Chapter 1 What About It? Are You Feeling Better?

Inside a relatively clean tile-roofed house, Yao Shunyu was massaging Li Bai's knees.

After last night's escape, Li Bai had injuries all over her body. Her left arm was the most severely injured, making it difficult to even lift.

"Hah—, it's much better now." Although she said so, Li Bai's brow remained furrowed. She was still concerned about the situation with Jiang Cheng and Wang Fugui, as the difficulty of their mission was higher, and they had no mission clues at all.

Looking at Li Bai's face, Yao Shunyu knew what she was worried about. He stood up, sat next to Li Bai, and couldn't help but sigh. "Don't overthink it. Tang Qisheng and Zhu Jie aren't the kind of people to be unreasonable. If they say they didn't find any clues, then they definitely didn't find any. There's no possibility they're intentionally hiding anything."

Li Bai slowly nodded, her brow furrowing even more tightly. "I understand everything you're saying, but I just can't figure out this one thing. Why were the other two groups able to find clues, but they couldn't?"

"And, they're corresponding to the clues from Jiang Cheng and Wang Fugui's world!" Li Bai continued after a pause.

The three groups were in three completely different worlds. The only connection, for now, was the clues they could find. Jiang Cheng and Wang Fugui could find clues about their world, and they could find clues about Tang Qisheng and Zhu Jie's world, but only Tang Qisheng and Zhu Jie had found nothing, which simply didn't make sense.

Since waking up, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai had tried several times to contact Jiang Cheng and Tang Qisheng, but all attempts were futile. There was no response at all.

Since entering the mission, the few times they had made contact were only with Jiang Cheng. Their contact with Tang Qisheng and Zhu Jie seemed to be cut off. The two groups could only relay information to each other through Jiang Cheng.

In addition to that, there was also the hidden Second Generation Shen Hong...

Before Yao Shunyu and Li Bai could figure things out, a commotion suddenly erupted outside the courtyard. The noise grew louder and louder, followed by banging on the door.

They could also hear harsh curses, "You thieving men inside, get out here! I'll skin you alive!"

Hearing the noise, Li Bai opened the door. She saw several men standing in the courtyard, all teammates on this mission. They were huddled together, their eyes filled with fear, their bodies trembling. In this Blackwater Village, men like them were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter.

Yao Shunyu, who shared a room with Li Bai, also came out. Seeing the men's frightened appearance, he couldn't help but say a few comforting words.

"You thieving men! Open the door for me!"

"Bang, bang, bang!"

"Damn you, it's you filthy things who angered the Zhusheng Niangniang (Childbirth Goddess)!"

The wooden door of the courtyard was being pounded loudly. Yao Shunyu even suspected that the woman outside was ramming the door with her body.

Now that they had come to the door, there was no avoiding it. Li Bai gave Yao Shunyu a look and went to open the door.

Yao Shunyu gathered everyone together, gave them a few instructions, and then they all followed closely behind Li Bai.

The moment the door opened, a dozen or so women rushed in aggressively. Leading them was a woman wearing a green shirt and red trousers. The woman was burly and had a fleshy face, making her look very unapproachable.

"Tell me, who went to the Zhusheng (Childbirth) Gathering last night?!" The woman's voice was very loud, making everyone's ears buzz.

Li Bai remained unmoved and answered under the woman's pressure, "It was me."

"Heh, of course I know you were there. Would the Zhusheng Niangniang pay attention to these thieving men without us women present? I'm asking which of these thieving men went?" The sturdy woman waved her arms, her eyes almost spitting fire with anger.

"What are you looking for them for?" Li Bai was shocked. There were only three people who went last night, besides her and Zhang Yuanchao who had already died, so only Yao Shunyu was left. Naturally, Li Bai couldn't hand Yao Shunyu over in this situation.

"He offended the Zhusheng Niangniang. The Zhusheng Niangniang has sent down divine punishment, causing misfortune to my daughter!" The woman shouted loudly, and then actually pulled out a butcher knife from her bosom. The blade gleamed coldly, and the handle was soaked in tainted blood, indicating that it had harmed countless living beings. "Hurry up and stand out, and I'll give you a quick death!"

Li Bai frowned when she heard this. What was all this nonsense? Even if they had offended the Zhusheng Niangniang, the Zhusheng Niangniang should punish them, not punish the woman's daughter. It didn't make sense.

"Okay, you won't say, will you? Then I'll cut each of you once to vent my anger for my daughter!" The woman brandished the butcher knife, her eyes widened, and she circled around the men, seemingly picking a target.

Li Bai's heart skipped a beat, and she was about to step forward to stop her. After all, these men knew who had gone last night. They had no friendship with Yao Shunyu, and they would definitely betray him if pushed too far.

But before Li Bai could walk over, she was stopped by a woman. A woman with a mole on her chin tightly grabbed Li Bai's arm and earnestly advised, "Hey, it's not that I'm telling you what to do, but is it worth it for you to do this for a thieving man? If you're lacking men, just tell us, and we'll spare you two. Hehe, they're all the kind with broad shoulders and big butts, much better than these guys."

"Yes, yes, I'm kindly reminding you, this Liu family manager is very fierce. We usually don't dare to provoke her. You, don't go and touch this bad luck." A woman in linen clothes with heavy makeup came over and whispered to Li Bai.

"You don't know, she's already killed three men just because they didn't listen to her."

Li Bai didn't care about any of this. She struggled to go and stop the crazy woman, "Get out of my way!"

But those women held her tightly, still trying to persuade her with one word after another. Li Bai, who was injured, was no match for these strong women. She was squeezed in the middle of the crowd and could only watch helplessly.

"Oh, still not going to say, huh?" The Liu family woman pointed the butcher knife at a fair-skinned man, her narrowed eyes glowing with ferocity. "Yes, it's you. I'm asking you, was it you who angered the Zhusheng Niangniang last night?"

"No, it wasn't me!" The fair-skinned man's face was as white as paper, and he hurriedly shook his head.

"Then who was it?! Point him out to me!" The woman roared.

The fair-skinned man raised his head and looked at Yao Shunyu among the men. Yao Shunyu's heart skipped a beat. He knew he was going to be in trouble today. This woman probably wouldn't let him go easily.

But the next second, Yao Shunyu noticed that the man had shifted his gaze again. He lowered his head and firmly shook his head. "I... I don't know. I went to bed early last night."

The woman sneered and put the butcher knife on the fair-skinned man's shoulder. "What did you say? Say it again?"

"I said I don't know."