"It can't be helped. 99% of the problems in this world are money problems. No matter how resourceful the Cultivators and Immortal Cultivators are, they can't help me pay the rent, right?"
Zhang Daniu said, "You've said it yourself. This book feels like it's being torn apart. Ever since the style changed after four to five hundred chapters, we've lost a lot of old readers. New readers can't come in, and the results are half-dead. What can I do?"
"Well …"
Li Yao didn't expect it to be like this. He nodded and said, "Money can't kill a hero. That's true!"
"So —"
Zhang Daniu said, "It's not something that will happen in the next two days. Anyway, the word count is already quite high. I'm thinking of finding a suitable and decent way to end this book. For example, let the protagonist suddenly wake up after fighting a boss and realize that everything he did in the 40,000th Year of Cultivation was just a dream. Then, he would forget everything in the dream and study hard every day. What do you think of this idea?"
"…"
Li Yao said, "I think you will be hacked to death by the readers."
"That makes sense. That's why I'm also struggling with how to end it. It's not appropriate to make it all a dream. It also doesn't seem appropriate to let the main characters be killed by meteorites. Sigh, it's difficult!"
Daniel Zhang said, "Anyway, no matter what, the end will definitely come to an end. Even God doesn't want me to continue writing!"
"Oh, God?"
Li Yao's eyes sharpened again. "What do you mean?"
"That's right. The past one or two months have been particularly difficult. It feels like drinking cold water is stuck in one's teeth."
Zhang Daniu gestured and said, "It's not the last one or two months, but ever since the style of '40,000 Years of Cultivation' changed, it hasn't been smooth sailing. When I was shopping in the neighborhood, a flowerpot fell from upstairs and almost hit my head. When I went to the garden for a walk, I was bitten by a f * cking dog. When I was sleeping at home, the gas valve broke down for some reason. Luckily, I didn't get gas poisoning. Just last month, my computer broke down three times for no reason. Every time, it would break again and again after it was fixed. The shop that fixed it said that they had never encountered such a thing before. Can you imagine how much determination and perseverance it takes to maintain a normal update under such circumstances?"
"There's such a strange thing?"
Li Yao secretly clenched his fists under the table and said, "Then, then, brother Niu, have you had any particularly dangerous accidents recently? For example … like being hit by a car or something like that?"
"That's not true."
Daniel Zhang shook his head and said, "My grades aren't ideal, and I've also encountered so many troublesome things. I'm already angry enough. Recently, I've been staying at home, and cars can't hit me. Anyway, I've been in a trance for a long time. That day, when I went to the toilet, I finally couldn't take it anymore and wanted to give up. But after writing for so long, I more or less have some feelings for it. I decided to throw a coin to decide whether to continue writing or to become a eunuch — heads up, I'll be a eunuch, tails up, I'll be a crappy writer. If the coin can stand up straight, I'll continue writing. But just as I threw the coin into the air, I accidentally slipped and fell flat on my back. I almost couldn't catch my breath and hurt my hand. You tell me, if this isn't decided by God, then what is?
"At that time, I was in so much pain that I cried. I really felt a little disheartened and gave up on myself. I simply cursed, 'What the f * ck is this book? I'm not writing anymore!'
"In the end, it was very strange. I seemed to have gotten rid of something. There was a cool breeze that disappeared from my body. Although my hand still hurt for the next few days, those unlucky things didn't happen again. I could eat, sleep, and feel refreshed. Except that I still didn't have money, everything else was pretty good.
"So, now you're asking me whether I'll continue writing '40,000 Years of Cultivation'. This, I really don't know!"
Zhang Daniu was already dead drunk. He kept slipping under the table.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have told the truth to Li Yao.
"But, sigh, yesterday I heard from your little junior sister — Little Rabbit that there are many people who like to read this book and are silently supporting Brother Niu. How should I put it? I feel a little sorry for everyone."
Daniel Zhang slumped on the chair. "Fortunately, it's you who came today. If it was really your little junior sister who blinked her big watery eyes and looked at me with admiration and insisted on dragging me along to contribute to the science fiction industry of our country, I, I really don't know how to face her. How would I have the face to be a guest at your place! So, there are really many university students who like to read my book? "
"… Yes."
Li Yao nodded. "They're all university students with long hair and swaying skirts. They're all very thoughtful and insightful."
"Sigh, what a sin!"
