Chapter 375 317: The Big Orange Cat's Anomaly? God Is a Northeasterner!

Vice President Xin's pupils shrank. His Spiritual Sense screamed a warning, and his hand instinctively formed an eagle's claw. Had he not been certain of Chu Bamboo's special circumstances—that this was someone he could not kill, let alone harm—he would have already lost control and attacked.

The void twisted, and a Big Orange Cat materialized from thin air. She licked one of her paws, her gaze sweeping thoughtfully across the scene before finally settling on Chu Bamboo. "It looks quite lively here," she said leisurely. "So, can anyone tell me what's going on?"

Vice President Xin broke out in a cold sweat. He instinctively stepped in front of Chu Bamboo, his body tensed and his hand gripping the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Chu Bamboo glanced at the Big Orange Cat. The biggest difference, compared to the last few times he'd seen her, was that this cat... was actually wearing clothes. What's more, it was a classic padded jacket from the Northeast!

Tacky.

To top it all off, the Big Orange Cat was also wearing a red Santa hat... A red, floral Northeast jacket plus a red Santa hat—this fusion of East and West made it very difficult for Chu Bamboo to keep a straight face.

Wait...

It belatedly dawned on Chu Bamboo. 'Could it be... "God" is from the Northeast?!'

""Poop Scooper," "Cat Lord,"" Chu Bamboo said, getting straight to the point. Seeing the Big Orange Cat's pupils shrink abruptly, her posture completely different from before, he added, "First, deal with the problem I'm facing!"

Then, ignoring the Big Orange Cat and everyone else, Chu Bamboo reached up and began to seal his memories once more.

"..." Eunuch Huang's eyelids twitched. 'This... this mythical creature and this unidentified man know each other? That's it. If that's really the case... then it's only natural that he'd have more tricks up his sleeve!'

"Your Excellency," Eunuch Huang was the first to speak, his posture deferential. "While I am unaware of your connection to this... individual, I am acting on a decree from the Emperor of Daqian to eliminate the one causing this turmoil! If Your Excellency would be so gracious as to stay your hand, I will be sure to report this to the Celestial Pavilion... The Heavenly Monarch will certainly grant you an exceptionally generous reward."

After a brief pause, Eunuch Huang gritted his teeth and added a veiled threat. "It's always best not to get involved in matters concerning the imperial family..."

"...Oh?" The Big Orange Cat's tail flicked back and forth. Her amber eyes betrayed no emotion. "You make it sound very appealing... but what a pity."

"You want me to owe you a favor? Tell that old geezer of an Emperor to come himself!"

The Big Orange Cat suddenly thrust out her paw.

In that instant, the expression on everyone's face changed dramatically. They felt like cicadas trapped in amber, completely unable to move.

"I now dictate your Destiny!" The Big Orange Cat held her head high. "Kneel! Those unwilling to kneel can kill themselves!"

Vice President Xin's face twisted in a grimace. He struggled with all his might to regain control, but it was useless. Trembling, he drew his sword and placed it against his neck. A moment later, his head flew from his shoulders... but even so, Vice President Xin somehow didn't die.

His severed head wobbled back through the air and reattached to his torso... He had to repeat the act several times before he finally managed to kill himself for good.

Eunuch Huang's body swayed back and forth, his face a mask of struggle. Several times he took out a white needle, attempting to plunge it into his temple, only to wrench it away at the last second. Finally, with a THUD, he collapsed prostrate on the ground.

Of all the people present, a full fifth committed suicide on the spot.

"Not bad!" The Big Orange Cat sounded genuinely surprised, a hint of admiration in her voice. "I didn't expect a full fifth of them to be so loyal to the Emperor... willing to die rather than betray him, no matter the circumstances. That's beyond what I imagined!"

'?!' Chu Bamboo calmly analyzed the meaning behind the cat's words. 'So that means one-fifth of them would never have surrendered, no matter what threats or temptations they faced? But the ones who survived... oh!'

A subtle expression crossed Chu Bamboo's face as he looked at Eunuch Huang. He'd never expected that the eunuch, who appeared so earnest, could actually betray the Emperor... while Vice President Xin, on the other hand, had not.

'But what kind of Divine Power is this? How can Destiny be developed in such a bizarre way?'

Thoughts churned in Chu Bamboo's mind as he desperately tried to grasp the meaning of the Big Orange Cat's words, slowly sorting them out. 'So, if there's even a possibility of surrender... she can forcibly lock onto that future, skip the intermediate steps, and use some unimaginable power to make them kneel directly?'

'Seriously, is she hacking the game?' Chu Bamboo was struggling to maintain his composure. Even though he knew that developing such conceptual Divine Techniques was a highly esoteric affair, for it to be this absurdly overpowered...

The Big Orange Cat sauntered through the air, stopping in front of Eunuch Huang. As he watched in terror, she gently pressed a paw to his forehead, and a series of faint images flickered into existence... They were scenes of Eunuch Huang being born into poverty, sold into the palace, suffering the cut, and climbing step by step to become a Chief Eunuch...

"...Interesting," Chu Bamboo murmured. Even though the images had been brief, combining them with what he already knew of Eunuch Huang gave him a much deeper understanding of the man...

'Yes, at the very least, he now understood why Eunuch Huang hadn't killed himself.'

'If he was right, Eunuch Huang... due to his early life, had been mentally branded with the singular drive to climb higher at any cost. His absolute loyalty to the Emperor was only because the Emperor was the very foundation of his own wealth and future—'

'So, if he could be shown... a path to advance even further! He might... No wonder he chose to kneel instead of killing himself.' Chu Bamboo's mind raced, already formulating countless ways to handle Eunuch Huang in the future.

Countless images flowed into the Big Orange Cat's body. At the same time, Eunuch Huang collapsed to the ground with a THUD. His body convulsed a few times and then went still, all signs of life gone...

The Big Orange Cat's body trembled slightly. In that instant, she understood a great deal. She turned her head, eyeing Chu Bamboo with a mix of shock and uncertainty. "I... no, the Fifth Apostle. You were the one who killed him?"

Because Eunuch Huang had known a great deal of insider information, the Big Orange Cat now knew it all as well.

"So... when he died, why didn't you come then?" Chu Bamboo didn't answer, posing a question of his own instead.

"How much do you know?" The Big Orange Cat's expression shifted. 'Just from that one sentence, she realized Chu Bamboo knew the Fifth was her Clone... or at least, that he knew they were connected.'

"A question for a question," Chu Bamboo said, resorting to his old trick. He stared directly into the Big Orange Cat's eyes, enunciating each word clearly. "For 'God's' sake."

Chu Bamboo had spoken the name, 'God,' in the original tongue. Seeing the Big Orange Cat fall silent, he breathed an inward sigh of relief. 'Just as I thought,' he concluded. 'God must have mentioned that name to her, too!'

"I didn't come because... the moment the Fifth died, I sensed something... abnormal." The Big Orange Cat paused, tilting her head. "Your turn."