Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 102 You Are So Flirty (First Order Request)

Yang Zhong introduced himself as soon as he got on the boat, but Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian, two potential wanted criminals, did not dare to reveal their identities easily.

Fortunately, the other party didn’t ask.

Chen Baxian noticed Ren Yuan and pretended to be indifferent.

I thought, why is Yuan looking at me like this again? My brother has changed his mind...

Maybe it was because of this that he felt a little annoyed with Yang Zhong, so he asked in a muffled voice, "How did this brother fall into the water?"

"Well, it's a long story..." Yang Zhong didn't want to go into too much detail.

"Then make it short." Chen Baxian insisted.

"Okay." Yang Zhong had no choice but to say briefly: "It's been almost two years. Every night when I go to bed, I have nightmares over and over again. I dreamed that I was repairing Fushan Weir and it was very hard."

"But what was even worse was that the dam collapsed while it was being built, drowning more than 100,000 people. I was lucky, I sat on a plank and floated all the way to the sea, only returning to reality when I woke up from my dream. Then it happened all over again the next night."

"Then you have it easier than me. I used to go through life and death every night." Chen Baxian said with a sneer.

"Hehe..." Yang Zhong smiled bitterly. In fact, it was not as easy as he said. But he always believed that silence is golden, so he did not explain in detail.

At this time, Ren Yuan asked: "Brother Yang, you haven't been lucid dreaming for a long time, but my brother has been doing it for many years."

"Yes." Chen Baxian nodded and said, "It started as long as I can remember."

Yang Zhong had to reveal a little more information: "To be honest, I am from the north. At the beginning of last year, I returned to the Southern Dynasty for some reason."

Fearing that the two of them might have some grudges, he quickly added, "But you two don't have to worry. I am now an official soldier of the Southern Dynasty."

Now the two of them really had a grudge. Chen Baxian glanced at Ren Yuan, meaning, should he treat him to a bowl of water cake?

Ren Yuan shook his head slightly.

As a ghostwriter, Yang Zhong had some good eyesight. He knew at a glance that the two men were afraid of him, so he immediately patted his chest and said, "Please rest assured, whether you take me in or not, I can swear on my ancestors! I will never reveal any secrets on the ship, and I will never betray you in real life, even with just a few words!"

"Oh, brother, you look honest, but you are actually very clear-headed." Chen Baxian couldn't help but laugh. The other party's performance made it difficult for him to continue to show off.

"It's great that Brother Yang has this awareness. You can stay on the boat, but you have to abide by our three rules." Ren Yuan smiled and told Chen Baxian, "Tell Brother Yang about it in detail."

"You have already told me the first two points, so just remember to follow them. The third point is that you must obey orders and follow discipline on the ship." Chen Baxian pointed at Ren Yuan, then at himself and said:
"Whose orders do you listen to? This is the owner, and I'm the deputy owner. Just listen to the two of us."

Xiao Heizi then said in a broadcasting voice: "Warning. You are not allowed to pretend to be the deputy ship owner without being appointed."

"Shut up." Chen Baxian glared at the black skeleton who was trying to sabotage him, and said unhappily, "Then it should be okay to follow the first-come-first-served rule, right?"

"No problem." Yang Zhong nodded and said, "As long as I have a place to stay, I will be satisfied."

"Don't worry about that. As long as you don't get off the boat, you will wake up on the boat every time you fall asleep." Ren Yuan smiled gently and said, "I'll ask Xiao Heizi to bring some books. You can read them to kill time."

"That's great, thank you, Captain." Yang Zhong clasped his fists in thanks and asked, "How can I help? Please tell me." Ren Yuan glanced at Ah Ba, who acted like a big shot after getting on the boat. Look at him...

"You don't need to do anything, just keep quiet." He looked at the sky and realized that he had been talking nonsense for a long time. He said something to Yang Zhong and went to practice on his own.

As expected, Yang Zhong remained silent and concentrated on flipping through the book that Xiao Heizi had brought out. No matter how Chen Baxian teased him, he wouldn't say a word.

Annoyed by the harassment, he pointed at Ren Yuan, indicating the captain's order.

"Damn it, what's the point of such a taciturn person on board?" Chen Baxian snatched the book from Yang Zhong's hand and said unhappily, "Don't read it, I asked for it."

"Observation, it turns out that men also compete for favor." Xiao Heizi quietly recorded it.

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Yang Zhong woke up from his dream at the sound of roosters crowing, stretched himself lazily, and smiled from the bottom of his heart.

Although he was annoyed by Chen Baxian on the boat, this was still the most comfortable night he had in two years. What was there to be dissatisfied about?
He went to the yard to fetch water to wash, and used the fire in the kitchen to cook breakfast, and then called Zuan to get up.

After breakfast, Zuan said, "Let's go around and look for them. It's unlikely that they've all run away."

As a result, the two of them walked around the town for a long time, but really didn't see a single person. It was not until they entered the Hebo Temple that Zuan touched the clean altar and said with a smile, "There is someone here."

Yang Zhong nodded and agreed: "Someone is indeed cleaning, but the work is very rough, and the person doing it is very short. Any high place is covered with dust..."

"Oh, Ah Zhong is in a good mood today. He actually talked so much." Zu An said happily: "I have to do this in the future, otherwise I will be bored to death by myself."

"Yeah." Yang Zhong responded and stopped talking.

Zuan rolled his eyes and went to the yard, but still couldn't find anyone. "Where is the person?"

"They probably ran away, right?" Although Yang Zhong didn't talk much, it didn't mean he didn't work. He guessed, "After all, we came to the town last night and made a fire to cook. Maybe they saw us and ran away."

Zuan shook his head, took a deep breath, and suddenly said loudly: "Everyone present should say 'yes'!"

Before he finished speaking, he and Yang Zhong couldn't help but shout, "Here!"

There was a voice saying “Here!” from the empty wall.

A hidden weasel suddenly revealed its true form, it was none other than Huang Lao Er!

In the Hebo Temple, even the teacher had temporarily taken refuge, but this fellow relied on his invisibility and insisted on staying to look after the house. Who would have thought that the higher the virtue, the higher the evil, and he was revealed by a single word from someone else.

Huang Laoer was shocked when he saw this, and wanted to run, but suddenly there was a stone wall in front of him. He was knocked unconscious with a bang, and lay on the ground with stars in his eyes. Then he was carried back by Yang Zhong.

"Don't be afraid, Little Huang. We are very kind and never hurt small animals." Zuan smiled and comforted the frightened Huang Xian, but he couldn't help but speak the truth: "In fact, we are the Gou Chen Division that specializes in exorcising demons and monsters. We kill countless monsters every year!"

"Gou, Gou Chensi?!" Huang Laoer was so scared when he heard this legendary name.

"Oh my god, you're so coquettish." Zuan covered his nose and said in a muffled voice: "Now let me ask you, who are you here?"

(End of this chapter)