Karun drove the hearse to the hospital with Dis.

Perhaps because of his encounter with the bewitched demon in the hospital last time, Karun still had a slight aversion to this place. However, he must overcome this aversion because many orders from home had to come from the hospital.

Most importantly, when Dis was standing beside you, that sense of security needed no words.

Dis walked ahead, Karun followed behind, and the grandfather and grandson walked up the stairs of the hospital building.

In fact, when Mr. Hofmann shouted in front of him that he was "not Karun," Karun had the idea of whether to strangle the old man to death.

At that time, he actually felt very insecure.

But now, he no longer had this idea. Anything could be left to Dis to decide.

The happiest thing about the Inmores family is that when you encounter difficulties, you can always ask your grandfather:

Why not ask your grandfather?

However, Mr. Hofmann, who was already in the late stage of cancer and suffered a heavy blow to the back of his head, could repeatedly enter the rescue room and be pushed back to the ward alive. It was really admirable.

The door of the ward was open, Dis walked in and turned on the light.

The nurse who was responsible tonight was now sleeping soundly on the floor.

Dis pointed to her.

Karun went forward and helped the nurse up. She was still in a daze and did not resist. Instead, she lay on the empty bed next to her with Karun's help and continued to sleep with her legs holding the blanket.

Dis walked to Mr. Hofmann.

Karun took the chair next to him and placed it behind Dis. Dis sat down.

Mr. Hofmann was now opening his eyes.

When his gaze fell on Karun, he clearly showed a sense of disgust.

Karun was already used to it.

Then he looked at Dis.

"He's here."

"Oh." Dis responded.

"I have told him everything about the arrival of the evil god."

"Okay." Dis responded again.

"I think it's not too late for you to kill him now." Mr. Hofmann was still persuading.

Karun once thought that the reason why Mr. Hofmann was still holding on was purely because this "evil god" of his had not died yet, and he could not rest in peace.

However, faced with Mr. Hofmann's "instigation," Karun had no response. Instead, he silently picked up the hot water bottle, rinsed the cup with hot water, and then poured in hot water.

He gave the first cup to Dis, who took it.

When pouring the second cup, Mr. Hofmann subconsciously reached out to take it.

Karun held it in his own hand, blew on it, and took a sip.

"He didn't come to me first." Dis said, "But this was also expected.""I think when Rasma came out of the Council, he was coming for you. When you gave up the position of High Priest to him, I said that it wouldn't bring gratitude but instead plant seeds of hatred that would last for decades.

What he desires is something that you see as a plaything. This grudge has grown."

"I've never liked taking care of people with mediocre talents, because it's exhausting."

"Hehe." Hoffen laughed, "You're still the same after all these years, nothing has changed."

"You can rest assured and close your eyes now. He will arrange the funeral." Dis glanced at Karun standing beside him.

Karun silently put down his glass.

"I don't know why, although I've always hoped he would die soon, I feel a bit uncontrollably excited that the funeral is being arranged by the Evil God himself. Is this the forbidden pleasure?"

"Do you want him to call you grandpa? It would be even more pleasurable."

"Who would care about an Evil God calling themselves grandpa?"

After saying that, Mr. Hoffen pursed his lips and his eyes showed a hint of emotion.

Dis didn't speak.

Mr. Hoffen didn't speak either.

Karun blew on his cup and put the lukewarm water in front of Mr. Hoffen.

"Grandpa, have some tea."

"Heh..." Mr. Hoffen snorted disdainfully, but still took a sip of tea.

After swallowing, he closed his eyes and then involuntarily clenched and released his hands and feet.

Then, this small degree of emotion was no longer able to express his inner feelings. He simply turned over on the hospital bed and laughter occasionally came from his mouth.

If it wasn't for Dis sitting there motionless, Karun would really think that Mr. Hoffen was having a seizure.

After a while, Mr. Hoffen stopped and began to take deep breaths.

"Dis, I understand your pleasure."

