Those foods were originally Zhou's father and mother's favorite foods, but when these delicious delicacies took off their false disguise and exposed their rotten nature, even Zhou's father and mother kept vomiting.
Wuliang brushed off the dust on his shoulders, cleaned himself up and walked over to Tangning. Tangning, who was still in shock, saw Wuliang and asked quickly, "What's going on?"
How did Mi suddenly become a tiger, and how did the tiger suddenly become Zhou Kang? Why are Zhou's father, Zhou's mother, and Zhou Kang so much older in this new game
Questions popped up in Tang Ning's mind one by one.
Tang Ning felt that Wuliang should know the answer, because most of the changes started when Wuliang put the monocle on Zhou's father and mother's eyes.
"How did you come up with the idea of giving them glasses?" Tangning asked quietly.
"To verify my hypothesis." Wuliang lowered his voice, "I guess the cat is the variable in this copy."
Tang Ning listened attentively to Wuliang's words, like a poor student listening to a top student explaining his solution to a problem, except that he was almost taking notes in a notebook.
"The existence of the cat in this instance is very special. It not only obeys Father and Mother Zhou's orders, but is also tortured by them. It seems to be the same type of existence as Zhou Kang." Wuliang paused and looked at Tangning who was listening attentively. "Moreover, the cat showed kindness to you and took the initiative to help you."
"This means that cats can be used by us. I have been thinking about how to use cats. Thank you for the inspiration you gave me after entering the cat-changing copy." Wuliang said softly.
Tang Ning was somewhat bewildered, not really understanding what kind of inspiration he could give Wuliang.
"The cat and Zhou Kang have the same essence, they are both monsters. The cat is Zhou Kang, or in other words, the cat is a part of Zhou Kang." Wuliang patiently asked Tangning, "Then why did a part of Zhou Kang become a cat?"
Tangning thought of the essay Zhou Kang had written, "Zhou Kang lacked company when he was young, so Mi said it was very important to him."
Tang Ning himself has a deep understanding of this. Kai is very important to him. In his eyes, Kai is a family member who is not worth mentioning.
If it dies
Tangning said seriously, "But Mi was fed chocolate cake by his parents and died. It must be very difficult for him to know the truth. It may even become a knot in his heart that he cannot get rid of."
At this point, Tang Ning suddenly remembered that Lu Yuhua said that the monster he saw following Zhou Kang was a very thin, sick cat. Could that sick cat be the image of Mimi when she was a cub
Unscrupulous, "I think so too. His nightmare became a concrete monster in the dungeon world. He also separated a part of himself into this monster, constantly experiencing the pain of the cat eating."
Tang Ning felt a little embarrassed after hearing this.
So is Zhou Kang always punishing himself
"Then why did you give Mr. and Mrs. Zhou glasses?" Tangning asked curiously.
"Zhou Kang's parents had high hopes for him, but in the end, Zhou Kang turned out to be a failure. In reality, Zhou Kang was a terrible student and accomplished nothing." Wuliang added, "But after he entered the card game, he became an excellent player. He made a lot of money using the card game and gained valuable connections. Some time ago, when his parents were going through a bankruptcy crisis, they begged him to help them out. In one fell swoop, he went from being a family disgrace to the pride of the Zhou family."
"In reality, Zhou Kang's parents became particularly humble after they found out that Zhou Kang was useful." Wuliang picked up a clean handkerchief and wiped his lenses. "And the age hints in this new copy are very obvious. Zhou Kang and his parents are much older. If Zhou Kang hadn't helped his parents during the bankruptcy crisis, even if their later years were not as miserable as poverty, they wouldn't have lived in a big room with luxury clothes and gold and silver."
"So I boldly speculate that as long as the Zhou father and mother in this copy realize that Zhou Kang is not a sick cat that they can rub and pamper, but a fierce tiger that can control their life and death, the situation of the Zhou family will be reversed."
After Wuliang finished his analysis, Tangning was stunned.
