Chapter 1: The two travel through the book

Chapter 1: The two travel through the book

Chu Chengan wondered if he was framed by the substitute teacher who introduced him to the part-time job.

He finally made up his mind to experience the working life of a poor student and learned carving in an elegant cafe.

It turned out that the master the store manager arranged for him was Lu Zhenqiu.

Who is Lu Zhenqiu? His classmate and sworn enemy from elementary school to high school.

We finally separated in college for some reason, but ended up bumping into each other again while working.

He looked at Lu Zhenqiu's face, which was as cold as a statue in a funeral home, and what he said, "You did not do this well, and you did that wrong."

Oh my god! Is he here for the suffering training camp?

When Chu Cheng'an was reminded by Lu Zhenqiu for the nineteenth time that the posture of holding the carving needle was incorrect, he finally exploded. He could no longer bear it.

He really wanted to poke Lu Zhenqiu on the forehead with a carving needle, then slam the table, say he quit, and walk away.

But is this possible in reality? The store manager here is a relative of his substitute PE teacher. If he just quits like this, what if the news gets out after he returns to school...

Chu Chengan, a top student in sports, couldn't even bear such a little hardship. He couldn't even work for half a day and he couldn't hold on any longer. It was really laughable.

Chu Chengan had no choice but to put on a good face and stand back in his seat.

"Then...then Lu Zhenqiu, how should we do this?"

"Call me Master."

"Ah?" Chu Cheng'an's blood pressure soared.

"Don't hesitate, call me Master!"

"Bah, you dare to call yourself a master?" Chu Cheng'an threw the carving needle in his hand back into the tube.

Lu Zhenqiu must have been deliberately making fun of him because of something that happened when they were children, and he would not allow him to embarrass himself.

Chu Chengan took off her apron and wanted to leave.

The sudden rise in his voice attracted the attention of several apprentices around him.

The boss went out after greeting Chu Cheng'an in the morning and was not in the store at this time.

Lu Zhenqiu held down his hands as he was untying his apron: "I advise you to think it over before making a decision."

"I've thought it through very clearly. I would never call you Master, even if I was beaten to death. I didn't expect you to be in this store. If I knew, I wouldn't have come here no matter how good the working environment was."

Chu Cheng'an was tall and strong, and no other apprentices around him dared to confront him, but they must have been thinking that when the boss came back, they would tell tales and take credit.

"You always act without thinking and are unwilling to bow your head. No wonder you always get hurt."

"Lu Zhenqiu, it's not your turn to teach me a lesson!"

"I have been working here for more than three years. I am worthy of you calling me Master."

"I..." Damn, barista, another three years? That's putting the cart before the horse, right?

If Chu Chengan has to work as a barista for three years, he might as well go to a construction site and move bricks so that he can build more physical strength.

Isn't this just a boring pastime? What has Lu Zhenqiu been doing in the past three years?

Chu Chengan was almost mad at him.

In the end, he left. If he hadn't left, he might have started fighting with Lu Zhenqiu on the spot.

This student was once an elite athlete like him, but later, after Lu Zhenqiu was injured in a track and field competition, he transferred to the liberal arts class, which Chu Chengan could not understand.

What a loser! He had always regarded him as a rival with whom he could make progress together since he was a child.

After leaving the place where he worked, Chu Chengan did not return to school, but returned to the house he rented outside the school.

He is not very good at living with other people, and conflicts easily escalate into one-sided fights.

He took off his coat, lay down on the bed, and started reading the comic book he had not finished reading last night: "Adventures in the World of Horror Fairy Tales".

As the name suggests, the book tells fairy tales, but these fairy tales have been adapted to add some horror elements.

Snow White, Pinocchio, Hansel and Gretel, and all the fairy tales you can imagine in comic books are there.

No one knew that Chu Cheng'an had such a hobby. He hid it very well. Even the aunt who cleaned his house regularly didn't notice that he had these books.

The reason he likes to watch these things may be related to his childhood when his parents were busy with work and left him alone at home to fend for himself?

Chu Cheng'an looked at the candy house he had not finished reading. The text in the book read: Brother Hansel and sister Gretel were abandoned in a grove by their father and stepmother. Before night fell, they found a candy house. The hungry brother and sister were attracted by the smell of the candy house. They also ate half of the table and a chair in the house.

