How come I was born a deity?

Chapter 1: A Deeper World

"I really can't pretend we're still together."

I still can't get used to you not being here; this shift in our relationship happened too fast.

"No narration is needed in the visuals, yet everyone can see it."

"My emotions welled up, I wanted to cry but my mind went blank."

Gentle male and female voices came from the speaker. Chen Qi lay on the bed, covered his head with the blanket, and pretended not to hear the alarm clock.

Anyway, it's the weekend, so I might as well take a nap early in the morning.

A middle-aged woman's voice came from outside the bedroom, "Chen Qi! The alarm clock has gone off, aren't you up yet?"

Chen Qi: "..."

Another, even younger female voice came from outside the door, "It's okay, Mom, leave this to me. I promise I'll wake him up."

Chen Qi: "..."

A middle-aged woman's voice: "Hey, Xiao Pan! What are you doing! Put the litter box down right now, it's full of cat poop! What are you going to do taking the litter box into Xiao Qi's room?!"

Chen Qi: "???"

Jumping out of bed, Chen Qi decisively turned off the alarm clock, rushed to the bedroom door, and flung it open. "Chen Ruopan! Put the litter box down!"

Unexpectedly, the door opened, and a middle-aged woman and her cousin Chen Ruopan stood in the doorway, holding neither a litter box nor a single piece of cat poop.

A smug smile spread across her face as Chen Ruopan, her makeup light, said, "Look, Mom, she's awake now, isn't she?"

Auntie gave Chen Ruopan a thumbs up, "You really have a way with things."

"How could you come up with such a disgusting trick, pretending to cover my face with the litter box to threaten me into getting out of bed?" Chen Qi's expression froze. "Are you even human?"

Chen Ruopan corrected him, "Stop, it's not an act. It's because this trick was already used once fifteen minutes ago, so it can't be used on you anymore."

Chen Qi was taken aback and looked at his uncle sitting on the sofa in the living room. The uncle had just taken a shower and had an expression of enlightenment, as if he had not only purified his appearance but also his soul.

It seems he was the victim from fifteen minutes ago.

"Get up and have breakfast," Auntie said, pointing to the porridge and fried dough sticks on the table. "If you had slept a little longer, you could have eaten lunch right away."

"Now that you've graduated from university, you're ready to work. You'd better adjust your sleep schedule, or you'll be in trouble when you start working."

Chen Qi muttered, "It's fine. I can't find a job right now anyway, and I can sleep until noon. I only need to eat two meals a day, which will save me the cost of one meal. Don't you think I'm right?"

His aunt glared at him. "You think you're right? Hurry up and brush your teeth, wash your face, and eat breakfast! Your dad sent you a package; open it yourself later."

"My dad?"

Chen Qi was stunned for a moment. Since he started elementary school, he had been living at his aunt and uncle's house and rarely saw his father. The only time he would see his father was on his birthday every year when his father would send him a QR code to receive two hundred yuan.

Although Chen Qi never turned it once.

However, Chen Qi still has a deep impression of his father because Chen Qi himself is an orphan.

About two or three months later, Chen Qi was abandoned in front of a dilapidated temple on the outskirts of Qingcheng. At that time, Chen's father was a monk and happened to find him, so he took him in.

According to Chen's father, the main reason he became a monk was because too many people wanted to climb up to him.

Chen Qi didn't know why, every few days, someone would make a special trip to a dilapidated temple in the suburbs, bringing all sorts of gifts to visit.

There were even the director of the Qingcheng Police Station and the mayor of Qingcheng, who were being extremely respectful to a poor monk in a dilapidated temple. It was simply unbelievable.

When Chen Qi was three years old, his father found something in the dilapidated temple in front of him.

"Son, let me introduce you to this. This is the legendary Buddhist artifact, the Vajra! Let your old man demonstrate just how awesome this thing is."

As he spoke, Chen's father picked up the vajra and swung it forward.

In an instant, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting a towering tree in the suburbs. The entire trunk snapped in two and fell to the ground with a dull thud.

It was from that moment that Chen Qi realized that his father actually had superpowers!

No wonder so many people come to "visit" him in the dilapidated temple every few days; it turns out that Chen's father possesses abilities that ordinary people do not have!

"How about it, son? Aren't you as awesome as your dad?"

Seeing this, three-year-old Chen Qi picked up a twig from the ground with a grin and, imitating his father's action, swung it in the air as well.

The next second, a massive crimson lightning bolt that made the heavens and earth change color descended from the sky, flattening a mountain outside Qingcheng right in front of Chen's father.

That night, the revered Mr. Chen sat at the entrance of the dilapidated temple all night, smoking five packs of cigarettes, still unable to understand what had happened.

Later, based on Chen's father's multiple experiments, it was confirmed that Chen Qi possessed an extraordinary learning ability. He could perfectly imitate any ability he had seen just once, and even amplify its power and effect several times or even dozens of times!

Later, Chen's father took him all over the country, and after he met all kinds of people, he was handed over to his aunt and uncle to take care of him until he reached school age. He has been living with them ever since.

And now, Chen's father has actually sent him a package?

Why didn't they ask me for two hundred yuan?

Chen Qi was still a little unaccustomed to it at first.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Chen Qi took a sip of congee with some green vegetable leaves floating in it, and then stuffed a fried dough stick soaked in the congee into his mouth.

Chen Qi could clearly hear what his uncle was watching, sitting on the sofa scrolling through short videos on his phone. The sound from the speaker was so clear that his uncle was watching something.

[Shocking! A young woman has mysteriously disappeared from her home; property management says they saw her walking in mid-air in the middle of the night!]

[Recently, paranormal incidents have surged. At Qingcheng Cemetery, surveillance cameras captured footage of a corpse walking out of the morgue on its own!]

"Wow," my uncle exclaimed, watching the short video, "ghosts these days! How terrifying! If I encountered something like this in the middle of the night, I'd be scared to death!"

As he spoke, he scrolled down to show a few more similar short videos.

[Incredibly bizarre! An octogenarian has seemingly reverted to childhood, returning to the age of eighteen. Is this a distortion of human nature or a sign of moral decay?]

[It's chilling to think about! A young man in his early twenties did this to his older cousin!]

Ok?

Why does the last one feel off?

Chen Qi looked up and immediately saw Chen Ruopan, who was also holding a phone, looking at him with a mocking gaze.

"..."

After breakfast, Chen Qi took a light, palm-sized express delivery bag from his uncle's hand.

The sender's address was located in a foreign country, hundreds of thousands of miles away, and the sender's name was listed as Chen's father: Chen Fuzhou.

Chen Qi opened the express delivery bag and pulled out a bank card and a note.

"It's a bank card!" Chen Ruopan pulled up a chair and sat down next to Chen Qi. "This isn't money your uncle saved for your wedding, is it?"

Chen Qi scratched his head and opened the note first.

Son, if I'm not mistaken, you should have graduated from university by now and be preparing to look for a job or take the postgraduate entrance exam, right?

[Your performance when you were three years old made me realize that there is a job that is very suitable for you. If you don't have any other ideas, you can go and take a look. I have already spoken with the boss there in advance. When you arrive, just give him my name. I will leave the address at the end.]

This is an opportunity for you to transform from an ordinary person and access the deeper secrets of this world. I hope you cherish it.

Also, this bank card is a gift from me to you. Although there's no money in it, I still hope you cherish it, since it's a gift from your dad.

Chen Qi: "..."

Why did you send me a bank card with no money in it?

If I want a bank card, can't I just get one myself?

You fucking give me the money already!!!