Master Changsheng

Chapter 375, Section 372: The Light Will Also Shine Upon Me

Ankai's voice resounded between Wayne and "Chris".

Upon hearing the teacher's voice, Wayne let out an exaggerated long sigh of relief.

The confident look he used to have on his face reappeared.

Wayne, the one who controls everything and remains calm and collected, has returned.

When Chris heard Ankai say that, her heart skipped a beat.

She stood up shakily.

A bad feeling crept into my mind.

Chris couldn't remember how she got back to the castle.

She felt that the road was very long, longer than any other time before, with no end in sight and no end in sight.

It's not like walking on a road, but rather like walking through a chaotic, woven space.

Hoping that a glimmer of light will appear, guiding this lost soul.

When she returned to the castle in a daze, Ankai was already waiting for her.

In Chris's eyes, Ankai is her light.

They were both apprehensive and eagerly awaiting what Ankai would say next.

"Do you really want to know why you can't have children?"

When Chris heard Ankai say this, she frowned slightly. In the past, Chris would have chosen to comply with Ankai and stop pursuing the matter if it were any other issue.

But this time...

Chris nodded firmly instead!

Even if the future is uncertain, she will still explore what the real answer is.

No regrets.

"Alright! Since you want to know, then come with me."

An Kai nodded and turned to walk towards the room first.

This was the first time Chris had seen Ankai look so heavy-hearted.

The top floor of the castle.

It is also the room where Ankai and "Chris" usually rest.

Ankai stood on the windowsill.

The light footsteps of "Chris" came from behind.

He let out a soft sigh.

An Kai turned around: "I suggest you don't know."

This was one of the few times Ankai considered others.

This already demonstrates the importance of "Chris" in Ankai's heart.

An Kai wouldn't have acted this way if it were anyone else.

They might even use this secret as a "sharp weapon" to attack their opponent.

Having arrived here, Chris will not retreat.

Judging from Ankai's expression, Chris could guess that if she found out about this, it might have a negative impact on her.

But it's too late now.

Chris believes she can accept whatever the consequences may be.

She didn't dare look An Kai in the eye, and just nodded silently.

Seeing how persistent Chris was, Ankai did not press the matter further.

A thought crossed my mind.

The fifth [domain] descended with a roar.

Envelop Ankai and "Chris".

Within the [domain], just as Ankai appeared, Hanks, accompanied by Widow Wang, sped towards them from afar.

"Lord Ankai, you have to help your brother out!"

Before he even arrived, Hanks's loud shouts could be heard from afar.

Even considering Hanks' lifespan after his death, he was older than Ankai.

He's several decades older.

But now, Hanks shamelessly refers to himself as "brother".

Hanks didn't seem to feel anything; he rarely had the chance to act as an "elder" around Ankai.

Most of them are equal.

Later it became inferior.

Despite this, Hanks seemed quite pleased with himself.

An Kai has a rather unpleasant personality and values ​​empty fame.

But Ankai is incredibly kind to his own people.

Hanks is a true beneficiary.

In addition, Hanks still needed Ankai's help at this time, so it was quite natural for Hanks to put himself in the role of "Brother Ankai".

Chris had a lot to say, but seeing that Ankai didn't seem inclined to speak, and with the Hanks couple about to arrive, Chris decided to keep all her questions to herself.

Ankai had already promised her that he would tell her the truth, so "Chris" was not in a hurry for that moment.

When Hanks and Widow Wang came to Ankai's side, Hanks exaggeratedly pretended to be breathing heavily.

This made An Kai repeatedly purse his lips.

On the contrary, Widow Wang, standing to the side, looked shy and lowered her head, losing her usual carefree personality.

Widow Wang was the woman who once stood on the inner city street of Good House, hands on her hips, berating Hanks for his infidelity.

This submissive, womanly demeanor drew a sigh from An Kai.

Widow Wang would occasionally glance up at "Chris," and it was immediately clear who was causing her awkwardness.

Chris is not stupid.

She also knew about the relationship between the Hanks and Ankai.

He also knew that the Hanks were Ankai's most important helpers when he was starting out from humble beginnings.

Along the way, even Wayne admitted that his relationship with his teacher was not as good as the teacher's relationship with Hanks.