"One more thing." Wuliang added.
Tangning opened her eyes wide. One more thing
Wuliang looked at Tangning, "Su Anyun was the one who dragged us into this game. His purpose was to pay for you. I remember you said that Su Anyun's money could pay for the tickets. He could easily get the three players outside to join this new game together."
"But he only pulled me in. Does this mean that he thinks that the two of us can have an advantage in this game?" Wuliang put the lens into his pocket. "My ability is very simple. Since he arranged it this way, he indirectly said that my ability can be used in the new game."
Tang Ning gave Wuliang a thumbs up. Lin Yun was right. Wuliang was indeed an experienced and good teammate who could greatly improve the team's survival rate. Only people like him could survive well in the card world.
The vomiting sounds coming from the sofa became fainter and fainter. Lao Hu turned around and said to Tangning and Wuliang, "Follow me."
Tang Ning wanted to move, but there was garbage and ruins everywhere, leaving him with nowhere to go.
At this moment, the big tiger lay down in front of Tangning, "I'll carry you."
Wuliang raised his eyebrows slightly, and glanced at Tiger Zhou Kang, "No need, I have a porcelain plate."
Wuliang put the porcelain plates he had just collected on the garbage heap. The tiger swung its tail in displeasure. Wuliang said calmly, "Don't let the dog bite Lu Dongbin."
Tang Ning felt that Wuliang was hiding something. When did Wuliang and Zhou Kang become on bad terms
Before he could think, Tiger Zhou Kang arrived at the bedroom door. The three of them entered the bedroom together. The next moment, the scene in front of them disappeared like shattered porcelain, and Tang Ning returned to the scene when he first entered Zhou Kang's bedroom.
This time, Zhou Kang is not Zhou Kang, nor is he middle-aged Zhou Kang, but normal Zhou Kang.
Zhou Kang opened his eyes from his deep sleep. The listlessness in his eyes was gone, and he was now full of energy. He pushed aside the garbage on his body and looked at Tang Ning who was standing nearby, "Thank you for saving me."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment. Zhou Kang's eyes at that moment reminded him of the cat's focused and admiring gaze when he was holding the cat, as if he was the cat's whole world.
By the way, where’s Mimi
"I saved you, too." Wuliang squeezed into Zhou Kang's field of vision. Zhou Kang then turned his gaze away from Tangning. When he looked at Wuliang, his attitude became much more distant. "Thank you."
Even less talking.
After taking a quick look at Wuliang, Zhou Kang turned his attention back to Tangning, "Are you looking for Mi?"
Tangning nodded.
Zhou Kang lifted the quilt, revealing a skinny orange cat cub. "It's a real cat now. Do you want to touch it?"
Tangning: “!!!”
Tang Ning carefully stretched out his hand, and the cat licked him docilely.
"Okay, we can end our visit now." Wuliang urged.
Tangning patted Mi's head reluctantly. Zhou Kang stood up with Mi in his arms and asked Tangning, "Do you like cats very much?"
Without waiting for Tang Ning to answer, Wuliang spoke up for Tang Ning, "Yes, he also has someone he likes very much, who looks like this." He then pointed at the porcelain doll in Tang Ning's hand.
The porcelain doll carved with Su Anyun had three scarlet cracks, emitting an ominous aura.
Even though Tang Ning was slow, she had some idea of why Wuliang suddenly spoke to Zhou Kang like that.
Zhou Kang lowered his eyes to look at the porcelain doll in Tang Ning's hand. He did not actively chat with Tang Ning as before. The doll in his arms cried out, as if it sensed its owner's loss.
Tang Ning stared at the cat in confusion.
"Okay." This time it was Zhou Kang who spoke. The three of them left the bedroom together and went to the garbage-strewn room, and then to the living room with a sofa. Zhou's father and mother were still eating bitterly on the sofa, as if nothing had changed.
But Zhou Kang suddenly said, "Stop eating. You only know how to eat every day. Don't you see how dirty your house is?"
