Infinitely Criticizing the Villain for Being Like My Ex-Boyfriend

When Zhang Chunliang woke up, it was already dark. He stared blankly at the wooden beams for a while before realizing that he was unable to move due to the side effects of being a "puppet master" and he slowly fell asleep.

He moved his sore and numb arm and let out a painful groan.

Xu Er heard his movement, walked quickly into the room, and smiled with dimples: "Xiaoliang, are you awake?"

Perhaps a doctor had been there, as Xu Er's arms and head were wrapped in bandages, and his body smelled unpleasantly of medicine.

"You, why did you get out of bed?" Zhang Chunliang perked up, quickly sat up and got out of bed, staring at Xu Er from head to toe.

"It's no big deal. My hands can still move." Xu Er lowered his eyes a little embarrassedly. "I couldn't sleep last night, so I wanted to make something for today. I didn't expect to run into a big rat. When I was catching the rat, I accidentally tripped and got bitten a few times."

Zhang Chunliang opened his mouth, wanting to tell him that those wounds on his body could definitely not have been caused by rat bites.

But seeing that Xu Er refused to look into his eyes, he suddenly realized that Xu Er must have seen something beyond common sense, but he didn't want to scare himself, so he lied.

"Oh, yes, is that so." Zhang Chunliang was silent for a while, and responded dryly: "Then this rat is really annoying."

"Let's eat first. After that, I'll go search the rat's nest to see if there are any other big rats."

Xu Er walked forward with a normal expression, carefully patted the pajamas he had just taken off, and then hung them on the shelf next to him.

——Before Xu Er woke up, Zhang Chunliang wanted to complain, but because Xu Er was still in a coma, he didn't have time to say it.

"You, why are you wearing--" Why are you sleeping in my clothes?

The clothes Xu Er wore when he slept were actually the Liberation Army uniform that Zhang Chunliang had dropped and torn on the ground not long ago. There were traces of careful mending on the cuffs.

Xu Er first looked at him in confusion, then looked at the pajamas in his hand, and then suddenly said: "Oh, I thought this dress has been torn, it would be bad for Xiaoliang to wear it out again."

He showed the cuffs he had mended: "But it would be a shame to throw it away, so I wore it as pajamas."

Looking at Zhang Chunliang's conflicted eyes, his hand paused, as if touching the wound, and then dropped down weakly.

"Xiaoliang...can I, can I return the clothes to you?" Xu Er lowered his voice.

"Uh, no, no, I didn't mean to ask you for clothes." Zhang Chunliang changed the subject somewhat awkwardly.

He felt that it was a bit ambiguous that Xu Er slept in his clothes.

But think about it, in this era, clothes are also a valuable asset, not to mention that he is wearing brand new clothes given to him by Xu Er. It would be a bit too much if he couldn't bear to part with even a piece of tattered clothes.

"By the way, I said I would cook for you." Zhang Chunliang seemed to smell the fragrance of rice and was instantly startled. "You are injured, you should have a good rest, why are you still working?"

"It wasn't me." Xu Er saw Zhang Chunliang's nervous look and smiled.

At the door behind him, Lai Zi, who had been waiting for a long time, finally found a suitable opportunity and poked his head in shyly, smiling flatteringly: "Brother... Brother Xu, Comrade Xiaoliang, let's have dinner together. The braised meat I got from town is delicious."

Zhang Chunliang swallowed unconsciously, and Xu Er, who had been looking at him, raised his eyebrows.

"Then try it." Zhang Chunliang said reservedly, and walked forward to support Xu Er.

At the dinner table, Lai Zi, who was always generous when eating, didn't even dare to pick up some dishes. He ate the vegetables in front of him awkwardly.

Seeing his embarrassed look, Zhang Chunliang picked up some meat for him with his chopsticks: "The braised meat in this town is really generous with its ingredients. It's really tasty."

Lai Zi glanced at Xu Er, and seeing that he had no intention of stopping him, he immediately became excited: "That's right, the braised meat at Lao Zhuan's shop is quite famous. It's usually only sold in the morning. If you go there in the afternoon, it will be sold out."

