The old Taoist woke up,
His hand pressed against his forehead,
Ouch,
My head hurts, my head hurts.
"Want something to eat? I'll buy you some porridge."
Although it was a bit early, breakfast delivery was available.
"Ouch, no porridge, no porridge, porridge gives me no strength."
"Then what do you want to eat? Should I order Roast Chicken King?"
"Yes, yes."
Fang Fang nodded, took out her phone to order takeout for the old Taoist, and said,
"Lean back and sit for a while, no rush to get out of bed, I'll call you when the delivery arrives."
"Okay, thanks, Fang Fang."
"Don't mention it, we're family."
They were all employees of the same boss, so they could indeed be considered family.
After Fang Fang went out,
The old Taoist leaned back and sat for a while,
Seeming to have been lying down for too long, he felt uncomfortable, so he slowly got out of bed.
Tongcheng had been experiencing a temperature drop these past few days. It was supposed to be summer, but after several days of light rain, there was still a chilly feeling.
The old Taoist found his coat in the room and put it on.
He opened the door of the ward, hesitated, and didn't go out. He sat back on the bed and picked up the remote control to turn on the TV.
Compared to the four beds in the next room, which were packed full, his conditions were comparable to a high-ranking cadre ward in the hospital.
The pharmacy no longer accepted patients needing infusions these days, and suggested they go to other nearby clinics or hospitals. When their own people got sick, they naturally gave them the best conditions.
"Ahhhhhh..."
He let out a long yawn,
The old Taoist rubbed his eyes,
A wave of sleepiness washed over him again,
His mind still felt a bit muddled.
"You're awake."
The little loli walked into the ward.
"Ah, awake," the old Taoist replied with a smile.
The little loli walked to the bedside and asked with concern:
"How do you feel?"
"No problem, no problem."
The old Taoist only remembered that he seemed to have gone to a fire to save someone, but he couldn't remember how he passed out.
"That's good, I'll call the boss and them to let them know you're safe."
"No need to trouble them, really no need to trouble them. No need to come see me so late, it's not a big deal."
The little loli smiled and said:
"They can't come even if they wanted to, they're all in the Northeast, I'm the only one at home."
"Went to the Northeast? Looking for a dragon vein?"
"Mm."
"Wow, so far away, are they really going?"
The little loli gave the old Taoist a meaningful look, but said nothing.
After dialing the number, it showed that it was out of service area.
The little loli put down her phone, frowned, and said, "I guess the boss is in the old forest, so the phone has no signal.
By the way, what do you want to eat?"
"Fang Fang already ordered for me."
The little loli nodded, "Then you should rest well. The boss instructed before leaving that you must stay in the ward for another two or three days to observe."
"I'm already fine, really, there's no problem."
"The boss said that if you don't stay here and run out, I have to break your legs and make you lie here in a cast for two or three days."
"............" The old Taoist.
"Okay then, anyway, Little Monkey has also gone to the Northeast with them, and you have nothing to do. The bookstore won't be open these days. If you feel bored, go next door and chat with people, there are many people next door anyway."
"Um, okay."
A fire rescue documentary was playing on the TV,
The host was speaking emotionally,
"There is no such thing as a peaceful life, just someone bearing the burden for you."
............
"There is no such thing as a peaceful life, just someone bearing the burden for you."
Zhou Ze sighed,
What did the old Taoist do in his previous life,
To have left such a loyal monkey behind,
The original Mountain Moving Ape Monkey had always guarded that ghost officer certificate, which was considered loyal. But that Mountain Moving Ape Monkey was a genuine article, with the title of "First Wife."
But what about this old monkey,
Clearly, it was the one that had been brushed off at the beginning,
It was a backup,
Thousands of years have passed,
And it's still willing to run out at this time to burn its last bit of strength for the old Taoist.
This kind of loyalty is really touching.
Zhou Ze pursed his lips,
Actually,
He could see that,
The old monkey was already at the end of its rope,
Even the rate of hammering the Dharma body of King Chujiang had slowly decreased.
If it were the old monkey in its prime, it might have been able to force a 50-50 split against King Chujiang.
The Lord's monkey, apart from the special case of the first Purple-Gold Divine Monkey whose combat power was off the charts, should at least be able to fight a Yama without much problem.
