Yu Hao marked in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window, and asked Zhou Sheng and Chen Yekai to stand at their positions. Through the glass window, they could see in the ancient city in the distance, there was a row of low-rise ancient bungalows. The bungalow was far from the insect nest. quite far.
"The Insect Nest Palace was his totem, and it was occupied later." Yu Hao took out a black pen and marked the opposite scenery directly on the floor-to-ceiling glass window, explaining, "This bungalow area, he once thought this was his new home. Part of the start of the journey, so there's a good chance it's…”
"Let's go." Chen Yekai immediately turned around and walked out of the tower. When Zhou Sheng was about to leave, he and Yu Hao glanced at the rental house. The group photos that were caught on the ropes. Many photos only related to Yu Hao and Zhou Sheng were faded and blurred, making them indistinguishable. . Only on the night of the academy celebration, the group photo of Fu Liqun and the two of them, Chen Yekai, Huang Ting, and Ou Qihang on the sofa in the background is still there.
Yu Hao: "It's been a long time."
"Yeah." Zhou Sheng tore off the photo, put it in his trouser pocket, and walked down the tower after the two of them.
The sandstorm is still in the sky, it is more violent than before I came in last night, the environment has become hotter, and the hatching nests of insects have covered most of the ancient city.
"Hurry up, I always feel that this place won't last long!" Zhou Sheng walked forward against the wind and sand, and the three chose a sheltered place behind the house to move slowly.
Yu Hao guided the two of them based on memory, and was always alert to the dark shadows flying around. There were more and more floaters and they were still patrolling. Fortunately, the sandstorm gradually subsided, and the sun, which was blocked by the wind and sand, went down, and the world gradually returned to tranquility.
Under the Milky Way, the group of bungalows not far away was nearly half buried by the wind and sand.
"Are you sure it's here?" Zhou Sheng said.
Yu Hao stepped forward and looked around suspiciously, but now he was not quite sure. Chen Yekai walked around the bungalow and said, "It's not like a resident, it's like a... a tomb."
In front of the bungalows stood a strange stone tablet. Zhou Sheng kicked the stone tablet. The stone tablet loosened, and the gravel fell rustling. The three characters "End of the play" were engraved on the stone tablet.
Yu Hao: "..."
Zhou Sheng: "…"
Chen Yekai: "What is this?"
"Self-suggestion from a guy who likes to follow dramas..." Yu Hao replied.
There was a small crack in the stone door. Zhou Sheng used a golden hoop stick to pry into the door and pry open the gap that one person could pass through. Chen Yekai took the lead to get in, Yu Hao followed, and Zhou Sheng was behind.
Inside the door was a dark, bottomless staircase. The dagger in Yu Hao's hand was floating, glowing faintly, and the three of them walked down carefully. The underground space was very wide. After walking for a while, Yu Hao passed their university dormitory room, and then went down, there was a glass door at the bottom.
Yu Hao came to cut the ribbon and recognized that it was the gym. Zhou Sheng stepped forward and pushed it, but the door didn't open.
Chen Yekai couldn't push it away either, and said, "Look for the key."
"I'll try it." Yu Hao held the luminous dagger floating in his left hand, and pushed the door with his right hand, and the door opened.
Chen Yekai wondered, "Why?"
"Because I am a shareholder of this gym." Yu Hao said.
There was a slight gasp from the underground space, fitness equipment was thrown in a mess, and there were leaflets and waste paper everywhere, as if it had been looted. On the more than ten TVs hanging by the treadmill, some are flashing snowflake signals, and some are playing American TV series.
This scene was like a weird horror movie, Yu Hao was so nervous when he saw it, he made a booing gesture towards Zhou Sheng.
The three stood quietly and heard heavy breathing from the depths of the gym.
Yu Hao: "!!!"
Yu Hao was about to step forward, but Zhou Sheng pulled him behind him and walked slowly. The white light from the dagger illuminated the end of the gym. In front of the mirror, they finally saw Fu Liqun.
Fu Liqun had his hands cut backwards, wearing only a pair of basketball pants, his strong muscles were reddened by ropes, he was fixed on a chair, wearing a blindfold, with a cloth stuffed in his mouth, like being kidnapped or waiting to be trained general.
