Chapter 107

A colorful mist came out from Leyuan's body, and the surroundings were gradually shrouded in the mist. Leyuan still had her eyes closed, and looked unconscious. She didn't move at all, and even her slender limbs that were soft and hanging down like bean sprouts didn't sway in the air. Jongin held Leyuan tightly in his arms, not letting go at all, and no one around could pry her apart.

"Just let go! You can't beat us!"

A guest who was a little bit overwhelmed by the smoke shouted.

"It doesn't matter. If you want to come over, come over. If you want to fight, fight! I'm not afraid of you."

Jongin answered.

He felt that the situation in the park was not good and he was quite emotional. He couldn't talk to others in a calm tone, so when he said to others, "I'm not afraid of you," it sounded like he was just bluffing.

The people around him thought he was just bluffing and were not afraid at all. They laughed out loud and said, "Since you said so, we won't be polite to you!"

Jongin took a step back, hiding himself, and asked what they were thinking: "What are you going to do?"

The other guests rushed to the center of the smoke and replied to Jongin, "We're going to kill you! We're going to fix the problem! We're going to clear the smoke and make ourselves happy. How can we not see the screen in the game area? We're not playing Escape Room or Haunted Mansion! You should understand that you're just a guest in the game area, and we're a group of guests! We're telling you to kill yourself."

Of course, Jongin couldn't commit suicide as they wished, so he just kept silent and hid deeper in the cave.

The other guests wandered around in the smoke for most of the day but couldn't find Jongin and the amusement park, nor did they see even their shadows. Instead, they saw many other guests. They looked at each other in confusion, and some almost bumped into people from the same camp because of poor vision.

So in the smoke, there were seven or eight fights, but no one found Paradise. There were many people who said they wanted to kill Paradise, but the problem was that no one could find Paradise to fight.

They were all beating up on themselves. When they started fighting, they saw each other's faces and recognized them as ordinary customers here. There was no conflict at first, but they started fighting anyway. They were so excited that they didn't care about many other things and didn't even want to look for the amusement park. They fought even harder.

After a while, a new waiter appeared, holding a red hard bottle that was half a person's height and as thick as a thigh. On the top of the bottle was a black pipe-like thing with many things put in it. When it sprayed out, it was full of white particle foam. Many guests were sprayed in the face because they did not dodge in time. They covered their noses and wailed.

"What?"

"Oh, my eyes! My nose! My mouth! My ears! My face! Aaaaaa——"

"It's so disgusting, it smells so bad, I feel so uncomfortable, I feel so hurt, I can't fight anymore, it's so damn bad, why aren't the enemies dead yet? Die for me quickly! Ahhhh——stop spraying me! I won't fight! He died on his own! It has nothing to do with me! Stop chasing me and spraying me, I'm going to die, I'm going to die! Wuuwuwu——"

The attendant used the same method firefighters use to deal with a fire to disperse the smoke. After most of the smoke in the game area dissipated, the attendant found a colorful patch on the ground that made him dizzy at a glance. He knew that the amusement park and Jongin were inside. If he went in, he would be trapped. After thinking about it, he did not go in. Instead, he deliberately avoided that place and walked to the front of the game machine.

The game area has a lot of nice game machines, but before the smoke appeared, there was only one game machine that was affected by the park.

The waiter also saw a diligent colleague next to the game machine. That was waiter No. 1, who came early and dealt with things in advance, but did not handle the issue of the game machine well. As a result, while he lowered his head and worked seriously, the situation in the park became even worse, and other guests took advantage of the chaos to make a scene. He was too busy to handle everything and was helpless.

Waiter No. 2 came over to help, and the two waiters quickly solved the problem of the affected game console. After handling the game console, the two waiters stood up, said something to each other like a secret signal, shook hands, nodded, and separated. They looked at the other guests. The other guests lowered their heads as if they were guilty because of the previous fight, and did not dare to look at each other.

Waiter No. 2 scanned the crowd and saw Leyuan and Jongin reappear in the crowd, and walked away with satisfaction.

The first attendant walked to the front of the park and said, "We can let this matter go. After all, there was a problem with the game machine. It can be considered an accident. No one knew about it and didn't want it to happen. However, you two are not immune from this matter. You can't just sit there and do nothing and continue playing games."

Le Yuan forced himself to open his eyes and asked, "Then what should we do?"

The waiter smiled and said, "It's very simple, guests, just follow the plan we discussed before. Didn't you promise me before that you could go to the paid game area and participate in the game as a non-paying player? Go now. In this way, I can guide you and ensure that you two guests will not encounter safety problems on the road and will not get lost easily, and you can participate in the game as soon as possible."

Jongin asked, "Will the problem be solved if we participate in the game?"

The waiter shook his head and smiled, "Of course not, but people's emotions are most intense right after something happens. At this time, people with intense emotions find it difficult to control their patience and are difficult to be persuaded by others. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid we won't be able to arrive in time.

Guests are equally important to us. If something happened to the two guests, I would feel heartbroken. If something happened to other guests, I would also be blamed. In order to avoid a situation where everyone is unable to extricate themselves because of the incident, I still hope that the two guests can think rationally and understand each other. "

Leyuan was a little unhappy and said angrily, "What do you mean by mutual understanding? It's as if we asked them to come and beat us! You don't have to talk if you can't, but it's as if I forced you to talk! It's really annoying. Aren't you a waiter? How come you can't even talk? You're not even as good as some people. By the way, when did you -

Have you ever said that humans are the dirtiest, most despicable and inferior creatures in the world?