Dis shook his head. "You misunderstand."

"No, this pleasure is enough. I have followed the doctrine of the Original Principle Sect all my life, diligently studying, and abiding by rules and constraints. I never thought that in the final stage of my life, I would agree to go crazy with you."

"Do you regret it?" Dis asked.

"It's not about regret or not, it's just a pity. It's a pity that I walked in the grid all my life, but in the end, I jumped out of the grid. But in my heart, there is an indescribable pleasure. Especially at night, I often fall asleep and suddenly laugh for no reason.

It's like when I was a child and it rained. Once, I ran in the rain with my friends, ignoring that our clothes would get soaked, ignoring that we would face punishment from our mothers when we got home, and ignoring the mud on our pants.

We played, fought and jumped in the rain, letting the mud fall on us.

That feeling was really beautiful."

"Yes." Dis nodded."I've always envied you. When I was young, I heard about a young man in the Order of the Gods who, in front of the elders of the temple, said that order is a mask that is only worn when necessary.

You know, when I heard about this, I thought to myself, what an interesting person he must be. I really want to get to know him, how could he dare, how could he... sigh, hehe.

Later, until you saved me.

I think, it was destined at that time, even, I was looking forward to, you would take me crazy together.

Maybe,

I should learn divination,

Because my intuition really came true."

"Maybe." Dis said.

"But anyway, Dis, it's great to have a friend like you in this life.

Of course, I also know that you don't lack friends like me around you."

"No, Hoffen, I actually don't have many friends around me." Dis reached out and helped Hoffen tidy up his sparse hair. "After all, how many people can tolerate my temper?"

"If it weren't for his parents' affairs..."

"It has nothing to do with his parents' affairs. I felt tired very early on because I walked too fast. I experienced the state of mind of the last generation of crazy popes in the Light God Church too early:

He said he didn't believe that the Light God really existed."

"Is this your loneliness, Dis, you are really pitiful, people without faith are really pitiful."

"Yes." Dis nodded, "But I have family, I will cherish my family, they are my faith."

"Including him?"

"Yes, including him, my grandson, Karun."

"You really like him. I can feel it. Maybe it's because I had bad luck. I fell when I first met him, so I missed something."

"Yes, Karun is very similar to me, almost exactly the same as me when I was young."

"Don't you feel heartbroken, being exactly the same as when you were young, but in the end..."

"But there is one thing that is different."

"Where?"

"He has faith."

"We all have faith, even you used to have it, didn't you? What's so strange about having faith?"

"But in his faith, there is no god."

"..." Hoffen suddenly widened his eyes, "Can faith without a god still be called faith? A house without a foundation, how can it be built?"

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Karun spoke up: "A house is built by people, and the foundation is also built by people. Gods have never added a brick or a tile."

Mr. Hoffen stared at Karun:

"Heretic, evil god!"

Karun shrugged. He was used to this dying old man's criticism of himself.

"If there are no gods in your world, what's the use of an empty house? Real houses in reality can still provide shelter from wind and rain, hehe."

"I don't believe in gods, but I believe in truth."

"Believe in truth?"

As a believer of the Original Principles Church, Mr. Hoffen's emotions were suddenly stirred up.

Should he,

Develop,

The evil god,

Into the Original Principles Church?Oh my god,

this is really a crazy idea, but I really want to try it.

Looking at Hofen's changing expression, Karun knew that he had misunderstood his meaning.

The truth he believed in had no gods.

Hofen took out the cross necklace,

Seeing this necklace, Karun suddenly felt the palm of his left hand start to ache again.

Hofen looked at Karun and said,

"Take it, the evil god.

This is the gift I gave you."

"Thank you...grandfather."

Karun carefully picked up the necklace with his hand, trying not to touch the cross.

Mr. Hofen said unkindly, "It has no effect on demons that haven't been prayed for."

"Oh, really?"

Karun reached out and touched it with a finger, and indeed nothing happened.

