The Shepherds Are Dense – Chapter 1115

Chapter 1114
Is Friend and Foe

Hengwo looked at Eivas silently, her posture as elegant and gentle as a lady.

Although her words were clear, her tone gentle, and her gaze soft… her words sent a chill down Eivas’s spine: “I know why you’re looking for me, Snake. I agree, kill him. Cain is your prey as long as you need it.”

—Snake.
This was how Hengwo referred to Eivas.

Unlike Candlemaster and Lord of Scales and Feathers, who clearly sided with Eivas… and even unlike the ambiguously neutral Silver Crown Dragon and Hourglass. Hengwo stood unreservedly on the side of the Ring Heavenly Envoy. Perhaps because she was skilled in self-destruction, Hengwo directly regarded Eivas as part of the Ring Heavenly Envoy.

It was obvious.
If Eivas and the Ring Heavenly Envoy had a conflict, and she had the opportunity to intervene… Hengwo would definitely help the Ring Heavenly Envoy, not Eivas, the “snake tail trying to seize control.”

Moreover, Hengwo’s indifference to the Blood Heavenly Envoy also made Eivas secretly shocked.

The Blood Heavenly Envoy…
Although he had gone down the wrong path, and although Sister Sasha was the one who bore him… he was essentially the child of Hengwo and the Banquet Master!

It was Hengwo who descended upon Sister Sasha and had relations with the Banquet Master, allowing Sister Sasha, a “mortal,” to give birth to the child of the Moon and the Dragon. Even the Blood Heavenly Envoy’s almost fanatical pursuit of the path of the Perfect Being for his descendants was just to get his mother, Hengwo, to look at him more.

And now Hengwo’s intention was… she was directly abandoning Cain?

—Even though sycophants die badly, this is too bad to die, isn’t it?

As if hearing Eivas’s thoughts, Hengwo’s tone remained gentle and patient, but without any emotional fluctuation: “The birth of Cain was an experiment of mine, and also an attempt.

“After all, Amber is not a true Samsara Heavenly Envoy; her reset has limits. Before Amber is exhausted, I need a vessel that can carry the power of Sacred Number Nine. The other Pillar Gods are also doing this… just as Zarvan cultivated the Heavenly Candlemaster and Xi Tian Si, and also bestowed the power of sin upon you.

“Fuxi will eventually transcend everything and shatter the Void. Before he left, he concealed his miracles and gradually passed his great work to your main body, so as not to cause disasters like when Atlas left, due to the change of Pillar Gods. Seeking a new pillar bearer is the duty of the Pillar Gods.”

…Zarvan?
Eivas was stunned.
He knew Fuxi, that was the name of the Father. Zarvan… is this the True Name of Candlemaster?

“And the ‘human’ race, by nature, possesses the power of transcendence and love. It is Sol’s last, most proud… and also ‘most perfect’ creation, and the first race to bear my ‘love’. When each human is born, they have intertwined beast and love powers in their hearts, and in their souls, there is a motive and power to transcend all existing situations.

“I hope to create a true ‘Perfect’ being among humans through this method. Perfection—this is the name I gave to the new Tail Pillar. ‘Perfection’ itself is a ‘flaw’, because once perfection is reached, there is no longer a need to move forward, and thus no ‘better’ principle of transcendence.

“But it is also the best flaw—”

Sacred Number Nine was already enough, no need to enter the Tenth Origin River. Therefore, the perfection of Nine was itself a rebellion and negation of the transcendence of Eight, and also a powerful rejection of the Void of Ten.

“I see…”
Eivas murmured, “Perfect Being… is it to create a new Pillar God of the Flawed River.”

No wonder Hengwo had not engaged in large-scale creation after creating humans. Her creation was not yet finished—unlike the Beast Lord’s approach of opening many cards and raising beasts in a chaotic manner, Hengwo was clearly a meticulous planner; she wouldn’t start a second line before one goal was completed… much like a real-time strategy player who doesn’t use multi-tasking.

The only problem was, she didn’t seem to care much about the only line she was operating… at least Eivas didn’t feel much of her care.

“I failed.”
Hengwo said calmly.
Her eyebrows drooped, her eyes filled with pity and sorrow: “Because of my ‘flaw’. I cannot lie to my heart. I only needed ‘it’, but I didn’t love ‘it’. So there was no possibility of the Perfect Being being born from the beginning… From then on, I abandoned the plan. Or rather, that was the backlash from the Flawed River.”

—Anyone who tries to meddle with the path of flaw must bear the “fatal flaw.”

Whether it was Forbidden, Twilight…

Or the Rock Heavenly Envoy, symbolizing natural objects like mountains and rivers, and anti-civilization;

Or the Amber Heavenly Envoy, who bestows the power of longevity, extracts and imprints memories;

Or the Winter Envoy, as the representative of the dead, in charge of souls and funerals…

The power of the Ninth Origin River belongs to the type of “don’t touch it if you don’t have any special skills.” Although they usually sleep together like Amber, if any of them truly woke up and had nothing to do, they could cause a major event. At the very least, it would be more than three times the disaster of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy Descending.

In this regard, even with the active intervention of a Pillar God-tier existence, the “Perfect Being” was not completed… this was probably because the Flawed River triggered the power of flaw. And this plan was too fragile, so much so that it could not step into Eternity under the “flaw.”

As for Hengwo—she had her own urgent matters to resolve.
She didn’t recruit many dance partners because she was playing a dangerous game—there was no hope in the First Origin River, meaning she would die here sooner or later. Her apostles would also die. Hengwo didn’t want to trouble others… just like when one has a terminal illness, they don’t want to get married to a lover to avoid burdening them for a lifetime.

This was a form of love. And a rather pure love.

“I still have my own things to do.”
Hengwo finally said, and withdrew from Cardinal Hecate: “If you need me, you can call me anytime. I will always be mindful of your prayers, Snake.”

When that strange feeling dissipated, Eivas knew that Hengwo had left in a hurry—Hengwo was a god of few words. What she said to Eivas today probably exceeded the total amount she had spoken in the past ten, or even decades.

The initial purpose was achieved: Eivas could confidently hunt the Blood Heavenly Envoy without worrying about “the little one is beaten, and the big one comes”—his elder had already been persuaded by Eivas, and might even turn around and thrash his own child.

Eivas inexplicably felt like a homeroom teacher asking parents to come to school…

Hengwo was undoubtedly a busy person—from the aspect of confronting the Void, Hengwo’s solitary dance was perhaps to “hold up the sky.”

And in such a situation, she was willing to descend in person to help Eivas… But Eivas didn’t feel much joy.

Because it was obvious that Hengwo had a very good relationship with the Ring Heavenly Envoy, with extremely high trust. So much so that out of love for the house, this relationship could even be extended to Eivas.

This also meant that if there was a battle between Eivas and the Ring Heavenly Envoy in the future…

Then, most likely, Hengwo would also be on his opposite side.
(End of Chapter)