All the decorations here are made of candies and biscuit chocolates, and there is nothing that cannot be eaten. In the evening, they also met the owner of this house, an old woman with white hair and a smile and a smile, wearing a black shawl.

The old woman took in the poor homeless brother and sister and fed them food in the house.

Brother Hansel took the initiative to take on the task of cleaning the house, and sister Gretel wanted to massage the old woman's legs and shoulders. Then she found that the old woman was very skinny and her legs were like dead wood, as if they would break if she walked too much.

Although you can eat anything here, the old woman never eats even a cookie or a piece of chocolate here.

It was not until three days later that Hansel, the elder brother who had eaten too much, found that his movements were becoming slower and slower, and he could no longer walk.

The old woman cooked a big pot in the house, which was full of candies, biscuits and other snacks. What was this pot used for?

…

Chu Chengan almost fell asleep while watching...

What's so scary about this? It's all a gimmick under the banner of a horror fairy tale. The scene in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland where she was chased by the Queen of Hearts was much more interesting than this.

Chu Cheng'an fell asleep twice, both times because of being hit on the head by books. Later, he simply threw the book away, turned over, lay on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up again, he found that his whole body was a little sweet. What was that smell? Was his candy box knocked over? Was there a mouse that came to steal his house?

That's not right. Why would his family buy candy? They wouldn't even buy candy when buying Coke or Happy Water... He's not a child.

Chu Cheng'an slowly opened his eyes. It was pitch black all around him and he could only rely on the moonlight coming in from the window to provide him with some light.

This is not his home!

Not to mention the princess-like aesthetic that's a bit pink and a bit red, when did his house have Western-style murals and carpets?

Are you afraid that you can't scare him to death at this late hour? Fortunately, he has been very courageous since he was a child.

Chu Chengan jumped up from the bed and started his personal adventure.

Is he still dreaming? Of course he is. Who is so bold and desperate to kidnap him? His house was demolished.

After searching the bedroom without success, Chu Cheng'an walked around the room to the living room, where he noticed there was a person lying on the floor.

He approached quietly.

The man seemed to be about to wake up, and his fingers were trembling slightly, but it was not obvious. If Chu Chengan did not have good eyesight, he would not have noticed it at all.

Chu Cheng'an wanted to help the man up with good intentions, but the moment he touched him, the man suddenly raised his head and punched Chu Cheng'an in the face, almost breaking his nose.

Chu Chengan instinctively blocked it with the back of his hand.

Oh my god, this really hurts!

"Hello!"

"Who are you?"

Two people spoke at the same time and were surprised by each other at the same time.

Chu Chengan took advantage of his fast speaking speed and said, "Lu Zhenqiu? Why are you here?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you this? Where is this place?"

"If you ask me, will I know? You hit me earlier, so why don't you do something to show your appreciation?"

“…I thought it was a kidnapper.”

Chu Chengan finally realized what Lu Zhenqiu said. Were they really kidnapped here? He thought it was a dream until Lu Zhenqiu punched him.

"The kidnapper must have seen our amazing athletic talent and wanted to sell us to an underground boxing ring to fight undercover."

"Don't be so mean, you? If we really get to that place, I can beat you so hard that you won't even dare to breathe in three hits."

"Lu Zhenqiu! I haven't seen you for three years and when we met today, every word you said made me angry. Do you think you are looking for a fight?" After saying that, Chu Chengan wanted to take action.

"Oh, even in this situation, you still think of fighting in the nest first. I really admire you." Lu Zhenqiu pushed him away.

Chu Cheng'an thought about how Lu Zhenqiu did not apply to the sports school due to injury three years ago, and later transferred himself to the liberal arts group.

He really wanted to ask where Lu Zhenqiu was injured at that time?

It's obviously not the right time to ask, never mind, just bear with it for now and ask next time.

Chu Cheng'an and Lu Zhenqiu observed the surrounding structures together. Chu Cheng'an first climbed onto the table, then jumped onto the windowsill, trying to break the window.

No matter where this is, it's always a good idea to escape first and check the road signs outside to make sure they are still in the original city.

