Transmigrated As A Cannon Fodder Sacrifice, I Tricked An Evil God Into Becoming My Live-In Husband - Chapter 2

For the first time, a crack appeared in Zhuohuo’s motionless, bl00d-red eyes—a pure, unadulterated I don’t understand.

He spoke slowly, his voice like the cracking of ten-thousand-year-old ice, resonating through the deathly silent Divine Prison with an inhuman quality.

Husband?

The word wasn’t a question, but rather an echo, a repetition of something he didn’t comprehend.

Yet this simple repetition struck like a divine ray of light, cleaving through the oppressive darkness above Zheng Qiuyu’s head!

She had gambled correctly!

First step accomplished!

Zheng Qiuyu’s will to live overwhelmed the terror in her bones.

She knew that every second the God remained newly awakened was a second she had to survive.

Ten minutes—just ten minutes!

She couldn’t give him time to think or react. She had to bury the previous lie with an even greater one, drowning his blank mind in a tidal wave of emotion!

Using both hands and feet, she dragged her chained body recklessly toward the stone platform. The cold chains bit deeper into her wrists, leaving bloody marks.

Tears streamed down her pale face like broken pearls, falling without restraint. Her fear vanished, replaced by a wild joy of reunion—the pent-up grievances of ten thousand years, the longing etched into her very bones.

Husband!

Her voice trembled, choked with sobs, yet rang with perfect clarity.

Don’t you remember me? I’m Qiu Yu!

I’m your wife, Zheng Qiuyu!

She cried out, each word wrenched from her throat as if her life depended on it.

Those false Immortal Sects imprisoned you in this pitch-black Guixu Divine Prison. I… I’ve been searching for you for ten thousand years!

Zheng Qiuyu’s mind raced, weaving the meager scraps of backstory from the book into a shared past between them.

Her gaze fixed on the jade pendant hanging at her chest—the only decent thing she’d found on the original owner’s body. The jade was ordinary, and the carving was mediocre.

But at that moment, it was the most precious thing in the world.

With trembling hands, she held up the pendant for Zhuohuo to see, her eyes brimming with longing and affection.

Have you forgotten our promise beneath the Chaos Azure Lotus?

You personally placed this Concentric Heart Jade Pendant around my neck. You said seeing it was like seeing you!

You even said that once you settled accounts with the Heavenly Dao, you’d take me to hide in the Sea of Stars, away from the world’s troubles… Have you forgotten all of that? She desperately tried to elevate this ordinary object into a priceless treasure.

She poured her most genuine emotions into the fabricated story, acting as if it were the absolute truth.

Zhuohuo’s bl00d-red eyes remained fixed on her, cold as ice.

There was no warmth, no recognition, only a chilling, detached scrutiny.

It was as if he were processing an impossibly complex data stream, far beyond his comprehension.

In the next instant, his gaze swept over Zheng Qiuyu, and an invisible, ocean-like divine consciousness enveloped her entirely.

She felt utterly exposed, seen through from skin to bone, bl00d to soul, leaving no secrets hidden.

Zheng Qiuyu’s heart leaped into her throat!

She knew this was a divine inspection!

Sure enough, Zhuohuo’s icy voice shattered her carefully constructed lie.

You carry none of my aura.

You are lying.

These seven simple words were more terrifying than any torture.

As the words fell, the recently subdued killing intent surged back like ice daggers, coalescing anew!

The temperature in the Divine Prison plummeted, as if all warmth had been drained away, freezing even the soul!

It’s over!

Alarm bells screamed in Zheng Qiuyu’s mind as a chill shot from the soles of her feet to the crown of her head.

She had overlooked the most critical detail!

Gods might lack emotions, but their perception of their own power was instinctive!

How could a mere mortal possess a token of affection from an ancient Evil God? And how could she have remained by his side for ten thousand years without absorbing even a trace of his aura?

Before the God’s absolute power, her lie was as fragile as paper!

She had to immediately conjure an explanation that was both plausible and beyond his ability to verify!

A bombshell that perfectly explained why she didn’t carry his aura!

In the blink of an eye, Zheng Qiuyu’s face suddenly twisted into a smile more wretched than tears, more desperate than despair.

My foolish husband… she whispered, her voice as faint as dissipating smoke. Your aura… of course it’s not on me…

She raised her head, meeting Zhuohuo’s bl00d-red eyes—eyes that could annihilate all creation. Gone was the earlier frenzy of joy and grievance now only remained a terrifying, maternal resolve, both soft and unyielding.

Because… to evade the Heavenly Dao and the Immortal Sect’s pursuit, to protect our last hope…

I had to use every last trace of Divine Essence Qi you left with me… all of it… to protect our child!

Before she could finish, Zheng Qiuyu, trembling, gently and with utmost care placed her bloodstained hand on her still-flat abdomen.

She straightened her back, as if shielding the world’s most precious treasure with her crumbling body.

Each word, spoken with every ounce of her conviction, struck like thunder as she declared to the world-destroying God the phrase that would shatter his mind

Husband, I’m carrying your child.

Our… only offspring!

Divine Embryo!

These two words struck Zhuohuo’s blank mind like a thunderbolt splitting the heavens and earth!

Emotions could be stripped away, memories sealed, but childbirth was an instinct etched into the very core of all living beings.

It transcended love and hatred, surpassing all complex reasoning—the most fundamental truth!

