The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 113 Xu Shu's Sweet Home (First update 6K words please subscribe)

Thinking that today, November 11nd, was a good day, when Xu Shu walked all the way back from the north gate to Xinyang Apartment at 22, it was almost seven o'clock in the evening and the moon was high in the sky.

The residents here come in and out, and occasionally you can see young couples taking their children for a walk, and from time to time you can smell the pungent smell of chili oil on them.

Counting the time, it has been almost two years since we moved into this shabby U-shaped cheap apartment after our adoptive father fell ill.

Xu Shu walked all the way back to his home on the 4th floor. He lived on the left side.

I wanted to go to room 404 across the street to ask if anyone with the surname Gu had come to see me today, but when I saw seven or eight pairs of shoes stained with fresh chicken and duck feces on the shoe cabinet at their door, I thought they must have guests today, so I didn't bother them.

"Click~"

Xu Shu had just opened the door of the "You"-shaped hut a crack when he heard hurried footsteps coming out of the house. It sounded like someone was hanging clothes by the window.

"It seems that Xiaoyu didn't go to the hospital to visit... Well, she has less than half a year to take the exam, which will decide her life or death." Xu Shu smiled slightly.

The memories of the two lives merged, and he felt like he was looking at his biological sister in this life who grew up with him - even though in his previous life he only had the sister in the marginal video.

Just as he was thinking this, the door was opened from the inside, and Xu Shu saw his sister Zhou Shiyu wearing a whitish apron and holding a clothes hanger in her hand. On the balcony behind her were thick clothes that had just been hung up not long ago and were still dripping with water because they were not wrung out completely due to lack of strength.

When she saw Xu Shu, surprise flashed in her eyes, and she stood inside expressionlessly, clasped her hands, and said politely, "Brother, you're back."

"Um……"

"My mother went to the hospital to accompany my father." Shi Yu said without any fluctuation in her tone.

"Oh."

"What about you? You came home so late. Did you work overtime? Have you eaten?"

"Not yet. Let me take you out to eat." Xu Shu said.

"No."

Zhou Shiyu refused at first, then looked at Xu Shu for a few times and said solemnly: "My mother told me once before she left that you found a good job and paid for their medical expenses. Congratulations, but did you get an advance on your salary from your boss?"

"It doesn't count."

"Anyway, let's save some money. We still need your help at home. I cooked two dishes. Let's eat together."

"……also."

Being completely controlled by his sister who was one year younger than him and was asking questions like a parent questioning a child, Xu Shu couldn't help but touch his nose and sigh in his heart.

The beautiful girl with long black hair in front of me is obviously in her teens, but she is so skilled that she looks like she has been a housewife for many years.

She was the biological daughter of her adoptive parents. She was very gentle and cheerful when she was a child, and was very close to him.

But ever since her adoptive father fell ill and her family fell into poverty, Shiyu's temperament has changed drastically, especially after entering high school. She has changed from a lively and cheerful cute girl to a taciturn and less cheerful person. She has also become more and more... polite towards Xu Shu?

Xu Shu knew that this couldn't be considered estrangement, let alone hatred for him.

But overnight, his stepsister and him were no longer as close as they were when they were children. Before, she would often crawl into her brother's bed and sleep with him at night when she was scared of being alone.

Now, when she talks about her parents, she emphasizes that they are "her mom and her dad."

Although we live under the same roof now, we are still not shy about some things like when we were kids.

But Xu Shu could feel that the other party was deliberately trying to distance themselves from him.

Xu Shu was helpless about this.

His judgment was that although his stepsister looked weak, her character was actually exactly the same as her adoptive father's. She was too strong-willed and felt that her biological father was sick, and she did not want to drag down her stepbrother, who was a stranger, so she behaved like this.

At this thought, Xu Shu could only smile and remain silent - my silly sister, is the grace of raising me just talk and not something that needs to be repaid?
In fact, he has always liked this sister who he has played with since childhood. After all, she is beautiful, pleasing to the eye, and close to him.

But now that things have come to this, there is nothing we can do about the other person’s change in character.

No matter whose family falls into poverty and living conditions plummet, friends who used to please them will become distant from them. Under such a huge gap, it is inevitable that such behavior will occur.

Xu Shu used to be bad at speaking and didn’t know how to talk to her.

Nowadays, it’s better to rely on one’s ability. When he earns more money and makes his family live better, this situation should improve.