You know, people nowadays are afraid of being poor and are very stingy. If a braised meat shop can sell out all the meat in a place like this in just one morning, that must be a very powerful one.

Xu Eryi was injured and his temper became terribly violent. In order to let his brothers suffer less, he drove out in the early morning to queue up, and only then did he catch up with the meal delivery in the evening.

Zhang Chunliang scooped a spoonful of bone soup for Xu Er and casually said, "Since I came here, I don't think I've seen any villagers go out. Is there any restriction on this?"

Just like they have to fetch water at fixed times.

"Not really. People who come here can't leave. We are the only ones who can go out, and we often bring some things back." Lai Zi said honestly.

He was careless and didn't seem to know how terrifying his words were to someone who had just entered the village.

Zhang Chunliang paused while picking up the food, and noticed a detail in Lai Zi's words: the people who came here.

Anyone who comes here cannot leave. Is it for this reason that those non-local villagers settle here?

So why did they come here?

Did they know they couldn't get out before they came here?

"The village chief is not okay either?" Thinking of the somewhat strange village chief, Zhang Chunliang couldn't help asking.

"No one can do it, only we can." Lai Zi picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

He talked a lot, but his elder brother did not stop him, which meant that his elder brother tacitly agreed to let him tell these things to the young reporter.

So that he can understand clearly that since he has come here, he will be trapped in the village for the rest of his life. There is only one way to leave, and that is to die.

If he wants to live well here, his only hope is his elder brother.

Xu Er poured Zhang Chunliang a glass of orange juice and pushed it in front of him.

"Xiaoliang, what do you want to eat tomorrow morning?" Xu Er's eyes never left Zhang Chunliang. Seeing him suddenly stop, Xu Er asked considerately.

Zhang Chunliang happened to be a little thirsty. He came to his senses and drank up the water in the cup. He looked normal, without any sign of panic or fear about the ditch, nor did he suddenly shout or want to leave.

"Let's stew chicken soup. I'll make you chicken soup wontons." Zhang Chunliang picked up some vegetables for him in return.

Xu Er looked at him for a long while, as if trying to make sure whether his emotions were normal.

"Why are you looking at me stupidly?" Zhang Chunliang patted his shoulder gently and said, "Eat quickly."

This unreserved action made Xu Er purse his lips. He picked up the dish with his left hand with some difficulty and took two bites. After a while, he couldn't help it and a small dimple appeared on his face.

He suddenly felt very happy, so he couldn't help explaining.

"We didn't force them to do that. They tried to leave, but they just couldn't get out."

Zhang Chunliang tried hard to ignore the "we" in his words. It seemed that Xu Er no longer wanted to hide it at all. He was almost telling him openly, yes, I am the bully that everyone in the village is afraid of.

"Can I try to go out too?" Zhang Chunliang was a little curious as to why it was impossible to leave this village.

He really didn't care about this. After all, he was not born and raised in the dungeon. He could leave after completing the task.

"Of course, Xiaoliang." After hearing Zhang Chunliang's words, Xu Er was still smiling. He motioned Lai Zi to remove the leftovers, then thought hard for a moment and answered him seriously: "But you need me to accompany you."

"That's good too." Zhang Chunliang felt relieved. At least Xu Er, as the local boss, allowed players to move freely here.

The dinner was quickly finished. Xu Er seemed to want to say something but was interrupted by Zhang Chunliang.

"Then let's put it this way. I'll come and cook for you tomorrow."

Xu Er stared at him blankly, seemingly not understanding what he meant.

Zhang Chunliang stretched his waist. He felt that he had lived too comfortably at Xu Er's house for the past two days and had become lazy.

"It's getting late and I should go home," he said.

As a result, Xu Er's face, which had been pale due to excessive blood loss, even became somewhat transparent.

"Why, why are you leaving?" He asked stutteringly, rarely losing his composure.

"I'm sorry to bother you by staying here for the past two days." Zhang Chunliang smiled embarrassedly.

"Now that you're injured, your friends are here to take care of you and need a place to sleep. I don't want to cause you any trouble, so I have to leave first."

