I am the one running the game

Chapter 712: You didn’t expect me to be the one doing the good things, but you want me to be the one to fill the hole when bad things happen?

"A large-scale infectious outbreak has occurred in this city..."

Lu Xingshi watched the report on TV, but he was not too surprised.

"It seems that Master Ling was unable to get rid of the God-Statue Ghost."

"And this God Statue Fate Ghost seems to have reached a higher level. The impact is so great, it is not likely to transform into a demon level."

If it was just at the ferocious level, it would not be able to cause such a large range of damage.

Resentment, viciousness, and evil are divided into three levels. It is rare for a city to be killed. But now, the god-like ghost has this tendency.

"Shi Chen is probably going to have a hard time, as he has also been tricked." Lu Xingshi couldn't help but think of this unlucky guy.

As for rescuing them, I'm afraid Lu Xingshi can't do it. If his Great Sage Body is the second version of the spiritual body, then saving people will be no problem.

But unfortunately, this is a cursed version. It is easy to take someone’s life, but there is no way to save them.

Even if the curse was used to expel the pathogens from his body, Shi Cheng's physical condition would probably mean he wouldn't be able to survive.

The name is already called a curse, how can it be a good thing? Do you really think it is just a decoration? The name cannot be used casually.

And because the cause is a life ghost, medical means are completely ineffective. If you want to solve this problem, you can only get rid of the life ghost of the deity, and the symptoms can subside.

What’s more important is speed. Once the patient is terminally ill or dead, the chances of recovery are even smaller.

Lu Xingshi wanted to help, but unfortunately he had no idea about the situation. Fortunately, he withdrew early, otherwise he would be trapped in it now.

dong dong dong~
There was a knock on the door and Shi Cheng's weak voice: "Master Lu, are you home?"

Lu Xingshi opened the door for him and said, "Your illness has become more serious. Why don't you stay in the hospital and come to me?"

He said this straight to the point, and his meaning was very clear: he couldn't save her.

"Master, please save me, my wife and children, for the sake of my service to you over the past two days." After saying this, Shi Cheng wanted to kneel down.

Lu Xingshi was quick to support him.

"It's useless for you to kneel before me. You also understand the root cause. You should go to Master Ling for this matter." Lu Xingshi directly shirked the responsibility.

Since Ling Zheng came here to intercept, then Lu Xingshi should let him do it. You can't say that he can't solve it and let Lu Xingshi go back to finish it, right?

"Ling... Ling Zheng, that kid... he ran away." Shi Cheng was about to cry when he said this.

"What about Boss Han? He wouldn't run away as well, right?" Lu Xingshi was stunned. He didn't expect Ling Zheng to be so decisive.

"He didn't run away." Shi Cheng calmed down: "He died. He was ripped open by that fateful ghost, and he struggled for quite a while before he died."

When Lu Xingshi heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath.

As expected, ordinary people who hang around fortune tellers never have a good ending.

"It's a good thing that things have gotten out of hand."

"The Federation will not sit idly by and will definitely send someone to resolve the issue next."

"So all you have to do is put your mind at ease." When Lu Xingshi heard this, he realized that if it was a small scale, the Federation would not care. The Federation is so big that it would not have the energy to deal with a tiny ghost.

On the contrary, if you are a god or a ghost that has an impact on a whole city as soon as it appears and is still expanding its influence, we will definitely not let you stay.

Next, a fortune teller will definitely be arranged to solve the problem, and it is possible that even a great fortune teller will be involved.

"But... I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on until then."

"The workers who had fever earlier have fallen into a coma, and I also have a high fever that won't go away."

"If this continues, I will definitely fall into coma. Master, please save me first..." Shi Cheng didn't care about that.

What Lu Xingshi said made sense, but he was well aware of the efficiency of the Federation. If he really had to wait until all the procedures were completed and the rescuers were indeed sent, he might have already died.

So what does this mean to Shi Cheng?

"There is no problem in saving you, but let me tell you in advance that the success rate is less than 10%. " Lu Xingshi said immediately after seeing Shi Cheng was so determined.

"So...what happens if we fail?" he asked the key question.

If there is no cost for failure, then he would naturally be willing to take a chance on this 10%.

"It's very simple. It's either death or a life worse than death." Lu Xingshi said bluntly.

Using curse as treatment? Lu Xingshi had never thought of such an outrageous treatment method.

"By the way, even if you succeed, you will still have lifelong sequelae, such as overeating, weight loss, weakness, etc., which are difficult to treat." Lu Xingshi said again.

The so-called sequelae are naturally the traces left in the body by the starving ghost curse.

If there is no reaction when the curse enters the body, then wouldn't his curse be a fake?
"I..." Shi Cheng didn't know what to say for a moment after hearing Lu Xingshi's words. It seemed that Lu Xingshi's treatment method was even more terrible than the plague caused by the gods and ghosts.

"Forget it. Master, I can't bear your method. I will continue to wait for the federal rescue." Shi Cheng finally did not dare to gamble.

Failure means death, and success has side effects, which he cannot accept.

