Chapter 188 Paper Man and Resurrection Pill

Chapter 188 Paper Man and Resurrection Pill

Chapter 188 Paper Man and Resurrection Pill
"Okay, Captain Lin, no problem. I will make sure Mr. Xiao is safe."

Xiao Wang hung up the phone and nodded to Xiao Jie who was sitting in the passenger seat.

At this time, the two were driving to Chen Tianwen's villa. The sky outside the car window had already darkened. Xiao Wang asked casually while driving, "Mr. Xiao, I heard that you killed a lot of people in the game?"

"There are not many, only four or five." Xiao Jie said disapprovingly.

"What does that feel like?" Xiao Wang's tone was faintly revealing a hint of excitement.

Xiao Jie gave him a strange look, "Why are you asking this?"

"Nothing." Xiao Wang continued driving. After a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Are the abilities gained in the game really as powerful as those in martial arts movies?"

Xiao Jie suddenly laughed, "You kid, don't you want to play games?"

"No--no." Xiao Wang denied hurriedly.

However, Xiao Jie could see through Xiao Wang's insincerity at a glance. Although Xiao Wang acted very capable, he was obviously still a newcomer, probably just in his early twenties. He didn't know where the Tourism Administration recruited people from. He did not have the sharp and agile feeling of a special agent as he had imagined.

What level of organization is the Game Management Bureau? Considering the influence of the game Old Country, it must be quite high.

"Let me guess. Your gaming bureau must have assigned people to the game. This kind of work is so dangerous, so they must need volunteers. Just like undercover agents, there are certain screening conditions. So you want to participate?"

Xiao Wang looked at Xiao Jie in surprise, obviously he was guessed right.

But he muttered, "I will neither admit it nor deny it."

Xiao Jie was speechless. "By the way, don't you have any teaching materials on how to speak? Why do you all say the same thing?"

"I will neither admit it nor deny it." Xiao Wang continued to repeat this sentence.

Xiao Jie spread his hands and said, "Okay, just treat it as my own words. The abilities obtained in this game are indeed very cool, just like those in martial arts movies. And unlike martial arts movies, this is real, and it's so cool to use.

However, once you get used to it, it's just like that. After all, this thing can't be displayed publicly, it's just for self-entertainment. Besides, martial arts are basically useless when facing modern weapons.

What is truly valuable is magic, but unfortunately magic is difficult to master. I haven't learned any real magic yet.

And the death rate of playing this game is quite high, of course you must know this better than me."

Seeing that Xiao Wang didn't say anything, Xiao Jie continued, "I think the most important thing for a person is to know the consequences of an event and whether you can bear it. So if you really want to do this, you just need to carefully consider two points. One is whether you can risk your life, and the other is whether it is worth risking your life for the power in the game."

Xiao Wang obviously listened to him.

"Thank you."

"What are you thanking me for? I'm just expressing my feelings - Hey, we're here."

The gate of Chen Tianwen’s villa appeared in front of us and the car stopped suddenly.

Xiao Jie picked up the sword and said, "Just wait in the car. I'll be back soon."

"No, Captain Lin told me to ensure your safety."

Xiao Jie thought to himself that he didn’t know who would protect whom.

"Whatever you want, just don't follow too closely."

Xiao Jie took Hengdao out of the car as well, and the two of them walked into the yard of the villa one after the other. The ground was littered with destroyed stones.

Xiao Jie looked at the piles of rocks around him and thought that this Qi Men Dun Jia was just like this and could be destroyed with explosives.

But the last time I came here, this formation could clearly change physical properties. Why is it that now it only has an illusion effect?
Unable to figure it out for a moment, the two of them entered the living room's door, and Xiao Jie went straight to the study. He had been here once when he came to ask Chen Tianwen to translate the humanity chapter, so he was familiar with the place.

I thought he was just picking up something, but when he reached the door, Xiao Jie suddenly stopped.

There was a faint rustling sound coming from the study, as if someone was carefully rummaging through something inside.

His heart suddenly became tense.

