Villain: Starting as a Corrupt Tycoon's Wife

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Ten minutes is enough to get out of here.

The laptop seemed to create an invisible safe zone, guiding them calmly toward the exit.

Protected by the Dean's notebook, the other strange entities did not approach them or make any noise, as if they had never existed.

As the three of them arrived at the hospital entrance, a bus quietly drove up.

Once they got in the car, looking at the driverless vehicle, they felt incredibly fortunate.

After the extreme tension comes extreme relaxation; once you're on the vehicle, you're safe—provided you've gotten on the right vehicle and submitted all the mission items.

After an unknown amount of time, the car drove past the street corner, and the towering Xinghe Group building came into view.

Situ Jing stared at the four familiar gilded characters, momentarily lost in thought.

Just over two weeks ago, she received her job offer here. Unexpectedly, she was chosen by that terrifying apartment building and became a resident there.

As the building, a symbol of ordinary daily life, receded into the distance, she knew that Situ Jing, who had gone to the job interview in business attire, was forever left in yesterday.

Chapter 211 The Horror Apartment

"Jun Cai, you'll have at least two weeks of rest ahead of you. Where are you planning to go?"

Jiang Chen was too embarrassed to talk to Situ Jing, so he started chatting with Wang Juncai instead.

Wang Juncai scratched his greasy head: "Me? I'll probably go out and relax a bit, after all, I've been cooped up for so long, you know..."

He kept his voice very low and glanced at Situ Jing, as if afraid that she would hear him.

Although the haunted apartment forces them to go to different places to complete the Blood Letter Trials, the rewards for passing the trials are extremely generous.

If they don't choose to exchange for the items to deal with the supernatural, or exchange the obtained items for Dragon Kingdom currency, this money is enough for them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Unfortunately, as long as they are residents of the haunted apartment, they must strive to survive. Exchanging the props for money is the most foolish idea, and only residents who are content to live one day at a time would choose to do so.

It's true that Jiang Chen passed the two tests, but his goal was to truly leave the apartment and never come back to this awful place again.

Only those selected by the apartment will arrive at the apartment under certain special circumstances, enter it, and become a resident.

Every so often, the residents inside will be randomly selected by the Blood Letter and sent to the location required by the mission to participate in the Blood Letter Trial.

The Blood Letter Trial is divided into 1 to 10 stars in difficulty. The Abandoned Hospital is 3 stars, while the Silent Voice that Situ Jing passed is 4 stars!

Beginner levels are generally between 1 and 2 stars, with a maximum of 3 stars. 4-star levels are almost impossible for complete beginners who know nothing about the game.

After passing the Blood Letter Trial, survivors will be granted at least 15 days of free time. During this period, they can leave their apartments and move around outside at will, but they must not reveal any related topics, or they will die suddenly.

Those who flee the mission location during the test, or who do not participate in the test, will also face the same fate.

There are currently two known methods to completely escape from the apartment.

The first is to complete ten Blood Letter trials and survive them. At that time, the relevant memories will be erased, and you can leave this place forever.

Since the emergence of the haunted apartment, only two people have managed to achieve this, and those two people have forgotten everything from before, living a simple yet happy life, and even starting families.

The second type is the "hell-level mission," which appears randomly upon completion and can be participated in voluntarily by anyone.

Once you complete the hellish mission, you can leave immediately without having your memories erased, and you'll also receive a large number of treasures from the apartment, allowing you to live a carefree life on Earth.

However, hell-level missions are extremely difficult, and the mission requirements are not about obtaining items or surviving for a certain period of time, but rather...

Working for the tiger.

This is Jiang Chen's opinion on hell-level missions.

If the haunted apartment is likened to a man-eating tiger, then in the hellish missions, they are the accomplices, assisting the apartment in creating more eeriness and wielding their butcher knives against innocent ordinary people.

These are all things that Jiang Chen cannot accept.

But people have to live for themselves. One resident passed the test, but he never appeared in the public eye again, and even the other residents didn't know where he went.

Did he really get the treasure and leave?

Or did it transform into something else?