You guys talked about it, right?

If you said this, it would be even better. I want to ask you a question! What were you thinking when you said this before? Although you don't say that now, the words are out and the water is out. You can't take them back easily! Why are you not even as good as the most filthy, despicable and despicable creature in your own mouth? You——"

Leyuan paused and didn't finish his words to avoid going too far.

But at this point, it was actually too much. Jongin looked at the waiter's expression and found that there was no obvious change in his expression. He just assumed that the waiter didn't think it was a big deal, so he added: "You are not the kind of twisted and twisted thing that can't even compare to lower creatures and still wants to seek self-esteem in front of others, right?"

The waiter blinked and smiled, "Not really."

He paused and then said, "I wonder what the two guests are talking about."

Looking at the waiter's expression, he seems very confused and it doesn't seem like he's pretending. Of course, it's also possible that he's pretending too well and others can't see it for a while. There's nothing we can do about it. Eyesight is not something that can be trained overnight. You can't just not think about it when it's not useful, and then be extremely good when you need it, right?

The waiters now look like simulated robots that have lost some of their data, and a bit like mentally retarded customer service. When asked questions, they just repeat the same sentence over and over again, making the guests feel powerless and angry. They feel very uncomfortable, but there is nothing they can do.

Jongin said nothing, and neither did Lok Won.

The waiter kept smiling. Seeing that the two guests didn't say anything, it was as if the game had suddenly skipped a difficult level and started the next step: "Since both guests have no objections, I will take you there now?"

Paradise said, “Yes.”

The waiter nodded and turned to lead the way.

Jongin walked behind holding Paradise and asked, "What game is that?"

The waiter took a look at what he didn't know, nodded, and replied, "There's a game missing in the paid section of the game area. Guests can go in and play. It's a real-life simulation game."

Before he finished speaking, a customer passing by grumbled, pouting, "What's so fun about real-life simulation games? It's so strange that some people like those games. I don't know what's wrong with their brains. Don't they have brains?"

The park was a little curious about the game and asked the waiter: "How do you play this game?"

Jongin also asked, "Can you explain the rules of the game to us in detail?"

The waiter replied: "The game is very simple. Players will temporarily seal part of their memories and enter a game world built by the hotel. After entering the game world, it is game time. During the game time, guests will be matched with a game identity. As a player, you can do whatever you want, but you must try to ensure that you live long enough.

If you can survive until the last player in the same group dies, you will be the winner of the game and can receive a game reward from the hotel. The reward is made up partly of the guest's ticket fee and partly of the investment of the casino guests. The hotel provides a symbolic amount of funds and a special title for the gaming area.

Different guests pay different amounts of money, and the game experiences they purchase are also different. Some guests will become emperors after entering the game world, while some guests will become paupers after entering certain worlds. Guests can also pay to freely choose their identities after entering the game world, but after entering the game world, without exception, a part of the guest's memory will be sealed.

The purpose of sealing the memory is to ensure the gaming experience of all guests, to make the gaming world more real and credible, and to make the gaming time more fun, so that guests do not start making trouble as soon as they enter, which would seriously affect other guests and the hotel, especially the hotel staff who specialize in the maintenance and repair of the gaming area facilities.

Because there were many things that happened before the seal, the corresponding staff were very angry. It is best not to conflict with them when you meet them, otherwise, they will kill everyone in the area. "

Paradise asked: "Will they kill all the gamers and guests participating in the game in the game world?"

The waiter replied: "In theory, that's right, sir. Your understanding is correct."

Leyuan asked: "What happens after we get out? Will they chase and kill us?"

The waiter replied: "It depends on the situation. If the guest is willing to cooperate with the staff as a player and help the hotel and the game with repair work, the staff will not make it too difficult even if they come out. As far as I know, they quite like such guest players. They said that if there are more such guests, there will be fewer problems.

They are the kind of people who would really like the game to never need maintenance.

If a guest speaks rudely to the staff and repeatedly provokes them, the staff will generally not tolerate it. They have certain powers and will find the corresponding player guest in the game world after leaving the game, and will also kill people outside.

Authority is the reward for employees after working hard. As long as you work for a period of time and perform well, you will get certain authority, but not a lot. If you have a lot of authority, it is either because you have worked long hours, or your work performance is exceptionally good, or you get a lot of money. In short, ordinary people can't compare to it. It is best not to provoke them, otherwise, the waiters will not help you.

The waiter is only responsible for the service part. For other situations, most of the time, it depends on the status of the matter to deal with it, or it may not deal with it, because for completely unrelated matters, not dealing with it is the correct and normal solution. For the waiter, it is like this."

Paradise asked: "How can you still have so much money if you are already an employee?"

A customer was playing games nearby. When he heard the word "money", his eyes lit up. He came over, looked at this and that very familiarly, and asked the waiter, "What is money? Is there a way to make money? Teach me! Guide me! Tell me about it!"

The waiter replied: "I don't know how to make money. Maybe someone else knows, but they didn't tell me.

Some staff members do become staff members because they have no money, but some staff members come to experience life. They usually have very powerful elders above them, and they don’t know what’s going on outside, but inside the hotel, they can move freely and have much more freedom than ordinary staff members. They can also get more money than ordinary staff members.

