Chapter 34: Yuzhou Laiqiang (IV) Knowledge changes destiny. ...
Indeed, there were too few clues to connect the dots. Zhang Deng looked at the gray street scene, and his nose was filled with the smell of dust. In such an environment, people would feel depressed and depressed. He asked, "Where are we going now?"
When he came here, he listened to Wei Yuanye completely. Whatever Wei Yuanye said was what it was, and Zhang Deng had no opinion.
Wei Yuanye said, "Let's walk around."
The two of them walked on the street. Occasionally, a rickshaw would pass by, but most people walked. Even horse-drawn carriages were rare. Judging from the means of transportation, this place must be very poor.
Occasionally there are some shops selling pancakes on the street. The shelves of pancakes are displayed, but they don’t look very appetizing. Everything here looks dirty and old. Even Zhang Deng, who loves collecting souvenirs, has no interest in buying anything.
Suddenly there was a commotion behind them. They turned around and saw a man sitting on a tall horse, whipping the horse and hurrying down the street. They took a closer look and found that it was an acquaintance.
"Lin Yuzhou!" Zhang Deng shouted.
Lin Yuzhou looked down and saw that it was the two of them. He quickly let out a "whoa" and stopped just in front of Zhang Deng. He had changed into a new outfit. This outfit was more like the outfit of this world. Simple leggings and a gray-green sweater made of unknown fabric. Although his clothes were not exaggerated, he was clean and his hair was combed meticulously, revealing his eyebrows and eyes, looking handsome and extraordinary.
"So it's you guys," Lin Yuzhou said with a smile as he sat on his horse, full of energy. "Where are you going?"
Zhang Deng said, "Wandering around, what about you?"
"Today's Soul Avatar Competition will announce the winners," Lin Yuzhou said, "Why are you still hanging around?"
Zhang Deng exclaimed, "Ah!" and said, "No one told us."
"I told you," Lin Yuzhou said, "It's at the Yingzhou Mass Office, just up ahead. I'll wait for you there."
When Zhang Deng arrived, Lin Yuzhou had just received the registration form. Zhang Deng glanced at it and felt a little speechless. He said, "Is it really that formal?"
He thought it would be a life and death agreement, a pledge of allegiance, or something like that, but it turned out to be: "Disclaimer of the Duel between the True Avatars of the Martial Soul".
Lin Yuzhou said: "In a harmonious era, everything must be legal and compliant."
"What about your friend? Not joining?"
"He came here this morning," Lin Yuzhou said, "I drank too much last night and got up late."
Lin Yuzhou accompanied Zhang Deng and Wei Yuanye as they each received a waiver and registration form. They signed their names and pressed their fingerprints. Zhang Deng, however, felt that it had no legal effect. He said, "Can't I just make up my own name?"
"Once your information is entered into this ink pad, it will be uploaded to the Taoist's internal database. From now on, when you make your handprint, your identity will be located, and there's no way to forge it."
Zhang Deng: "...DN information library?"
"What's that?" Lin Yuzhou said, "It's such a familiar sentence. Maybe it's like this."
Wei Yuanye pressed his fingerprints and handed the ink pad to Zhang Deng, then handed him a piece of paper. Lin Yuzhou looked at the tissue Wei Yuanye handed to Zhang Deng and asked curiously, "Is this something from your era?"
"I'm a little curious," Lin Yuzhou said, "Aren't you from the future? Why are you signing up so honestly? Don't you know where your spirit body is hidden?"
Zhang Deng said, "Don't be so curious."
Lin Yuzhou laughed and said, "Okay, okay."
Zhang Deng wiped his hands, turned around, and saw an old acquaintance again.
Dong Yu was still wearing the work clothes, but he seemed to have washed his hair and tied it up like a Taoist priest. This hairstyle suited him better. He was originally very thin, and this made his face look very sharp and his jawline clear.
Dong Yu seemed not to see them and was busy filling out the form. Zhang Deng patted him from behind. He was startled and raised his hand subconsciously. Wei Yuanye was also startled and quickly pulled Zhang Deng back.
You can't just pat someone's shoulder casually, as the next move could be fatal.
But when Dong Yu saw that it was Zhang Deng, he put his hand down, turned back to writing, and said, "Who did I think it was?"
"You sign up too."
"It's just a cover-up," Dong Yu said with a "hush" sound, "I can't tell everyone that I know more than them."
Zhang Deng said, "You just told everyone."
Lin Yuzhou asked curiously, "Who is this? Have you made a new friend?"
"His name is Dong Yu," Zhang Deng said, "We met this morning at breakfast."
