"Shen Du wanted to betray the cult and has already suffered divine punishment."

In Li Zhen's home, the dim yellow light fell unevenly on everyone, bringing different shades of light and darkness.

For nearly ten seconds, no one spoke here, not even the sound of breathing seemed to exist.

The entire room was as if someone had pressed the pause button.

Finally, "Guide" Ren Jie broke the silence, bent her arms, and made a rocking baby gesture:

"Praise your tolerance!"

As soon as she finished speaking, rapid and heavy breaths sounded in the room, as if they had been held for a long time.

"Praise your tolerance!" All the cult members followed suit.

They were more devout than ever before.

Shang Jianyao mixed in, making the rocking baby motion meticulously, his voice without any fluctuation.

"Guide" Ren Jie then said:

"Sinner Wang Yafei has also suffered divine punishment."

After speaking, she slowly looked around, making everyone lower their heads.

Ren Jie no longer mentioned Shen Du and Wang Yafei, and began to preach.

This time, she spoke of Siming's loftiness and sacredness.

Near the end, she once again scanned each member with her eyes:

"My Lord is tolerant, and also majestic.

"He is always watching the world.

"And 'Holy Teacher' is also paying attention to us, no one can hide from his eyes."

Just now, she mentioned the internal structure of the "Life Sacrifice" cult for the first time:

Those who have just joined are "Newborns," those with certain contributions who have developed many believers can be promoted to "Guides," and above "Guides" is the "Holy Teacher."

As for whether there is anyone above the "Holy Teacher," and what the title is, Ren Jie did not say.

"Praise your tolerance!" The "Newborns" once again made the rocking baby motion.

Because it was a temporary gathering, there was no Eucharist ritual, so they quickly got up and left in batches.

Shang Jianyao was about to go out, but was stopped by Ren Jie.

The "Guide" smiled and said to him:

"Don't be too afraid, Siming Zhuisui is tolerant.

"As long as you don't desecrate the gods or betray the cult, He will only give blessings, not divine punishment."

Ren Jie's attitude towards Shang Jianyao was much kinder than before.

"Praise your tolerance." Shang Jianyao responded as if he were devout.

After leaving Li Zhen's home, he held a flashlight, close to the wall, and walked forward neither quickly nor slowly.

Where his eyes reached, he saw Jian Xin and Zhuo Zhengyuan, the couple who caused Wang Yafei's death.

The light of their flashlights was very weak, as if they needed to replace the batteries.

In the dim yellow and swaying light, the couple walked very anxiously, as if they were afraid that some monster would pounce out of the darkness.

Shang Jianyao's pace slightly accelerated, and then returned to normal, watching the dim light representing Jian Xin and Zhuo Zhengyuan disappear around the corner.

...

7:50 AM, Room 14, 647th floor.

Shang Jianyao didn't wait for Long Yuehong and came to the room assigned to the "Old Task Force" first.

As he expected, Jiang Baimian had already arrived and was sitting in her seat, staring blankly with a pen.

Sensing Shang Jianyao's entry, Jiang Baimian waved:

"Some gains."

Shang Jianyao leaped over in a flash.

"...No need for such exaggerated movements." Jiang Baimian's expression was a little dazed.

"Brain fart." Shang Jianyao explained seriously.

"Okay, I know you have a doctor's certificate." Jiang Baimian sighed helplessly.

She turned serious and said:

"The preliminary clue is that the Awakened is likely a resident of the 478th floor, or works there."

Before Shang Jianyao could speak, she briefly explained the source of the clues and the basis for the judgment, and finally said:

"You can try asking the person involved, Jian Xin, if she noticed any residents on this floor who didn't go to work on the day Wang Yafei died, or, employees of the 'Activity Center,' elementary school, or 'Order Supervision Office,' who approached the 'Material Supply Market' before and after Wang Yafei's death."

"What if there aren't any? None at all." Shang Jianyao asked back.

Jiang Baimian smiled:

"That means the Awakened is likely a member of the 'Material Supply Market' on the 478th floor. At that time, find a friend who lives on that floor, find a time to eat, go over and take a look, and observe if those employees have anything unusual.

"You can also find out through Jian Xin."

Speaking of this, she instructed:

"But don't go recently, it's best to wait a few days. In a place like the 'Activity Center,' when there are many people around, find a quiet corner to ask. Also, be subtle, don't be so direct, it will scare the other party.

"I know you're not afraid of bringing danger to yourself, but you have to consider whether it will bring danger to the other party. You shouldn't want another Shen Du incident, right?"

Shang Jianyao said frankly:

"I'm also afraid."

"It's just that some things, no matter how afraid you are, you have to do."

Jiang Baimian said "Mm":

"Okay, go read the information. Forget about this for the next few days, don't think about it anymore."

Shang Jianyao turned around, then turned back:

"I have another question."

"What?" Jiang Baimian suddenly felt a little scared, worried that it was something big again.

Shang Jianyao thought for a moment and said:

"How should a person overcome the fear lurking within?"

Jiang Baimian's eyes suddenly widened, and she subconsciously shrank back.

She looked at Shang Jianyao suspiciously:

"Why are you suddenly asking this question?"

Shang Jianyao said with a clear conscience:

"Have you forgotten?

"Du Heng said that to enter the 'Sea of Origins,' you need to face the fear in your heart and defeat them one by one."

