Chapter 96 The Universe Comes to Qiang (V) Words Become a Prison.

These are some of the thoughts that came to Zhang Deng while he was writing Li Xin's story.

He discovered that each book could be considered a world. As the old saying goes, "Continue to make progress from the top of a hundred-foot pole; the ten directions of the world are your entire body."

Zhang Deng discovered that perhaps this world was not the world of ten directions, but the infinite void, and each word could be combined randomly to enter a new time and space.

But opportunities are rare and not always possible.

And this kind of travel cannot change anything. He can only see the truth behind the words.

After a long pause, Hu Ningning said, "I think you've become obsessed with writing your book. If you're really tired, you can take a break."

"I'm not very tired," Zhang Deng said after taking a sip of juice. "I think this is good now."

"And I'm not obsessed with it," Zhang Deng said. "Maybe I was just too absorbed in writing."

This may be a very abstract thing for others. Zhang Deng's mental state was abnormal for a period of time, which caused him to always have doubts about his own ideas. He did not dare to stick to his own ideas, fearing that he was really crazy.

But Zhang Deng had no intention of changing. He decided to live without interfering with normal people.

Human endurance is extremely strong. Just as he can maintain intimacy with Wei Yuanye even though they will never see each other again, he can also pretend to be a normal person with his own crazy ideas.

Zhang Deng felt that his attempt was not very successful this time, so he decided not to say such words again in the future.

Dong Yu said, "I think what you said is very interesting."

He pulled a chair and sat next to Zhang Deng, saying, "What if, I mean, I write a line of words, if I have some kind of ability, can't I use these words to travel to another world?"

Zhang Deng: "...So, isn't that a bit true?"

He didn't know how to describe it, after all, he wasn't that crazy.

Dong Yu: "I wrote it, I really did."

He took Zhang Deng's hand and wrote a word on the palm of his hand with his fingers. Zhang Deng recognized the word: "Yu."

Dong Yu said, "What do you feel when you see this word?"

Zhang Deng shook his head blankly.

"Isn't this your name?" Zhang Deng said.

Dong Yu: "Why does it have to be this character? Have you heard that saying? A person's name is the shortest curse. Have you ever wondered why your name has to be this character?"

Zhang Deng: "My grandfather named it."

"Why did he name you that?"

Zhang Deng: "That's ridiculous. There are millions of people named Zihan in this world. Do they all have the same fate?"

Dong Yu: "Anyway, I think our names have some meaning, and we must be here for this mission. I don't care about other people."

Zhang Deng subconsciously saw the wound on his wrist. He thought about it and said nothing.

Zhang Deng is no longer at the age where he feels special and destined to a mission. He now dismisses any strange encounters as coincidences, and if someone calls him special, he assumes they're trying to make money from him. All he wants now is inner peace.

In his heart, he did not expect to live a different life, and he no longer secretly wished: If I pretend not to care, fate will give me a surprise.

He does pretend not to care, but his purpose is just to make sure that one day he really doesn't care.

Huo Lian was somewhat interested in Dong Yu's words: "The character 'Yu' is very large, and most people can't hold it down."

Hu Ningning asked, "Do you think he can be controlled? Isn't he crazy?"

Zhang Deng: "It's okay if you speak harshly, but don't be too harsh."

Hu Ningning: "Isn't it true?"

"I know a lot of 'Yu's," Zhang Deng said subconsciously, then he felt puzzled. "Hey, who is it?"

Hu Ningning: "Yeah, who is it? How many people do you know?"

Zhang Denggang really thought he seemed to know a lot of people, but he forgot them in the blink of an eye. He said, "I remembered it wrongly."

Dong Yu said, "I once dreamt that I was flying on a sword, and my mind could travel freely in another time and space. I could even tell the names of the flowers and plants in that time and space."

"Then you are more suitable for writing novels." Zhang Deng said.

Dong Yu: “I wrote it.”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and Zhang Deng asked, "You wrote? What book?"

"It's written in my heart," Dong Yu said. "It's an encyclopedia. I didn't write it for money, nor for others to read. I wrote it just for myself. I remember every word."

"That doesn't count," Zhang Deng said. "Written text must be written to count. It doesn't matter anyway. You're reading it for yourself anyway."

Huo Lian: "Why don't you write it out? Maybe it will become popular and you won't have to work in a coffee shop anymore."

Dong Yu said seriously: "This is a sacred matter."

"I won't use it to make money," Dong Yu said. "If I go to that world one day, this is the talisman I give myself to save my life."

Zhang Deng: "It's not that bad. It won't save your life, but it will cause some misunderstandings. If you think you can become a hero because of this, you're doomed."

Dong Yu: "Why can't I?"

"Because perhaps great heroes don't really need cheats," Zhang Deng said, "Just because you've seen the world doesn't mean you can control it."

