Eternal madness

Chapter 60 Wife, we've stood firm!

Yang Enxiang said he wanted to use Zhang Laifu's head to do business, which Zhang Laifu thought was unreasonable.

"This is my head, how did it become your business? Did you even invest any capital?"

Yang Enxiang thought it was reasonable: "Consider it a partnership in business. You provide the goods, and I'll provide the labor."

Zhang Laifu still didn't understand: "What effort did you put in?"

Yang Enxiang explained earnestly, "I have to get my goods from you first, and then I have to deliver them for you. Wouldn't you say that counts as putting in effort?"

Zhang Laifu understood something this time: "You did put in the effort, but since we're doing business together, why didn't I make any money?"

Yang Enxiang looked at Zhang Laifu's neck: "If I burn money for you, won't you make a profit? Don't worry, I'll burn an extra two jin for you, you definitely won't be shortchanged!"

"You're a true friend!" Zhang Laifu gave a thumbs up. "I never thought of burning paper money for you. I didn't think it was worth it. Paper money is more precious than your life."

The two looked at each other and laughed for a moment. Then, Zhang Laifu picked up the lantern pole and stabbed it into Yang Enxiang's throat.

boom!
With considerable force, Zhang Laifu pierced Yang Enxiang's neck, and the lantern pole embedded itself in the bamboo wall behind him.

Zhang Laifu immediately released the lantern pole. The feeling was wrong just now. He didn't know what had been pierced, but he was certain that it wasn't Yang Enxiang's flesh that had been pierced.

"That's ruthless! No wonder Old Wang fell into your hands!" Despite having his neck pierced, Yang Enxiang could still speak. "But don't forget, you've only been a craftsman for a few days. Old Wang must have been off guard to let you succeed. Do you think I wasn't on guard either?"

stab~
As he spoke, Yang Enxiang stood up. The lantern pole stuck in the wall slashed from his throat down to his stomach, leaving a clean wound on his body.

This is too clear; Zhang Laifu can see the wall behind Yang Enxiang through the wound.

"Never seen me before, huh? Do you know what kind of business I am? You dare to attack me without knowing anything? Do you think you're too tough?" Yang Enxiang pulled the lantern pole from his stomach and stabbed it at Zhang Laifu's forehead.

Zhang Laifu was very familiar with the lantern pole, and although his opponent attacked quickly, Zhang Laifu was still able to easily dodge it.

Yang Enxiang picked up a lantern pole from the table and thrust it at Zhang Laifu's chest: "Aren't you paper lantern makers particularly good at using lantern poles? Come on, let's have a good fight and let me see your real skills."

If it were a fight using lantern poles, Zhang Laifu wouldn't be afraid of him. He then took a lantern frame and, with a few twists and turns, managed to entangle both of Yang Enxiang's lantern poles.

But it was no use. Zhang Laifu could tell that the thing he was fighting was not Yang Enxiang at all, and even if he tore him to pieces, it wouldn't make a difference.

Where is the real Yang Enxiang?
Is this the illusion the landlord was talking about?
Zhang Laifu chopped off "Yang Enxiang's" head with one stroke. The head hit the ground with a dull thud, but the sound was definitely not that of a human head; it sounded more like a crumpled piece of paper.

Is this a two-dimensional character?

What industries are related to paper?

Is this Yang Enxiang a drawing?

Even without a head, Yang Enxiang was still fighting Zhang Laifu. His head, which had fallen to the ground, could still speak to Zhang Laifu: "You're pretty ruthless, kid. This knife is pretty sharp too. Try cutting me again. If you can't cut me anymore, quickly hand over your head, and our business will be done."

Can Yang Enxiang's location be determined from his voice?

The head's mouth was indeed moving, but the sound seemed to be coming from under the bed.

Should I go check on the bedside?
can not go.

After Yang Enxiang entered the room, his voice remained very natural, and Zhang Laifu could not detect anything unusual. Why did he suddenly reveal a flaw?
Zhang Laifu remembered Lin Shao Cong, who could control clay figures to speak, and even Lao Liang hadn't noticed the flaw at the time.

