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

"Welcome to my birthday banquet."

Lu Changsheng's voice came from the second floor.

not heavy.

He even wore his usual gentle smile.

But as soon as those words were spoken, the temperature in the hall seemed to drop several degrees instantly.

Birthday banquet.

It was not a charity gala.

This is not a charity auction.

It's a birthday banquet.

Chen Bufan looked up at Lu Changsheng.

"You've finally stopped pretending."

Lu Changsheng smiled.

"Mr. Chen."

"Most of our lives are spent playing a role."

"Doctors play the role of rescuers."

"The wealthy play the role of philanthropists."

"Politicians play the role of public servants."

"Parents play the role of loving their children."

"You play the savior."

"I just played the role for a little longer."

A commotion broke out in the hall.

An entrepreneur, his face pale, couldn't help but speak:

"Mr. Lu, what did you mean just now?"

"What kind of birthday banquet?"

"Isn't tonight a charity gala for children's rehabilitation?"

Lu Changsheng glanced down at him.

His gaze remained gentle.

"Mr. Zhao."

"You extended your life by eight months at Changsheng Health and Wellness Hospital last year."

"You should know better than anyone else that a charity gala is never just about charity."

Mr. Zhao's expression changed instantly.

The people next to them immediately took a step back.

Some people looked at him in shock.

"Old Zhao, have you been to Changsheng Health and Wellness Hospital?"

General Manager Zhao hurriedly waved his hand:

"No!"

"I'm just recuperating!"

"Mr. Lu, please don't talk nonsense!"

Lu Changsheng smiled softly and ignored him.

This is more terrifying than continuing to expose it.

Because one sentence is enough.

The guests in the hall began to look each other over.

Just now, they were still clinging to a sliver of hope, thinking they were just attending a charity banquet.

But now, Lu Changsheng has personally mentioned the "birthday banquet" and revealed that someone had extended their life at the nursing home.

That means tonight's banquet wasn't clean.

Lin Wanqing immediately pressed the earpiece.

"Seal off all exits."

"The location of the missing volunteers and children has been confirmed."

"Do not let anyone leave, and do not let foundation personnel approach the underground passage."

A hurried response came through the headset:

"Captain Lin, the main gate won't open!"

"The side door is locked too!"

"The backend access has been blocked by the system!"

"Access to the underground entrance has been denied!"

Lin Wanqing's face darkened.

"What do you mean?"

"The entire building has been placed under internal lockdown."

"Our people are being kept out of the outer passageway."

"You are the only group in the hall right now."

Lin Wanqing suddenly looked at Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng smiled slightly, as if he already knew she would receive the message.

"Officer Lin."

"Don't be nervous."

"Not many people will die tonight."

"At least not at first."

Lin Wanqing drew her gun.

"Lu Changsheng".

"Lift the lockdown immediately."

Lu Changsheng glanced at her.

"Guns don't mean much to me."

"Didn't Gu Huai'an tell you last time?"

Chen Bufan said:

"He's been arrested."

Lu Changsheng nodded.

"Yes."

"That's why I said he's not smart enough."

"He built the furnace underground."

"They thought that if the walls were thick enough, the doors heavy enough, and the systems complex enough, no one could see them."

"But a true ancestral incense burner should not be hidden underground."

He raised his hand and pointed to the entire hall.

"It should be placed in the light."

"Place it under the lamp."

"Place it in the middle of every smiling face."

The lights in the hall suddenly went out for a moment.

The next second, the crystal chandelier lit up again.

The only difference is that the light is no longer a warm white.

Instead, it had a faint blood-red hue.

On the ground, those previously invisible patterns began to appear.

One.

Two.

More than a dozen.

Thin red lines lit up from the cracks in the floor tiles, spreading out like blood vessels.

From the main stage.

Serve at the dining table.

Head to the auction table.

Then go to the second-floor circular corridor.

The entire banquet hall had already been transformed into a grand formation.

Lin Wanqing looked down and her expression changed drastically.

"Everyone, get off the table!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the guests all stood up.

