Chapter 21
After Zhan Mu and Lu Chaozhai were together, he concentrated on studying the room, trying to find some clues to break the deadlock.
He didn't notice that Lu Chao had been looking him up and down with ambiguous eyes and mixed emotions, probably between a desire to conquer and a sense of mystery. God, Zhan Mu was a very tricky person for him.
Zhan Mu is a very smart person. He is not good at studying and does not perform well in exams, but he has good overall abilities. He is obviously a practical talent with rich social experience.
They have been together for almost a month now, and Lu Chao feels that he is hot and cold, deep and lively at the same time, and his personality is ambiguous, hard to tell whether he is introverted or extroverted.
This is a study room, and the furnishings are quite elaborate. The bookshelves and desk are still there, and there are even a lot of miscellaneous books placed there, but they are covered with a layer of gray fog.
Zhan Mu was studying the objects placed in the room. There were so many things in this room that he actually felt like he had no idea where to start.
"Zhan Mu, do you really have a bad relationship with your family?" Lu Chao felt that if he wanted to understand him thoroughly, he should start from here.
Only by understanding him can you defeat him and finally use him.
"It's okay, it's just that the times have changed, and because of my personal experience, my thoughts are very different from theirs." Zhan Mu mentioned it casually, seeming not to care much.
"We're out of topics, that's all."
This sentence actually sounded a bit lost and seemed particularly heartless.
"You should communicate more with your parents and understand and respect each other." Lu Chao thought of his confrontation with his mother. If they didn't dislike each other, they were at least very unfamiliar with each other.
Zhan Mu was a little annoyed. He suddenly put down the inkstone in his hand and said impatiently, "Then I'll tell you, what exactly am I annoyed about? Really, first of all, I have to thank the self-media. It allows me to see all kinds of people in this world. It allows me to see the lives that I have never experienced through that damn small screen..."
As he spoke, he stood up and turned around, his eyes clearly filled with resentment. He said, "I really envy you. What's more, I envy others who have open-minded families. Because after entering society, I realized that you don't get scolded for not wearing a red scarf to school, and you don't get ridiculed for forgetting to take out the trash at home. In fact, other people's parents won't even say to their children, 'I'm raising you to take care of you in your old age!'"
Finally, Zhan Mu felt sore. He chuckled dryly, blinked away tears, and replied, "I always feel powerless at home, not just because I wasn't an excellent student since I was a child. I can't explain it, and I don't know. Maybe my parents are just ordinary people with simple experiences. In short, I think it's ridiculous to talk about filial piety from them."
"My grandparents are still farming in the countryside. We have many relatives, and they have five children. Yes, even with five children, they still live in that old, dilapidated house!"
Zhan Mu sneered, holding back his tears, and sneered, "When my mother sits on the sofa and says it's none of our business, we don't care about that little piece of land in the countryside anyway. Five children can't even afford to build a house in the countryside? Hahahahaha, that house is about to collapse!"
"It doesn't matter. Everyone has their own destiny. I don't want to be the good guy. I just feel that he is so arrogant to his parents, how can he still feel at ease and say that I don't know how to be grateful to my parents." Zhan Mu's eyes became cold and he curled his lips: "Everyone is a ghost. If you say something too clearly, it will make life unbearable. So I have no topics to talk about with my parents."
Lu Chao looked at him with a serious expression and became silent.
"I just find it so ironic... Well, I'm not saying I'm a good person. I don't have the money to improve my grandparents' situation right now. I just think this world is really strange and divided. There are always people who use the privileges they enjoy to feel superior to those who are less fortunate than them. It's so funny. Sigh, you'll just get used to it."
Zhan Mu curled the corners of his mouth, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he wanted to laugh at himself to cover up his embarrassment, but the next second, Lu Chao came up to him and gave him a big hug.
"You..." Lu Chao said in a deep voice: "Very good."
"Thank you." Zhan Mu accepted the hug. He hugged Lu Chao back and patted his back. Suddenly, he thought of something and smiled. He said, "So, Lu Chao, it's not that I don't want to help you. Yes, I want to help you, but I'm not a pushover. I have to consider from the bottom of my heart whether helping you will benefit me more than it will harm me..."
Zhan Mu loved to laugh, but the real reason he loved to laugh was because he knew he'd be so ugly when he cried that no one would wipe his tears away. Yes, after being a stay-at-home for over twenty years, he'd long since gotten used to being a bit of a sideshow. Even in high school, when he played basketball, the girls in his class would tease him about his fat physique.
Later, he lost weight and became a handsome guy, and was immediately surrounded by flowers.
As expected, no one could see his brilliant soul through his vulgar appearance, so Zhan Mu didn't believe in love so much.
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"Forget it, let's play games." Zhan Mu immediately pulled away, mainly because he was afraid that Lu Chao would cry. He always felt that this guy was much more fragile than him mentally, so it was better not to say these things to hurt him.
When the two came to their senses, they found that in the private chat of the five-person team, Pink Hair and White Hair had already launched a siege on their selfish behavior.
Pink Hair: What do you two mean? We agreed to team up and fight together, but you are not even willing to help me open a snake-locked door. Do you have any team spirit at all?
Baimao: Yes, my sister also told you that there is a gift package of key props over there. Awesome, really awesome. You two are really great for crossing the river and then destroying the bridge.