Chen Tianwen had said before that he hid the elixir in order to prevent it from being discovered by his enemies.

Could it be that the enemy has appeared?

That would be bad.

"Shh!" He stretched out his hand and made a gesture for silence. The door of the study was an antique-style double door. He looked inside through the crack in the door.

My heart skipped a beat when I saw this. I could see a strange figure in black, looking for something in the house.

The reason why it is weird is that the human figure is abnormally thin. Every time it turns around, it looks like a line from the side, with no human structure such as chest and back.

Moreover, its movements are also very strange. Every time it searches for something, it has to curl up its body, and its whole body will bend at a very strange angle.

Since there was no light in the room, the specific scene could not be seen clearly, and the human figure looked even more terrifying in the darkness.

Xiao Jie's scalp felt tingling and he wondered what the hell was this thing?

I'm a physics-based animal trainer, but I don't even have a pet in real life. This thing is not going to be easy for me to handle. I'd better find some help.

He turned around and was about to tell Xiao Wang to retreat first, but when he turned around, he was dumbfounded. Just under the stairs behind Xiao Wang, a paper man was looking at him with an angry face.

That's right, it was a paper man, wearing black clothes and a black hat, about 1.67 meters tall, with an angry expression painted on his face, making it look particularly weird.

For some unknown purpose, the creator even drew a mask on the lower half of the face.

Because it is a paper figure, it makes no sound when it walks, so I didn't notice it at all just now.

At this time, the paper man also discovered him and Xiao Wang. A weird smile appeared on his face. He stretched out his hand and a paper knife appeared in his hand.

He chopped towards Xiao Wang, but Xiao Wang was unaware and looked at Xiao Jie in confusion.

"Be careful!" Xiao Jie shouted.

Xiao Wang reacted very quickly. He dodged the knife by leaning forward. When he turned around and saw the paper man, he was startled and pulled out his gun to shoot.

Bang, bang, bang! The bullets penetrated the paper man's body continuously, making several holes in it, but they were useless.

The paper man chopped down again. This time Xiao Wang didn't have time to dodge. He screamed and a big cut was made on his arm. Blood immediately flowed out.

Seeing the paper man about to chop down again, Xiao Jie had already drawn his knife and blocked it fiercely.

Ding! There was a crisp sound of metal clashing. The paper knife was not only extremely sharp, but also had a metallic feel when struck.

Xiao Jie swung his sword and used the Nine Illusionary Moves in succession.

Although he had killed countless people in the game, this was the first time he had fought someone in real life, so he instinctively used a set of standard sword skills.

The paper man's swordsmanship was also quite good.

Ding ding ding! The two fought back and forth, and unexpectedly they were evenly matched.

Just when Xiao Jie was gradually getting the hang of it, the study door behind him was slammed open, and two paper men rushed out of the door, one holding a spear, the other holding a sword, both weapons were made of paper, and they attacked together.

Xiao Jie was decisive. His position was not suitable for fighting with the enemy. There were enemies in front and behind him, and no matter how good his swordsmanship was, it would be difficult to resist.

"Jump!"

Xiao Jie roared, did a side flip and flipped down the stairs, landing lightly on the ground. Xiao Wang then jumped down to the first floor with a plop.

The paper man upstairs immediately chased down.

Xiao Jie hurriedly shouted, "Get out of here!" and pulled Xiao Wang and ran out.

Xiao Wang ran after them while firing at the paper figures, but it was useless except for adding more holes on them.

At this moment, a paper man holding a big axe rushed out from somewhere and chopped at the two of them with the axe. Xiao Jie hurriedly let go of the hand guard that was holding Xiao Wang and pushed Xiao Wang out of the door.

Xiao Wang just crawled to his feet and when he turned around, he saw four paper men surrounding Xiao Jie.

He was immediately shocked, "Mr. Xiao!"

Then I saw the four paper figures rushing forward together, each holding a weapon.

It's over! Xiao Wang was filled with despair. His job was going to be ruined.

