A single divination predicts life and death; the entire internet begs me to start a live stream.

The moment the black blood dripped into the fire.

The fire in the bathroom suddenly turned green.

Shen Qingyue was so frightened that she froze on the spot.

She saw the woman's face in the mirror, disheveled, with purple lips, and eyes staring straight at her.

That's not her face.

It wasn't Gu Yanchuan's face either.

His face looked like it had been soaked in water; his skin was pale, his eyes were bulging, and there was a dark bruise around his neck.

Shen Qingyue covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face, but dared not make a sound.

Because Chen Bufan just said that.

Whatever you see, don't make a sound.

The chat room was going crazy.

There's someone in the mirror!

[Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! I saw it!]

Who is that?!

[It's not Shen Qingyue! Absolutely not!]

[This isn't a script, is it?]

I almost threw my phone away!

[Didn't the master say there was something inside the bones? Could it be her?]

Outside the restroom.

Gu Yanchuan's voice had completely changed.

No longer gentle.

No longer respectable.

Like a broken saw, pulling back and forth behind the door panel.

"Chen Bufan!"

"You're asking for it!"

boom!

He slammed the door again.

The bathroom door shook violently.

The door lock made a piercing noise.

Shen Qingyue was so frightened that she stepped back, bumping her back against the sink and nearly dropping her phone into the water.

Chen Bufan's voice immediately came from the phone.

"Don't back down."

"Watch the fire."

Shen Qingyue looked at the red cloth bundle on the ground, crying.

The red cloth had been burned to nothing but a clump of black ash.

My hair is gone from the fever.

The yellow paper was burned away.

The photos were burned.

The coin turned black in the fire, and a layer of scorch marks slowly curled up at the edges.

Only that piece of black bone remains.

Black blood seeped out drop by drop.

Tick.

Tick.

With each drop, Gu Yanchuan outside the door let out a scream.

"what!"

The voice was so shrill it was inhuman.

Even those in the live stream, separated by their screens, felt a chill run down their spines.

[It backfired!]

Is the backlash starting?

[Gu Yanchuan is screaming in agony!]

Burn! Keep burning!

【Don't stop, Qingyue!】

[Master, please tell me quickly, how else should I burn the offerings?]

Chen Bufan stared at the piece of black bone, his eyes chillingly cold.

"Turn on the tap."

Shen Qingyue was taken aback.

"Weren't you going to burn it?"

Turn on the hot water.

Chen Bufan said, "The biggest."

Shen Qingyue didn't dare to ask any more questions and immediately turned around to turn on the faucet.

Splash!

Hot water rushed out, and steam quickly filled the sink.

Chen Bufan continued:

"Use a cup to collect hot water."

"He collapsed beside the black bones."

"Don't water it directly."

Shen Qingyue's hands were shaking violently.

She picked up the mouthwash cup, filled it halfway with hot water, and slowly squatted down.

Gu Yanchuan, who was outside the door, seemed to have sensed something and suddenly started banging on the door frantically.

boom!

boom!

boom!

"Shen Qingyue!"

"You dare!"

"You dare touch it!"

Shen Qingyue shuddered in fright.

Half of the water in the cup spilled.

The live chat was about to explode with anxiety.

Don't be afraid!

The more anxious he is, the more useful he is!

[Fall down!]

[Hang in there, Qingyue!]

If you don't fall, you'll be the one who dies!

Shen Qingyue gritted her teeth, tears streaming down her face.

You've been lying to me for three years.

"You still want my life."

"What do I have to be afraid of?"

After saying that, she poured the half-cup of hot water next to Black Bone.

The water did not directly touch the black bones.

But as soon as the heat rushed up, the red lines on the surface of the black bone suddenly hissed and emitted a plume of black smoke.

The woman in the mirror suddenly opened her mouth.

No sound.

But Shen Qingyue seemed to hear a cry.

It's very light.

It hurts.

It's like someone has been crying in the dark for many years.

next second.

The black bone cracked open with a "crack".

Gu Yanchuan outside the door let out a piercing scream.

"ah--!"

This time, the screams pierced right through the door.

Outside the bedroom door, chaotic footsteps could be heard in the hallway.

Someone is shouting:

"police!"

"Open the door, you inside!"

"Miss Shen! Are you inside?"

Shen Qingyue suddenly looked up.

"The police are here!"

The barrage of comments exploded instantly.

The police have arrived!

It's finally here!

[Qingyue is saved!]

[Can you open the door quickly? Can you open it?]

Don't open the door! Gu Yanchuan is outside!

Shen Qingyue didn't dare to move either.

She looked at Chen Bufan.

