No one notified me in advance. Everyone in the end times is crazy.

Luo Shiyu looked warily at the man with completely white hair who was sitting cross-legged on the cow's back.

He was hunched over, wearing a Mao suit that had been worn for who knows how long and had faded from washing. Even late at night, he was still wearing a pair of round-frame sunglasses, and his hands were leisurely applying rosin to the bow hair of the erhu.

The cow under him had a bamboo basket in its mouth and a bell hanging around its neck. Although it was in the wilderness with plenty of grass, it was starving to the point of being skin and bones. There was something indescribably weird about it.

Xiaobai: "Something's wrong. That cow only has 24 ribs."

【What do you mean? 】

Xiaobai: "A cow should have 13 pairs of ribs, 26 in total. Even for special breeds, there will always be more ribs, never less."

[Maybe it's a mutant, don't be surprised.]

Xiao Hei: "But... humans have 24 ribs!"

Could this be…?

Luo Shiyu was stunned for a moment, and a terrifying secret technique emerged in his mind.

【Making animals! 】

When this thought came to his mind, Luo Shiyu couldn't help but feel a chill on his back, and he subconsciously stepped back.

Seeing that Luo Shiyu was a little afraid, the man comforted him, "Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person."

【How can a bad person say that he is a bad person?】

"But he's definitely not a good person."

【…】

The man laughed in his old voice, which was hoarse and as harsh as fingernails scraping against tree bark.

"Hahaha~ I really do like teasing children."

[Kid? Even a fraction of my age is older than you.]

The cow began to circle around Luo Shiyu, lowering its head to sniff something. The man looked at him and said to himself, "No? How could there be nothing? I saw you kill him with my own eyes."

Luo Shiyu followed the man's gaze, fearing that he would stab him in the back.

What on earth does this old man want to do? His words are so confusing.

"You killed him, didn't you? Why didn't you leave any traces?"

【What are the traces saying? 】

"That's going to be troublesome. If you don't leave any traces, they won't be able to find you, and the cause and effect won't be resolved."

【What? What are you talking about?】

"Oh my! I'm really old. How could I have found the wrong person?" The man muttered to himself, kicked the cow under him, and said, "Abo, let's go."

Xiao Hei: "What a strange guy, actually giving a cow a human name."

【Maybe it was actually a person.】

The sounds of bells and cow hooves grew farther and farther away, vaguely accompanied by the sound of the erhu.

Luo Shiyu felt his head spinning. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself sleeping in a tent. It was already dawn.

[Strange? When did I come back?]

Xiao Hei: "Master walked back by himself yesterday?"

"Why do I have no recollection of this? It's like I've blacked out."

"Xiao Yu'er! If you don't get up now, you won't have any food!" Yu Jiajia's voice came from outside the tent. Luo Shiyu quickly put on his shoes and went out.

He bumped into Yu Jiajia without looking at the road, and the pain on his forehead made Luo Shiyu completely believe that this was not a dream.

"Really? Watch the road! He sleepwalked into the woods late at night, and he couldn't even walk during the day because he was so sleepy."

[How did Jiajia know I went to the woods? ]

Xiao Hei: "You said hello to him when you came back last night."

How could I not know? Strange, so strange, that guy is dangerous. And he seems to be targeting our team.

[Tsk! I'm in real trouble this time. I absolutely cannot get my friends involved.]

Luo Shiyu was very nervous during today's exploration, but fortunately nothing happened.

It was Yu Jiajia's turn to be on duty again, and Luo Shiyu hurried to find He Gui to ask some questions.

The moment I opened the smart brain, there were still a bunch of messages, all from He Gui.

Falling fish: return home.

Guiyu: I’m here.

Luoyu: I want to ask you something.

Guiyu: You say.

Luoyu: Do you know what the traces that scavengers talk about are?

Guiyu: Why are you always asking about the scavengers these days? Did you mess with them?

Falling fish: No.

Guiyu: Tell the truth.

