The career of an evil alchemist started when he picked up the Mad Sword Girl

"Hehehehehehehehehe..."

The old man let go of Lu Lin's hand, held his head, and began to laugh incoherently.

However, Lu Lin did not leave, but continued to ask: "So, do you want him to come? Or are you afraid of him coming?"

As soon as these words came out, the nearby residents who were watching the excitement were stunned.

Because, the old man's weird smile gradually stopped.

Then suddenly, the old man rushed forward, grabbed Lu Lin's collar with both hands, and shouted: "Afraid? How could I be afraid of him! Of course I hope he comes?! Me! I...you Tell me instead! Why on earth...why...why do I want him to come?! Ahhhhh!"

The old man grabbed Lu Lin's collar and yelled at Lu Lin like crazy. This sudden move shocked the people around him, and the two guards pointed their spears directly at the old man.

What Lu Lin didn't expect was that Li Mi, who was supposed to be sleeping in the oxcart, actually fell from the sky and landed directly next to him.

"Wait! Don't be nervous!" Lu Lin shouted quickly, "You are the same, Li Mi! Don't move yet!"

Tanuki was very obedient and dropped his fist when he saw it.

The two guards looked at each other, and then took two steps back temporarily.

After confirming that everyone around him was stabilized by him, Lu Lin turned his head, looked at the old man again, looked directly into his cloudy eyes, and said slowly: "Okay, okay... Listen, I don't either. I'm afraid of him, and I just felt that he is coming, he is coming soon, what do you think will happen to us when he comes?"

"We will! We! We..." The old man's voice gradually weakened, and the strength of his grip on Lu Lin's collar gradually weakened.

Then, he let go of his hand and huddled up holding his knees.

Then, under everyone's astonished gaze, the old man's shoulders began to tremble slowly.

"Wuwu...wuwuwu...wait for him to come, wait for him to come, what will happen to us...wuwu..."

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The hoarse and vague sobs made everyone around him feel uncomfortable.

For a moment, the crowd looked at each other. Seeing this situation, they all felt that there would be nothing major and no excitement, so they all dispersed.

One of the guards came up to remind Lu Lin to pay attention to his safety, and then left with his companions.

Lu Lin was the only one left, still frowning and standing in front of the old man.

The old man cried for a while, and then he fell down again, shrinking into a ball just like he did at the beginning.

"It finally stopped..." the proprietress of the meat jerky shop across the street muttered, "This young man is really capable. This is the first time I've seen someone torture this old guy like this."

"I don't think this young man is torturing him. Instead, he seems to be trying to help him." The shop owner on the side shook his head slightly. "It's a pity. The Holy Cult can't do anything about it. What can this young man do?" Woolen cloth?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them finished speaking, they saw Lu Lin taking another step forward.

"You..." Lu Lin spoke slowly, in a voice that only two people could hear, "Were you once a hero who conquered the dungeon?"

The next moment, the old man turned his head suddenly.

Their eyes met, and those cloudy old eyes seemed to be able to see things, staring in the direction of Lu Lin.

The next moment, the scrawny old man suddenly jumped up from the ground, then kicked off the wall, passed Lu Lin, and rushed directly towards the opposite alley.

Lu Lin's reaction was also not slow. He greeted Li Mi, got up and chased after him.

Coincidentally, Lan Jie happened to be beside the bullock cart at this time, guarding the roof of the bullock cart that had flown out for some reason. He was looking around for traces of Lu Lin and Li Mi. At this moment, he finally saw his boss. , hurriedly waved and shouted: "Hey! Boss! What are you doing! The earth dragon has been bought! Where are you going!"

Lu Lin didn't bother to explain to him anymore and shouted: "You go load the car first! Then wait for us here! We'll come as soon as we go!"

After that, Lu Lin and Li Mi followed the old man and rushed into the alley, leaving Lan Jie confused.

At this time, the shopping guide also came out of the store, looked at the ox cart next to Lan Jie, and asked, "Excuse me, are these the things we need to move?"

"Ah, yes," Lan Jie nodded, "Ah, also, the roof was torn over by someone just now. It was just overturned. It shouldn't affect the purchase price we negotiated, right?"

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Lu Lin had actually been thinking about one thing.

A hero like Tanuki who is responsible for conquering the dungeon is definitely not the only one.

There is a lot of information about the underground city in the news journal, and there are countless people like Tanuki reported in it.

Lu Lin didn't know if they would have the same mental problems as Li Mi.

but……

Since the Holy Cult has worked so hard to ensure that they have the absolute authority to treat mental problems in their territory, it is difficult not to think about what their purpose is.

Based on Li Mi's situation, Lu Lin easily came up with a guess.

It's likely that these heroes are prone to similar mental issues.

Based on this guess, Lu Lin was thinking about another question.

Assuming that Li Mi had not been able to escape, or that she was captured by the Holy Cult because she did not meet her, would she continue to be controlled by the Holy Cult and continue to help the Holy Cult conquer various dungeons?

Lu Lin feels that there is a high probability that the answer is "yes".

Well, based on the above assumptions, Lu Lin finally came to a question.

In this environment, if a hero is really controlled by the Holy Religion for a lifetime, then if he gets old...

So, what will he look like then?

When he first saw the old man, Lu Lin actually thought he was just an ordinary beggar.

Even when the old man grabbed his hand, Lu Lin only thought it was the old beggar who wanted to ask for more money.

But soon, he realized something was wrong.

Although he couldn't tell what kind of disease the old man had, it was obvious that he had a mental problem.

Can......