Daniel Zhang's eyes were a little dull. "Otherwise, for the sake of these readers who support me, I, I should persevere and continue to write?"
"This —"
If it was before the meal, Li Yao would definitely coax the author to continue writing without hesitation.
But now, it seemed that if he continued, there might be more serious accidents.
Li Yao had a very uncomfortable feeling in his heart. He did not allow himself to push any ignorant and innocent person into the fire pit.
"Well, of course, Brother Niu, it's your decision. I respect your decision in any case."
Li Yao said, "However, Brother Niu, you've written the outline of the rest of the book, including the Vulture Plan and the secrets of Earth, haven't you?"
"… Yes, yes!"
Daniel Zhang was so drunk that he didn't know whether to nod or shake his head. "I, I have all of them. They're all very wonderful ideas. It's like information from outer space that opened up one hole after another in my head. However, these are all my little secrets. Even if I can't use them in this novel, I can use them in the next one. Let's not talk about that. Come on, let's continue drinking. Let's talk about your classmates.
"Brother Niu, you're drunk."
Li Yao said, "Let me take you home."
Daniel Zhang struggled for a while, but naturally, he was no match for the burly Li Yao.
The house he rented was in the old neighborhood next to the bone casserole. He searched three times in a row before he found the right house.
When he entered the house, he was so drunk that he couldn't even look at the keyhole.
Li Yao took the opportunity to look at the layout of the house.
This was a very typical old house decorated in the last century. The compact space of one bedroom and one living room was full of yellowed books and newspapers. Many of the books were piled up like cliffs that were about to collapse. It was too crowded for one person to live in.
There was no furniture or appliances in the house. A ragged laptop was placed on the old, stained desk. That was Li Yao's target.
After a meal, Li Yao basically understood Daniel Zhang's character. He was a careless and even a little muddle-headed guy. It was unlikely that he would put something like the outline of a novel in an encrypted USB flash drive or a safe.
Now that he had found the outline and solved the mystery of the Vulture Plan and the Earth, he should be one step closer to the truth.
However, Li Yao did not steal the laptop directly.
"Brother Niu, I'm leaving. Let's keep in touch via WeChat. See you later!"
Li Yao noticed that the balcony and the window of the toilet were not locked. That was enough for him.
After making sure that Niu heard him, he closed the door from the outside with a loud noise. He went downstairs, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and walked out of the neighborhood.
Although it was an old neighborhood, there were still some surveillance cameras on the roadside. Just now, when he helped Daniel Zhang back to the house, they had been caught on camera. Therefore, they had to film him leaving the neighborhood empty-handed.
Li Yao whistled and left the neighborhood unhurriedly, making sure that he had been caught on camera by several surveillance cameras.
Back on the street, he found a chain supermarket with bright lights and bought a bottle of drink to make sure that he was not caught on camera.
Next to the supermarket was a milk tea shop. There was a bus stop in front of the shop. Li Yao looked at the bus stop for a long time. After confirming that there were surveillance cameras in both the milk tea shop and the bus stop, he got on a bus and headed for the university town.
After riding for five or six stops in a row, he arrived at a crowded station. Under the cover of the crowd, he quietly got off the bus and covered his face with a sunhat and a pair of wide sunglasses that he had prepared in advance. He exerted strength in his legs and walked quickly to the old residential area as if there were springs under his feet.
As long as he was careful to avoid the first few surveillance cameras, no one would be able to connect him with the college student just now.
It was already an hour later when he returned to the neighborhood.
It was now eleven or twelve o 'clock at night. The whole neighborhood was shrouded in silence.
Li Yao came to the building rented by Daniel Zhang. He looked at his ten fingers that had been smeared with all-purpose glue and put on rubber gloves. It was easy to leave fingerprints by doing this.
It was strange. He seemed to be born to do these things. He was born to be … an extremely dangerous character.
Taking a deep breath, Li Yao was like a huge gecko. He silently climbed along the water pipe to the fifth floor.
Although he was more than ten meters above the ground, Li Yao did not feel the slightest heartbeat or fear. It was as if he had really become a huge reptile with sticky hands and feet.
As the night wind blew, some inexplicable power in the depths of his cells continued to awaken. The darkness did not pose any interference to his vision. He could even see more clearly than he could in the daytime.
His sense of hearing had also become exceptionally sharp. He could even hear the voices, breathing, and heartbeats of dozens of households across the thick walls. He could also analyze how many people were asleep and how many were still awake.
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