Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 168
Option one 50%, option two 50%.

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【Option [-]】

[Go to rescue Xiang Renjie immediately]

【Option [-]】

[Hide in place and wait and see what happens]

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The long-lost equal share.The number of votes has been fluctuating around 50%, and it is impossible to tell the winner.

Zheng Zhuo couldn't make up his mind for a while.

"(Rescue is critical, hiding is also critical...)"

Zheng Zhuo decided to hide himself with vegetation while entering the depths of the mountains as quickly as possible.

rustle.

He hung the double hooks back on his waist again, and pushed away the grass and trees with his fleshy palms.

He travels a little slower than a full sprint, but makes less noise.

Soon.

The vegetation in the forest is gradually thinning, with traces of being burned and felled.

Some places are still lush and some places are relatively spacious.All the trees had been pruned in a strange way, with the branches becoming unbalanced shapes.

And through those pruned branches, Zheng Zhuo saw a thatched cottage from afar.

Are there people living here?

Zheng Zhuo's first reaction was "the Orion's hut again", but upon closer inspection, he noticed a difference.

There are courtyards around, and stone mortars, looms, peeling racks and other objects are piled up in the courtyard.

It looked like a long-standing residence.

Zheng Zhuo walked around the pruned vegetation, not daring to step in rashly.He didn't know anything about strange ways, but he was still worried that it was some kind of strange formation.

Suddenly, he heard the voice again.

"Hey! Hey! Zheng Zhuo!"

"Uncle Xiang!?"

Sounds from very close.

"Where are you?" Zheng Zhuo looked around and shouted.

No matter how I looked, I didn't see anyone.

"I hear you - I'm in front of you! Yes, face here - hold out your hand!"

Zheng Zhuo stretched out his hand according to his words.

Suddenly, a big hand appeared from among the vegetation in front of him.

Zheng Zhuo was taken aback.The big hand took his hand and tugged hard.He subconsciously steadied his horse——

Whoa!
Xiang Renjie jumped out of the forest and fell in front of Zheng Zhuo.

After not seeing him for a few days, Xiang Renjie's complexion turned slightly blue and he was a little weak, but he was fine.

Zheng Zhuo looked again at the place where Xiang Renjie came out.Although the vegetation there is dense, it is far beyond the level that even a person walking inside cannot see it.

And Zheng Zhuo didn't notice him at all just now.

"Xiang Bo, what's going on?" Zheng Zhuo helped Xiang Renjie up and asked hastily.

"There is a [Misty Array] inside." Xiang Renjie stood up with Zheng Zhuo's shoulders on his shoulders, and said, "This is one of the strange tricks, and it is mostly set up in mountains, forests and valleys. Set a mark inside, and stare at the mark when entering , it can be unimpeded. When you leave, there is no sign outside, so far away, no matter how you go, you can’t get out.”

Qimen is so powerful!Zheng Zhuo was secretly surprised when he saw it with his own eyes.

"Since this place is so weird, let's leave quickly," he said.

"no no."

Xiang Renjie took a breath and shook his head.

"Do you know who set up this [Masking Array]?"

How would I know?Zheng Zhuo shook his head to express his ignorance.

"Twenty years ago, the Huashan Sect and the Five Poison Sect fought on Pearl Peak. The former leader of the Huashan Sect fell in this battle, and the mistress of the Five Poison Sect, 'Wuhua Granny' also fell off the cliff, and her life and death are uncertain."

"Who would have expected that she was so old, she was seriously injured and fell off the cliff, and she didn't die!" Xiang Renjie said, "She went all the way from Pearl Peak to the west along the west corridor, and she lived in seclusion in the [-] mountains outside Luoling. —I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it.”

Xiang Renjie sighed.

"I expected that there would be few people in the valley, so I threw [Guiyijing] here. Unexpectedly, it was thrown in the place where the 'Wuhua Granny' usually hunted and planted. A few days ago, I met her in the valley. She took out the The transcript of that sutra - [Return to the First Sutra] was picked up by her."

Xiang Renjie was filled with emotions, he didn't pay attention, and said that he was looking for [Gui Yi Jing].

However, Zheng Zhuo already knew about it.

"She took the initiative to say that she would return the [Gui Yi Jing] to me, but the original volume was at her house, and she asked me to go into her house to get it. I followed her words and deeds here, and I saw that it was the [Misty Trace Array], so I thought about it. After studying [Return to the First Classic], it is not difficult to break the formation, and after observing it, I will venture in."

"After I entered, I realized that the Five Flowers Granny's [Miscing Formation] was as if it had entered a state of perfection. It was a combination of [Eight Arrays of Strange Soldiers], [Hundred Flowers Shadow Formation] and other formations that I had never heard of before. It is far beyond my ability to get what she has learned from [Gui Yi Jing]."

The two walked around the formation and walked outside.

Xiang Renjie continued: "What's worse, I searched inside and outside the thatched cottage, but I couldn't find [Gui Yi Jing] at all. It's really hard to say what the five-flower mother-in-law is planning. Thanks to me seeing you inside Appear to escape."

"Let's leave here first. I need to rest and prepare, find some tools to help break the formation, and then investigate..."

The bushes are dense and the roads are narrow.Xiang Renjie spoke at the front, Zheng Zhuo walked behind and nodded.

Xiang Renjie was very nervous, but Zheng Zhuo was fine by comparison.

