Cutting in line in front of Old Man Hong's booth is a rare thing.

Those who can come to the queue have either been guided by 'fate', or at least they are full of awe for Old Man Hong.

Looking at the old lady who was no longer in pain in her legs and feet, she was walking back and forth with some confusion and trying her legs and feet.

Jing Chen, who was sitting behind the gossip diagram here, withdrew his gaze and looked at the stall of the old man Hong, who was a little noisy at the moment.

“…… Eh, what's going on with you, I can't see what's going on with so many people behind you. ”

Cutting into the queue was an old man, described as withered and gray-faced,

Wearing a thick green military coat, his hair was messy, as if he hadn't cleaned up for a long time.

The aunt in the back queue, seeing that someone was cutting in line, also took the lead, pushing, scolding to squeeze the old man out again,

Some people in the back followed suit.

“…… Eh, you can still cut the queue here, do you still want Master Hong to give you guidance and inspiration after you cut the queue? ”

"That's it...... That's how old it is. One is to go to the front...... I can't see so many people behind me, rushing to reincarnate......"

However, let the people behind say and push.

The old man with a gray face was still just wrapped in a military coat, and his body was slightly pushed and swayed.

But he was still firmly in the forefront, his eyes were staring at Old Man Hong, and he couldn't see any brilliance in his eyes.

"This old brother, I don't know what to advise."

Old man Hong raised his head, looked at the old man with a messy and gloomy expression, frowned, and asked.

The people behind saw Old Man Hong speak, and temporarily stopped his movements and words.

The old man leaned forward, his eyes still staring at Old Man Hong,

“…… I heard that the master can tell fortunes here. I want to see how long I can live? ”

"I'm just following God's guidance here to give some revelation and guidance to the lost lambs."

Old man Hong couldn't help frowning when he looked at this old man who was not good at how he looked at it.

"Then the master will give me a little guidance, right?"

The old man shrank forward, his gray eyes still looking at Old Man Hong.

“…… Why don't you understand people's words, come here nonsense, and want Master Hong to give you guidance. ”

"At such an old age, I still don't repair it...... Is. ”

Beside him, the people behind looked at the old man's aggressive appearance and followed the help.

But this old man, dressed in a shabby military coat and covered in a mess, seemed to be deaf to the people behind him,

Just facing Old Man Hong, staring closely, as if waiting for Old Man Hong's answer.

“…… You are terminally ill and not far from death. ”

Old man Hong frowned, closed his eyes briefly and then reopened them, giving an answer.

Beside him, the people behind him stopped all of a sudden when they heard the answer given by the old man Hong, and the old woman who was close to the old man also took half a step back.

“…… You are talking nonsense! ”

"The last time you came, you told me that I was terminally ill and that death was not far away...... I'm not alive and well! ”

The old man listened to Old Man Hong's words, but he laughed suddenly.

He grinned, revealing his yellowed and blackened teeth, and a foul smell of fishy emanating from his mouth.

Then on the gray face, in the dark eyes, some madness suddenly emerged, and there was a burst of filial piety at the old man Hong.

Old man Hong frowned, looked at the old man, and did not speak.

Is this here to smash the field?

Isn't this a slap in the face of 'fate'?

Jing Chen sat here, watching the excitement with great interest.

looked at the old man in a military coat, dressed in a mess, and a little crazy at the moment,

looked at the frowning old man Hong again, and the old man Hong's wife, who had been looking at the person from beginning to end.

“…… Then this time I still say this, you are terminally ill and not far from death. ”

Old man Hong has always believed in the guidance of fate, and repeated to the crazy old man again,

“…… Hehe...... Ha ha...... Then why didn't I die, didn't die...... I'm telling you...... That's your Lord, and he can't control me...... Can't care about me! ”

The old man's face was already withered, and because of this somewhat crazy look, it was twisted and huddled together,

laughed and shouted at Old Man Hong wildly.

"I can live...... I can live forever! ”

“…… You old fellow...... If you don't believe Master Hong's words, you can find a place to die yourself. Looking at your appearance, you don't look like a living person who is half-dead, and you still run to Master Hong to shout. ”

“…… It is...... Look at you like that, maybe no one cares about which corner you will fall in on the way home......"

I could see that this man was looking for trouble.

In line, the lambs of fate also seemed to be stimulated,

One by one, angrily scolding at the crazy old man.

“…… Ha ha...... Ahem......"

The old man was still laughing wildly......

"This is your Lord...... Can't care about me...... My Lord will give me life...... I'm still alive...... Still alive ......."

"What fate...... I'm alive...... That's your Lord...... Can't care about my ......."

