Chapter Index

    Chapter 26 Two-in-one The ghost painter smiled contemptuously: “…

    The ghost painter smiled contemptuously: “It has nothing to do with you.”

    joker’s tone was weird: “You want to destroy the game, how come? It has nothing to do with us. I advise you to stop dreaming. Players can’t really leave the game, let alone destroy it?””

    “Instead of wasting your efforts, why not enjoy the game like me and have some fun? With your ability, you can control the wind and rain in the game. Isn’t it good to coexist with it?””

    The ghost painter was noncommittal and waved away the chattering butterflies.

    The office fell into dead silence again.

    The ghost painter’s face was calm, but there was a biting coldness wrapped around his body. Even the butterflies did not dare to get close. They fled in all directions and disappeared in the office in the blink of an eye.

    He looked at Zhang Yu’s workstation. There was an old dictionary that he thought was hidden on the table. There were also many post-it notes at the bottom of the screen, with unfamiliar words crookedly recorded on them.

    As he watched, the ghost painter suddenly smiled, and the terrifying aura around him faded away like a tide: “The company was turned into a mess by the player just now, and you don’t want Zhang Yu to see such a scene when he goes to work tomorrow, right?”

    The butterflies that had escaped paused, flew back timidly, and carefully cleaned up the mess under the eyes of the ghost painter.

    They look light and small, but they can lift things several times their size, and quickly restore Yu Liangshan’s messy office to its original state.

    Restoring the items was not enough, and they even found rags and wiped the entire company clean, including Yu Liangshan who had fainted on the ground.

    “Okay.”The ghost painter couldn’t help laughing, “He’ll like it.”

    The butterflies trembled all over and worked harder.

    ·

    “You really don’t want to call the police?”

    Before leaving the house, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but ask again.

    Tong Guoqiang huddled on the rocking chair and shook his head feebly.

    “Oh, okay.”

    Zhang Yu felt that his simple values ​​were slightly impacted. How could someone still swallow his anger when his home was robbed?

    However, the landlord is Tong Guoqiang, the old man is unwilling to call the police, and the tenant Zhang Yu is not good at making decisions, so he can only forget it.

    Arriving at the company with a lawsuit on his head, Zhang Yu touched his desk. After sitting down, he always felt a little out of place. After looking around carefully, he realized that the company was ridiculously clean.

    Spotless is not enough to describe this kind of neatness, it’s a bit scary, like being in another world.

    Zhang Yu: “!”

    After get off work last night? The company called for deep cleaning?How much does it cost to sweep it so clean?

    The company is indeed very wealthy.

    Seeing Zhang Yu’s satisfaction, the butterflies hiding in the dark flapped their wings and peeked at Zhang Yu happily.

    Zhang Yu knew nothing about this, so he turned on the computer and started working.

    [Player: Great customer service, we still need your help.】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: Dear, I’m here [Rose]]

    [Player: I’m ashamed to say it. We followed your instructions to intensify our exercise, and the degeneration has indeed been somewhat suppressed. But forgive our ignorance, we still don’t understand the meaning of ‘reasonable diet’.】

    Zhang Yu was stunned. Which stroke of these four characters was difficult to understand?Even a second grade elementary school student can easily understand it.

    There can’t be anyone more illiterate than him.

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: It means eating healthy food.】

    [Player: I understand this, but we can’t find food at all in Kukai.】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: Can’t find it?】

    [Player: Yes, we have exhausted all means. Really? We haven’t found anything edible.】

    It sounds like primitive people gathering food. Zhang Yu thought about it casually. There are quite a lot of tricks in this game.

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: Otherwise…let the fish lead the way for you.】

    [Player: Fish?They don’t seem to be in the same group as us.】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: The situation is open, everyone is raped, isn’t it true that fish can’t be raped?】

    [Player:?!】

    [Customer Service Xiao Zhang: I saw a fish that leads divers to find sea urchins before. Look carefully. Kukai is also the sea. Why is there no fish that leads the way?】

    [Player: I understand, we are narrow-minded, are you right?】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: Hey [hold fist] [blow kiss]]

    ·

    There was a lot of excitement in Kukai.

    Not only are all kinds of fish swimming around, but there are also half-human, half-fish players flapping about.