Dong Yu thought about it and said, "I don't think so."

"Of course," Zhang Deng said, "It's normal for people to have different ideas."

Huo Lian said, "If you all traveled to another world and had the user manual for that world, what would you do?"

Hu Ningning: "I don't know, maybe just a little money."

"You want love," Zhang Deng said, hitting the nail on the head. "People like you are the same everywhere."

Hu Ningning was indifferent: "Maybe. I am a woman without big ambitions."

Huo Lian said, "I can't really say. I feel like I don't have strong abilities, and I'd waste this kind of destiny that only the protagonist has."

Zhang Deng didn't want to even think about this. His phone rang, and he picked it up to take a look. He Xiaoqiu asked, "Are you dead?"

Zhang Deng was puzzled: "What's going on?"

He Xiaoqiu: "What are you doing?"

Zhang Deng ignored him and put down his phone. He thought Huo Lian was a good guy.

The last question made Zhang Deng feel that Huo Lian had a relatively clear self-awareness and was not the kind of person who was fond of showing off or building castles in the air.

But a little childish.

For this age, it's normal.

Hu Ningning also felt that she had almost finished her coffee and announced that she wanted to go some time alone. Zhang Deng waved his hand and Hu Ningning thought he was going to pay the bill, but Wei Yuanye appeared out of nowhere.

Hu Ningning: “…”

She asked Wei Yuanye: "Are you his summoned beast?"

Wei Yuanye: "Generally, summoned beasts have their own lives to live. I've been waiting outside the door for half an hour."

Hu Ningning nearly spit out her coffee. She asked Zhang Deng, "Are you still human? Did you treat my brother Wei like a dog?"

Zhang Deng said half-heartedly, "He just doesn't want to come in."

Wei Yuanye sent Zhang Deng away with the remaining coffee and dessert, and waited for Zhang Deng to get up and leave. Hu Ningning said, "What's wrong? Don't you like joining our girlfriends' party?"

"It's really just average," Wei Yuanye said, "I can't really describe it."

It was not until later that Zhang Deng realized that Wei Yuanye was not very keen on going out with his friends. Zhang Deng thought that Wei Yuanye did not have any obvious preferences and could do anything, but when Wei Yuanye did not go a few times, Zhang Deng understood. Even if Wei Yuanye acted very casual, he just didn't like it, and if he could avoid it, Wei Yuanye would still not go.

Hu Ningning said: "Your house has collapsed, in my heart."

"You are the person who loves to spend time with his wife the most that I have ever met," Hu Ningning, "and now you have changed too."

Zhang Deng said, "I found that he kind of hates humans."

Wei Yuanye: "Who, me?"

Zhang Deng: “Yes.”

"I only like the lanterns," Wei Yuanye simply summed it up, "and the others are pretty much the same."

"Stop showing off your affection!" Hu Ningning slammed the table and said angrily.

Zhang Deng was so embarrassed by his words that he almost got goosebumps. The reason why he didn't scold Wei Yuanye was because Wei Yuanye's way of expression was not greasy, and it seemed that the facts were indeed as Wei Yuanye said.

Anyone can see that Wei Yuanye is very fond of Zhang Deng, and has always been fond of him. He likes him physically and psychologically, and can be described as being unable to let go of him.

But Zhang Deng still couldn't accept him saying such shameful words in broad daylight.

Zhang Deng was so ashamed that he went crazy, "Ahhhhhh, I will banish you to the hell of tongue-pulling."

"It's difficult," Wei Yuanye said, "People in the tongue-pulling hell tell lies."

Everyone: “…”

Hu Ningning waved her hands and said weakly, "Get out of here."

On the way back, Zhang Deng calmed down and said, "But I don't mean to dislike you. I just think this kind of thing can be just between us."

"Oh," Wei Yuanye said, "Why?"

Zhang Deng: "Because, I'm so embarrassed. If one day——"

What Zhang Deng wanted to say was, if they break up one day, wouldn’t it seem ridiculous that the two of them had said such things?

But halfway through his speech, he realized he couldn't say any more.

Wei Yuanye was so smart that he understood what he meant: "You are afraid that one day we will be separated."

Zhang Deng: “Actually, not really.”

It was very pale, and Zhang Deng knew it himself.

Wei Yuanye said, "What does that mean?"

Wei Yuanye gave Zhang Deng the opportunity to patch things up, and Zhang Deng would of course seize the opportunity. He was best at flattery. Zhang Deng said, "I mean, if we had a fight one day, and you said this, I wouldn't be able to complain about you to my friends."

"So that's how it is." Wei Yuanye said casually.

Zhang Deng really didn't know what he meant.

And Zhang Deng didn't dare to ask.

Fortunately, Wei Yuanye changed the subject in the next sentence: "What do you want to eat tonight?"