“You… you son of a bitch…”
Chu Tianqiu could tell that Xiao Ran was now completely enraged. All he could do was react to whatever she threw at him next. He wondered just how strong Yun Yao’s “Luck” was today.
Could it really make a “Divine Beast” voluntarily retreat in a situation like this?
“Damn it…” Xiao Ran took a few steps back until her back hit the wall. “Don’t take the eyeballs… How am I supposed to report to Qinglong if you do… You useless piece of shit…”
“Hmm?” Chu Tianqiu wore a puzzled expression. “That’s a weird thing to say. Aren’t we enemies? You’re a ‘Divine Beast,’ I’m a rebel—why would I help you?”
“Yeah… I was going to spare you all out of past sentiment, just kill that bitch Yun Yao… But now it seems you’re all begging for death…” Xiao Ran gritted her teeth. “Just wait… Every single one of you is my mortal enemy now…”
To everyone’s surprise, after her threats, Xiao Ran didn’t attack. Instead, she leaned against the wall, glaring furiously around the room before shouting, “Just wait… All you rebels, just wait… Where’s Qinglong? Damn it, where the hell is Qinglong?!”
Chu Tianqiu and Yun Yao exchanged a glance, frowning. He made a bold guess—Xiao Ran had just been chased by a swarm of “Ants” and only used “Leap” in extreme danger. Combined with her behavior… was it possible she hadn’t even mastered “Echo”?
A “Divine Beast” with neither enhanced physical abilities nor “Echo”… Was this the reason “Strong Luck” had brought her inside?
Xiao Ran scanned the room before her gaze settled on the door in front of Tian Tian. If Qinglong wasn’t here, he must have gone through that door.
She let out a cold laugh. “If Qinglong finds out what you’re doing here… you’re all dead…”
Seizing the moment, she rushed forward, shoving Tian Tian aside, and banged on the door. “Qinglong!! Are you in there?! Something’s happening outside, get out here!!”
Tian Tian fell to the ground but remained expressionless, eyes closed, as if reinforcing her final memory.
Zhang Chenze and Yun Yao hurried over to help her up. “Are you okay?”
Tian Tian murmured with her eyes shut, “The last plank’s grain is three long and nine short… twelve cracks… I’ve memorized it all…”
“Memorized?”
She opened her eyes, looking serious. “Let’s go. Now!”
They knew time was critical—Tian Tian had just memorized the intricate patterns of a wooden door entirely by memory. They had to reach Qi Xia’s room before she forgot.
But just as Chu Tianqiu reached for the door, he hesitated—
Could they even leave now? Xiao Ran might not be a direct threat, but she’d brought a swarm of “Ants” waiting outside. The moment they opened the door, they’d be swarmed. They might not die, but all their weapons would be lost.
Yun Yao seemed to sense his hesitation and stepped forward, patting his shoulder. “Tianqiu… it’ll be fine.”
He glanced at her, knowing she wasn’t “Causality”—her words alone couldn’t save them.
“Just think of something…” Yun Yao said. “The ‘Luck’ is incredibly strong right now. It’ll protect us.”
“Just think…” Chu Tianqiu’s eyes fell to his palm, where an ability taken from Xiao Ran lay.
This was likely the only ability derived from “Luck.”
Skeptical, he tossed the eyeball into his mouth. As his body adjusted, he felt weightless, as if he could phase through space itself.
“Leap.”
“Yun Yao… your ‘Luck’ might be too strong,” Chu Tianqiu chuckled. “Not only did we get Qiongqi’s ‘Leap,’ but it also drastically cut our mission time.”
He grabbed Tian Tian and turned to the other two. “I’ll take her to Qi Xia first. Stay safe.”
“Got it!”
Chu Tianqiu flung the door open. The “Ants” outside immediately locked onto him, assessing whether he was a valid target—but in the next second, he and Tian Tian vanished, reappearing dozens of meters away. Before the “Ants” could react, they leaped even farther.
Yun Yao and Zhang Chenze waited cautiously. When the “Ants” ignored them, they moved forward, Yun Yao grabbing the lipstick from the table. They left the battlefield to the “Ants” and Qiongqi.
The “Ants” filed in like commuters boarding a train, politely waiting for the two to exit before swarming inside. Xiao Ran’s screams echoed from the room, but neither Yun Yao nor Zhang Chenze paid any attention.
Yun Yao glanced at Zhang Chenze. “I thought you might’ve wanted to save her. She seemed like a tragic figure.”
Zhang Chenze shook her head with a bitter smile. “I admire every smart, brave, and kind girl… but her…”
“Understood.”
“Besides, no one has it easy in this world…” Zhang Chenze added. “Her downfall was her own choice. It’s not worth pity.”
As they spoke, the door to an “Heavenly” room opened. A portly man emerged, followed by Di Gou, Lin Qin, Xiao Xiao, and Zheng Yingxiong, all wearing complicated expressions.
“Huh?” Zhang Chenze immediately noticed the indifferent Di Gou. “Aren’t you from ‘Year of Calamity’…?”
“Oh, morning. Slacking off too?” Di Gou replied casually, not stopping as the group headed not for the hallway but toward the “Cargo Hold.”
“Where are you…?” Yun Yao asked, confused.
Lin Qin swallowed hard and quietly slipped over to them. “Things have changed… Yun Yao, Lawyer Zhang… hide somewhere. No matter what happens, don’t come out… remember…”
“What?”
“That’s all…” Lin Qin whispered. “Be careful!”
With that, she rejoined the group, heading deeper into the “Cargo Hold.”
But the two soon realized the group didn’t stop at the already open door. Instead, they bypassed Aunt Tong and the other “Extremists,” moving toward a door further inside.
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