I was a charlatan in India

This time, the divine answer was unexpected.

"I have no idea."

"have no idea?"

Shenhe's tone was full of doubt: "Don't know, or do you just not want to say?"

The divine answer remained frank and cruel.

"You have the capacity to be deceived by me, but I have no need to deceive you."

"Furthermore, Shenhe, we are not omniscient or omnipotent."

Shenhe nodded, indicating that he accepted this explanation, and then turned to the incense ash.

"Incense ash".

Incense Ash's body reacted much more humanly, and clearly, her attitude towards Shenhe was completely different from that of a deity.

Or rather, setting aside the divine's tolerance of believers, Shenhe seems to have no right to negotiate with them.

She was somewhat annoyed by Shenhe's repeated, dictatorial tone.

"Now I am the master of this place, Shenhe."

Shenhe paused for a moment, then affirmed, "Yes, the divine kingdom is now under your control."

"However, we should be quite similar, so let's not beat around the bush."

"If I were in your position, I might feel uncomfortable, but ultimately I would still try to communicate rationally, right?"

The incense ash emphasized, "I am not you."

You see, the two are even remarkably similar in their stubbornness.

The divine being silently closed its eyes, as if resting.

Shenhe seemed to have anticipated this reaction, gave a wry smile, and offered a way out.

"I can cooperate with you in dealing with divinity."

He first agreed to the incense ash's suggestion, then emphasized, "However, my request must also be met."

"you say."

The incense ash is clearly separated, which is a way of taking advantage of the situation.

"According to the divine, my consciousness won't last more than a day, after which I'll either go insane or be refreshed by you into my current state."

"In other words, my right to be sober is always in your hands."

Shenhe did not shy away from this matter.

Firstly, it's a fact; the body of the incense ash should know it better than he does.

Secondly, if the divine nature is in harmony with one's own temperament, it should not deliberately target one before one commits extreme acts.

"Yes."

"Then, as I just said, once we have gathered enough power for the ascetic practice, we will bring Arti back."

"I need you to provide her with a good education and a certain level of financial security, but don't interfere too much."

"Let her read, let her see the world, let her... let her have the opportunity to choose not to be a believer."

"Also, don't tell her the truth, don't let her know what happened to me."

"That's probably impossible."

Incense Ash's body gave an unusually clear rejection: "She will look for you, she will pray, she will call your name."

"Then you should respond and tell her that if she wants to see Brother Da Tian, ​​she has to live her life well, just like we did when we deceived Agni."

"Agni, you deceived me."

"It doesn't matter, you should learn to not care."

Shenhe shrugged and added, "In short, don't let her know I'm gone for now. I don't want to hurt the child."

"Wait until she grows up, until she has her own life, until she slowly forgets."

"Hmm... in our world's terms, it's called a soft landing."

The incense ash body was about to deny the claim of "our world".

However, it was discovered that the entire conversation was dominated by Shenhe, who had no divine power.

"Aren't you afraid I'll reject you, or do nothing?"

"If we were of the same nature, you wouldn't be that kind of person."

Shenhe was quite confident about this.

"If I were in your position, although I would be annoyed by the offense, I would still take responsibility despite my grumbling."

"And the basis for our negotiations is that we share a common nature."

"You can probably guess that in my heart, you, with your humanity, are far more suitable to lead believers than your divinity, which is why you're trying to cooperate with me to deal with divinity."

"……I see."

Xiang Hui sighed, swallowing his slight embarrassment.

She does indeed resemble Shenhe from back then.

But Xiang Hui also realized that she couldn't understand Shenhe now.

Even though he had overwritten most of his memories, the impact of believers still existed during the period after his birth.

In other words, the Shen River does indeed possess what is called divinity.

But she dared not give her later memories to Shenhe.

Because in this way, Shenhe's will would truly be the same as hers, and he might very well begin to compete with her for this divine kingdom.

In addition, there is another problem.

As time goes by, she has more and more memories that she dares not repeat, and she fears that even if she were to transfer memories later, she would not be able to keep Shenhe conscious.

In other words, their time to cooperate is limited.

If Xiang Hui wants to control this space, then he must act just like Shen He did back then, making every second count and changing the nature of the believers as soon as possible.

"Alright, I promise you regarding Arti."

"I need blessings and restraint."

A wish was made at Shenhe.

Despite feeling offended, Xiang Hui's body responded quickly.

"As you wish."

"Shenhe, this is cruel."

Incense Ash said, "Artie's world is small, and you are very important to her."

"No, this is mercy."

Shenhe corrected him, "Besides, now that this matter has been definitively settled as a blessing, there's no point in discussing it further."

"Besides, we have many more things to solve."

"More?"

Xiang Hui felt that he had been tricked by Shenhe.

Like those greedy Indian businessmen, he signed one contract and then made the next demand.

In the end, they might not even settle the final payment.

"Yes."

Shenhe nodded: "Secondly, after I go crazy, don't make me hurt Ren Keren."

"I'm just a mortal now, so this should be easy for me."

The new demand isn't difficult; incense ash is acceptable.

But she still responded in this way.

"I might find a basement and lock you in there, providing you with water and food regularly to ensure your survival."

This is tantamount to imprisonment.

In fact, the incense ash body did not intend to do so.

Even if she controlled Shenhe, she would find a relatively humane environment, paying attention to lighting, ventilation, and even making him very comfortable.

Like caring for a mental patient.

This was just a fit of pique.

She still has a lot of humanity in her heart.

However, Shenhe himself had no objection: "Okay."

"Finally, what are your plans to do about this frozen era?"

Shenhe did not propose any specific solutions regarding this matter.

"The best approach is to leave it alone and wait for the timeline of the divine kingdom to return to the modern era; it will then naturally thaw."

Suddenly, the divine being spoke.

"What about other situations?"

Shenhe has already figured out the characteristics of divinity; he seems to be someone who doesn't talk nonsense.

Since the other party has brought up the term "best approach," it means that there are other solutions within the realm of divine understanding.

This solution has even occurred before.

After all, according to the divine, he exists in the past, present, and future.

He himself had traveled from the modern era to the Gupta Dynasty, and then returned to the Mauryan Dynasty because of a wish. Who knows how many times these messy things have already happened?

"In my memory, the incense ash body would gather the power of ascetic practice and forcibly thaw the modern world."

The divine being paused, then emphasized, "Every single time."

"I won't."

Incense ash interrupted the divine discourse: "Shenhe, he is indeed leading us astray."

"Forcibly unfreezing the modern world requires a massive amount of arduous cultivation power. This is clearly an attempt to trick me into giving up the consumption of power, giving Him a chance to awaken."

That makes sense.

Shenhe himself agreed, saying, "But I bet he'll say, 'It's okay, I don't care.'"

Divinity was truly cooperative.

"It's okay, I don't mind."

However, he reiterated this point again, as if making a declaration.

"I exist in the past, present, and future; even your doubts are within my understanding."

"We're not easily intimidated."

Shenhe retorted to Shenxing in an annoyed tone, thus officially forming an alliance with Xianghui.

"Incense Ash, tell me, how do you plan to deal with divinity?"