Usually there are rewards, good performance, active participation in various activities, winning competitions, etc...."

The waiter was silent for a moment, as if considering his words, but he chose to use them anyway: "Excuse."

Paradise smiled.

Jongin didn't say anything, just curled his eyes.

The guest next to them said: "Wow, is that so amazing? You are so brave! You dare to say such things, aren't you afraid of being heard? There are surveillance cameras and eavesdropping devices everywhere in the hotel."

The waiter smiled and said, "Excuse me, sir. Our waiters here have a positioning system for everyone. Do you need it?"

When the guest heard this, his eyes widened, he turned around and ran away, disappearing in a flash.

Number One asked, "Why is he so scared?"

He murmured, "It seems there is nothing dangerous to be afraid of, right?"

The waiter turned around and replied, "Nothing, some people are just guilty and thieves, just waste it."

Number One felt inexplicably that he had been shot in the knee. He touched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly, "Oh, is that so?"

The waiter nodded as a reply.

Because the waiter didn't say anything, No. 1 felt that the atmosphere was awkward, so he asked impatiently: "Hey, are we going to join the game one by one?"

The waiter said: "You can join alone or together, but because the three guests are non-paying players in the paid game area, I advise you to think twice before you act. If possible, it is best to join alone. This way, you will not be eliminated by a group of people, which will lose many opportunities at once, and it can also reduce the enemy's vigilance."

Number One was skeptical: "Really?"

The waiter said, "I am just offering suggestions. It is up to the guests to decide whether to believe in them or not. Please make your own judgment. I will not interfere. In theory, waiters should not be involved in the guests' choice of games, but the guest asked me about it. According to the rule that waiters should answer the guests' questions, I answered the guest's questions. Please don't embarrass me."

Number One seemed to understand: "You mean, don't tell this to others?"

The waiter smiled and didn't answer.

Number One looked at Le Yuan. Le Yuan was still a furry, white ball, held tenderly in Jongin's arms. Le Yuan blinked and hid in Jongin's arms for a while. Jongin blocked Number One's gaze with his arms and looked at him. Although he didn't say anything, his meaning was very clear: "Don't look at her anymore. She looks weird."

Number One retracted his gaze, touched his cheeks and eyes, looked at the waiter, and asked quietly: "Hey, do I look scary?"

The waiter glanced at him and shook his head: "No."

Number One asked again: "Do I look pitiful?"

The waiter still shook his head and said, "No."

Number One then asked, "That's strange. Do you think I look weird?"

The waiter smiled and said, "No."

Number One nodded, but still looked a little worried. He pulled the waiter aside and asked, "By the way, are your eyes normal?"

The waiter replied, "Yes, sir, what's the matter?"

Number One said, "I don't even know what a completely normal eye is like. I almost forgot."

This was not a serious statement, but the waiter did not ask further questions. He just said, "Guests can look at me, or look at themselves. If necessary, I can provide the hotel's picture sales service and take photos at any time. Do you need it?"

Number One became alert and asked, "Do you need money?"

The waiter smiled and said, "Of course."

When No. 1 saw the expression on his face, he felt like he was being scolded. Not the kind of insult that was directed at him in a disgusting way, but the feeling of a calm and good-tempered teacher smiling at a kindergarten kid and saying in a gentle but strange way, "You silly child, how come you don't even know this?"

It seems like I was scolded, but it also seems like I wasn’t.

Number One rubbed his arm and asked, "How much does it cost?"

He took out the red envelope and said, "Please check it for me. Is it enough? If it is enough, I will buy one. If both are enough, I will buy two. How about that?"

The waiter smiled and said, "Okay."

After taking a look, the waiter said it was enough. No. 1 happily handed over the money and said he wanted to buy a service.

The waiter asked: "So, which one do you want to buy?"

Number One asked, "What's the difference?"

The waiter replied: "Pictures are drawn, and photos are taken with a camera."

Number One asked a concerned question: "Can I beautify my face when taking photos?"

The waiter said: "In theory, it is possible, but as far as I know, this matter is a bit troublesome, so it is a bit difficult for most customers to request to beautify their face when taking photos. However, this is not completely impossible. If the customer really needs this service, he can pay the fee for the service again, and the waiter will solve the problem for you. It's free money after all."

If you don't have that much money, there is another option that doesn't require you to pay extra money.

After taking the photo, the customer can choose to edit it and then print it out. The service staff will be responsible for the delivery service to ensure that the photo can be delivered to the customer. The customer can request that the photo and its content not be seen by other customers on the way. "

Number One was skeptical, but nodded and said, "Okay, let's choose the free one."

The waiter confirmed, "The latter? OK, I understand, sir."

They made a deal.

The waiter also took them to the game area.

Number One asked: "If we go in one after another, won't we be in the same game world?"

The waiter said, "Yes, sir."

Number One asked: "If we go in batches, can we enter the same world?"

The waiter looked embarrassed and said, "Theoretically, it is not possible. Sir, I don't know. You need to ask the relevant staff for more clarification. I am not responsible for the repair and maintenance of the machine, so it is not appropriate to ask me."

This is what it means that there is no accurate answer.

Number One nodded and asked, "Do you have any stomach-strengthening and digestion-promoting tablets? I want to sit nearby and eat something, maybe it can help kill some time."

The waiter smiled and said, "Okay, sir, we also have stomach-strengthening and digestion-promoting tablets here. How many boxes do you need?"

