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Chapter 258 Evaluation Reward, Acquaintances Come to the Door ( Per Day Asking for Monthly Tickets)
"The legendary achievement is being calculated for you..."

"You are a true devil. Your torture methods always make people shudder and shed tears. The last words of every enemy you captured are surprisingly consistent - you have achieved the achievement: Brother Killer!"

"As a mysterious goblin, you don't like to catch people, but you have a soft spot for other goblins. You have surpassed all the demons in the world and made them lose the orbs in their bodies! - You have achieved the achievement: Demon Exorcism and Comfort!"

"You made your mother the queen, and you have been living in seclusion behind the scenes, but everyone in the world knows who is the real uncrowned king. You stir up the wind and clouds, turn your hand to make clouds and rain, and you are the master of the rise and fall of the vast mortal world! - You have achieved the achievement: Covering the sky!"

"You found seven saints with special skills on the continent. They each have their own characteristics. You finally seized the seven orbs and fulfilled your wish. You achieved the achievement: Seven Dragon Balls."

"You and the two saints Hetian and Long gave birth to countless descendants. Your sons gave birth to grandchildren, and your grandchildren gave birth to sons. Your descendants are endless. The organization you founded, the Eight Divisions, has become the strongest force on the continent! - You have achieved the achievement: Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils!"

"You have traveled through the eighteen levels of the abyss and witnessed many wonders you have never seen before, which opened your eyes - you have achieved the achievement: Alaya's Dreamland."

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"Final evaluation: You have walked on thin ice all your life, making progress every day. You have the instinct to cover the sky with one hand, but you choose to go down a dead end."

"You broke through your own limits and the shackles of fate, but in the end you still fell before absolute terror."

"A good man worships the heaven, the earth, and his parents, but you worship the heaven, the earth, and the gods. You are a pure defiance of heaven. There is nothing you cannot fuck, except shit."

"You obtain Altar Gambler (Excellent)"

"Taichujuan feels that you are still not good enough, but you triggered the keywords many times, faced many taboos, had in-depth exchanges, and persisted for a period of time. Your reward has been increased by two levels!"

Altar·Gambler (Excellent)》Altar·Gambler (Epic)

"Altar·Gambler (Epic): A small altar. Please place it within any border to make it effective. By sacrificing enough lives to the array through the altar, you can obtain a mark. This mark can be used to make a curse, and it can be synthesized into an epic-level Gambler's Path curse with 100% certainty."

"Hint: The lives used for sacrifice can only be human. Of course, the array doesn't care whether you sacrifice a bad person or a good person. You can use it as you like. This altar may prefer to eat gamblers. Who knows?"

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Epic mark!

not bad.

Xu Shu looked at the new item in the prop column and felt slightly satisfied, but he was still worried about some issues.

For example, what is the origin of the powerful Buddha at the bottom of the abyss? Is he the cheap father in the book "The Law of Heaven"?

What is chasing Him? Chaos?
What is the sea that “they” took away?
Can't figure it out.

Why is there no water in the river? Why is it connected to the sea being taken away? What about the sky and the earth, etc...

water?
Xu Shu reached out and touched his neck; it was wet.

When I smelled it, it had a salty and smelly taste.

The rushing water was transparent but not particularly transparent. It had a slightly unclear yellowish tint, like orange juice, and was flowing down his neck, wetting his clothes and pants.

When he looked up, he saw a little girl in her teens riding on his neck.

The water rushing around your neck is coming from here.

"..."Xu Shu raised his head and looked at her quietly.

The girl is wearing a small flower skirt and has a sky-high braid

A face full of, to put it nicely, it's called childish innocence, to put it bluntly, it's a bit mentally retarded.

The girl also looked at Xu Shu quietly.

After staring at each other for a few minutes, the girl burped, blushed, turned off the faucet, pinched the hem of her skirt with her little hands and said shyly, "Brother, hello, I didn't mean it, I'm sorry, I just couldn't hold it anymore."

Xu Shu:?
understood.

This is indeed not water.

It's horse urine.

Fuck!
Your uncle!
Xu Shu was going crazy, he was soaked all over!
What is this? What is this!
Xu Shu grabbed the little girl and threw her to the ground, but that seemed to scare her, as she was hit on the head again when he grabbed her.

"Whose kid is this?"

