Chapter 709 - 707: Inherited Mystic Charlatan 32
The crowd standing at the doorway snapped out of their trance, exchanging glances before their eyes landed on Lin Xixi.
Lin Xixi’s pupils shrank abruptly, her heart overwhelmed with an unprecedented sense of oppression. So, she wasn’t Shi Yang reincarnated?
She looked at Fu Yingshu. Was her senior brother’s calculation incorrect?
She glanced at Ge Yu as well. Even Ge Yu, who was just slightly inferior to her senior brother, also made an incorrect calculation?
Compared to Fu Yingshu’s somewhat ill demeanor, Ge Yu remained composed, unfazed by the potential calculation error.
If Deborah’s words were true, it could only be attributed to a lack of skill on their part.
Instances of miscalculation do exist. If it truly was a mistake, Shi Yang’s fate might have been obscured by some force.
Similarly, Fu Yingshu had considered this possibility.
However, at that moment, he hoped it was Deborah who was lying.
"Deborah holds some enmity towards the Wen Family, so her words cannot be entirely trusted. I believe it’s necessary to consult with the senior figures in the Mystical Art World to recalculate, just to analyze the past life of our junior sister," Fu Yingshu said.
Ge Yu lightly nodded, still unfazed by this proposal, knowing better than to take words at face value.
"Why not ask Boss Feng? Boss Feng can effortlessly deal with a Half-step Ghost King, and he hasn’t even been startled by Deborah’s identity. As the audience mentioned, perhaps he anticipated all this." Luo Yun spoke, casting a significant glance at Lin Xixi.
Wasn’t Lin Xixi always inclined to glance at Boss Feng in the past?
Now she must realize Boss Feng’s true capabilities, right?
Previously, these two senior and junior siblings greatly underestimated Boss Feng, who knows if they’re feeling a bit embarrassed now.
"Indeed, we can ask Boss Feng later," Ge Yu’s eyes brightened, "With Boss Feng’s abilities, he’s bound to know more than us, even more accurately so."
Ge Yu’s words left no room for rebuttal from anyone present, not even Fu Yingshu, who merely opened his mouth but dared not claim Boss Feng lacked skill.
Although his own abilities could also vanquish a Half-step Ghost King, it was nowhere near as effortless as Boss Feng, who could capture one with ease.
Lin Xixi’s heart tightened, her mind in a chaotic whirl. She thought of many things, yet her thoughts were too jumbled to focus on anything.
At one moment, she pondered how formidable Feng Chen was, questioning why he sold such ineffective charms. She even regretted her past endeavors to expose him, unable to fathom the ridicule she would face during future live streams.
The next moment, she reflected on her not being Shi Yang reincarnated, therefore having no destined bond with Wen Song.
Soon, she wondered whether Deborah’s words were true or false. If true, how would Wen Song cope? If false, what grievances existed between the two parties?
At this moment, Deborah’s voice emerged once again from the phone, "Has Boss Feng suspected my identity all along?"
If Deborah couldn’t realize this by now, it would indeed be naïve.
Ah Chen leaned back gently on the sofa, nodding with a faint smile, "Yes, I had some suspicions, but remained unsure until now. I never calculated you, only sensed the peculiarity of your soul."
He didn’t delve into specifics. The enigmatic force obscuring Shi Yang’s fate was akin to the one concealing the truth, coupled with Deborah’s actions, leading him to suspect Deborah was Shi Yang.
"I also overlooked some things, never realizing that Boss Feng was the most enigmatic of all here. But I must thank you, or I might have disappeared with my secret."
"This was evidently a conspiracy against me, one that nearly implicated Boss Feng."
"Indeed, a conspiracy targeting you," Ah Chen stated, "There’s a formidable Soul Destruction Array beneath this castle. Once your soul detaches from your body, it would be instantaneously obliterated with no chance of escape. The array activated just as you nearly perished at the hands of the Half-step Ghost King."
Deborah’s eyes widened before bursting into laughter, "As harsh as ever, I see."
"My overconfidence did me in, thinking myself unseen, ready to deliver a fatal blow, unaware that this intricate trap was meant for my complete annihilation."
"But what about this Half-step Ghost King?" Deborah glanced at the Half-step Ghost King being crumpled into a ball by Ah Chen, seemingly untouched by the Soul Destruction Array.
Then she looked at Ah Chen, attributing the anomaly to Boss Feng?
Truly impressive.
Ah Chen didn’t elaborate further, and Deborah refrained from questioning this aspect any more, confirming it was indeed Feng Chen who shielded the Half-step Ghost King.
"There might still be a use for the Half-step Ghost King later," Ah Chen noted, "Since they sought my life, it’s unacceptable to let it slide."
Deborah chuckled unreservedly, an amused Schadenfreude at Wen Song offending such a mysterious master like Boss Feng.
Such matters would wait; for now, she needed to reveal what she wanted to convey to the public first.
"Let’s dispense with formalities, let’s talk about Wen Song and me."
"To you, this is the real world. But now, it’s truly the real world,"
Deborah’s words left audiences in a fog, with discussions in the live broadcast chat remaining fervent.
Ah Chen refrained from interrupting, waiting for Deborah to continue.
"To me, this was once a book. Indeed, the Shi Yang you know, with the heart-wrenching love story with Wen Song, was actually a character who entered a book."
"I encountered an accident in the real world and was bound by a system to traverse this world, led by male lead Wen Song."
"However, this was an unfinished novel. The author was too harsh on the male lead early on, ultimately unable to sustain the plot, and the novel became abandoned."
"Due to certain serendipities, the book world unexpectedly formed a small world."
"But initially, it was led by the male lead. Once he dies or any mishap occurs, the small world cannot continue to evolve and will eventually collapse."
"The system gave me a task: help the male lead ascend to the apex and become the true Chosen One. Upon completing the task, I could either stay here or return to my world."
"I wanted to go back."
"This world was foreign to me, even undertaking the task felt forced. However, the opportunity was in front of me; no one would choose to give it up, right? Such opportunities aren’t available to everyone. Hence, I devoted myself wholly to this task."
"Of course, I cannot deny that Wen Song had his charm, and there was a time I did like him."
"But liking someone doesn’t mean you have to be together forever. I could only ensure that while in this world, he was the only person I cared about."
"But I didn’t realize he noticed something unusual and was scheming in secret."
"As expected of the Chosen One, he quickly realized that as long as people adored and believed in him, he would be unstoppable. A grown Chosen One was terrifying, how could an ordinary person like me compete with him?" Deborah sighed.
"While I was earnestly seeking to return, he was plotting how to permanently keep or, if he couldn’t, destroy me, the one who deceived him."
