Forced into a romantic relationship

"I buried my last words in the soil, no need to wait for me."

Seeing this sentence, Han Zhou and Gu Zheng's faces changed instantly. Although they couldn't be sure whether their translation was correct, considering the current situation, it was difficult for them not to associate it in some bad direction again.

Seeing the two people's ugly expressions, Chen Doudou asked with a sad face: "Brother Han Zhou, Sister Guzheng, did I mess this up..."

"of course not."

Although he felt very heavy-hearted, Han Zhou naturally would not blame a little girl. In fact, the fact that she could find the note had already been a great help.

After trying to calm down, he squatted down, gently stroked the girl's furry head, and said with a smile, "Thanks to you, I already know where Sister Wang Lengqiu went."

As he spoke, he used the "Painting Detection Recorder" - this item can detect nearby objects full of obsession and obtain memories from them. If this note contains Wang Lengqiu's obsession, then he may be able to find out where the other party is going.

It’s a pity that the detector didn’t respond at all, which means that there is no obsession on the note in my hand.

Han Zhou's mood became increasingly heavy, but he did not show it.

"Really!"

Chen Doudou's eyes lit up, and he quickly raised his head to look at Han Zhou, wiping his tears and asking, "Can we really find Sister Wang Lengqiu?"

Of course she knew that Wang Lengqiu was missing. Although she didn't know what exactly happened, everyone's anxious search gave her a bad feeling. She really wanted to do something, hoping to help everyone find Sister Wang Lengqiu as soon as possible, otherwise she wouldn't have been searching the room all the time.

Seeing the girl's expectant face, Gu Zheng also forced a smile, curved her eyes and said, "Of course it's true. Brother Han Zhou will go pick up Sister Wang Lengqiu soon. But before that, Doudou, you have to think carefully. Did you see what was written on the note just now?"

The words on the note were completely unclear. The sentence just now was just a blind guess by her and Han Zhou, and should not be taken seriously. However, if the content of the note could be confirmed, then perhaps they could find Wang Lengqiu quickly.

"I, I didn't look carefully..."

Chen Doudou's eyes dimmed a little, and he lowered his head in disappointment, saying dejectedly, "I know too few words..."

"It's ok."

Gu Zheng gently wiped away the tears from the girl's eyes. If the note was really Wang Lengqiu's "suicide note", then it was actually a good thing that the child didn't see it.

Han Zhou picked up the umbrella on the ground, turned around and gave Gu Zheng a look. The latter understood and followed him to the door.

Before the other party could speak, she couldn't help but ask, "Do you really know where Senior Sister Wang Lengqiu went?"

The content on the note brought great pressure to Gu Zheng. Time was running out. If Han Zhou could not confirm Wang Lengqiu's location, she would go out and look for him no matter what.

"Yeah, it's true."

Han Zhou also knew that time was running out, so he immediately opened his umbrella and walked into the rain. Using the sound of the rain to cover his voice, he said softly, "Don't tell anyone else about the note. I'm going to bring Senior Sister Wang Lengqiu back now."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. Didn't I promise you that?"

"Don't you dare lie to me about this."

Guzheng was a little worried that he was just trying to be stubborn and taking everything on herself.

Han Zhou smiled and said, "Even if I have lied to you about everything else, I will never joke about something like this. Let's go."

Perhaps it was because the smile on his face was too calm, Gu Zheng's originally anxious mood was inexplicably relaxed a lot. Seeing that the other party was getting farther and farther away, she shouted: "Remember to notify me as soon as you have any news!"

"understood!"

Han Zhou didn't look back and walked quickly towards the gate of the yard.

Gu Zheng watched him walk further and further away. At the moment when he was about to leave the yard, she seemed to suddenly remember something. She quickly put her hands to her mouth in a trumpet shape and called out to him loudly.

"Han Zhou!"

Han Zhou stopped and the continuous raindrops fell on the umbrella, splashing water.

"When you find Senior Sister Wang Lengqiu, remember to say sorry to her!"

This guy was eavesdropping last night.

