My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

This made the proprietress laugh disdainfully.

"You're called a thief, how can you still be considered a good person? The burial objects are all treasures of the tomb owner, left by people who missed the tomb owner, and represent their thoughts. To steal other people's thoughts is simply a bastard!"

The proprietress said this and took another puff of her cigarette sadly.

She has a great figure, long curly hair, and tattoos on her arms. She dresses in a way that makes her look tough. She squats at the door smoking. No one would think she is easy to mess with at first glance, but what she says is very righteous. The contrast makes Hao Xie a little unable to adapt to it for a while.

"Madam Boss, you haven't answered my question yet. Aren't you afraid of dealing with these people?"

"I'm not afraid. A very powerful person gave me a weapon in the past. With this weapon, I can protect myself from anyone who wants to hurt me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a roar was heard in the hotel.

"Madam boss, where are your instant noodles? I can't find them!"

Just as the proprietress was about to leave, Hao Xie raised her hand to stop her.

"Well, can I ask you a question..."

"Okay, I'm going to go and greet the guests. You guys don't look rich, otherwise you would have gone to the hospital long ago. I don't sell on credit here, so if you can't pay, leave now before you officially move in. If you want to stay, bring something valuable in exchange."

Hao Xie was exposed and felt a little embarrassed.

The proprietress walked away twisting her waist, and the sound of her high heels made Hao Xie a little annoyed.

Back upstairs, the young man was bandaging the wound on his arm.

Zhang Hao told him: "I have checked it out. This poison is not fatal, but it can seal a person's cultivation or limbs. In short, it is like the brother's arm is in a plaster cast. It can't be used for the time being, but it won't be any more serious."

It’s not known whether this news is good or bad, but Hao Xie breathed a sigh of relief.

It won’t get worse, and at least he won’t have to worry about losing his brother.

Moreover, as long as he works hard, he can always find a way to detoxify and recover.

Zhang Hao was about to go downstairs to buy instant noodles, and wanted to tell Hao Xie what the proprietress said, so they went downstairs together.

In front of the counter, the proprietress was blowing smoke rings in a coquettish manner.

"What do you want to buy, handsome boy?"

“Buy instant noodles.”

"10 yuan for a bowl, including hot water, no credit!"

Hao Xie felt a little awkward before he could say anything.

However, Zhang Hao took out a small box from his pocket and pushed it in front of the proprietress.

"I think this should be enough to cover room and board."

The proprietress raised an eyebrow, took the box and opened it, surprise flashed in her eyes, and quickly closed it and put it in her pocket.

"Okay, sure. You can take whatever you want, but you have to tell me. If the bill doesn't add up, I'll check the room!"

"Row."

Zhang Hao and Hao Xie took a bunch of food upstairs. At the door of the room, Hao Xie asked Zhang Hao, "What did you give?"

"A night-shining pearl."

"A night-shining pearl? You're only paying for one night's accommodation with something this valuable?"

"It doesn't matter. I have plenty of this stuff. Let me ask you something... How is your health now?"

When Zhang Hao said the latter sentence, one could clearly feel that he was a little hesitant.

Hao Xie was slightly startled, then he let out a long sigh.

"Did you hear everything?"

"Yes, I overheard you talking to the landlady downstairs. I want to ask you, why didn't you tell me?"

"But you obviously noticed it a long time ago, didn't you? And Fatty Wang... When we first set out, you were smoking while swimming on the road. Then I coughed accidentally, and you never smoked in front of me again."

They are like this, even if there is something, they will keep it in their heart. As long as the other party does not say it, they will not take the initiative to ask, so as not to add burden to the other party. This is their way of getting along.

"Well, maybe Fatty doesn't know as much as I do. I discovered it earlier than Fatty because ever since you got sick, all your emotions seemed to be filled with a sense of fearlessness about death. I always had the illusion that you were making arrangements for your funeral, so I didn't ask any more questions after that."

that is the truth.

They are thoughtful and always protect their friends in their own way.

Last night, Zhang Hao had a dream.

In his dream, he was standing in a vast expanse of white fog, and not far away stood a man in black. The man was unusually tall, and through the gap in his cloak, Zhang Hao could see slightly curly blond hair, but he couldn't see his face clearly, let alone tell whether he was a man or a woman.