"Jiang Chen, do you want to go and vent your anger?" Wang Juncai urged.

Jiang Chen stole a glance at Situ Jing's back. He wanted to shake his head, but then he thought that he had lived for so long and hadn't even tasted it yet. He might die on the next mission, which would be such a pity!

"it is good."

"I know a really nice place, I'll take you there!" Wang Juncai winked at him. "I'm just going through the motions this time, I'll pay for it!"

"Thanks."

"We're all brothers, there's no need to thank me!"

Their tone rose in the last few sentences, and Situ Jing glanced back at them before turning his head away again.

She rarely talks to other residents in the apartment. During her last break, she went home and then stayed in her room playing games and watching videos, completely like a homebody.

She realized that Jiang Chen seemed to have some feelings for her, but she utterly despised men who would abandon her in times of crisis. Not to mention that she would face many more dangers in the future, and if she stayed with someone like him, she wouldn't even know how she died.

She opened her phone and randomly scrolled through a few videos, most of which featured that handsome young man.

The reason she chose to apply for a job at Xinghe Group was actually for Lingyun's sake.

Who wouldn't like a handsome young man who is rich and successful?

She wasn't simply attracted to his looks, but rather by a near-fatal experience.

At the time, she was unaware of the existence of the haunted apartment, but she had already encountered several eerie things and was no stranger to ghosts.

During one of her trips to a sinister place with her elders to reinforce the seal, an unexpected incident caused the original seal to be torn off, and the sealed ghost broke free.

Just as the ghost was about to unleash its fury, a figure flashed in the mirror and killed the ferocious ghost.

She realized that the presence in the mirror wouldn't harm her, so she walked over shakily.

The female ghost who helped her was none other than the Mirror Spirit. Zhang Xiaoya happened to be out shopping with her mother that day when she sensed the presence of someone of her kind and rushed over.

This life-saving grace made Situ Jing feel a complex mix of curiosity and gratitude towards Ling Yun, whom he had never met before.

Ling Yun had previously instructed Zhang Xiaoya not to show herself in public, but Wu Ling was afraid the young man would blame her, so she didn't tell anyone about it.

The car stopped.

The three got out of the car and were faced with a gloomy and eerie apartment building.

During free time, once you leave the apartment, you'll appear at the entrance of an ordinary alleyway. Even if a normal person walks in, they won't find anything.

They went into the apartment building and met with the building manager.

The building manager's name is Zhang Yu. He is a middle-aged man around 40 years old with a steady personality. He has completed the dungeon eight times, with the highest difficulty being 7 stars.

If we calculate based on the level of strangeness, 7-star difficulty corresponds to the level of fierceness (marrow cleansing), which shows how difficult it is.

However, the Blood Letter missions won't send them to their deaths recklessly. These monsters all have their own "rules," and as long as they don't break the rules, they won't be attacked.

Back in his room, Situ Jing locked the door, took off his clothes, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

The living conditions here are actually quite good. The rooms are large and fully equipped. You can order whatever you want to eat directly through the Horror Apartment APP. Except for those delicacies that require additional currency to purchase, ordinary food is provided free of charge in unlimited quantities.

Some people like to eat at the restaurant downstairs, but Situ Jing just wants to be alone.

Hot water washed over her face, the water gliding over her graceful figure. Situ Jing gently rubbed her fair body with her hands, and for some reason, she thought of that young man again…

Chapter 212 The Rise of the Turtle Man

Inside the courtyard where the Shiranui-ryu dojo is temporarily located.

A figure dressed in a white ninja outfit is relentlessly attacking Hanzo with various techniques.

As the pillar who single-handedly carried the Shiranui-ryu dojo, Hanzo's true level was quite formidable, having already stepped one foot into the Grandmaster realm.

Or perhaps he was already a Grandmaster-level expert before, but his cultivation level regressed due to certain reasons.

Andy's ninjutsu was all taught by Hanzo, and even though Andy tried his best, he was still far from being able to touch the hem of Hanzo's clothes.

After being repelled once again, Andy knelt on the ground, his legs instantly engulfed in flames!

