The Saint

A hunched old man emerged from a room on the first floor. He gave Sun Hang an expressionless once-over and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

This old man carried the same aura as that girl—an aura belonging to "Tai Sui."

"I ran into a girl on the road. She asked me to bring these steamed buns and fried dough sticks here." Sun Hang raised the bag in his hand to show him.

"Where is that girl?"

"I don't know. It seemed like she had something urgent to deal with. She left after giving me the food." Sun Hang shook his head. "I don't know where she went either."

"Fine, I understand." The old man nodded and said coldly, "Just put the food on the table by the door. You can leave now."

"There's one more thing," Sun Hang said.

"..." The old man narrowed his eyes. After two seconds, he asked, "What is it?"

"I heard there's a Saint here who can cure all kinds of difficult illnesses... even terminal diseases?"

"Who told you that?"

"That girl did."

"What illness do you have?"

"A malignant brain tumor. The doctors at Tianfu City Central Hospital told me I had a month and a half at most... so I came to try my luck," Sun Hang replied.

The old man looked Sun Hang over once more before turning around. "Follow me."

Sun Hang followed the old man up six flights of stairs until they stopped outside a door marked "Room 602."

"Wait here." The old man spoke to Sun Hang, then pushed open the door and entered.

Nearly ten minutes later, the old man finally came back out. "Go in. The Saint is waiting for you inside."

Sun Hang was slightly surprised. He had not held much hope for this probe to begin with. Even if they had not suspected him, he should only have been able to come into contact with a few minor figures... He had never expected this old man, who looked like nothing more than a building caretaker, to let him meet the Saint in person.

Could it be that the Saint was not the highest-ranking figure in this Cult Organization... or was the person waiting for Sun Hang inside part of a trap specifically set to kill him?

Sun Hang could sense a large number of Tai Sui auras beyond the door. There were quite a few of them, but none were particularly strong in quality... For some reason, he felt confident that his abilities could completely suppress them.

Just like in the Abandoned Amusement Park before, when Bloody Mary's thorns had not dared come anywhere near him.

It was a bloodline suppression akin to that of a natural predator. The suppressed side had no choice but to be preyed upon.

Sun Hang walked inside.

At a glance, it was obvious that Room 602 had undergone extensive illegal renovations. Every non-load-bearing wall and partition had been torn down, connecting all the rooms into one open space of nearly a hundred square meters.

Along the walls stood a row of bronze incense burners, and the air was thick with the scent of burning incense.

More than thirty plainly dressed people with white bandages covering their eyes knelt on prayer mats, seemingly meditating. At the head of the room, a barefoot middle-aged man in a long robe reclined against a young woman's arms, smiling as he watched Sun Hang enter.

Every person seated here carried the aura of Tai Sui. The middle-aged man was no exception.

Sun Hang simply stood there, staring at the middle-aged man without saying a word. This strange atmosphere lasted for half a minute before the man finally broke the silence.

"You said you came to seek treatment, but you clearly already possess the thing that could save your life."

"I don't understand," Sun Hang answered curtly.

"Han Ying died by your hand, didn't she? I can smell the aura of the Tai Sui I bestowed upon her on you," the Saint said.

"Your nose is pretty sharp." Since the other party had directly torn away the pretense between them, Sun Hang saw no need to keep playing along. "Where is Tai Sui... I mean its true body."

"Are you from the Investigation Bureau... or are you a hunter?" the Saint asked. "But no matter who you are, you should already understand how Tai Sui differs from other strange entities, shouldn't you?"

After saying that, the Saint rose to his feet and spread his arms toward Sun Hang. In a deep voice, he said, "Not just you—everyone present can feel it. Tai Sui granted them a new life, and Tai Sui will grant them a future as well!"

"So... you're trying to recruit me?" Sun Hang asked.

"No, this is not recruitment." The Saint shook his head. "You understand strange entities better than ordinary people, so you should also understand Tai Sui's uniqueness... The greatest suffering in this world is nothing more than birth, aging, illness, and death. Yet Tai Sui can erase them entirely. All you need to do is offer your devotion to Tai Sui."

"No membership fee?" Sun Hang tilted his head and scratched the back of it. "I don't have much money."

"No... I think you must have some misunderstanding about us." The Saint continued, "As long as you are willing to join us and worship Tai Sui with us, you will receive Tai Sui's blessing... We do not demand things like money. What we value more is a believer's devotion."

"No wonder..." Sun Hang nodded. "The Cult Organization that got taken down before—the Cult Leader was already living in a villa and driving luxury cars, while you people are still crammed into this unfinished building... I suppose that's what they call learning from past mistakes... Honestly, keeping a lower profile is good. At least it makes it harder for the Investigation Bureau to catch you by the tail."

"We are different from them, and Tai Sui is different from the strange entities they raised." The Saint shook his head. "Those people fed human flesh and blood to strange entities, trying to create a horrifying disaster. But we use Tai Sui's blessings to save the common people, allowing those trapped in despair to glimpse hope for life..."

"No... you're still feeding human flesh and blood to strange entities. The only difference is that they fed them dead people before, while you feed them living people now." Sun Hang shook his head. "Neither is any good, but at least you're smarter than those before you. You changed from draining the pond to catch the fish to sustainable development—after all, killing someone only lets a strange entity have one full meal. But by switching to parasitism and using the host's life force to continuously nourish the strange entity, one human life can last several years. In terms of cost-effectiveness alone, I admit your method is more ingenious."

The expression in the Saint's eyes immediately changed. He stepped closer to Sun Hang. "So what... Many people would have died long ago if I had not saved them. Yet after receiving Tai Sui's blessing, their lives were extended by many years. Isn't that a good thing?"