Three people: "… "
He curled up slightly in pain, his body was full of sweat, dripping, dripping, dripping on the ground, his naked chest rose and fell with his breathing, and there were whip marks and wounds drawn from his waist and abdominal muscles.
"elder brother!"
Yu Hao immediately cut the rope for him with a dagger in his hand, Zhou Sheng strode up, took off his blindfold, and patted his face, Chen Yekai guarded with a gun.
"Brother!" Zhou Sheng shouted anxiously, Yu Hao swung it with a dagger, cutting off the strings on his wrists and ankles, and Zhou Sheng tore off the ball of cloth stuck in his mouth. Fu Liqun's eyebrows and hair were covered with sweat, and he opened his eyes slightly.
"There are enemies!" Chen Yekai shouted.
Yu Hao only felt a gust of wind behind him. Zhou Sheng immediately kicked the chair and kicked Yu Hao away with Fu Liqun. He turned around and was about to swing away with a golden hoop in his hand, but the black snake-like rope suddenly wrapped around his neck. , took him up to the ground, and threw him onto the treadmill, making a loud bang!
Chen Yekai shot, his voice oscillating in the gym, and a figure in the darkness came to him in an instant and stuck it up.
"Don't do it..." a soft voice said.
Chen Yekai got up flat, kicked the enemy out with a roundhouse kick, and said solemnly, "I'm sorry, my sexual orientation is wrong."
Immediately after a scream, the enemy was kicked away, Zhou Sheng stood up and shouted: "Lighting!"
Yu Hao waved his hand, and a dagger swirls around, nailed to the ceiling, the light is bright, Zhou Sheng can clearly see the enemy, it is actually a banshee with a good figure and a beautiful face!
"Sister-in-law?!" Zhou Sheng said in disbelief.
"It's not my sister-in-law!" Yu Hao said, "It just looks alike! I know who she is!"
"Who is it?" Chen Yekai wondered.
Yu Hao shouted, "I can't explain clearly, take him away first!"
The beautiful banshee was dressed in a long western dress and held a long whip.
"Wake him up!" Zhou Sheng shouted.
Yu Hao released a spell in his hand to heal Fu Liqun. Zhou Sheng shook off the golden hoop, and threw whatever he picked at the banshee. The banshee shook the long black whip in her hand, and instantly shook the shadow of the whip, shaking all the barbells, treadmills, exercise machines, and exercise bikes. Flying away, that explosive power is simply terrifying. Yu Hao hugged Fu Liqun and dragged him to a corner, trying his best to wake him up with his healing power.
"Brother! Wake up!" Yu Hao shouted anxiously.
Zhou Sheng and Chen Yekai went up together, but they were not even the opponent of the banshee. The whip shadow came and went, and the banshee screamed shrilly. Zhou Sheng carried the shield to dampen the sound wave, but Chen Yekai felt severe pain in his eardrums, "Buzz. "With a whirling sound, he was swept by a long whip, rolled his ankles, took his body into the air, and slammed into the wall!
Zhou Sheng shouted, "Let's go!"
Yu Hao took Fu Liqun's arm with difficulty, half dragging and half hugging him to take him away. Zhou Sheng held the shield against the violent whiplash, and Chen Yekai stumbled to his feet and shot at the banshee.
"Yu Hao..." Fu Liqun finally woke up, grabbed Yu Hao's arm and stared at him blankly.
"Brother!" Yu Hao said, "Great! Hurry up! No... What should I do now?"
"Ask him what this monster is afraid of!" Chen Yekai woke up the dreamer, Yu Hao immediately let Fu Liqun look at the banshee and asked, "What is the girl most afraid of?"
Fu Liqun's eyes were slack, and he said to himself, "I... I'm not going... I... The last... little thing... is gone."
"I'm going to die!" Zhou Sheng roared, and the voice actually startled the banshee, "What are you afraid of! Let me wake up!"
Chen Yekai and Zhou Sheng tried their best to fight the banshee. Zhou Sheng was about to step back with his shield on his back when Chen Yekai rushed towards Yu Hao and Fu Liqun. Suddenly, the banshee screamed with all her strength, and the ground of the gym began to start. Boom and move, become a treadmill conveyor belt, and take them to the depths.
