Dimensional Store: Welcome to the Apocalypse Apartment - Chapter 260

Chapter 260

Hearing that, even Gu Huaiwei could not help but sigh. Some rotten people really were blessed with absurd luck. Their character was clearly nothing to speak of, yet they could still receive someone else’s sincere love.

Zhao Lianxin’s husband had already become a tree in the Sanatorium.

Seeing Zhao Lianxin on the verge of death, yet still caring about him so deeply, Gu Huaiwei did not tell her that cruel truth.

She took bread and Mineral Water from the Jade Bracelet, stood on tiptoe, and first fed some to Zhao Lianxin, who was hanging from the rock wall, easing the hunger churning in her stomach like a washing machine.

“Actually, that husband of yours isn’t worth you being so wholeheartedly good to him.”

Gu Huaiwei wiped the water from the corner of Zhao Lianxin’s lips.

Zhao Lianxin’s husband was lazy and gluttonous, a locust lying on Zhao Lianxin and sucking her blood. He was frivolous, had no ability to survive on his own, yet thought far too highly of himself. When Zhao Lianxin went missing in the Instance, he did not care whether she lived or died, and had even tried to flirt with Gu Huaiwei… Trash like that did not deserve Zhao Lianxin’s sincerity.

After eating the bread, Zhao Lianxin recovered a little strength, and the pain in her body eased as well.

She was going to die.

At least Gu Huaiwei’s arrival had allowed her to have one full meal before death.

“I know I’m stupid, but when we were young, my husband really was good to me.

Cough, cough, cough… I started working when I was twelve. I’d never eaten a whole egg before. It wasn’t until I met Xiao Wu that I learned what eggs tasted like.

No one had ever treated me that well. For that bit of kindness, I’m willing to take care of him for the rest of my life.”

Gu Huaiwei had nothing to say.

Those who were materially deprived often found it hard to be rich in spirit.

As Zhao Lianxin said those words, there was light in her eyes.

“My husband… is he all right? If he did anything foolish, I apologize to you on his behalf… Cough, cough, cough…”

It was cruel to shatter a person’s fantasy when they were on the brink of death.

Gu Huaiwei chose to preserve her beautiful dream.

“Your husband is still in the Sanatorium.”

He would remain forever in the garden of Oasis Sanatorium as a tree.

“He’s timid, and in the Instance he’s reckless too. Without me, once he leaves the Sanatorium, he won’t be able to survive.” Zhao Lianxin did know, at least, that her husband was a complete good-for-nothing. “This is all I can do for him… Cough, cough, cough… Shopkeeper Gu, you’re a good person. Thank you for letting me eat my fill before I die. Your bread is very soft and delicious. I haven’t had any in years… And thank you for being willing to help bring my remaining Lifespan to my husband… I will bless you… I will bless…”

Before she could finish, she slowly closed her eyes.

Looking at Zhao Lianxin after she breathed her last, Gu Huaiwei felt a little uneasy.

She said softly, “I’m not a good person. In your next life, don’t be so good to others. Save the heart you give to other people for yourself.”

Then Gu Huaiwei took the Lifespan Yellow Paper from her pocket and turned to leave.

Gu Huaiwei found the already dead Zhou Yizhi inside the Black-Skinned Bandit Overseer’s wine jar.

Zhou Yizhi originally had a chance to leave the Instance through the A-rank Clear Method.

But because Gu Huaiwei had taken Fang Zhao and Bai Yuzhen out of the Instance one step ahead of him, his pride had been provoked. He blindly pursued the S-rank Clear Method, which led to a mistake.

Because he violated the Rules, he was caught by the Black-Skinned Bandit Overseer, who chopped off his hands and feet. To avoid the final torment, he chose to bite off his own tongue and kill himself.

It was rare for the Bandit Overseer to produce results, so he soaked Zhou Yizhi in a wine jar like a great tonic brew, intending to use him to entertain his brothers.

He beat the Leather Drum, waiting for the next round of Trial-taker arrivals.

When he saw Gu Huaiwei, the Bandit Overseer immediately hid the Leather Drum behind his back.