In his empty mind, this was one of the few codes he understood without needing to learn.

At that moment, the System’s cold voice echoed in Zheng Qiuyu’s mind

Ding! Lie detected. Target’s incomprehension increases credibility by 10%!

Target’s mind is in chaos! Reinstalling…

Success!

Zheng Qiuyu’s heart pounded in her chest. She knew she had made another correct gamble—a crucial one!

Zhuohuo’s bloodshot eyes stared fixedly at her flat abdomen, the confusion and incomprehension in his gaze nearly spilling over.

He could sense there was nothing there.

But he didn’t understand the complex human behavior of lying.

Nor did he understand why the words Divine Embryo triggered an unprecedented, instinctive leap within him.

A mortal woman.

Claiming to be his God’s wife.

Holding a token devoid of his divine energy.

Now she was claiming to be pregnant with a child he couldn’t sense.

These contradictions swirled in his mind.

Yet the instinct to protect the child felt so… natural.

Finally, the terrifying killing intent that had threatened to tear Zheng Qiuyu’s soul apart gradually dissipated amidst the chaos in his mind, fading away bit by bit.

His raised hand, which had been aimed at the center of her brow, finally retracted.

Almost simultaneously, the System’s voice chimed with a hint of delight

Ding! Congratulations, Host! Beginner Quest Survive ten minutes under the God Zhuohuo’s gaze completed!

Reward Beginner’s Gift Pack x1!

System function unlocked Heaven-Defying Points Shop Basic now available!

Zheng Qiuyu’s heart surged with elation, nearly bursting into laughter!

She had survived!

She had truly survived under the gaze of a world-destroying Evil God!

But she dared not show it.

Her face remained a mask of pitiful stubbornness, with only a hint of exhaustion flickering in her eyes.

She knew the danger hadn’t completely passed.

As long as she remained conscious, this clueless God could at any moment ask more questions she couldn’t answer.

Why can’t I sense the child?

What’s our child’s name?

Where is the Chaos Azure Lotus?

Any one of these could mean instant death!

I absolutely can’t let him ask any more questions!

Seizing the opportunity, Zheng Qiuyu felt the last glimmer of light in her eyes fade completely.

Her body swayed, and she weakly, yet with deep affection, uttered her final words

Husband…

The next moment, her body went limp, like a puppet with severed strings, collapsing perfectly toward the stone platform’s edge—right where Zhuohuo stood—and fainted!

This was a high-stakes gamble!

Betting on whether a God would instinctively catch a mortal woman falling toward him.

A stream of data-like light flickered in Zhuohuo’s bl00d-red eyes, as if calculating her trajectory.

But his body’s instincts moved faster than his empty mind.

Just as Zheng Qiuyu was about to crash onto the cold, hard ground, a pair of strong, handsome hands instinctively reached out and caught her securely.

Soft.

Warm.

And carrying a faint scent of bl00d mixed with a woman’s fragrance.

This was a sensation Zhuohuo had never experienced in his ten thousand years of darkness and imprisonment.

His body instantly stiffened.

It was a stiffness more unfamiliar and incomprehensible than even the chains of the Gods.

He lowered his head, gazing at the frail mortal woman in his arms—the one who had called herself his God’s wife—and for the first time, he felt an emotion he could only describe as troublesome.

The Newbie Gift Pack has been stored in the System’s inventory.

Open it now?

Open! Zheng Qiuyu shouted inwardly, her mind razor-sharp despite her feigned unconsciousness.

Ding! Newbie Gift Pack opened!

Congratulations, Host! You have received

1. True Word Spirit Experience Card x1 Rare Use this card to ensure the target believes your next statement as absolute truth, regardless of logic or reason. Note Effective on one person for a single statement only.
2. Heaven-Deceiving Points x500.
3. Basic Divine Soul Disguise Art x1 Allows you to project a faint aura of divinity, concealing your mortal nature from even the most perceptive cultivators.

Zheng Qiuyu’s heart pounded wildly!

True Word Spirit!

This was practically a life-saving charm tailored for her! With this, she’d have an absolute trump card for the next time her lies were exposed!

And the Divine Soul Disguise Art perfectly filled her greatest vulnerability!

The System was her greatest advantage. She relished the thrill of survival, the intellectual sparring, and the desperate struggle for life.

Her goals were now crystal clear survive, and not just survive, but thrive by this God’s side!

She had to firmly establish her roles as God’s wife and mother of his child, transforming this lie into the only truth between them!

She intended to use this clueless God as her strongest shield within the perilous Divine Prison.

Just as Zheng Qiuyu was calculating her gains, she felt the body holding her stir.

Zhuohuo lowered his gaze to the unconscious Zheng Qiuyu in his arms. Her pale yet stubborn face, and the unfamiliar softness of her skin, deepened the ripples in his eternally unchanging crimson eyes.

His gaze slowly drifted downward, settling on her flat stomach where her hand rested.

Divine Embryo… he murmured silently.

He extended his other hand, his beautiful fingers still radiating the star-destroying divine power. He seemed about to touch the so-called child, to see for himself.

But his fingertips froze an inch above Zheng Qiuyu’s clothes.

His crimson eyes now held an unprecedented mix of hesitation and curiosity.

This strange accident, this woman who claimed he was her everything—what should he do?

Kill her, or spare her?

Believe her, or reject her?

An unprecedented dilemma confronted the newly awakened, world-destroying Evil God.