Lin Yun, Lu Yuhua and Jiang Mianmian, who were standing by the door, had not yet realized what had happened to Zhou Kang. They looked in shock and confusion as Zhou's father and mother timidly put away the plates.
The three players had shock written all over their faces.
Tang Ning couldn't help but look at Zhou Kang's power of speech in this family with envy. Zhou Kang should be considered the player with the highest control over his family at the moment, right
As if noticing Tang Ning's gaze, Zhou Kang also looked towards Tang Ning.
They left Zhou's house together. Lin Yun wanted to know what happened after Tangning and Wuliang went in. As soon as she met up with Tangning and was about to ask, she suddenly heard Zhou Kang calling Tangning, "Tangning, I want to talk to you alone, is that ok?"
Tang Ning stopped and said to Lin Yun, "Wait a moment." He and Zhou Kang went to a secluded corner. Tang Ning held the porcelain doll and looked at Zhou Kang.
From the first time this player appeared until now, he actually exudes a sour and smelly smell, which is a mixture of vomit and junk food. Although his appearance is not ugly, it is not good-looking either. He is a fat young man.
Zhou Kang's scent and appearance had not changed at all, but the dejection and depression on his face had disappeared. Tangning looked at Zhou Kang's family photo. Both Zhou's father and mother were good-looking when they were young. Zhou Kang was also good-looking at that time. Once he lost weight, he should have a good appearance.
"Some things don't seem right to say after you have someone you like, but in the card world, I always feel that if I don't say it now, I won't have the chance in the future."
Zhou Kang looked at Tang Ning who was so close that he seemed to be within reach. From the first time she entered the coffee shop, Tang Ning was the most dazzling person in the crowd. Even though Tang Ning's eyes were red and swollen, her nose was red, and there were traces of crying on her face, it did not affect her charm at all.
At that time, many NPCs in the coffee shop were looking at Tang Ning. If it weren't for the fact that there were so many people at their table and each player looked so busy, perhaps one of them would have asked for Tang Ning's contact information.
He sat down in the empty seat next to Tang Ning, and the incredibly beautiful young man looked at him quietly.
Her clear eyes were very clean, as if they had just been washed by tears. There was no disgust in them, she was just staring at him simply, which reminded him of the time when Mimi passed away when he was a child and he was devastated and his parents took him to the pet store to see cats.
He had no intention of getting a new cat at that time, and he didn't want to go to the pet store at all, but his parents dragged him there. After he arrived at the pet store, even though he was extremely distraught, he could still see the beautiful and valuable ragdoll among a group of cats.
Delicate and lazy, nestling cleanly in a comfortable house, she looked at him tenderly and ignorantly, the light shone on the beautiful cat, and every soft hair seemed to be glowing.
Although he did not buy the cat, the beautiful picture remained in his memory.
"Tangning, I like you."
Tangning didn't know what to say, but Zhou Kang didn't expect a response from her. He said to her, "Thank you for saving me. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, please let me know."
The young man moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something to him.
Zhou Kang waved his hand and said, "Okay, I won't waste your time. See you later."
His parents always told him that there was nothing that money couldn't buy, but the older he got, the more he realized there were things money couldn't buy.
He finally had a lot of money, but it couldn't buy him the companionship of his childhood or the person he loved now.
"Aren't you going to pick out clothes with us?" Tangning looked at Zhou Kang's back.
Zhou Kang whispered as he closed the door: "No, I'm a little tired now and want to have a good rest."
The Zhou family’s door closed.
The players' visit today has also come to an end.
"I didn't expect that, Zhou Kang," Jiang Mianmian said with emotion.
At first, everyone thought that Zhou Kang was doomed. Wouldn't a player who lost his fighting spirit in a level A dungeon just wait for death? But now Zhou Kang has become the one in the best shape among them.
Although Zhou Kang has only successfully visited two players' homes so far, Zhou Kang has the highest level of exploration and control over his own home.