Glasses: What's wrong? What's the matter? Why are you arguing?
Lu Chao seemed a little angry and wanted to argue for him, but Zhan Mu didn't respond. He felt that his worries were unnecessary, so he also fell silent like Zhan Mu.
Zhan Mu looked at him coldly and replied, "That's what people are like. Haha, I'm worried about my brother's hardship, and I'm also worried about him driving a Land Rover. Now you understand why I'm so aloof, right?"
"Actually, it's really easy for you to lose friends if you do this." Lu Chao suddenly said.
"I feel sad sometimes, but now I feel..." Zhan Mu smiled brightly, "Brother, I don't need it anymore."
Similarly, he began to analyze the layout of the Masuo Gate and said, "A gentleman's friendship is as pure as water. In fact, Lu Chao, you give me the same feeling. If you are willing, I hope to become your good friend."
Lu Chaohang took a breath and felt a little angry. He was bewitched by the ruffian look on the corner of his mouth. He pouted, feeling complicated and ashamed, and didn't know what he was thinking.
"What is our mission?" Zhan Mu asked.
"Find out the truth about the evil Taoist priest in the Song Mansion cursing the villagers, and lift the curse, so that the paper-made villagers can return to normal." Lu Chao answered.
Zhan Mu looked at his wrist and said, "How do I use this snake pet?"
"How about we ask Pink Hair and White Hair?" Lu Chao reminded.
Zhan Mu nodded and opened the private chat. It looked like the two of them had been tirelessly blasting him and Lu Chao with dozens of messages, and even included some crazy literature, because this was their last chance, and each large dungeon only had 5 chances to clear the dungeon.
Zhan Mu: How about we make a deal? I have three items on me, and I'm sure you two know about them. Tell me what you want, and I'll give it to you in exchange for information. Tell me how to use Song Boye's snake.
White Hair was surprised and whispered to Pink Hair, "Three? Isn't it just Song Boye's snake? What are the other two?"
Pink-haired blinked, feeling a little annoyed. She said, "I don't know. Last time I saw them burning a rope with a lighter to open the wine jar, it was all for that snake. The snake at the back could show the way. Where did the other two come from?"
"This guy is really lucky. He's so lucky." Baimao snorted.
Lu Chao: Are you there? Please reply. You're currently trapped in the Snake Lock Gate, right? Our Horse Lock Gate is right next door. Let me be frank, there are a lot of clues in the Horse Lock Gate. If you agree to the deal, we'll open the gate directly for you, and you can also go inside the Horse Lock Gate to look for clues.
Glasses: Wait, why are you guys still fighting? What did I miss? Ahhhh, this is so annoying! Why am I so unlucky to be teleported here? I can't break this game at all!
Pink Hair: Okay, we’ve been busy for almost 20 minutes. So, you guys go out first and come to the snake-locked door. You open the door and I’ll say it at the same time. It’s just a matter of one sentence.
Baimao: What are the three props you have?
"He actually asked that." Lu Chao was amused by his stupidity and said, "This proves that they don't know exactly what your three props are."
"Thanks for the reminder." Zhan Mu also curled his lips. Then, he went over, took out the key, inserted it into the door lock, making a sound, but did not turn it immediately, because there were figures moving over there, and they seemed to be preparing to break the door and get out.
They might fight over it, Lu Chao told him through lip language.
"God, sometimes I think we are so bad." Zhan Mu sighed softly and gave Lu Chao a smirk that showed that we were birds of a feather.
He had already given the Demon-Subduing Pestle to Lu Chao in advance.
"That snake can detoxify!" the pink-haired ones roared at the same time.
The door happened to open, and sure enough, two people rushed out. Zhan Mu took a half step back to avoid their collision. Pink-haired girl took a closer look and saw the white snake on his wrist. She acted decisively and shouted, "He really has a snake! Grab it!"
Lu Chao sneered and shook his head, he was really guessed right. Zhan Mu immediately threw a prop to them. Pink Hair hurriedly tried to catch it. On this side, Lu Chao had already pulled Zhan Mu into the snake-locked door where they were, running wildly.
Pink-haired took a closer look and was furious: "This is a fucking key! And I told him!"
Lu Chao's amused voice drifted over from afar: "You two didn't specify which item you wanted from us, okay?"
"Forget it, sister. You didn't tell the truth. That snake can only point the way but can't detoxify." Baimao stood up and planned to go to Ma Suomen to take a look, meaning that he should get new information first.
Here, Lu Chao pulled Zhan Mu and rushed into the battle like a suicide squad. They were both immersed in excitement. Suddenly, their feet slipped and they fell into the air, as if they had fallen into some unknown suspended space, and they both lost gravity like astronauts.
"Watch your feet!" Lu Chao yelled at him.
Zhan Mu said "Oh!" and looked around, and was surprised to find that this place actually looked like a starry sky. The familiar mythical beasts turned into shadows and flew everywhere. Then, gravity disappeared, and they both fell onto a bronze floating plate with only three horizontal bars on it.
"It's the third company." Zhan Mu frowned, looking serious, and gestured for him to look around. It turned out that there were other stone slabs floating here, with other hexagrams on them. He didn't know how to use them.
Gossip again.
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