So when Chris saw the widow's apologetic and hesitant look, she was quick-witted and prepared to leave.

This place is left to the Hanks and Ankai.

Just as she was about to turn and leave, Ankai grabbed Chris's wrist: "Don't go."

Those three simple words, to Chris, brought her no less joy than when she became the "Goddess of Fortune."

Upon seeing Ankai's movement, Hanks on the opposite side suddenly opened his mouth wide.

"Good heavens! The prodigal son has come ashore?!"

I couldn't help but gasp inwardly.

"I advise you to watch your words. What you think in your heart, I can hear too. Hmph!" An Kai's cold voice suddenly resounded in Hanks's mind.

Hanks was so frightened that he kept shaking, while hypnotizing himself, constantly thinking things like: "Ankai is the greatest! Ankai is the wisest! Ankai is heaven, Ankai is earth, Ankai is the savior of the divine realm."

Widow Wang, who had been keeping her head down, lowered it even further, gripping Hanks' arm tightly, her trembling slightly.

The look in her eyes as she stared at the ground revealed undisguised surprise, which was why Widow Wang lowered her head even further.

Because Widow Wang never imagined that one day An Kai would say such things to a woman.

Ankai's words were tantamount to officially acknowledging "Chris's" identity.

Judging from the expressions of the three people, An Kai had already guessed that he had been misunderstood by them.

Ankai kept "Chris" not because he thought "Chris" didn't need to avoid suspicion.

Rather, it's because Chris's inability to have children is the same issue that Hanks and Widow Wang are seeking advice on, albeit in different ways.

After seeing Ankai's attitude, Hanks stopped being coy.

He said it frankly and openly:

"I heard that our Good Family has set up a [Deity Cultivation Center]?"

An Kai nodded silently.

Hanks' face lit up with excitement as he continued, "The [Divine Nurturing Center] nurtures deities who are unable to bear children into those capable of doing so?"

"And it actually worked? Right?" After Hanks finished speaking, Widow Wang also raised her head at this moment. The two of them stared at Ankai with wide eyes and heavy breathing.

Ankai didn't keep him in suspense and nodded again.

"Great!" Hanks slapped his thigh and jumped up.

With an extremely excited expression, he spoke directly: "Ankai, I've never asked you for anything before, but this time I'm asking you for a favor!"

Just as Hanks was about to say something, Ankai decisively shook his head.

"Huh? Why?" Hankston froze on the spot, his face full of confusion.

Widow Wang was the same; her face couldn't hide her disappointment.

Chris, as an observer, is a testament to Wayne's words.

The relationship between Ankai and Hanks is indeed more complex than that between Ankai and Wayne.

Because Hanks was the first being Chris had ever met who dared to ask Ankai "why".

and

Ankai was not angry, nor did he think there was anything wrong with these things.

Why?

"It's simple, because you're disabled," An Kai stated the answer directly.

This surprised Hanks.

"Disabled? How am I disabled?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm very strong!"

"Tch." An Kai muttered disdainfully. This old man had accidentally revealed his weakness in that area again.

The worse it is, the more you care.

"I'm not talking about that aspect of you, I'm saying you really are disabled!"

Hanks was still puzzled. If he had no problem in that area, how could he possibly have a disability?

It can even affect fertility?

"Because your true spirit is incomplete!"

That's why I said you were disabled.

That's why I refused to offer you both help in having children.

"Those whose true spirit is incomplete are incapable of having offspring!"

"And you will probably never be able to have children."

"Because the part you were missing has become part of your profession: the divinely ordained profession of [Con artist]!"

"You not only deceive others, but you are also deceived yourself, and you won't even know it after you die."

"If a part of your true spirit is integrated with your profession, it means you will never possess a complete true spirit in your lifetime, and it also means you will be unable to have children."

"In this matter, it is indeed your problem, not hers."

An Kai's words were like a bolt from the blue.

Hanks was stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.

"I can't do it? I can't do it?! I can't?!"

"Yes, you can't do it," Ankai told Hanks bluntly again.

Anyway, Hanks is already dead, so there's no need to worry about provoking him or causing him to die.

"The Fraudster" is Hanks' profession.

