Chapter 227 Chapter 227 Socially anxious father 4
Zhong Qing quickly held down the little guy who was about to run away, and said with a forced smile, "You agreed to play at home, but you ran to the river. Say goodbye to your sisters and hide here pulling willow branches. Zhuozhuo, you have a lot of little tricks up your sleeve."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuozhuo made a face at him.
Zhong Qing immediately looked around and found that no one was looking at him. He picked up the little girl and covered her with his wide sleeves to avoid causing a sensation.
Zhuozhuo clung to Zhong Qing's arm, revealing his little head. He said with a grin, "No one else can see Zhuozhuo, only Zhong Qing's father can see him."
Zhong Qing's face darkened as he realized what Zhuo Zhuo meant. He didn't even dare to think about how he would appear to others. He summoned a giant python and fled from the embankment.
Zhuozhuo, reminded by 9972, realized that Zhong Qing was afraid of losing face, and childishly comforted him, "Don't be afraid, Dad. There are a lot of weird people here, and you're not the weirdest one."
Zhong Qing: “…”
Thanks, that wasn't comforting.
Finding a secluded corner, Zhong Qing placed Zhuozhuo on a rock, stopped her laughter, and said seriously, "Do you know how dangerous this game is? Players can't feel pain and can revive infinitely, so they're always fighting and killing each other. What if some psychopath wants to poke you to trigger a hidden quest? You won't feel pain, and you can revive yourself? Huh?!"
Zhuozhuo wanted to say that there was no such thing as a psychopath, but her mind flashed back to the scenes she had witnessed over the past two days, where people had fought to the death for all sorts of inexplicable reasons. She grunted and couldn't utter a word, but just stared at Zhong Qing, hoping he would stop being so violent.
Zhong Qing felt a slight headache, having initially experienced the difficulty of raising a child. He no longer planned to clear dungeons, "I'll take you back."
"There's no one in the yard. Zhuozhuo doesn't want to go back."
"I'll accompany you."
"But you have so many things to do. You are very busy."
Zhong Qing is quite devoted to playing games and has plenty of time. He will do any task he can. He will go through dungeons and fight monsters over and over again to complete tasks for materials and equipment. Sometimes he will also study the main and side quests, and the background of the game world, trying to find clues to hidden plots. In short, he is never idle as long as he is online.
Zhong Qing said, "I'm not doing anything today. I'm just watching you." He paused and asked expectantly, "Can you come out now? I think I'm starting to like you."
Zhuozhuo stared at Zhong Qing for a while and said slowly, "You are lying."
Zhong Qing coughed awkwardly, scratched his face and said, "Let's go back."
"All right."
Back in the courtyard, Zhuozhuo energetically patrolled the territory. Zhong Qing, fearing she'd run away again, followed her closely, feeling even more exhausted than clearing a level 60 nightmare dungeon ten times. When she wanted to patrol again, Zhong Qing laid out a table full of food, drinks, and playthings for her, saying respectfully, "King Zhuozhuo, you're tired from patrolling the mountains. Please enjoy."
King Zhuozhuo accepted it with a smile and sincerely invited Zhong Qing to join him, but Zhong Qing declined with a smile.
After finishing her meal, King Zhuozhuo became even more energetic. Zhong Qing looked at her bulging belly and didn't dare to feed her anymore. He coaxed her in a strange way, "Zhuozhuo, are you sleepy? Do you want to sleep?"
"Zhuozhuo doesn't want to sleep."
As if to prove it, Zhuozhuo jumped into the yard like a monkey, his eyes shining as he said, "Dad Zhong Qing, let Xiaohei come out and play with Zhuozhuo."
Zhong Qing also wanted to call out the Golden Eyed Ink Lion, but unfortunately it was in the process of advancing and could not be disturbed. However, he soon had a good idea, "How about I let the Silver Python play with you? Look, it's shiny and beautiful."
The silver python coiled in the yard, with its head raised high. Upon hearing the words, its cold, inorganic eyes stared at Zhuozhuo, and its forked tongue flickered in and out as if it had drunk enough blood, which was very creepy.
Zhuozhuo took a step back, but quickly raised his little hand, quickly hugged Snake Tongue, and giggled triumphantly.
Silver Python: “…”
"Zhuozhuo, let go!" Zhong Qing was startled, thankful that the Silver Thread Python couldn't attack without his permission. But the python was so big that any movement could send Zhuozhuo crashing down.
9972 was also screaming in Zhuozhuo's mind, asking Zhuozhuo to let go quickly in a trembling voice.
Zhuozhuo felt the strain of holding the snake's tongue and, with a sigh of "oh," let go. The silver python quickly retracted its tongue and slid away, appearing behind Zhong Qing in the blink of an eye, its massive body curled up in a ball, staring at Zhuozhuo in horror. It looked huge, pitiful, and helpless.
"Snake, don't run!"
Zhuozhuo shouted and laughed as she rushed towards the Silver Python. Zhong Qing hugged her and said with a fierce face that if she hugged Shexinzi again, he would put the Silver Python away. Zhuozhuo nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "I understand, I won't hug you anymore."
Zhong Qing put Zhuo Zhuo down and stood by just in case.
I watched helplessly as Zhuozhuo brought a small stool and climbed onto the snake. After another round of chattering and gesticulating, he successfully got the Silver Python to lift its tail. Zhuozhuo hugged the snake's tail and slid down with joy until he reached its raised head, slowing to a stop.