Chen Yekai suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted, "I'm afraid of scales! I must be afraid of scales!"
Zhou Sheng: "…"
Yu Hao staggered to his feet and glanced into the corner, only to see a round scale being sent to the corner by a conveyor belt, Zhou Sheng shouted, "It's too far! I can't get it!"
Yu Hao took Fu Liqun to run hard on the conveyor belt on the ground. With a backhand move, the dagger fixed on the ceiling flew to the corner and pinned the scale. Yu Hao folded his fingers again and threw the scale over.
Chen Yekai bowed and ran, spread out his arms, raised his hand slyly, hit the scale, and the scale flew towards Zhou Sheng.
"I won't lose weight in May... June is just sad!" Zhou Sheng jumped in the air, using his waist to back against the golden hoop, spinning in place, hitting the scale, and shouting, "Beauty! Learn about swimming and fitness!"
The scale flew towards the banshee like a shooting star, with a loud bang, hitting the banshee's face, and the ground stopped teleporting with a scream.
Zhou Sheng shouted, "Let's go!"
Yu Hao and Chen Yekai each carried Fu Liqun's arm, dragged him, ran desperately, and went up the steps. Zhou Sheng took him to the door, hurried to the end of the steps, and squeezed out of the stone door.
In the safe haven, the three of them were exhausted and put Fu Liqun down. Fu Liqun's wounds had healed, but he had no strength. He lay on the floor in the living room of the shared room, closed his eyes, and muttered, "Water... Water..."
Chen Yekai opened the refrigerator, which was full of mineral water. He twisted a bottle and poured it on Fu Liqun's face, but Fu Liqun didn't move.
Yu Hao: "..."
Zhou Sheng knelt beside Fu Liqun, lowered his head and patted his face, shouting, "Brother!"
Fu Liqun just closed his eyes and said, "Water."
Zhou Sheng took the mineral water bottle and fed it into Fu Liqun's mouth, but couldn't pour it in.
Chen Yekai was embarrassed, he stroked his forehead and frowned deeply. Zhou Sheng roared, "Brother!"
Yu Hao suddenly remembered what Fu Liqun had said.
"I feel like I'm walking in a desert. I don't know how long I have to walk to get an oasis... I thought your sister-in-law was my oasis. I walked for a long time and was always looking for some water to drink, but no matter where I go, the whole It's a mirage."
"It's useless, Zhou Sheng." Yu Hao also sat down on the ground beside him, and said, "He can't wake up, he has to drink water, and he can only drink it if someone feeds him."
Zhou Sheng looked at Fu Liqun quietly, his face full of hostility.
"I have to find the sister-in-law in his dream." Yu Hao said, "There is no other way."
"We still have to find Cen Shan." Chen Yekai said, "Put him in a safe haven and leave as soon as possible, time is running out."
Zhou Sheng knelt beside the unconscious Fu Liqun and stared at his closed eyes. There was silence in the safe haven. The flow of time in the rental house where they once shared countless memories gradually slowed down, and then almost came to a standstill.
Yu Hao walked in front of Zhou Sheng and knelt down on one knee. Zhou Sheng's eyes were full of anger, and he glanced at Yu Hao.
"Brother, in your world, can only love save you, hey." Zhou Sheng said to himself, then laughed, "I don't believe it."
Yu Hao: "..."
When the words fell, Zhou Sheng's whole body ignited a golden fire!
Just like that day, when he lit a beacon fire for Yu Hao on the Great Wall and lit the fire in Liang Jinmin's world, his hair and clothes exuded golden flames, and his whole body burst into the sky in the dim environment. of light!
Yu Hao and Chen Yekai raised their hands to cover their eyes for a while, Zhou Sheng was burning in the golden fire, like a blazing sun.
Zhou Sheng gently raised his two middle fingers, and took a photo with Fu Liqun's memories with them. In an instant, the photo slammed into a tinder that danced in the air on his fingers.