"Super-fragmentation bullet!"

He leaped into the air, and the ultimate move that he had been unable to use before finally erupted under the current circumstances!

Seeing Andy flying towards him, Hanzo nodded with satisfaction, then crossed his palms together and pushed them forward.

"I'll play my lucky charm!"

A blue energy wave erupted from his palm, blocking Andy's fatal attack.

Hanzo had a thorough grasp of energy control; this move would neither effectively harm Andy nor fail to block him perfectly.

Andy's foot struck Hanzo's palm, who gently lifted it, causing Andy to lose his balance. Andy then used Hanzo's palm as a springboard to perform a backflip and dissipate the force, eventually landing smoothly.

"Thank you Master!"

Andy cupped his hands in greeting to Hanzo. His master's power was like a city wall, which he could not currently shake.

"Andy, your progress lately has been remarkable." Hanzo had high hopes for his disciple. "You've just broken through and already stepped into the mid-stage of the Profound Realm. This is the result of years of hard work and dedication!"

Andy nodded in agreement, without offering any further explanation.

He was naturally too embarrassed to tell Hanzo that his rapid progress was due to some unspeakable secret.

"Master, I have gained another insight..."

"You're still young, you have plenty of time, there's no need to rush."

Hanzang knew he was eager for revenge, but still reminded him, "Cultivation requires a balance of relaxation and intensity. You must not blindly pursue arduous training, lest you suffer from qi deviation."

“Yes!” Andy nodded again.

"grandfather!"

Mai Shiranui's voice came from under the corridor, and Hanzo's solemn expression instantly melted away, turning into a kind smile: "Mai, what's wrong?"

The girl, dressed in a beautiful kimono, walked in with light, graceful steps: "Grandpa, Lingjun wants me to come over, so I'll be going now!"

"Okay, do you need me to arrange for someone to take you there?"

"No need, a driver is coming to pick me up." Mai Shiranui then noticed Andy in the corner and nodded slightly to him. "Andy's here too?"

Andy responded and stood there like a wooden stake.

The dance was beautiful today.

She usually doesn't wear much makeup, but today she was clearly dressed up carefully, making her pretty face even more radiant, so much so that he dared not look at her for too long, for fear of profaning her beauty.

Is she going on a date with Ling Yun?

Andy lowered his head, and the true energy in his dantian circulated automatically, rapidly advancing towards the late stage of the Profound Realm!

"By the way, regarding Wu, Mr. Ling has already spoken with me, and he will send someone to deliver the betrothal gifts in a while."

"what?"

Mai Shiranui unfolded her folding fan, covering half her face: "Isn't this too rushed..."

Hanzo could easily see through the girl's true thoughts and laughed heartily: "There's an old saying in the Dragon Kingdom: 'The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it to heart.' He wants to formally marry you and bring you into his family!"

He never mentioned the Crimson Crystal Fruit to his granddaughter.

Having lived most of his life, he had a keen eye—the burning desire in Ling Yun's eyes when he looked at Mai Shiranui was unmistakable. If he truly came for the Crimson Crystal Fruit, given the young man's status and position, he should have laid out the deal during the tea ceremony long ago, instead of sending someone to discuss the matter after he had consummated his relationship with the girl.

Moreover, if her granddaughter found out about this, although she wouldn't say much on the surface, she would definitely have all sorts of wild thoughts in her mind.

"It's getting late, I have to go!"

Mai Shiranui turned and left, though her steps were somewhat unsteady.

Hanzo suppressed his smile and looked at Andy again.

He originally thought Andy was a good guy, hardworking and willing to endure hardship, but the other party's background was too complicated. He was the adopted son of his friend and also carried a blood feud, so he was not a suitable candidate.

"Master, I'm leaving too!"

"Well, let's go."

Andy felt a pang of sadness. She was the one who wanted the two of them to be together, and Andy was the one who helped bring them together, so why did she feel uncomfortable now?

The sour feeling caused his cultivation level to advance by leaps and bounds, enabling him to avenge his adoptive father as soon as possible.

But is revenge truly all there is to his life...?