Once, I wanted to be a good person

This made Fang Ze, after his training was finished and when he rushed them out of the room, see that each of their eyes seemed as if they could draw silk...

Fang Ze pretended not to see and closed the door. However, the Flower God, who had been playing around all night, let out a "giggle" in his divine soul, "Fang Ze, you're done. They've fallen for you."

"Why not just ask that noble to take them back then?"

"I think, although their aptitude is a bit lacking, they are indeed very diligent and eager to learn. They have a tenacity. It's not bad to keep them around."

Fang Ze:.....

Having exhausted the energy of that group of studious maids and preserved his own innocence, Fang Ze couldn't be bothered to deal with the Flower God, who seemed to enjoy the drama without concern for its extent. He threw himself onto the bed and stared at the ceiling, lost in thought.

The room quieted down for a while, and after a moment, Fang Ze tentatively asked, "Your Highness, what exactly is a demigod? Is it a state or a race?"

Upon hearing Fang Ze's words, the Flower God, amidst the petals, fell silent for a while.

Maybe because she was genuinely happy tonight and now bound with Fang Ze, she hesitated for a while but eventually said with struggle, "I don't know. Consider it a state. But... not every creature can reach this state."

Then, she changed her statement, "No, it's not correct to say it's a state."

"Hmm."

After struggling with herself for a long time, she finally just said, "Forget it. Old lady can't explain. You'll understand when you become a demigod!"

Fang Ze didn't get the answer he wanted, but he wasn't disappointed. He actually detected the confusion in the Flower God's words.

So, he said with a smile, "Alright then. I won't ask anymore. I'll wait until I have a chance to become a demigod and ask Your Highness then."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, the Flower God muttered softly within the petals, "If you have a chance, it would be better not to become a demigod."

Whether it was because the voice was too soft or for another reason, Fang Ze seemed to not hear it, or perhaps he heard but didn't respond and simply turned off the light and fell into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, inside the petal, the Flower God also stared blankly.

She herself was also very confused...

Demigod, what exactly is it?

Truthfully, perhaps no one is more confused than the demigods themselves.

They should have attained godhood, but it seems they are just missing something. And it is because of missing that little bit, they have become an almost indescribable existence...

They wander around the periphery of the world for hundreds, thousands of years, their souls do not deplete, and they remain indestructible. Connected to the World Origin but also rejected by the world...

They want to make up for what they lack, but for many years, they have tried countless methods and still can't complete it...

So... what exactly are they?

....

At the same time.

Shortly after falling asleep, Fang Ze quickly arrived at the Late-Night Investigation Room. He first hugged Little Grass for a while, recharged the Real World's Flower God, and then he summoned Miaomiao for an update on the current situation within the organization.

Upon seeing Fang Ze again, Miaomiao was clearly very happy. She then recounted what had happened after Fang Ze arrived in Miaohua City.

According to her, after Fang Ze arrived in Miaohua City, Miaomiao and Zhixi discussed and decided to split their forces: Miaomiao led the recently recruited followers and blended into the crowd leaving the city, while Zhixi stayed with other followers hidden in Miaohua City, observing the changes in the situation.

Perhaps because the Law barrier around Miaohua City was removed, and Huo Lin's pathway to the Spirit Realm constantly drew the Power of Laws, the Black Buddha did not release Black Rain in the past two days, just silently brewing. It seems the time might be delayed by a few days.

As for the Awakening Ability issue that Fang Ze was most concerned about, Miaomiao also happened to focus on it.

She said that since they had left Miaohua City, the abilities obtained by the citizens of Miaohua City started fading, but only the hundreds of followers of the Devil Sect still retained their abilities.

However, Miaomiao was concerned about attracting attention, so she also instructed the followers not to use their abilities and to pretend they had failed.

Fortunately, she now had sufficient military force along with the ability of "Verbal Contract" to keep those who had just acquired their abilities under control.

Having understood the related situation fully, Fang Ze had thoroughly confirmed the Flower God's analysis of Black Rain, Black Buddha, and the Awakening Ability.

This also confirmed his analysis of the Flower God's character: though the Flower God seemed a bit goofy and crude, he was genuinely honest in his interactions and, in fact, too proud to lie. He could boldly extract information....

Thus, a day passed quickly.

The next morning, after getting up, Fang Ze washed up with the help of several maidservants and then went downstairs to write a note, which he handed to an investigator from the Special Service Department to deliver to Jiang Cheng....

Jiang Cheng had just left the meeting room. Although he was at the Yang Transformation stage and his energy was abundant, after having handled a night of exhausting official duties, he still felt a slight fatigue.

However, having successfully dodged a bullet and rendered Fang Ze's "Death Warrant" ineffective, he was very thrilled!

He believed his handling last night was nothing short of a stroke of genius, leaving Fang Ze with no opportunity to strike!

While he was excited, an investigator from the Special Service Department also found him in a peculiar way and handed him the note Fang Ze had just finished writing.

Receiving the note from Fang Ze, Jiang Cheng was a bit surprised.

Immediately after, he guessed and fantasized that maybe... this was Fang Ze's peace offering?

After last night, Fang Ze recognized his cleverness and intelligence and decided to let bygones be bygones and collaborate with him?

Or perhaps, this was Fang Ze's commendation?

Finding him an interesting rival and deciding to compete with him fairly?

Or maybe, this was Fang Ze's scolding note?

Scolding him for being shameless? For actually "kidnapping" a public officer as a human shield?

But regardless of which one it might be, Jiang Cheng thought all of these options were praise for his "stroke of genius" last night!

Thinking this, he couldn't help but open the note.

He then looked down.

The note strikingly read,

"Last night I was busy enjoying my time with the maids, I forgot our appointment to kill you. Sorry."

"Tonight, I'll kill you! Wait for me!"

"Fang Ze."

Jiang Cheng:.....

"Fang Ze, you damn.....!"

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After falling asleep, Fang Ze soon arrived at the Late-Night Investigation Room. He first hugged Little Grass for a while to recharge the Flower God in the Real World, then he summoned Miaomiao to get an update about the current situation of the organization.

Miaomiao was evidently very happy to see Fang Ze again. Then, she also recounted to him the events that occurred after Fang Ze arrived in Miaohua City.

According to her, after Fang Ze's arrival in Miaohua City, Miaomiao and Zhixi discussed and decided to split their forces. Miaomiao led the recently trained Followers and blended into the crowd leaving Miaohua City, while Zhixi stayed with the other Followers still lurking in the city to observe how the situation unfolded.

Perhaps because the barrier of Laws surrounding Miaohua City was removed and Huo Lin's Spirit Realm portal continuously drained the Power of Laws, Black Buddha had not caused Black Rain in the past few days, only silently brewing. It looked like there would be a delay of a few days.

As for the Awakening Ability issue that Fang Ze was most concerned about, Miaomiao also happened to have been paying attention to it.

She said that since leaving Miaohua City, the abilities acquired by the residents of Miaohua City began to fade, while just the several hundred Followers of the Devil Sect maintained their abilities.

However, Miaomiao, wary of drawing attention, also instructed her Followers not to use their abilities and to pretend they had faded.

Luckily, Miaomiao now had enough military power at her disposal, along with the Verbal Contract ability, which could indeed keep those newly empowered Followers in check.