The next second, Xiao Jie was seen leaning over and holding the handle of the knife, making a gesture of accumulating power, and his body suddenly spun and flew.

Secret——Sweeping away everything in its path!
The knife light flashed in the darkness, like a whirlwind composed of blades, sweeping out between the four paper figures.

Brush brush!
There was a sound of a rotating blade cutting. By the time Xiao Jie stopped with the blade pointing backwards at a 45-degree angle in a handsome posture, the four paper figures around him had already turned into pieces of paper all over the ground.

Xiao Wang was stunned. He looked at the pistol in his hand, then at Xiao Jie's sword, with a trace of determination in his eyes, as if he had made up his mind. Xiao Jie quickly jumped out of the circle and used his knife to move the scraps of paper on the ground. When he was sure that these things would not move again, he breathed a sigh of relief. His face suddenly felt hot. He touched it with his hand and found that it was cut by the sword of the paper man without knowing when.

Damn, these paper figures are really weird.

Fortunately, it was just a superficial wound. These paper figures were probably sent by Chen Tianwen’s enemies.

What they were searching for in the study was definitely the resurrection pill left by Chen Tianwen.

Xiao Wang looked at the scraps of paper on the ground in shock.

"Mr. Xiao, what are these things?"

"I'm not sure. It should be some kind of magic. It must be sent by the person who wants to kill Chen Tianwen as a finishing blow. Call Captain Lin for backup. I have to go upstairs to get something."

Xiao Jie said this and walked upstairs.

I hope the resurrection pill doesn't get stolen.

Chopping down four paper figures made him very confident in his own martial arts. Moreover, it seemed that the other party did not dare to show up in person, but only sent some summoned creatures.

Most likely it is because they are afraid of the Tourism Administration.

After all, once one's identity is exposed, unless one has truly reached the level of a god, one will still be very weak in front of the state apparatus.

Xiao Jie carefully pushed open the door of the study, leaned sideways to look inside, and made sure there was no ambush before walking in.

Xiao Jie first observed the layout of the study. It was almost the same as the last time, with books piled everywhere. There were several ancient paintings hanging on the walls, one of four fairies dancing, one of an eagle spreading its wings, and another rather strange one, which was an old man sleeping under an old tree.

There was a desk in the middle of the study, with a book spread out on it, as well as some copper coins, tortoise shells and other things.

Xiao Jie walked over and took a look, and saw that it was a handwritten version of the Book of Changes.

On the page that was opened it was written:

[No: No is a bad person, it is not good for a gentleman to be loyal, and it is a big deal...

Xiang said: Heaven and earth are not in harmony, no; a gentleman avoids difficulties with frugality and virtue, and should not be honored by salary and rank...]

Xiao Jie looked at it for a few times, but didn't know what it meant.

Fortunately, there is a line of comments below.
The hexagram says: Good times will come after bad times, one can live in the face of death. A gentleman, in view of profit, should put himself in a position of death in order to be reborn.

Xiao Jie had a feeling that this must be the fortune told by Chen Tianwen. Could it be that this guy predicted that he would die? So he made a backup plan in advance.

He looked around and searched carefully for a while, and sure enough, he saw a golden bell on the wall nearby.

Xiao Jie walked up to the bell and rang it hard.

Ding--

The aftertaste is long and there is no reaction.

Ding--

Yet nothing changed.

Ding--

After the three bells rang, Xiao Jie looked around, but there was still no change. Wasn't it promised that the secret realm would open after three bells rang?

I couldn't help feeling a little resentful in my heart. Chen Tianwen didn't explain clearly enough. So where was the resurrection pill hidden?
Uh—ah.

Suddenly, a yawn sounded from behind him. Xiao Jie's hair stood on end and he turned around abruptly, but there was no one there.

But something did change in the room. He heard the sound of wind and even smelled the scent of grass.

He blinked his eyes and finally found the problem. The old man in the painting on the wall actually crawled up from the ground. The sound of the wind and the smell of grass came from the painting.

