LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 61
“Pick it up… pick it up…”
Crazy!!
Yu Qing had very few facial expressions; his voice was hoarse, and his speaking rhythm neither hurried nor slow. At first glance, he seemed as fragile as porcelain, as if he could be crushed easily, but upon closer inspection…
Dong-dong-dong, his heartbeat grew faster and faster, and Tong Lei felt fear creeping in.
In the live broadcast room, the video of Yu Qing’s breakthrough had been regarded as an epic example and included in the “Angel Mental Sanatorium” dungeon showcase. Faced with a siege of NPCs, the clean young man leaned back in the chair woven with tentacles, lightly raised his long legs, and casually played with the dark tentacles wrapped around his neck. In his eyes, murderous intent and lust coexisted.
Tong Lei only glanced at it, but the image became deeply ingrained in his mind.
Throughout the entire game, no one except Xie Yiliang had ever truly made him feel fear from the bottom of his heart, but now…
“I…I…”
As he hesitated, suddenly the conductor’s eyes darkened, which sent a shock through Tong Lei.
Click—
“Ahhhh…”
The madman endured the pain and smashed the car window with his wrist, breaking the bones in his other hand.
With trembling, pale lips, he looked at Yu Qing again and said, “I’m sorry… my hands aren’t very convenient… can you wait for a while?”
The boy didn’t move.
Tong Lei was on the verge of tears. “…Can you?”
The man looked miserable, his eyes brimming with tears. It took a while before he saw the conductor nod. Tong Lei immediately dragged his injured hands and found a seat far away from Yu Qing.
Before the rule was triggered, he sat down, panting.
It was a close call, a close call. If the bus were running, it would have been fine, but the driver hadn’t woken up yet, and the bus wasn’t moving. Getting off now would be a dead end.
If he truly wanted to deal with Yu Qing, he would have to— Bang!
Suddenly, a sharp slap rang out, snapping Tong Lei from his thoughts. The passengers in the bus held their breath, cautiously turning their eyes toward the sound.
In their sight, Yu Qing had just leaned back in his seat and was slapped hard by the conductor. The sound was crisp and clear. There was no red mark on his face, but it must have stung painfully.
At that moment, not only Tong Lei, but all the passengers on the bus widened their eyes in shock—
What had Yu Qing done wrong just now? Had he broken a rule? Why would he suddenly receive such a heavy slap within seconds?
The slap seemed like it had been delivered with full force. It hurt just watching it, let alone feeling it.
The sudden slap caused Yu Qing’s ears to buzz uncontrollably, and his eyes reddened.
The live broadcast room buzzed with excitement, though the full story hadn’t yet been understood. The conductor’s rough voice suddenly cut through the tension: “Bitch!”
“How dare a woman come out and show her face? Is this what your man taught you? No! Check the rule!”
…A woman?
Yu Qing held his aching temples, thinking back briefly.
This was probably because the term “husband” had come into use relatively recently and wasn’t typically used in remote mountain villages.
So, had the conductor slapped him because he thought he was a woman?
In this scenario, was it immodest for a woman even to board a bus?
The chat in the live broadcast room froze for a moment before indignant comments started flooding in, but Rule 5 had been written clearly: no one could disobey the conductor.
The oppressive atmosphere spread through the bus, leaving the shocked passengers speechless for a long time.
When the ringing in his ears finally stopped, Yu Qing realized there were only male passengers on the bus.
Their expressions ranged from sympathetic to horrified, but their eyes seemed to share a unified expectation, ‘Tell us. Explain that you’re a man. You just like having long hair. Tell us…’
As long as he wasn’t a woman, he would be treated fairly and receive an apology from the conductor.
‘Say it…’
However, the young man slowly raised his head, and under everyone’s nervous gaze, he casually smoothed his slightly messy hair. Then, he took the initiative to lower his head and said, “Sorry, I won’t do it next time.”
Hearing this, the conductor seemed to feel that his lesson had worked. His pride swelled, and he raised his chin even higher.
“But…”
From the seat, Yu Qing’s voice weakly sounded again. No one knew what he had taken from the system. They only heard a “ding,” and he continued in a submissive tone: “I’m not feeling well, can you… help me?”
[Rule 4: You can ask the conductor for help with anything.]
Sure enough, even though the conductor wasn’t happy, he slowly lowered his body to take Yu Qing’s hand.
Just as he was about to place his large pale hand on Yu Qing’s wrist—poof!
A short knife stabbed the conductor directly in the back of the head.
Yu Qing had keenly discovered in the first dungeon that the neurons of ghosts were all located in the brain. Only by stabbing them there could they truly be hurt!
Sure enough, after a brief struggle, the conductor started thrashing. But before he could move much, Yu Qing swiftly pulled out a rope and tied him to the seat in a matter of seconds.
After confirming the knot was secure, the young man stood up calmly and left his seat.
Violation of Rule 1.
However, this was different from Tong Lei, who had quickly sat down after breaking a rule.
Not only had Yu Qing tied up the conductor, but he also casually adjusted his own clothes. Step by step, he walked over to the sleeping driver and gave him a push!
[!!! Damn, why does every step Yu Qing take in this dungeon keep surprising me?!]
The live broadcast room exploded in shock: [Is he crazy? Doesn’t the rule say the drivers are always sleepy? So why is he waking him up?]
[The rules also say that if you’re in a hurry, you should go to the conductor. Why tie up the conductor and wake the driver directly?!]
[Tsk, this guy has a pig’s brain. Even the worst newcomers don’t have a death wish like him. When he dies, I’ll go back to watching Leilei kill other hosts, same old thing.]
Comments filled the live broadcast room. As the driver began to wake up, the passengers in the bus clearly felt an increasing creeping sensation filling the space.
Then, Yu Qing saw the driver’s face.
A snake face!
Strange red pupils and a bright red tongue flicking out.
The driver… was a massive black-scaled python about five meters long!
The moment he saw him, the red snake eyes paused, and then the slender tongue flicked out, lightly brushing against Yu Qing’s wrist, causing a tingling sensation.
Yu Qing quickly pulled back his hand, feeling a slight stir in his chest. For some reason, upon seeing the creature, he felt… a sense of familiarity.
But rules were rules, and they didn’t change based on familiarity or otherwise.
Yu Qing had broken all five of the bus’s rules one by one, and the yellow light in the centre of the bus turned blood-red.
The lights flashed in sync with the constant crying outside the window, stretching the tension to its peak.
Everyone thought he was about to die.
The bus lights changing colour was always a prelude to execution, but then Yu Qing opened his mouth…