Chapter 3: Some people just deserve to be punished

Chapter 3: Some people just deserve to be punished

Lu Zhenqiu looked at Chu Chengan, who had finally obeyed her orders, with satisfaction: "What's this story? I haven't heard of it. Can you tell me more about it?"

Chu Chengan was very dissatisfied with his current coercive position, but there was nothing he could do since the other person was holding his vital point. In his mind, he was already thinking about how he would beat Lu Zhenqiu into a paraplegic state after he was freed.

He confessed honestly: "This is a classic foreign fairy tale, also considered a dark fairy tale. It tells the story of a sister Gretel and a brother Hansel who were thrown into the forest by their father and stepmother..."

Chu Chengan simply recounted the plot, but there was a very important detail he didn't mention, which was that his brother Hansel was caught by the old witch and was almost thrown into an iron pot to be made into meat soup.

Of course, seeing that Lu Zhenqiu had not yet contacted him to report his identity, he did not tell anyone that he had taken his sister Gretel's identity first.

Didn't Lu Zhenqiu study liberal arts later? Did he really not hear about this story?

After listening to Chu Cheng'an's story, Lu Zhenqiu asked, "So, we can pass the level just by killing the old woman here?"

"Yeah, there are no other monsters here, at least not in the story, so this fairy tale is quite simple. It's just that young children will find it a little scary. After all, the brother and sister were almost boiled in a pot..."

"Why hasn't the old woman in the story come out yet?"

"Maybe we haven't triggered the prerequisite for her to come out yet? We didn't eat the candies and cookies in the house."

Chu Chengan showed him the half-eaten biscuit in his hand and said, "That's why I let you eat the food here. I didn't mean to hurt you... You see, I ate it all, but you didn't."

It’s because Chu Chengan refused to tell him the plot before.

Lu Zhenqiu hesitated for a while, then he came to the place in front of the kitchen where Chu Chengan was breaking off the biscuits, and broke off a piece to eat.

Eating candies is of no benefit, but eating cookies and chocolate can restore some of their strength. Later on, they will have to find a way to push the evil old witch into the pot, which will require not only wisdom but also physical strength.

Chu Cheng, who was finally freed from the carving needle, sat up and breathed a sigh of relief.

But he immediately stared vigilantly at the carving needle that might stab him at any time.

Lu Zhenqiu didn't pay attention to his little action and continued to ask him: "Besides being able to use the iron pot, what else is scary about the old witch? For example, can she use magic to summon monsters to attack us?"

"No, there is no such plot in the book, and it should not be here either. In the story, the two protagonists were children and therefore could not resist the old witch. What about us two grown men? If we can't even handle an old woman, how can we live in the future world?"

Lu Zhenqiu was suspicious: "Is there a future world?"

Oops, I accidentally let it slip. Chu Chengan, please come back quickly.

"Have you ever read an infinite flow novel?"

"What is that? I haven't seen it."

"It's like there's one level after another, one dungeon after another, and we can't leave the game world unless we complete a certain amount of it."

“…”

"That's why I think that we will definitely not only experience the fairy tale world of Candy House Adventure in this other world. Maybe in the next world we will go to Cinderella's glass slipper or a replica of the little match girl."

Lu Zhenqiu frowned. If these were all fine, he could handle the next copy if it was a familiar fairy tale world. But he was afraid that if it was a strange fairy tale that he had never seen before, he would be betrayed by Chu Chengan and would have to count money for him.

…

Seeing Lu Zhenqiu's expression, Chu Cheng'an was even more certain that the system elves had not contacted him. Did they miss it? Or did the system elves only need to find one player to inform? Did they firmly believe that players would communicate with each other?

Chu Chengan put on his most friendly expression and spoke to Lu Zhenqiu: "Lu Zhenqiu, please put away the needle first. We have all eaten the things in here, and we have to work together to deal with the old witch. It's not good for you to always point weapons at your teammates, right?"

“…”

Chu Chengan was totally unsuitable for this kind of hypocritical smile. In Lu Zhenqiu's opinion, he was no different from a half-idiot who was forcing himself to act.

Lu Zhenqiu took back the needle. If he really stabbed Chu Chengan to death, he would become a murderer even if he returned. Moreover, he always felt that this was a copy that required joint efforts to break through...

When Chu Cheng'an saw that Lu Zhenqiu was really willing to withdraw the needle, an impolite expression immediately appeared on his face.

He ran towards Lu Zhenqiu, who was half a person's distance away from him, and tried to snatch the needle from his trouser pocket at lightning speed.

Lu Zhenqiu turned around to protect his pocket, and this action caused Chu Chengan to strangle his neck from behind.

"Give me the needle quickly." Chu Chengan said.

"Didn't you just say that we should join forces to deal with the old witch?"

"Yeah, then I won't allow anyone to pull out a hidden weapon and attack me at any time. Hurry up and give it to me!"