"Mr. Chen, may I open the door?"

Chen Bufan did not answer immediately.

He looked at the gap under the bathroom door.

The shadow outside the door had disappeared.

Instead, there was a series of rapid, labored breathing sounds.

There was also the sound of fingernails scratching the ground.

It looked like something was crawling out along the ground.

Chen Bufan said in a deep voice:

"wait."

Shen Qingyue's palms were covered in cold sweat.

Outside, the police had already begun ramming down the door.

"Open the door!"

"Did you hear that, people inside?"

"We are the Haicheng police!"

boom!

The bedroom door was slammed shut.

Gu Yanchuan's screams grew fainter and fainter.

He's getting more and more mute.

Finally, it turned into a wheezing sound like a broken bellows.

The fire inside the red cloth bag finally went out slowly.

The piece of black bone was split in two.

The black blood flowing out stained the floor tiles a dark color.

Chen Bufan glanced at it.

"You can open the bathroom door."

Shen Qingyue asked in a trembling voice:

"Where is he?"

It's fallen over.

Chen Bufan said, "But don't get close."

Shen Qingyue's throat tightened.

She slowly walked to the bathroom door.

The moment my hand touched the doorknob, I stopped abruptly.

The chat in the live stream also became tense.

【Slower!】

Don't open it all at once!

[Take a picture of what's outside with your phone!]

The master said, "Don't come near!"

Shen Qingyue held her phone up in front of her.

Then slowly turn the lock on.

Click.

The door opened a crack.

The bedroom light was still on.

The ground was a mess.

The chair tipped over.

The water glass on the bedside table is broken.

There was a person lying down near the doorway.

Black suit.

White shirt.

It was Gu Yanchuan.

He lay on the ground, his body curled up in a ball, his fingers digging into the carpet.

There was blood under my fingernails.

Shen Qingyue almost vomited after just one glance.

Because Gu Yanchuan's face is changing.

No.

It's not a change.

It fell.

His skin was like heated wax, sliding down layer by layer.

Forehead.

Bridge of the nose.

cheek.

That gentle and refined face, praised by countless netizens as a "rich young master," now resembles a human skin mask soaked in water.

The corner of the eye splits open.

The corners of the mouth droop down.

Another layer of rough, sallow skin was even visible under his chin.

Shen Qingyue was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly.

"what!"

This time she finally couldn't hold back and screamed.

The live stream chat exploded instantly.

Holy crap!

[His face fell off!]

His face is crumbling!

What is this thing?!

He's not Gu Yanchuan! He really isn't!

I got goosebumps all over!

【Don't go, Qingyue!】

The master said, "Don't come near!"

Gu Yanchuan lay on the ground, and upon hearing Shen Qingyue's scream, he struggled to lift his head.

That face no longer resembled his at all.

Her once delicate eyebrows and eyes began to distort.

The bridge of his nose collapsed.

My lips have gotten thicker.

There is a deep scar at the corner of his eye.

His real facial features seemed to emerge little by little from under that layer of fake skin.

ugly.

gloomy.

Embarrassed.

Shen Qingyue looked at that unfamiliar face and trembled all over.

This is not Gu Yanchuan.

It wasn't her fiancé whom she knew.

It wasn't the person who would gently hand her a coat, pick her up from get off work on rainy days, or smile and say "I'm still alive" in front of the camera.

This is someone else.

A complete stranger to her.

Her voice trembled and broke.

"Who are you……"

The man on the ground raised his eyes.

Those eyes were still cold and sinister.

She just couldn't pretend to be gentle anymore.

"Qingyue..."

His voice was hoarse.

"Am I not good to you?"

Shen Qingyue felt a churning in her stomach.

"Shut up!"

"Don't call me!"

"Who are you?!"

The man smiled.

The skin split open at the corner of the mouth, revealing a little blood.

Does it matter who I am?

"For the past three years, the person you've loved is me."

Shen Qingyue felt as if she had been slapped hard across the face.

Her face was deathly pale, but her tears flowed even more fiercely.

The one I love is Gu Yanchuan.

"It's not you, you monster."

The smile on the man's face vanished instantly.

His eyes turned venomous.

"monster?"

"You're calling me a monster?"

He struggled to get up.

Chen Bufan's voice suddenly rang out.

"Shen Qingyue, step back."

Shen Qingyue immediately stepped back.

The man suddenly looked at his phone screen.

"Chen Bufan..."

When he opened his mouth, his voice sounded like it was being squeezed out from between his teeth.

You ruined my life.

Chen Bufan said coldly:

"That's not your fate."

The man stared intently at him.

