Chapter 85 Chapter 85 Chapter 85 (Second update)...
The mission is over, the disguise is lifted, and everyone returns to the villa to pack up.
Lin Ke was the most uneasy: "If you guys don't do the mission anymore, what should I do? Do I still have the qualifications to be an external editor?"
He joined in at first, but it was to save his life.
Others are unhappy because after returning to school, they may be separated and reorganized into different teams.
Lin Ke was just thinking about his own life.
Luo Shizhen was also texting his teacher at school. Upon hearing this, he shook his phone:
"I've checked with the school, and they're short-staffed right now. If you want to join the Guardians, as long as you don't have a criminal record, the review process shouldn't be a problem."
Lin Ke didn't expect that Luo Shizhen had been looking down at his phone, and it was actually because of him. He was stunned for a moment.
"You actually went to ask your school specifically for me..."
"Aren't you trying to hide from that weirdo? You might be in danger after we leave."
Although he received a lot of information today, Luo Shizhen still remembered Lin Ke's purpose for coming:
"The principal said that you can temporarily live on campus until your application is approved."
Lin Ke:!
“Ahhhhh!!!”
He hugged Luo Shizhen excitedly: "Shizhen!! You are so kind!! Thank you so much!!! Ahhh thank you thank you! You saved my life!! You really saved my life!!"
Luo Shizhen was stunned for a moment when he was suddenly hugged. After feeling the sincere gratitude from Lin Ke, he curled his eyes, hugged him back and patted his back.
"You're welcome. I just asked the principal, and he agreed to let you stay at the school temporarily."
Lu Qiujin narrowed her eyes and watched Lin Ke jumping and screaming while holding Luo Shizhen. She tried to endure it again and again, but when she couldn't bear it any longer, she was about to step forward, but Wen Hu had already carried Lin Ke away.
"Just hold me for a moment, why are you still holding on?"
Lin Ke felt embarrassed. It was difficult for him to see the boundaries between people in Luo Shizhen. It seemed that the other party was always infinitely tolerant. He even forgot the tacit understanding among the awakened people: no approach, no contact.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm so happy, hahahahaha!"
Lin Ke was overjoyed. After getting down from Wen Hu's hands, he immediately went to the room: "I'll go pack my things! I'll go with you!"
"I won't leave the school until that damn weirdo is caught!"
He returned to the room humming a song. Luo Shizhen looked at Lin Ke's back and felt happy too.
"Then let's go clean up too!"
Cheng Yunshao had been silent since he came back, and he was sitting on the sofa in silence. Only then did he say:
"You guys clean up first, I'll sit for a while."
Wen Hu frowned and punched him on the shoulder: "Why do you look so hopeless?"
Cheng Yunshao's body was crooked by the punch, and he could no longer maintain the gloom on his face. He gritted his teeth and said:
"How many times do I have to tell you before you remember? I'm a fragile puppeteer, and I can't take a beating. Could you please be a little gentler?"
Wen Hu retracted his hand: "Okay, okay, I'll remember. I'll be gentler next time."
Cheng Yunshao: "This is the eighth time you've said this. You'd better remember it."
Luo Shizhen asked doubtfully: "Cheng Yunshao, are you unhappy? Why?"
Cheng Yunshao thought to himself, I thought Luo Shi was really reliable last time, but now his true colors have been revealed again.
Not only was he unhappy, but everyone in the room, except Luo Shizhen and Lin Ke, had a smile on their face.
But Luo Shizhen couldn't see it at all and even asked him why he was unhappy.
He felt stuffy in his chest and didn't want to talk.
But if he doesn't say it, Chu Xiao will say: "He is here because of the mission."
Lu Qiujin, also in the back, crossed her arms and said, "This is his first official mission. He made so many preparations and even mobilized Eternal Day's resources, but it ended up with a whimper and was forced to be interrupted. He must be pissed off."
Rong Nian continued, "I'm not mad to death yet, but I'm not far from it. Humans are always too obsessed."
Cheng Yunshao rolled his eyes, picked up a pillow and threw it at them:
"Stop making sarcastic remarks. I don't believe you will feel comfortable."
Without talking about the mission, just talking about what the security officer just revealed, everyone will be assigned to a team after returning to school, and it is highly unlikely that they will form a team together like they are now.
In other words, there is a high possibility that they cannot be in the same team with Luo Shizhen.
Cheng Yunshao knew without even thinking that although these people could still maintain a decent appearance on the surface, they probably wanted to find a few dog chains to tie around their necks and let Luo Shizhen lead them around.