But the next second, many people were horrified to find that their feet felt like they were nailed to the ground.

I can't move.

A wealthy woman screamed:

"My feet!"

"I can't move!"

"What is this?"

Another man was desperately pulling at his own leg.

"security guard!"

"Open the door!"

"Open the door!"

Someone rushed toward the gate.

boom!

The door remained completely still.

Several bodyguards tried to break down the door.

But as soon as they touched the door, it was as if they were electrocuted, and they were thrown out.

The hall was in complete chaos.

Screams.

Angri curses.

The sound of crying.

The sound of a cell phone dialing.

They were all mixed together.

Strangely, all communication signals were cut off.

The phone screen only shows "No Service".

Lu Changsheng stood on the second floor, quietly watching all of this.

It's like watching a performance that's been rehearsed in advance.

Chen Bufan stared at the red line on the ground, his gaze darkening.

"All lives return to one battle."

A hint of admiration appeared in Lu Changsheng's eyes.

"As expected of the last fortune teller of the Chen family."

"I recognized it at first glance."

Lin Wanqing asked:

"What is this?"

Chen Bufan lowered his voice:

"This is not an ordinary life-extending formation."

"The Life-Turning Formation is either one-on-one or many-on-one."

"The kind with three underground floors is where the lifespan of the donor is transferred to a designated VIP."

"But the Hundred Lives Return to One Formation is to extract the lifespan, energy, wealth, and fortune of everyone in the formation."

Ultimately, it all comes down to one person.

Lin Wanqing's expression changed drastically.

"Give it to Lu Changsheng?"

Chen Bufan nodded.

"Um."

The moment those words were spoken, the surrounding guests erupted in uproar.

"What?"

"He wants to kill us?"

"Mr. Lu, you can't do this!"

"I donated 100 million to the foundation!"

"Mr. Lu, we're business partners!"

"I'm here to donate money, not to die!"

"Are you crazy?"

Hearing these sounds, Lu Changsheng finally smiled.

This time, his face remained as gentle as ever.

But the gentleness is slowly cracking.

Like a mask that has been worn for too long, finally revealing what's underneath.

"Partners?"

He repeated those four words softly.

"You think you're worthy?"

The hall fell silent for a moment.

Everyone stared at him in disbelief.

Lu Changsheng slowly walked down the stairs to the second floor.

He walked very slowly.

With each step, the red line on the ground brightens by one point.

"You lot."

"Who among them doesn't rely on others to live?"

"The workers will stay up all night for you."

"Your employees are willing to risk their lives for you."

"The poor consume for you."

"The patients are the ones testing the drugs for you."

"Women will bear your heirs."

"Ordinary people will take the risks for you."

"You've been eating people your whole lives."

"Now it's your turn to pay back a little."

"Why are you starting to get scared?"

A real estate tycoon, his face ashen, said in a trembling voice:

"Mr. Lu, we've always followed the rules."

"rule?"

Lu Changsheng smiled.

"What are the rules?"

"Donate money to the foundation in exchange for me helping you access the key to changing your fate?"

"Send people who are unable to handle their own affairs to nursing homes?"

"Using employees' blood and sweat to buy a project?"

"Using elderly people living alone to prolong their lives?"

"Using ghost marriages to suppress family resentment?"

With each word he spoke, several people in the hall turned pale.

Lu Changsheng's words were tantamount to tearing away the fig leaf from many people present.

Those who came tonight were indeed not all ordinary donors.

Some people have known about the longevity system for a long time.

They came not to do charity.

It is a prayer for longevity.

Seeking wealth.

Seeking good fortune.

They begged Lu Changsheng to keep the door open for them.

But they didn't expect that Lu Changsheng wouldn't open the door for them tonight.

It's like closing the door to beat a dog.

A middle-aged tycoon roared:

"Lu Changsheng!"

"Don't forget who's supporting your foundation!"

Lu Changsheng stopped and looked at him.

"Rely on you guys?"

He shook his head gently.

"Wrong."

"It's because of your greed."

"I'm afraid to die without you."

"You want to win without me."