Zhuozhuo laughed heartily and patted the snake's body. The Silver Python cleverly raised its head, and the height difference allowed Zhuozhuo to quickly slide towards the snake's tail. This cycle repeated itself, and Zhuozhuo's laughter echoed through the sky.
Zhong Qing: “…”
Very good, by raising a silver python, you can not only get a mount, but also a fully automatic slide.
Perhaps it was the influence of the grind culture in the game, but Zhuozhuo's energy was frightening. Zhong Qing stared at the screen distractedly, pulled out his phone and finished a 50,000-word novel. Even when he was sleepy, Zhuozhuo didn't show any signs of fatigue and kept clamoring to go out and play.
Where to go? When Zhong Qing thought of Zhuozhuo's popularity, the fear of being surrounded by a huge crowd overwhelmed him. Cold sweat oozed from his forehead. He firmly refused and suddenly had an idea and cast a sleeping spell on Zhuozhuo.
A line of small words floated over Zhuozhuo's head.
miss
Haha, miss.
Zhong Qing was a little confused. If Zhuozhuo was simply trapped in the game, how could her status be digitized? Was she an NPC, a boss, or even a player? He analyzed every possible clue to Zhuozhuo's identity, but somehow, he never suspected she was real.
Without getting too hung up on it, Zhong Qing asked Zhuo Zhuo directly, "Is there something that requires you to do something?"
Zhuozhuo nodded his little head, "Yes."
9972 asked her to recognize Zhong Qing as her father.
Zhong Qing thought to himself, then you're not a player. Players are free and don't have mandatory tasks. He then asked, "Does what you're asked to do mean getting beaten?"
Zhuozhuo opened his eyes wide and said in a resounding voice, "Zhuozhuo won't be beaten!"
Zhong Qing thought, that's true, some bosses don't need to be beaten. He asked again, "Does it mean that you have to ask others to do things and then give them things?"
Zhuozhuo didn't understand why, but answered every question, "Zhuozhuo sends flowers to the sisters."
Considering that Zhuozhuo can beg, if he uses flowers to exchange for food, it is equivalent to issuing a task and then giving a reward.
Zhong Qing felt that Zhuozhuo had become an NPC in the game for some unknown reason.
But he was soon slapped in the face.
Zhuozhuo, who had missed the sleeping spell, couldn't sit still. His bright eyes rolled around, and he had one naughty idea after another. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said softly, "Dad Zhong Qing, Zhuozhuo wants to go play in the dungeon."
She'd been hearing constant chatter about this dungeon and that one, and had even stood at the dungeon entrance several times, watching players pour in, curious about what it was like inside, only to be sternly stopped by 9972. Now that she had Zhong Qing, 9972 said he was the ultimate powerhouse in the game, unbeatable. He definitely wouldn't whine about not letting her go to a dungeon anymore.
The NPC couldn't enter the dungeon, but Zhong Qing couldn't resist Zhuo Zhuo's constant nagging. He took her, who was invisible, to the nearest dungeon entrance, ready to make her give up. "Let's team up first. You have to agree. If we don't see the invitation, we can't..."
Zhong Qing tentatively sent a team-up invitation to "Zhuozhuo." Who knew, the next second, the team-up was successful? He immediately clicked on Zhuozhuo's message, only to find that only his name was displayed, with the rest of the text "***." He was surprised to find that Zhuozhuo was a player, but then he thought, some NPCs with special identities can temporarily team up with players, so this didn't mean anything.
Zhong Qing added, "Zhuozhuo, do you see the aperture at the entrance? Walk forward and see if you can get in."
He stood there motionless, waiting patiently for Zhuozhuo's futile return. A few seconds later, he was bumped and heard Zhuozhuo's puzzled voice: "Dad, why aren't you moving? Zhuozhuo can't wait for you. Come on, Zhuozhuo will lead you!"
“…”
After successfully entering the dungeon, Zhong Qing immediately gave Zhuozhuo three protective skills: physical defense, magic defense, and death substitution, to ensure that Zhuozhuo's life was saved.
Zhuozhuo looked at the seamless new scene with curiosity, touched the dark red mountain wall, and said childishly, "It's dark and smelly here."
Zhong Qing felt a little regretful about bringing Zhuo Zhuo here. This copy was called "Andrew's Obsession", which told the story of the necromancer Andrew who became a demon after his practice stagnated. He captured civilians and conducted random experiments in an attempt to make a breakthrough, but was imprisoned here by the great magician Abner and was gnawed by the ghosts day and night.
Therefore, the tone of this dungeon is cruel, dark and bloody. When it was first released, it required a three-person team with good professions to clear it. Now that everyone’s strength has improved, two people can clear it.
Zhong Qing could clear this dungeon on his own, but Zhuozhuo's feelings in the game were no different from real life, and she would definitely be frightened by the tragic scene. He was about to ask Zhuozhuo to exit the dungeon on her own when he saw her run unsuspectingly towards the weeping woman under the stalactite.
"Zhuozhuo, come back!"
Zhong Qing chased the woman while using skills to attract her hatred.
The woman screamed, but did not rush towards Zhong Qing. Instead, she opened her arms towards Zhuo Zhuo. Zhuo Zhuo was frightened by the woman's rotting body and turned to run, but it was too late.
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