Mysterious ancient scene, mysterious Cuixiang Building, mysterious Huakui, in this series of mysteries, there is actually a very clear thread that has emerged.

  After Zhao Zhu woke up, everything he saw and discovered was actually a foreshadowing, just like when writing about an important character, one needs to lay the groundwork by introducing some background rumors before the character appears, so that they wont seem abrupt and will appear more substantial and realistic.

  This is also a hypnotic technique, where the hypnotist appears to talk a lot of "nonsense" to the patient during the hypnosis process. However, this nonsense is actually the hypnotists preparation for opening up the patients inner world and is an indispensable link.

  Now that he knew what was happening, Zhao Zhu became calm. If he really pushed open the door and went down to see the flower queen at this time, then he would indeed be following the other partys carefully designed route. This was a bad strategy. The other party was the guide, leading him out one step at a time. After each step, the other party would have several more options, and the more he followed their train of thought, the more they could manipulate him until he had no chance of turning things around.

  "Where is the well around here?" Zhao Zhu grabbed Haitangs hand and asked, looking somewhat urgent.

  "Well?" Haitang hesitated for a moment before answering: "There is a well in the backyard."

  "Where is the backyard?"

  "You can see it if you open the rear window."

  Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhu hastily opened the rear window of the room. Indeed, in front of him was a courtyard that seemed to be a laundry area. In the courtyard, there was a large well directly below Zhao Zhus window, and because several female workers were washing clothes by the well, the cover on top of it had been moved aside.

  Taking a deep breath, Zhao Zhu turned around and looked at Hai Tang again. Hai Tang was somewhat bewildered by the gaze, but then let out a cry of surprise because Zhao Zhu suddenly flipped over and jumped out of the window. A loud "splash" sound followed, accompanied by the shrill cries of the laundry maid. Hai Tang hastily ran to the windowsill and looked down, where she saw water splashing around the wellhead, clearly indicating that Zhao Zhu had already leaped into the well.

  ……

  Cold, so cold...

  This is now Zhao Zhus only feeling, he is still constantly sinking down, in the well water, no light, full of ice and cold, and that kind of desperate feeling in the narrow space keeps hitting Zhao Zhus psychological defense line again and again. This feeling is even more unbearable than being held at gunpoint and counted down to be shot dead.

  Gradually, Zhao Zhus consciousness began to disperse, he forgot to breathe, forgot the cold, forgot everything, and felt that his whole person was floating up, clearly sinking in the well, but in a daze, he had the feeling of flying up.

  This... is exactly the feeling that Zhao Zhu wants, only through this way can he force his consciousness to break free from the framework and route set by the other party, and let himself... "wake up".

  ……

  A loud splash of water, Zhao Zhuang suddenly opened his eyes to find himself lying in the bathtub, which was filled with water.

  "Huff... huff... huff..." Zhao Zhuo subconsciously took deep breaths, the previous feeling of hypoxia was really too unbearable, and that kind of psychological oppressive feeling also needed to be alleviated with this deep breathing method.

  "Zhu Ge, Zhu Ge." The glass door of the bathroom was knocked on, and Zhu Wanqis voice came through, "Zhu Ge, youve been washing for a long time, are you asleep? Dont fall asleep in the bathtub, its easy to catch a cold."

  Zhao Zhu rubbed his face hard with both hands and said, "Mm, Ill be right out."

  "Zhu Ge, I took two of Dads clothes, you change into them first."

  "Oh, okay."

  After hearing Zhao Zhus response, Zhu Wanqi put the clothes on the washing machine outside the glass door of the bathroom and turned to leave. Zhao Zhu slowly got up from the bathtub with his arms propped against the edge of the bathtub, very slowly, because he felt that his muscles were a bit sore and had no strength.

  Finally, he struggled to get up, took a towel and stood in front of the mirror, wiping his body. The person in the mirror finally returned to his true self.

  However, it was at this moment that Zhao Zhu suddenly discovered a detail, which was that on his left shoulder, there appeared a green oil mark. Zhao Zhu leaned his body closer to the mirror and looked again carefully, and was shocked to find that on his left shoulder, he actually had a tattoo, and whats more, it was a green jade hairpin.

  Zhao Zhu felt a bit dazed, staring at himself in the mirror. Finally, he bit his lip and rubbed his body hard, pushed open the bathroom door, put on the clothes that Zhu Wanqi had prepared for him, and walked out.

  In the living room, Zhu Wanqis mother had already started arranging bowls and chopsticks on the table. Some exquisite small dishes had also been brought up, emitting a tempting aroma. Zhu Wanqi took two bottles of beer from the refrigerator and walked over, leaning gently against Zhao Zhu, saying:

  "My dad just came back, I just told him about our stuff, hes in a good mood today, you drink a few more cups with my dad."

  "Its fine, no problem." Zhao Zhu was able to calm down and nodded at Zhu Wanqi.

  Zhu Wanqis father was a technical engineer, of course, not very good at socializing, now just doing the work of a technician in a company. He originally sat at the desk reading the newspaper, saw Zhao Zhu walking over, thought it was his daughters boyfriend, and also possibly his future son-in-law. Plus he was also clear about Zhao Zhus unusual identity, and his daughters job was also arranged by him, so when greeting him, he appeared very enthusiastic:

  "Xiao Zhao, thank you so much today. They all told me that the gas at home was left on and not turned off. Luckily you brought Wenci back in time, or else her mother might have had an accident while taking a nap. I really need to thank you."

  After listening to Zhu Wanqis father, Zhao Zhu somewhat understood that it was the effect of the jade hairpin that changed Zhu Wanqi and her mothers memories. Then, the jade hairpin also brought its consciousness into a place called "Cuixiang Building". The power of the jade hairpin is really astonishing.

  However, Zhao Zhu has no other choice now, as the jade hairpin seems to have turned into a tattoo, branded on his own body. Its estimated that even if he uses medicine water, it wont be washed away. For now, he can only take things one step at a time. The only hope is that he can survive more tasks in the horror web novel world, gain more points and strengthen himself through the plot, making himself at least stronger than Li Fan, perhaps then he will have the ability to lift the threat of the jade hairpin on him.

  At this time, Zhao Zhu was thinking about his thoughts while talking to Zhu Wanqis father. After a while, all the dishes were served, and everyone officially sat down to eat dinner.

  Zhao Zhu was eating home-cooked dishes on this side, accompanied by a so-called new girlfriend. Although his mind was a bit heavier, he was still comfortable. However, on the other side, Zhu Jianping, who was originally enjoying mother-daughter flower service, didnt feel that good.