Xu Shu screamed and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Looking around, it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. The "market" outside the city had been cleared, and the refugees who came here to buy and sell had already left and stayed in nearby shelters.

The remaining vendors packed up their belongings and pushed large and small carts into the safe zone.

After shouting for a while, a charming young woman finally came out. She pulled another little girl with her, and the two of them stared blankly at Xu Shu, who was soaked all over, as if they were dumbfounded.

It was not until Xu Shu called out that the woman knelt on the ground and cried, "Sir, I'm sorry! It's all my fault for being ignorant. Please forgive me, sir! Please~"

She was a worldly-wise person, and after observing for a while, she concluded that Xu Shu must be an extraordinary person.

why?
I am not a superhuman, so I don’t have such a majestic and domineering temperament.

Now that his eldest daughter had actually drenched the other person, he was now a stray dog. He would have to try his best to stay in the safe zone. Even if he killed him in anger, no one would probably pursue the matter!
What should I do? What should I do? The woman cried.

Then he was slapped lightly.

"Stop crying, give me a set of clean clothes! Can you still wear this? I'll pay you back for it!"

Xu Shu's face was full of disgust. He took off all the clothes that smelled of urine, leaving only his underwear in his pocket and threw away the rest.

I can't wear it anymore. This kid is such a pee-pee kid! I can wring water out of my clothes. How can I wear it?
He just grabbed a piece of cloth and tied it around his waist, bare-chested like a primitive man, and just made do with it for the time being.

"Hey, this, this..." The young woman was stunned for a moment, and looked at Xu Shu cautiously, trying to guess what this adult was thinking.

After a while, the young woman bit her lip and said, "Sir, I don't have any men's clothes for you to change. My home is not far from the gate of the safe zone. How about you come in with me and I will compensate you for your clothes?"

Let's go back to the safe zone first! Even if he makes some excessive demands, we dare not go too far, at least he won't hurt us! The young woman felt that she was an experienced person and fully understood what Xu Shu meant. This adult wanted to take advantage of the situation.

"Okay, let's go then."

Xu Shu agreed casually.

In fact, he was speculating in his heart and his brain was actively working.

Is he short of money? He is not. There are hundreds of thousands of cash in his bag, and there are dozens of erosion crystals that have not been exchanged. He is not short of money at all.

Are the clothes expensive? Not really. I bought them for 100 yuan at any place in the wasteland. They are not expensive, nor do they have any special commemorative significance.

Then why would he be so picky about this little girl?

Is he petty-minded? Or does he have evil intentions towards the mother and daughter?

neither.

Xu Shu felt a little weird.

First of all, when I returned to reality, I didn’t notice the little girl riding on my neck at the first time. This is a suspicious point.

Secondly, this little girl must have accidentally run to the location of her "cultivation secret book", so she urinated.

Xu Shu knew that Gu Pan had this characteristic, he had guessed it long ago.

This little girl also has it, which is not surprising. We are all human beings, and this little girl and Gu Pan are both women.

The strange thing is, why didn't the other one pee? Why didn't this young woman pee?
This was the suspicious point that Xu Shu suddenly discovered just now.

He didn't believe that this little girl was the only one in his "holy land of cultivation".

She looked to be in her teens and was silly. The other child next to the young woman was of similar age and they were obviously sisters. It was impossible for them not to play together and they must have come into contact.

But their bodies did not respond.

"This is very strange. What's the difference between them? What's so special about Gu Pan and this little girl? Why do they react to the location points left by my legend?"

Xu Shu decided to give it a try to see what the problem was.

This is very important, as it concerns your future livelihood, so you cannot be careless about it.

He even had another small suspicion.

Is it possible that this little girl is Gu Pan’s illegitimate daughter?
"Damn Roujiamo teacher, pretending to be innocent in front of me, but actually secretly gave birth to such a big child behind my back? No matter what, the little girl and Gu Pan must have something in common, I have to figure this out!"

Xu Shu was curious and followed the young woman's round buttocks.
We went home.

This woman must have been trained, but she was exhausted from pushing the cart and was out of breath.

Xu Shu was a good man. He helped push the cart and let the two little girls sit on it and join the queue.

The efficiency of the garrison was mediocre, and the troops advanced like ants.

There was a thin, dark man with a goatee in front, who kept looking back and sizing up Xu Shu.