"Lord...... Master ......"

Repeating a few words, the old man's gray eyes revealed some fanaticism, and he raised his head as if looking at the great existence of the unknown time and space.

“…… You're terminally ill. In order to survive, he took the wrong path. ”

"Repeated struggles are rare after death."

Old man Hong's eyes closed for a moment, and then said to the crazy old man with an expressionless face.

“…… You are talking nonsense! Your supervisor can't get me...... I'm still alive...... I can live forever...... until returning to the bosom of the Lord. ”

"You're not sure...... You're not sure ......."

Old man Hong stared at the old man and didn't speak again.

And this crazy old man, his face was twisted, and he was a little crazy and stared at Old Man Hong for a while,

Then, repeating the same words as before, he left the other way.

“…… Host...... Host. ”

"Lord, you have given me life...... Give me all ......"

"Lord...... I pray for you, for all of you...... Eternal life. ”

Staggering, the man drifted away.

“…… What kind of person...... Hehe, when he was dying, he ran to Master Hong to go crazy. ”

When the time comes, he will know what is the arrangement of fate...... Without Master Hong's guidance, I will see how he will die......"

Watching the crazy old man go again, the people in line behind him still looked gloomy, and couldn't help but look at the figure that walked away and cursed.

Old man Hong sat in place, and after a pause, his face regained his previous smile,

“…… Have a seat. Is there anything you'd like to ask? ”

Old man Hong beckoned another Lamb of the Lord as usual.

"I don't have anything to ask, I just want to know what the fate will be next......"

"Everything was fine...... It's all the best arrangement of fate and the Lord. ”

Old Man Hong's booth returned to its previous state, and the customers in line were still waiting for the guidance of fate.

And this side,

Jing Chen also heard what Old Man Hong said to the somewhat crazy old man at the end,

Turning his head, Jing Chen looked at the old man who was stumbling and some had already walked away.

Focused, peeking into the man's future.

First, the first picture after the brief future.

In the picture, the old man is still muttering and repeating the previous words, and walks along the road.

However, in particular,

He had just come into contact with 'Fate', and there were no white silk threads on his head.

And then...... It's the second picture.

……

"Lord...... Host...... I am your lost lamb. ”

"I pray for you, for your patronage and attention...... I pray, pray to return to your arms. ”

In the picture, it is a remote alley under the dark of night.

At the end of the alley is a wall, a dead end, or rather, a narrow gap between the two buildings.

There is only a person's shoulder-width entrance to the alley, which can be entered.

And the old man whom he saw in the foreground fell to the ground at this moment,

Approaching the innermost wall, he was still tightly wrapped in the military coat, curled up with his hands and feet.

It seems that he is troubled by the pain again, and he is a little painful and confused, and his mouth repeats some prayers repeatedly, and his whole body cannot stop shaking.

“…… Lord, I am your humble believer, and I pray, that You may bring down Your mercy and attention...... Save your godly and humble believers. ”

The old man curled up and prayed, and even struggled to get up from the ground. Then he kept kowtowing to the wall in front of him.

At the same time, in the picture, the old man kept praying.

In the narrow alley where some debris and garbage were piled up, there were some creeps in many places.

Then, I saw a somewhat strange and vibrant scene.

On the ground, which was full of debris, and on the walls that were also filthy, without warning, some branches of grass and trees grew.

The branches twisted and grew from the ground and walls, like long worms wriggling in a dark alley.

If that's all there is to it, the growth of those branches and leaves is not weird.

The strange thing is that the old man, who was terminally ill and prayed in pain, also grew a plant-like rhizome on his flesh and blood.

Then under the flesh and blood of the old man's body, it spread like blood vessels.

Finally, piercing through the old man's abdomen, a hideous wooden claw plant grew out of the old man's body.

Growing up with the old man's body, he still squirmed unconsciously.

"Lord...... Lord, have you taken pity on your humble believers? ”

"Lord...... I am your devout and humble believer...... Pray that you will save me, a lost lamb......"

The old man's face became rosy, and the previous gloom was swept away, as if he had regained his vitality.

It seems that he sees a great existence in front of him, and his eyes are fanatical and obsessed, and he keeps crawling forward, as if he wants to pursue that great existence.

And at this moment, the branches and leaves of the trees next to the old man spread more and more long,

Pierced the old man's body...... The old man's entire body splattered with blood...... Something resembling flesh and blood continued to spread along the wound.

Let the fanatical old man, his entire body quickly twist and change in the direction of the monster.

Until...... In an instant.