"Get up!" Zhou Sheng shouted in shock, hugging Fu Liqun with one hand and covering his eyebrows with the other, then bowed suddenly and hugged him tightly! The flames spread from his body to Fu Liqun's body, burst out suddenly, and then spread to Yu Hao.
Zhou Sheng, Yu Hao and the comatose Fu Liqun flew out countless photo-like scenes, flying around them—that was the countless days they spent with Fu Liqun, the company in the bedroom, running on the basketball court, teaching Leaps outside the building, people pooling money to buy snacks at the ice cream stand outside the school... Countless memory fragments shone with strong light, like a flowing river of light.
In an instant, the golden river of light fell silent again, turning into an endless blue light, like a quiet river, and then moved towards Fu Liqun.
Fu Liqun opened his eyes.
"Brother!" Yu Hao shouted in surprise.
Zhou Sheng let go of Fu Liqun, let out a long breath, and stared blankly at Fu Liqun. Fu Liqun was lying in Zhou Sheng's arms with a blank expression on his face, and then Zhou Sheng poured the remaining water in the bottle and poured it all on Fu Liqun's face.
Fu Liqun shouted suddenly, his head was doused with cold water, he tried his best to get up, looked at Zhou Sheng with a puzzled face, Zhou Sheng got up, took Yu Hao's hand, and sat on the sofa.
Chen Yekai laughed, and Yu Hao laughed too.
"There is no love." Zhou Sheng said to Fu Liqun seriously, "You still have us, look, don't you believe that in your heart?"
Yu Hao said, "That's right, you can see that Zhou Sheng loves you very much."
"Don't be nauseous!" Zhou Sheng said to Yu Hao, and then gestured to Chen Yekai with his eyes, don't tell Fu Liqun what happened just now.
Fu Liqun looked confused, looked around and said, "Where am I?"
"Drink it." Chen Yekai took another bottle of water and handed it to Fu Liqun. Fu Liqun was still at a loss. He looked down at the clothes on his body.
"I really can't bear to wake up." Fu Liqun said, "When the sun came out, there was nothing left."
"Where are you?" Zhou Sheng said, "What's the name of the company?"
Fu Liqun didn't answer, just turned his head, opened the floor-to-ceiling curtains, and looked out of the window in a trance.
Zhou Sheng said: "Time, brother, hurry up!"
Fu Liqun sighed and stood lonely. Zhou Sheng added: "I'm in good shape, but this gym is not open for nothing."
Chen Yekai motioned for him to come, and Zhou Sheng and Yu Hao sat down at the dining table. Yu Hao hadn't been back to this house for a long time, and he quite missed the place where the three of them lived together.
"Liqun." Chen Yekai said, "We have already received your request for help."
Fu Liqun closed the curtains, as if he didn't want to see the scene outside, turned his head to look at Chen Yekai, and sat down on the sofa.
Yu Hao looked at Fu Liqun worriedly from time to time at the dining table, and said, "How long?"
"I can't estimate it." Zhou Sheng said, "Dream time is messy, but it's easy to find someone."
Yu Hao said, "Do you want to tell my brother?"
Zhou Sheng said: "It doesn't matter. He is struggling now."
Yu Hao: "What are you struggling with?" He suddenly understood that Fu Liqun himself was in confusion, and his will might be about to give in.
Chen Yekai said to Fu Liqun, "You must think clearly, Liqun."
With confusion in his eyes, Fu Liqun said to himself, "No, I failed, I must admit defeat..."
Chen Yekai said, "It was you who sent the distress signal."
Fu Liqun nodded and said, "Yes."
Yu Hao and Zhou Sheng looked at Fu Liqun. Yu Hao found that this dream seemed to be significantly different from the dreams he had entered before. As the owner of the dream, Fu Liqun himself was very confused.
Maybe because it was Zhou Sheng and not Cen Shan who fed him the water. With Cen Shan's words, maybe Fu Liqun will wake up soon.
Yu Hao and Zhou Sheng looked at each other, as if they both thought of this question.
At the same time, Chen Yekai was trying to convince Fu Liqun to make him more awake in the dream, but Fu Liqun's thinking was still a little confused.
After a long while, Zhou Sheng said to Yu Hao, "Lend me the clothes drying fork."
