Shao Zun told me about the hierarchy in this manor.

But it's strange, why would he know? According to him, he should have been imprisoned forever after entering here.

"How did you find out about these things?" I'm a little curious about that.

He thought for a moment and responded: "Actually, this is a long story, but if you want to say it simply, it is actually very simple. ”

"Oh? Let's talk about it. ”

"I'm still human."

"I can see it." In fact, I can smell it, before entering this room, I have been thinking that Shao Zun has been in for so long, and according to Guan Fengchen's words and deeds before, he seems to be preparing to turn Shao Zun into a fake snake man like him. He may not have been human for a long time.

But when I entered this room, my hanging heart was temporarily put down, because Shao Zun's body did not exude the smell of the snake man, it was just contaminated.

"So easy to believe?" Shao Zun looked at me.

"I have my own way, whether it's a man or a snake, I can tell at a glance." I responded.

"That's ...... So, sure enough, you're no longer human. Shao Zun smiled suddenly, but I felt a little strange in his eyes at that moment. But before I could think about it, he continued: "I was indeed faced with a choice, Guan Fengchen said that I could become a second-class existence like him, called the snake man subspecies, on the condition that I eat the flesh and blood of the snake people, and then choose to die in a short time. Soon after death, he will be reborn, and then he will be a monster like him. ”

Dead and reborn, it is actually a way to die and be reborn, and it is a very similar setting to the insect infected.

"So, Guan Fengchen has gone through such a process, hasn't he?"

"That's right. He also told me that there were not many opportunities left, because in this world, or rather, the purebred snake people in this manor have limited flesh and blood, and now they are very rare. ”

"So, that supreme existence shouldn't be a purebred snake man."

"Yes." Shao Zun nodded and continued: "I'm not interested in becoming a monster, and I haven't had any delusional thoughts about immortality. But I want to know the cause of those people's deaths, and I'm going to fix this. So in fact, I promised him. ”

"Then why are you still human now?"

"That's what you have to say. I did agree to him, but he also told me that there is actually a risk in becoming a snake man, and if you commit suicide after eating the snake man's flesh and blood, there is a probability that you will become a snake man subspecies, but there is also the same chance, and the person will really die. ”

"Probables? And this setting. ”

"Yes, but that's for you and me. And you know, one thing is very interesting, those who really want to die, but after they eat the flesh of the snake people, they will be 100% reborn. ”

Speaking of which, I'm probably clear.

The reason why the Eternal Life Pavilion needs those who seek death is actually to create a 100% probability of a subspecies of snakemen. If, according to Shao Zun, the basic item for creating the snake man subspecies, the flesh and blood of the purebred snake man is numerous, then as the food supply of the highest level of the existence in this manor, the success rate will naturally be higher. However, no matter how high the success is, the number is limited, so that is to say, if the only purebred snake people run out of flesh and blood, the highest-ranking existence in this manor may face starvation......

Whether it will starve to death or not, I don't care. And what I care about is whether the thing that Su Zi's stepmother took, that heart, has something to do with this matter?

Of course, this has nothing to do with the problem at hand for the time being.

"You go on, mentioning why I made you not eat the snakeman's flesh for a while?"

Shao Zun responded: "Do you remember, we always like to bet? ”

His words instantly pulled me into my memory......

Shao Zun and I have known each other for a long time, worked together for many years, and solved many cases together, we are colleagues, friends, and rivals. Some things are one thing to look at the evidence, but no one can always guess how the things they don't see will develop. So we like to gamble, bet on the murderer's reason for killing, bet on whether he is afraid of punishment, or whether he is truly repentant and gambling on the future......

Win or lose, win or lose, each other.

But as far back as I can remember, I seem to have won a little more.

"I promise to let you come here, and then eat the flesh and blood of the snake people together, and bet on which of us will live."

That's his answer.

"So, Guan Fengchen is child's play, so he agreed to your request?"

"No, I said you are good, and they need good people, good things come in pairs, and there is nothing to refuse. Of course, Guan Fengchen didn't directly agree at first, he didn't have an impression of you at that time, after all, it's not anyone who is qualified to eat snake people's flesh and blood here. It's just that one day after that, he took me away, and I remember that we were just drinking tea and chatting that day, but he somehow agreed that you were here, and I always thought it strange to talk about it. ”

When Shao Zun said this, my mind flashed back to the memory of meeting Guan Fengchen again, and he seemed to say "The person in Shao Zun's memory is really different", and I was thinking at that time, why "Shao Zun's memory"?

"What's wrong with you?" Shao Zun seemed to notice my wandering.

"Nothing, thinking about what you're talking about."

"Do you think of the result?"

I shook my head and continued to ask, "So, your information came out of Guan Fengchen's mouth?" ”

"yes, probably. But you're already here, and the next step should be for you and me to eat the flesh and blood of the snake man and wait for rebirth. Speaking of this, Shao Zun turned his gaze to the door, and then asked, "What are you going to do next?" You're not really going to eat that meat and bet with me on who's going to die, right? ”

"Of course not, because if you bet on this, you're afraid you'll lose this time."