"You are so good at fighting that you don't need weapons. Unlike me... I can only use this to protect myself."

"Are you acting pitiful now? Why didn't you think about the consequences when you stabbed me with the needle earlier?"

Would Chu Cheng'an really be soft-hearted towards the person in front of him? You must be kidding. After so many years of getting along with each other, he doesn't know who Lu Zhenqiu is?

Chu Cheng'an immediately took Lu Zhenqiu's needle without saying a word. When he reached into his trouser pocket to feel something, he could still feel a shudder running through his body.

Why are you pretending to be a weak little white rabbit? Chu Chengan only responded to Lu Zhenqiu with a few punches as revenge for the holes he had pierced in his neck.

Now that the carving needle was on his body, Chu Cheng felt much more at ease. He no longer had to worry about his teammates stabbing him in the back, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable no matter what he did.

…

Now they both have eaten the food in this cabin. According to the plot progression of previous horror games, they will bump into the old woman if they change the scene. They were eating biscuits in the kitchen. Chu Chengan, with Lu Zhenqiu behind him, pushed open the door to the hall. The light there was dimmer than before. A new plot was about to appear.

Sure enough, right below the window, there stood an old woman wearing a black cloak and smiling.

This old lady has been beautified and looks no different from a friendly old lady in her seventies or eighties in the West who smiles at everyone she meets.

If he hadn't known the plot in advance, someone like Lu Zhenqiu who didn't like reading extracurricular books would have become someone else's meal long ago.

Chu Chengan walked over and knocked the old woman to the ground with a heavy punch, threatening her: "Tell me quickly, where is the iron pot? Don't waste time, we are in a hurry to get to the next copy."

The dungeon boss had probably never been treated like this before. She fell to the ground without a crutch and couldn't get up for a while.

Lu Zhenqiu was somewhat surprised. He whispered in Chu Chengan's ear, "That's not how fairy tales are written, right? Is it okay for you to fight the dungeon boss directly?"

"What does it matter? I only care about the results. Do you care about the process? We can pass the level by defeating the boss. Do you want to appease the dungeon boss first and then give him a beating?"

Chu Chengan did not suppress his voice, and he did not know how much the Western old woman had heard. She finally got up from the ground and was giggling at the two of them.

Lu Zhenqiu really wanted to scold Chu Chengan. How much difficulty had he added to the game for them?

Feeling that the old woman was about to attack, Chu Chengan broke off a chocolate stool leg, but felt it was not strong enough in his hand...

Never mind, that was his instinctive reaction.

Lu Zhenqiu simply picked up another small stool, which could be used as a throwing prop at critical moments.

Seeing that the two men's attacking response was clear, the old woman giggled a few more times, passed through the wall, and ran to the balcony and garden outside.

"Is she afraid of us?" The door leading to the balcony must have been opened at this time. Chu Chengan hurried over and wanted to reach out to open the door.

Lu Zhenqiu held him back, "You are too reckless! Are you going to go out and fight her directly? The light is dim in the garden outside, and there are weeds everywhere. There must be many traps. If we don't attack her first, we can still trick her into bringing out the iron pot. If she wants to cook us, she will definitely bring out the pot. Now that you've driven her out, how can we move forward with the plot? Where can we find her? Where can we find the pot?"

Chu Chengan was speechless with Lu Zhenqiu's words. He was not good at that kind of intellectual puzzles. He had a headache just thinking about it. But didn't Lu Zhenqiu have him here? They could actually divide the work and cooperate with each other. From now on, he would leave all the brain-stimulating things to Lu Zhenqiu.

Chu Chengan sat down on the soft candy sofa: "Then you think of a solution. You don't have to worry too much. I just defeated the dungeon boss. Generally, the IQ of monsters in horror games is not very high. They are just a little more lethal and fast. Maybe after the cooldown period is over, she will come back."

Lu Zhenqiu sneered in his heart. Isn't there just one monster with great lethality and speed here?

In this game world, they had no props, and all they could do was wait passively for the old witch to take out the iron pot, light the fire, boil the water, and then kill the old witch before she threw them in. This was Lu Zhenqiu's idea.

Chu Chengan took a few more pieces of chocolate. The boss appeared after they ate the food. But if they ate too much of the food here, there would be side effects. They needed a bait. Chu Chengan couldn't really kill Lu Zhenqiu, right? Judging from his skills as a barista, he would be as weak as Hansel in the fairy tale after eating too many people.

Seeing that he was eating a lot of food, Lu Zhenqiu couldn't help but ask him to eat less.

"Eating so much? Are you in a hurry to reincarnate? Instead of thinking about how to lure the old witch out, you spend all your time eating."

How come Chu Cheng'an didn't know that Lu Zhenqiu had so much trouble with Tang Monk in the past?

It's true that every word you say is like a word you say. Isn't he the only one here who knows the plot and can come up with a solution?

"Let me tell you this, the old witch will only appear again when you have eaten a certain amount."