Seeing Karun's actions,

Hofen asked, "So, last time, you were burned by it, right? You pretended nothing happened in front of me, right?"

"Yes."

The evil god Karun admitted generously.

Moreover,

he also spread out his left palm, revealing the fading cross scar in the palm.

Hofen looked at the scar with force:

"Do you know what this means?"

"I remember you said that if I am a demon, I will be burned when I hold it actively, but I didn't."

Hofen drooped his eyelids and said,

"That means you are a very powerful demon, that is, an evil god, so my prayer plus this holy artifact can only slightly hurt your fur."

Karun laughed and said,

"But I never realized where my strength lies."

Mr. Hofen said, "Your grandfather used to say this too when he was young."

"..." Karun.

"Dis, I'm tired, really, they came too late." Hofen held Dis's hand, "There is a sentence that is now embarrassing to say, I didn't want to say it, but if I don't say it, I will soon lose the chance.

Dis,

Do you know,

in my life, I not only worship the god of principles, but also, have always admired you, admired the you from before.

Unfortunately,

since that incident,

you have become depressed."

Dis leaned in front of Hofen and said softly,

"I have said that it was not because of the death of Karun's parents that I became depressed."

"Really?" Hofen's eyelids began to get heavier, and his voice became softer and softer.

"It's because I feel that I can no longer suppress my realm. I feel that I have touched the core of order. I cannot continue anymore. I can only choose to be depressed, and even have to deliberately consume my faith power to seek the decline of my realm.

Otherwise, I will have to enter the Order Temple to become an elder, which makes me very distressed.

After all,

compared to serving the god of order up close, I still prefer to sit with my family and enjoy dinner every night."

Hearing this,

Hofen grinned and laughed.Then...

His smile froze, and he left.

Dis stood up and said to Karun, "Bring the stretcher, we're taking Hoffen home."

Karun immediately ran downstairs to the parking lot and took the stretcher off the hearse. He carried it back to the hospital room in the main building. He was a little out of breath because he was moving so fast.

But he didn't feel tired because Dis's words kept echoing in his mind:

Grandfather is very distressed, he can't control his level of distress.

So, how powerful is Grandfather really?

It turns out that the "indulgence" that night was not because Grandfather was a judge of the Order of the Gods, but because Grandfather himself had that ability.

"Put it here."

"Okay, Grandfather."

Dis lifted Hoffen's back, and Karun held his feet. The two of them lifted Mr. Hoffen onto the stretcher bed together.

"Let's go home."

"Okay."

Karun pushed the stretcher, and Dis followed beside him.

"Grandpa, who is Rasma?" Karun asked.

"The high priest of the Order of the Gods."

"He came to Rulan?"

"Yes, he was already in the ward before we came."

"Did Mr. Hoffen tell him about the God Summoning Ceremony?"

"Yes, Mr. Hoffen was waiting for someone to ask him, so he had been holding on without dying. He was actually very tired."

"And then..."

"In a few days, there will be an ultra-high-level God Summoning Ceremony in Bellwin City. A powerful demon will attempt to summon the ancestor who was suppressed by the God of Order in the last era."

"A powerful... demon?"

"Compared to him, Alfred is like a clown."

"And then..."

"In front of me, he's like Alfred in front of you."

"I understand."

This metaphor is very vivid.

"I told him the method of the ultra-high-level God Summoning Ceremony that Mr. Hoffen helped me perfect, and I helped him prepare for it. He wants to fulfill his dream and summon a true evil god, but he is destined to fail.

Because his strength and level are not enough, he is destined to turn into ashes during the summoning ceremony. Most importantly, he doesn't have enough to sacrifice."

"Why did he..."

"Because of his dream. He knew he couldn't really summon the ancestor, but he should be able to see him before he disappears with the altar. This is what he really wants."

"So, we..."

"Yes, I helped him fulfill his dream, and he helped me remove all the blame and suspicion from the last God Summoning Ceremony.

