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Shen Xing took Shen Yuan home and changed her clothes.

Shen Yuan seemed to have learned from her previous experience and changed out of her school uniform. When she came out of the room after changing her clothes, she found Shen Xing standing by the door waiting for her.

"What's wrong? Going to see Sister Lu, aren't you going to dress up a bit?" Shen Yuan said, sounding very polite, but there was a hint of sarcasm in her words.

She seemed convinced that Shen Xing was two-timing.

After the previous incident, Shen Yuan was more willing to talk to Shen Xing, but she didn't seem to have learned how to talk to people properly.

Shen Xing ignored Shen Yuan.

My sister has recovered and returned to normal, but it feels like it would have been better if she hadn't recovered at all.

After Shen Yuan put on her shoes, she walked ahead of Shen Xing, her mouth still chattering: "Let's go, Your Majesty, let's go to the harem!"

This state continued until they sat down at the food stall. Facing Lu Wenyin, Shen Yuan immediately lowered her head and started buttoning her clothes.

He only dared to mumble random things in front of Shen Xing.

"What would you like to eat? I just ordered a pot of congee." Lu Wenying handed the menu to Shen Xing and Shen Yuan. Shen Xing took the menu and started picking through the dishes.

Now it's good for me to eat something light, which is less of a burden on my kidneys. Porridge is indeed a good choice, as it's basically just sugar water with negligible amounts of other substances.

After ordering a few dishes similar to oyster omelets, which Shen Yuan liked, Shen Xing smiled and handed the menu back.

At that moment, the person I had anticipated appeared.

A black SUV pulled up to the side of the road. A man got out, greeted the driver, and walked toward the food stalls. From a distance, he waved to Shen Xing.

Shen Xing stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Teacher."

In private, Shen Xing and Lu Lingyun would address each other as master and apprentice, but in public, Shen Xing would still call him teacher, so as not to seem distant or give others an opportunity to make a fuss.

Shen Yuan also noticed Shen Xing's movements beside her, and following his gaze, she said with some surprise, "Uncle Lu?"

She blinked several times before she realized what was happening.

Lu Wenying and Lu Lingyun both share the surname Lu. At the same time, they finally realized how ridiculous it was in Shen Xing's eyes that they had been teasing Shen Xing the whole way.

Her face turned bright red almost instantly, and Shen Yuan lowered her head, wishing she could dig a hole through the floor with a clay pot and lie down inside.

"Why are you so reserved? There's no one else here... Hehe, isn't this Xiao Yuan? You've grown taller again. Do you have a fever? Why are your ears so red?" Lu Lingyun sat down opposite her with a smile and raised the DSLR camera hanging around her neck.

"Come on, lift your head, make a peace sign, and let your uncle see if you've become more beautiful."

Lu Lingyun raised his camera and took a picture of Shen Yuan with a smile.

"Don't......"

Shen Yuan was no longer in the mood to take pictures. She raised her hand to block the lens, but Lu Lingyun snapped a few more. Eventually, Shen Yuan got so angry that she stood up and tried to grab the camera. Only then did Lu Lingyun chuckle and put down the DSLR, stopping teasing Shen Yuan.

"Not bad, you're very photogenic. You could star in an idol drama and become a big star," Lu Lingyun said with a smile, pointing the camera at Shen Xing. The DSLR camera obscured his eyes and expression. "Come on, Xing, stand up and let your teacher see if you've grown taller."

"I'm way past puberty." Shen Xing shook his head helplessly, stood up with a smile, and felt a slight tremor in his heart.

Taking a picture?

Shen Xing is now very sensitive about things like taking photos.

Because after a certain proportion of abnormal flesh and blood oozes out of his body, he will gain the same ability as the abnormality—to distort in electronic imaging.

Not only when a certain proportion of abnormal flesh and blood surges out of his body, but also immediately after the resonance, Shen Xing's body will briefly experience a few minutes of noise until the active abnormal flesh and blood in his body stabilizes.

Fortunately, for the sake of my health, I did not continue to resonate with the [01-Wall] today.

"Didn't you used to hate taking pictures the most? You said that picking up a camera would make you think of bad things." After Lu Lingyun finished taking pictures, Shen Xing sat down and joked.

"Hey, let's eat, let's not talk about this." Lu Lingyun said with a smile, "I'm retiring in a few years, so I'm looking for something to do, like taking pictures of birds or something."

"There's no such thing as retiring so soon. With your skills, it's hard for you to retire even if you want to." Shen Xing thought about the purpose of Lu Lingyun's trip while chatting normally with Lu Lingyun.

"Wow! I've had enough. I'll leave the position to the younger generation. Whoever wants to do it can continue." Lu Lingyun leaned back exaggeratedly, his eyes never leaving the screen of the DSLR camera.

"Yeah, enjoying life is nice..."

Shen Xing continued speaking, but before he could finish, Lu Lingyun interrupted him.

"Huh? Why are there so many dots in this photo?"

Lu Lingyun patted the camera, looked at the camera screen with a puzzled expression, and patted it again, as if trying to fix it like he was repairing an old TV.

Shen Xing's breath hitched slightly, but his expression and movements remained unchanged. He simply echoed, "Huh? This camera looks even better than the one I had back then. It shouldn't be broken, right?"

Noise? Whose?

mine?

impossible.

Shen Xing was absolutely certain that his body was completely free of any abnormal flesh and blood when he did not use any abnormal flesh and blood.

My sister's?

Shen Xing wasn't really sure.

She was influenced by Wang Xinran, and even Shen Xing himself did not use a DV camera to try to find out about Shen Yuan's situation.

He had no idea how Shen Yuan would behave in front of the camera.

And most importantly, he had no idea whose photo Lu Lingyun was referring to!

Asking for photos of anyone will only prove that you have a problem or know something, so the best approach is to play dumb.

Lu Lingyun, who led the team this time, probably wasn't here for the case. Look at his new camera... I've only been away from the provincial department for a little over a month. Could it be that the unusual outbreak is concentrated in this period? It started so soon after I left?

Has the authorities noticed the anomaly?

Indeed... they may be slower to react to anomalies, but they have a large enough amount of data and a large enough sample size.

Be careful.

"Ah Xing, take a look?" Lu Lingyun handed the camera to Shen Xing, who then saw the image on the DSLR screen.

The image shows the self with an open mouth, and strange noises covering the eyes and mouth—this photo almost only captures the self's face, without any still objects nearby for reference, making it look extremely eerie.

At this moment, Lu Lingyun stared intently at his own face, like a leopard locking onto its prey.

As soon as Shen Xing reveals the slightest flaw, he will dart out like an arrow and bite the prey's throat.

It's my own photo.

That's alright.

I would never allow myself to have any flaws.

"That's strange? It's a Nikon, that shouldn't be the case." Shen Xing fiddled with the camera in his hand, somewhat puzzled, then looked in Lu Wenying's direction. "Wenying, aren't you a camera enthusiast? Can you take a look?"

Lu Wenying took the camera from Shen Xing, looked at the settings, and said, "Uncle, you've set the ISO to 1600. It would be a miracle if there wasn't noise in the shadows."

"Also, if you buy a Nikon, don't shoot faces; you'll be better at shooting the trees in the background."

Once Lu Wenying started talking about areas that interested her, she would begin to ramble on and on, as if afraid that others wouldn't know that she was a veteran in the field.

Lu Lingyun's serious expression turned into a smile after Shen Xing looked over.

He looked at Shen Xing, extended his right hand, and greeted him earnestly once again:

"Ah Xing, long time no see."