    After falling into the dark dungeon for a few days, the players clearly felt that the degradation was accelerating. Even if they exercised sleeplessly, the fish characteristics were still unstoppably taking root in their flesh and blood.

    If this continues, sooner or later they will lose consciousness and completely become the strange fish in the dungeon.

    Without enough exercise, players can only turn around and ponder the “reasonable diet” mentioned by customer service.

    Their points can be redeemed for food, but eating them is of no use at all.

    Fortunately, the customer service can always give players the correct guidance. They carefully searched around according to the customer service’s instructions, and they really found a few damselfishes.

    After a good beating, the damselfish surrendered smoothly and led the players deep into the clouds, where they found a pile of sea urchin-like things.

    After eating sea urchin, the rate of degeneration finally slowed down.

    While the other players were busy eating the sea urchins, Anna Ding sat in the clouds and meditated.

    Yu Ying held the sea urchin and asked her, “What are you thinking about?””

    Anna Ding said casually: “Are you there? How do you want to get out?”

    Her face was almost covered in scales, looking like a fish and a human, and looked very weird.

    “Can I go out?”

    “have no idea.”Anna Ding said angrily.

    The two sat in silence, scales growing wantonly on their skin.

    Anna Ding casually pulled out a few pieces of fish that were in the way to prevent her movements from being restricted: “It’s so disgusting, it makes me not want to eat fish anymore.”

    She had not been in the game for too long, but she had become extremely numb to the pain. To her, pulling off scales seemed as trivial as trimming her nails.

    Yu Ying observed Anna Ding calmly.

    Among all the players, Anna Ding is undoubtedly eye-catching, not because she is strong or clever, but because she still has light in her eyes.

    Even if she said depressing words, she could still think about whether to eat fish in the future… This person unwaveringly believed that she could get out of the game.

    If you follow her, you might be able to pick it up.

    Yu Ying was lost in thought when suddenly there was a “whoosh” sound behind him, and a group of swordfish-like things flew out from the clouds, stabbing straight into their hearts.

    Anna Ding reacted quickly and rolled away, but there were so many swordfish that she had nowhere to hide.

    She could only curl up her body, protect her vital points, and try to minimize the damage.

    What bad luck… Before Ding Anna could finish her thoughts, the swordfish that were already so close stopped inexplicably and fell from the sky as if their souls had been taken away.

    Ding Anna was stunned for a moment, then quickly exclaimed: “Tong Wei!”

    The clouds parted, revealing the Grim Reaper hiding in it and Tong Wei behind.

    Tong Wei jumped in front of Ding Anna: “Is everything okay?”

    “You also fell in…” Anna Ding was so surprised that she didn’t know where to start for a moment. Finally, she pointed at the God of Death and said, “Didn’t this prop turn into a doll? Why did it recover again?”

    “Didn’t Zhang Yu come to the dungeon in person once before? It fell from his body and he left without paying attention. When I picked it up, it returned to normal.”

    “Can this still happen?”Ding Anna was shocked. She was obviously used to Zhang Yu’s defiance, but she would still be refreshed by him.

    “Hmm.”Tong Wei glanced at Yu Ying next to him. He didn’t want to say more in front of outsiders, so he changed his words and asked, “What is this?””

    “Yu Ying, coincidentally, he is from our school.”

    Anna Ding introduced the two to each other a few words.

    Knowing that he was his junior, the vigilance on Tong Wei’s face softened a little: “I encountered a black spider on the way here, and they are fine. How is the situation here?”

    Anna Ding spread her hands: “Obviously, he is still alive, but the quality of life is not very good. He can only barely jump between people and fish. As for the clues, there is no clue at all.”

    Tong Wei is not anxious, and he is still joking: “What kind of fish do you have? It doesn’t look like a freshwater fish.””

    “I don’t understand either. The best thing is Jaws. You can make a sequel to Jaws.”

    “Do sharks have scales?”Tong Wei was confused.

    “…Stop talking.”Anna Ding was about to end the topic casually, but a very subtle feeling suddenly flashed in her mind.

    Do you really have no clue…?

    It seems that may not be the case.

    Anna Ding paused and began to think to herself.

    Didn’t the ghost painter come in with a message? He said, “The copy has been closed.”