So, as I told you before, the God Summoning Ceremony will not have any follow-up effects on our family or our people, and we won't be afraid of being traced.

In fact, not only Hoffen and Puerh were involved in preparing for that God Summoning Ceremony, but he was too."

Karun understood.

This is a closed loop.

Mr. Hoffen had been holding on without dying just to be "interrogated" before he died, so that the suspicion could be pushed onto that powerful demon. Then, that powerful demon would open the "second" God Summoning Ceremony soon after and reveal the truth.Dis had said that he wouldn't do anything foolish that would drag all his family members into a vortex just to "resurrect" one of them.

As it turned out, Dis had already arranged everything long ago.

Therefore...

Karun couldn't help but sigh when he looked at Hoffen lying on the stretcher.

This man who had always claimed to be an "evil god" and kept urging Dis to kill him was actually enduring great pain and refusing to die just to help Dis complete this closed loop and...protect the Yimmerles family.

What a stubborn and lovely old man.

Karun reached out and adjusted the white cloth on Mr. Hoffen's body. The Yimmerles family had a responsibility to hold a serious funeral for him.

With Dis's help, Mr. Hoffen was carried into the hearse. The wheels of the stretcher were folded up and placed in the rectangular recess in the middle. Then, the two side ropes similar to seat belts were pulled out and fastened.

If there was only one guest in the new hearse, there would be no bumps.

The reason why Mr. Molf and the chief editor kept hugging each other inside last time was that they were simply thrown into the recess and left there.

Karun started the hearse and prepared to go home.

On the way, Karun suddenly remembered a word in his grandfather's previous words: sacrifice.

And this word had also been mentioned by Puerh before. Puerh was very curious about what Dis had sacrificed in the god-summoning ritual.

Because it thought that this super-specification god-summoning ritual would not succeed, but then it witnessed "Karun" coming back to life with its own eyes, which must mean that it succeeded. So, what was the price?

What did Dis offer as a sacrifice to the god of order?

"Grandpa, can I ask you something?"

"Go ahead."

"What did you sacrifice in the god-summoning ritual?"

"Ask again."

"What did you sacrifice, Grandpa?"

"I'm tired."

Immediately, the grandfather and grandson both laughed.

Since Dis didn't want to answer, Karun stopped asking.

The hearse stopped at the door of the house.

Karun got off the car, first put down the steel plate, then personally untied the seat belt on Mr. Hoffen's body, and then pushed him down the hearse along the steel plate.

Throughout the process, Dis had been sitting in the hearse, watching Karun busy alone.

To resurrect his grandson, he was ready to sacrifice everything he had, as long as he had it.

For this reason, he didn't hesitate to lift the seal on his body and lift all the restrictions on his realm.

His realm,

his faith,

his power,

even his life.

He had prepared himself, and in the god-summoning ritual, the god of order could choose any offering it wanted.

He believed that he could afford it and could definitely satisfy the god of order, because he himself had the strength to approach the elder of the Order Temple, the only difference was that he had been resisting taking that step.The temple that everyone in the Order of the Gods yearned for was ironically the place that Dis despised the most, as it was the closest to the God of Order.

"Grandpa, let's go home," Karun had already put Mr. Hofen safely on the stretcher and was ready to push him into the house.

"Okay."

Dis got off the hearse, and Karun came to lock the car door, then went back to open the courtyard door and pushed Mr. Hofen's body in himself.

Dis stood at the door, watching his busy grandson.

Old Hofen had never asked, even when he was dying;

Puerh also wanted to know and had asked herself many times;

Even he had asked himself, "I know I am nothing compared to you, but I still want to ask you devoutly, hoping to get your guidance: What did you sacrifice?"

No one had ever told him the answer, including his grandson who had just asked him when they were driving, and he had still not told him the answer.

This question was impossible for him to answer because during the God Descent Ceremony, he had prepared to sacrifice everything he could offer as a sacrifice, but after the ceremony was completed, he was stunned to find that the God of Order had not asked for anything.