"Thud!"

The body of the man named Chase was thrown into the rectangular pit in the hearse. Alfred got off the car, closed the door of the hearse, and took out a stack of money from his pocket. He handed it to Chase, the woman who had just helped him cover up and move the body.

The woman still held the iron box that she had just pried open, but the coins inside were not as many as the stack in Alfred's hand.

But the woman pushed Alfred's hand away and said, "This is what I should do."

She leaned against the car door and turned her head to ask, "Do you have a cigarette?"

"I do."

Actually, Alfred didn't smoke, but the scene when he first met Karun, where the great being led him to smoke and laugh with Lady Molly, was so shocking that he always carried cigarettes with him, ready to offer one when the young master was idle.

If his image in the mural was shown giving cigarettes to the great being, he would be very satisfied. The believers who came to see the mural would surely think that he had a very close relationship with the great being.

The woman lit a cigarette and took a puff, saying, "I made a wish to God, and God answered my prayer."

Alfred smiled and said, "Maybe it wasn't God who heard it."

The woman shrugged and said, "Whoever heard it, it's like a god to me, isn't it?"

"You make a good point, but do you really not want this money? After all, your husband just died."

"You don't understand the people of Chase."

The woman left these words and hugged the iron box as she walked out, saying, "We don't like poverty, but we really like wandering."

Watching the woman's figure go away, Alfred muttered to himself, "I used to think that way too."

But now...

"It's good to have a position."

If he hadn't shown the identification issued by Dis in front of that powerful being of the Order of the Gods, his best outcome now would be to pick a suitable eyepatch at the night market.

Alfred walked back to the circus tent from the parking lot. There was no one checking tickets at the entrance now, and those who hadn't bought tickets could enter without being stopped. Because the performance was already halfway through, the guests inside might come out to use the bathroom or get some fresh air, and there was no way to check tickets again.

As he entered, Miss Mandira raised her arms and emerged from the water tank, and the atmosphere among the audience was extremely high.

The middle aisle was crowded with people, so Alfred could only choose to go deep from the edge and then turn towards the VIP area from the edge of the stage.

As he passed the edge of the stage, Alfred glanced at Miss Mandira in the water tank with some doubt. He felt that this lady gave him a strange feeling.

But now he was bowing his head to avoid blocking the view of the audience, and he didn't have time to stop and use his succubus eyes to see anything.

When he was close to the VIP area, Alfred saw the young master burying his head in Miss Unis's arms.

Ah, the great being really is efficient.

In fact, aside from other abnormal factors, Karun as a person already gave Alfred a different feeling.

He was very calm and handled things in all aspects with ease. He was very rational, but never resisted his emotional side.

This state of mind is usually seen in more open-minded elderly people, because they are nearing death and can see the real gains and losses more clearly.As Alfred was about to raise his hand to signal to the young master that he had returned, he saw the young master, who had been facing Miss Eunice, suddenly turn his head towards the position of the water tank on the stage.

There was a chilly look in the young master's eyes.

At the same time, the young master's lips moved, and he uttered a phrase.

Alfred's official profession was a radio host, and he had always had a natural talent for language, even having a profound knowledge of lip reading.

"Go...die?"

What does that mean?

It's not in the Marklay language (the language system of the Vein and Rylane countries).

Suddenly, there was a commotion on the stage.

Alfred immediately turned his head to look at the stage, and saw the performer, Miss Mandira, putting the magician into the water tank.

The other audience members thought it was part of the second stage of the program and cheered loudly.

But Alfred could see from the details that something was wrong.

He immediately covered his left eye with one hand, and his left eye turned red. Through the gap between his fingers, he saw the black aura emanating from the woman performer in the water tank.

It was a...corpse!

Alfred looked back at his young master, and the young master's previous actions and lip movements came back to his mind.

"Go...die?"

He still didn't know exactly what these two syllables meant, but he could feel that they must have a specific direction.

No, it's not just a language, it's the language of that holy song!

Alfred immediately realized that the language the young master had just spoken was a curse from an evil god!

At this moment, Alfred's heart was completely filled with shock.

But then, there was a chill down his spine.

Fortunately, the old man had left already. If he were here now, wouldn't he sense it too?

Although the other party definitely had their own means of insight, such as when he had used the succubus eye to observe earlier, Alfred knew that this level of powerful existence had a sensitivity beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, even if they were not intentionally observing.

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"Ah..."

Alfred's knees went weak, and he instinctively leaned on Lunt's shoulder before sitting down.

It was so close, so close...

Fortunately, the old man left. Otherwise, wouldn't he have discovered the young master's identity?

No matter how powerful an existence is, it is still weak when it first arrives and will encounter various accidents, which is why there is a configuration of followers.

Whether the chosen follower is suitable or not directly affects whether the great existence can safely pass through its initial weak period.

It was fortunate that the young master had a very accurate eye and had chosen an extremely excellent follower, Mr. Dis.