Lai Zi, who was collecting the bowls, dropped a plate with a "bang". He squatted down with trembling hands and picked up the pieces.

"Change the bowls and chopsticks when you have time." Zhang Chunliang couldn't help but remind him, "The bowls in your house are a bit slippery."

……

Li Zhuang had a wooden face and his whole body was cold. He felt terribly heavy, almost bending his back.

"Li Lang, why don't you go home?" The paper ghost lay on top of him, tightly wrapping his entire back.

Li Zhuang felt that he was lucky that he was not killed immediately by the female ghost.

This was a female ghost that sucked human blood. After sucking his flesh and blood for a day, her neck had already become slightly bulging.

There are probably conditions under which it can hurt people, and it must wait until nightfall.

Li Zhuang was afraid that he could not hold on any longer, so he left the house under the pretext of looking for someone.

Unexpectedly, after he took only a few steps, he felt his body becoming heavier and heavier.

——The female ghost lay on top of him and left with him.

There had been no news about the voodoo doll for a whole day. He didn't care about his A-level prop that had regained consciousness, and walked to Lu Zhi's house with difficulty, wanting to ask him for help.

But Lu Zhi didn't meet him and left him a message asking him to meet Zhang Chunliang.

Li Zhuang is now standing at the door of Zhang Chunliang's house, waiting for his master to appear without any hope.

The female ghost on him continued to scream, with a vaguely threatening roar: "Li Lang, you should rest, let's go back quickly..."

Li Zhuang couldn't hold on for much longer. He had a strong premonition that if he really went back tonight, he would die.

for sure.

"What are you doing here?"

A voice suddenly came from behind him.

Li Zhuang turned his head with difficulty and found Zhang Chunliang holding a dog leash and looking at him in confusion.

"Help, help, I..." Li Zhuang's face turned red in pain.

After feeling someone coming, the weight of the female ghost became more terrifying. He could not help but kneel on the ground and kowtow to Zhang Chunliang.

"It's just right. I was planning to look for you." Zhang Chunliang spoke gently, as if he didn't notice his unusually painful expression.

"You...what are you looking for me for?" Li Zhuang was dying, and a pair of paper arms tightly strangled his neck.

"Why did you hurt me last night?"

Li Zhuang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a black object was thrown in front of him.

It was a toy doll with its head and body torn apart, and covered with tear marks and wet saliva. Zhang Chunliang found it in the doghouse when he was walking the dog.

"I - I didn't hurt you, this, this is what I use to call for help!" He couldn't take a breath and held his breath for an instant.

The female ghost's sinister voice screamed in his ear: "Go back—go back!"

"Please save me... I, I don't have the resurrection props - I, I'll tell you a - a secret!" Li Zhuang was only breathing hard and he could hardly speak.

Zhang Chunliang stood there, looking at him gently, motionless, as if waiting for something.

Li Zhuang used all his strength to take out a piece of paper from the lining on the back of his clothes and threw it in front of Zhang Chunliang.

Zhang Chunliang glanced at it lightly, and under the dim moonlight, he only saw the word "sin".

"Okay, deal done."

Zhang Chunliang said politely.

Then, Li Zhuang felt his body suddenly lighten, and a breath of fresh air rushed into his burning throat.

"Rip—" He heard the sound of paper tearing and turned his head hurriedly.

I saw that the invulnerable female ghost actually tore open her chest with her sharp claws.

It screamed madly, its beautiful face covered with blood and tears, but its hands did not stop moving.

"Rip——" another sound.

The female ghost tore her paper body into two pieces. There was no blood or internal organs in the middle, but pieces of paper as thin as cicada wings.

As a gust of wind blew, the ghost girl's skin was blown away, and the pieces of paper in its body were also blown away.

Looking at them in the moonlight, I saw hideous and painful human faces on the papers.

Li Zhuang was shivering a little in the wind. He had a premonition that if he was not rescued, he would also become one of these faces in a while.

"Now, we can have a good chat." Zhang Chunliang looked at him and showed the shy and good-tempered smile that Li Zhuang was most familiar with.