Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#231 - Chapter 231 Let's Go

Seeing the arena gradually quiet down, Zhu Yuan lowered his eyebrows and looked back at Zhu Qicheng, who had returned to his seat: "Weren't you curious if the gods mentioned you? They did!"

Zhu Qicheng's eyes lit up, and he straightened up subconsciously, but before he could be happy for long, Zhu Yuan spoke again.

"Not only was he mentioned!" Zhu Yuan's sharp gaze swept over the others: "You were also mentioned. Do you know what the gods said about you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads. Even a fool could tell that what Zhu Yuan was about to say was not good.

"Greedy for pleasure, unmotivated, the tribe is hopeless! Zhu Le, do you think these are nice words?" Zhu Yuan shifted his gaze.

A middle-aged man with a scholarly appearance lowered his head upon hearing this: "No, they are not."

This person was Zhu Yuan's eldest son, Zhu Le.

Zhu Yuan pointed to the ceiling and said, "There are gods three feet above your head. Haven't I told you this principle? This is just a warning. Behave yourselves in the future. I don't want to be scolded by the gods again."

No one spoke.

After a few seconds of silence, someone asked, "Brother, besides this, what else did the gods say?"

Zhu Yuan slowly opened his mouth and said, "Besides this, the gods also told me to keep one person."

"Father, is it that white-haired young man?" Zhu Le guessed.

Zhu Yuan nodded: "The gods instructed me to keep him here, using gentle and friendly means to keep him in the Human-Serpent Tribe."

Hearing this, everyone turned their heads and exchanged glances with the people next to them, all seeing the incomprehension and surprise in each other's eyes.

"This… keep that guy?"

"Why? Does this person have something special about him?"

"Other than being a bit handsome, it seems… it seems like there's nothing else, right?"

"Gentle and friendly means, isn't that just a divine marriage?"

Zhu Qicheng asked in confusion, "Brother, didn't you tell the gods about this guy's character? Being handsome is important, but…"

"Do you think the gods are so shallow that they would specially meet me in a dream just because this kid is handsome?" Zhu Yuan looked at Zhu Qicheng as if he were an idiot.

"Uh… I guess not." Zhu Qicheng smiled awkwardly.

Zhu Yuan glanced at Zhu Qicheng indifferently, turned his head, and continued, "The gods told me to keep this person not because he is handsome, but because this kid is very unusual."

"How is he unusual?"

"A fish entering the deep sea, it's hard to reach its bottom, hard to see its appearance." Zhu Yuan repeated Medusa's words verbatim: "This is the god's evaluation of him. Understand the weight of these words yourselves."

The arena fell into an eerie silence, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone's pupils dilated uncontrollably, silently repeating Zhu Yuan's words in their hearts.

A fish entering the deep sea, it's hard to reach its bottom, hard to see its appearance.

If these words were spoken by a god, then she is that fish, and wouldn't that deep sea be…

Thinking of this, the shock in everyone's hearts was beyond description.

What kind of person would warrant such an evaluation from a high and mighty god?

What kind of person would be so unfathomable to a high and mighty god?

"Do you still think this person is good for nothing except being handsome?" Zhu Yuan's gaze swept across everyone's faces: "An existence that even the gods can't see through, can't ignore, can he be simple?"

No one spoke.

Zhu Yuan continued, "Keeping him here will only benefit our Human-Serpent Tribe, do you understand?"

Everyone gradually came back to their senses.

"Understood, such an extraordinary person must be kept!"

"That's right, this is an opportunity the gods have given our Human-Serpent Tribe, we must not let it go!"

"My daughter happens to be participating in this year's divine marriage. Don't worry, everyone, I will definitely keep him in our Human-Serpent Tribe!"

"Forget it. Your daughter doesn't look good standing next to that child. We still need to find someone with a good image. My daughter is…"

"Have some shame, will you? My daughter…"

"Alright, discuss these things in private. Don't argue at the tribal meeting." Zhu Dian, the Fifth Master of the Zhu family, scolded angrily.

The two turned their heads away, no longer looking at each other.

"Brother, do you have any instructions?" Zhu Dian looked at Zhu Yuan.

"Divine marriage emphasizes fairness and impartiality. Even if there are divine instructions, we can't break the rules, but…" Zhu Yuan changed his tone: "But we can slightly lower the bar, be a little flexible, understand?"

The people in charge of the divine marriage selection nodded.

Zhu Yuan narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "Besides this, I don't want tonight's conversation to be spread. You are all the pillars of the Human-Serpent Tribe, and you must understand the stakes involved."

Everyone was silent, but their firm eyes had already expressed their attitude.

At this time, Li Chenqiu did not know that a conspiracy against him was about to begin.

…

In the dim and damp prison cell, Li Chenqiu touched his chin, staring blankly at the ceiling, wondering what he was thinking.

"Hmm?"

Li Chenqiu's ears twitched slightly, as if he had heard something, and he turned his head to look in the direction of the cell door.

Click—

The cell door was opened, and Cao Jin strode in.

"Officer Cao, is there anything else you want to ask?" Li Chenqiu asked in confusion.

"No need to ask, you can leave now."

Although it was a statement, there was a hint of incomprehension in Cao Jin's words.

"Can leave?" Li Chenqiu's eyes lit up, and he quickly jumped off the bed: "Now?"

"Yes, come with me!"

On the way, Li Chenqiu asked in confusion, "Officer Cao, why did you suddenly release me? Has the investigation been cleared up?"

"I don't know. The higher-ups said you are not a suspect and ordered you to be released." Cao Jin honestly replied.

"The higher-ups?" Li Chenqiu thoughtfully touched his chin.

Cao Jin reached out and put his hand on Li Chenqiu's shoulder: "Don't think too much about it. It's probably because you are a person chosen by the gods, so the higher-ups decided to release you. Go back and get some rest, and prepare to participate in the divine marriage selection this afternoon!"

Li Chenqiu pursed his lips and smiled: "Forget it. I don't think I have much hope. I might as well sleep if I have that time."

"Hmm?" Cao Jin stopped and looked at Li Chenqiu in surprise: "Don't you know?"

Li Chenqiu scratched his head: "I don't know what?"

Cao Jin smiled speechlessly and continued to walk forward: "You came for the divine marriage, don't you even understand how people are selected for the divine marriage?"

Li Chenqiu frowned slightly: "This… I really don't know much about it. Can Officer Cao explain it?"

Cao Jin asked with a smile, "Have you noticed that there is a symbol similar to a fish pattern on your forehead?"

Li Chenqiu touched his forehead: "I have."

"This is called a divine mark, which has the function of teleportation. After the divine marriage selection begins, no matter where you are, it can teleport you to the place designated by the Human-Serpent Tribe," Cao Jin explained.

Li Chenqiu raised a single eyebrow and subconsciously rubbed the divine mark imprinted on his forehead.

Cao Jin's mouth twitched when he saw this scene.

Others are begging their grandfathers and grandmothers, wishing they had a divine mark on their foreheads, but you're trying to rub it off.

"Don't rub it. As long as you are eliminated, the Human-Serpent Tribe will remove your divine mark."