Dong Yu said, "Where are you from? Brother, to be honest, I come from a mysterious organization. In fact, I didn't need to sign up. I already knew everything about today in the future..."
Lin Yuzhou: "Then tell me about it."
Zhang Deng said, "You really believe it!"
Dong Yu, however, noticed Zhang Deng and the others' teasing and said, "Forget it if you don't believe me."
Dong Yu handed in the application form. The man at the counter extended his hand. Dong Yu was puzzled, but he shook hands with him anyway. The man slapped his hand away and said, "Pay the money."
"How much?" Dong Yu asked, "Does it cost money to register?"
The man at the counter said, "Ten dollars."
Dong Yu scratched his head and asked, "I forgot to bring my wallet when I went out. How about..."
"No credit," the young man at the counter said, shooing the customer away. "Next."
Dong Yu was about to scold him when Wei Yuanye said, "I'll lend it to you."
"Really?" Dong Yu said, "Brother, I was right about you."
Wei Yuanye took out ten yuan and gave it to him. Dong Yu saw that he still had some change and said shamelessly, "You've already borrowed it all. Why don't you give me some more and I'll pay you back next time."
Wei Yuanye didn't say much and gave him the remaining change without counting how much it was.
Lin Yuzhou watched them with interest. After Dong Yu went to pay the bill, he said to Wei Yuanye, "Why don't you have a meal with us today?"
"Okay," Wei Yuanye said, "Take that lunatic with you."
Dong Yu asked, "Who is the madman?"
Zhang Deng: "Me."
"I can't tell," Dong Yu put the remaining money into his pocket and said casually, "I'm leaving."
Wei Yuanye grabbed the back of his collar and pulled him back, saying, "Wait a moment."
"Let me go," Dong Yu pointed his finger out in warning. "Even though you lent me money, you can't make gestures at me. I have a very bad temper."
Wei Yuanye said, "Let's have a meal together."
Dong Yu immediately laughed: "You should have said so earlier."
Wei Yuanye let him go. Dong Yu patted his collar. He seemed to cherish his clothes very much. He said, "Where are we going to eat?"
"Let's go call my friend first," Lin Yuzhou said, "and then we'll go out to eat."
Zhang Deng had heard him talk about his friend so many times, and he became curious. Lin Yuzhou walked down the street with them, leading the horse. People on the street looked at him sideways. Zhang Deng said, "Aren't horses common?"
"It's a bit expensive, my friend said, a horse is at least three hundred yuan," Lin Yuzhou said casually, "but I don't have much money, these are all my friends'."
"Is he rich?"
"Very rich," Lin Yuzhou said, "His father is the legendary Taoist monk who moves mountains. He makes a lot of money."
"Mountain Moving Taoist," Dong Yu immediately knew, "Shi Zhong's son?"
"Yes," Lin Yuzhou said, "Do you know him?"
Dong Yu was once again very secretive. He said, "Of the Yingzhou mountain movers, only the Shi family is still alive. The rest were crushed to death."
"Mountain movers have immense strength, and they've been training with boulders weighing hundreds of pounds since childhood," Dong Yu said. "To cultivate their strength, they've taken a Fire Gallbladder Pill since childhood. That pill must be consumed daily by lifting large objects, otherwise they'll die from internal heat. They have to take it once a month; if they're late by even a day, they'll be crushed to death while moving the mountain."
Zhang Deng: “…”
Zhang Deng asked, "Where did the Fire Gallbladder Pills come from?"
"It's made from fire gall flowers," Dong Yu said. "I bought it from mountain walkers, but fire gall flowers aren't available every day. They're sown in summer and autumn and bloom in winter and spring. They can't be cultivated artificially and only grow around volcanoes."
"You know so much," Zhang Deng praised briefly, then said, "Is your friend also a mountain mover?"
Lin Yuzhou said: "He is not."
“The Mountain Moving Taoists are almost extinct,” Lin Yuzhou said. “They are an endangered population.”
Zhang Deng smiled and said, "Why not? Isn't it more dangerous?"
"Maybe it's because he's living off his parents for enough money." Lin Yuzhou said, "Okay, here we are."
Zhang Deng looked up and saw a building with a lot of bright lights and prospering. Just from the exterior decoration, Zhang Deng could tell what kind of business place it was.
Dong Yu walked straight in. Zhang Deng stopped him and said, "This, this is not good, right?"
"Why is it bad?" Dong Yu asked, "Aren't brothels for people to enter?"
Zhang Deng was speechless, and Dong Yu said, "Spend some money!"
