Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 117 - 106: Smashing the House
Chapter 117: Chapter 106: Smashing the House
Wuyin Village, in front of the Zhong Family residence.
The crowd was boiling, almost the entire village was alarmed.
Zhong Wubin really abandoned his family and fled? This news was like a thunderbolt, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
Su Can stepped out of the Zhong Family door, stood with hands behind his back at the steps, his gaze sweeping across the dense crowd like lightning, his voice as loud as a bell, spreading clearly to every corner:
“Zhong Wubin! Colluded with Black Scale, fled to escape punishment! From today onwards, I shall reclaim the village affairs and resume the position of Hunting Squad Leader!”
The crowd first fell into a dead silence.
Even though it was expected, the power transfer was so brisk and decisive that it left everyone breathless.
Soon, a loud “Good!” broke through the silence!
Like lighting a fuse, the crowd erupted into cheers like mountains roaring and seas tempestuous:
“Good! The old master is back in good health, heaven bless our village!”
“It’s about time! Since Zhong Wubin took charge, our Wuyin Village has declined day by day!”
“Bah! That coward without any guts! If he hadn’t backed out at the last moment last month, afraid to hunt that Lord Level Shadow Beast, how could our village have lost so many people?”
“The old master should helm the village!”
Regardless of sincerity or feigned joy, at this moment, the faces of Wuyin villagers were filled with exhilarated smiles.
On the other hand, the outsiders mixed among them all had solemn expressions. For them, the tiger that Su Can had become after recovering from the poison and returning to the forest was no good news.
“Is this Wuyin Village really a blessed land? Even at this point, can it still revive?”
Someone sighed in a low voice, filled with disbelief.
Su Can was not one to speak eloquently, nor was he adept at making empty promises. After announcing his assumption of power, he said no more.
He waved his large hand, commanding sharply: “Destroy it!”
Since Zhong Wubin had fled like a stray dog, there was no way he would leave him a way back.
Demolishing this safe house was to completely sever his last ties with Wuyin Village, turning the house title deed in his hand into worthless paper!
The members of the second hunting team rushed forward like wolves and tigers.
The sound of heavy collisions and the shattering was constant, and this safe house that once represented the Zhong Family’s illustrious status was dismantled in an instant, leaving ruins.
The villagers watching as the once leader’s residence turned to rubble could not help but sigh with emotion.
No matter what, the words “Wuyin” ultimately rose because of Zhong Wubin.
Now, even the Zhong Family has entirely turned into the dust of history.
…
On the outskirts of the wilderness, in a deserted gas station convenience store.
Zhong Wubin sat at a dusty fast food table in the store, his heart jolted, instinctively summoning out his house title deed.
However, a sudden change occurred!
The silver scroll book floating in the air suddenly ignited without warning!
The flames were like burning magnesium powder, bursting with a blinding white light!
The light lasted only an instant, and the house title deed fell straight down from the air as if drained of all life.
Before hitting the ground, the pages shattered piece by piece, turning into a handful of pale white ashes, drifting silently.
“Su Can——! You old villain——!!!”
Zhong Wubin’s eyes were about to burst, his throat squeezing out a beast-like roar, and he punched the shelf beside him hard, with a loud bang, the shelf exploded, and the dust in the store fell in a flurry.
Beside him, a dozen tenants of the Zhong Family paled as dirt, shocked and fearful but with a hint of post-survival relief.
If not for Zhong Wubin revoking their tenant status at the last moment before fleeing, they would have turned to ash along with the house title deed, utterly becoming undocumented, reliant on nothing, barely surviving blacklisted individuals in the wilderness!
That was the true path of despair!
Even though they too lost the protection of the house title deed, at least they still had choices.
These people didn’t immediately scatter, solely because their family members and children had long been secretly relocated elsewhere by Zhong Wubin.
The figure of Quanzhou Village’s leader, Xu Zhong, emerged from the shadows deep within the market, idly brushing dust off a recently dug-out supply bag, his voice calm and wave-less:
“Just received word, the poison in Su Can has been resolved. He has also firmly secured the position of Hunting Squad Leader, regaining control of Wuyin Village.”
Zhong Wubin’s eye twitched violently, suppressing the raging fire within.
“To be honest.”
Xu Zhong looked up at him, curiosity openly in his eyes:
“I don’t quite understand. You were willing to abandon the safe house you built with so much effort just to escape for your life?
“Even if Su Can’s poison is resolved, the stagnation in his Qi and Blood for a year was a fact.
“What about you? Your Tendon Lock and Qi and Blood should be fully charged after a year, right?
“And paired with your family’s Yin Mountain Fist, are you really this afraid of him?”
Zhong Wubin’s facial muscles twitched uncontrollably again, teeth clenched, squeezing out words through clenched teeth:
“What do you know!”
Xu Zhong shrugged, his tone brutally candid:
“Precisely because I don’t know, I’m asking you.”
“You——!”
Zhong Wubin choked, a breath stuck in his chest, fists clenched tightly, then released in despair.
He took a deep breath of the moldy air, his face dark enough to drip water, his voice lowered with a sense of shame and anger at being exposed:
“The Su Family’s second son, that sickly ghost…he is no simpleton! I probed a long time ago; he has a master from a mysterious background, someone from the old era’s officials! That sick ghost learned a lot from him, some techniques that weren’t even in the Ancient Martial Arts path! They’re really shady! Su Can, that old fox, also learned a bit of it from his son!”
He paused, a flicker of genuine fear in his eyes:
“Facing any one of them, father or son, I’d still have some confidence! But with the two of them together, after Chang Sanheng died, how could I fight against them?”
“Oh, I see.” Xu Zhong nodded in sudden realization, hitting the nail on the head:
“So in the end, you were scared.”
The veins on Zhong Wubin’s forehead jumped, almost cursing, but forced himself to hold back, growling with a facade of boldness:
“Who wouldn’t be scared?! You would too if it were you! Their Su Family is ruthless and ambitious. Chang Sanheng’s entire family of thirteen was slaughtered overnight by them! Had I not been in contact with Black Scale and got wind ahead of time, I might’ve been left in the dark by them, not even knowing how I died! Only outsiders like you would think they are some kind of noble souls!”
“Oh?”
Xu Zhong’s eyes gleamed, drawing out his tone meaningfully:
“So you really have a ’collaboration’ with Black Scale Village.” He emphasized the word “collaboration.”
At this, the members of Quanzhou Village’s hunting group around them suddenly had changing expressions towards Zhong Wubin, their disdain and disgust almost unreserved.
Zhong Wubin’s face stiffened, the muscles in his cheeks twitching violently, stiffening his neck to justify:
“I…I did it for the village! I had no other choice!”
“Heh.” Xu Zhong let out an indiscernible chuckle, apparently not believing a word.
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