Chapter 150
Little Xili had been hanging there until his body reached its limit, but after his face was lifted, his gaze still stared dead at the person abusing him.
But this look seemed to excite the man even more. He laughed and said to the person beside him, “Look, he still seems very unhappy.”
Shen Shuyu wanted to go in, but his hand passed right through the handle just like before. He looked down. Could he go directly in?
Thinking this, Shen Shuyu tried. He lifted his foot to walk in, but he was blocked outside, unable to take a single step in.
…Unbelievable.
Shen Shuyu looked helpless. There was no way; he couldn’t get in, so he could only stand at the door and continue watching.
“You… better kill me now.” Little Xili’s voice was extremely hoarse. He must have been tortured severely, and his tone was somewhat broken. “Otherwise, I will definitely… kill you.”
Strange. One could hear that his breath was very unstable, yet Shen Shuyu heard his words clearly.
The people inside heard it too. The interrogator laughed loudly. “This cheap bone actually thinks he can kill me? Hahahaha.”
Both men in the cell laughed, their laughter filling the entire dungeon.
Shen Shuyu began to feel agitated. He wanted to go in and look, but he couldn’t open the door.
Just then, another person approached the cell. Shen Shuyu looked over; it turned out to be a young Zhong. At this time, Zhong didn’t have such an aura of death about him yet; he looked rather spirited.
Holding something in his arms, he swaggered as he opened the door. Shen Shuyu, quick with his eyes and hands, followed him into the room.
Zhong said, “Hey, don’t play him to death. I had a hard time finding someone to test my bugs on. If he dies, I’ll have to test them on you.”
Shen Shuyu frowned and walked to his side. Only then did he see what Zhong had been protecting—it was indeed his bugs.
His status seemed quite high. After he spoke, although the two burly men looked a bit dissatisfied, they still said, “Don’t worry, Lord Zhong, we’re holding back. Besides, this kid’s bones are tough. We’ve hung him up for three days and he hasn’t died. His life is hard.”
Zhong let out a cold laugh. He walked up to Little Xili, pinched his chin, looked left and right, and said with some disappointment, “Dead again.”
What died again?
Shen Shuyu leaned in to look and saw a bug behind Little Xili’s ear, stuck to his skin, motionless.
Zhong seemed unhappy. He pinched Little Xili’s chin tightly and raised an eyebrow. “Kid, I’ve used quite a few bugs on you these past few days, but they all died. Have you thought about how to compensate me?”
Little Xili closed his eyes and didn’t speak. Zhong didn’t care about being ignored. He toyed with the new bug he had brought and smiled. “It’s fine, I have another type of bug here. Just suffer a bit more and help me test it.”
Shen Shuyu watched as Zhong let go of Shen Xili’s chin and opened the glass lid. The bug inside was exactly the child bug he had seen in Zhong’s room earlier.
He felt a bit nauseous looking at it, but in the next second, without blinking an eye, Zhong pressed the mouth of the glass bottle against a wound on Little Xili’s chest. As the bottle tilted, the child bug crawled along the glass wall toward the wound.
“No!” Shen Shuyu wanted to slap Zhong’s hand away, but his hand passed right through.
Just then, the bug touched Little Xili’s wound. Little Xili’s already pale face instantly turned even whiter. He opened his eyes and looked down, just in time to see the child bug turn a dark brown color.
The bug burrowed into his flesh and disappeared in moments.
Little Xili became extremely pained in that instant. Sweat dripped down in large beads. Just then, Zhong took another glass bottle out of his pocket.
The Mother Bug.
The Mother Bug at this time looked a size smaller. Zhong gently shook the glass bottle, waking the sleeping Mother Bug. Seeming displeased at being woken, the Mother Bug circled anxiously inside the glass bottle.
Shen Shuyu noticed it too—the more anxious the Mother Bug became, the worse Shen Xili’s condition got.
So that was it?
Shen Shuyu recalled the state he had seen Shen Xili in before; presumably, the Mother Bug had been awakened then too.
He looked at Shen Xili with concern, only to find that he couldn’t take it anymore and had completely passed out.