According to Lan Jie, wouldn't people with mental problems be sent to the Holy Cult for "treatment"?

But why is he still here?

At that moment, the questions that had been lingering in my mind emerged unconsciously.

"If a hero is really controlled by the Holy Religion for his whole life, what will he become when he gets old?"

Therefore, Lu Lin tried to communicate with the old man for a while.

As a result, the communication process was as he expected, inexplicable and difficult to understand. He did not determine the identity of the old man because of this, but when he saw the old man shrink back to his original position, he was not willing to let it go.

So Lu Lin asked that question.

"Were you once a hero who defeated the dungeon?"

Now, based on the old man's reaction, Lu Lin was able to make a judgment.

This old man was most likely a hero like Tanuki.

And his symptoms are obviously different from those of Li Mi. They are not PTSD, but more like a mood disorder, severe depression or split personality.;?From him, Lu Lin might have a chance to get more information about Heroes and Dungeons.

In the intricate alleys, Lu Lin and Li Mi turned countless corners.

Finally, at the end of an alley, they found the escaped old man.

The old man was squatting at the end of the alley, but it didn't look like he had entered a dead end and was desperate. Instead, his posture was leisurely, as if... he was waiting for them...

Chapter 67 The forgotten place in the world, bury the forgotten people in the world

The old walls were covered with moss, and the garbage and debris everywhere had not been cleaned up.

This ancient alley is part of the city, but it has been forgotten by the city for many years.

Lu Lin stepped forward slowly and walked towards the old man;! .

Li Mi followed Lu Lin. Although her expression was still as blank as before, it was easy to see from the face that was always facing the old man that she had been wary of the old man.

The old man didn't respond, and just kept squatting quietly.

Lu Lin walked up to the old man and sat down cross-legged about one meter away from the old man.

"Why..." Lu Lin said.

But as soon as he said three words, the old man raised his hand.

Lu Lin thought that it meant that he should stop talking first, so he stopped talking.

But who would have thought that the old man's hand would be raised higher and higher, and finally it was raised straight above his head.

Just when Lu Lin was wondering what strange behavior the old man was doing, the old man's hand suddenly fell and slapped him hard on the face.

Snapped!

The harsh sound echoed in the alleys. The severity and force of the attack made Lu Lin feel frightened.

The next moment, Lu Lin even saw blood flowing out of the old man's nostrils.

"you!"

Lu Lin just spoke, but was interrupted again.

But this time, it was the old man's old and hoarse voice that interrupted him.

"Sorry, as I get older, it's getting harder and harder to wake up..."

As the old man spoke, his pale eyes looked at Lu Lin. Those eyes were still so cloudy, but Lu Lin could still feel the other person's gaze.

"You seem to know a lot about the relationship between dungeons and heroes, but you don't look like a member of the Holy Religion. Tell me, who are you?"

"I..." Lu Lin hesitated, but decided not to mention his unexplainable past, and said directly, "I am an alchemist, and I probably saved someone who had the same experience as you. "

After Lu Lin finished speaking, the old man's head twisted unnaturally and asked: "Is it her?"

Although the old man did not look at Tanuki, it was obvious that he could only ask about Tanuki.

"Well," Lu Lin responded, "Her mental condition is also very bad. No offense intended. What I mean is that although her situation is different from yours, she is also...'crazy'."

"Hehehe..." Hearing Lu Lin's flowers, the old man laughed, "Haha, hehehe, jijihahaha..."

The laughter became more and more exaggerated, and there were signs of losing control again.

However, at this moment, the old man suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard again.

Lu Lin shivered in shock, but the old man just moved his neck and waved his hand.

"Ahem...I told you, as we get older, it becomes more and more difficult to stay awake..." the old man said slowly, "However, I really didn't expect that I would meet someone so lucky in this life. Companion, haha, alchemist, so good, boy, you are a talented guy..."

"Companion?" Lu Lin noticed this key word, "Old senior, do you mean the hero who conquered the dungeon? Can you tell me what's going on?"

"Haha, hero? Ah... it's so ridiculous... it's so ridiculous..." the old man murmured, his whole body started to tremble again, and tears flowed down uncontrollably, "Haha, I really want to tell everything. You, but, it’s too difficult...hahaha, it’s too difficult...hehe...hahahahaha..."

As the old man spoke, bursts of laughter kept coming from his mouth, but the tears couldn't stop flowing down. Then, he raised his hand and slapped himself in the face again.

But this slap only made his manic laughter pause for two or three seconds, and then he burst into even more maniacal laughter than before.

He raised his hand and slapped himself again, but the result was still the same as before.

Then, he raised his hand for the third time. Lu Lin couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to grab his hand.

"Don't do this! You can't continue to stimulate yourself!" Lu Lin said anxiously.

Judging from this situation, if the old man continued to fan, I don't know whether he would wake up, or he might faint first.

The old man slowly raised his head, his pale eyes were filled with tears, his face was stained with nosebleeds, and there was even blood flowing out of the corners of his mouth, but the old man was still smiling maniacally.

Lu Lin had never seen such a twisted face. He wanted to do something, but looking at such a face, Lu Lin had no idea what he could do.

Is there really anything he can do to help someone who has been so devastated?

How can he be so self-righteous that he has such ability?

While Lu Lin was stunned, the old man's laughter gradually died down.

Then, Lu Lin heard murmurings that he didn't know if he was talking to himself.

"Beautiful forest..."

"We must find the beautiful forest..."

"She said she was going to be there, and there he was!"

"He's coming! He's coming!"

"Do you feel it...he...he...is coming..."