Number One said, "Give me one box first. How much is it?"

The waiter replied: "Because this is your first time buying medicine, Jianwei Xiaoshi tablets are considered medicines, and the hotel will give guests some discounts, so you only need to pay 10 cents."

Number One took a deep breath and asked again, as if he hadn't heard clearly, "What? Ten cents?"

The waiter nodded and replied, "Yes, sir."

Hand No. 1 hurriedly opened the red envelope he had just put back, lowered his head and counted it carefully, and found that he really had a dime left. He happily handed the money to the waiter and said, "Please give me a box! I want a box! How many pieces are in a box? How do they taste?"

The waiter replied: "Twenty-four pieces in a box, sweet and sour hard candy type."

Number One became even more excited, almost dancing, and shouted, "Great! Great!"

A guest passing by was shocked by the sound and was a little annoyed. He squinted his eyes at No. 1 beside him and asked in a muttered voice, "What? A country bumpkin who has never seen the world can enter the hotel and even the fourth floor at will? The hotel is getting more and more shabby and awful. Such a person can be allowed in. It's disgusting. He affects the enjoyment of other guests. How can there be such a person?!"

He got angrier and angrier as he spoke. He took a deep breath and shouted angrily, "What the hell?! Disgusting! What are you yelling about? You broke someone's ears and you didn't apologize or compensate. You sold everything you had and you can't even afford to compensate me!"

As he spoke, he looked at the waiter standing next to him with an almost expressionless face. He did not realize the seriousness of the problem, but continued to yell: "Who are you? How dare you come in here casually? Are you mentally ill? Ah, you have no brains! How can someone like you continue to stay in the hotel? I really don't know what's wrong with you. Disgusting, disgusting, disgusting! You all deserve to die!"

The waiter slapped him in the face, took out a pistol-shaped thermometer-like object, opened it, and shone it on the forehead of the guest who was lying on the ground and trying to get up. A red light flew out, landed on the guest's face, scanned it, flew back and disappeared. Number One next to him couldn't figure out what was going on, so he took a step back and didn't say anything to avoid diverting his attention.

If the waiter's attention was diverted to him, who knows if the same fate would have happened. No. 1 didn't want to die here because of something from the waiter. Besides, it wasn't a sin to be happy because he got what he wanted.

He doesn't think he is wrong.

The waiter took a look at the display screen. It looked like it matched the various gaming machines in the game area. The waiter read out the number on the screen: "Forty, over the limit."

The guest on the ground didn't realize what was happening at first. He just felt like he was knocked flying. He was stunned and frowned. He didn't plan to get up for a while. He just pretended to others that he wanted to get up, but was stopped by you people around him. It's not that I don't want to, but you don't let me want to.

It looked like he was preparing to commit fraud, but, God knows, his mind was not thinking about that. He just wanted to find some trouble, and when he was happy, he would quickly leave and go back to his room to rest.

The other guests nearby were about to come over to see the excitement, but when they heard the waiter read out the numbers on the machine's display screen, their faces suddenly changed color, and they stepped back, quickly dispersed, and disappeared as if in a panic. The group of people disappeared into the darkness, and not even their shadows could be found.

The guest gradually realized what had happened and his face turned pale. He looked around, trying to find his companions or helpers, but he found nothing. He could only look to Number One, trying to seek help. However, Number One did not want to get into trouble and remembered the arrogant look of Number One when he just passed by and his increasingly annoyed mood after being scolded, so he was not willing to help.

Number One was afraid of being pulled back, so he took three steps in a row, as if he was going to disappear into the darkness. He stared at the guest on the ground vigilantly without blinking, to avoid being bitten on the clothes, legs or something, making it difficult for him to escape.

When the guest saw that there was no hope for him to escape, he heaved a sigh of relief, lay back on the ground, and closed his eyes. He did not want to die with his eyes open.

The waiter put away the things in his hands, straightened up, turned around and left as if nothing had happened.

Number One was somewhat curious and a little confused, and murmured, "Is this the end?"

It feels like anticlimactic.

The waiter smiled and said, "It's not over yet."

As soon as he finished speaking, the guest on the ground tried to open his eyes and fight for himself, but flames suddenly burst out from his whole body, and he turned into pieces of black ashes and died.

Probably dead.

Some waiters came out from the shadows and cleaned the floor. Then other guests gradually reappeared, and they all looked at No. 1 with some inexplicable and complicated emotions.

Number One didn't know what was going on and was confused, so he went to ask the waiter.

The waiter replied calmly: "It's nothing, they just think you are special and amazing, there won't be any problem."

These words were simply perfunctory, but they were all good things. Number One did not refute them at first, and seemed to have accepted them.

He hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Hey, what happened just now? Can you tell me? I just watched it and I don't know what happened."

The waiter said, "Guests don't need to learn this. What's the point of knowing what's going on? It won't be used anyway, unless you want to be a waiter. Do you mean you want to be a waiter now?"

Number One quickly shook his head and said, "No, no! Don't talk nonsense!"

The waiter nodded: "Okay."

Number One grabbed the waiter again: "No, you're just leaving like that? Can you say a few more words?"

The waiter replied: "Sir, you have to pay for chatting too."

Number One felt it was unfair and a little aggrieved. He lowered his head and muttered, "But you were talking all along the way. You said a lot! You didn't ask for money at that time. Why are you asking for money now? I don't have that much money. Otherwise, why would I come here?"