"No one thinks their life is more valuable than others."

"The Longevity Foundation won't have such a smooth journey."

"So I thank you."

"Tonight, I'll give you a reward as well."

The wealthy man's face turned pale.

"What kind of reward?"

Lu Changsheng smiled:

"Let you become part of immortality."

The hall erupted in chaos.

Some people broke down and cried.

Someone started swearing.

Someone knelt down and begged Lu Changsheng to spare them.

People started blaming each other.

"You brought me here!"

"Didn't you say tonight was just for donations?"

"You clearly said Mr. Lu could save my dad!"

"Did you already know?"

All the dignity and respectability shattered in the face of death.

Chen Bufan looked at this group of people without the slightest sympathy.

He simply walked to the center of the hall and looked up at Lu Changsheng.

"Where did you hide the volunteers and the children you were helping?"

Lu Changsheng smiled slightly.

"Mr. Chen."

"You're still the same."

"A life of wealth and honor is laid out right here, yet you refuse to look."

"I insist on finding a few children."

Chen Bufan said:

Where are they?

Lu Changsheng raised his hand and pointed to the ground.

"underground."

Lin Wanqing immediately said:

How many floors underground?

Lu Changsheng did not answer.

Chen Bufan looked at the red line on the ground.

The red line extends from the center of the hall to the backstage area and then sinks into the ground.

He closed his eyes and sensed for a moment.

"Second basement level."

Lin Wanqing immediately said to the police officer beside her:

"Find the entrance!"

Just as the police officer was about to move, the red line on the ground suddenly lit up.

Several paper invitations flew off the table, shooting towards the police officers like blades.

Chen Bufan raised his hand, and the old copper coin flew out.

clang!clang!clang!

The invitation was knocked off by copper coins.

After the invitation landed, the fine black life pattern on the back was revealed.

Lu Changsheng looked at him and said calmly:

"Don't rush."

"Tonight is a birthday banquet."

"We should always offer a toast to the host first."

He raised his hand.

All the wine glasses on the tables began to vibrate simultaneously.

The red wine in the glass began to swirl.

The color is getting darker.

Eventually, it turned into something resembling blood.

Many guests were horrified to find a thin red line appearing on their arms.

The red lines climbed up the skin.

Climbing all the way to my heart.

Someone screamed:

"My hand!"

"My hands are getting old!"

Chen Bufan turned his head to look.

A wealthy man who was just moments ago beaming with health is now seeing his hands rapidly wither and dry out.

Veins bulging.

Age spots appeared on the skin.

My hair started to turn white strand by strand.

This is not natural aging.

It is the drain on one's luck and lifespan.

Lu Changsheng stood on the stairs, his tone finally losing all its gentleness.

"You lot."

"Haven't we always relied on others to live?"

"Give me back a little today."

"fair enough."

The "Record of Destiny" flew out of the cloth bag, moving on its own without wind.

The book's pages are turned.

Four blood-red characters appeared above:

[All lives return to one]

Then, another line appeared:

[After the formation is completed, Changsheng will be reborn.]

Chen Bufan suddenly looked at Lu Changsheng.

"You're not getting a chance to live tonight."

"You need to change your clothes."

Lu Changsheng smiled.

"Mr. Chen."

"You only realized it now?"

In the center of the hall, the platform originally used for charity auctions suddenly cracked open.

A black coffin slowly rose from the ground.

The coffin lid was covered with black life patterns.

Beside the coffin lay a young man.

The man had his eyes closed.

He was handsome.

Breathing is steady.

It looks like it's asleep.

Lin Wanqing's expression changed.

"Who is that?"

Chen Bufan looked at the young man, his voice low:

"A new body."

Lu Changsheng raised his hand and gently placed it on the black coffin.

"Tonight is the birthday banquet."

"Gentlemen, please offer your birthday wishes."

"I'm a new student."

He looked at Chen Bufan and smiled:

"Mr. Chen."

"Didn't you say you'd settle accounts with me in three days?"

"pity."

"The old me won't live for more than three days."

So tonight.

"You've come to see me off."