A group of love-brained people whose minds are filled with only love and romance.
It seemed as if he was the only one who was upset about not completing the task.
Cheng Yunshao closed his eyes and regained his composure: "Don't worry about me, I'll be there soon..."
His voice suddenly stopped.
Because he could feel that the area next to the sofa was sinking.
Someone sat down next to him.
Without thinking, Cheng Yunshao knew that this person was Luo Shizhen.
Because there were so many people in the room, only Luo Shizhen would sit close to the others.
There is no sense of crisis, and there is trust and intimacy. The Qi in the body does not give people a sense of aggression.
Although he had his eyes closed, the image of Tianluo Shizhen throwing himself on him, his chest heaving, and still caring about him flashed by in his mind.
Cheng Yunshao paused for a moment and quickly opened his eyes.
As expected, when he met Luo Shizhen's focused and worried gaze, his original anxiety disappeared in an instant.
His tone was inexplicably hurried, and he covered his face. "I'm really fine. It's just that this is my first mission. I'm a little upset. Just let me adjust."
Luo Shizhen suddenly realized.
"Are you trying to save face, so you're embarrassed to be seen by everyone?"
Cheng Yunshao: “…”
It's true, but why do you say it so naturally?
Luo Shizhen not only said it, but also said to Chu Xiao and the others with great loyalty:
"Go back to your room and clean up first, and don't look at Cheng Yunshao."
Everyone nodded and returned to their rooms.
Luo Shizhen waited until they left before moving closer to Cheng Yunshao and whispered, "Actually, I think we did a pretty good job on our mission."
He counted them one by one:
"Without any clues, we found out who had kidnapped Zou Tangzheng, treated many patients, captured two ghosts, and learned that these ghosts could possess humans and imitate their appearance. We also met Lin Ke..."
Finally, the young Purifier smiled and said, "Didn't we do a good job?"
Cheng Yunshao put down his hand only after hearing the door close. He looked at Luo Shizhen and found that they were the only two people left in the living room. He felt a little relieved.
But after pinching his eyebrows, he still felt unwilling:
"But the mission objective was to rescue Zou Tangzheng and capture or kill the strange creature that kidnapped him. Not only did we fail to do that, we don't even know what the target looks like or what his name is."
"We know it's a high-level weird." Luo Shizhen was always straightforward. "It's a high-level weird, it should be at least level seven or eight. We can't defeat it, but we can't just fight it even if we can't defeat it."
Cheng Yunshao's tone softened: "I also know this truth, but in this situation, I always feel a little uncomfortable."
He looked down at his hands. "It's still not strong enough, too weak. Now the situation has changed. The most likely outcome for me is that I die at the hands of Weirdness before I have time to grow..."
He would never say such words to Wen Hu, Chu Xiao and the others.
It seems too much like a sign of weakness.
But for some reason, there was no obstacle when I said this to Luo Shizhen.
Maybe it was because Luo Shizhen's eyes looked too harmless, or maybe it was because he knew that Luo Shizhen would not have a different opinion of him because of his show of weakness.
Cheng Yunshao has always been a leader among his peers.
Until he woke up——
After becoming an awakened one, ordinary people envied him, and even his family members thought he was as outstanding as ever.
But only Cheng Yunshao himself could feel the pressure of not being able to improve his strength.
The Puppet Master is indeed a high-sequence one. As long as he grows up, he will be an indispensable and powerful existence in any team.
But the puppeteer is too fragile in the early stage. Even if it is upgraded to the second level, if it really fights in close combat with the first level monster, the puppeteer still cannot win.
He had to suppress the awakened person's instinct of not wanting to get close to his own kind and look for companions who could protect him.
Cheng Yunshao did think he was smart enough, but in this world, being smart alone was useless.
Weird won't talk to you about your brain, it will only tell you whether your brain tastes good or not.
After a lot of effort, he finally found reliable teammates and was able to team up with others. They lived together and completed tasks together. Everyone went from being wary of each other in the beginning to being familiar with each other now, and they could even crack a few jokes occasionally. As a result, the situation changed, and everyone had to disband and regroup.
Originally, he had at least three years to improve his physical fitness and level, but now everything has happened ahead of schedule. He has lost his teammates and doesn't even have time to improve.
Cheng Yunshao just felt that nothing went as he wished.
He was not afraid of death, but he could have grown into a powerful awakener, but he died in the early stage because of his weak body. This death was too miserable and not worth it.
Just thinking about it, Cheng Yunshao felt suffocated in his heart.
He looked at Luo Shizhen, not understanding why he looked so calm and accepted the team reorganization so easily.