But even so...

Alfred instinctively leaned forward and looked in the direction of the young master.

Danger is everywhere.

The circus staff on the stage pushed the water tank behind the scenes. The audience was a little confused, was this the closing ceremony of the program?

But soon, when several fiery hoops were brought onto the stage, the audience's attention was immediately drawn to them.The new acrobatic show continued, the performance went on.

"Let's go," Karun said to Yunesi.

Mandira was already a corpse, and now the magician had become one too.

There was definitely something wrong with this circus, because its operating mode had surpassed that of acrobatics.

But Karun didn't plan to explore now. Although Alfred was here, to be honest, Alfred couldn't give him a hundred percent sense of security.

Plus, Mina and the other four children, as well as Yunesi, were here, so it wasn't the time to show off.

First, he would safely send Yunesi and the children home, then report to Dis and let him investigate and handle it.

That way it would be safe and secure.

As for the regret of the children not seeing the whole circus performance, well, let them regret it.

"Okay," Yunesi nodded, thinking that Karun was feeling unwell. Then she immediately said to Mina beside her, "Mina, let's leave and go home first."

Although Mina still wanted to continue watching the show, she obediently nodded and relayed the message to Chrisara and the others.

"Uncle Alfie, my brother said we have to go home now."

"Okay, okay," Alfred couldn't wait to leave, "Follow me, we'll go around and leave from the front."

"Okay."

Alfred led the way, the children followed behind him, and Karun held Yunesi's hand as they walked towards the corner of the stage.

But just then, a large ball that was thought to be a decoration above suddenly cracked open, and a dense flurry of paper fell out like snowflakes.

The microphone sounded:

"This is tonight's lucky draw. Anyone who gets a blue piece of paper can come directly to our stage to claim their prize, which is a large piece of colorful lollipop.

First come, first served!"

Several circus workers pushed a vending cart filled with lollipops in front of Alfred.

At this point, everyone seemed to be searching for the paper on the ground. After all, there were many children in the audience, and they would find it themselves, and their parents would also help them. And many people were looking for it just for the fun or the chance to win a prize.

Sara, Lunt, and Chris also wanted to bend down and search for the paper on the ground, but Karun shouted at them directly:

"Get up and get out!"

Several children had never seen their brother so angry before and dared not look for any more paper. They followed Alfred and continued to move forward.

The lollipop cart that was blocking the way was kicked hard by Alfred with his foot, and it was forced to stop. Then he pulled them along and waited until the children had passed before letting go and catching up to them again.

"I found it!"

"I found it too!"

A group of children ran towards the lollipop cart with their pieces of paper, mixed in with many adults.

Alfred deliberately used his arms to bump into those who rushed over, not caring if they fell or not, just to prevent the crowd from breaking up the queue behind him.

Finally, they all managed to leave the circus tent.

Karun began to count the number of people, four children, none missing.

"Let's go back to the hearse first," Karun said.Alfred immediately said, "Young Master, you can take the ladies in my car back. I'll drive the hearse."

Karen hesitated for a moment, glanced at Alfred, then nodded.

Everyone walked to the parking lot. Karen opened the door of Alfred's Suntland car and gestured for the children to sit in the back seat. Fortunately, the four children were not fat, and they all squeezed in. After closing the door, Yunes smiled at Karen and sat in the passenger seat. However, she still said to Karen, "I can also drive."

"It's okay, I can do it."

Karen opened the door of the driver's seat and didn't rush to sit in it. Instead, he looked at Alfred standing next to the hearse. Alfred also looked over here, and Karen nodded to him. Finally, Karen glanced at the big circus tent and then got into the car and started the engine.

The car quickly drove onto the road. Because Karen's expression was somewhat serious from the beginning, the four children in the back seat did not talk, and even Rent and Chris fell asleep quickly.

Yunes sat quietly next to Karen all the time, and when Karen looked at the rearview mirror, she would also look at Karen.

Maybe because he wanted to go home early, or maybe because the fear of the circus experience was still affecting him, although he was sober now, Karen changed his usual driving habits and drove very fast this time.

After entering the urban area, because Kuyin Street was closer, Karen drove into Kuyin Street first. Originally, Karen planned to personally send Sarah home, but tonight, Rote seemed to be waiting for his daughter to come home, so the shoe repair booth had not closed even though it was so late.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Karen. Sarah must have caused you trouble today."

"No, Sarah is very good. I'll go back first."

"Please be careful on the way."

Next, Lein Street was closer to Mingke Street, but Karen still drove to Mingke Street first. Mina got off the car with her younger brother and sister, and the three of them said goodbye to Yunes together.

"Goodbye, teacher."

"Good night, teacher."

"You guys go to bed early too."

Rent yawned and mumbled, "Teacher and brother, you guys go to bed early too."

Yunes heard it but didn't say anything. She sat back in the car again.