After knocking on the window twice without breaking it, Lu Zhenqiu said, "Chu Cheng'an, these decorations, including the table under you... are all for eating."

"Uh..." Although he wanted to deny it very much, what Lu Zhenqiu said was true.

Chu Cheng'an watched Lu Zhenqiu pick up a table lamp from another table. The switch of this table lamp would not turn on. He heard a "click" and Lu Zhenqiu broke the table lamp in half as if he was breaking a waffle. This crisp sound did not sound like a normal table lamp.

This is indeed... indeed he is still dreaming, right? He actually dreamed of his mortal enemy Lu Zhenqiu. It was all because of him showing up at the coffee shop where he worked today and quarreling with him. The impression was too deep and he still couldn't stop dreaming.

Since it was just a dream, he could do whatever he wanted, right? His previous dissatisfaction with Lu Zhenqiu occupied his mind again.

Chu Chengan said, "This must be a dream. Lu Zhenqiu, come here and let me beat you up first. You may wake up from the dream at any time. We should hurry up."

Lu Zhenqiu's face darkened: "Chu Chengan, what are you crazy about?"

As he spoke, he blocked a set of punches from Chu Chengan. He didn't know that Chu Chengan had mastered Taekwondo so well.

Chu Cheng'an also felt very happy in his dream. It turned out that Lu Zhenqiu was more powerful. His classmates and seniors in school could not compare with him.

When Chu Cheng'an was about to use his second move on Lu Zhenqiu, Lu Zhenqiu got completely furious. He didn't care about getting hurt, and even if he rushed in front of Chu Cheng'an, he would slap him twice.

As a result, Lu Zhenqiu didn't hit anyone, but Chu Chengan kicked him in the knee with great force.

The pain made him swear on the spot: "Chu Cheng'an, get out of here. If you want to stay here for the rest of your life, then stay here. Don't f*cking bother me to find a way out."

"...Lu Zhenqiu, is your...your knee okay?"

"Get lost!"

Chu Cheng'an was pushed aside. He must have felt it himself as he kicked Lu Zhenqiu earlier.

Even though he only used 50% of his strength, why did he feel that Lu Zhenqiu was almost crippled by his kick? Could dreams be so real?

While he was wondering, he saw Lu Zhenqiu struggling to climb up the table he had climbed up before and banging on the window with his elbows.

Chu Chengan said, "Is it very strong? I didn't knock it open at the front."

Lu Zhenqiu ignored him and continued to smash the window.

Five minutes later, Lu Zhenqiu's arm probably hurt, so he slid off the table.

Chu Cheng'an looked at the unnatural movements of his knees and somehow felt a little guilty.

He went over to lend a hand, but was ruthlessly slapped away by Lu Zhenqiu.

"Lu Zhenqiu, don't be angry yet. I think this window is no longer viable. Let's work together to find another exit, shall we?"

“…”

"You can't search it as fast as the two of us. Why don't you look in the front and I'll go to the back."

Lu Zhenqiu didn't reply to him, but still went to the front of the living room to check as he said.

This living room, as the largest room in the whole house, has three doors.

The middle door on the south side was the door that Chu Chengan had just entered from the bedroom. He had already searched there and there was no need to spend effort looking for it again.

The front of the living room may lead to the balcony garden outside, and the back is the kitchen. In general, the kitchen is a high-risk area in horror games because there are kitchen knives, fruit knives, and peelers there. It is not surprising to be stabbed into a hedgehog by the owner if you break in.

Chu Chengan didn't want to take on this more dangerous job on his own initiative. It was just that he was a straightforward person and didn't have many schemes, so of course he didn't think too much about it and just said what he said.

He gently pushed open the door of the kitchen, and then his door to the other world was completely opened.

There was a flash of white light all around, and it was instantly as bright as day, but soon returned to its original pitch black state.

But this time there was a fat rabbit with a glowing body in the darkness.

This time, the dream I had was a combination of Hansel and Candy and Alice in Wonderland?

"Human, welcome to the C-level dangerous copy of Candy House Adventure. Here you will automatically take on the roles of brother Hansel and sister Gretel."

Before Fat Rabbit finished speaking, Chu Chengan interrupted and said, "Eh? Fat Rabbit, why are you only wearing your upper body clothes and no pants?"