How come I was born a deity?

Chapter 41: Either the program or the person needs to be able to run.

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Another crisp footstep sounded, and Chen Qi could clearly feel a strange sensation pressing down on him.

This might be what is called "pressure," a feeling as if you are carrying an invisible person on your back, constantly rolling your body toward the ground, giving you no chance to resist.

Covering his vision with spiritual energy and activating his spiritual sense, Chen Qi could see a crimson humanoid silhouette in the darkness before him. Clearly, from the perspective of spiritual sense, this vengeful ghost was definitely beyond his ability to deal with.

"Why isn't there any response yet?"

Chen Qi watched as the vengeful ghost was almost upon him, yet his body seemed to show no particular reaction. Could it be that he had made the wrong bet? Was the real problem actually in his own room?

That's it, we're doomed.

Chen Qi wasn't in despair, but rather sighed and rubbed his forehead in frustration.

next second.

"Um?"

Behind him, a startled cry suddenly came from the manager of the Ten Thousand Demons Guild: "What is that?"

Yao Ning also let out a scream, and Chen Qi turned around to look at her.

The boundless darkness swallowed up the rest of the room.

It was as if a shadow had been cast over the shopkeeper and Yao Ning, a shadow even deeper than the darkness on the vengeful ghost had spread out.

A pair of scarlet eyes opened on the surface of the shadow, spreading out like a pool of ink, coalescing into the shape of a ferocious beast.

"What...what is this thing?!"

Yao Ning's legs went weak, and a wave of fear surged up in her heart, as if she had encountered her natural enemy!

Animals at the top of the food chain possess wildness, and so do demons.

Having a wild nature, they are naturally well aware of just how intense the fear they feel when facing predators.

This fear is different from the adrenaline rush and loss of control that ordinary people experience when they see something frightening.

It is the fear of knowing that one is about to die, and having no power to resist.

When monsters and animals are enveloped by this fear, their instinct to "escape" is suppressed, and they are completely unable to control their bodies. They can only curl up in a corner and wait for death to come.

Now, something in Chen Qi's shadow has given Yao Ning this feeling!

Even the shopkeeper, who was sitting on the bed, turned pale and was so intimidated by the thing in the shadow that he had no power to resist.

"What is this thing?!"

The shopkeeper was inwardly shocked. Chen Qi in front of him was just an ordinary first-level cultivator. Apart from the fact that his father was Chen Fuzhou, he had nothing remarkable about him.

But why is there something so terrifying hidden in his shadow?

Who exactly is he?!

Chen Qi himself didn't realize what was happening. When he turned around and looked at his shadow, he met those scarlet eyes.

However, after their eyes met, the thing lurking in the shadows didn't react much. It simply condensed itself into the form of a ferocious beast and looked at the vengeful ghost before it.

It opened its mouth wide and then made a tearing motion.

"Awoo."

A very soft voice reached Chen Qi's ear.

In an instant, the oppressive aura surrounding Chen Qi vanished, and the darkness that had enveloped the vengeful ghost also disappeared.

Turning back, Chen Qi looked in the direction where the vengeful ghost had been, but there was nothing left.

Only a string of clearly visible bloody footprints remained on the stone floor, emitting a foul stench.

After eating—or, in Chen Qi's opinion, "eating"—Chen Qi's shadow immediately returned to normal, and his pair of scarlet eyes closed again, disappearing into his shadow.

It was as if time had reversed; the darkness that had expanded to envelop the entire interior of the secluded old house was now drawn back to Chen Qi's feet, revealing his human-shaped outline.

The secluded old house returned to silence. Chen Qi had no idea what had happened from beginning to end, so he looked up at Yao Ning and the shopkeeper in front of him and asked, "Uh... what just happened?"

The shopkeeper was dumbfounded. You killed a vengeful ghost, and now you want to ask us what happened?

Yao Ning was also stunned, but her stunt was different from the shopkeeper's. She was completely terrified, her whole body weak, slumped against the bed like a rag doll. If she hadn't been leaning against the bed, she probably would have collapsed to the ground by now.

"You...you don't know what's in your shadow?"

The shopkeeper finally managed to catch his breath before asking Chen Qi the question.

Chen Qi replied matter-of-factly, "If I knew, would I need to ask you?"

The shopkeeper: "..."

That seems to make sense...

But to be honest, even the shopkeeper didn't know what had just happened.

All she knew was that the thing in Chen Qi's shadow was terrifying, extremely terrifying. Even as a powerful demon, her remaining wildness and intuition were frantically telling her one thing.

The thing in Chen Qi's shadow is equivalent to death itself!

The shopkeeper neither dared nor would he touch the thing in Chen Qi's shadow. Even he himself couldn't fight against the vengeful ghost, which was killed so easily, let alone himself.

Seeing that the other person also didn't know what was going on, Chen Qi scratched his head in confusion.

He didn't know when something appeared in his shadow. His father had never talked to him about this before. It seemed he would have to find an opportunity to call his father, whom he hadn't contacted in a long time, and ask him about it.

"Young Master Chen..." The shopkeeper struggled to get up from the bed, his aged body sprawling on the bed, and kowtowed twice. "Forgive my overstepping, but you'd better not tell anyone about what's in your shadow."

Chen Qi was taken aback. "Why?"

"Some things may seem insignificant on the scale, but once weighed, they can weigh a ton," the shopkeeper advised. "If you yourself are unaware of what's lurking in your shadow, and as long as it doesn't negatively affect you, it's best not to delve into it. Otherwise, you might find yourself in a lot of trouble..."

Why does this sound so familiar?

As long as the program can run, that's fine, right? It doesn't matter how it runs. If you delve into even one bug, the entire program might just crash.

"Not even Shen Nianxu can be told?"

The shopkeeper's voice trembled, "It's good that you trust her, but it's best not to talk about it. Yao Ning and I will keep this to ourselves and won't go around saying anything. Please believe me."

Chen Qi thought about it for a moment. After all, he was just a newcomer in the cultivation world. It would be best to listen to the advice of his seniors. After all, if you don't listen to the advice of the elders, you will suffer the consequences.

Moreover, the shopkeeper seems to be someone who caused trouble because of deep affection, a case of good intentions gone wrong, and is indeed guilty, but he is not the one responsible for punishing her. If it is just advice, it would be fine to listen.

"I understand," Chen Qi added a price, "As long as your Wan Yao Club agrees to cast your vote for me during the election of the leader, I will trust you."

The shopkeeper kowtowed twice more, his forehead bleeding from the effort. "Understood, thank you for saving my life, Young Master Chen."

"And..." Chen Qi turned to look at Yao Ning, who was crying in fear beside him, "How much longer is she going to sit on the ground?"