Until now, she was still able to maintain a "harmonious brother-sister relationship" with Xu Shu. She was not too polite when talking to him, and they would often argue with each other like they did when they were children. Xu Shu thought that was already pretty good.

At least she is still a "three-no girl" and has not fallen to such a dark and cruel level. (Note 1)

"Please have dinner, brother." He heard his sister's cold voice. Xu Shu came back to his senses and moved his nose. Two strange and indescribable fragrances had already entered his nose.

Zhou Shiyu set up the folding dining table and served the dinner she had carefully prepared.

Seeing this, Xu Shu's expression changed slightly. He looked at the table and said as if he was facing a formidable enemy:

“…What is this black thing?”

"Scrambled eggs with green peppers."

"Oh."

I see, fried black pepper bombs, right?

Xu Shu looked at the other red mass calmly: "What about this one?"

“Curry rice.”

Zhou Shiyu answered coldly, sitting down very demurely and gracefully, and took the initiative to bring bowls and chopsticks to Xu Shu, looking at him quietly: "Brother, why don't you eat yet?"

Xu Shu looked embarrassed.

Is this shit-like thing really curry?

This level is really not as good as just cooking some instant food from a can. At worst, even making instant noodles is better than this.

He pondered for a while and said, "...Sister, actually, I have saved up some money recently, more than 300,000 yuan, which came from a legitimate source. Why don't we go out to a restaurant tonight and indulge ourselves a little?"

"Stop talking nonsense, it's already been done, don't waste it, eat it..." Zhou Shiyu glanced at him, suddenly paused, and asked in a slightly relaxed tone:
"Take the young master?!"

"Strictly speaking, 38!" Xu Shu pointed to a number.

"You robbed a bank?"

"How can you talk like that? I earned the money with my own ability!"

"Hmm..." Zhou Shiyu pouted and hesitated for a moment, then stood up and started to clean the table, saying casually:

"Then let's go out for a meal."

Great!
Watching his sister take away the dark cuisine that he had carefully prepared, Xu Shu felt like he had won a battle, which was even more joyful than the first time he defeated the Land Shark.

"Oh, by the way, tomorrow is the weekend, and you are at home. You and mom should go to the Housing Authority to handle the formalities, and we can move back to our previous residence."

Xu Shu looked at her back as she arranged the dishes and said in a relaxed tone that as for himself, he certainly didn't have time to do these chores.

They used to live in the city area within 5 kilometers from the Star Tower, and the living conditions were much better than this dirty and messy place.

Although the monthly management fee is a bit expensive, Xu Shu prides himself on being an extraordinary person. Not only can he live in the city, he can also afford to live in the truly wealthy area near the Administration Bureau.

It takes about one crystal to be eroded once a month.

The reason I just moved back to the original place was, of course, because I missed the old days.

But it is possible that the house has been occupied by someone else. It doesn't matter. There are still houses in similar locations to choose from.

After all, there are many houses that charge several thousand yuan in monthly usage fees, but there are not many people who can and are willing to pay this price.

Click!

Just after he finished speaking, Xu Shu saw Zhou Shiyu pause.

Then, she brought the dark dish back with an expressionless face and said, "Don't go out, just eat this."

Xu Shu: ???
Did I say anything wrong or offend you?

Xu Shu looked at her in confusion.

Zhou Shiyu also looked at Xu Shu, not wanting to be outdone.

After staring at each other for more than two minutes, Xu Shu said, "Then I'll cook some instant noodles."

"...Then cook one for me too." Zhou Shiyu said in a low voice.

…………

ten minutes later.

The brother and sister ate their fill, and there were a few opened cans of chicken on the table.

At this time, Zhou Shiyu was still sniffing and flipping through the evening paper on her left hand side.

Xu Shu ate a lot, but also ate quickly. He was thinking about how to avoid his sister and was going to browse the Internet and forums alone. If that didn't work, he would just go out and get a room.

At this time, the waves were shaking, the stones were moving, the water was swirling, the cavalry rushed out with swords and guns ringing, and the sound of Tiema Bingge gradually rose. It was not suitable for children.

However, when the brother and sister heard the noise, they rolled their eyes and smiled.

After all, they are family members who have grown up together. This is also a common practice in the safe zone. It is like this when the population is densely populated, so it is not too embarrassing.

Suddenly, Zhou Shiyu finished her soup, put down her chopsticks, and said calmly, "There is something I need to tell you as your sister."

"Hmm?" Xu Shu raised an eyebrow. "What's the matter?"

