Chapter Forty-Nine: The Truth Revealed (A 3000-word Long Chapter)

Seeing Sun Xiaosan take out his phone to jot down, he continued, "And you have to keep talking."
Wang Mu smiled. "That's it."
"Oh? It's over?" The three were surprised, not expecting such a small amount of information.
```html"Yeah, that's it. My master doesn't talk much, preferring to keep silent."
For convenience, Wang Mu naturally didn't reveal too much, as giving too much information would make it harder to guess. The less, the easier to guess in a random manner.```
1. "Not enough info," muttered Sun Xiaoshen, frowning and rubbing his chin.2. "No problem. If they can't guess, it's not a big deal. Don't take it too seriously," Wang Mu didn't mind.3. After revealing the information, he didn't expect Su Hang and the others to instantly figure out his master. After all, it took time for them to brainstorm.```html

"A bit insufficient information," Sun Xiaoshen said with a furrowed brow, wiping his chin thoughtfully.
"It's fine, they can't guess if they can't. Don't overthink it," Wang Mu wasn't bothered.
Not intending for Su Hang and the others to instantly identify his master, he realized that guessing from imagination required time.

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However, Sun Xiaosan interjected, "No, the information might be lacking, but I can still make some connections."
Wang Mu raised his brow, his gaze odd.
It's hard to tell, Sun Xiaosan, but your imagination is pretty big. You can even connect people from stories.
"Though I know fewer big figures than you, I thought of someone too."
"Me too."
孙航、妙妙两人相继答复。
王牧惊了，古怪脸色。
龟龟，你们是秀儿吗。
自己给的信息七拼八凑，跟个四不像一样，这还能猜出来？
"Let me hear it," Wang Mu was curious about who they would mention.
"The principal!" Sun Hang, Miao Miao, and Little Saint Sun said in unison.
Their voices, in perfect harmony.
Wang Mu was surprised.
可以，万事都推给校长，这波很灵性。
不过他们是怎么扯到外卖员校长身上的。
仔细回想先前孙航说的校长信息，王牧愣住……
"That Day Shouldn't Have Happened," "That Bowl of Rice, That Bowl of Noodles," "And Because of His Stubbornness, That Battle Was Shorter Without Him."
那一天，美团与饿了吗大战，校长正好被顾客打了差评，一气之下，把下一个客户点的酒、饭吃了，导致他被暂停送外卖一天，从而导致大战少了他。
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Believe it or not, you can actually contact the school principal who works as a deliveryman!
After considering Sun Hang's trio's ideas, Wang Mu was incredibly impressed.
Genius! You guys managed to link these up.
Worth noting, Wang Mu gave these three pieces of information at random, without much thought.

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妙妙撩起长发到耳后，整理了下思绪。
“我听班长说过，校长可能不是地球人。”
不是地球人？阿凡达？
王牧听到这话，忍不住吐了口老槽。
At this moment, Sun Hang picked up Mo Mo's words, his gaze deep.
"I've heard these rumors too. Some say the principal isn't from Earth but a native of the 9th Rank City, while others claim he's from the 10th Rank. There are even those who speculate he comes from an even stronger Sequence City,"
"Not only that."
孙小圣一惊一乍说道，环顾四周，见周围没人，小声附耳。
“我还听说，校长其实不是真正的校长，校长身份跟外卖员身份一样是兼职，真正身份要更高级点。”
三人你一言我一语，听得王牧一愣一愣。
来回在孙航三人脸上打量，王牧不经嘘唏。
如果不是我知道你们是中二病，我差点就信了，信了你们的邪。
“咳！”轻声咳嗽，王牧打断他们话题。
There was no way – their expressions were dead serious, and if they kept talking, who knew what the principal would end up believing. It could very well be that he believed the principal was an Earthling from the M78 Galaxy.```
“除了大……校长外，小圣你还想到哪些人选。”因想到人间体，差点把大古两个字念出来的王牧赶忙改口。
“我能想到的还有两个。”
Unaware of Wang Mu's change in tone, Sun Xiaoshan replied on his own.
"One is Lord Citymaster, the one who witnessed the mythic battle and rose to prominence at the end of the Mythic Era, now ruling over our Ninth Sequence City.
还有一个是获得四凶之一穷奇之名的穷奇镇守。”
“好，你说的我记下了，以后我会去好好查查。”
王牧没有过多去纠结孙小圣的杜撰，只想早点结束话题。
因为保安的换班时间快到了。
在不过去，郭凡估计又要趁机叫他请客了。
毕竟，照这个话题聊下去，得聊好几个小时。
试着转移话题，王牧指向孙小圣手拿着的漫画书：“你也看海贼王啊。”
"Yeah!" Sun Xiaoshan, like discovering a treasure, became even more excited. "What? You, Wang Mu, also watch One Piece?"
