Chapter 79
Human beings always have their own sufferings.
No one can be sure that his life will be smooth sailing.
Take Xi Siling for example. Apart from the fact that he was almost killed by Liu Huaqi, which was all due to the old thief, all the pain in his life was made up of countless inevitable accidents and coincidences.
But the old thief, knowing full well Lin Zhipei's painful past, still chose to portray him as a 'brainless' character.
Not only did he ignore his importance as a major character, he even took the initiative to create conflicts and rifts between Lin Zhipei and Liu Huaqi, fearing that the two would become enemies, as if the despair and pain that Lin Zhipei was carrying were insignificant.
Xi Siling could even still recall those vicious comments.
"The character of Lin Zhipei is a bit too stupid."
"What on earth does he want to do? Even Huahua is not annoying me."
'Some of the vicious and scheming green tea in Vision make me sick'
"Is this still a hot-blooded youth manga? I didn't know and thought it was a gay crematorium."
'When is he going to die? I'm tired of it.'
"Please die soon, brother, and stop torturing everyone."
Xi Siling could only be thankful that Pepe couldn't see these comments.
This is certainly not Pepe’s fault, or even the reader’s fault.
All they could see was what Nanbei Laozei allowed them to see. They could not see Lin Zhipei's past when he was controlled, nor could they see his struggle in despair, nor could they see his sincerity and desire when he wanted to be Liuhuaqi's friend.
In the end, only a constantly escaping body was left, which was piled up with makeup and pushed onto the stage to perform this ridiculous farce, as if his appearance was just to torture Liu Huaqi and push him into the bottomless abyss, where he could only be at the mercy of others.
The legitimacy of Linzhipei's existence was deprived time and time again.
The boy's heart, which was a shining gem engraved with kindness and passion, was finally shattered into ashes that not even the sunlight could penetrate under the torture and burning of the wicked.
Xi Siling clenched his fists and had a clearer understanding of the cruel reality.
Lao Zei created this comic strip perhaps to show off his painting skills, or to make money, or even to kill time.
But he could never have done it to create a better world.
The characters in the comics are not respected by him, nor are they loved by him. They are just puppets that can be manipulated at will.
Maybe I'm in a bad mood today, so I want to kill a character.
It may also be that readers like a character that I don’t like very much, so I want to ruin his character.
The joys and sorrows of the characters in his paintings have nothing to do with him, and even their life or death does not matter to him.
Why would a creator dislike a character he had carefully created? It was inconceivable.
Xi Siling suddenly laughed out loud.
For someone like the old thief, even if I had enough power of will to appear in that world, and I grabbed him by the collar and asked him why, I'm afraid he would only answer with words that would raise my blood pressure.
"I created the comics and I can draw them however I want. It's none of your business."
'Are you forced to watch it? If you don't want to watch it, don't watch it.'
"Is it true that people can empathize with comic book characters? It's inexplicable."
But this inexplicable world is everything to these characters.
Why can he destroy their lives so unscrupulously?
East, south, west, north, Hua and Gu, Zi Yi and Yue Yi.
They are such bad people at heart.
"I've thought about it. One punch is still too easy for him."
Xi Siling suddenly said.
The system was stunned for a moment, "Si Ling, you don't want to kill... kill the old thief..."
From a higher dimension, such revenge seems to be too much. The old thief does not deserve this.
Xi Siling smiled and shook his head, "How could it be that I am this kind of person in your eyes?"
The system immediately shook its head, "No, no, no, of course Si Ling is fine, I'm just worried that you're getting too angry."
Not to mention Xi Siling, even the system that saw Lin Zhipei's memory couldn't help but get furious.
The boy looked at the moonlight outside the window. Under the moonlight, the white clouds turned dark gray.
"He despises this world, so he naturally doesn't deserve to own it. Then let's deprive him of the right to draw this world."
It seems that accumulating willpower is urgent. The so-called ownership of the world in higher dimensions becomes the concept of "copyright".
After a heated discussion, the two finally decided on a basic strategy.
"After I have enough willpower, I will modify the copyright contract signed by the old thief, and then put 'you' into his studio. When the publishing house and the old thief have a conflict, after the lawsuit is over, the copyright will fall into your hands. Perfect."
The system couldn't help but praise Xi Siling's plan in its heart.
The old thief doesn't like this comic, but he really likes the money and fame it brings him (although it will turn bad in the end).
This is truly the most just episode about overlord clauses.
"This is not enough. If a normal comic book does this, it will easily be misunderstood by readers as the publisher bullying people. We have to increase our legitimacy."
To deal with people like Lao Zei, you need to use the most "vicious" and "dirty" means.
We need to make that old thief understand that the world will be better off without him.
The system almost laughed out loud.
"I see. I have an idea. I'll keep the evidence of your revisions and release the old draft. Then readers will have a direct comparison and know that you are the one who created the world they love."
This change of copyright is actually a good thing. Readers have sharp eyes and know who is the state banquet and who is shit.
