It's said that a spear in the open is easy to dodge, but an arrow from the shadows is hard to prevent. The most dangerous enemies are often the ones lurking unseen.
Therefore, no matter the circumstances, increasing one's own strength was always the most straightforward and effective way to defend against those 'hidden arrows'.
The three Incarnations—Zheng Shan, Zheng Baimei, and Zheng Er—floated above the Game Table with their eyes closed. Both the Zheng Shan and Zheng Baimei Incarnations had been 'killed' once by the Crow Fosterer and had now been 'resurrected.' From this, Zheng Xiu learned that it took about two months for a destroyed Incarnation to revive.
Although the destruction of an Incarnation didn't prevent Zheng Xiu from using the Painter Deceitful Object, it did affect his overall strength. There seemed to be a kind of 'affinity' between Deceitful Objects and Incarnations.