The waiter said: "Guest, the hotel stipulates that when guests have questions, the waiter should give answers. However, if the guest needs to chat, the waiter should explain that it will be charged. Of course, the waiter needs to charge for the service. Guest, we can't live on hunger, right? We have to survive. You just asked a few small questions, I am happy to answer and I have already answered.

Did you not realize it or have you forgotten it?"

He also looked a little helpless.

Number One blinked: "Oh."

The waiter looked towards the park and asked: "Is the guest the first one to enter the game world?"

Leyuan thought for a moment and replied, "Okay, I'll go first."

Number One asked, "Is it okay if I want to join in?"

The waiter said, "Of course you can, sir, but you can't appear in the same game world."

Number One asked: "Why? We can enter the same game world and take care of each other and give other players a better gaming experience. Why can't we?"

The waiter replied: "Because this is the rule. If the rule is changed, I will tell you. I will tell you then, my dear."

Number One was a little depressed, and felt bad, so he asked again: "Then only one person can enter, is that really enough? Isn't it said that there will be many people in a game world?"

The waiter said: "Yes, guest, there are many people in a game world, but they don't know each other, so it is easier to distinguish and manage. If guests who know each other enter the game world and become non-paying players in the paid area, they may unite with each other and cause excessive damage to the game world or have a certain impact on the hotel and cause the staff to work overtime.

In order to avoid a series of incidents such as staff working overtime without reason, hotels being resisted, players suffering losses, etc., we will act in accordance with the regulations. Please do not make trouble. "

Number One muttered, "I'm not messing around. I'm not messing around. Forget it. If you don't want to go in, then don't go in. It doesn't matter if we're not together. We weren't together before anyway."

He convinced himself and was happy. He asked the waiter, "If I want to enter a smaller game world and come out quickly, is that okay?"

The waiter said: "Yes, the hotel has many games waiting for players to enter. Maybe some games are just missing that one person."

Number One nodded, very happy.

But before he could be happy for long, the waiter said, "But you have to be mentally prepared. If you enter the small world, you are likely to be played by paying players, and the probability of escaping is not high. You may suffer psychological trauma after entering. After you come out, the hotel will not arrange special staff to handle problems for free for non-paying players. Do you need some time to think about it?"

Number One hesitated, his heart pounding, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll think about it."

The waiter looked towards the park and asked, "What about you?"

Paradise said: "Any time."

The waiter nodded: "Okay."

He turned on a switch and asked Leyuan to take a step forward alone. Leyuan felt his feet were empty and he fell into an extremely dark abyss. He fell straight down and landed very far away. Suddenly, someone slapped him and he woke up with a pain on the back of his head. Leyuan touched his head and felt that he had forgotten something when he was dreaming, but it seemed that it had no effect.

He muttered to himself, stood up, and found himself next to a cemetery in a dark and deserted village. On a nearby grave there were candles, paper money, and some steamed buns as offerings.

His stomach growled and Leyuan couldn't help wanting to rush over and stuff the steamed bun into his mouth. He looked around and there was no one else around, which meant there were no witnesses. In theory, Leyuan could do anything here without being held accountable.

Leyuan crawled over with great excitement, and when he tried to reach out for the steamed bun, he suddenly heard the barking of a big yellow dog in the distance. It sounded miserable and sharp, very miserable, as if a dog would make such a sound if it was skinned while alive, or as if it had seen a ghost late at night.

Leyuan shuddered, withdrew his hand, and thought, never mind, maybe this is a warning, I might as well not eat it.

He slowly got up from the ground, held on to the tombstone, and walked towards the dark ancestral hall not far away.

The ancestral hall had black walls on all sides that looked impenetrable. No one knew whether they were painted black or splashed with black ink. Leyuan walked closer to take a look and found a hint of bright red in the cracks inside the wall. It was unclear whether it was blood or red ink. Leyuan was more inclined to believe it was red ink because red ink remains red when it dries, but blood turns brown when it dries.

Not very pretty, and very scary.

Leyuan took a deep breath and groped his hand towards the black wall, wanting to touch it. If it was extremely cold, then there was definitely something wrong. If not, then he would just walk away and go home.

He thought of going home, and suddenly froze for a moment, frowning, puzzled and disgusted, thinking, this is strange, I am not...

He shook his head, feeling a little confused, thinking, I am an orphan, why do I need to go home? Can't I just lie down anywhere to sleep at night? Why do I have to walk a lot of useless distances and waste my time? Who is so crazy?

After thinking about it, Leyuan shook his head again and said to himself, No, I have parents and relatives.

What relatives?

Leyuan scratched his head too hard, maybe because his nails were too sharp, but his skin was broken and bleeding. There was a fishy smell in his hand, part of which was the smell of blood and part of which was the smell of soil from the grave. Leyuan sniffed and felt disgusted in mid-air. He quickly moved his hand away and stopped touching the wall. He staggered away.

It's best to stay away from this ancestral hall.

Since he was not going in and had no contact with anyone, the best way was to keep his distance. Unfortunately, things did not go as he wished. Leyuan was walking on the road and could not see the ground. He was not paying attention for a moment and heard a bang. He fell forward. He did not want to lie on the ground and fall flat on his face, so he quickly stretched out his hands and waved them in the air, and touched the corner of the wall of the ancestral hall next to him.