He smiled and responded loudly: "You don't have to tell me!"

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Amid the noisy rain, the girl's voice was heard again behind me.

"And - remember you promised me that you would bring her back!"

He didn't answer, but just raised his right hand, made an OK gesture, then walked out of the yard and completely disappeared in the rain.

……

The moment he turned the corner, Han Zhou kept walking, but his expression suddenly became serious.

Of course he didn't know where Wang Lengqiu had gone.

Fortunately, he has already thought of a way to find the other party.

Since the existing state cannot help him find Wang Lengqiu, he might as well create a new state.

And it just so happened that he always had such an item that could create a new state——

[Custom State Generator (temporary): A one-time item. After use, you will be granted the right to generate a custom state once. To use, use the palm of your left hand as paper and the index finger of your right hand as a pen. You can write any four-character phrase that is easy to understand on your palm and give it a definition that matches the semantics of the phrase itself. If the judgment is successful, a custom state that lasts for 48 hours will be generated. Please note that once the state is generated, it will immediately enter a temporary solidified state, which cannot be cancelled or changed during this period. The specific effect will be modified to a certain extent according to the current level of the status bar. In addition, if the state has a significant impact on reality during its duration, the impact will be modified to a certain extent after the state disappears.]

Able to generate any desired state at will, the effect of this item is quite powerful. Although it is limited by the status bar level, the final status effect will most likely be castrated, and it is unlikely to create a state such as "wishes come true" casually, but its value cannot be ignored.

Since it can only generate a temporary state, Han Zhou has always intended to keep this item for use at critical moments. After all, this temporary state can last for forty-eight hours. As long as it is used at the right time, he can maximize the benefits of this item.

And it is obvious that although it may not be the right time, now is undoubtedly the most critical moment.

He needs to find Wang Lengqiu as soon as possible.

Time is of the essence, he needs to immediately use the "Custom State Generator" to generate a state that can quickly find and go to Wang Lengqiu. Only in this way can he stop the other party from doing stupid things in time.

The usage of "Custom State Generator" is very simple, but you only have one chance, so the generated state must be accurate and intuitive, and must meet the judgment requirements of the status bar as much as possible. Otherwise, once it exceeds the judgment range of the status bar, it may modify the state effect. If the desired effect is not achieved, it is also equivalent to a failure in state generation.

Han Zhou pondered for about half a minute in the heavy rain before he figured out the keywords and effects for the custom status.

[There will be a response (temporary solidification): If you keep thinking about someone, there will be a response - when you have an extreme desire to see someone and repeatedly recall the other person's face in your mind, you will have a certain probability of teleporting across time and space to the vicinity of the other person's location. Since the current state is temporarily generated, the points consumption will be modified to a certain amount of mental consumption, which can be supplemented by Dali Pills. Note that this process can only be performed when no one is witnessing, and the teleportation location will always be the nearest unmanned place to the target. In addition, if this state has a significant impact on reality during its duration, the impact will be corrected to a certain extent after the state disappears.]

The moment he saw the status effect, Han Zhou couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The effect of this status was even stronger than he had expected, and it didn't even require any points to be consumed - this meant that even if the probability of triggering the teleportation was very low, he could increase the probability through repeated attempts.

In other words, as long as he keeps thinking about it, he will definitely be able to teleport to Wang Lengqiu's side.

Thinking of this, Han Zhou became spirited and immediately found a secluded corner where no one was. In order to avoid being seen and causing "There must be an echo" to fail to take effect, he simply walked into a bush and squatted down with an umbrella.

Time was running out, and he couldn't care less about whether he looked embarrassed or not.

However, just as he closed his eyes and prepared to recall Wang Lengqiu's appearance, the [Painting Detection Recorder] that had been turned on suddenly responded and began to emit a rapid prompt sound.

Han Zhou didn't want to care at first. Even if there were items full of obsessions in this place, it had nothing to do with him. But the next second, he suddenly remembered the words on the note left by Wang Lengqiu -

"I buried my last words in the soil, no need to wait for me."