"Yes, but it doesn't matter, in fact, no matter how many times you lose, it's a matter between you and me. It's just that monster, you have to find it, and no matter what, you have to get rid of it. ”

Hearing this, I shook my head and smiled, "So, in fact, when you came here, you already planned to trick me in, no matter what kind of meat Guan Fengchen wants you to eat, right?" You're just trying to use my identity as a worm to get rid of that thing. ”

Shao Zun nodded, "That's right, I don't have that kind of power, and someone has to do it, no matter who those who die because of it, people can't be killed casually." You can blame me, but for this favor, you have to help me. ”

I smiled, "It's not strange, not to mention that you've helped me so many times, this favor is deserved." It's just that if there is a next time, brother, you can say it straight in advance. ”

At this moment, there was movement on the other side of the door.

It seems that the people outside the door are preparing to come in.

Shao Zun got out of bed and glanced around, as if he was looking for something that could be used as a weapon, I stopped him and said, "Those things outside are not for you to deal with, and you are not needed to fight." And I still know too little about the monster, and I haven't figured out the last few points, so even if I turn my face, it's not now. And other than that, I actually have one more thing to do. ”

Shao Zun was puzzled, "Something to do?" What's up? ”

"I'll explain it to you later."

With that, the door was opened.

Guan Fengchen walked in, "How's the chat?" When does it start? ”

"Anytime." I responded.

"So easy? I'm a little skeptical, it seems, you don't look like it's easy to accept this, it's a little strange that you're like this. Guan Fengchen looked at me with a little suspicion.

"You're so old, you should understand that life is all about the possibility of unpredictable things happening every day. Don't doubt a good thing, immortality, who wouldn't want to? ”

"But you don't seem to be human."

"Yes, that's why I'm even more curious about what will become of me when I eat the flesh and blood of the snake man. No one thinks that there is a lot of money, and no one thinks that there is a lot of power. Didn't you say it before, curious about it? ”

"In that case, it saves me a lot of words that I have chopped up." Although Guan Fengchen didn't let down his guard, he didn't seem to have much to do, so he continued: "But before that, you have to go to a place with me first. ”

"Okay." I said yes directly.

"Where are you taking him?" Shao Zun asked.

"A little thing, nothing to do." Guan Fengchen responded.

……

Then, Guan Fengchen and I left the room.

When the door closed, I asked, "Are you going to see my memories?" ”

With his back to me, he stopped, then slowly looked back at me, "How do you know?" Shao Zun told you? No, that can't be, he doesn't have that memory himself......"

"You said it yourself. But it doesn't matter, what matters is whether the person who can see my memory is the ......" I said, holding out a finger, "the top one?" ”

"That's right, he needs not only food, but also tools. We are the tools, but we alone are not enough. People like you, me, and Shao Zun will be chosen to be his tools. Things gather like people in groups, so find similar people in your memory, and then find a way to make them come here and live forever together. ”

"I already understand, I don't need to explain this. Take me to him, I happen to need him too. ”

Guan Fengchen's eyes became more and more strange when he looked at me, he was originally just taking me away, and finally asked curiously: "You ...... Need him? ”

"Well, when you said that you saw Shao Zun's memory, I felt that I needed it."

"You ......"

"Don't worry, don't delay your affairs, you don't need to care about this." I walked into the elevator with Guan Fengchen, and then I thought of a question, in fact, that question had long been in my heart, but now the time to ask was just right, so I asked casually: "I'm actually curious about one thing, is there a difference between the flesh and blood of the snake man?" ”

"What?"

"I mean, the flesh and blood of snakes are the same for everyone, right? How do you eat that meat, and how do you die after eating it, so that it will be stronger? What about giving birth to more powerful snake eyes? ”

Guan Fengchen was stunned for a moment, and looked at me with some surprise: "You really know a lot about snake people." But in fact, this is something that cannot be controlled, everything depends on the will of God, a bit like a lottery. ”

"So, I see, then, I hope I'm the lucky one."

"In short, you won't die, no matter what you get, it's the icing on the cake."

"Thank you."

The small talk was over, the elevator doors opened, and we had been descending before, as if we had come to the lowest level of this underground palace.

But it is also the place where the smell is the strongest.

The moment I opened the elevator door, I could feel that there was a snake man here, or a fake snake man, and the smell on that guy's body was exactly the same as Su Zi's stepmother, Guan Fengchen, and the many snake people subspecies that attacked me today.

"By the way, Guan Fengchen, I still have something to ask you, and this matter is also very important."

"You have a lot of questions."

"Are you after someone? I really don't know what her name is, a woman, but I know her ability to turn into a red worm the thickness of a wrist, with jagged teeth at the tips that can split into unimaginable numbers. ”

"Pursuit? The person you're talking about, I know, but she's dead. Why are we after her? ”

"Dead? You really think she's dead, and that's right. ”

Talking about this, the most important doubt in my heart has finally been solved.

I put my mind at ease, maybe there will be an answer to my question, and after getting that answer, I seem to have a way to get out of it.

……