A heretical cultivator in Bureau 749, I'm the fiercest at pulling out tendons and skinning peop

"Your habit of not wasting a single grain of rice is just like mine, but—"

Dog Lord stared at the devastated Zhou He with his dark eyes, his voice low and menacing, as if he had been pulled from an ice cellar.

"Why did you throw bones at someone else's doorstep? What, are you trying to make your neighbor take the blame for you?"

"nonsense!!"

Zhou He suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot, and screamed hoarsely, "You're talking nonsense! I didn't! I didn't throw it!!"

Ji Zuodao ignored his madness, lightly tapping his knee with his fingertips, and suddenly spoke, interrupting him calmly:

"etc."

He leaned forward slightly, his gaze sweeping over Zhou He's tear-streaked face several times, a hint of amusement surfacing in his eyes.

"I'm actually a little curious."

"How could you, an ordinary person who's completely clueless, know... that if you killed that bear cub, its mother would definitely come looking for revenge?"

"They even spent a lot of money to renovate their house into this state half a month in advance."

He paused, his tone softening further.

"Could it be... that he could foresee the future?"

Zhou He's roar came to an abrupt halt.

As if he had been suddenly choked, the color drained from his face in an instant.

"Hehehehe—"

A low, strange laugh, like a leaking bellows, rolled out of Dog-Grandpa's throat.

It grinned, its sharp canines gleaming white under the light.

"You actually guessed right, this kid... saw it."

Dog Master strolled slowly to Zhou He's side, his nose almost touching the other's pale face. He took a deep breath, and a greedy yet knowing glint flashed in his eyes.

"Although it's dilapidated and broken... the taste is unmistakable."

"One of the six supernatural powers in Buddhism is the ability to know past lives."

"This kid has caught a glimpse of his own 'fruit'."

Ji Zuodao raised an eyebrow.

"The ability to foresee destiny?"

He looked Zhou He over again, his gaze now more scrutinizing, before letting out a sneer.

"With his cowardly and pathetic character, his mind as murky as gutter water, how dare he even remotely associate himself with Buddhist supernatural powers? Does he even have the innate Buddhist potential?"

"Of course he doesn't deserve it."

Dog Lord's tail swayed slowly, his tone filled with undisguised sarcasm.

"That supernatural power wasn't his. Someone... planted it in his body."

"Using his naturally good destiny as a breeding ground, as a vessel, we quietly nurtured this broken supernatural power."

"You brat, didn't your master teach you the art of physiognomy? Take a closer look at him."

"His eyebrows concealed brilliance, his eyes hid stars; his bone structure inherently exuded three parts nobility and seven parts stability. In the past, this kind of destiny would have at least made him a wealthy merchant in his region, someone who would live a peaceful old age."

"But what about now?"

Dog Master gently patted Zhou He's ashen cheek with his paw, making a loud slapping sound.

"His eyebrows are droopy, his eyes are unfocused, and his forehead is dark. His fortune is as withered as an old tree with rotten roots. It's as if someone has forcibly extracted his marrow, cut off his luck, and severed his roots! All the good things have been used to nourish the supernatural powers within him."

"The Buddhist sect..."

Dog-Grandpa drew out the last word, his dog face contorted into an extremely mocking arc, each syllable squeezed out as if from between his teeth:

"Truly compassionate."

Upon hearing this, Ji Zuodao indeed looked closely at Zhou He's face again.

After a moment, he let out a soft "heh".

"That's true."

The playfulness on his face was gradually replaced by a gleam of light, as if he had spotted interesting prey.

"That's interesting."

"You brat," Dog turned his head, his dark dog eyes staring at Ji Zuodao, his tongue licking his white canine teeth, his tone full of undisguised drooling.

"This guy is mine now."

"Swallow him, swallow that tattered Destiny Technique...maybe even I, Doggy, can cultivate a Destiny Technique."

Ji Zuodao barely hesitated, casually waving his hand as if shooing away a fly.

"Okay. Clean it up thoroughly."

"It's just a matter of adding one more name to the death list."

"Okay."

Dog-Grandpa grinned, his smile widening even more.

With just a few words, a man and a dog sealed the fate of a living person, leading to their death and the annihilation of their soul.

It was so decisive and swift that it sent chills down your spine.

Beside him, Li Shuwen, who had been listening in the whole time, had a face that was as green as the green plants by the door.

no……

Daoist Master! Dog Master!

You're discussing things like swallowing living people alive, stealing human life, and falsifying reports...

Could you please be a little more discreet?

Besides the muddy mess on the floor, there were actually two living people standing in that room!

He stiffly turned his neck little by little to look at Officer Chen, who had been barely noticeable beside him, his eyes filled with pleading and a sense of "say something!"

But Officer Chen, who had been standing next to me just moments before, had vanished.

Immediately afterwards, the toilet door clicked softly.

Officer Chen casually walked out of the bathroom, shaking the water droplets off his hands. His face held a perfectly measured look of bewilderment as he glanced at the silent group inside and spoke in an utterly innocent tone:

"Oh dear, I suddenly had to pee, and I couldn't hold it in... So, are you guys done chatting? Where were you in the conversation?"

Li Shuwen: "???"

He almost spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes wide open, staring at Officer Chen's innocent expression that said, "I just arrived and I don't know anything." He felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Holy crap!

ruthless!!

So skilled?!

With you doing this, the only "outsider" present who doesn't openly express their opinion is now me!

really.

The next second, two gazes, one calm and deep, the other greedy and playful, fell upon Li Shuwen's instantly frozen body with a "whoosh."

Li Shuwen's hair stood on end, and he almost knelt down on the spot.

He reacted incredibly quickly, raising his hands almost at the speed of light, forcing the most sincere and obsequious smile he had ever worn, his voice booming and clear:

"Master Dao! Master Gou! I'm on your side! One of our own! Pure and simple one of our own!"

"I testify! That bastard surnamed Zhou was eaten by a bear! Not even a bone fragment was left! I can even write the report for him! I guarantee it'll be airtight!"

Ji Zuodao seemed quite pleased with his tact, walked over, and patted him on the shoulder with a light touch.

"What's there to be afraid of?"

"According to Article 12 of Chapter 6 of the Special Regulations on the Administration of Public Security in Cultivation Areas, anyone who intentionally leads demons into densely populated areas, endangering public safety and causing death or injury, may be killed on the spot as a warning to others."

He paused, then looked at Li Shuwen with a half-smile.

"Oh, I almost forgot. He's not an aura user, so he's not under the regulations, right?"

Li Shuwen's throat went dry. Looking into Ji Zuodao's unfathomable eyes, he shook his head vigorously.

"No, no, no! We must intervene! Who said he wasn't a heretical cultivator? He's far more heretical than any other heretical cultivator! His crimes are too numerous to count! He's an outrage to both gods and men! Applicable! Absolutely applicable! Daoist Master, you enforce the law with unwavering resolve and keen insight!"

"Hey, that's more like it."

Ji Zuodao nodded in satisfaction and patted Li Shuwen on the shoulder.

"You have a very high level of awareness and sound thinking. You have a bright future ahead of you."

"Yes, yes, yes! Thank you for your guidance, Daoist Master!"

Li Shuwen secretly breathed a sigh of relief; his back was soaked with cold sweat.

He turned to look out the window and suddenly realized that the once bright sky over Jinghai had become overcast.

Ah~ the sky over Jinghai has finally turned dark.