He looked at her for a long time, then suddenly came closer and whispered, "Hey, little brother, are you a gigolo? I know this woman, she's very poor, she lives in a slum, you know? Don't be fooled, brother, with your figure, tut tut tut, I have a way here, I can guarantee you live in a big house, drive a good car, eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, how about it, are you interested?"

As he spoke, he mysteriously handed over a small card.

There are a lot of strange words written on it, such as "The second way to become a star", "Midnight special, it's for you", etc., and there are also many inexplicable corporate sponsorship names attached.

What the hell is this?

Xu Shu was stunned for a long time, until he saw that those companies were all "such and such bar", and finally understood.

Shit, this Lao Deng also works part-time as a “talent scout” for special places!
I feel like I'm being treated as a gigolo. He thinks I'm physically capable and is trying to pull me into the gigolo business!
This guy really has sharp eyes. Everyone else thinks Xu Shu and the young woman walk like a family, but he can tell something is wrong at a glance. When it comes to professional ethics, he is impeccable!
"Get lost." Xu Shu was annoyed and kicked him away.

The people around saw this and gave him a thumbs up, praising this strong man for being a man with gold at his knees who would not bow down for a few pieces of silver. He had a happy family, a gentle and virtuous wife, and a beautiful and lovely daughter. He said he was a winner in life.

When the young woman heard this, she hurriedly tried to explain: "No, he is not..."

Xu Shu clasped his fists and said bluntly: "Thank you for the compliments. Yes, I am such a person of noble character!"

"what?"

The young woman's mouth opened blankly. She found that she had no idea what the man wanted to do.

However, she felt that this guy might not have any bad intentions, so she did not shout for help.

Her heart was stirring, and she had some different hopes.

After showing their credentials, Xu Shu and the young woman successfully returned to the safe zone.

When he arrived at the young woman's home, Xu Shu found out that she was a widow, raising two daughters alone.

At the same time, his first suspicion was preliminarily verified: this woman was indeed from the Gu family.

Her name is Gu Ru. The older of her two daughters, the silly one is called Gu Yunyi, and the younger one who wears glasses and looks smart is called Gu Yiyun.

Why is the Gu family in such a miserable state?

Xu Shu suspected that it must be related to this girl!

"I was originally the illegitimate daughter of a big family, and was taken away from my biological mother by bad guys. I have been neglected and ridiculed since I was a child. Now the seven-year period has come, and I will definitely take back everything that belongs to me!"

——It should be this script.

"Help Gu Pan figure it out first!"

Xu Shu made up his mind.

Gu Ru gave Xu Shu a set of her husband's clothes and asked her how much compensation she needed to make him satisfied. But Xu Shu shook his head and said, "No need to pay. My home is not far away. Come to my home tonight, have a meal, apologize, and this matter will be over."

"Ah? This, this..."

We are going to his house? He is not going to kidnap us, is he? Gu Ru was a little scared, but she still agreed.

She had a little idea in her mind, she felt that her luck would change today.

In fact, Gu Ru has always doubted whether her eldest daughter is her biological daughter, because the eldest daughter is not as smart as the younger daughter, and does not look like her either. It is very likely that the hospital took the wrong child away. However, she has raised her for so long that she has already developed feelings for her.

However, Xiaoyi's identity was exposed this morning. She is a special person who can "lay eggs".

In the evening, another man suddenly appeared, and he obviously attached great importance to Xiaoyi!
Could it be that this person is Xiaoyi’s real father?
He invited me to his house. Could it be that he was divorced? Or his wife died?

His wife died, I am a widow, his daughter is my daughter, so I...

For a moment, Gu Ru was worried and anxious, while Xu Shu took the two little girls with him, and they all got on the tram and headed for their destination.

At first glance, they really look like a happy family.

……

……

Xu Shu does not need to be like a family, he has his own family, with adoptive parents and a younger sister.

Moreover, it is a good place within the "Star Tower Five Rings" with quite good accommodation conditions, which is much better than the place that the young woman is renting now.

Xu Shu was on his way home. He was planning to find a reason to keep the mother and daughter of the Gu family, especially the little girl Gu Yunyi, at home, and then call Gu Pan to come and see what was going on.

At this moment, adoptive mother Li Guoying was also at home.

