Yin Xiu bent down and patted the figure darting around his feet, then calmly looked up at the two people frozen on the platform opposite him. "Well? Did you see it? The real god."
The girl standing in the position of the God of Calamity trembled, suddenly waking up, and pointed at the creature at Yin Xiu's feet, "No!! Gods aren't like that!!"
"God is noble and beautiful! Not such a terrifying creature! Don't try to fool me!"
"Is that so?" Yin Xiu tilted his head slightly. "That's just the god you've seen. The real god is like this."
"No way!" the calamity-wielding girl shrieked in denial. "Gods aren't like that at all! Even the Goddess of Calamity isn't this ugly!! You haven't seen the Goddess of Calamity! Even though she represents disaster, she is still beautiful and holy. I'm willing to be her high priestess forever, staying by her side, not like this monster!"
Yin Xiu narrowed his eyes leisurely, "Aren't you the god of misfortune?"
The girl was taken aback and immediately shut her mouth. Yin Xiu, however, took advantage of the situation and smiled, "You are not a calamity god, you are a high priest."
"What should we do? Such important news has accidentally spread throughout the entire Twin City."
As he spoke, Yin Xiu slowly took out a red butterfly hair clip from his pocket.
This was the one he contacted Li Mo, but the little tentacle dumpling brought another one. He left the one the little tentacle dumpling brought at the place where he stayed last night. Yin Tianrui and the others will definitely go to that place, especially that uneasy little boy who hid the candy.
They discovered the red butterfly hairpin, and they found that Yin Xiu's voice could be heard coming from it. Then they discovered the High Priest's secret and made it public.
Yin Xiu was well aware from the beginning that he was an outsider to Twin Cities. Even though he had earned the respect of the divine messengers through his martial prowess, it would be difficult to get this place, which deeply believed in and even feared the gods, to actively question them.
But when they say it themselves, it's a completely different story.
The priestess of the calamity turned deathly pale, glaring at Yin Xiu through gritted teeth, "I'll kill you! I curse you to a life of misfortune!!"
"So what if you're a high priest? I have the power of the God of Calamity! I can still make your later years miserable! Don't even think about leaving Twin City unscathed!"
Her harsh words and attitude were nothing to Yin Xiu.
Yin Xiu picked up his knife and instantly stepped forward.
Curse him? Let's kill him first.
But just as the blade slashed through, a white figure appeared in front of the God of Calamity Priest—the other twin, the God of Fortune Priest.
Compared to the priestess of the calamity, she was much calmer and more composed, and she also looked gentler. She raised her eyes to look at Yin Xiu and said softly, "I'm sorry, my sister spoke rudely. You will not be cursed, I will bless you, so please let my sister go? Twin City cannot be without us."
Yin Xiu stared intently at the girl. Despite the fact that she posed no threat whatsoever, Yin Xiu followed his aunt's teachings and sheathed his knife. "I'll ask you some information. If you can answer truthfully, I'll reluctantly forgive your sister."
The priestess of the calamity bit her lower lip and remained silent, staring at Yin Xiu with a pale face. This dangerous man, along with his bizarre monster, could kill them with ease. She was furious, but dared not speak further.
If the priestess of fortune hadn't stood in her way, she would be dead by now.
"Will this allow people outside to hear our conversation?" the priestess asked softly.
Yin Xiu nodded.
"That's perfect… Now that the secret of Twin Cities can no longer be kept, we no longer need to hide it." The priestess of fortune slowly walked back to her seat and looked out the window.
"I apologize to all the citizens of Twin Cities for disappointing you. For the past three months, it has not been the God of Fortune who has been in control of Twin Cities, but rather the two of us high priests."
"But we have no intention of deceiving you, but we have no other choice, because... there are no gods left in the Twin Cities."
Yin Xiu had already guessed this beforehand, so it wasn't too shocking news for him. Everything had been foreshadowed, but the priestess of the God of Fortune added a sentence.
"It's not just our Twin Cities; the gods of all the cities have disappeared. There are no gods left in this world; all that remains are us high priests who still have some power."
Yin Xiu unconsciously frowned. "All the cities have lost their gods?"
The priest nodded. "After the God of the Forgotten City disappeared, the entire city fell into chaos. Because of the God's disappearance, all believers felt abandoned. They were used to the world where the God was and to their faith. Once their faith disappeared, they became riotous and confused, causing the entire Forgotten City to fall into chaos."
Yin Xiu pondered, and it seemed that the city where Zhong Mu was located was called the City of Oblivion, the place he himself described as very violent.
"So the events of the Forgotten City served as a warning to other cities. I don't want the Twin Cities to become like that, so we prohibit the citizens of the Twin Cities from entering or leaving, prevent outsiders from approaching, control everything within the Twin Cities, and pretend that... God is still here."
Yin Xiu had roughly understood their line of thinking, but remained unmoved as he stared at them, saying, "Your control is a bit too extreme."
The priest of the God of Fortune frowned, his face filled with sorrow. "There's nothing we can do. After the god disappeared, the people's faith in him gradually faded. Twin City became uncontrollable. Everyone wanted to leave and stop believing in the God of Fortune. We must do something; we must keep Twin City going..."
"In case... what if God returns one day..."
Fortunately, the goddess remained silent, seemingly realizing that the chances of a god who had suddenly disappeared returning were slim.
However, they still held onto the goal of controlling the area and preventing the Twin Cities from falling into chaos. They used rules and faith to control all the citizens. If anyone showed disrespect for the gods or any sign of no longer believing in the God of Fortune, they would immediately take control of that person's life.
Very extreme.
"Why did the gods disappear?" Yin Xiu asked.
The priest of the God of Fortune shook his head. "I don't know... None of the priests in any of the cities know. The gods disappeared suddenly, and no one knows where they went."
Yin Xiu frowned. It seemed that finding a way to kill the god in this world was not so easy. They came, but the god disappeared. All traces related to the god were suddenly erased.
I'm a little annoyed; I feel like it was intentional. But who would intentionally target so many gods? There are probably other issues behind it.
The space was silent. The priest of the God of Calamity, who had been keeping his mouth shut, suddenly seemed to remember something and slowly said, "Perhaps, perhaps the priest of the City of Immortality knows. She has lived the longest, and she must understand the gods better than any of us."
"City of Immortality?" Yin Xiu pondered, it seemed to be... the city where Ye Tianxuan was located.