    Close the door, you need a door to close it.

    If they find this “door”, will they be able to leave?

    When the two of them were talking, Yu Ying’s face looked a little strange. After a while, he said in a confused manner: “Do you believe in coincidences?”

    Is Anna Ding still there? In a daze, Tong Wei answered: “What?”

    Yu Ying hesitated for a moment, but then said bravely: “The three of us are from the same school, isn’t this too much of a coincidence?”

    “But weren’t you involved in the joker’s butterfly? The situation is different from ours.”Tong Wei said.

    “That’s right…” Yu Ying tried hard to recall every bit of the school. Unfortunately, his time in school was too short and he couldn’t remember anything. He just instinctively felt that something was wrong.

    ·

    “Get out.”Zhang Yu pointed to the window and said seriously.

    The butterflies were flying up and down in the air, as if they were begging.

    Zhang Yu had a vague feeling that these butterflies were a bit smart and different from ordinary butterflies.

    Maybe it’s a special breed.

    If it’s a special breed, you shouldn’t get close to it. What kind of protected animal is it? If you kill it, you’ll go to jail.

    “Get out, or I’ll chase you away with a broom.”Zhang Yu said to scare the butterfly.

    Seeing Zhang Yu’s resolute attitude, the butterflies reluctantly lined up and flew out of the window.

    Zhang Yu looked at the butterflies and wondered secretly in his heart, where did these gadgets come from, and how could they be attached to them? It seemed so evil.

    When I returned to the computer, there were already many new tasks piled on my workbench.

    [Player: Is the customer service here?】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: Dear, I’m here [Rose]]

    [Player: It’s very urgent. Please tell me how to find a door in an empty sea.】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: How about going to Sky City…ah, no, go to Dragon Palace (Kukai version)?There should be a lot of doors there.】

    [Player: There is no such thing:)]

    Zhang Yu cupped his chin and pondered, a door in the sky?You can’t let a door float alone in the sky.

    [Player: Urgent, urgent, urgent.】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: I know you are in a hurry, but don’t be anxious yet.】

    [Player:.】

    [Customer Service Xiao Zhang: Think about it carefully, do you know what is the most important thing about Daomen?】

    [Player: Material?Price?Anti-theft?】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: No, it can be turned on or off.】

    [Player: Huh?】

    [Customer Service Xiao Zhang: The door must be able to be opened and closed.】

    [Player: [Soybean sweats]]

    [Customer Service Xiao Zhang: A qualified door will definitely open, and there will definitely be a sound when opening the door. If you listen carefully, won’t you be able to find it?】

    [Player: But it’s already closed. I’m afraid it won’t open again.】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: Is it broken?】

    [Player: That’s not true.】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: If it’s not broken, it will be turned on. If it’s not turned on, what should I do to install it?】

    [Player: Is that so?】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: That’s it.】

    [Player: I’m still a little confused…but since the customer service has said so, it’s not wrong. I will do it.】

    [Customer service Xiao Zhang: That’s great [thumbs up]]

    Zhang Yu secretly gave himself a thumbs up and praised his idea.

    Tong Guoqiang’s house is in disrepair and has problems everywhere, especially the bedroom door, which is in a mess and can’t be opened or closed. Zhang Yu has to rely on violence to solve it every time.

    In addition to being difficult to open, the door was also extremely noisy. Zhang Yu even touched the lubricant but it had no effect. His neighbors complained countless times.

    It is estimated that the old man picked up a tattered thing from outside and installed it with his own tinkering, which is why it is so difficult to use.

    Only Old Tong can do this kind of thing.

    Thinking of Tong Guoqiang, Zhang Yu thought of the little thief last night, and he still felt bad.

    Just let him go, what if he comes to steal again?

    He learned a lesson last time, and he will definitely choose a better time to come next time, such as when no one is home…

    Zhang Yu was startled and felt a cool air rushing from the soles of his feet to Tianling Gai.

    Now? No one is home at this point.

    ·

    “Teacher Xia, Teacher Xia.”Tong Guoqiang guarded the school gate timidly, and finally waited for Xia Yun.

    Xia Yun was very surprised and ran over: “Dad Tongwei, why are you here?The guard told me that a parent was looking for me. I wondered who it was, but it turned out to be you.”

