27: Issue a challenge

That night, Shi Xu underwent marrow cleansing.

The next day, when Su Mianmian asked if he was in pain, he shook his head.

Seeing this, Su Mianmian looked disbelieving.

When she asked if he smelled bad after the cleansing, he remained silent.

Su Mianmian saw this, what else was there for her not to know?

"Hahaha, so how many hours did you wash for?"

"You didn't really shower all night, did you?"

Su Mianmian scrutinized Shi Xu, noticing that after his marrow cleansing, his skin had improved slightly, and he looked a bit younger.

If he dressed a bit more youthful, he might even be mistaken for a university student.

"No, if I really washed that long, my skin would be scrubbed off."

"I should have only washed for a little over an hour."

Shi Xu saw Su Mianmian's schadenfreude, he shook his head, looking at her with a hint of tenderness in his expression.

Su Mianmian didn't notice the tenderness in Shi Xu's eyes; she was stunned when she heard he only washed for a little over an hour.

She had thought that someone with hisCleanliness (cleanliness obsession) wouldn't be able to stand being covered in dirt, but unexpectedly... Su Mianmian guessed wrong...

"Mianmian, I forgot to tell you, I saw that woman Li Qingqing yesterday."

"She was with a young man, and their behavior was very intimate."

"Is this man the one you were looking for?"

Shi Xu remembered the task Su Mianmian had given him, and he asked her with a curious expression.

He didn't understand why Su Mianmian wanted him to tell her if he saw Li Qingqing with a man outside.

If it weren't for her instructions, he wouldn't have paid any attention to that woman.

Shi Xu shook his head, his wife could only be pampered by him.

Su Mianmian recalled the description of the man beside Li Qingqing in the novel, it didn't seem to align with the word 'young' at all?

"Shi Xu, do you know who that man is?"

"What's his name?"

Su Mianmian remembered there was a name, and she turned her head, looking at Shi Xu expectantly.

To her disappointment, Shi Xu didn't know who the man was.

Seeing Su Mianmian's expression suddenly deflate, Shi Xu couldn't help but reach out and pat her shoulder, saying, "If we don't know this time, we'll find out earlier next time, or I can have someone investigate."

He felt there was no need to worry too much over such a small matter.

"Oh, you don't understand."

"Never mind, we'll see him again in the apocalypse anyway."

Su Mianmian looked at Shi Xu's puzzled expression, she shook her head and sighed.

She felt that the power of the plot was still very strong; some things might truly only be triggered after the apocalypse.

"It's alright, I'll investigate for you."

"It's very simple."

Shi Xu reached out and patted Su Mianmian's shoulder, indicating that these things were all simple.

Hearing him say that, Su Mianmian still held a glimmer of hope, and nodded, agreeing.

Shi Xu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her nod.

He wondered which man beside Li Qingqing she was so eager to know about.

Su Mianmian actually wanted to tell Shi Xu the man's name, but for some reason, she couldn't say it, nor could she write it.

She felt so annoyed!

She asked book book, and it said it might be because this world was maintaining order.

She was originally an external soul, and if there were no restrictions at all, it might cause an impact on this world.

When Su Mianmian heard this answer, she felt speechless.

So some things could be said, but some things still needed to be triggered!

Su Mianmian was very worried about whether this situation would always exist.

book book said that as she became more and more integrated with Original Body's Owner's body, she would no longer be constrained by the world's rules.

Su Mianmian felt a little relieved after hearing its words.

Fortunately, it didn't prevent her from talking about the apocalypse, otherwise...

Su Mianmian shook her head, feeling a bit annoyed.

Shi Xu and Su Mianmian agreed to depart for abroad in three days.

Their first stop was Country M, where there was abundant food and transactions were relatively convenient.

This was also Su Mianmian's plan to fleece that country.

On their second day there, a city happened to experience a toxic gas leak, and she had already planned to go on a zero-cost shopping spree in a protective suit then.

Shi Xu had already prepared the suits, ensuring foolproof safety.

Su Mianmian also didn't want to risk her life there.

The toxic gas wasn't actually very dangerous; the most important thing was that there was a laboratory in that area, and they were worried that the gas might trigger an explosion in that lab.

Most of the people inside had already evacuated.

Su Mianmian hadn't read about the laboratory exploding in the book; the book said it was a close call.

This was also why she suggested going.

Since the world's rules were like this, then some things shouldn't change too much!

Thinking of this, a flicker of excitement rose in Su Mianmian's eyes.

That place was excellent for plundering, with many warehouses.

There was also an underground armory.

Su Mianmian knew this from the book.

This armory belonged to Li Qingqing's lackey; he had transported it domestically before the apocalypse.

As a result, it hadn't been sold before the apocalypse hit, and he had relied on these items in the early stages to completely crush Shi Xu.

Su Mianmian's lips curved slightly, wondering if, without this batch of items, he would still be able to crush Shi Xu.

When Shi Xu saw Su Mianmian's smile, he couldn't help but pinch her face.

"Don't smile like that. I still prefer your genuine smile."

"When you smile like that, it always makes me feel a bit strange."

Shi Xu shook his head, looking helpless.

Su Mianmian: "..."

She turned her head and glared at Shi Xu, expressing her displeasure.

She had just been thinking about how to help him crush that man, and he actually complained that her smile was strange.

Shi Xu was truly too detestable!

Su Mianmian decided to break up with him for three seconds!

"Madam, you have a package." Butler Li's voice suddenly reached Su Mianmian's ears, and she felt it was the sound of heaven.

She ran over cheerfully.

"Huh, why is nothing written on it?"

"Just a name and address."

"Butler Li, did you see the delivery person?"

Su Mianmian had originally thought it was something she ordered online that had arrived, but after looking at it in her hands, she realized it wasn't anything she had bought.

Shi Xu also walked over at this moment; as he approached Su Mianmian, he caught a faint scent of blood in the air.

"Mianmian, give me the package."

"There might be something bad inside."

Shi Xu walked to Su Mianmian's side with a serious expression and took the package from her hand.

Su Mianmian froze, she hadn't yet realized the seriousness of the problem.

It wasn't until she saw Shi Xu open the package that she realized what he meant by "something bad."

Inside was a skinned puppy!

She didn't know what they used to cover up its bloody smell; she hadn't smelled it at all.

Su Mianmian looked at the puppy, and the anger in her heart surged to a peak.

To disgust her, they cruelly harmed a small animal; these people were too vicious!

Su Mianmian's face was gloomy, like the prelude to a storm.

Butler Li saw the bloody puppy, and he turned his head away with a look of unbearable pity, unwilling to look at it again.

Shi Xu, however, was as impassive as usual.

He squatted down to check if there was anything else in the box.

Seeing him actually rummage through it, Su Mianmian couldn't help but frown.

Just as she was about to say there wouldn't be anything, she saw him pull out a note.

Being a little far away, Su Mianmian couldn't see exactly what was written on it.

But the large character "kill" (kill) written in blood on it, she saw clearly.

"It couldn't be that woman Li Qingqing, could it?"

"She's challenging me to a fight!"

Su Mianmian didn't even need to read the contents of the paper; she guessed it must be Li Qingqing's doing!

This Li Qingqing, she's truly vicious!

"It should be her."

"What do you want to do?"

Shi Xu put the paper back, turned his head, and looked at Su Mianmian with a serious expression.

Upon closer inspection, one could see extreme anger simmering in his eyes.

He had been suppressing it, not wanting Su Mianmian to feel it.