Luoyu: I bought a mesh lace dress and want to show it to you.

Guiyu: Okay, I won’t ask anymore.

Luoyu: Well, what are those traces?

Guiyu: You have to explain the specific situation. I have no idea what you are talking about without any context.

Luoyu: He is a white-haired old man riding a cow and playing the erhu.

Guiyu: Crazy Bai? Doesn't he always talk about cause and effect or something like that?

Luoyu: Yes, yes, yes! It’s him!

Guiyu: You said you didn’t offend any scavengers!

Luoyu: Oh~ add another two tearable black s.

Returning Fish: ...

Luoyu: I haven’t worn the cat ears and the little moving tail I bought last time.

Guiyu: That crazy white guy is an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years. I don’t know what his original name is, but since this nickname has become popular, I just call him that.

Luoyu: He is... a human, right?

Guiyu: Yes, but he will use a method called "Borrowing Life" to bear the "result" for others and thus borrow life.

Luoyu: Doesn’t that mean eternal life?

Guiyu: Not really. When extracting life, you will inevitably take away a piece of other people’s soul.

Guiyu: It's fine if a few other people's souls merge with mine, but what if there are many people? Add to that the intertwining of cause and effect, and he probably doesn't even know who he is now.

Luoyu: No wonder he is called the White Madman.

Guiyu: Yeah.

Luoyu: Do you know any other information?

Guiyu: Not enough.

Luoyu: What?

Guiyu: Not enough chips.

Luoyu: What do you want?

Guiyu: Marry me.

Luoyu: Wishful thinking.

Guiyu: Okay, it seems you still don’t want to know.

Luoyu: I...I'll tie myself up and carry myself to the bed for you.

Return of the Fish: When?

Luoyu: Five hours, you can do whatever you want. If it takes any longer, I will really feel dizzy.

Guiyu: Yes.

Luoyu: Can you tell me now?

Guiyu: Yeah.

Guiyu: This crazy white guy knows a lot of things because he has lived for a long time.

Gui Yu: He was originally a professional actor, but the opera industry was in recession, so he switched to acting and became a pai mazi.

Luoyu: Human trafficker?

Guiyu: Yes, I heard that the sound of his erhu can bewitch people and make those children follow him on their own initiative.

Guiyu: You must never listen to him playing the strings.

Luoyu: Got it. Any other information? For example, "Creating Livestock"?

Guiyu: I’m not sure about that, but I know he can change his skin. In the early years, he often used other people’s identities to sneak into the city.

Luoyu: Aren’t you running to the city now?

Guiyu: No, he disappeared for nearly twenty years.

Luoyu: Wait! Twenty years? How old were you then? How do you know so much about him?

Guiyu: When I’m bored, I like to read some biographies.

Luoyu: Then you are indeed boring enough.

Guiyu: If Xiaoyu had appeared by my side earlier, I wouldn’t be so bored as to watch these.

Luoyu: Hehehe~ Then you will torture me to death.

Guiyu: Not really.

Luoyu: Okay, we haven’t gotten to the point for a long time. What are the traces that Fengzi Bai mentioned?

Guiyu: Do you know the scale powder left after you kill a moth?

Luoyu: I know.

I have a bad feeling.

Guiyu: The scale powder cannot be removed. It is a means used by some scavengers to seek revenge.

Guiyu: Now tell me the truth, you killed the scavenger, right?

Luoyu: No, he’s my friend.

Guiyu: That’s good, don’t meddle in other people’s business.

Luoyu: Yeah.

Guiyu: There are more.

Luoyu: What?

Guiyu: You'd better not make friends with me out of nothing. You put yourself in danger knowing it's dangerous. I promise to make sure you won't be able to get out of bed for the rest of your life.

Luoyu: I know! You're not a child. It's getting late, you should go to bed.

Guiyu: Well, you have to be careful.

Luoyu: Oh~ I know what you said.

Guiyu: Well, I miss you. Remember to come find me when you’re done.

Luoyu: I know!