Chapter 006 Chapter 6

Xue Chen put his hands on the wheelchair armrests and subconsciously wanted to escape. He grabbed them tightly and remembered that they were just armrests. He had to grab the wheel rim to turn the wheelchair.

The wheelchair was too heavy and he had to bend over to reach the wheel rim.

Just as Xue Chen was thinking about whether he could exert force in that position, the maid opened the door.

Gong Jiu knelt on the ground in a slump, his clothes were torn, his chest muscles were exposed, and there were bloodstains. He rolled over and over, holding the needle and stabbing himself again and again, gasping for breath and groaning in pain.

Sensing someone coming in, Gong Jiu suddenly raised his head, his eyes slightly red, and crawled to the wheelchair on his knees. He lay on the ground, grabbed Xue Chen's ankles, and suppressed the pain: "Whip me... whip..."

Xue Chen couldn't move his legs, and pulled his clothes with his hands: "Let go."

"Please..." Gong Jiu begged humbly, holding on tightly, and it seemed that he wanted to rub against his legs.

You are so old, do you think you are a cat?

Xue Chen said to the maid with a cold face: "Go."

The whip was placed on the shelf beside the bed, which was very convenient to take. It should be prepared by Gong Jiu in advance, just like the needle in his hand.

The maid lowered her head and walked quickly to get the whip.

Xue Chen said to Hu Sheng: "Let's go."

Gong Jiu's physiology was abnormal when he was ill, but his mind was clear. His eager eyes followed the movement of the maid, his breathing became heavier, he loosened his grip on Xue Chen's ankle, rolled on the ground, his hair crown fell to the ground, his face was stained with blood, he looked disheveled and completely different from his usual self.

Hu Sheng picked up the wheelchair, lifted it over the threshold, and landed steadily.

The movement behind him was getting louder and louder, Xue Chen completely ignored it, lowered his head to straighten his legs that were twisted by Gong Jiu, and found that the hem of his clothes was a little damp, raised his hands and saw that his palms were covered in blood. He was wearing a dark blue jacquard Taoist robe, which was not conspicuous after being stained with blood, so he didn't notice it until now.

Hu Sheng saw that Xue Chen was not as gentle as before, and knew that he was in a bad mood, so he couldn't help but look back.

Gong Jiu's door was closed, and the vague shadow of the maid swinging the whip could be vaguely seen, and the shouting coming out was not so clear.

Hu Sheng said: "Young Master, what I saw and heard today, I'm afraid..."

"Forget about what happened today." Xue Chen said coldly: "Go forward, go to the deck to get some fresh air."

Hu Sheng: "Yes."

The ship set sail, and the lushly vegetated island became farther and farther away, disappearing at the junction of the sea and the sky.

There was not a cloud in the sky, and the sun was dazzling. From time to time, ripples appeared on the sea surface, and white waves rolled up.

Xue Chen faced the sea breeze, sat in a wheelchair and stared at the sea, looking particularly quiet and deep.

Hu Sheng had never seen him like this before, and considerately left him some space to be alone, without going forward to disturb him.

Xue Chen was arguing with the system.

Xue Chen: [You clearly know why I agreed to open a vest, and you still put me here, you did it on purpose.]

System: [I have told you so many times, the placement location is random, it is not up to me to decide!]

Xue Chen: [What about the legs? If I could run, I would not sit there unable to move, be sent to my brother, and be caught by him. Being dropped on the nameless island is a coincidence, and the vest's leg disability is also a coincidence, are there really so many coincidences?]

System: [It's not the first day you knew this, why do you have to dig up this old account?]

Xue Chen: [See, you did it on purpose.]

[I beep - beep -] The system was so angry, [Then what do you want?]

Xue Chen: [I will choose the next vest myself.]

System: [You drew it yourself in the first place, I don't have the authority to specify the vest!]

Xue Chen: [Then what authority do you have? 】

The system was still in anger, and was completely unaware of his sinister intentions: [At most, I can help you complete the background settings of the vest, nothing else. 】

Xue Chen: [Can the background settings be changed? 】

System: [Not change, but complete. For example, Xie Heng, logically speaking, he should have died with the others in the shipwreck. After the settings were modified, the vest got wooden planks for support, and some food and fresh water to survive. 】

Xue Chen: [In other words, I can enter the vest at the shore or when I am drifting on the sea? Then I will choose it myself in the future. 】

The system hesitated: [Okay, okay. 】

"The sun is scorching, why don't you go to a cool place to enjoy the view?" A familiar voice came from behind.

Gong Jiu walked slowly to Xue Chen's side and enjoyed the sea view with him.

Xue Chen raised his head and glanced at him.

Has it been an hour since this thing was beaten? There was really no wound on his body, not to mention the whip marks, even the needle holes he had pierced on the back of his hand disappeared.

He was wearing a wrinkle-free white shirt, his hair was not messy at all, and he looked so white and clean, like a patient with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Xue Chen's mind was working quickly, weighing the pros and cons of different options.

Gong Jiu withdrew his gaze from the sea and fixed it on the young man in Taoist robes: "I've said it before, there are many people in the world who are afraid of me, but only a few are not."

Xue Chen said indifferently: "What are they afraid of you?"

Gong Jiu: "Of course they are afraid of my power and martial arts, and my...temperament."

Xue Chen: "You are very self-aware."

Gong Jiu: "Aren't you afraid of me at all?"

Xue Chen: "I just feel sorry for you."

He was sitting in a wheelchair, much shorter than Gong Jiu, and had to look up when he said this. He was inferior to Gong Jiu in every way, but his attitude was so natural, and he really believed it.