“Kakaka…”

Here she was again.

Gu Huaiwei had come again.
Seeing those Anomalies looking as if they were facing a mortal enemy, Gu Huaiwei smiled and raised one hand. “Don’t stop. Keep playing your music, keep dancing.”

The Bandit Overseer did not move a muscle.

After returning from the Hot Spring Mansion Instance, he had hidden back in his own little territory, beating his Leather Drum to ease the injuries he had suffered there.

Right now was the moment when the Instance was closed, the rare time when Anomalies like them had freedom inside the Instance.

It was one thing that he’d run into Gu Huaiwei while following the Black-hearted Merchant on a business trip.

Now that he was back, he’d run into Gu Huaiwei again.

It had always been Anomalies chasing humans.

For once, the Black-Skinned Bandit Overseer felt like he was the one being targeted by a human.

“Don’t be scared. I didn’t come to smash your Leather Drum this time.”

Gu Huaiwei hoisted up the wine jar. The enormous jar was taller than a person, resting solidly on her shoulder. She steadied it with one hand, perfectly balanced.

“Drinking is bad for your health, and it’ll delay your work. Don’t drink. I’m confiscating this.” Gu Huaiwei patted the sturdy wine jar, then, right in front of the Black-Skinned Bandit Overseer, carried Zhou Yizhi away with it.

The Black-Skinned Bandit Overseer said nothing.

He felt that if he said a few more things Gu Huaiwei couldn’t understand, not only would the wine be carried off, he would also get slapped a few more times.

Human skin was expensive. He really did not want to repair his Leather Drum again.

Pushing the wheelchair with one hand and carrying the wine jar with the other, Gu Huaiwei returned to Oasis Sanatorium.

First, she buried the Lifespan Yellow Paper Zhao Lianxin had given her beneath the tree Xiao Wu had turned into. In a way, that fulfilled Zhao Lianxin’s final wish.

In the lobby of Oasis Sanatorium, Xiling You’s gaze fell into the wine jar.

The clear liquor soaked Zhou Yizhi’s long-rotted corpse.

“He still died. What an idiot. He’d already escaped so many times before. Why couldn’t he make it out this time…” Sorrow filled Xiling You’s eyes. Her voice was hoarse, like the brittle sound of shoes stepping on fallen dead leaves.

After witnessing one familiar life after another vanish before her eyes, Xiling You felt a hollow melancholy.

Although she had come here from the Real World with a mission, she had also lived here for so many years and formed countless ties with the people of this place.

Zhou Yizhi’s mother had even tried to set her up with Zhou Yizhi before.

She had never had that kind of interest in Zhou Yizhi, but when someone she knew died, she still felt grief.

“I’ll leave this corpse for you to handle, then.”

“Mm. Leave it to me.” Xiling You was in low spirits. Her face was gray as she nodded.

Gu Huaiwei began discussing work. “I’ve already had my Assistant draw up the contract. I’ve done what I promised you. When will you fulfill your end?”

“Tomorrow, Number One on the Heavenly Ranking will come to the Safe House in Gray Mist Town. I’ll bring him safely back to Oasis Sanatorium.”

Xiling You had already contacted Zhou Yizhi’s mother.

Zhou Yizhi’s mother knew where Number One on the Heavenly Ranking was.

Back then, they had all been figures who dominated the Instance. Now that they had accumulated a sufficient amount of Lifespan and Anomaly Artifact, they no longer needed to enter the Instance and could retire into a safe life.

Zhou Yizhi had not returned from the Instance for so long that his mother was frantic with worry.

When she went back this time and saw Zhou Yizhi’s corpse, Xiling You could almost imagine Auntie Zhou’s look of despair.

The next day, Number One on the Heavenly Ranking arrived as promised.

The aging man sat in a wheelchair. He was not an old man on the verge of death, but a middle-aged man who should have been full of vigor.

Only his vigor had long since collapsed. His entire body carried an air of decay. The lines around his mouth were deep, his eyes cloudy, and his temples white.

The instant he saw Gu Huaiwei, his cloudy eyes suddenly lit up.

“Gu Changge… Is that you? Gu Changge?!”