"(At least [Gui Yi Jing] is nearby.)" Zheng Zhuo thought, "(I'm afraid that I won't find it. Now Xiang Renjie is here, and [Gui Yi Jing] is also there. As long as you find the right opportunity for them to meet, you can pass the test .)"

The two of them had their own thoughts and walked for a while.

Gradually, something is not right.

"...We should already be in battle, right?"

Zheng Zhuo asked after walking for an unknown time.

very strange.He definitely didn't walk that long when he entered.This time is enough to leave twice.

Xiang Renjie's complexion also became more and more ugly.

"Could it be, inside and outside..."

suddenly.

The vegetation rustled.

Among the bushes, a crutch was suddenly stretched out and hooked around Zheng Zhuo's ankle.

"what--"

"Zheng Zhuo!"

There was a sudden force on the feet.Zheng Zhuo was dragged backwards and fell into the bushes under Xiang Renjie's yelling.

Pashasha.

He walked through the bushes.

dizzy.Those strangely pruned trees appeared again in front of my eyes.

It turned out that after walking for so long, they were still spinning in circles.

"The big man is right."

An old voice came from beside him, and Zheng Zhuo suddenly raised his head.

He saw a white-haired old woman standing in the sparse forest ahead.The old woman was kind-hearted, leaning on a cane, standing tremblingly.

"The inner array has 36 forms, and the outer array has 72 forms. If you want to come and go, you can leave as you like. The world's number one [Misty Star Luo Formation], isn't it a vain name?"

This old woman is none other than Wuhua Granny who trapped Xiang Renjie for several days.

Bang, bang.

The cane hit the ground.Granny Wuhua walked slowly towards Zheng Zhuo.

"I'm not afraid of your young people's jokes. I'm old, and I always want to play with young people more."

"It's just right, this year so fast, there are four people in the valley."

The five-flower mother-in-law walked up to her with a "bang, bang".I don't know what kung fu she used, she just looked at Zheng Zhuo with a smile, but Zheng Zhuo seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move.

"Grandma will play a game with you. After the game is over, everyone will go back to their respective homes and do their own work. It's good."

He looked into Granny Wuhua's arms.When he got closer, he saw that the old woman was still holding a porcelain altar in her hand.

Inside the porcelain altar, there was the sound of rustling, crawling and scratching.

"Don't be afraid, the younger generation is willing to play with the old man, the old man always has to express it."

The five-flower mother-in-law said with a smile.

"For those who practice martial arts, what they want most is to improve their skills by leaps and bounds, right? Come, come, come, here are four kinds of poisonous insects."

poisonous insect.

Zheng Zhuo's back began to break out in cold sweat.

"They are brain-entry Gu, heart-entry Gu, hand-entry Gu, and weapon-entry Gu." Granny Wuhua said slowly.

"This brain-entry Gu is called [Magnificent Great Accomplishment]. Those who receive the Gu will know [all exercises] at a glance, master it at a glance, and master it. It's just that the body is no longer completely controlled by oneself. The Gu insect enters the brain and controls the mind. , a big change in temperament."

"Entering the heart Gu is called [Hundred Poisons Don't Invade]. Those who receive the Gu, the seven orifices and one hundred skeletons enter the poison, the eight meridians and twelve meridians are all integrated, and the [internal and external power] is completed to a perfect state, entering the body without leakage. It's just that Gu worms enter the heart, day and night are like ten thousand ants devouring the heart, you can't rest day by day, you can't sleep at night, if you live for a day, you will be tortured by that day."

"Starting with the Gu, the name is [Seeing Blood and Sealing the Throat]. When the Gu worm enters the hand, sores will appear on the hands and feet, pus will flow all over the body, and the face will change. [Movement] Bring the Gu poison, if the Gu poison enters the body when confronting the enemy, the poison will fall to the ground, convulsions and convulsions, and death on the spot. Of course, if the other three kinds of Gu are planted, only mild symptoms will occur. .”

"Entering the Weapon Gu, the name is [Selective Devourer]. The Gu worm does not enter the body, but enters the [Weapon]. The poison on the weapon is like the [Initiating Gu], and sometimes it will move on its own. However, holding Gu soldiers must not rest for a moment. As long as they are distracted a little, the Gu soldiers will violently attack the wounded, gouging out flesh and blood one by one, and feasting on it."

"The game my mother-in-law wants to play with you is very simple."

The five-flower mother-in-law said.

"Each of you has picked a Gu seed, and each of you can advance by leaps and bounds and practice peerless martial arts. If the four of you fight in this [Misty Star Luo Formation], whoever survives to the end will be able to take this body with him." Shengong leaves—oh yes, with my memory, you still want [Gui Yi Jing], right? I will also give it to you.”

"How about it, is it fun?"

Granny Wuhua moved the jar to Zheng Zhuo.

"You are the youngest, you choose first." She said.

……

How could it be fun.This old lady is absolutely crazy.

Cold sweat has already wet Zheng Zhuo's back.

Right now, this five-flowered mother-in-law is staring at him, he must choose one - if he doesn't choose, he is not surprised that her mother-in-law will force him to have one.

But what did he choose?
Only one of them will survive.

He cannot die.

However, Xiang Renjie...can't die either!
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【problem】

[Which kind of Gu worm should I choose? 】

【Option [-]】

【Into the brain Gu】

【Option [-]】

【Into the Heart Gu】

【Option [-]】

【Start Gu】

【Option [-]】

【Injection Gu】

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