    Tong Guoqiang was stunned: “Teacher Xia, what’s wrong with your face?”

    Xia Yun touched the bruises on his face and said, “I’m telling you this is a joke. There was a power outage at home last night and I accidentally hit it.”

    “Oh oh.Tong Guoqiang raised the earthen jar and said, “This is the sauerkraut I pickled myself. I thought I would give Teacher Xia a try, so I brought it here.””

    Xia Yun hurriedly shied away: “As a father, I really can’t accept this. Our school has regulations that teachers cannot accept gifts.”

    “What kind of gift is this? I pickled it myself, with a little bit of thought.Tong Guoqiang shoved it into Xia Yun’s hand regardless, “It’s not valuable, it’s not valuable, Teacher Xia, don’t dislike it.””

    Xia Yun’s head was buzzing and he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “Isn’t this a matter of money? Do we really have regulations?…”

    He hadn’t done any heavy work for many years and was not as strong as Tong Guoqiang. After several rounds of pushing and pulling, the sauerkraut jar was forced into his arms.

    Tong Guoqiang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took a few steps back to prevent Xia Yun from stuffing him back again.

    He smiled honestly: “Teacher Xia came to see me a few days ago and brought me two boxes of supplements… I don’t have much on hand, but this sauerkraut tastes pretty good. Teacher Xia, try it. If you like it, I’ll bring you two more jars.””

    “well.Xia Yun was helpless, “Then I’m sorry? I’m sorry… Tong, you are so polite as a father.””

    Tong Guoqiang rubbed his hands in embarrassment: “By the way, will Teacher Xia have any classes later?”If everything’s okay, go to my house for dinner. I stewed a native chicken and added gastrodia elata, which was very filling.”

    “There are no classes, but as Tong is my father, I really can’t go to your house for dinner. It’s not appropriate.”

    “Why are there so many inappropriate things, and they are not far away!” Tong Guoqiang grabbed Xia Yun’s arm, “Eat whatever you want, don’t worry about it. After my son disappeared, Teacher Xia, you were busy helping me everywhere, and I didn’t even have time to thank you.”

    Xia Yun couldn’t resist, so he had no choice but to agree.

    Tong Guoqiang’s home was not far away, so Xia Yun drove the car and soon reached the destination.

    The environment of the community is average, and most of the residents are elderly people, who gather in twos and threes to play cards.

    “Is there any news in the past two days?” Xia Yun asked.

    Tong Guoqiang’s expression froze and he shook his head with difficulty: “It’s still the same.”

    “Oh.” Xia Yun’s tone was full of sympathy, “It will get better. Don’t worry, you will definitely see each other again.”

    Tong Guoqiang opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing, just nodded heavily.

    “By the way, last time I heard you said you still have tenants in your house?”

    “Yes.”

    “Who are they renting to? Is it safe? You have to be careful, there are everyone here these days.”

    “Now there is only one young man left. He works honestly and there is nothing wrong with him.”

    “That’s good?” Xia Yun said gently, “Where are you from and what do you do?”

    “He’s from out of town and works in a game company.”

    “Oh, you’re a programmer, right? The salary should be pretty high, and you’re so frugal. The young man is really nice and can endure hardships.”

    Tong Guoqiang’s expression was a little strange, and in the end there was no explanation.

    When I got home, it was still early, Zhang Yu hadn’t gotten off work yet, and there were only two of them in the room.

    The house was originally not very spacious, and it was divided into several small rooms. The public area only had a small kitchen and a balcony, which was extremely cramped.

    Looking at it, only the small stools in the kitchen can barely accommodate a person.

    Tong Guoqiang found a glass and poured water for Xia Yun: “Teacher Xia, drink water first, drink water.”

    Xia Yun glanced at the oil stains on the wall of the cup that had accumulated over the years, and forced a smile: “Okay.”

    He said so, but he had no intention of picking up the cup and taking a sip.

    Tong Guoqiang’s embarrassment could not be concealed. He said in a panic: “Let me see how the chicken soup is. Teacher Xia, please sit down for a while.”

    The chicken soup is made in an old-fashioned casserole, and it is full of fragrance. It is indeed a good chicken.

    After a moment of silence, Tong Guoqiang said: “Teacher Xia. I heard that another girl disappeared this semester?”