Let me go, what is going on?
Xiao Jie was shocked and surprised. He observed the painting carefully. It was an ancient landscape painting. He saw the old man in the painting walk to the well nearby to draw two buckets of water, and then water the tree. The little figures in the ancient painting style walked back and forth, giving the feeling of an ink-and-wash animation.

Soon, the branches and leaves of the big tree began to grow lush, and even a peach blossom grew on the originally dead branch.

The old man kept watering the flower, and it bloomed and withered, and then a peach grew. Unlike the black and white tones in the painting, the peach was pink, which stood out in the ink painting.

The branch with peaches on it grew longer and longer, and finally seemed to extend out of the painting. The peaches on it were hanging high up, looking within reach.

Xiao Jie took a step to the side with some uncertainty. It turned out to be not an illusion. The branch actually stretched out from the painting.

Damn, what kind of technology is this?
Could it be the legendary art of Qimen Dunjia?
He understood in his heart that this should be the secret realm that Chen Tianwen mentioned.

He reached out and picked the peach. The tangible touch surprised him. When he looked up again, the painting was still the same, the tree was still dead, and the old man was lying asleep under the tree again. There were only ink and oil paints, no peach branches.

It was as if everything that happened just now was just an illusion. Xiao Jie touched it with his hand and found it was just ordinary drawing paper.

Only the peach in your hand is real.

No, when Xiao Jie lowered his head again, he found that the peach was also fake, obviously a plastic model with a gap in the middle. When he broke it open, he saw a golden pill hidden inside.

This should be the so-called resurrection pill.

Xiao Jie was surprised and shook his head speechlessly. Damn it, why are you beating around the bush?

I turned around and hurried downstairs, but Xiao Wang had already finished his call.

"Someone will be here soon."

"Let them come and clean up the mess. Let's go back to the hospital."

While calling Captain Lin to inform him of the situation, he drove straight to the hospital.

When the two returned to the hospital, the emergency room was crowded with people again, and this time there was a different doctor.

"The patient is dying."

“Get ready for adrenaline!”

"Let me try. I'll use my internal energy to heal you."

"Get out of here, get out of here! Why are you sending all these people in?"

Captain Lin was waiting at the door anxiously, and when he saw Xiao Jie coming, he hurried over to greet him.

Xiao Jie asked, "Have the provincial experts arrived?"

"Come on, bullshit! The provincial expert was wiped out by the boss and is crying at home. The headquarters sent a task force over there, fearing that something might happen. It's good enough if they don't get into trouble, so don't even think about coming to rescue them. Where have you been?"

"I'm going to get the life-saving elixir. This is Chen Tianwen's backup plan. We need to give it to him right away."

Captain Lin's eyes lit up, "Then hurry up."

When the two rushed in, Master Niu was arguing with the doctor. One wanted to use internal energy to heal his wounds, while the other wanted to use adrenaline.

Seeing another person rushing in, the doctor got angry and said, "What are you doing? The patient is almost dying, and you are still doing this."

Xiao Jie could understand why the doctor was so angry, but this was not the time to explain.

"If you can guarantee to cure it, then you can come. Otherwise, please move aside."

Of course the doctor couldn't guarantee it. He had never seen such a strange patient, let alone such a strange group of people. After hearing this, he pushed the door open and left angrily.

Xiao Jie pried open Chen Tianwen's mouth and stuffed the pill into his mouth.

No one knows what this pill is made of, but it doesn't even require water and melts in your mouth.

With a gulp, he swallowed the pill. After a moment, Chen Tianwen exhaled sharply.

The breathing that was almost imperceptible at first suddenly became dense and long.

"There is a reaction, there is a reaction!"

Master Niu was somewhat impressed, "Master Chen is amazing, he even knows how to make pills. I'll have to ask him for a few pills later."

An Ran also nodded quickly, "We have suffered so much for him, we must not let him sit idle if anything happens in the future."

Chen Tianwen stretched out his body and said leisurely, "Who will wake up first from the big dream? I know myself in my life! Ah, you are sleeping so soundly. Hey, what are you all doing here?"

(End of this chapter)