“I really didn’t expect it,” Lin Yun said solemnly, “It’s as if I saw my past self.”
Although this sentence was not the same thing as what Jiang Mianmian mentioned, Jiang Mianmian seemed to understand it.
Tang Ning was unable to respond and held the porcelain doll awkwardly. He lowered his head and stroked the cracks on the porcelain with his fingertips.
"Is Zhou Kangtian going to visit me again?" Jiang Mianmian skipped the previous topic and picked up her phone to check it out. "Yes, Zhou Kangtian said he would buy it himself."
Jiang Mianmian looked at the other players, "What about you? Do you still want to pick out clothes with me?"
Now Jiang Mianmian, Wuliang, Tang Ning and Lin Yun have completed three guaranteed guest missions, Lu Yuhua and Zhou Kang have completed them twice, Bai Yingxue has only completed it once and has lost contact with them now, and her life or death is unknown.
"I will definitely go." Lu Yuhua said. He was still one step away from reaching the minimum of three.
Wuliang, Tangning, and Lin Yun also said they would go. When Jiang Mianmian saw Tangning's choice, her expression became more sincere. "Great, then, should we buy clothes first, or wigs?"
The men present had no objections and left the choice to Jiang Mianmian.
Jiang Mianmian clapped her hands and said, "Very good, let's go to the most expensive mall now."
Lu Yuhua thought it was troublesome, "It's just a casual purchase of clothes, there's no need to go through so much trouble."
Jiang Mianmian confirmed to Lu Yuhua: "Yes, there is a clothing store across the street, you can go there and get whatever you want."
Then she looked at Tangning enthusiastically, "Tangning, what style do you like? Sweet girl? Queen? Goddess? Sexy hot girl?"
Tang Ning: “”
Jiang Mianmian said patiently: "It's normal not to know which style suits you. We can just try each one, right?"
Lu Yuhua went straight to the other side of the street to choose clothes. After listening to Jiang Mianmian's speech, Lin Yun said sincerely, "I think Tangning is more suitable for the goddess type."
The corners of Tang Ning's mouth twitched.
Wuliang touched his chin and said, "I think I am more suitable for the goddess of quality."
Jiang Mianmian was too lazy to pay attention to Wuliang, but Wuliang was still enthusiastic. "Comrade Jiang Mianmian, if you don't have a sweet style, I've never seen you wearing a skirt."
"A shot to shatter your sweetness?"
A group of people came to the mall noisily. There were many women's clothing stores here, even Lolita and Hanfu stores.
Jiang Mianmian tried hard to control her excitement. She pointed at a mannequin dressed in Lolita and said to Tangning in a soft voice, using the same language that Grandma Wolf used to coax Red Riding Hood, "That dress suits you quite well. What do you think?"
Tangning looked in the direction Jiang Mianmian pointed. It was a gorgeous wedding dress, with layers of lace that looked like flowing clouds. Tangning was not familiar with this type of clothing, and he just thought it looked like a wedding dress, too formal. "Should I wear this dress when I visit your house? It doesn't seem appropriate," Tangning asked cautiously.
Jiang Mianmian knew it was inappropriate, but she really wanted to see Tangning try it on.
The girl with dead fish eyes pretended to be dumb and said: "It's all done, why not give it a try?" As she said that, she stepped on the tip of Wuliang's shoe.
Wuliang said calmly, "Yes, let's give it a try."
Lin Yun couldn't help but nodded.
Tang Ning: “?” You guys are really weird.
Tangning shook her head and refused.
Jiang Mianmian was a little disappointed. No, it was a disappointment that could not be concealed.
Wuliang glanced at Jiang Mianmian, then calmly turned his gaze towards Tangning. As Tangning stared blankly, Wuliang said softly, "Tangning, the truth is, Jiang Mianmian has contracted a disease."
Tang Ning pricked up his ears and listened carefully.