Right now, Yang Enxiang's voice has a flaw, and this flaw is obviously a deliberate attempt to deceive us. Don't get distracted by this.

There was a soft rustling sound coming from the doorway, like when someone slips a flyer under the door in another state—a very quiet sound that's easy to miss.

Zhang Laifu glanced near the crack in the door and, sure enough, the problem wasn't inside the house; someone had stuffed a piece of paper, more than two meters long but less than a meter wide, into the crack.

What is this paper used for?
Zhang Laifu became wary, but then the paper silently appeared at his feet and suddenly stood up. The paper contained a portrait; the lines of the face were somewhat blurry and difficult to discern at first glance, but judging from the clothing and outline, it was Yang Enxiang.

Did Yang Enxiang draw a portrait of himself?

While the details are blurry, the outlines are almost identical.

Zhang Laifu had no time to think and quickly dodged.

Another "Yang Enxiang" stepped out of the portrait and walked towards Zhang Laifu together with the headless Yang Enxiang from before.

Are these two two-dimensional characters?

The piece of paper came in through the crack in the door, so Yang Enxiang must be right there at the door!
Zhang Laifu rushed towards the door, where another paper figure emerged. The three Yang Enxiangs surrounded Zhang Laifu and attacked him together. This time, Zhang Laifu couldn't withstand the onslaught.

Use an alarm clock to poison your mind!

Zhang Laifu took out an alarm clock from the hem of his cotton-padded coat and wound it up.

The alarm clock's three hands turned together; the hour hand reached the one o'clock position, while the minute and second hands reached twelve o'clock.

A puff of green smoke emerged from under the alarm clock, drifted around, circled the room a few times, and then disappeared back into the alarm clock.

The green smoke had no effect on the paper doll, and Zhang Laifu's gaze could not be locked onto the real Yang Enxiang.

If poison doesn't work, try another trick; paper figures are definitely afraid of fire.

Zhang Laifu struck a white phosphorus match on the table, casually lit the candle on the table, and used the lantern pole to lift the candle, making a simple torch.

Zhang Laifu's hands were incredibly fast; before Yang Enxiang could react, he was pricked by the candle.

The paper figures were successfully punctured, but they wouldn't burn. Zhang Laifu tried several times, but the three "Yang Enxiang" figures never caught fire.

This skill is terrifying! He can turn a drawing into a paper figure. If he drew a hundred or eighty of them in advance, that would be enough for an army!

These paper figures can't all be real; there must be some kind of illusion here. Use your special skills to break it!

Zhang Laifu picked up a handful of bamboo strips, burned them over a candle, and began to make a lamp.

After completing the frame, threading on the wire, inserting the candle, and pasting on the rough-edged paper, Zhang Laifu picked up the lantern pole and was about to set up the lantern when "Yang Enxiang" poked a hole in his thigh with the lantern pole. Zhang Laifu lost his balance, and the lantern failed to stand upright.

By the time he put the lantern back up, time had passed, and the sensor on the lantern had disappeared.

A group of Yang Enxiangs rushed forward to attack. Zhang Laifu looked at the lanterns he had made earlier without any regret. He took them in his hands and used them as weapons, parrying the attacks while making new lanterns.

But these lanterns were difficult to make. Just as the frame was finished, Yang Enxiang smashed it.

Zhang Laifu made another one, and the candle was already lit when Yang Enxiang tore the paper to shreds while he was pasting it on.

The number of "Yang Enxiang" matches increased, and Zhang Laifu, with his injured leg, found it increasingly difficult. He tried five times in a row without success, and his strength was almost exhausted. He only had one match left.

On the sixth attempt, Zhang Laifu successfully made the lantern.

Wife, you'd better stand up straight!

A man named "Yang Enxiang" used a lantern pole to make a cut behind Zhang Laifu. Zhang Laifu gritted his teeth and endured it, managing to stick the lantern into the ground.

call!
The lanterns shone brightly, bursting forth with intense light!
All the paper figures stood still!
Zhang Laifu was overjoyed. His secret technique was perfected! The illusion had been broken!

(End of this chapter)