Infinitely Criticizing the Villain for Being Like My Ex-Boyfriend

"Here comes another beggar." The old man complained to himself. He looked behind Zhang Chunliang but did not see any other refugees.

"Just you?" He was obviously surprised.

"No, there are still many people here, but we got separated on the way." Zhang Chunliang looked a little depressed. He raised his head and pleaded, "Fellow villagers, if you see my companions, can you let me know?"

Zhang Chunliang was handsome and well-mannered. Although he looked very disheveled, he was nothing like those starving beggars outside. The old man glanced at him with pity, but didn't say anything unpleasant.

He spat, put down his hoe and waved to Zhang Chunliang: "Come, go find our village cadres and see if your brother is in the village."

Zhang Chunliang nodded quickly and followed.

Since entering Shuangshi Village, Zhang Chunliang no longer felt the horrible high temperature that burned his lungs like in the outside world.

Although the temperature in the mountains is not low, at least plants can grow smoothly. As long as people are diligent, they will not starve to death here.

In a way, this is indeed a post-apocalyptic paradise.

"Watch your hands and feet. The fruit trees, vegetables and grass on the mountain are all fenced off by their owners. If you are careless and pick other people's things, you will be beaten to death." The old man walked towards the village on the hillside step by step. His voice was hoarse and contained a threat.

"Thank you for your reminder." Zhang Chunliang withdrew his gaze and followed him into the village.

At this time, the sun has come out completely, and the moisture in the air has evaporated completely. The small Shuangshi Village is surrounded by tall ancient trees in the center. At this time, the voices of people are noisy, and it is as lively as a market.

Looking around, this not-so-big village looks full, narrow and crowded.

The dirt and stone roads between the village houses were filled with small tents made of plastic bags and cloth. Some ragged people were making breakfast next to the tents. Zhang Chunliang took a quick look and saw that those people had dull expressions and most of them were eating some black balls that looked like crushed tree bark.

These are refugees who came here to escape famine.

There weren't many of them, only a few thousand or so, but it was enough to make this small village seem cramped and stuffy, with a faint unpleasant stench.

The evil god's clones always fail, and some lucky refugees accidentally escape their control and find this place.

Zhang Chunliang followed the old man through the crowded, dirty and smelly village road and arrived at the Shuangshi Village Committee.

The courtyard of the village committee's small bungalow is surrounded by high iron fences. The surroundings are relatively quiet and no refugees have set up tents nearby.

Through the gaps in the iron mesh, Zhang Chunliang saw that the not-so-spacious yard had been cleared and the soil had been loosened, and the yard was full of wilted tomatoes, potatoes and onions.

The old man patted the iron gate and shouted a few times at the top of his voice. It took a long time before anyone heard any movement from inside.

A young man wearing a cross-body vest came out dragging his slippers.

"Secretary Li, this is a new refugee. It is said that he is here to look for his brother." The old man coughed twice and said, "Didn't we accept several batches of children from the city before? This should be the family of the child who came to find him. Can you find out whose family he is from?"

"So many people have come. Stop bringing chickens and dogs into the village. If you continue like this, I'll have to find someone to seal off the village." Secretary Li rubbed his face irritably, then raised his head and looked at Zhang Chunliang.

The two looked at each other and were stunned for a moment.

Secretary Li didn't say much. He took the key, opened the iron gate, and let Zhang Chunliang in.

The old man grabbed the door with a playful smile and winked at Secretary Li: "Hey, what did we agree on? I'll give you food if you bring people here."

"Bullshit, Qiu Laosan, you are not illiterate. It is clearly written on the notice that only those who bring children will be given food." Secretary Li looked gentle and thin, but his tone was very aggressive.

"I think this is just a half-grown child." Qiu Laosan pointed at Zhang Chunliang, "He has delicate skin and tender flesh. His younger brother is also here with us... You are an official from another place, so don't let the local villagers down."

Secretary Li cursed in a low voice, walked into the vegetable garden in the yard in slippers, and roughly pulled out a few shriveled onions and threw them on the old man's face.

The old man left satisfied.

There were many eyes watching this scene outside the iron gate of the village committee. A bunch of ambiguous gazes were scanning the vegetable field in the yard through the fine iron net.

"Let's talk inside." Secretary Li opened the door of the small bungalow and pulled Zhang Chunliang in.

As soon as the door was closed, Secretary Li, who had always had a gruff look on his face, suddenly looked surprised.

He looked Zhang Chunliang up and down for a long time before finally uttering a word.

"...Where's Xiaobei?"

Zhang Chunliang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this "old acquaintance" did not "die" in this copy like Li Mufeng and forget his identity as a player.

Even more fortunately, he didn't seem to be hostile at the moment.

"The previous copy was seriously damaged, so I took it to the prop shop to be repaired." Zhang Chunliang answered casually.

"What?!" Li Zhuang's expression suddenly became a little sad and angry: "I gave you such a cute little Bei, so that you can take it to eat delicious food and drink spicy food, how could you let it get seriously injured?!"

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. I bought Xiaobei a lot of apology gifts, amethyst eyeballs, princess dresses, life-size dolls..." Zhang Chunliang pulled out a wooden chair, sat down and started chatting with the young man.

"That's more presentable." Li Zhuang's expression improved a little and he poured Zhang Chunliang a glass of water.

The water is cold, and boiling it will evaporate some of the liquid. In this situation, no one is willing to waste it like this.