She was not waiting for Xu Shu because she had no idea that Xu Shu would come back.

She was chopping vegetables with a thump, her hands were shaking, her back was hunched, and she couldn't straighten her waist.

Because she owed some money.

Actually it’s not much, just 15.

The purpose of the money is also very clear. 10 of it is used to pay the extraordinary man, and the other 5 is to pay the remaining medical expenses in the hospital.

Why is there this account?
Coincidentally, Xu Shu gave 2.4 million that day, but was still short of 100,000. Then the next day he was busy going out of town to make money and has not returned since.

The hospital sent the Zhou family a notice of outstanding debt, asking them to remember to settle the debt in a timely manner.

The Zhou family had no money, but someone told Zhou's mother that some people's money can be owed, and some people's money cannot be owed, and you have to consider this matter yourself.

Zhou's mother discussed with Mr. Zhou after he was discharged from the hospital.

Can I owe the hospital money? It should be fine to owe it for a few days.

Can I owe that big shot money? It should be okay, right? She looked like a lady from a wealthy family. She didn't look like she was short of money and was easy to talk to. She said that the money was okay and there was no need to worry.

But the kind-hearted people said again, they are extraordinary beings who are high above us, and they are tolerant out of courtesy, but you cannot break the rules, otherwise you will offend others!
After thinking about it, Zhou's mother felt that what he said made sense. If you don't pay back the money you owe, you will indeed offend people.

But I had no money, what should I do? The expert gave me some advice, pointing me to a way: private lending.

Zhou's mother borrowed money and gave it to the hospital, and finally the debt was settled.

More than 15? Actually, it’s not much.

Lao Zhou was discharged from the hospital. The unit where he used to work was a department under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Control. He received work injury compensation and resignation subsidy, which totaled nearly 20!
Lao Zhou's situation is special. He was sick and couldn't go back to work, but he was discharged from the hospital alive, so he was able to ask for such a sum of money. If he died, the money would be gone. The relationship here is very complicated and it is difficult to explain in detail.

Zhou's mother had a very careful calculation.

I borrowed 15 yuan for three days and agreed to pay a handling fee of 500 yuan.

Five hundred yuan for three days is actually a very high interest rate, 40% a year.

But there is no need for collateral, the loan is granted quickly, it can solve urgent problems, and it can avoid offending important people. Looking at this, the price of only 500 is a very cost-effective deal.

And I will get 20 yuan immediately, which is enough to pay off the 15 yuan debt, and there will be some left over.

My son is so promising. When he comes back, I won’t have to worry about this debt anymore.

To be on the safe side, Zhou's mother even set aside two days.

It's really not a big problem.

There was just a very minor problem and I didn't pay it back at first.

Because Lao Zhou’s subsidy came two days late.

Coincidentally, Curry had no money and was asked to wait for two days.

Then, by coincidence, it was the weekend, so I waited for two more days.

The company did not default on its debt and paid the money on Monday.

But it was four days past the deadline.

1 day late.

In just one short day, Zhou's mother thought it would be okay to pay a little more interest, so she took the money and left.

I paid back all 20 yuan, but after the bill was settled, I was told that I still owed 11 yuan.

why?
The lender told her, this is called "bridge toll", you paid it back one day late, the road is blocked, and our boss lost $300,000, you have to bear this money, right?
That’s not all! The lender also said:

"We in the Cao Gang are very disciplined! According to the rules, the remaining money will be paid at 20% interest per day. If you can't pay it back, it will keep growing. Don't be ignorant of the rules."

Zhou's mother naturally disagreed. She went to the patrol station to call the police, and the two sides confronted each other in front of the patrol officer.

The lender took out the loan contract, which had the rules spelled out in black and white, and also had Zhou's mother's fingerprints on it.

The contract was made in triplicate, and the Zhou family also had one. When they took it out and looked at it, it was indeed true.

This clause is sandwiched in the middle of page 24 of the 17-page contract template. It is densely packed and the font is small.

But it is reasonable and legal, and they are not wrong.

"Don't borrow money like this if you can't pay it back, and don't deny it if you have borrowed it! If you take this case to the Court of Adjudication, they will be right! Hurry up and find someone to collect some money and pay it back."

The patrol police were all experienced people. They scolded Zhou's father and mother and warned them that as human beings, we must abide by the law and be honest and trustworthy.