"Spend shit," Zhang Deng said, "how much money do you have?"
"That's enough," Lin Yuzhou said as he handed the horse to the steward at the door. "Two dollars is enough."
Zhang Deng suddenly thought that the gray industry would become developed in economically backward areas. When the price was so cheap, it would be difficult for it not to develop.
Zhang Deng didn't know what to say. It was his first time entering a place like this. He didn't know where to look after entering. The other men seemed much more calm. Lin Yuzhou shouted, "Where is your boss?"
"Quhua Pavilion," the cashier said, "there's someone inside."
Zhang Deng didn't ask what "someone" meant without being tactless. Lin Yuzhou led them inside. The decoration inside was completely different from the gray style outside. It had become a den of infatuation. There was a soft golden carpet at the entrance. There were a lot of sofas scattered in the middle of the hall. They looked very soft. A few people were sitting on them in groups of three or two, exuding an ambiguous and luxurious atmosphere.
Zhang Deng found it incredible that the same world could have such an extreme contrast.
"Come in and sit down," a woman with curly hair and red lips came to the door. She looked lazy and beautiful. She said, "I can't come out for a while.
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Dong Yu came closer to her and asked, "What's your name?"
"You vixen," the woman gave him a look and led them to sit on a sofa nearby. She sat on the back of the sofa, stretched out her white thighs, kicked the man next to her, and said, "Bring tea."
Zhang Deng's face flushed red, and he felt sweat on his back. Dong Yu asked, "Can I touch it?"
Zhang Deng: “!”
The woman laughed and said, "Are you stupid?"
Dong Yu said: "Just asking, what if it's okay?"
But what about Wei Yuanye? Zhang Deng quietly observed Wei Yuanye's expression and saw that Wei Yuanye was staring at something upstairs, lost in thought. The woman followed his gaze and said, "Do you know him?"
Wei Yuanye glanced at her and said calmly, "I don't know her."
"What's the harm in knowing him?" the woman said. "He's just a ventriloquist, isn't he?"
It turned out to be that one. I turned on the light and saw clearly that a huge flower was coiled on the lamp hanging from the ceiling. The red petals were fleshy and dotted with yellow spots. The center of the flower was black, sticking out like tongues. It was beautiful, but also had a kind of disgusting fear.
The woman said, "Where there are many men, there are many lies. In order to avoid being deceived by men, we women can only resort to this last resort."
Zhang Deng immediately realized why Dong Yu was so presumptuous. He asked, "Does this flower make people speak the truth?"
"It's working a little bit," the woman said.
Dong Yu didn't notice the flower at all. His eyes followed the woman's high-slit skirt. Zhang Deng felt like his mouth was about to drool. Dong Yu asked, "How much is it?"
"I'm not selling it," the woman said, not being offended. She laughed, as if she had seen many men like him before. "I'm someone else's woman," he said.
"You're late," the woman said.
Zhang Deng felt uncomfortable with this topic, as if it were a thorn in his back, but he didn't want to show contempt or ridicule, so he deliberately went out to wait. He could only sit on the sofa with his back straight, but whenever he thought about what this sofa might have experienced, he got goose bumps all over his body.
Wei Yuanye said, "Ventriloquists shouldn't grow here."
"Hmm?" The woman smiled tenderly and said hazily, "Where should it grow?"
Wei Yuanye said: "On the dead body."
The woman's expression suddenly changed. Wei Yuanye said more precisely, "On the dead woman."
Zhang Deng grabbed Wei Yuanye's hand and felt his scalp tingling. The woman said coldly, "You know a lot."
Wei Yuanye shook Zhang Deng's hand. Under the dim light, he smiled, even seeming cunning. He said, "I know more."
The woman said, "So what if we know? What if a few people die?"
"Nothing can happen." Wei Yuanye returned to his boring look, as if he just wanted to scare the woman.
Dong Yu seemed to have just realized what was happening. He asked, "What are you talking about? Ventriloquist?"
"Is this thing alive?" Dong Yu looked up and said.
Zhang Deng asked, "Don't you know anything?"
How did Wei Yuanye know that? Zhang Deng didn't quite understand, but at this time, Lin Yuzhou finally came out, followed by a man. The man was wearing a coat made of some unknown leather. He looked like a rich second-generation and smelled of money.
But the man was kind. He looked at them and smiled and greeted them, saying, "Hello."
"This is my friend, Shi Hong." Lin Yuzhou introduced these people to Zhang Hong one by one. Shi Hong nodded and said with a smile, "Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Zhang Deng thought, I can finally leave.
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