After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved-Chapter 259: Committing the Original Sin Leads to Fall

Chapter 259: Chapter 259: Committing the Original Sin Leads to Fall

The air around suddenly became silent.

Although her expression seemed unchanged, the sudden contraction of the girl’s pupils had betrayed her lack of the calmness she appeared to have.

"What... did you say?" Lu Sheng lifted her eyes.

"I said, you’re not actually human, are you?"

Chen Shu seemed to have infinite patience as he repeated.

However, what should have been a question was uttered with the tone of a statement.

For a moment, a multitude of possibilities about Chen Shu’s true identity flashed through Lu Sheng’s mind.

To stay alert, she had been projecting her Soul Power since she arrived at this restaurant, something humans wouldn’t be able to detect.

But since Chen Shu had said those words, he must know something about her identity.

So, how did he know she was a Demon?

A chill appeared in Lu Sheng’s eyes, and the temperature around her plummeted: "Are you a member of the Demon Hunter clan?"

Chen Shu did not directly answer Lu Sheng’s question.

Instead, he tilted his head and said, "Shengsheng, do you know how my biological father, that lowly commoner Suli I mentioned, became a Priest of the Church that only the upper-class Suli could become?" freёnovelkiss.com

Lu Sheng frowned slightly, not sure what this had to do with her being a Demon, so Chen Shu continued to speak for himself.

"I told you earlier, seeing my mother copulating with that crude man in the church made me feel utterly disgusted."

"To bury this filthy truth, I had that man captured. But before I killed him, he revealed a secret to me."

Chen Shu slowly lifted his gaze, "He told me, he had once seen a God."

Seen... a God?

Lu Sheng was taken aback, raising her head.

"He said that twenty-five years ago, he was just a jobless young man living in a slum, clothed in rags and starving."

"One evening, as he was rummaging through trash bins in a dark alley looking for food to fill his belly, he witnessed a girl with a pair of huge black wings descend from the sky."

"The girl’s face was covered by a black veil, hiding her features, revealing only her red pupils. But even just the obscured face beneath the veil was beautiful enough to tremble one’s soul."

"Those giant wings were even more astonishing. The extremely black feathers almost merged with the night, but every single feather shone and glittered under the moonlight, like a shimmering river of stars in the night sky."

"But at that time, his gaze was solely fixed downward. The girl’s pale right hand was stained with bright, piercing red blood, and what she was holding were several human hearts, some of which were still beating."

Thinking of such a scene made Lu Sheng involuntarily hold her breath.

However, for some reason, hearing Chen Shu describe such a scene, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"The man said he thought he was dreaming at that moment. The Black Feather girl looked like an angel, but her actions were like those of a demon. Seeing the bloody hearts in the girl’s hand, his first instinct was to run."

"However, before he could even stumble a few steps with his wobbly legs, the girl cast a distant glance at him. The next second, as if caught by a massive force of suction, he was brought directly before the girl."

"The girl’s powerful presence terrified him, making him involuntarily kneel and submit, crying and begging for mercy non-stop."

"He thought he was going to die in this alley, just like those people whose hearts were carved out by the girl. However, the girl merely lowered her head, her red pupils faintly glancing at him."

"The girl said, she has killed too many people today, so she will not kill him. She can grant him a chance to make a wish to the Divine."

"At first, the man was shocked, then trembling with fear, he made his wish, saying he wanted to become a clergy of the Church. Then the girl casually plucked a Black Feather from her wing and placed it in his hand."

"’If you want to become a clergy, then go sign up for the selection process. Your wish will be granted.’ With that, the girl’s huge wings spread once again, and then she vanished in front of him."

"So, he signed up and then he smoothly passed the selection and became a clergy?" Lu Sheng asked proactively, lifting his eyes upon hearing this.

"How could that be possible," Chen Shu let out a soft sneer, "A low-born person from the slums, let alone having the faith and cultural level to pass the clergy examination, he couldn’t even pass the first screening of citizenship."

Lu Sheng couldn’t help but frown slightly: "...Then how did he become a clergy later on?"

Leaning against the back of the chair, Chen Shu said calmly: "Because, for that batch of registrants, apart from him, all the others died."

Lu Sheng’s frown deepened.

Could such a cruel method of fulfilling human wishes truly come from a God.

Aren’t gods born of light and forever compassionate towards humans?

"I had a strong interest and curiosity in what this man said, so I didn’t rush to kill him."

"He told me that after becoming a clergy of the Church, he continually searched for information on the girl from that night and finally found an answer in an ancient book of mythologies."

"The book said that at the beginning of the world, the first person who developed self-awareness was chosen by the Creator God to be the Divine Lord, controlling the Six Realms."

"And this Divine Lord, he peeled off and purified the Divine Sense that was his humanity’s original sins, the Seven Deadly Sins, and created seven Divine Envoys responsible for delivering the Divine Oracles."

"Hence, the Divine Envoy born of Lust became pure-hearted and desire-free, the Divine Envoy born of gluttony practiced restraint and discipline, the Divine Envoy born of greed had generous and loving kindness, the Divine Envoy born of sloth was diligent and proactive, the Divine Envoy born of anger had patient and meekness, the Divine Envoy born of jealousy embraced tolerance and love, the Divine Envoy born of pride was humble and compassionate."

"However, if these seven Divine Envoys violated their own original sins, they would fall. Their pure white wings would turn into Black Feathers symbolizing sin and impurity, never able to return to the Divine Realm again."

"The Fallen Gods would also be punished by the Divine Lord, and among them, the punishment for committing the most severe sins was to be imprisoned in the deepest part of Hell’s Netherworld."

"Wiping away all traces of the past, the God’s memory and power were sealed. From a high and mighty God to a creature that is neither human nor has self-awareness."

"It may be some kind of Plant in Hell, it could be some animal, or it might just be a pebble trampled underfoot."

"However, creatures in the Netherworld, once they absorb enough Evil Qi, can cultivate into Demons. Once cultivated into Demons, the soul can go to the Human Realm. As long as there is a human body that is compatible with the soul, it can be reborn."

Hearing this, Lu Sheng couldn’t help but stare blankly: "....You’re telling me all this, don’t tell me you mean that I am the Fallen God that the clergy saw that night."

"You are." Chen Shu’s tone didn’t waver at all, his trembling eyes already barely concealing his excitement.

"Over two months ago, I had come to Jiang City to confirm whether or not you are a Fallen God. And then, that feather gave me the answer."

There had been an exquisitely made rectangular box of black jade on the table from before.

Chen Shu picked it up and opened it, inside lay a long, pure black feather.

At this moment, the bright moonlight shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting its glow upon the Black Feather making it seem as though stars had fallen upon it, glistening like ripples on the water.

Then, at the moment Lu Sheng’s gaze touched it, the feather seemed to resonate, and it began to shake violently in an instant.