If a person loses his credibility, is he still a human being?
Now that I have said this, who dares not to listen? No one dares not to listen.

Mother Zhou didn't know where she had done wrong.

She has a low level of education and only heard about the terms from the kind-hearted person who introduced her to the company. She didn’t read the terms carefully at all. How could she have known that there would be such unfair terms?
I went to confront the kind-hearted person, but she had moved and I couldn't find her.

Zhou's mother cried all night. If she had known this was happening, she would never have borrowed the money.

But it was too late to say anything now. Father Zhou smoked all night and figured out a truth from the smoke rings.

"Let's find a way to raise the money. They only recognize written documents but not moral principles. We have been cheated," said Zhou's father.

Zhou's mother cried, but as long as Old Zhou was there, she felt there was still hope.

The two did not dare to tell their daughter Zhou Siyu about this, and they each used their connections to borrow money from everywhere.

Who will borrow?
No one borrowed.

As soon as I heard that I needed to borrow money, the whole relationship ended.

In fact, during the years when Lao Zhou was ill, all his relatives and friends had already left, and now he is just ordering them again.

It's already the ninth day.

The principal and interest together amounted to more than 47 yuan. (Note 1)

It's getting dark again, and when tomorrow morning comes, I will owe 56 yuan.

The only hope is my son.

But my son hasn't come back for a long time... I asked some capable old men in the community, and they said, don't be fooled by the extraordinary people who look like human beings in the city. Once they leave the safe zone, they are just wild dogs on the ground and will be beaten to death by monsters in minutes.

If a transcendent goes out of town to open up new land and doesn't come back for a week, you can tell he's dead, without even looking.

Zhou's mother counted on the calendar. How long had Ah Shu been gone? Two weeks? Three weeks?
I can’t remember clearly and I don’t even dare to think about it.

She has been terrified ever since that group of people came to her house to "politely collect debts" for no reason.

What she feared most was that her daughter would be seen by them, and that they would threaten her to sell her daughter to pay off their debts.

She really thought too much.

The Cao Gang abides by rules. How much money can a woman get by selling her body?

They want something else.

The person sent by the Cao Gang yesterday was a kind-hearted girl whose heart was better than that of other kind-hearted people.

She secretly told Zhou's mother, "Auntie, it's not that I won't help you. It's only natural to pay back debts! But our leader said that if you give me a kidney, I can pay off the 10 yuan debt!"
Zhou's mother thought, Lao Zhou and I can each pay 20 yuan... No, I am in good health and have two kidneys, so I can pay back 20 yuan by myself...

This is not enough...

But the girl from the Cao Gang also said that if you are willing to sign a special agreement and assist them in performing an operation, it would be some kind of medical experiment.

The girl was very frank and said that there might be a risk of death, so it was a 50-50 chance, but regardless of whether the operation was successful or not, the debt would be written off!

Zhou's mother was very moved.

Just sacrifice me alone... I am the one who caused the disaster... I won't necessarily die...

Beep beep!

Zhou's mother's knife cut vegetables faster and faster, and her eyes became more and more direct.

She actually agreed yesterday and made an appointment with that group of people.

Tonight, those guys will come to her house and take her to a secret hospital, saying that they can settle the debt by doing that experiment.

So she deliberately had a quarrel with Lao Zhou today, scolding him for being incompetent and unable to support herself and her mother. Lao Zhou had never suffered such anger in all these years. He didn't even eat at night and ran out to find a job.

clap clap clap!
The door kept ringing, interrupting Zhou's mother's memories.

coming!

Her whole body trembled, and her pupils dilated for a moment before recovering.

What is coming cannot be avoided!
"Old Zhou, this may be the last meal I cook for you, so please don't complain that it tastes bad..."

Her tears fell as she walked to the door of her house and turned the doorknob.

A pretty young bride was standing outside with two little girls, who nodded to her shyly.

Another replacement?
Zhou's mother was numb. The Cao Gang often sent people to collect debts, so it was not surprising that the person who came today was a mother with a child.

At this time, a familiar young man's voice sounded from behind:

"Mom, are you home? I lost my keys and thought you were not there. I was about to go to the hotel."

"Why are your eyes red? Did you cut onions? What are we having for dinner?"

(End of this chapter)