But now,
It's hanging by a thread,
What's more,
The Yama had only deployed a Dharma body,
The real body hasn't even moved yet,
You can't even break the other party's Dharma body now,
What chance do you have when the real body makes a move?
But,
Just then,
Boss Zhou seemed to see the old monkey sitting on the Dharma body of King Chujiang,
Suddenly raise its head,
And look towards his side.
The old monkey's gaze was very sharp,
So sharp that it was frightening.
The ID in his pocket began to vibrate,
Even the bronze ring reacted along with it.
This was a peep from the old monkey,
Or,
More like a notification.
It remembered him,
It had noticed him,
Even,
Zhou Ze had a feeling,
That the other party seemed to have seen through that he was standing here, waiting for something.
Waiting for it to die,
Waiting for it to be exhausted,
Waiting for it to make a final desperate gamble,
Waiting for it to become the second King Pingdeng Lu.
So,
Walking here first, standing here,
Zhou Ze felt that he was a bit insidious, a bit bad.
When others were risking their lives for the old Taoist, helping him to snatch the dragon vein,
He was standing on the sidelines watching,
Waiting for it to die, waiting for it to have no way out,
Waiting,
To eat it.
The feeling of guilt was only fleeting,
Because Boss Zhou knew clearly,
At this time, any sentimentality was meaningless.
Because the opponent was a Yama,
One of the masters of hell,
To snatch something from an opponent of this level,
There could be no pretentiousness.
Zhou Ze himself was risking exposure,
Either he wouldn't make a move,
Or he had to succeed!
And the only condition for success was that Ying Gou could once again get a mouthful of starting "fuel," like last time in his palace in hell.
Very cruel, very cold, very realistic,
Zhou Ze had no choice,
Originally, he had expected the old monkey to be vigorous in his old age and directly beat up the Yama, which would have been the happiest outcome, but now it seemed basically impossible.
The old monkey's energy had been almost completely exhausted;
And before that,
Boss Zhou hadn't even had the chance to help,
Let alone get a seat at the table.
Slowly,
Zhou Ze squatted down,
Rainwater kept falling,
Some puddles of accumulated water appeared in front of Zhou Ze,
The black water could still reflect a person's shadow,
Zhou Ze looked at his face,
And suddenly felt that he was a bit like this water now, becoming a bit black.
It wasn't that he felt that his actions or choices were wrong,
But that,
His reaction seemed a bit too calm, too calm,
Calm to the point of being matter-of-course.
"Pa!"
He threw a small stone,
Which splashed into the puddle.
"Old Taoist, if you hadn't squandered your fortune back then, wouldn't none of this shit be happening now?"
It was a pity that Ying Gou couldn't speak yet,
But Zhou Ze could imitate what Ying Gou would say,
"Pre…………ten…………tious…………"
Hehe,
Dragging out the sound, with a chuunibyou (delusional) tone.
It really was pretentious,
If the old Taoist hadn't squandered his fortune back then,
What he would have to face now,
Might be the supreme master of hell, Lu Fangweng.
With Ying Gou's identity,
No matter who sits at the top,
They wouldn't tolerate his resurrection and recovery.
Boss Zhou raised his head,
And met the old monkey's gaze,
That majestic body,
Those huge eyes,
Were rippling with a gaze that carried a bit of jest, a bit of recklessness, a bit of joy,
Even his eyes trembled,
The pride in his heart,
Overflowed beyond words:
"Have you been waiting anxiously?"
In the mountain col,
Boss Zhou stood up,
He suddenly didn't feel guilty anymore, nor did he feel that his choice to wait was insidious,
And he no longer felt that there was anything wrong with waiting for a loyal old ape to step into death, into despair, into "rations" in this way,
Because it had already seen through it, had already let it go, and had already been open about it.
So,
Why was he still being pretentious here?
Facing the gaze that the old monkey cast again,
Zhou Ze smiled and put his hands on his hips,
And scolded with a laugh in a voice that only he could hear:
"Old thing, why aren't you dead yet!"
"Bang!"
The old monkey punched the Dharma body of King Chujiang again,
And twisted its hips,
As if to say:
I'm not in a hurry to die, I'm not in a hurry to die,
Are you angry,
Are you angry?