Seeing this, the man beside them watched Zhong smiling sinisterly and couldn’t help asking, “Lord Zhong, may I ask what you just fed him?”
“Just a common parasitic bug,” Zhong said. “The only difference from other parasitic bugs is that once it fully matures, it can produce bugs inside the body on its own.”
“What does that mean?” The man who had been whipping Shen Xili didn’t quite understand Zhong.
The other person immediately explained, “The Lord means that once this bug gets inside this kid’s body, it will continuously lay eggs and grow, eventually eating all of this kid’s internal organs.”
However, he soon asked with some concern, “But Lord… the Master told us to keep this kid alive. If you do this, won’t it…”
He stopped mid-sentence. Zhong scoffed coldly, “Are you an idiot? When did I say I wanted his life?”
The man hurriedly apologized. Zhong looked at the Mother Bug gradually calming down in the glass bottle. He said, “Don’t worry, he won’t die.”
The man nodded hurriedly. “But Lord, how do we get the bug out of the body? Please don’t misunderstand, we have to report back to the Master later. If the Master asks how to get the bug out and we can’t answer, we’ll have to trouble you to make a trip. Wouldn’t that be wasting your time?”
Zhong said indifferently, “It’s actually quite simple. Dig it out and let my Mother Bug eat it.”
Dig it out and eat it…
The two men looked at each other, seeing the same thought in each other’s eyes: This Zhong is a real lunatic!
Zhong put the Mother Bug away. “I’m leaving. If there are any abnormalities with him, notify me immediately.”
“Yes, yes, rest assured. We’ll see you out…”
The three men walked out of the cell. The cell was left with only the suspended Little Xili and Shen Shuyu, who could do absolutely nothing.
Shen Shuyu began to pace around the room irritably. The amount of information today was truly a bit much. Although he had guessed that Shen Xili’s life before might not have been smooth, he hadn’t expected it to be this miserable!
Shen Shuyu stood in front of Little Xili, bending down slightly to bring his face level with his. Seeing his hair covering his eyes, he raised his hand. Although he knew it was futile, he still wanted to help smooth his hair back.
His fingertips passed through, as expected.
Shen Shuyu sighed softly.
He was likely inside Shen Xili’s memories right now. Although he didn’t know why, he felt a blockage in his heart.
Just then, the person who had fainted showed some reaction.
He didn’t make a single sound, just slowly opened his eyelids, revealing his pitch-black eyes.
Shen Shuyu pursed his lips and looked at him. Just as he couldn’t help but sigh, he realized—Shen Xili seemed to be… looking at him?!
Shen Shuyu’s eyes widened. He couldn’t help but sway left and right. Sure enough! Shen Xili was looking at him!
Shen Shuyu watched Shen Xili’s dry, cracked lips move slightly, as if he were saying something.
Shen Shuyu was confused and leaned his ear close to listen carefully.
Shen Xili said, “Run…”
“Run!”
Shen Xili snapped his eyes open, his chest heaving. His entire face was covered in cold sweat. His eyes were still unfocused, seemingly not yet recovered. In the bedroom, the sound of his panting was distinct.
He took a moment to recover, slowly sitting up in bed. Only after seeing the furniture did he realize he had been dreaming.
But he hadn’t expected that in this nightmare, he would actually dream of Shen Shuyu.
Shen Xili lowered his head and took a deep breath. Then he raised his hand, combed his fingers through his hair, and slowly pushed the bangs back from his forehead, revealing his full brow.
He turned his head to look at the alarm clock on the bedside table. 3:00 AM.
The heating in the room was sufficient, and Shen Xili felt a bit thirsty. He simply threw off the thin quilt and got out of bed, dragging his slippers as he walked out of the bedroom. He went to the kitchen, took a bottle of water from the fridge, took a sip, and thought for a moment before taking another bottle. He didn’t rush back to the bedroom but walked toward the living room. He said, “Since you’re here, why not come over and have some water?”
As soon as his voice fell, there was a snap in the living room. The next second, the living room lit up.
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