He stood firmly, but a chill came out from his palms and flew into his arms. Leyuan shivered and almost fell to his knees. He had to use both hands to hold on to the wall, but this time, he could only slide down little by little and couldn't stand at all because it was too cold. It was like catching liquid nitrogen with bare hands.

Hands can be smashed.

Leyuan felt that both of his arms had lost feeling and he was shivering with cold. He wanted to withdraw his hands, but suddenly found that they were stuck to the wall. If he had to pull them off, he would either lose a layer of skin or half of his arm. He squatted down helplessly, intending to sleep here for the night, but he felt that if he stayed here any longer, he would freeze to death.

Leyuan's mind gradually became blurred, and just when he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a deafening noise. He shivered and woke up from his fear. He opened his eyes wide and looked around, but found nothing. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw that the ancestral hall next to him had collapsed.

Leyuan quickly pulled out his clothes that were trapped by the bricks and stones, then knelt on the ground with his head down and fumbled for a long time. He didn't find anything missing, so he quickly got up and ran away. Because the walls of the ancestral hall had collapsed, his hands were no longer cold and he would not be unable to pull them back. He ran without looking back, for fear of encountering a ghost at night and having to walk awkwardly.

After running for a while, Leyuan let out a sigh of relief and found a place to lie down and rest.

When he was about to wake up, he suddenly felt someone coming in through the door. He shuddered and opened his eyes, only to find that he was sleeping in a ruined temple in the wilderness. He stood up and found that he was sleeping on the incense table. He wanted to get down quickly, as it would be best to escape, to avoid being caught by someone coming in through the door, but he was a little too slow.

With a bang, the door opened wide, and a group of people came in. When they saw Leyuan preparing to leave, the leader waved his hand and had his men tie up Leyuan. After catching Leyuan, he walked over to take a closer look and said to the people around him, "It's obvious that this man is not a good person. Let's drink some wine and then send him to prison. We'll investigate his guilt the next day and then execute him."

Everyone around me nodded and said, "Yes, yes."

They seemed to have settled the matter on their own.

Leyuan's eyes widened, realizing what had happened. He was horrified and shouted, "I didn't do that! What are you doing? I'm not going to jail! Are you crazy? I didn't commit any crime!"

As he was about to struggle, the people nearby came over and tied him up tightly, and hit him on the back of the head with a club. There was a bang, and Leyuan fell into an uncontrollable coma. His whole body went limp, and he hung down like a noodle, drooping on the edge of the table.

Everyone looked at each other and saw that he had no response. They checked his pulse and felt that he was still alive. They nodded and sat down to rest. They discussed where to go. The leader thought for a while and said to his subordinates, "This is easy. I remember there is a rich family's manor not far away. Let's go over and knock on the door. Naturally, someone will open the door and invite us in."

The people around laughed and clapped their hands, saying, "Great! This is great! We have been walking for so long and are already very tired. We can barely rest here but cannot stay any longer. We should go to a place like Dazhuangzi and be treated to good wine and good food. Only then we can get by. Otherwise, we don't know how long it will take to walk back, and we may not even be there before dawn."

The leader said, “That’s it.”

After they had their discussion, they drank some water, patted their clothes, stood up, and prepared to continue on their journey with the unconscious Le Yuan.

After walking for a while, they arrived at the gate of a large manor. The gatekeeper wanted to stop them at first, but when he saw that they were wearing official clothes and were carrying a person with disheveled hair and ragged clothes, he felt that they were just passing by on business, so he did not stop them or say anything. He just opened the door for them and his attitude was even quite attentive.

The leader had seen many people who were ambiguous and changed their attitudes because they secretly guessed their identities. He nodded and followed them forward. When the group arrived at another door, the doorman went to knock on it.

The door opened, and the person inside rubbed his eyes and said angrily, "What are you doing? It's late at night and everyone has to go to bed. What's the big deal? Can't we talk about it tomorrow morning?"

The concierge sighed, pointed at the person behind him, and said to the person who opened the door, "Please get up, master. We cannot entertain them."

The person who opened the door took a look and was startled. He thought he saw a group of ghosts. He nodded and said, "Wait, I'll go and notify them."

Three doors were opened in succession, and the passage inside was finally unobstructed, with one group of people inviting another group in.

The owner of the manor, Wu Rizhao, came over and said to the leading official, "I am sorry for not welcoming you, sir. I don't know why you came to see me. But since you are here, I will invite you brothers to drink and eat meat together. Why don't we eat first and then talk about other things? How about it?"

Mou Bufu came here for this very reason. When he heard Wu Rizhao's words, he naturally responded. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, sir. Since it is so kind, I will respectfully obey your command."

The two men held hands and walked into the inner room. Wu Rizhao quickly arranged for the servants to go to the kitchen to cook for Mou Bufu's group of brothers, and specifically instructed: "There must be wine and meat, and don't be stingy with the food. Do you understand?"

The servant nodded repeatedly and said, "Understood, Master."

Wu Rizhao said, "Then go ahead."

He waved his hand and the servant turned and walked away.

Then a group of people drank, Wu Rizhao accompanied them to drink two cups, and a group of people's cheeks were slightly red, and they entered a state of tipsiness. Wu Rizhao tentatively asked Mou Bufu who was sitting next to him: "Sir, why did you come back here?"