动漫迷？
瞧着孙小圣激动举动，王牧做出判断。
“嗯，我也是资深海贼迷。”王牧含笑，聊海贼王也总比聊中二病来的强。
```html"Haha, I didn't expect Wang Mu to be a One Piece fan too. We could chat about it in depth when we have time. We just argued about a One Piece topic on the way here."```
```html"What topic? Let's hear your thoughts."
"If you had to choose a character from One Piece to be your wife, who would it be?"
Without hiding his curiosity, Sun Shang was curious to see who Wang Mu would pick. At the same time, he expressed his own thoughts.```
“刚才我们为这个争了好久，我觉得女帝好啊，多漂亮，关键还有石化能力，软了直接石化来一波。
孙航觉得罗宾好，因为手多，你懂得。然后妙妙则觉得，如果她身为男的，会选超新星里那个乔艾莉·波妮，因为可以体验不同年龄段风情。
"Wang Mu, who do you think is better - Empress or Robin or Bonny?"
With that statement, Sun Hai and the others stared intently at Wang Mu.
They had the same unspoken curiosity about which one he would choose.
“我觉得三个都不好。”王牧直言不讳：“为什么你们会为这个问题纠结啊，这不是很简单的问题吗，选小冯就对了啊。”
寂静，死一般寂静。
孙航三人哑口无言，脑子转速有点跟不上王牧的回答。
小冯？！mr·2！？
Hiss!!
回神过来，三人倒吸一口凉气。
他们不约而同想到小冯的能力，模仿果实，可以变成各种各样的人，连脸、身材、声音都能变。
此刻，三人嘴巴微张，呆呆看着王牧。
我曹啊，王牧，你是魔鬼吧！
“果然，强者都是特别的，想法思路好清奇。”孙小圣捂着脸，他算是明白为什么王牧能感悟出他们所悟不出来的想法了。
Worse still, Sun Hang could not suppress the image of Little Feng transforming into a queen, Robin, or Nami in his mind.
And Little Feng was waving at him frantically, beckoning, "Come on, baby, whatever you desire."
别说他们，连场中唯一女性妙妙都不淡定。
只见她那双水汪汪眼睛，闪烁光芒没，在那声若细纹般低语。
“小冯，长得是丑了点，不过可以让他变成各种男明星啊，那样我岂不是就可以……我的天，我在想什么，不能想，不能想。”
Now, it was Sun Xiaosan's turn to clear his throat.
"So… it's getting late, and we should set off for our trip to a different place, right?"
Thinking I had found a fellow anime enthusiast, it turned out to be a bit of a mismatch.
他可不想跟脑洞清奇的王牧聊动漫，生怕以后再也不敢直视动漫。
“启程？你们不上学吗。”王牧算了下，现在还没到学期末放假时间。
Subei explained to Wang Mu, "School. We're here on a mission from our teacher to eliminate the Nai."
Wang Mu, who had just relaxed from the seemingly ended conversation, suddenly turned to Subei, his eyes glowing with a newfound intensity.
Wait!
孙航说什么？
剿灭魇？！
直到孙小圣三人离开，王牧机械式的朝着他们挥手。
他根本不知道，他们已经走远，仍停留在先前孙小圣和孙航对自己最后的道别话中。
“上学啊，我们这次外出是奉老师之命外出，剿灭魇。”
“王牧，我们老师说最近魇有点多，你小心点。”
Two sentences echoed in my ears, resounding endlessly.```
王牧像个木头人一样，站在那，内心震撼，翻腾起惊涛骇浪。
他相信自己没有听错。
不是幻听。
孙航、孙小圣提到了魇。
对于魇，王牧很清楚那是什么。
昨天黑眼圈男人才跟他提到过，这个世界有着不为人知的一面。
那一面，充满着未知、神秘。
其中，魇便是世人所不知道的新物种，一种跟人类一样，属于高等智慧的人形生灵。
王牧惊撼，目光看着孙小圣三人离去的方向……
Is it a coincidence?
孙小圣装逼，编了个敌人，恰巧叫魇？
No.
It can't be a coincidence.
This coincidence is too coincidental, too perfect to be real.
Suddenly, Wang Mu realized a crucial issue.```
“他们不是跟我在吹牛逼？”
他不相信那是巧合，唯一解释只可能是孙小圣他们知道魇。
至于为什么知道？
这还用想吗，他们极大概率是修炼者！
Not a practitioner, how could one know of the Nether?
Ordinaries couldn't possibly know about Nether creatures, even if they witnessed one, they wouldn't survive to learn its information from its own mouth.
“如果小圣他们是修炼者……那他们跟我吹的那些……不是牛逼？”
想到这，王牧心神震颤。
突如其来的冲击，让他咽了一口唾沫。
他很希望现在有一堵墙在旁边，能让他扶住，稳住下身子。
冲击力太大了！
每每回忆起孙小圣三人所说的每一句话，王牧直感头皮发麻。
第九序列、第十序列、战死的城主……
全是真的？！
……