Old Domain Bizarre

Chapter 34 Asking
Zhang Wenda spent the day in a daze.

His conversation with the rabbit seemed to have torn open a corner of this strange world, but what it revealed was something even more incomprehensible.

"Are all adults monsters in this world? Does that mean everyone is like that?"

Zhang Wenda stared blankly at the blackboard in the distance, pen in hand. "What's going on with this world? If all adults are monsters, then how does the world work?"

With a "thud," Zhang Wenda was bumped into and fell to his left. Immediately afterward, he heard Pan Dongzi's excited voice, "Mouse, hurry up! School's out!"

After glancing at the other students who had traveled together, Zhang Wenda took his schoolbag out of the drawer. "You guys go ahead, I need to talk to Teacher Ouyang about something later."

"Wow, you haven't even finished your homework, and you still dare to mess with her? You're so brave."

Zhang Wenda sighed slightly as he looked at the other person's innocent expression. Sometimes he really envied this simple-minded chubby boy.

You don't have to worry about anything. You can believe whatever your teachers and parents teach you and accept even the strangest things without hesitation.

Would becoming as carefree as him allow me to live a more carefree life?

But Zhang Wenda understood that this was impossible; after all, he had only physically reverted to his childhood self, but his mind was still that of an adult.

"You guys can go now, don't wait for me." Zhang Wenda slung his backpack over his shoulder and walked out of the classroom.

When I returned to the teachers' office, for some reason, the huge, strange door had become much more normal.

"Bang bang bang." "Come in."

Zhang Wenda pushed open the door and saw Teacher Ouyang eating from an aluminum lunchbox. The food inside was stir-fried eggs with chives and stir-fried chili with pork cracklings.

"Is that Wenda? Is something the matter?" Teacher Ouyang, whose head was of normal size, put down his lunchbox.

Zhang Wenda looked at her seriously, and after a moment's consideration, he said, "Teacher Rabbit said you can help me with anything, right?"

"Anything is a bit too broad. Tell me first, and I'll help you as much as I can." The other person took out another White Rabbit candy, with an encouraging look on their face, as if they already knew what the other person wanted to ask.

“I was attacked, by a very special rule,” Zhang Wenda calmly told Ouyang about his experience.

If adult matters are too far away, then the trouble with rules is right in front of him. In any case, he must first resolve the rules that apply to him.

Since Rabbit said that Ouyang could help him, he had no reason not to give it a try.

After saying all this, Zhang Wenda waited quietly for the other party's reply.

He tried to analyze the other person's emotions by looking at their expression, but the other person's porcelain-like smile rendered his corporate slave skills completely useless.

"I can't help you." The other person's words made Zhang Wenda's heart sink. He wasn't exactly disappointed, but he felt a little regretful.

"Then teacher, can you tell me why this happened?" Zhang Wenda asked, somewhat unwilling to give up.

Even if the other party cannot help me solve the rules, as long as I can understand the reason for the existence of the rules, I may be able to find a way to deal with them, just like how I dealt with the Youth Palace.

"No matter how strange this world is, there should still be logic, right? Why is it attacking me? What did I do wrong? Why am I the only one suffering this, while others don't?"

Upon hearing Zhang Wenda's question, Teacher Ouyang's smile vanished, and she sat there like a statue. "Why won't you answer me? Is it because of the adults' rules again?" With a hint of disappointment, Zhang Wenda turned to leave.

"and many more."

Hearing the words behind him, Zhang Wenda said without turning his head, "I know what you want to say. You're not telling me for my own good. I'll understand when I grow up. I've already heard all of this once."

Just as his hand was about to grab the doorknob, Ouyang's words made him stop.

"Although I can't help you, if you want to know about the rules, I can tell you where to find them."

"Where?" Zhang Wenda turned around in surprise.

Then the other person said a very unexpected name: "The Library."

"library?"

"Yes, you can find the explanation for everything in the world there."

"Great! Where is it?" Zhang Wenda walked back quickly and asked eagerly.

"It's right here in this school. As long as you look for it with the intention of finding it, you can find it."

Although the triggering condition was a bit strange, Zhang Wenda had already gotten used to it. He didn't think that this so-called library was a real library. At the moment, his attention was elsewhere.

Is this place dangerous?

"There is some danger. Although you can find all the knowledge you want there, I advise you to only look for what you want and not look at anything else. Otherwise, you will easily become an adult."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wenda's heart tightened. Did the other party mean that he would become a monster like them?
The thought of danger in that place immediately made Zhang Wenda think about how to avoid it. With such a powerful figure in front of him, how could Zhang Wenda not try to curry favor with him?

"Um... okay, thanks. If it's convenient for you, could you take me with you?" It would be much safer to have an adult with me if I got into trouble in a place like that.

"I can not."

Ouyang's words surprised Zhang Wenda. "Why?"

"Because I can't see it."

"Can't see it?" Zhang Wenda was taken aback.

"There are some things that adults can't see or even perceive, only children like you can see, such as the library or the children's palace."

As she spoke, Ouyang reached out and gently touched Zhang Wenda's head. Her hand was cold and as hard as porcelain, but Zhang Wenda did not mind.

“I really want to tell you more, but…” Ouyang hesitated for a moment, “but there are some things I can’t remember very clearly. I think I’ve been there, but I’ve forgotten what happened or what I encountered there.”

"Is it...the library's fault? Or the adults' fault?" Zhang Wenda asked.

Ouyang remained silent for a long time before finally shaking his head. "I can't remember anymore, but becoming an adult does require forgetting many unnecessary things."

(End of this chapter)