"Who are you?" Zhang Hao spoke first.

The other person raised his hand slightly, and Zhang Hao stood up involuntarily and walked towards that person.

"Do you want to accept the trial?"

This voice sounds neither male nor female.

That’s right, it sounded like a man’s voice, but also like a woman’s voice, and also like a mixture of the two. He couldn’t tell the difference at all.

"what?"

"The Trial of the Polar Tower."

Hearing this name suddenly, Zhang Hao subconsciously clenched his fists.

It’s this place again. What’s so special about this place?
Why had I been searching for so long, but in the end it was this so-called Polar Tower that showed up and gave me clues?
"Tell me who you are first."

"I am the selection officer. I will select qualified people from various worlds to participate in the selection of the Polar Tower."

"Different worlds?"

Zhang Hao suddenly caught the key words.

Why do we need to use the word "various worlds"? Are there other worlds besides the one we are in now?

Are the systems of all worlds different?

"I want to join in! Where are my friends!"

"I will conduct the test. Candidate No. 79999, please proceed to your starting point."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Hao's consciousness was completely cut off.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on a wet and hard floor.

Is this stone? The surface is a little bumpy and covered with a layer of slightly moist moss.

Zhang Hao wanted to sit up, but found that he had no strength at all. With his face pressed to the ground, he tried to lift his eyelids and examine everything around him.

He seemed to be in a large, dark and damp house, with the sound of dripping water all around him and a faint fragrance in the air.

This aroma!
This smell is so familiar, isn’t it the same as the one on the giant beast!

Is there any connection between the giant beast and the Tower of God? The next moment, a foot passed in front of him.

The foot was small, without shoes, and the cloth hanging from the leg was a little tattered. He tried to raise his head, but could only see a small blond figure covered in rags walking in front of him.

"Wait a minute, who are you? Where is this place?!"

After Zhang Hao shouted loudly, the other party turned around.

Zhang Hao saw the person's face clearly. She was obviously a foreigner and very young, about fourteen or fifteen years old, a little girl.

The little girl tilted her head in confusion, then said something, but Zhang Hao couldn't understand it at all.

Is this a new language?
The little girl obviously realized this as well. She walked forward, stepped on Zhang Hao's back barefoot, pushed him twice, and only stepped back after confirming that Zhang Hao was a real person.

She waved her hand, and a small cube fell in front of Zhang Hao, and then a small pill floated out of it. Zhang Hao opened his mouth uncontrollably and swallowed the pill.

In an instant, the world was spinning, and after the uncomfortable feeling of being dead passed, he found that he seemed to have regained some strength, was able to sit up, and even his breathing became much smoother.

"Do you understand now?"

Zhang Hao could understand what the girl said.

Was the pill I just took meant to allow me to understand the language here?
Zhang Hao sat up and rubbed his eyebrows.

"Where is this place?"

"This is the basement level. How did you get here? Don't we usually start directly from the first level? No one has been here for a long time."

What does she mean?
No, I have absolutely no idea.

Seeing that Zhang Hao didn't respond for a long time, the girl simply stopped asking and turned around as if preparing to leave.

"Wait, wait, where am I now?"

"It's on the negative first floor of the Polar Tower, also known as the Land of Exile. Usually, only those who have committed serious crimes or have been thrown into the tower to suffer will start directly from the negative first floor. I don't see any sin in you."

These words contained too much information for Zhang Hao to digest all at once, and he could only try to understand them bit by bit.

First, the Polar Tower that he had been longing for, he was now on the underground floor of the tower.

Second, only guilty people would be thrown here to suffer, and this negative first floor was similar to a prison.

Third, I have done nothing wrong, so why was I thrown here? Was it that strange man in black who threw me here? Did he do it on purpose?

Answering one question led to more questions, and Zhang Hao's headache was about to explode.

But he still had to remember that he had indeed arrived at the Polar Tower.

"May I ask what the meaning of this tower is?"

"Oh, so you are a sinner whose memory was erased. No wonder you don't know anything."

After realizing this, the blonde loli spoke to Zhang Hao in an increasingly impolite tone.