It was also his profession to avenge his parents.

[A God-given Profession] is not so easy to obtain.

You either need Wayne's erudition or Will Bookering's magnanimity.

Hanks has nothing.

All he needs to give up is himself!

—【True Spirit】!

As the story unfolds, Hanks will never discover that his true spirit is incomplete.

At most, they might mutter a few words about their infertility.

But Hanks met Ankai.

After he completed his first deal with Ankai, their fates became inextricably linked.

This is what gave Hanks, a mere ant, the opportunity to know what the true spirit is.

They have a greater chance of finding out the real reason for their infertility.

Although the final answer was quite dramatic.

"The [Divine Nurturing Center] that Wayne is researching has an important prerequisite: that all true spirits are present."

"Give up, you're disabled."

"Your profession has long been a part of you, and even I cannot take it away from you."

"But you don't need to be discouraged. My strength increases at a rate measured in days."

"Who knows, maybe one day in the future, your problem won't be a problem for me anymore?"

Hanks, who had been in despair, felt his lifeless heart come alive again when he heard Ankai say those last words.

Is it authentic?

"When have I ever lied to you?"

Hanks' breath hitched, and he wanted to say, "Haven't you lied to me enough already?"

But Ankai's warning echoed in his mind once again: "Be careful what you say and do."

After silently repeating "Ankai is the strongest" ten times, Hanks quickly thanked Widow Wang.

I wanted to stay a little longer and catch up (and flatter Ankai), but I ended up seeing a distraught Chris.

As a shrewd person, Hanks instantly realized the problem.

"I'm afraid she has the same problem as me."

"It seems like it's being said to me, but it's actually being said to her as well."

"Young Master Ankai is indeed wise and resourceful, and his considerations are thorough!"

After muttering to himself for a moment, Hanks grabbed Widow Wang and left without any hesitation.

As Hanks and his companion left, Ankai heard Chris's trembling voice behind him:

Am I also truly spiritually incomplete?

An Kai shook his head, then nodded.

I wanted to say, "You're not lacking in true spirit, you don't have true spirit at all."

After thinking about it, I realized that saying it like that might be too hurtful.

An Kai used a more tactful approach:

"You have a true spirit, but not much."

"All of this is built upon the core of the [Goddess of Fortune]."

"Your appearance is the result of the Goddess of Fortune extracting the fragments of true spirit left on your corpse and fusing them with her core fragments of the Goddess of Fortune."

"In the end, although you mastered the [Core of the Goddess of Fortune] and became the true Goddess of Fortune, the number of your true spirits belonging to 'Chris' did not increase."

"That's the real reason you can't have children."

"The reason I don't want to tell you the truth is because the truth is not good news for you."

"It will trap you in a dead end like 'Who am I? Where do I come from?'"

Ultimately, you are "Chris," but you are not "Chris."

After hearing Ankai's somewhat convoluted words, Chris's expression was indeed one of confusion.

It was Ankai's answer that awakened her closed-off memories.

Chris is dead.

The former "Chris" possessed two bodies and one soul, but died on the path of pursuing [spirit possession].

Unwilling to accept her fate, Chris lingered at the spot where her body had died, unwilling to leave.

Eventually, they were discovered by the Goddess of Fortune, who was about to awaken from her divine rebirth.

Capture this wisp of "Chris's" true spirit, and with the [Goddess of Fortune Core Fragment], refine it into an avatar of yourself.

"So... I was already dead!"

Chris looked sorrowful, a sense of despair rising in her heart.

This is why Ankai was unwilling to tell her the truth.

Anyone who suddenly learns that they are already dead, even if they become a god, will be incomplete.

They wouldn't be able to accept that either.

Just as Chris was feeling lost, Ankai suddenly pulled her into his arms.

"Don't worry about the past. Just remember that you are Chris of Ankai, Chris of the House of Goodness."

"Don't worry, I'm here."

In the chaotic, bewildering space, Chris saw a burst of light envelop her, and she desperately tried to grasp it.

The light transformed into a pillar, piercing through the chaotic space.

It broke through the confusion in Chris's heart.

Even if I remain in the same place, the light will still shine upon me.

(End of this chapter)