"This disease is called dress phobia, also known as Anilte's syndrome, and its scientific name is female dress phobia. The cause of the disease is usually related to childhood memories or some kind of mental trauma. People with this disease are full of fear of skirts. As a girl, they cannot wear formal skirts like other girls."
This was the first time Tang Ning had heard of this disease. He was a little surprised, but after all, there were all kinds of strange things in the world, even ghosts appeared, so what was a disease like skirt phobia
As a self-aware person, Tang Ning would first reflect on his own ignorance when hearing something unfamiliar, rather than questioning the rationality of its existence. Especially since these words were told to him by the very reliable Wuliang, Tang Ning thought about it and realized that every time he saw Jiang Mianmian, she was indeed not wearing a skirt.
"This disease is not officially classified as a mental illness because the cure is very simple. All you need to do is let the patient come into contact with someone who wears a skirt that she approves of. In other words, let Jiang Mianmian see someone who looks particularly good in a skirt." Wuliang placed his hands on Tangning's shoulders. His expression was solemn but also a little apologetic. "I know this is very difficult for you. Just forget it. Jiang Mianmian has been ill for so long. It's okay for her to continue being ill."
Having said this, he let go of my hand with unscrupulous sadness.
"But, I'm not wearing a skirt. I'm not sure if it would look weird if I put on one," Tangning said nervously.
"Let's give it a try. If we can save Jiang Mianmian, that would be the best. If not, we have done our best." Wuliang said sincerely.
Tangning nodded, "Then I'll give it a try."
Wuliang looked at Tangning with emotion and said, "Thank you."
He brought Tang Ning into the store filled with beautiful skirts. After Tang Ning entered the fitting room with the skirt in her red face, Wuliang winked at Jiang Mianmian.
In the fitting room, Tang Ning felt like something was not right and picked up her phone to search for the disease Wuliang mentioned. What was it called
When Tang Ning touched his pocket, he realized that someone had searched his phone under the pretext that he was worried that he might have lost it while trying on clothes.
System, is there really such a disease? Tangning asked the system for help.
The system was silent for a long time, maybe
Tangning was speechless for a moment as she held up her skirt. She felt that the silence just now was suspicious. What was going on?!
"Tangning, are you done changing?" Jiang Mianmian's expectant voice came from outside the door.
Tang Ning hesitated as he unzipped his skirt. Regardless of whether the person with the disease was trying to blackmail him or not, it was certain that his three teammates wanted to see him in this skirt. Life was already hard enough, so it wouldn't be a big deal to just change it for his teammates to see, right
Jiang Mianmian waited for a long time but still got no response. Just when she was about to urge him, the curtain was pulled open.
The hands wearing colorful lace gloves lifted the curtain, revealing a slender waist. In contrast to the wide skirt supported by the herringbone support, the waist embellished with a bow was even more beautiful and charming.
Tang Ning's appearance was not very tall for an adult man, but when he put on a skirt, his figure was tall and slender enough for a woman.
Everyone held their breath. The upper part of the skirt had a neckline that revealed her collarbone. Snow's skin was even more dazzling than the fabric of the skirt.
The skirt covered the rest of Tangning's body, but the exposed part of her neck exuded a strange temptation.
Tangning pretended to be calm under everyone's gaze, "Are you ready? If you are, I will change."
Jiang Mianmian, who suddenly came back to her senses, said quickly: "Wait! There are also wigs! High heels! Clavicle chains!!!"
Tangning wanted to refuse, but Jiang Mianmian had already rushed over with the things in her hands. Her face was even redder than Tangning's, "Can you take them for a bit?"
After saying that, he helped Tang Ning put on the wig with very smooth movements. The silver wig somewhat blocked Tang Ning's vision. When Tang Ning reached out to adjust it, he didn't notice that Jiang Mianmian suddenly became quiet. Not only Jiang Mianmian, but the other two players were also as quiet as chickens.
After finally tucking a strand of silver hair behind her ear, Tangning heard a familiar voice: "Ning?"
It was Su Anyun's voice.