"Oh, that's what you're talking about, I thought..." Jiang Baimian stopped in time, and suddenly realized, "You've entered the 'Sea of Origins'?"

Shang Jianyao nodded.

"When did it happen? Has there been any change in your abilities?" Jiang Baimian blurted out.

Shang Jianyao was very frank:

"No."

"That's right, you haven't overcome at least one kind of fear in your heart..." Jiang Baimian nodded thoughtfully.

She hesitated for a moment and decided to be more direct:

"What fear are you facing now?

"Only by understanding the specific situation can I find a suitable solution."

Shang Jianyao didn't speak, took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, and handed it over.

Jiang Baimian reached out to take the paper and quickly unfolded it.

What came into her eyes were many disordered blue lines.

These lines from a ballpoint pen seemed to connect into a shadow, surrounding a circle in the middle and "eroding" into it.

And on the edge of the paper, above the messy lines, there were two other circles.

Besides that, there were large areas of blank space.

Jiang Baimian looked at it carefully for a while, combined with Shang Jianyao's information, and vaguely had some ideas.

She said cautiously:

"I will try my best to think about it in the next two days, and I hope to give you some suggestions as soon as possible."

After speaking, she seemed to remember something and asked curiously:

"This is the painting you drew on the bus, when Qiao Chu ordered you to draw?"

"You still remember?" Shang Jianyao didn't hide his surprise.

The smile on Jiang Baimian's face gradually became obvious:

"I said, I've always been petty and vindictive."

Shang Jianyao was about to respond when Bai Chen and Long Yuehong entered the room one after another.

Jiang Baimian then stood up and said with a smile:

"In at most two more days, we'll know which items we can get back and how much compensation we can get."

...

This day, Shang Jianyao and others spent their time reading materials and doing various training, uneventful and fulfilling.

After eating dinner and returning home, Shang Jianyao thought about it and went to the "Activity Center" again.

He glanced over and saw Long Yuehong chatting with a short-haired, pretty girl in the corner.

Shang Jianyao couldn't help but shake his head.

"You also think Long Yuehong is silly, meeting a girl for the first time and actually chatting in the 'Activity Center'?" At this time, a crisp female voice rang in Shang Jianyao's ears.

Shang Jianyao turned his head and saw Meng Xia.

This girl and Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong, Yang Zhenyuan, and the others were all in the same age group and lived on the same floor, so they must have had a classmate relationship and were quite familiar with each other.

Meng Xia was tall and slender, with a clean and delicate face, wearing a long camel-colored coat, looking much more mature than before.

Beside her was a man, about twenty years old, about one meter seventy tall, only about the same height as Meng Xia.

He looked fairly decent, but his skin was a little tanned, his face was full of traces of wind and frost, and his eyes were quite sharp.

Meng Xia and the man were holding hands, as if they didn't want to separate for a moment.

"Yeah." Shang Jianyao responded to Meng Xia's evaluation of Long Yuehong.

Meng Xia immediately smiled:

"My husband just said this is normal.

"Really, it's so noisy here, it would be better to take a walk on a quiet street."

Shang Jianyao nodded:

"He is useless like this.

"He should sing a song when they first meet."

"..." Meng Xia didn't know how to respond.

Fortunately, Shang Jianyao didn't continue the topic, looked at the man beside Meng Xia, and said:

"Your husband?"

He remembered that the husband Meng Xia was uniformly assigned was a wanderer from the wilderness, and is now a d4-level employee.

Therefore, Meng Xia has moved to the 622nd floor where he is, and it is usually difficult to meet her here.

"Mm, Zhang Lei." Meng Xia introduced, "This is my classmate, Shang Jianyao, the one who just went to the surface."

Zhang Lei took a step forward and extended his right hand, saying:

"Hello."

He habitually shielded Meng Xia behind him.

"Hello." Shang Jianyao shook hands with the other party.

"Why did you come back?" He turned to ask Meng Xia.

"Isn't it because Uncle Shen had an accident? I came back to see my parents." Meng Xia sighed.

Shang Jianyao thought for a while and suddenly said:

"Lend me your husband for a while."

"Ah?" Meng Xia looked blank.

Shang Jianyao politely explained:

"There are some things I want to ask."

Meng Xia laughed:

"Go ahead, don't borrow him for too long."

After coming to a deserted corner of the "Activity Center" with Zhang Lei and sitting down separately, Shang Jianyao directly asked:

"Do you know anything about the Zhuisui and the Awakened?"

Zhang Lei raised his eyebrows:

"Xia Xia said you've been to the surface, it seems you know a lot.

"Well, I wandered in the wilderness for many years, and I know some things."

Shang Jianyao thought for a moment and said:

"Then have you ever encountered an Awakened who can affect other people's hearts?"

Zhang Lei's expression gradually became serious:

"Yes, but not me, but a friend of mine.

"When in Wild Grass City, he made a bet with a member of the Long Night Cult, arm wrestling to determine the winner.

"As a result, when he was about to win, his heart suddenly beat wildly, and he almost couldn't recover."

Shang Jianyao thought for a while and said:

"Which Zhuisui does the Long Night Cult believe in?"

Zhang Lei looked around and said in a deep voice:

"Siming."

ps: Asking for monthly tickets for the third update ~ I will slow down in the next few days and resume two updates, and there will be no more at midnight. There should be another addition before the end of the double period.