Mou Bufu raised his wine glass and smiled at Wu Rizhao, "I came here because I met someone on the road and I have a letter to pass on to you. Secondly, I will also work here in the future, so I'd like to trouble you to take care of me. We will see each other someday, so don't be strangers."

Wu Rizhao knew the situation and felt relieved. He nodded, raised his wine glass, and said with a smile: "Okay, thank you for delivering the letter for me. When I work here in the future, I will inevitably ask you for your care. Thank you first. Since you are here today, just drink wine and eat meat here. I don't know what I have here, but I can still provide you with wine and meat to enjoy yourself today. Don't be polite!"

The other officers raised their glasses and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Wu!"

So, a group of people drank and talked happily, having a great time.

They were drinking when they suddenly heard shouting and cursing outside. At first they didn't know what was going on. The servant went to take a look and found out that it was Leyuan who was kidnapped by the police and had just woken up from his coma. He was cursing outside because he was tied alone to the doorpost of some door, like a living dragon with its eyes closed, unable to fly or swim.

Leyuan was so angry and anxious because he didn't see anyone, was in a strange place, and was tied up and couldn't leave. He almost cried, but he yelled at the top of his voice, "Fuck you! Do you have any shame? What's wrong with me sleeping in the temple? I just sleep! Who the hell doesn't sleep? Is sleeping a sin? You don't sleep? If you have the guts, don't eat and come out to confront me!"

His voice was almost hoarse from cursing, but he still refused to stop and kept cursing from night till day.

The people inside heard the cursing and knew it was an amusement park, so they didn't take it seriously. They raised their wine glasses and continued to eat. Some people picked up peanuts from the plates on the table with chopsticks, eating with a loud crunching sound.

Wu Rizhao was not quite sure what was going on. Seeing that they looked normal, he thought he had misheard, so he asked Mou Bufu next to him: "What's going on?"

Mou Bufu said to him, "We were resting in the temple. When we saw this man, he wanted to run away. He didn't look like a good person. Who would be a good person resting in the temple in the middle of the night and run away when he saw the officials? We arrested him immediately, but that was not all. He wanted to resist, so we knocked him out. But we didn't expect that when he woke up, he was still so dirty.

It was our fault for bringing him here, but if we leave him too far away, we don’t know when he will run away. Please bear with us, Mr. Wu!”

Mou Bufu said this and bowed to Wu Rizhao as a token of compensation and apology.

Wu Rizhao returned the greeting. Listening to the yelling and cursing outside the door, he felt a little anxious. He frowned, hesitated for a moment, and finally stood up and said, "I'll go take a look. It's not good to let him yell outside the door like this. If he yells all day long, even if he doesn't care about his hoarse voice, I can't stand it. The neighbors around here still have to sleep. How can he be allowed to yell like this?"

Then it will be my fault.”

Mu Bufu thought about it and nodded, then stood up and said, "Then I'll go with you. In case something goes wrong, it will be safe for you."

Wu Rizhao agreed, Mou Bufu stood up, and the official also stood up. The two leaders left, and the others couldn't eat anymore. They looked at each other and said they wanted to go, so they all followed him, just to see the sight.

Wu Rizhao walked to Leyuan. Leyuan's throat was smoking and he was almost hoarse. But when he saw this group of people walking slowly from a distance, he was furious. His heart was raging and his body was full of energy. He shouted angrily: "You people!"

Wu Rizhao walked up to him and heard that he was still talking even though his voice was broken. He couldn't bear it, so he asked the servant to pour a bowl of water. He walked up to the front of the paradise, held the bowl of water and said to him: "If there is a misunderstanding, just talk it out. Why make such a fuss? You drink this bowl of water first. If there is anything else, we can discuss and deal with it later. What do you think?"

Leyuan was half-believing and half-doubting. He looked at him, seeing that he was wearing gold and silver and had an air of wealth. He sneered in his heart and thought to himself, he is also a rich man, how can he know the sufferings of the world? He just said it with his mouth, but I am afraid that he will forget what he said in person! If I believed it, I don’t know what would happen.

Just as he was about to refuse, Le Yuan suddenly changed his mind and thought, my throat is about to rot, drinking some water won't hurt, even if he poisoned it, I can still quench my thirst. It's a waste if I don't drink it! How can I give it to them? Humph, there's really no need to be so hard on myself.

Leyuan frowned and said to Wu Rizhao, "My hands are tied. If you want to give me water, you have to walk to me and feed me! Otherwise, do you want me to stretch my neck? I can't walk that far."

As soon as this was said, the people around him started laughing, and the atmosphere eased a little.

Wu Rizhao also smiled and said, "Okay. I'll come over and feed you. Just promise me not to bite me."

Leyuan curled his lips and said, "I'm not a turtle, why would I bite you for no reason? Unless you want to chop off my head, then you can't blame me for what I did."

Wu Rizhao nodded and said, "Okay, you are right. I will do as you say. I will come over right away."

As he spoke, he walked to Leyuan and fed him the bowl of water. Leyuan moved his wrists involuntarily, trying to break free from the rope, but the rope was tied tightly and there was more than one rope here, and a group of people were watching. Although he couldn't break free, he had no choice but to accept it. He was still angry, but the bowl of water put out some sparks.

Le Yuan looked away. Wu Rizhao handed the bowl to the servant beside him, took a step back, and looked at Le Yuan. He felt that his face looked familiar, but he didn't know why. He was suddenly startled, frowned, and asked carefully: "You-you and I have met before?"