"If I borrowed it, it's mine."

"Gu Yanchuan is dead, and no one can use his identity."

"No one wants his destiny."

"What's wrong with me taking it to live?"

The viewers in the live stream felt their scalps tingle.

He admitted it!

He really is impersonating Gu Yanchuan!

This isn't just superstition; this is a serious crime!

He spoke with such self-righteousness; it's disgusting.

Gu Yanchuan was so pitiful; he was killed and then his identity was stolen.

[Call the police! This must be thoroughly investigated!]

The banging on the door outside grew even louder.

boom!

boom!

boom!

"People inside, step back!"

"We're going to break down the door!"

Chen Bufan glanced at Shen Qingyue.

"Go to the restroom."

"close the door."

Shen Qingyue immediately did as instructed.

She had just retreated to the bathroom.

The bedroom door outside was kicked open with a loud bang.

A group of police officers rushed in.

"Don't move!"

"Get down!"

"Put your hands where we can see them!"

Several dark gun barrels were pointed at the man on the ground.

The man lay there, too weak to stand up.

He just turned his head and looked at the police officers who rushed in.

One of the detectives saw his face and his expression changed drastically.

"Not Gu Yanchuan?"

People nearby immediately stepped forward to control the situation.

The man's hands were held down.

His face was still drooping.

Some of the police officers' expressions changed upon seeing this.

"What's going on?"

"Cuff him first!"

"Call an ambulance!"

"Protect Shen Qingyue!"

Shen Qingyue hid at the bathroom door, her legs trembling.

A policewoman immediately rushed over to help her up.

"Ms. Shen, are you safe?"

"Are you injured?"

Shen Qingyue shook her head.

She was unable to speak.

The phone was still live-streaming.

The camera captured the police pulling the man up from the ground.

His true face was finally revealed.

Triangular eyes.

A flat nose bridge.

A scar on the corner of my right eye.

She bore no resemblance whatsoever to Gu Yanchuan's gentle and handsome face.

The live stream went silent for a brief moment.

Then it completely exploded.

[It's not Gu Yanchuan!]

No, it's not!

This face looks completely different!

So he's been using someone else's identity for the past three years?

This is terrifying!

[Master Chen is deified!]

If it weren't for Master Chen, Shen Qingyue would be dead tonight!

The real Gu Yanchuan is the victim!

The police will definitely be investigating the case from three years ago.

A police officer took out his device and scanned the man's face.

A few seconds later, his expression changed drastically.

"team leader!"

"Found it!"

"This person is not Gu Yanchuan."

His name is Zhou Jianping.

"Seven years ago, he was suspected of being involved in a fraud case and an intentional assault case, after which he went into hiding."

"His whereabouts have never been recorded in the system."

The bedroom fell silent for a moment.

Shen Qingyue stared blankly at the man.

Zhou Jianping.

So that's his real name.

Her fiancé, whom she had loved for three years.

The man who had been with her for three years.

It turned out to be a suspect who had been on the run for many years.

The policewoman supported her and comforted her softly:

"Miss Shen, please stop looking."

"We'll take you out first."

Shen Qingyue did not move.

She looked at Chen Bufan on her phone screen.

At that moment, all her emotions finally overwhelmed her.

She cried and said:

"Mr. Chen..."

"Thank you."

Chen Bufan did not accept her thanks.

He simply said:

"Cooperate with the police first."

"This matter is not over yet."

Shen Qingyue's body stiffened.

"Is it not over yet?"

Chen Bufan looked at the pool of black blood on the ground.

And the red cloth bag that had been burned to ashes.

"He's a fugitive; he couldn't possibly orchestrate a life-saving scheme."

"He has powerful backers."

The live chat exploded again.

[Someone's backing you!]

I knew it!

How could an ordinary fugitive possibly possess such evil magic?

[Isn't the person who helped him switch lives the real mastermind?]

Master Chen is in danger.

[He just called Chen Bufan by his full name!]

The police dragged Zhou Jianping up from the ground.

His body was as limp as a lump of mud.

But as he passed the phone camera, he suddenly stopped.

He was being held up by two policemen, his face still covered in peeling skin, making him look disgusting and terrifying.

He slowly raised his head.

Looking at Chen Bufan through the screen.

Those eyes were filled with venomous resentment, as if they were coated with poison.

"Chen Bufan".

His voice was hoarse, almost inhuman.

"You think you saved her?"

"You've just dragged yourself into this."

The police officer pressed down on his shoulder.

"Behave yourself!"

Zhou Jianping suddenly laughed.

He laughed until his mouth was covered in blood.

"You won't live long."

"They already know you're still alive."