Slayer of Gods: I lied; I became the agent of the Nine Gods.

Lu Yu doesn't consider herself a saint; she can't bring herself to save other strangers she's never even spoken to.

But whether she was a reader in a higher dimension or a character in the current world, she has been protected by such selfless people.

In the past, there were countless soldiers and doctors who stood firm on the front line to fight the epidemic... Now there are these unseen deities of the Great Xia Dynasty.

She was both incredibly fortunate and deeply ashamed.

That's why she was so sad when Ye Fan raised his question.

It's as if someone is making sacrifices in places we don't know about, while we're struggling, and we readily criticize others.

But this is only because we don't know it, not because those things never existed.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Yu immediately spoke up: "Commander Ye, I'm sure you wouldn't understand what I'm about to say. How about I show you all what the gods went through..."

"Speaker, use your skill..."

The girl mentally instructed the system, then spoke, "The moment the mist arrived, we should have ceased to exist, just like the Cangnan City of the past..."

The scene in the office vanished into nothingness under the gaze of the three people.

Amidst the swirling clouds and mist, Ye Fan and Yuan Gang saw those once-glorious deities.

Each of them stood on the edge, gathered together, forming an impenetrable wall.

Those figures were so resolute and fearless, yet their eyes were filled with reluctance and determination.

A vast, desolate sound descended from above.

It should have been like listening to celestial music, but at the moment it fell, Ye Fan and Yuan Gang felt a sudden sense of oppression:

"All the gods of my Great Xia..."

"Those who voluntarily sacrifice themselves..."

"With my divine body and divine power!"

"Cast the national guardian stele!"

The universe is vast, and divine grace is boundless...

They embarked on a destiny akin to moths drawn to a flame.

Lu Yu had unknowingly forgotten the pain of the massive amount of information that Liu Yan had brought to her brain in that instant.

The girl had seen them countless times on the pages of books, but never before had she had such a clear understanding of them.

"The Queen Mother of Heaven and Earth in the Great Summer..."

"The Great Emperor of Fengdu, Northern Yin of the Great Xia Dynasty..."

"Yang Jian, the Second Gentleman of the Great Xia Dynasty..."

……

One after another, familiar deities stepped forward, chanting their divine names as they opened their eyes and gazed at the central pool platform.

They are like the bright moon when one is awake, or the gentle breeze when one is drunk—they cannot be held onto, nor can they be truly appreciated.

This selfless sacrifice only came to an end when none of the hundreds or thousands of gods remained in their original positions.

In an instant, a chilling echo reached the ears of the three onlookers:

"By the decree of the Heavenly Venerable, I humbly sever my cultivation to protect the people of my Great Xia Dynasty—"

May there be lasting peace.

They fell into the pool.

In the vast天地间 (heaven and earth are in a state of boundless harmony), in that magnificent celestial court, only the last old man remained, sighing sadly as he stood by the pond and whispered.

"Fellow immortals, we shall meet again in the next life."

The platform rises higher, and a stone tablet soars into the sky, its end unseen, yet filled with desolation and the miracle of rebirth.

This is a relic bestowed upon the Great Xia by the gods.

……

Snow-capped mountains, a bright candle in the southern sky.

Several years have passed.

"They...are all gone..."

After a long while, the three of them saw their original office again. Although they had returned to the human world, they felt cold all over.

"They all died for us?"

He once thought that the reason why the millions of gods of the Great Xia Dynasty had never appeared was because they had not tried hard enough...

But I never thought... the reason was indeed because of them... but it shouldn't be them...

Lu Yu suppressed all her sorrow, which she had endured countless times before. But now, the most important thing was to hasten the arrival of the primordial era and find all the reincarnated gods wandering among the mortals.

"They're all gone, but the people they protected are still here, the Night's Watch is still here..."

Lu continued speaking in a slow voice.

"We should look to the future; these gods are still there waiting for us."

Ye Fan nodded sullenly. Yes...

"What kinds of gods exist in that other dimension?"

Ye Fan planned to prepare himself mentally in advance. After all, there was Lin Qiye as the agent of the two gods first, and then Lu Yu revealed his identity as the agent of Nuwa in the prehistoric era. He didn't want any more problems to arise later.

"I already said it's a primordial myth, so of course all the gods that have appeared in myths are here... uh... those before the Investiture of the Gods!"

"Moreover, some of the gods who were sacrificed are still here. After all, the gods here are the Dharma bodies, while the gods trapped in the other space (the Heavenly Dao) are the origins."

Lu Yu thought about the unborn Great Sage over there and silently mourned for him for two seconds.

Great Sage, from now on you will stay with another version of yourself in the Seven Nights Mental Hospital!

Your mother—the goddess Nuwa—has agreed!

"Are the Three Pure Ones all here?"

"Yes, yes!" They were just staging a family drama, "The Second Brother Beats Up the Third Brother," at Zixiao Palace yesterday...

"Two sages from the primordial West?"

"You're here too!"

Last time, they even asked me if I wanted to join their Western religion, saying I had a connection with them. If it weren't for Tongtian's tirade, I almost wouldn't have been able to leave.

"...Master Hongjun is here too?"

Lu Yu: "Yeah..." Just a couple of days ago, I was subtly showing off to her that I had caught a big fish.

Seeing Lu Yu's expression, which seemed to be so familiar with every god that she seemed to have a great desire to share, Ye Fan felt a pang of sadness.

We've been searching for deities all over the place, and you've just stirred up trouble in their hideout, haven't you?

Suddenly, something occurred to him, and he asked uncertainly, "Are you sure you're just Nuwa's agent?"

Is there really nothing else?

It can't be another Lin Qiye, can it?

Shouldn't it?

Then he saw Lu Yu's somewhat guilty expression.

Yuan Gang: ...

Ye Fan: ...fuck

Ye Fan took a deep breath. He was the Commander-in-Chief! He needed to remain calm and composed even in the face of great danger! Hold on, hold on!

"Tell me, who else is there?"

The girl's eyes darted around: "It's definitely... Nuwa and Emperor Fuxi..."

"Oh……"

The only confirmed ones are Nuwa and Fuxi...

That's alright, that's alright...

and many more!

Ye Fan and Yuan Gang realized a certain subtext and simultaneously looked at the guy who dared not look at them.

"Confirmed? Does that mean there are still uncertainties?"

Lu Yu grew increasingly guilty: "Lord Fuxi cast a divination for me, saying that I am destined to have nine benefactors... I can't possibly let them all down..."

嘤～

Look, look, look!

That innocent and natural look, that shy expression...

Ye Fan was speechless for a moment:

"Nine? Nine agents of the gods?"

Lu Yu: "Yes... after all, in the primordial world, 'nine' is the extreme number, the most auspicious omen..."

Is this a matter of auspicious omens?

Isn't this something you did behind our backs?

The two men looked like they wanted to pull her away, causing Lu Yu to instinctively flinch: "I already told you... I didn't intend to hide it..."

Yuan Gang laughed angrily: "...Still trying to hide it? What, when Lin Qiye was discovered, you didn't confess on your own!"

He was still living in fear for half a year, worried that Lu's identity would be exposed and discovered by spies.

Unexpectedly, this guy not only unleashed Nezha at the Church of the Ancient Gods, but also bombarded the Night Watch with a barrage of messages.

You're really good at holding back!

Lu Yu: It's alright, it's alright... Qi Ye isn't exactly honest either... There's some kind of unknown creature locked up in his mental hospital...