You Can Come Along, but You Can't Make Me Pay

Let's go back to the time of the Dark Shock.

Standing on the second floor, Yu Xing felt the surrounding shadows trembling more and more. Although darkness is something that cannot be touched, it was like a physical barrier, and fine cracks began to appear.

It felt as if something was exerting immense pressure from the outside, causing the limited space on the second floor of the Never Forget Dwelling to teeter on the brink of collapse.

"Kacha..."

A sickening cracking sound came from the floor. Yu Xing looked down and saw a deep, forked crack extending from the corner of the wall toward him. And it wasn't just this one; spiderweb-like cracks began to spread in all directions, and the shadows were boiling.

"What happened?!" Gu Xing's shout came from behind. Yu Xing looked over and found that the door to the private room where Gu Xing was had been cracked.

The gate, which should have been extremely sturdy and contained the restrictions on entry and exit, was no match for the external tremors!

Yan Li appeared the next second, a short knife in his hand. He held the knife in his right hand and wrapped the Void Array Line with his left. Several faint circular arrays enveloped him, effectively blocking any darkness that might drift in.

"It's going to break here."

The unexpected turn of events caught him off guard, but he remained calm. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Bugui running out of the cracked private room and asked, "Did one of you trigger something?"

"No, I just entered that private room and haven't even had time to touch anything yet!" Bu Bugui, who had just arrived, quickly waved his hand to prove his innocence.

"I was just conducting a normal investigation." Gu Xing's legs trembled with the floor's shaking; he felt somewhat ashamed and silently struggled against the floor. "In short, I absolutely didn't touch anything I shouldn't have."

Yu Xing shrugged, remaining quite composed. "Same."

That means the sudden, earthquake-like force wasn't because they bumped into something.

Feeling the increasingly oppressive atmosphere in the air, Bugui said urgently, "It's either Medusa's side or Boss Hua's side. I wonder what triggered it! Speaking of which, if the space is about to shatter, will the three parts that were divided reunite?"

Gu Xing, who knew more about spatial matters, muttered, "If we don't get out of here soon, we might be split into three hundred parts. Trying to merge back into one? Dream on."

"Then how do we get out?" Bugui asked, subconsciously glancing at Yan Li.

"Oh dear..." Yu Xing was not flustered at all, and even reached her hand into the darkness to feel around.

He could only feel a void, but the faint sensation of shattering and tearing emanating from the space was also quite stimulating.

"Don't worry, I don't think this is something wrong with Medusa or Boss Hua. This force is clearly coming from outside. Maybe someone outside wants to get in."

Gu Xing took a deep breath. "But all the divination experts are concentrated at Never Forget Dwelling, who else could be outside?"

Who could it be?

Logically speaking, apart from these outsiders, everyone else in the town should follow the established rules... at the very least, they shouldn't go against the main theme of their tour group. How could anyone attack Never Forget Dwelling during their "meal time"?

Yan Li listened to Yu Xing's tone, seemingly lost in thought.

The surrounding darkness had begun to spread erratically, and the floor was riddled with cracks, leaving no doubt that it wouldn't last much longer.

The black covering that had previously kept the stairwell completely obscured has now dissipated considerably, and the light from the first floor can be faintly seen.

The other three huddled close together to take advantage of Yan Li's protective array, guarding the last patch of ground they could barely stand on.

Finally, when the space reached a certain critical point, all the restlessness suddenly quieted down.

The calm before the storm lasted only a moment; the next second, a deafening roar erupted!

The sound seemed to explode from the very soul, and everyone briefly saw a white light before their eyes. Then the black mist suddenly dissipated, and the illusion that had enveloped them vanished without a trace.

The cracks have disappeared.

The moldy wooden walls were covered with cobwebs, the table was covered with a layer of visible dust, and the messy bloodstains on the floor had dried, revealing a dark brown color that was almost black, vaguely showing the tragedy that had once taken place.

In the corner, a pile of ceramic jars painted with human faces, some intact and some broken, emitted a putrid stench. Next to them were rough paper effigies, tattered and riddled with holes eaten by insects and bits of paper torn by rats.

The thick fog outside had dissipated, revealing a gloomy sky. The moonlight was hidden behind thick clouds, and the little light that shone through was barely enough for an ordinary person to see their own hand.

Doctor climbed the ladder step by step amidst the chaos that lay beneath the surface of their success.

"Da, da."

His footsteps were particularly clear in the silence, and everyone turned to look at the stairwell.

A man in a white coat walked over calmly, his face completely obscured by the darkness. Strangely, everyone present could clearly feel his gaze sweeping through the air before finally settling on Yu Xing.

"I was wondering who would break in from the outside, and I could only think of you. It really was you." Yu Xing spoke first, her tone indifferent, showing neither joy nor rejection.

"I'm sorry." True to his word, the Doctor apologized the moment they met, smiling as he said, "I didn't think things through this afternoon. Regarding your illness... to express my apology, I'd like to be your accompanying Doctor for a period of time. Would you be willing to accept that?"

Yu Xing knew from the moment he started his fake death that the Doctor wouldn't let him, an insider, go, and would definitely come after him from the hospital.

Therefore, he was not surprised at all by this suggestion.

He thought about it. The fact that the Doctor wanted to come with him meant that, as one of the incarnations of the evil god of Yin Yang City, he also had a high level of authority in Nanshui Town. Otherwise, the Doctor shouldn't have been able to interfere while the tour group was still in operation.

In other words, Doctor have privileges that allow them to play a significant role at certain times.

Yu Xing hesitated for two seconds, then agreed, "Okay."

"But Doctor, I must clarify something," he said cautiously, "That your demolition of Never Forget Dwelling has nothing to do with me, and you can't pin this blame on me."

As they were talking, Hua Subai suddenly popped his head out from behind the Doctor, took a few steps up to the second floor, and stood firmly on his feet.

Taking advantage of this moment, Boss Hua returned to the second floor, feeling he had enough leverage to argue his case, and that even the system couldn't easily punish him. So, he fanned the flames, saying, "It wasn't demolished, it just revealed the original state of Never Forget Dwelling. It didn't collapse or break. Besides... judging by its condition, the owner must be long gone. Why would anyone ask you for compensation?"

Yu Xing immediately corrected, "It's about getting compensation from the Doctor, not me."

Doctor:"..."

The Doctor's smile was slightly eerie, "Don't worry, how could anyone think I damaged the building? Nobody saw it."

As he spoke, his sinister gaze slowly swept over Yan Li, Gu Xing, and Bugui.