Leyuan said, "I don't know. How could someone like you have ever met me? I am extremely poor."

Wu Rizhao shook his head and said, "Not necessarily."

He thought for a moment, then suddenly asked Le Yuan, "Are you my cousin's nephew?"

Leyuan looked confused, but thought that if she could get close to him, she would not be tied down, so she gritted her teeth and admitted it on the surface: "Maybe, but I haven't seen him, and I'm afraid I wouldn't recognize him even if I met him."

Wu Rizhao smiled slowly and said, "Oh! That's right! You are my distant relative! We met when we were little, and I even held you in my arms. But you were too young at that time, so you probably don't remember it. I haven't been around much recently, so it's reasonable for you not to remember it. Don't worry, I still remember it, right? You'll know when you see it."

Le Yuan was skeptical: "Really?"

He suddenly cried, "Brother!"

The main theme park didn't know what to shout. The other person seemed older than him, and according to the division of wealth, he should also be the elder, so he picked the simplest and least likely to make mistakes and shouted: "Big brother! I really didn't commit a crime!"

Mou Bufu felt a little embarrassed standing next to him.

Wu Rizhao frowned and said to Leyuan, "Don't cry first! Do you think I didn't hear you? You just cursed me with a lot of dirty words! I haven't asked you who disciplined you and made you like this? If you really didn't commit any crime, why did you run out in the middle of the night? Why did you sleep in a dilapidated temple? Why did you run away when you saw the officials?

Humph! Don't think I don't know about your problems just because I live here! You must have stolen something from home and dared not admit it, so you ran out and wanted me to help you solve your problem, right? I tell you, if you really stole it, I will send you to prison. If you want to rely on me, it will be useless! "

As he said that, Wu Rizhao turned around, looked at Mou Bufu and said, "Don't worry, this child is naughty by nature, just teach him. If you don't teach him well, it's all my fault, just put it on my head. He made such a big mistake, and he was not forced to do it by others, so don't let him off!"

Mou Bufu blinked his eyes and said with a smile, "Really? In my opinion, it must be a misunderstanding. You two must not take it to heart."

Wu Rizhao waved his hand and said, "What's the point of arguing or not? Even if he didn't steal anything, it's his fault for swearing at him here. He can insult the official here today, but who knows what will happen when he leaves here tomorrow! If he can be disciplined today, it's a good thing for him. I should thank you, senior official!"

As he spoke, he walked over, took Mou Bufu's hand in two steps and said, "Thank you very much, this child just lacks discipline. I feel relieved now that he has met you. If you weren't here, I don't know what I would have done. If he ran away, it would have been troublesome to find him. This is all thanks to you, thank you very much."

Before Mou Bufu could react, Wu Rizhao took out another five taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to Mou Bufu. Mou Bufu refused to take it, so Wu Rizhao stuffed it into his hand and said with a smile: "Don't be polite, sir! This is to thank you! If it weren't for you, I really don't know what to do! Just accept this money. It's my sincere gift. Don't be polite. This is what you deserve."

When he said that, he really looked like an elder who loved his son dearly. Watching the two of them performing against each other in the amusement park, I felt a little speechless, but I couldn't interrupt them either, so I just watched from the side with squinting eyes. Suddenly I thought that the position was not bad, it was a particularly good place to watch, and I laughed in my heart.

"No, no, no! This must be a misunderstanding! I was walking on the road, it was too dark at night, and I was tired from rushing. I'm sorry, I can't take the money, you can take it back. I can't take this person back either, just leave him here. If I take him away, I don't know how my brothers will look at me, so don't be polite to me!"

Mou Bufu pulled Wu Rizhao's hand and stuffed the silver back.

Wu Rizhao stuffed the silver back and said, "Don't be polite, just accept it. Please take care of this naughty nephew next time you see him."

Mou was dissatisfied and said, "Of course I have to show my concern, but this time it was really a misunderstanding, so you don't have to be so polite."

Wu Rizhao said, "No, no, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to see him. Just accept it!"

After the two of them kept asking, Wu Rizhao finally persuaded Mou Bufu to accept the money.

"Hahaha, it was just a misunderstanding. You're welcome."

The two men held hands and came over to untie the rope for Leyuan.

Le Yuan had been tied up for too long, no one knew how many hours. Anyway, as soon as the ropes were untied, his legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees. Wu Rizhao came over and helped him up, and Le Yuan staggered to his feet.

Wu Rizhao arranged for servants to help Leyuan wash and change her clothes and shoes before going out to meet him. When Leyuan came out, Wu Rizhao was already preparing to send Mou Bufu and others, who had eaten and drunk their fill, out.

Seeing Leyuan coming out, Wu Rizhao waved to him. Leyuan walked over, and Wu Rizhao pulled him aside and said to Mou Bufu, "Thank you very much for this time, sir."

Mou Bufu waved his hands and smiled, "It's okay, it's okay."

Wu Rizhao pressed Leyuan's head in front of Mou Bufu and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you."

Mou Bufu was flattered, he closed his eyes, and continued to wave his hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

Wu Rizhao and Le Yuan sent Mou Bufu and others out the door. It was already getting light in the sky.

When Wu Rizhao and Le Yuan walked back into the house, it was already daybreak. The servants cleared away the leftovers, and Wu Rizhao asked Le Yuan to sit down and eat before talking.

Paradise had a feast without any hesitation.