Chapter 177: Wu Youai, I Want to Go to Hell with You

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The evening temperature was very low. The heavy rain outside wasn’t the warm, soothing kind anymore; it had turned into a cold, biting rain filled with red threadworms.

While people in other caves were shivering from the cold, the firewood in Cave Z5 had already burned out. After the thick smoke dissipated, the heated stones still maintained a comfortable temperature, making it incredibly cozy to sleep by the stones at night.

Jing Shu’s earthen kiln was also burning charcoal, and her family sat around the warm kiln, chatting together.

After dinner, Jing Grandpa began carving a set of Mahjong tiles out of wood for the family. This was because Jing Nai had developed a Mahjong addiction. Once Jing Shu and Li Yutian finished their handover and returned, the whole family gathered around the small wooden table to play Mahjong.

Occasionally, sounds like “Yao Ji” (a Mahjong term) and “Peng” echoed through the shelter, making it feel just like a vacation.

Meanwhile, Jing Shu watched them play in tournaments, where the losers were rotated out for others to take their place. She continued practicing her Rubik’s Cube, finding new motivation for life in this reincarnated existence.

“This is the 33rd time,” Jing Shu muttered, watching her Rubik’s Cube revert to its original colors after she had just solved it. She quietly calculated the frequency of its color changes.

Indeed, the Rubik’s Cube was changing colors on its own, significantly increasing its difficulty. At first, Jing Shu thought it was an illusion, but after being cautious, she realized it was genuinely altering colors secretly.

Now, Jing Shu was highly sensitive to sudden color changes, almost as if she were watching in slow motion when her eyes caught a shift in color.

It was like being able to clearly see the trajectory of a fly that suddenly buzzed past her face.

Jing Shu didn’t know if this was a new skill developed from her intensive Rubik’s Cube practice or an enhanced ability from drinking spiritual spring water. For now, it seemed useless.

All she could do was hope that her Rubik’s Cube space upgrade would add some extra functions, like her ability to change colors. Predictably, future upgrades to her Rubik’s Cube space would only become more challenging.

For the night, the sleeping arrangements were simple: her parents squeezed into one tent, leaving a tent for Su Long and two inflatable boats for her uncle and aunt to sleep in. Being close to the earthen kiln kept them warm.

Sleeping in the car was colder; their feet couldn’t stretch, and they were covered in dirt and red threadworms. Although they didn’t mind, the inflatable boats were easier to manage.

As for Su Long, Jing Shu’s aunt felt embarrassed by the clean tents and, before dinner, took the time to tidy up and borrowed a dry towel to wipe the red threadworms off Su Long’s body, some of which had even been eaten by the The Fat Chicken.

At 11 PM, Wu Youai had finished taking attendance for people in Caves 5 and 6 and went to rest. Her work for the day was done.

But around 2 AM, Jing Shu’s phone began to beep incessantly. She abruptly opened her eyes.

……

The night in the community was eerily quiet. Only the top floor of Building 25 faintly glowed with firelight. Shangguan Jun, with bloodstained shoulders exposed, cautiously stood by the window, pressing a wooden fire against his shoulder. The sizzling sound of grilling meat filled the air as Shangguan Jun, teeth clenched and sweating profusely, shouted, “This feels so good!”

At that moment, sounds came from below. Shangguan Jun quickly extinguished the fire and looked down to see a dozen people walking toward the villa district. His expression showed interest.

“Big Brother Da Sheng, now that stealing has become a crime punishable by labor reform, didn’t you see Old Wang steal someone’s clothes a few days ago? He was caught, and now he’s stuck here working even during the flood.”

Zhou Da Sheng, holding Zhou Dafu’s phone, glanced around with his small eyes:

“You idiots, our phones are all hidden in the caves. Without big data, who would know we’re out here? Besides, we’re avenging Big Brother Da Fu by fulfilling his last wishes! And to think, that woman took Da Fu’s handgun. If we steal something from her house, wouldn’t that even things out?”

“Right, just afraid they have nothing at all.”

“You know nothing. They can afford energy cars, they have chickens, and there’s so much food in their cars. Do you think they’d be missing anything good at home? Come on, according to the big data registration, it’s definitely this family.”

Zhou Da Sheng compared the data and said that Zhou Dafu’s secondary permissions were granted by his cousin Zhou Da Heng. As long as they check for someone named Jing Shu, they’d know where she lived and what her family was doing.

“Ran into Fei Yang.” As Zhou Da Sheng was thinking about good things, screams suddenly erupted.

“Ow, something bit me—it hurts so much.”

“I got bitten too! Bees! Damn, why are there bees here?”

“There are so many, so many bees!”

Zhou Da Sheng touched the large lump on his neck and cursed, “It’s just a few bees. We’re all dressed warmly, just tuck our heads and go inside the house!”

Shangguan Jun squinted his eyes and murmured, “So there are some bugs around?”

“Oh... Is there another trap here? I guess when the sun was setting, a lot of people got stuck in these two traps.”

“There are several traps outside, and surely a lot inside too,” Shangguan Jun adjusted his special glasses. Although they could see the movement of life forms in the dark, the view was still a bit blurry.

Booming sounds came from below as people began to smash the doors. But after a few hits, each person fell to the ground one by one…

“You useless fools, can’t even break through the first line of defense. Well, it doesn’t matter.” Shangguan Jun felt a bit regretful and slowly closed his eyes.

Half an hour later, a woman arrived. She inspected the corpses and casually tossed them into traps on another level outside the villa. She made another trip into the villa and left again about half an hour later, driving away in the shark submarine.

“Just as I suspected, there are cameras around. Luckily, I didn’t get caught...” Shangguan Jun coughed violently. “That woman is Jing Shu? Her strength is really frightening.”

Shangguan Jun slowly leaned against the wall and collapsed, his eyes showing a crazed look. “I hope you all come back soon. My body can’t hold up much longer. Wu Youai, I want to go to hell with you and study all sorts of punishments together. As for the others... who made me cover the sky will perish, so consider it a burial with me, cough cough!”

“It seems like in the coming days, I’ll be busy. How can I ensure you all have no place to hide and perish completely? The whole family needs to be together, don’t leave anyone out, otherwise, Wu Youai will have regrets too, cough cough.”

Even if his body could hold out, those chasing him would likely reach Wu City.

……

“There are twelve corpses in total. Go to Cave 6 and verify them as missing. It’s Zhou Da Sheng who was with Zhou Dafu yesterday. I found Zhou Dafu’s phone at the scene, and it has our information. They must have come to the villa to steal.”

The next day, Jing Shu quietly explained the situation to Wu Youai. Wu Youai nodded, understanding what needed to be done.

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Author’s Note:

Apologies for the irregular update schedule during the New Year. It will resume in a few days～ Thanks for the tips and recommendation votes! Mwah~ Congratulations to *Weiwoka* for being promoted to *Steward*~