"You just mentioned that you want to move back to your old home. I have no objection, but I know who you want to see, Hu Xinrui, right?"

"Nonsense." Xu Shu said disdainfully.

This Hu Xinrui was originally his girl next door. Although she was the same age as Xu Shu, she was older in terms of age, so she was his senior in the same school.

They had played together quite well when they were young, and she had grown up to be a very pretty young lady. It would be a bit pretentious to say that Xu Shu had no interest in her before.

After all, at that time, they were considered to be a good match, with similar economic conditions, and they were all ordinary people. The parents of both sides actually wanted to match them up and let them live together.

——The legal age for marriage in the doomsday is 18.

However, ever since his adoptive father became seriously ill and Xu Shu's family encountered trouble and moved away, the two families naturally stopped communicating.

Zhou Shiyu said, "You don't dare to face it? Then I still have to tell you, after you graduated, the girl you had a crush on, Miss Hu Xinrui, had a very powerful family, so I used my connections to get her to repeat a year and retake the exam. Coincidentally, she was in my class, and of course I was the class beauty."

"Pfft, a kid is playing this game of class beauty?"

"Don't laugh. I'm just telling you. As far as I know, Hu Xinrui is not interested in studying at all. She already has a boyfriend. Her family is quite rich and they pick her up and drop her off every day. So if you move back to your hometown this time to focus on her, I advise you to forget it." Zhou Shiyu said.

Xu Shu stared blankly at his obviously angry sister, wondering in his heart: How could she know so much about my past?
My sister is right. Hu Xinrui was Xu Shu's favorite before.

However, this feeling has long passed.

How could Zhou Shiyu know that the current Xu Shu is no longer the same person he was in the past, and that such vulgar emotions have long been ignored by Xu Shu.

The main reason is that Xu Shu has seen too many truly beautiful women.

Not to mention the legend, even in reality, whether it is Gu Pan or Xie Xiaochan, they are definitely not comparable to the so-called school belle or class belle like Hu Xinrui, a mediocre girl.

You have to know that there are countless beauties in this world, and Hu Xinrui is just an ordinary person, so what does she count for?
Moreover, even the former Xu Shu, after seeing through the snobbish nature of that woman, would no longer take her seriously.

The special affection I had for the sister next door when I was a child was simply because I had seen too little of the world, and I don't know where it went long ago.

"Actually, I already knew this. But if you don't like it, you can find another place. You can decide tomorrow. You will be living in a different place in the future anyway. I am considering you and think the original place is more convenient." Xu Shu stretched out his hand and ruffled his sister's long black hair.

"What are you doing, damn it... You really don't mind? What if you see them being affectionate, can you promise you won't feel bad?" Zhou Shiyu covered her head and did not notice what Xu Shu said.

Xu Shu smiled contemptuously: "Why should a real man worry about not having a wife?" He was also free and easy in his heart, and the past mundane world was just like clouds and smoke.

Zhou Shiyu nodded: "Okay, let's move back there tomorrow."

Xu Shu's expression froze: "Sister, that's not what you said just now."

"Isn't it all for the sake of taking care of you? If you don't mind, that's great. Haha, actually I've already checked out the place. The old house hasn't been rented out yet. It's the room I've lived in since I was a child, so I'm used to it."

"Why did you go there for no apparent reason?" Xu Shu asked suspiciously.

"I won't tell you." Zhou Shiyu said, then got up to clean up the tableware and went to wash the dishes.

"They are so weird... But it seems that they are more relaxed after I came back, hehe."

Xu Shu sat comfortably, and seeing that his little sister really went to wash the dishes this time, he couldn't help feeling warm in his heart.

That's what it feels like to have family.

In his previous life on Earth, his parents died when he was young. He didn't even have the chance to find a partner when he grew up. He was single until he was in his twenties or thirties. He was just introduced to a girl whose WeChat name started with A, but she got hit by a dump truck before they could even start chatting.

And in this life, he has never lacked the care of his 'parents and family', whether it is the care from childhood to adulthood, or the support and concern among family members after he became seriously ill, these are all things that make him feel very warm.

"Even if my life path will gradually separate from theirs in the future, at least for now, let me covet this rare feeling of happiness, hehe."

Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief.

at this time.

Boom boom boom!
A series of short, rhythmic knocks on the door came from outside the house.

"You have guests?" Zhou Shiyu looked at Xu Shu instinctively.

"should be."