Zhang Hao cleared his throat and said, "Please tell me."

"Why should I tell you so much? Forget it, I still need to tell you the basic rules. This polar tower is called the Tower of God. It has everything, but you need to keep climbing up to the top of the tower to become the master of the tower and get everything you want."

In other words, climbing up step by step is also a proof of the gradual increase in strength.

"Can I climb this tower please?"

"You are already in the tower, why not? However, most people who are selected will start climbing directly from the first floor, and there are fixed tests on each floor. And you are directly on the negative first floor, which means that you must pass the test of the negative first floor before you can stand in the same dimension with others. Otherwise, you will always bear the sin and cannot leave the negative first floor."

Zhang Hao got a headache after hearing this. He added a negative status right away. Was he going to let him live?
Fortunately, the place I have been longing for finally appeared before my eyes. No matter how difficult it is, there is always a way.

"How do I get off this floor?"

"It's simple. Go and defeat that deep-sea monster."

The girl pointed behind Zhang Hao. Zhang Hao turned around and saw that a huge cage had appeared behind him. There seemed to be water on the other side of the cage. The water did not flow out through the gap in the fence that could accommodate one person, but seemed to be blocked by something.

The loli girl snapped her fingers lightly, and the water immediately emitted a faint light green fluorescence, illuminating a black giant beast inside!
The long tail, the sharp fins, the weird upper body, and that extremely familiar face.

Isn’t this the giant beast in the Sun Family Ancestral Hall!
No, they just look the same. The giant beast had died long ago, but why would the giant beast in the Tower of God appear in the Sun Family Ancestral Hall?
As I learn more, there seem to be more and more secrets.

"Want me to defeat it?"

"That's right, but I need to tell you in advance that this thing is not a physical entity, but the embodiment of your fear. Simply put, the more afraid you are of it, the stronger it will be. Although some people try their best to comfort themselves and not be afraid, people's hearts cannot deceive themselves. This giant beast is called Illuminating Sin, and it will illuminate the fragility in your heart."

The more sinful a person is, the more he cannot face the evil in his own heart. Then the power of this giant beast will be stronger. Ordinary people may not be able to pass this test at all.

From the administrator's tone, it can be heard that no one seems to have been able to pass over the years.

"Okay, if I pass, I can go to the first floor, right?"

After getting a positive answer from the other party, Zhang Hao turned and walked towards the cage, but when he was about to touch the cage, he suddenly turned back.

The girl smiled as expected.

"Are you scared?"

"No, I'm just curious, why can I leave after looking directly at the sins in my heart? After looking directly at them, do these sins no longer exist?"

"Strength is the only proof in this tower. If you believe that what you did was right, and you are speaking from the perspective of a strong person, then this tower will grant you innocence."

So that's the truth?

Zhang Hao seemed to have some understanding of the worldview of this tower, which is that strength is paramount.

Zhang Hao reached out and touched the water in the cage.

The water brought a light coolness, but he was not sure whether it was real water.

Also, if this is water, will I drown if I go in?
Or maybe, an additional condition of this test is to see how long you can hold your breath in the water?

"It's best not to have any distracting thoughts."

The girl said something mysteriously behind him, and then stopped talking. She sat down where she was, holding her chin with her hand, looking bored.

Zhang Hao took this as a reminder to himself. After all, in this tower, strength is supreme. Judging from this person's attitude, she didn't seem to think Zhang Hao was guilty.

When Zhang Hao walked into the cage, he felt suffocated at that moment, but the feeling was fleeting.

He seemed to blend perfectly into the water.

Ever since he stepped into the cage, the giant beast in front of him has been staring at him motionlessly, with a faint light flashing in its eyes, as if it would rush over and devour him at any time.

He clenched his fists. Without a weapon, he could only rely on the hint he had just received - to face the sin in his heart without distraction.

But what crime have I committed?
Zhang Hao was lost in thought.

When you think about it carefully, he has experienced so many things and so many people, but in fact, nothing can bring him a fatal blow.

He has endured so many things, why can't he face his fear?
If there really is something to be feared, then Zhang Hao should be the one that others fear!

"Ow!"

The next moment, the giant beast rushed over. (End of this chapter)