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Zhou You glanced at the Bodhisattva out of the corner of his eye.

Its face was hideous and seemed ready to devour men; beneath the lotus throne lay a sea of grievances, and beside the Buddha's body, bones grew like a forest.

It was no different from before.

So, he continued to read on.

However, after that sentence, the style of the diary suddenly shifted. It stopped mentioning the Bodhisattva and instead began to talk about Liu Shang himself and his family.

September 12.

"My wife's illness is getting worse. How should I put this... I don't really care if she lives or dies, but this bitch actually signed a charitable donation agreement for all her shares in the company and wants to build some orphanage... Are you kidding me? After you die, that's all my money. What right do you have to take my money to do some bullshit charity?"

September 15.

"I had a huge fight with her. I thought that after all these years of being together, she would be considerate of me, but who would have thought she would bring up the fact that I married into her family back then—yes, my first pot of gold was given by her family, my startup was supported by her family, and when I failed, it was only because I got a portion of her family's inheritance that I survived, but what does that have to do with me becoming the richest man in this city later?"

September 16.

"I took out the poison I used to kill her father back then, but after thinking about it, I put it back. After all, things are different now; if I use poison, it will be very easy to get caught."

September 30.

"People from the company downstairs came to demand their wages again. I've been very annoyed lately, so I had the security guards break a few of their legs and threw them all out."

October 3.

"Damn it, how did that reporter catch me! And he actually leaked it to the station. This bastard doesn't take bribes and doesn't care about personal favors. God damn it—"

October 10.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it! When a man is down on his luck, even drinking cold water makes his teeth ache. The public opinion storm hasn't been handled yet, and the company's stock price has suddenly plummeted. That bitch is clearly not going to live long, yet she says she wants to hold a board meeting. Perhaps I should..."

October 15.

"That person came. He called himself an agent and brought up the Bodhisattva to me again... Does that thing really have the ability to make wishes come true? What? It requires a sacrifice? That's great, I have an excellent sacrifice right here!"

October 20.

"My wish really came true!!! My wife was declared missing by the police, and that reporter accidentally fell into the river and drowned. Except for the orphanage that has already started selecting a site, which I couldn't cancel, everything else is mine. It's all mine!"

--The brown handwriting broke off here for a while. It seemed that after achieving this wish, Liu Shang was satisfied. What followed was a bunch of self-aggrandizement and gibberish, as well as bribes to television stations and high-ranking government officials, occasionally interspersed with the exploitation of his employees.

The rest was basically nonsense, so Zhou You skimmed through it and quickly flipped to the page written in blood.

March 1.

"The orphanage is finished. Through my interference, the site chosen was the cheapest, the building materials used were the worst, everything inside was as cheap as possible, and the food budget was cut to the absolute minimum—they're just a bunch of unwanted brats anyway, eating potatoes is enough. Why waste money on them?"

April 12.

"The doctor actually diagnosed me with the same illness as my wife!! Fuck, how is that possible!!!!!"

May 7.

"In less than a month, it has deteriorated to this extent, even faster than that bitch... It must be her lingering spirit wanting to take revenge on me... No, I can't die like this... Right, I still have the Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva can save me!"

May 16.

"...I didn't expect the orphanage I built to have an unexpected use. I secretly took a few brats out and sacrificed them to the Bodhisattva. As a result, my body improved significantly over the next few days. Although it wasn't a complete cure, it was enough to sustain me. After that, I just need to bring a brat over every once in a while..."

February 24.

"No, this can't go on. So many missing children have already aroused suspicion from above, and the director refuses to take my money no matter what. He even said that if this continues, he'll be finished along with me—what a joke, you're just a dog I raised, and now the dog wants to rebel against its master??"

March 1.

"I had people burn down the orphanage, including the staff, the director, the evidence, and the remaining few brats. I wiped everything clean with a big fire. Now I don't have to worry about being investigated, but where am I going to get sacrifices now... If there are no sacrifices, the Bodhisattva will eat me next..."

March 26.

"The Bodhisattva is truly merciful! He is actually willing to forgive me for a period of time and gave me another method. As long as I meet this condition, I can have any of my wishes granted. As for what my wish is... it must be... eternal life!"

April 11.

"All preparations are complete. I deliberately poisoned the street vendor and dug up the bones of the children burned to death back then to bury them at the entrance of the alley. Then I killed my daughter, my son, and my most loyal subordinate, using their corpses to suppress those three temples. Then I asked the Gui Po in the alley to take action and trap the only monk who could stop me. Finally, I had my security company hire an ignorant fool every day to serve as a sacrifice. Now everything is done, just waiting for the Bodhisattva to bestow his grace upon me..."

April 16.

"Tomorrow the Bodhisattva will grant me eternal life. I am about to ascend to the rank of Buddha. Today is my last day as a human. Tomorrow I will transcend the mundane and become an existence different from you commoners!"

April 17.

"No, that's not right. This is not the eternal life I imagined! Bodhisattva, you lied to me, he is also lying to me, all of you are lying to me!!!! Wait, why am I still writing in the diary? Why can't I escape? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I don't want to become like this, please, please, someone come and kill me, someone come and kill me me me me!!!!!!"

Following this final passage, written in completely bright red, pure blood-based handwriting, The diary ended there.

And the system notification followed.

"Your night patrol is complete."

"Congratulations to the player, you have solved the main plot clues of this dungeon."

"Dungeon completion rate increased."

"You have obtained an additional green talent: Five Viscera Connection."

Effect: Reduces negative effects from missing internal organs.

You killed Gui Po, found Sanhuamiao Temple, completed the patrol mission before the fourth day, achieved the stall owner and game-playing quest objectives without any combat, and finally pried a diary clue from the immortal Liu Shang.

This instance's hidden characters: the imprisoned monk Hui Pu, and the final plot will unfold for you.

Please watch during the daytime.

After previewing the plot, players can directly complete this script without needing to persist for five more days.