Xu Shu also felt that the person was looking for him. His family had been in trouble for so long, and all the relatives and friends who could have cut off contact had already done so. How could anyone come to his house in the middle of the night?

I can only take care of my family.

I guess Gu Pan finally got things done.

Xu Shu walked over and opened the door, but was a little surprised to see four men in police uniforms outside the door - grassroots staff of the Judgment Department, nicknamed the City Security Management Force, which was a position similar to the police before the disaster.

The Judgment Department is in charge of all levels of courts and police departments, from the extraordinary people to ordinary petty thefts.

Two policemen were on Xu Shu's side, and the other two were knocking on the door of room 404 opposite.

Xu Shu was suspicious. He glanced at the V-signs on the shoulder straps of the two policemen who were looking around the room vigilantly, and asked politely, "Sirs, what can I do for you?"

There is no star, only a V, which means he is just an ordinary policeman, not an "executive" who is a supernatural being.

"Are you two the only children at home?" said the senior policeman with three V's on his shoulders, showing his ID with his police ID number and name: D8B3CJ131124 Zhao Qu.

That is to say, Xu Shu has not yet revealed his identity as a superhuman. Otherwise, according to the rules of this world, when these four guys meet Xu Shu, they have to nod and call him "Sir".

Zhou Shiyu hurried over and stood in front of Xu Shu.

She changed her previous cold attitude and showed a harmless sweet smile, and said to the outside: "Uncle police, is there anything I can do for you? Mom and Dad are out and will be back soon."

"..."Xu Shu looked at her inexplicable behavior and said nothing.

"We are the public security police from the nearby neighborhood. We have received news that there is a wanted criminal in your building. Come over to confirm the situation and follow us down to investigate!" said Officer Zhao Qu.

After hearing this, Xu Shu's pupils shrank slightly.

"Wanted criminal? Hiss, could it be that Lu Bingwei's lover, who actually dared to call the police to arrest me?
"Heh, I have connections with the Gu family, so I'm not afraid of you, a relative of a wanted criminal of the Tianwen Society. You idiot, I'm leaving you a way out but you don't know whether to live or die. If someone finds out about you, they'll kill your whole family...

“That’s not right. I didn’t show my face, and she didn’t know who I was. How did the people from the Judgment Department find me?

“It shouldn’t be her. It’s probably just a coincidence, or an excuse by these policemen?

"Yes, it's possible! Otherwise, why would they ask us to go down and investigate instead of asking here? It seems to be some other secret case."

Questions flashed through his mind, but Xu Shu was not prepared to resist.

He is a man of integrity, so there is no need for him to go against the officials over such a small matter.

Therefore, Xu Shu called his sister Zhou Shiyu and expressed his willingness to cooperate with the police officers.

At this time, at 404, the police knocked on the door but no one responded.

"Bang, bang, bang! Is anyone there?" The young policeman slammed the door hard, making it bang loudly.

"Something's going on. Be careful."

"We are from the Judgment Department Police Department. We suspect that there is a criminal hiding in your home. Count to three and open the door immediately!"

Zhao Qu took a look at the shoes on their shoe cabinets. Several people actually pulled out the guns from their waists and surrounded the door of 404, looking like a tense situation.

"?"

Xu Shu's eyelids jumped, and he hurriedly grabbed his sister and prepared to go downstairs.

At this time, Zhao Qu took out the only communication tool in the end times, the radio walkie-talkie, and said to another policeman: "You! Immediately notify the other brothers and the captain, this is Building 83 - bang!"

He was interrupted by a loud explosion.

The entire iron door instantly shattered into pieces and flew out. Zhao Qu was the first to be hit. His entire body was cut in half, and slowly slid down, leaving behind only a desperate and terrified sentence: "No... run... quickly..."

He died instantly, and the gushing blood shot up to the ceiling!
The other three policemen had no time to open fire as the iron door was smashed away and took away half of his head.

The other two were shot out from the house by tentacles that looked like extended human hands. Their hearts were crushed directly and they fell to the ground wailing!
In just a short moment, all four police officers were slaughtered.

"Why... do you have to disturb us..."

"It's not fair. It's so unfair..."

"Mom, it hurts..."

"More, I want more..."

From room 404, there was a terrifying roar accompanied by reverberant electronic music. The whole room seemed to be affected, the lights flickered, and it became eerie and scary.

Looking at it in the dim light, it was an ugly monster made up of naked people, their skin stuck to each other, their bodies rubbed together, and their hands and feet waving wildly.

