree, and he said..."

"He wants to nurture his lover."

Jin Chen's pupils contracted slightly. What this bastard said actually matched what Bai Ze had said.

Ruan Shutong's gaze gradually became unfocused as she thought of the past.

At that time, the little monster was simply shocked that such a high and mighty being as the main god could have such profound emotions and obsessions.

But after becoming a mission taker and experiencing countless things, that initial shock had long since faded, leaving only a thirst for power and a sense of resentment.

Until this moment, until he recognized the divinity within Jin Chen that was of the same origin as the main god.

Ruan Shutong stared intently at Jin Chen, "But back then, the Supreme God also said... his lover was under a forbidden curse, and even if he were to be nurtured anew with divine wood, he would still be lacking..."

Ruan Shutong didn't finish her sentence, and suddenly burst into an even more manic laugh.

"I curse you, I curse you to never be able to piece him together..."

Before the last vicious word could be uttered, Jin Chen's gaze suddenly turned cold, filled only with murderous intent.

"Noisy."

The cold words fell like a divine pronouncement.

Ruan Shutong's remnant soul exploded, turning into countless points of light, which then quickly vanished.

His soul was scattered, and even his last, unfinished, vicious curse was extinguished, never to see the light of day again.

Heaven symbolically struck with a clap of thunder.

Jin Chen stood still, looking down at his palm, slowly closing his fingers, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

Everything in the room—tables, chairs, ornaments, candlesticks—turned to dust when the spiritual energy leaked out.

Only Ruan Shutong's body remained lying in the same spot, wrapped in a straw mat.

Jin Chen walked over and looked down at the face that resembled her own.

He raised his hand and pointed in the air.

As the spiritual energy swept through, the skin on the corpse's face was peeled off.

Jin Chen glanced at it a few times, then turned and pushed open the door to leave. The blue divine light in his eyes slowly faded, returning to a clear amber color.

Hearing the commotion in the courtyard, Gu Fanghe immediately got up and walked over quickly.

Seeing Jin Chen leaning against the door, his face was a little pale, but there was a smile on his lips, and his expression was unpredictable, as if he had just done something interesting.

Jin Chen reached out her hand to him.

Gu Fanghe walked over, took his hand, and let Jin Chen reach out and pull him into his arms.

Jin Chen lowered his head and kissed Gu Fanghe's lips, kissing him forcefully.

Gu Fanghe was pressed against the door frame by him, with Jin Chen's warm chest in front of him and the other's hot breath between his lips.

He paused for a moment, then raised his hand and wrapped it around Jin Chen's waist.

Through Jin Chen's shoulder, Gu Fanghe saw Ruan Shutong's corpse lying in the room, her face skin peeled off, a bloody mess.

But Gu Fanghe felt no ripples in his heart. This person tried to hurt Jin Chen and tried to drive a wedge between them with absurd dreams and lies. He deserved to die.

Jin Chen kissed him deeper, exploring and entwining with him. Gu Fanghe was breathless from the kiss, but still held him tightly.

After a long while, Jin Chen finally let go of him, pressing her forehead against his.

Gu Fanghe opened his eyes and saw that Jin Chen's lips were as bright as if they had been smeared with rouge. He raised his hand and stroked Jin Chen's cheek, his voice low and husky, "Little Chen..."

Jin Chen looked at him, her eyes deep, and kissed Gu Fanghe's lips again, "Mmm."

Gu Fanghe closed his eyes, buried his face in his neck, took a deep breath, and felt an almost morbid sense of satisfaction.

He will no longer dwell on dreams, past lives, or figures in paintings.

All he needs is Jin Chen.

All he needs is this person's love and companionship to feed his ever-growing possessiveness and infatuation.

This is enough.

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The next day, Ling Gun Gun returned from the Quick Transmigration Bureau.

[The villain's heart rate is detected +5, totaling 92! 】

[The villain's darkening value is detected -6, totaling 50! 】

At that time, Jin Chen was watching Gu Fanghe lead the team in training by the training ground.

Jin Chen sat under the shade of a tree at the edge of the training ground, with a small table in front of him, on which were tea sets and delicate tea snacks.

He leaned back lazily, one hand supporting his chin, the other casually flipping through a book, occasionally glancing up.

The warm spring sunshine shone down on the shirtless men in the field.

Gu Fanghe stood at the front, personally demonstrating with a horizontal sword in hand. His movements were clean and swift, and the sword's wind was sharp.

Ling Gun Gun squatted on the table, chewing on tea leaves.

[Host, Boss Bai Ze said that the mission taker is named Tao Wu. He was originally a monster that the main god encountered in a small world. Because of his deep obsession and immortality, the main god chose him and promoted him to be a mission taker.]

It picked up another tea leaf, chewing it as it spoke: "He became a mission taker because his wish was to travel to many different places and experience the emotions and desires of different beings. Plus, his spirit was pure, which is why he was assigned to the strategy department."

After finishing the tea leaves, Ling Gun Gun licked its paws with a lingering sense of satisfaction.

Who would have thought that after doing tasks for so long, he became greedy and gradually forgot his original intention. He not only forgot his original wish, but also his name. He only remembered that he wanted to become a god and control everything.

Jin Chen lowered his eyes, took a sip of tea, and said, "The way things are now... it goes against his original wishes."

In their vain pursuit of godhood, they schemed and murdered, ultimately meeting a tragic end where their souls were scattered.

If that thousand-year-old peach tree could know, would it regret leaving that mountain forest?

Jin Chen took another sip of tea and asked Ling Gun Gun, "Does Tao Wu know any secrets about me?"

Ling Gun Gun, holding another tea leaf and about to start munching on it, blinked upon hearing this and turned around, presenting his back to Jin Chen.

[I don't know, I don't know, Boss Bai Ze told me not to say!]

Jin Chen: [...]

This is such a blatant attempt to cover up the truth.