Yu Hao: "???"
Yu Hao put the two daggers together and turned it into a clothes drying fork. The strange thing was that the scalpel appeared out of nowhere and fell out of nowhere. Zhou Sheng took the clothes drying fork, and a gust of wind passed by. Chen Yekai was still trying to wake up Fu Liqun, but Zhou Sheng didn't want to wait any longer, and picked up the clothes drying fork.
"You idiot!" Zhou Sheng roared.
After saying that, a fork turned towards Fu Liqun and slapped his face with his head covered!
Yu Hao: "!!!"
Yu Hao hurriedly stood up, and Chen Yekai stood up immediately, dodging the whirlwind attack. Fu Liqun was yelled, got up and fled, Zhou Sheng held the clothes drying fork, Fu Liqun shouted: "Stop hitting! Young master! Stop hitting!"
"I'll let you toss!" Zhou Sheng chased Fu Liqun, causing the clothes drying fork to pull his back and legs. Fu Liqun shouted again, "Stop hitting! I'm sorry for you!" Fu Liqun turned around and asked for mercy, Zhou Sheng held the clothes drying fork, A fork hit him on the side of the face, and Fu Liqun fell to the ground, knocking over the TV in the room.
Chen Yekai: "Be careful not to wake him up!"
Fu Liqun couldn't help gasping for breath, suddenly realized something, and murmured, "Master?"
Zhou Sheng put away the clothes drying fork, handed it to Yu Hao, sat down at the dining table, and said to Fu Liqun, "Is pyramid selling fun? I think it's fun! I've traveled all the way to save you, can you be more aggressive?"
Fu Liqun said, "Isn't this a dream?"
Fu Liqun's expression almost began to doubt his life. Yu Hao saw Zhou Sheng's divine manipulation for the second time, and he couldn't help thinking that they were still arguing before departure, who knew Fu Liqun better.
Now he is convinced that Zhou Sheng is the one who knows Fu Liqun best.
"Wait." Fu Liqun said, "I'm dreaming, how could you... come into my dream?"
Chen Yekai said, "Let me explain."
Zhou Sheng looked at Yu Hao again with a smile in his eyes. Chen Yekai explained to Fu Liqun that Fu Liqun's eyes were full of confusion for the second time, and he looked at Zhou Sheng and Yu Hao at the table from time to time.
"Are you satisfied?" Zhou Sheng asked Yu Hao.
"Submit." Yu Hao was completely convinced by Zhou Sheng's divine manipulation.
"Impossible." Fu Liqun said frantically, "It's impossible!"
"You tell us where you are now." Chen Yekai said, "I'll know if it's possible."
"Come on." Zhou Sheng said, "I'm still waiting to go back for the New Year! What are you talking about?!"
Yu Hao said, "Yes, go home for the New Year, brother."
Fu Liqun scratched his head and said, "But I don't know where I am."
Zhou Sheng almost fell off his chair, and Chen Yekai immediately asked, "What's the name of the company?"
"Longhui Bio," said Fu Liqun, "it's in the economic development zone... wait, is this true? I mean..."
He walked to the dining table, reached out to squeeze Yu Hao's face, Zhou Sheng said, "Hey! I'm not familiar with you!"
Yu Hao said, "If you want to pinch mine, pinch your own!"
Fu Liqun reached out and pinched his face and Zhou Sheng's nose.
Zhou Sheng: "…"
Chen Yekai came over and sat down. The four of them sat at the dining table. Fu Liqun said, "That's why you... always lie down. Is that why?"
Zhou Shengdao: "We never lie down for nothing, it's you who always lie down."
Yu Hao: "..."
Chen Yekai said: "Tell me about the process, reminisce about the old times, and then talk about it after we met, stand up for the group, hurry up."
Fu Liqun looked at Zhou Sheng suspiciously, and then at Yu Hao, Yu Hao said, "It's just like talking in a dream, it's not a big deal, isn't it?"
Fu Liqun nodded and said, "I remember that I did call you."
"Twice." Yu Hao said, "We have already received your message."
Fu Liqun added: "I didn't think it was a pyramid scheme at first, I thought that Yang Ming would never lie to me..."