The skin on their bodies was pulled and peeled off like plasticine, while two heads were viciously devouring the hearts they had captured.

Xu Shu's pupils shrank suddenly. He saw someone inside who he had just seen a few days ago. It was the female tenant of Room 404.

Not long ago, she was normal!
"...The Unclean? Or some kind of mutated monster! Why is there such a thing in the safe zone? Where is the Star Tower? What is it doing? It can't be detected?"

This monster had seven or eight heads growing randomly on the left and right. It looked at Xu Shu and Zhou Shiyu at the same time. Its hands and feet moved in unison, and it crawled over like a human centipede, shouting in unison, with flesh-melting, shrieking cries:

"Ho ho..."

"come together……"

"The chosen one will protect you..."

"Join us! Join us!! Join us!!!"

"Ah!" Zhou Shiyu had never seen such a horrifying scene before. She took a deep breath and was so frightened that her legs and feet went limp. She had just been like a little eagle trying to protect her brother, but now she could hardly stand.

At this time, Xu Shu did not have time to think about why such a thing appeared in the safe zone, nor did he have time to investigate why the great Star Tower had not taken any action until now, when the other party had already killed four people.

Because the other party was already running towards us using his hands and feet like rowing a dragon boat.

It brought with it an extremely strong sense of oppression, and to Xu Shu, the feeling it gave was not inferior to that of the tree demon in the ruins.

"Tsk. External forces are unreliable indeed!"

Xu Shu pulled the corner of his mouth, picked up his sister, and blocked her behind him like an eagle catching a chick. He stared at the inhuman thing with all his attention and said coldly: "Close your eyes."

"Ah?" Zhou Shiyu screamed, and the next second she saw her brother's back skin torn, and she was completely stunned.

Chi Chi Chi!
One after another, huge obsidian bone spears burst out from behind Xu Shu, flashing with cold light. They were arranged in two rows, flying left and right, aiming straight for the opponents' heads.

At the same time, Xu Shu bent forward, and every step he took on the ground was like a heavy beast swooping down. The huge footsteps made the whole building tremble.

Eight Spider Lance! Kuafu Chasing the Sun!

This sudden encounter, with an opponent who was very strong and whose sudden appearance made Xu Shu feel a strong sense of crisis.

So when he attacked, he used all his strength without any hesitation.

It's not daytime now, and we're not on a journey. If we die once, we'll be dead for good!

"Boom"

Before the evil monster could see what was happening, eight sharp spider spears coming towards it had already pierced through its body.

"Ouch..." It screamed in pain and prepared to throw away the tentacle that was eating the human heart.

But it was already a step too late. It was hit by Xu Shu's heavy uppercut, and its body weighing over a thousand pounds swayed and fell into the air.

Kuafu chases the sun, with thunder and lightning accumulating momentum, this punch is called "capturing the mountain"!
"Gu? You are super..." The monster was hit and flew high.

However, Xu Shu was relentless and did not give it a chance to speak. He just attacked with both hands.

Bang bang bang!

This series of punches caused the monster to break limbs and fly sideways, hitting the corner of the wall.

"So weak?" Xu Shu, who had been exerting all his strength for half a day, narrowed his eyes and felt extremely uneasy.

This thing is definitely not an ordinary first-level monster!
Its physical defense is much stronger than its previous "Little Demon of Nurgle" state.

"A very fragrant human..."

"join us……"

"I--"

The monster, which had lost many limbs, rolled and crawled to get up.

Xu Shu also felt like he was facing a formidable enemy. He had no idea where this monster came from, but it was actually much stronger than he had imagined.

In terms of physical strength, he was only slightly inferior to this strong man, and was probably forced to use the defensive posture of Jingwei.

"Could it be, the second stage?" Xu Shu didn't dare to think too much, for fear of affecting his fighting spirit.

At this moment, a ray of lightning lit up from the top of the sky, passed through the layers of sky, crushed the endless darkness, and came directly here.

"?!" The monster suddenly wanted to turn its head.

But with a crackling sound, a flash of lightning appeared before his eyes, briefly illuminating his vision.

After such a long time, the Star Tower finally arrived and launched a normal attack!
Boom~Command!
There was a brief explosion—and the bright light made Xu Shu cover his eyes.

When he looked again, the monster had disappeared, and only some charred ashes were falling in the corner of the wall.

There was a purple crystal on the ground.

This monster came suddenly and left even more suddenly.

It's dead.

(End of this chapter)