It is obvious that in this temporarily formed team, Luo Shizhen is the core of the team. Shouldn't he be even more reluctant to disband the team?
Luo Shizhen looked at Cheng Yunshao, understood his idea, and said directly:
"Cheng Yunshao, please withdraw."
Cheng Yunshao's originally dull expression froze, and he looked at him in disbelief: "What did you say?"
Luo Shizhen said seriously: "After returning to school, tell the principal directly that you don't want to join the Guardians."
Cheng Yunshao even suspected that he was hallucinating, and did not doubt that these were what Luo Shizhen said.
He maintained a stiff posture, looking at the person in front of him.
The young Purifier's eyes were still gentle, and his tone of voice was as regular and serious as ever. There was no sign of aggression on his face, but every word seemed to pierce Cheng Yunshao's heart.
"I'm serious. You think the Puppet Master is too fragile in the early stages and easily dies when fighting monsters. This is true. As a Guardian, you will definitely have to face all kinds of monsters every day."
"But if you quit and stop being a guardian, you won't have to face weirdness every day. Although there are still many weirdnesses out there, the chance of encountering them is greatly reduced. You can safely improve your strength without worrying about being killed in the early stages."
Cheng Yunshao: “…”
He was shocked to find that Luo Shizhen was actually genuine and was giving him serious advice.
"No, it's not as simple as you think..."
Luo Shizhen was puzzled: "But that's what it sounds like."
He held out his left hand. "Being a guardian, you get a monthly salary of 40,000, but you face danger and are very likely to die."
He extended his right hand again: "If you don't become a guardian, you don't have to charge into battle. The chance of death is reduced. If you want, you can wait until your level is higher before going out."
Luo Shizhen looked at him doubtfully: "You just need to choose one, right?"
"Everyone has their own choices. You just need to choose what you want. When you choose, you are willing to bear the consequences of making the wrong choice."
If Chen Heyan were there, he would be able to hear it immediately. This was what he had taught Luo Shizhen before.
But Cheng Yunshao didn't know, and he fell into deep silence.
He always prided himself on his quick thinking ability, but he didn't know how to respond to Luo Shizhen's straightforward and simple thinking logic.
"It's my own choice... indeed, it's my own choice."
He stayed and became a guardian, and he had already seen a future where he might die fighting the weird.
No matter how conflicted he was, Cheng Yunshao never thought of quitting.
At this moment, he, who had been feeling unwilling ever since he discovered that his awakened ability was that of a puppeteer, suddenly became enlightened.
Most importantly, he could see from Luo Shizhen's clear and bright black eyes that no matter what he chose, Luo Shizhen would express his support.
"Become a guardian."
Cheng Yunshao let out a long breath: "I still feel uncomfortable hiding at home and waiting for protection."
Luo Shizhen immediately laughed and clenched his fists: "Congratulations, you made your own choice."
When Cheng Yunshao looked at him and smiled, his pair of curved black eyes showed as he raised his hand and bumped fists with him.
As he touched her, he subconsciously raised the corner of his mouth and asked tentatively:
"So what is your choice? Why do you want to become a guardian?"
Because of Chu Xiao?
Xiao Shan?
Or Lu Qiujin?
Or maybe Chen Heyan?
Cheng Yunshao never thought about these things before, but at this moment, he almost wanted to know urgently.
Who was it that kept Luo Shizhen?
“Because of the monthly salary.”
Cheng Yunshao: “…”
"Monthly...salary?"
"Yes, monthly salary."
Luo Shizhen made a four-sign gesture and smiled happily:
"Forty thousand a month, what a high income!"
Cheng Yunshao: "...Do you know that your identity as a Purifier can make you rich quickly? The fees from treating patients during this time alone are enough to buy a house."
In order to fully replicate Zou Tangzheng's career as a con man, their consultation fees are extremely high.
After all, scammers are after money, so how could they do cheap business?
Luo Shizhen, however, had his own small-town logic: "That's different. That's unstable income. I still need to attend a proper class."
Cheng Yunshao: ...A serious class, do you mean the guardians who wish they could tie their heads to their belts and fight with all kinds of brutal and weird things every day?
Luo Shizhen was very happy when he thought of his 40,000 monthly salary:
"This is just the base salary. We also have bonuses and various benefits. Oh, and I looked through the Guardian salary and benefits package. It doesn't mention the five social insurances and one housing fund. Cheng Yunshao, I wanted to ask you this before. You're smart, so you should know."
"Our Guardians have such a high mortality rate, can we buy insurance?"
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