Anyway, the worst that can happen to you now is a coma, and you won't die for the time being. "It's good that you understand. It's not that I won't save you, but I really can't save you." Lu Xingshi said helplessly.

What he doesn't have, he can't get by force.

"You'd better go back and have a good rest. The Federation should be able to move much faster this time." Lu Xingshi understood that this time the statue of god and ghost was different from the past. If it was allowed to develop further, it would definitely become an evil level, which could cause harm to an entire state. The Federation would definitely not allow it.

"Okay, I'll go back first." Seeing this, Shi Cheng finally decided not to stay any longer.

There was no hope on Lu Xingshi's side, and there was a clear order to expel him. There was no point in Shi Chen staying any longer, so he just left.

But when I left, I was thinking about the relationship between me and Lu Xingshi.

He thought he would be a strong supporter, but he failed at the critical moment. This made him re-examine the interests between the two of them.

Lu Xingshi saw what Shi Cheng was thinking, but he didn't care too much.

Instead, he continued to sit down and study the "Five Contemplations to Calm the Mind" in order to integrate the destiny system into the body of the Great Sage.

We already have a lot of ideas, and all we have left is implementation.

"Come out, don't hide, I've seen you." Lu Xingshi suddenly spoke.

With his five senses, it was easy for him to deal with the fortune teller.

After Shi Cheng left, someone started to target him. Initial estimates suggested it was Ling Zheng.

As expected, Ling Zheng came in through the window, staring at Lu Xingshi with anger in his eyes.

"I was just joking. I didn't expect that I could actually trick someone out." Seeing Ling Zheng like this, Lu Xingshi couldn't help but laugh and started teasing him.

"You... Humph." Ling Zheng snorted coldly, knowing that he was tricked, he must be in a bad mood, and then questioned: "Why did you plot against me?"

"Plotting against you? When?" Lu Xingshi was a little confused. If you were talking about stalking and stealing, then Lu Xingshi would admit it. After all, he had really done it.

But to talk about calculation is nonsense.

"You know very well about the gods and ghosts..." Ling Zheng said righteously.

However, before he could finish, he was interrupted by Lu Xingshi: "You were the one who stopped me. What does it have to do with me?"

"I was planning to solve it, but you insisted on rushing to intercept it. In the end, you couldn't do it, and you blame me for scheming against you?"

"I don't even know what the situation is, and you have the nerve to tell me that I plotted against you."

Lu Xingshi was quite speechless. Ling Zheng was young and energetic, and as a newly-qualified fortune teller, he was inevitably arrogant and thought he was the center of the world. He could not accept his own failure, so he put the blame on Lu Xingshi.

But in reality, it has nothing to do with Lu Xingshi. He himself could not see the problem and came over in a hurry to intercept it. Lu Xingshi had no obligation to remind him.

"Also, you caused the trouble yourself and you just ran away. How can a fortune teller be so irresponsible?" Lu Xingshi said sarcastically.

This made Ling Zheng's face turn pale. In his opinion, Lu Xingshi was simply confusing right and wrong.

"Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?" Lu Xingshi didn't think that the other party followed Shi Cheng to find him just to shift the blame and question him.

"You and I will join forces to kill the statue's life ghost together. Afterwards, the reward will be yours, and the life ghost will be mine." Ling Zheng finally suppressed his anger, with reluctance in his tone.

In his plan, Lu Xingshi was led by him, but the facts were completely opposite to the plan. He was speechless after being hit by Lu Xingshi's words.

"You've seen the news, it has spread throughout the city."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this fate ghost is no longer at the evil level, but at the pseudo-evil level."

"Do you think you and I can handle this level of enemy?" Lu Xingshi asked back.

How could Ling Zheng, who possesses the remnant soul of an ancient Federation Grand Master of Destiny, not know this? But precisely because of this, the corpse of the destiny ghost is extremely precious and can help him become a Grand Master of Destiny.

That's why he came to cooperate with Lu Xingshi, but he also had his own little ideas, thinking of using this opportunity to trap Lu Xingshi to death.

But unexpectedly, Lu Xingshi did not fall for it and asked him back directly. No matter how he answered next, he would fall into Lu Xingshi's trap.

He said he could deal with it, and by then he would be the main force, and his plan would fail.

If they say that it cannot be dealt with, then Lu Xingshi will definitely not go, and the plan will fail directly.

"If you are afraid of death, then be afraid of death. Why make up these excuses?" Ling Zheng failed to succeed and could only change the subject.

"You're right. I'm really afraid of death."

"But you have to solve the trouble you caused yourself."

"If there is nothing wrong, just solve it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it really becomes a deadly ghost, you can't kill it even if you risk your life." Lu Xingshi tactfully offered to see the guest off.

Ling Zheng glared at Lu Xingshi coldly, then left without saying a word.

Since the plan has failed, there is no point in staying.

"The attitude of asking for help is worthy of a young man, just full of energy." Lu Xingshi was amazed. This is the attitude of asking for help. It was as if Lu Xingshi was forcing him to beg.

(End of this chapter)