"I didn't expect that your guild would come here this time?" Zhang Chunliang took a sip of water and asked familiarly.

The young man in front of him was Li Zhuang, a player he had met in a copy called "Parents' Love Story".

He once brought the dying Li Zhuang out of that copy. As a thank you, Li Zhuang gave Zhang Chunliang his advanced prop voodoo doll Xiao Bei, which had intelligence.

Although the two sides have not had any contact during this period, they seem to be familiar with each other because they have Beckham as a topic of conversation.

"Yeah, those guys are really willing to risk their lives for resources." Li Zhuang had been in this extremely depressing village for a long time. He finally met an acquaintance and immediately complained like a flood, "Game House is such a jerk. What kind of team competition is this? Our guild has almost gone all out to grab resources during this period."

This copy has not been cleared yet, so the rewards are getting more and more generous. As a mid- to senior-level member of the union, Li Zhuang was forced to form a team and enter here.

However, he was lucky. The refresh location after entering the dungeon did not have too much environmental pressure. It was just that the people in this village were really weird and always did something strange, which made him nervous, had endocrine disorders, and severe hair loss.

"Where are the rest of your members? Are they okay?" Zhang Chunliang asked.

"They are all still alive." Li Zhuang obviously didn't want to share the situation of his teammates. He shrugged and said, "Here, as long as you are willing to complete the mission, you can still survive. It's just that we haven't figured out the details of this place yet."

"I just came to this village and I'm unfamiliar with the place. Although it may be a bit presumptuous to say this, I still hope to work with you again." Zhang Chunliang smiled gently, a little embarrassed.

"Why?" Li Zhuang also laughed, "We are competitors. What benefit can I get from helping you?"

"Xiao Bei misses his ex-father very much and often tells me that he wants to see you again." Zhang Chunliang said lightly, "However, a guy like his ex-father is so hard-hearted that he probably has no feelings for him at all. What does it matter whether he sees him or not?"

"You are so despicable, aren't you?" Li Zhuang slammed the table in disbelief, "You are using my precious daughter to threaten me?!"

"She's my daughter now." Zhang Chunliang said politely, "Xiao Bei's birthday is coming soon. I wanted to invite you to celebrate with her."

Li Zhuang's face was extremely conflicted, and he stood there, lost in a deep ideological struggle.

He really wanted to meet Xiaobei, and when he gave him to Zhang Chunliang, it was not just to thank him.

Xiaobei is a high-end prop doll that he has worked hard to raise. Many players around him covet it and have even fought to snatch it away more than once. In order to protect his precious doll from the hands of these guys with questionable character, he can only reluctantly entrust it to his savior Zhang Chunliang.

He believed that a strong and lucky player like Zhang Chunliang would be able to take good care of his precious daughter.

Who knew this guy would actually use Xiaobei to threaten him.

I have to say, he was really moved.

"You misunderstood me. Even if you don't agree to cooperate with me, I will invite you to Xiaobei's birthday party." Zhang Chunliang explained with a smile, "I don't want to be your enemy. Moreover, based on the clues I have so far, we don't seem to be in opposing camps. We are just two guild teams completing different main quests in the same world. Why can't we help each other?"

"Really?" Li Zhuang looked at him suspiciously, "What is your mission?"

"Find the secret of Shuangshi Village. This is the mission to pass the level." Zhang Chunliang said without hesitation. He looked at Li Zhuang sincerely, "I am willing to share with you all the clues I have now."

In fact, Zhang Chunliang’s mission to pass the level is not this. His real mission is to "rescue the younger brother of this world from Shuangshi Village."

But Li Zhuang's identity at this moment is very delicate. As the village party secretary of Shuangshi Village, his position seems to be extremely ambiguous.

Zhang Chunliang guessed from the conversation between him and the old man just now that his mission might be related to helping the villagers of Shuangshi Village find more children.

As expected, the next second, Li Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief. He said cheerfully, "Almost. Our mission to pass the level is to find the secret here."

Although Zhang Chunliang had a premonition, he still couldn't help feeling aggrieved - they were all players who had to complete the same task, but when it came to him, the task that others should have completed was just a small "side quest". This game house was really inhumane.

His emotions fluctuated greatly at this moment, and a blue light flashed in his eyes, which made Li Zhuang stunned.

However, the light was extremely short-lived and did not attract his attention.

"What about the main story?" Li Zhuang asked, "After spending so many days in this dungeon, I guess you have completed it, right?"

While Zhang Chunliang was testing Li Zhuang, Li Zhuang was naturally trying to get clues from him.

The two sides were playing against each other in harmony.

"The main storyline has been completed." Zhang Chunliang showed a bitter expression and shook his head, "My main storyline mission is to reach Shuangshi Village."

"What the hell?" Li Zhuang raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Reach here? This mission is too useless. How difficult is it? Don't lie to me."

As Li Zhuang's initial refresh point was in Shuangshi Village, he naturally had no idea about the bloody storm in the outside world.

In his opinion, this is just a small mountain village with a shortage of supplies and constantly accepting refugees, and he is responsible for playing the role of a village cadre here to help Shuangshi Village accept more outsiders. As such an important main task, it is not as simple as "reaching Shuangshi Village" anyway.

Zhang Chunliang didn't expect to trick him so easily. He thought for a moment and asked Li Zhuang, "Do you still remember the situation when you first came to this world?"