Dongnanxibei is just a comics artist. He knows nothing about hot-blooded youth comics.
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Xi Siling almost didn't sleep all night.
The old thief’s affairs are not the most urgent. He must find a way to rescue Lin Zhipei.
At least within these three days, he and Liuhuaqi must discover Lin Zhipei's abnormality.
Because Hua Hegu subjected Lin Zhipei to various cruel experiments, Lin Zhipei is now unable to tell the truth related to it. Any words and actions like asking for help will be intercepted. This is probably related to the fact that the supernatural power has hijacked Lin Zhipei's cognition.
Needless to say, the power of vows is definitely not enough, and this power of vows must never be used unless it is absolutely necessary.
Is there any other solution?
After thinking about it, I decided to just take the initiative and test it out.
Lin Zhipei probably came to see him with the idea of seeing her old friend for the last time and putting her past behind her.
But Xi Siling will never let Hua Hegu have the opportunity to control Pepe and let him do whatever he wants.
As long as Lin Zhipei showed obvious hesitation, he had legitimate reasons to suspect whether Lin Zhipei was "hiding something".
Ultimately, this is what the protagonists would do.
As I was thinking, the white moonlight outside the window turned into a dark blue curtain.
Xi Siling sighed deeply. Although it was still early, it might be too late if he fell asleep and woke up again.
Lin Zhipei will only stay here for less than three days, and Xi Siling must seize the only chance in this life.
After washing up and changing clothes, Xi Siling didn't meet anyone. When she arrived at the hall, she heard the sound of sweeping the floor outside.
When I went out, I saw it was Mr. Zhong Huai.
There were two empty wine bottles under the stairs at the door, but there was no smell of alcohol.
"Mr. Zhong Huai, you didn't stay up all night, did you?"
The man who was sweeping the fallen leaves in front of the door with a broom turned back when he heard the sound.
"Oh! It's Si Ling, you got up so early!"
Xi Siling tilted her head curiously, "You started working so early in the morning. Did you do something bad and are you afraid of Teacher Tang..."
Naturally, there are not as many fallen leaves in winter as in autumn. According to the weather forecast, it will snow tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Teacher Zhong Huai is so enthusiastic, isn’t it? The sun is rising from the west?
The man's expression suddenly became nervous and he took a few steps forward.
"Shh! Shh! I didn't do anything, don't talk nonsense."
The boy smiled and opened his hands in a reassuring manner, "Okay, okay, I didn't see anything."
Anyway, it was normal for Zhong Huai to make Tang Yang angry every now and then. Teacher Tang always said that Zhong Huai was the most childish child in this orphanage! The kind that would never grow up.
Zhong Huai looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't see the "scary" figure. He simply sat down next to the stairs where Xi Siling was standing, and a can of beer appeared from nowhere.
"Sit down? Tell me about your experience in the secret text."
The sky was just beginning to brighten in the distance, and Xi Siling did not refuse and sat down as well.
"What does Mr. Zhong Huai want to know?"
"It's all right. You can tell me whatever you want to tell me, or you can tell me about the kid named Liu Huaqi."
Zhong Huai takes advantage of his rest time to care for his children and kill some time at the same time.
Xi Siling thought about it and decided to start from the beginning of last semester.
"At the beginning of the school year, I was chosen as the guide for the freshman class 1, so I got to know 77. There just happened to be an empty room in our dormitory, so he became our roommate."
"I see. How are you getting along with your other two roommates?"
Zhong Huai likes listening to stories very much, especially stories told by children who have been away for a long time when they come home. He feels at ease knowing that the children are doing well.
Xi Siling couldn't help but think of the first time they met.
Lan Yi and Li Ke were obviously a little affected by the old thief's attitude, but they returned to normal after his 'kind' smiling warning.
Be more confident, 77 is an excellent child. He possesses all the good qualities a protagonist should have and deserves to be loved and even surrounded by everyone.
"Very good, 11... I mean Lan Yi and Li Ke both like that kid very much, and the atmosphere in the dormitory is also very good."
Zhong Huai nodded with satisfaction. "You should make more friends when you are young. That's good. I remember that the second year of the secret text class will be properly assigned to missions. Have you ever dealt with the living dead?"
"Yes, we encountered zombie puppets and corpse babies during the midterm exam."
Zhong Huai just spat out a mouthful of wine.
"So dangerous?! Why didn't you tell me?"
How should I answer this? To be honest, when I first came here, I subconsciously only relied on myself and completely forgot about the teachers at the orphanage...
Of course he couldn't say that.
"The secret text teacher is following us, everything will be fine."
Zhong Huai frowned, "Is this a mistake in the secret text?"
Xi Siling actually doesn’t know much about Zhong Huai’s past, but he seems to know everything about the supernatural world.
"It's been almost two months, Mr. Zhong Huai, it's okay."
The man then snorted, "Okay, it's okay. It will be too late if something happens."
Xi Siling scratched his head, but Mr. Zhong Huai also cared about him.
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