The old man was in a frenzy, frantically trying to get up from the ground and lay out in front of him.

The whole body suddenly collapsed, crumbling into an indescribable mess of flesh and plants.

It's just broken rotten flesh, and some whiskers are still spreading out, as if they are about to grow back together.

The picture is here,

It seems to be a wandering old man trying to survive, or being affected by some kind of monster,

The story of the body losing control and collapsing.

It's just that the picture that Jing Chen peeked at has not stopped here.

In the picture, the body of an old man who has turned into rotten flesh and twisted plants still grows endlessly in that alley.

And at this time, a person wearing a one-piece suit and covering his face hid from the surveillance,

Walked into this dark and barren alley.

Without the slightest hesitation, the goal is clear.

The man stepped forward and took out a knife and cut the flesh and twisted plants on the ground.

Flesh and plants poured out something like blood and sap,

This man was put into a terrarium.

Then, looking up and holding the juice of the glass container, there was some greed and madness in his eyes.

also let Jing Chen see this person's face clearly.

“…… Fountain of Youth. ”

"Fountain of Youth......

Crazy and even fanatical, the man looked at the juice in the glass container and muttered in his mouth.

Then he turned around and quickly left the dark alley.

……

"Fountain of Youth?"

The picture of the future that Jing Chen peeked in front of him faded, and he saw the old man who had gradually staggered away at this moment.

I repeated what I had heard last in the future picture.

Fountain of Youth?

This is the second time Jing Chen has heard this name today.

Look at what you see in the picture of the future,

This thing should be some kind of monster material,

Or some kind of special item with a specific monster contamination.

But...... Is it okay to drink this thing like this?

It also rejuvenates and prolongs life.

Are you so not afraid of death?

If all of this stuff can be regarded as having a longevity effect,

The blood of the gluttonous eater can be considered to make people immortal.

Turning into rotten flesh or some kind of twisted flesh monster doesn't count.

Jing Chen turned his head and looked at the blood eagle on his shoulder.

"Tweet ......"

The Blood Eagle cried in response.

Jing Chen turned his head again and looked at the old man who was almost out of sight.

Got back on your feet.

But...... As you see in the picture of the future,

Looks like someone is collecting this stuff...... Where do you come from?

Make potion ingredients...... Not really.

There won't be anyone who is not afraid of death, and really use this thing to prolong their lives, right?

Looking around, Jing Chen took a few steps forward,

Without anyone noticing, the avatar became a shadow and melted into a shadow.

Then he jumped quickly through the shadows and chased after the old man who had staggered away.

……

“…… Lord, Lord...... You are the source of life. You are everything...... You are the master of all creation. ”

"Thou hast given me life, thou hast bestowed upon me all my humble ......"

Along the way, the old man repeatedly muttered something indistinct.

After passing a few streets on the road,

Finally arrived at the narrow alley that Jing Chen saw in the previous future picture,

At this time, look at the clutter piled up in the alley, and the quilt with the bed full of dust and filth,

It seems that this is a place for this homeless old man to stay.

Seeing the old man kneeling down, he didn't know where to find a candle to light it,

He prayed to his Lord against the wall.

Jing Chen paused, and after making sure that what he saw in the future picture was here,

Or is it a decision...... Directly inform the Bureau of Abnormal Investigation of the situation.

As for how to deal with the Heterogeneous Bureau, whether to wait for the rabbit and catch the people behind it is a matter for the Heterogeneous Bureau.

As for the old man.

Jing Chen's gaze fell on the uncovered skin on the old man's coat.

On the skin, there are already bulging sarcoma-like things in many places, bulging one after another.

From time to time, the sarcoma squirmed on its own, and it seemed that there were some moving eyeballs in it, or something else twisted.

After a pause, Jing Chen jumped out of the alley again, took out his mobile phone, and sent a message to the Abnormal Investigation Bureau.

……

And at the same time.

More than a thousand miles away from Wang'an City, Nanming City.

The mountainous area outside the urban area of Nanming, the mountain village between the lofty mountains.

A man who takes his wife and children on vacation all the way feels that he is really unlucky.

The abnormally low temperature in Lintian City has also warmed up after the capital city returned to normal.

But the man who was originally going to take his wife and children to the south of the river to avoid it did not give up the trip in the end.

simply took the packed clothes, took the wife and children, and came to a vacation in this direction.

And then...... I don't know if it's the monster's memetic nature, or if his super high inspiration is unconsciously at work.

He took his wife and children and plunged headlong into this strange mountain village.

After a day's stay, I realized that something was wrong in the village.

At this moment, I am already planning to run away with my wife and children.