Karen started the car again. Next, he would take Yunes home. Maybe because the children had already safely arrived home, Karen's mood finally eased.

"I'm sorry I couldn't let you watch the whole performance."

Karen wouldn't apologize for his behavior when watching the performance. First, he wasn't clear-headed at that time, and second, what was the meaning of this apology? Promise not to do it again in the future?

The other party didn't say anything, so it would be a bit boring to bring it up again.

"No, it's okay. Your health is more important."

"It's not because of my health, but because I fell into the water when I was a child. That experience left me with a great psychological shadow. So after seeing that performance, my emotions suddenly got out of control."

Karen would rather let Yunes think that he had a mental problem than let her think that his body had a problem.

"I see. I had a great time today, Karen."

"Me too."Karun felt that what he said was a bit insincere. People went to see the circus for live performances, but he was arranged for a panoramic and immersive experience tonight.

After sending Unis to her doorstep, Karun hugged her as usual and watched her walk home. Karun then sat back in the car and drove out of Rhine Street. He passed by the Piajie family, whose lights were off, and Mrs. Simole's house next to it, whose lights were also off.

Karun drove home and heard Lunt, Chris, and others on the second floor chatting about the barbecue in the afternoon and the circus at night. Aunt Mary and Aunt Winnie were accompanying them. When they saw Karun coming upstairs, Aunt Mary immediately stood up and asked, "Karun, come and have a late-night snack."

"Thank you, Auntie, but I'm not hungry. I'm going to talk to Grandpa for a while."

"Grandpa went out. Just now, Alfred came back and went upstairs to find Grandpa, and then Grandpa went out with Alfred."

"Oh, I see. Okay, then I'll take a shower and rest. I'm a little tired from driving today."

"Okay, I've already put your clothes away for you."

"Thank you, Auntie."

Karun went up to the third floor and went into the bathroom to take a shower. The feeling of hot water washing his body was very comfortable.

After taking a shower and changing into pajamas, Karun walked out of the bathroom, which was warm with steam. The temperature difference was quite obvious, and a chill came over him. Karun seemed to see the scene of himself being locked in the water tank again, and the feeling of despair hit him again.

Karun had to support himself against the wall with his hands for a while before he could take a deep breath and return to the bedroom. Instead of sitting at his desk to read a book like usual, he went straight to bed tonight.

He pressed his neck with both hands and let the quilt wrap him completely. He felt like a silkworm wrapped up in it.

As his eyelids grew heavier, Karun fell asleep.

...

At 7:30 in the morning, Karun woke up on time and felt that he had finally regained his energy as he looked at the sunlight shining through the window.

He went down to the second floor and started eating the breakfast Auntie had prepared. "Has Grandpa had breakfast yet?" Karun asked.

"Today is Sunday, and Grandpa went to church very early."

Karun nodded. Yesterday, Dis and Alfred should have gone to the location of the circus. The problem was probably solved, or there was no longer any threat. Otherwise, Grandpa would not have gone to church in the morning. After all, Dis was not very loyal to the figure worshipped in the church.

"What about Uncle?" Karun asked. Usually, Uncle would come out at this time to have breakfast together.

"There was a welfare form that called us, and your uncle and Ron went to pick it up. Afu went out too late with your grandpa last night and couldn't come this morning."

"Oh, I see."

After finishing breakfast, Karun went to the yard on the first floor. The big golden retriever ran over to rub against Karun's pants.

At this time, the hearse returned to the door of the house. Ron opened the back door of the hearse and began to unload the "guest" with a stretcher. Karun also went over to help, and he was very familiar with helping Ron stabilize the stretcher below.

"Is it stable, young master?"

"It's stable."

"Okay, let's go."

The stretcher and the body lying on it were pushed down together."There's one more, young master, please wait a moment, I'll go get it." Ron went back to the hearse and bent down to carry out the second corpse from the recess.

At that moment, a gust of wind blew and the white cloth that was covering the body slipped off due to inertia, and Karun saw the face of a familiar woman:

Mandira!

Karun never expected to see Mandira's body at his doorstep at this moment. The suffocating and desperate image that he had been trying to avoid and dispel all night suddenly came back, and he instinctively covered his forehead with his hand and swayed.

Suddenly, the corpse lying on the stretcher suddenly reached out a hand and grabbed Karun's wrist to help him stabilize his balance.

Karun lowered his head and watched as the hand that had just helped him withdrew.

"Young master, the second one is here, please take it." Ron on the carriage shouted.

"Okay, I'm coming." Karun replied.

At this moment, an even more astonishing scene occurred. Mandira actually sat up directly from the stretcher with her eyes closed, and grabbed the two wheels of the stretcher that Ron handed down with both hands and pulled them back.

Ron, who was lifting the stretcher from the carriage down, couldn't see what was happening under the carriage due to the obstruction of the stretcher and the body above, and instead shouted in surprise:

"Wow, young master, you're holding on so tight this time, it feels so powerful!"