    Xia Yun said without warning: “Yes, the family members came to the school to make trouble for a few days. It made it difficult for us to attend class. In the end, the school had no choice but to pay for it and settle the matter.”

    “Why did you disappear?”

    “I don’t know, but I heard that she had a bad relationship with her family. Maybe she ran away after a quarrel.”

    “Really…” Tong Guoqiang stared at the chicken soup, his eyes a little confused.

    “Her family is quite complicated. Her parents divorced and started new families. They all think she is redundant. Instead of staying in a home like this, a change of environment would be a bad thing.” Xia Yun continued.

    “A change of environment? Is the girl willing to go on her own?” Tong Guoqiang’s voice trembled uncontrollably.

    “Who knows? I don’t know.” Xia Yun stared at Tong Guoqiang’s rickety back, “What about you, are you willing to go?”

    Tong Guoqiang understood the inexplicable words. He closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth and said, “It’s really you.”

    Xia Yun smiled easily: “I finally found it, how did I find it?”

    “Last night?”

    Xia Yun suddenly realized: “It turns out that you woke up and saw me last night. I didn’t want to take such a big risk, but I had no choice. You escaped when I opened the door last time. I can only come and see what happened in person.”

    “Open the door?”

    “Yes, the door, a door that can send you to reunite with Tong Wei.” Xia Yun seemed to be saying ordinary words, “You should be able to thank me for fulfilling your wish. You and your son have lived so hard, wouldn’t it be good to reunite there?”

    Tong Guoqiang turned around sharply, picked up the kitchen knife and slashed at Xia Yun.

    Xia Yun sneered, snapped his fingers, and a wooden door appeared out of thin air, standing abruptly in front of Tong Guoqiang.

    With a creaking sound, the old wooden door slowly opened, gradually revealing the endless sky inside.

    An ordinary door can tear open another world.

    “Don’t worry, I’ll send you there right now.”

    Tong Guoqiang had already guessed that the disappearance was related to extraordinary power, and he was not too surprised when he saw the door. He reacted quickly and immediately grabbed the console to prevent himself from falling directly in.

    Xia Yun’s eyes were cold, and when he saw this, he jumped into the kitchen and tried to push Tong Guoqiang into the door.

    The two of them fought in the kitchen where it was difficult to turn around. Tong Guoqiang was stronger, but he was old after all, and it was such a life-or-death situation. It didn’t take long for him to become out of breath.

    Xia Yun gritted his teeth and tried his best to drag the other person, while Tong Guoqiang put his feet against the wall and resisted desperately.

    For a while, the two people were blocked in front of the door, fighting hard to separate.

    No one noticed someone walking in.

    “What’s going on?” Zhang Yu looked at the scene in front of him in shock.

    A wooden door stood at the door of the kitchen, and there was a clanging noise inside.

    Zhang Yu stood behind the wooden door. From his perspective, he could only see a half-open wooden door and could not see the other world connected to the door.

    “You don’t know how? Just pick up the door that others don’t want and bring it back.” Zhang Yu had a headache. He walked closer and pushed the wooden door. “What’s the use of picking it up? It looks worse than the door in my room.”

    The wooden door was just placed at the entrance. Zhang Yu pushed it gently, and it fell down with a crackle.

    Zhang Yu was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly, fearing that he would touch the dust on the wooden door.

    The wooden door fell to the ground, revealing Tong Guoqiang huddled in the corner. He looked at Zhang Yu blankly with his mouth open and his face full of surprise. He also held a kitchen knife in his hand.

    “Stupid?” Zhang Yu looked sideways.

    “You…” Tong Guoqiang struggled to say a few words, “How did you…”

    “Why did I leave early?” Zhang Yu felt a sharp pain in his heart, “Me too? I didn’t want to. Who told you not to call the police last night? Wasn’t it because I was afraid that a thief would steal the show? I was so anxious that I even came to work? I couldn’t go on, so I had to take leave and come back.”

    Tong Guoqiang: “…”

    He hesitated to speak, but he really couldn’t tell Zhang Yu that a living person had just been sucked in by the fallen wooden door and disappeared without a trace in front of them.

    ———————–

    The author has something to say: two chapters combined into one w

    Note