Could it be that……

It didn't take much time to confirm this. He rushed to the location indicated by the detector and started digging the soil under his feet without saying a word. Since it had rained all night, the soil was quite soft. He dug out an iron box not much bigger than a palm from the soil without much effort.

There were graffiti on the box, and it looked quite old. It was also locked. It might be some child's secret "treasure", but Han Zhou was too lazy to care about that now. Since he couldn't open the lock, he simply tore open the iron box violently.

The tin box was very small and it looked like it couldn't hold much. And indeed, there was nothing in the tin box except an envelope.

Han Zhou quickly picked up the umbrella that had fallen on the ground. Looking at the envelope in his hand that was wet by raindrops, he was a little afraid to open it. He took several deep breaths before carefully opening the envelope.

What relieved him was that the envelope did not contain a suicide note filled with densely written cold words, but a yellowed photo.

Different from the stormy scene at the moment, the background of the photo is at an evening with fiery clouds. The reddish sunlight is projected on the green grass and unknown flowers. Coupled with the baptism of time, the photo seems to have an inexplicable filter.

In the photo, Han Zhou saw a photo of himself and a girl.

The girl was not very old, at most in elementary school, with a gentle smile on her face. Although her face was still very young, Han Zhou could tell at a glance that she was the young Wang Lengqiu.

[An item full of obsession has been detected. Do you want to record it? ]

This photo...why...

Han Zhou's mind went blank, his eyes were completely drawn to the photo in his hand, so much so that he didn't even notice the prompt in the status bar.

Of course, he was not surprised that this photo actually existed, nor was he wondering why Wang Lengqiu buried the photo in this place. He just couldn't understand it, and even began to doubt whether he was still in a dream.

He always thought that he and Wang Lengqiu were childhood sweethearts, and something unforgettable might have happened to the other party at that time. Only this could explain why the other party was still thinking about him.

But he could never have imagined that the truth would be like this——

This photo was obviously taken many years ago.

But the incredible thing is...

The self in the photo is not a child, but an adult.

Not only his height and appearance, but even the clothes he wore were exactly the same as now.

…But how is that possible?

Wang Lengqiu is even two years older than me. Since she is still a little girl, I should be a little boy. Why do I have a photo with her when I grow up?
Could it be that--

It has been almost two and a half years since he obtained the status bar. Han Zhou quickly realized that this must be related to the status bar. Now is obviously not the time to think about what happened in the past. His top priority is to find the present Wang Lengqiu as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, he immediately put away the photo, squatted on the ground with an umbrella, closed his eyes and continued to recall Wang Lengqiu's face.

[Detection completed, recording started]

Han Zhou was so focused that he didn't notice the words that popped up in front of him. Perhaps the photo just now shocked him too much, and Wang Lengqiu's smiling face when he was young would flash through his mind from time to time.

If it weren't for this photo, perhaps no one would know that this girl once smiled like this... he thought.

I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of rain in my ears suddenly disappeared.

Although the wind was still blowing, it became gentler, the leaves rustled, and the sound of frogs could be faintly heard in the distance.

The moment he opened his eyes, Han Zhou suddenly felt very tired, as if he hadn't slept or eaten anything for two days and two nights.

Not only that, his consciousness also began to blur, and his brain was foggy, as if he had forgotten something important.

Because he was too tired, he didn't even have the mood to notice where he was. He didn't care about the mud all over his body. He just squatted among the bushes with an umbrella, as if thinking about life.

He didn't know how long it had been, but a voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"what are you doing?"

The sudden sound finally made Han Zhou sober up a little. He turned around with difficulty and saw a little girl with a schoolbag on her back.

Because his eyes were blurry, he couldn't see the girl clearly.

The girl seemed to have been observing him for a long time. She looked up at the clear sky, then carefully examined the umbrella in his hand for a while, then tilted her head.

“Will it rain today?”

Being stared at with such a strange look by such a little girl, even Han Zhou felt embarrassed. He put away his umbrella calmly and managed a smile for a long time.

"that……"

“Actually, I’m playing the role of a mushroom.”

(End of this chapter)