Gong Jiu felt angry and looked at Xue Chen with some resentment in his eyes: "Am I pitiful? I have a noble status, a high position, endless wealth, and superb martial arts. I have already reached the state of 'no sword'. Even if I face Ximen Chuxue, I am confident that I can defeat him. You actually say I'm pitiful?"

"I can only pity you for not being able to control yourself." Xue Chen paused, "But what you said is not wrong. Compared to most people, you have lived a good life. How many people in this world can really do what they want? Even if you become an emperor, you will only carry another layer of shackles. In comparison, I am more pitiful."

The original body has to face you, a pervert, and it still has to face you, a pervert, under a pseudonym.

How did you manage to use one body to surround both of my vests?

Xue Chen immediately had an answer: [Traitor!]

The system was confused: [Ah? Are you talking to me?]

Gong Jiu's anger subsided a little, and he returned to his cold and arrogant look: "I have arranged a place for you to stay, go back and rest early."

After saying that, he left in a huff.

Hu Sheng was standing far away, so he noticed Gong Jiu when he came over, but he didn't dare to go forward to disturb him. After Gong Jiu left, he walked over quickly: "Young Master."

Xue Chen knew what he was worried about and shook his head: "It's okay."

Hu Sheng said: "The sun is scorching, be careful of sunburn, or you should go back?"

Xue Chen: "Let's go."

Gong Jiu's room was in the center of the cabin. The surrounding rooms were not occupied, but used to store his belongings, which was also a bit soundproof. To the right was Xue Chen's residence.

Hu Sheng helped Xue Chen sit on the bed, changed his dirty outer robe, and took off half of his footwear, revealing an ankle of a different color.

Xue Chen pulled his leg over and lifted his clothes, and five finger marks appeared very clearly on his leg.

Xue Chen: [System, do you have anything to say? 】

System: [Uh... you are worthy of being a swordsman? 】

Xue Chen: [I don't want to care about you anymore! ]

Mr. Hu came in with a basin of water and saw the bruises on Xue Chen's body: "Master Jiu prepared the best medicine in advance, rub it, it will be healed tomorrow."

[Mr. Hu and I have only known each other for a few days, and you know to care about me, you are so cold-blooded. ] Xue Chen said to the system, and took the opportunity to brush the synchronization rate. His expression was indifferent, hiding the sadness in his heart: "Don't bother, I don't feel it anyway."

Mr. Hu: "Rub it, it will heal quickly."

Xue Chen: [Where is my synchronization rate reminder? ]

System: [Didn't you say you didn't want to care about me? ]

Xue Chen: [Our personal relationship is one thing, and your work is another. Are you slacking off at work by making a conflict with me? Wishful thinking. 】

The system couldn't win the argument, and said humiliatingly: [Set synchronization rate +1, current vest synchronization rate 39%, available skill points 23. I know I was wrong, let's reconcile. 】

Xue Chen: [Considering that you are a first-time offender, okay, I agree. 】

It's not that Xue Chen has a bad temper and is targeting the system for no reason. It's mainly because when he first crossed over, the system was too strong and was very fatherly when guiding him to do tasks. Xue Chen hated being controlled by others. When he thought about having to be with the system for the rest of his life, he was very upset. Therefore, he adopted the current attitude to get along with the system, and it gave in within two days.

His personality has been established, so of course he can't give up. He might as well take the upper hand directly to prevent the system from restoring the factory settings and trying to dictate his life.

-The

sea was calm, without any strange currents or storms, and the ship docked safely.

Xue Chen followed Gong Jiu to change to a carriage, driving slowly all the way, passing by the fields that had just experienced a locust plague. Gong Jiu went to do some things, and came back in the evening to continue driving. The villages outside the window became more and more prosperous, with white stone roads, blue brick walls, and clear streams winding by, just like the scenery of a Jiangnan water village.

The carriage slowed down and slowly stopped.

"Yunjin Tower, is this the place?" Gong Jiu asked, lifting the curtain and looking outside.

Xue Chen had expected that his calculation ability was highly valued by Gong Jiu, but he had been calculating irrelevant things. Gong Jiu has big plans, so it is impossible for him to entrust such

an important task to a person of unknown origin. He had not been exposed to those key parts on the island. When Gong Jiu brought him ashore, it was naturally impossible for him to help with work. He must test him first, just like recruiting Lu Xiaofeng, designing some difficult questions to test his ability.

Xue Chen and Lu Xiaofeng have different work tasks. His ability is obvious to all. The only thing Gong Jiu wants to test is his loyalty.

He thought that Gong Jiu would take him home to verify his identity, so he was not too surprised at this time.

But he really had no choice. The system never gave him a screen. The past of the vest was presented in text form, and there was no detail at all.

Xue Chen had never been here. How would he know if there was a restaurant with the same name as Yunjinlou in Jiangnan?

It's not a big deal to find someone in the wrong place. Who can bear it if a group of strangers come to identify themselves later?

Gong Jiu got out of the car first and entered the restaurant.

After a while, Hu Sheng opened the curtain: "Sir, Young Master Ninth asked me to take you in after half a cup of tea. It's already time."

Xue Chen was carried out of the car by Hu Sheng and sat in a wheelchair. The horse-faced man used his hands to lift him up, crossed the threshold, and landed steadily.

[Light up [Memory] for me, you should have this kind of skill, right? 】

【Yes, yes, doesn’t your memory be very good? Will using skill points be wasted? 】

【Send some brainpower and don't waste it. ] Xue Chen said boldly, [Upgrade to the full level directly! 】

After deducting 15 skill points, he got the full-level [Memory] skill. With the thinking ability brought by [Arithmetic], he felt that his brain was much more useful.

"This guest, you..." The waiter came to greet the guest. After seeing Xue Chen's appearance, he widened his eyes in surprise, and his little mouth was as if covered with honey: "Master Heng! You are not dead?"