"When I catch him, I will let him eat shit." Zhou Sheng said, "Really eat, you wait and see."
Fu Liqun hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Forget it, it's not easy for him..."
"Don't talk about it!" Yu Hao roared, "Hurry up! It's dawn!"
Compared to Zhou Sheng and Chen Yekai, Fu Liqun was obviously more afraid of Yu Hao getting angry. Yu Hao almost never got angry. That was why being angry was especially deterrent. He began to recall a series of experiences from the time he closed the gym to his arrival in Nanlu—it was exactly what they had guessed. In the second half of December last year, after the two partners left, Li Yangming, who originally came to work in Nanlu, returned to Ying City to accompany Fu Liqun, who had already gone to the street, to settle accounts.
It was said to be a liquidation, but there were not many accounts to calculate. Fu Liqun hung up the gym, and someone came to talk about taking over. It took about ten days. After it was over, Li Yangming left first, Fu Liqun packed his things, and spent the last few hours in the gym on New Year's Eve, watching the New Year's Eve party. On New Year's Day, I went south to meet Li Yangming.
Li Yangming arranged for him to stay in a hotel, and everything was reimbursed by the company. Fu Liqun was a little uneasy. The next day, he took him to participate in the team building of colleagues in the company and went out to sea to play. The boss began to brainwash them on the boat.
If he hadn't failed in his first venture, Fu Liqun might have seen through pyramid schemes soon, but at that time he was at a low point in his life, all the three views were destroyed and rebuilt, and he was being questioned and questioned from his heart every day. When the boss built his self-confidence, it was like grabbing a life-saving straw.
"They are all like this." Yu Hao said, "When you first came into contact, it helped you build up your self-confidence and flattered you indiscriminately."
Fu Liqun nodded and said, "I was hit so hard, and the boss even asked me to speak, and asked about the entire process of my failure to start a business. My colleagues in the team helped me analyze it, and what was the reason for not doing it well..."
Zhou Sheng just looked at Fu Liqun quietly.
Fu Liqun sighed and said, "It may have been a long time, I haven't established true self-confidence. When it comes to love, Shanshan is too good, and I'm too far behind her; when it comes to friends, Kaikai needless to say. , you two are so radiant... Although it's shameful to say that, deep down, I've always longed for others to praise me, say I'm good, and tell me that I can do it well."
Zhou Sheng commented on Fu Liqun's feelings for the first time.
"The way you get along is not right." Zhou Sheng said, "A healthy relationship is when lovers have mutual admiration for each other, and they can discover and help each other develop their strengths and eliminate their weaknesses."
Yu Hao said, "I can't blame my sister-in-law for this..."
Zhou Sheng: "I don't blame my sister-in-law. It's just that you don't always find responsibility for yourself. Some people always like to push the responsibility of their failures to the external environment, and some people like to take the reasons for their failures on themselves, no matter which one. Planting too much will not work.”
Yu Hao said, "Yes, communication is a matter of both parties, but some things have to be figured out by yourself first, especially when it comes to work and career."
"Then you said the gym didn't open," Zhou Sheng said, "because he didn't think clearly about the problem?"
Yu Hao said, "I didn't mean that!"
Fu Liqun hurriedly said: "Don't make noise, I believe you are not a dream now." He continued: "I was really moved at that time..."
On the day when Fu Liqun was on the boat with everyone, he really felt touched after a long absence. Many words from the boss and colleagues can be said to his heart, including many people's self-confidence before entering this company. Finally, with the mutual help of each other, it was slowly re-established.
Chicken soup is just that, it can make people escape the pain of reality and create an illusion. Fu Liqun's depressed will due to the failure of starting a business was re-established in the face of the bright prospects described by the boss and his colleagues. He understood that failure was not shameful, and he was ready to get back on his feet and put himself into work.
But after signing the contract and registering for the job, he started a three-month training, eating and living, and Fu Liqun began to realize that something was wrong. This company will always use anti-intellectual remarks to incite employees. The wolf culture and the like are already considered light. All kinds of storytelling and brainwashing. Indeed, many high-level executives have also made money through layer-by-layer development and offline methods. The car comes to work.