Scum Gong Walks the Career Line in the Crematorium

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When Shu Shuangyu opened his eyes again, he almost thought he was still in a dream.

Everywhere he looked, there was a horrifying white scene. Several people in completely sealed white protective suits walked around, while Shu Shuangyu himself lay naked on a cold, special material examination table.

“Who are you people!” Shu Shuangyu was completely panicked and asked loudly.

Hearing his voice, everyone stopped and turned to look at him.

“He’s been unconscious for two hours, shorter than we expected.”

“It means his metabolism is faster.”

“Try injecting other drugs.”

Their words sent chills down Shu Shuangyu’s spine. He struggled hard, “Do you know who I am? I am the fiancé of Empire Marshal Lu Xiu! If he finds out how you are treating me, he will crush your research institute!”

But no matter how Shu Shuangyu struggled, the examination table that held him down remained unmoving, only the iron chain cuffs on his wrists jingled with his movements.

Shu Shuangyu’s face twisted, unable to maintain his composure any longer. He looked fearfully at the person holding the syringe approaching him, “Are you people working for Xia Zuo?! I am his lover! He’s just playing around with me. If you really hurt me, he will surely punish you severely once he calms down!”

The syringe, which had been approaching, stopped, and the people in the room fell silent for a moment before bursting into laughter at the same time.

“Do you think there are only a few of us here?”

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Shu Shuangyu raised his head in confusion, cold sweat soaking his hair. His teeth chattered, and he was exposed, trembling in fear, for all to see.

As the words fell, a bright light suddenly lit up in the laboratory. Then, in the previously closed-off space, a screen appeared—not exactly a screen, but a special type of glass.

Outside the glass stood several people, and at the forefront was none other than Xia Zuo.

It was a disaster. Shu Shuangyu’s face lost all color, and his trembling pupils locked onto Xia Zuo, not sure whether he was begging for mercy or simply terrified.

“Boss, he says he’s your lover.” Someone laughed and said.

Shu Shuangyu looked at Xia Zuo in horror. Through the glass, he clearly heard Xia Zuo’s response: “He was.”

Was… Shu Shuangyu shuddered. He suddenly remembered the system’s previous bugs, which indicated that Lu Xiu and Xia Zuo’s favorability had reset to zero. He had thought it was a bug…

But now, Shu Shuangyu wasn’t sure if it was really a bug.

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“Xia Zuo, I helped you before, Xia Zuo, you can’t treat me like this!” Tears streamed down his face as he stared desperately into Xia Zuo’s eyes, clinging to it like a lifeline.

“Now you’re pretending not to remember?” Through teary eyes, Shu Shuangyu saw Xia Zuo smile slightly.

At that moment, Shu Shuangyu’s heart sank to the depths of an icy sea. He regretted deeply, regretted being the first to return to this world. If it were any other world, he wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Villains are villains; evildoers are evildoers. No matter how well you treat them, as long as there’s the slightest hint of dissatisfaction, they will turn hostile and seek revenge. They are ungrateful wolves in sheep’s clothing!

Shu Shuangyu was afraid, truly afraid: [“System, I want to leave this world! I want to leave immediately!”]

[“At present, the host is not in mortal danger. Xia Zuo only wants to use you for experiments and won’t harm your life. There’s no need to leave the world immediately.”]

[“Isn’t this harm enough? I’m already in this state, and you won’t let me leave the world!”] Shu Shuangyu was on the verge of going crazy, screaming in his heart, [“What do you gain from my death? System, I want to leave!”]

[“Please calm down, Host. Currently, Xia Zuo is consumed by anger from being deceived. Once he calms down, he will remember your good points even more.”]

Shu Shuangyu didn’t want to hear the system’s explanations. He only wanted to leave the world, but without the system’s permission, no matter how loudly he yelled and cursed, it was futile.

The system’s voice remained steady: [“Based on the host’s previous experience with pursuing targets, when Xia Zuo harms you, he will treat you even better once he calms down.”]

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Xia Zuo, for some reason, suddenly felt like laughing, and he burst into laughter.

Deep within his mind, that beautiful fragment of memory was completely shattered and thrown into the trash. Xia Zuo lifted his hand, and someone near Shu Shuangyu immediately injected a syringe.

With the needle in place, Shu Shuangyu no longer had the strength to argue with the system. He drifted back into unconsciousness.

For a long time afterward, Shu Shuangyu spent his days in a daze. The system informed him of the passage of time, allowing him to maintain some sense of time.

During this period, no matter how much he cursed or begged, there was no response—neither from the system nor from the people conducting experiments on him.

It wasn’t until half a month had passed, and Xia Zuo showed no intention of releasing Shu Shuangyu, that Shu Shuangyu’s high expectations for Lu Xiu went unfulfilled as well.

In this despair, Shu Shuangyu nearly experienced a mental breakdown.

The system, too, perhaps realized that Xia Zuo truly didn’t want to take Shu Shuangyu’s life. However, Xia Zuo and Lu Xiu also showed no signs of coming to visit him, as if they had never had such a white moonlight in their lives.

The system, rarely displeased, announced in a cold voice: [“Mission failed. Depart from this world.”]

In a hazy state, Shu Shuangyu heard the voice and thought it was just another illusion. He only slightly lifted his eyelashes before wearily closing his eyes again.

“Boss, that person disappeared.”

As the report came in, Xia Zuo was dealing with traitors. Afterward, he nonchalantly put away his weapon and had others drag the traitor away.

“What should we do now, Boss?” The person reporting looked at Xia Zuo’s expression and asked.

Xia Zuo lowered his eyes and smiled. “What have you discovered?”

“We extracted a substance from him that seems to have a suppressive effect on the Zerg race’s toxin…”

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As his subordinates chatted away, Xia Zuo suddenly recalled the life he had lived for the past three years.

Three years after Shu Shuangyu’s “death,” Xia Zuo exerted all his efforts to climb up the ranks, exchanging his power and position for numerous wounds. Yet, he found himself tormented and unable to sleep deeply at night. A large part of his heart remained empty, never to be filled.

Amidst despair and agony, though Xia Zuo was now the uncrowned king of the underground kingdom, he avoided indulgence and desire. Apart from handling affairs, he constantly sought trouble for the Empire’s higher-ups.

Unlike his predecessors who were once indulgent and unrestrained, Xia Zuo resembled more of an ascetic.

He sentenced himself to a lifelong imprisonment, punishing himself with suffering.

When Shu Shuangyu returned, Xia Zuo thought his suffering would end. However, Shu Shuangyu mocked him, saying that everything was merely a game to him.

Xia Zuo had carefully observed Shu Shuangyu and the system, and he knew that if he killed Shu Shuangyu, the system would immediately take him away—they would face no punishment.

Only by gradually torturing Shu Shuangyu and making him pay a negligible price for his actions, could Xia Zuo feel satisfied.

He also thought of Lu Xiu, his biggest rival.

In these three years, Lu Xiu fearlessly fought against the insect race on the battlefield, hovering between life and death countless times. He was even bitten by the insect race, leaving behind an incurable genetic wound that would constantly ache.

Xia Zuo used to wonder why Lu Xiu, whose background and personality were completely opposite to his, was so relentless.

Now he understood. Lu Xiu was also punishing himself. That wound that would never stop hurting was his self-punishment for his past mistakes.

Ironically, the pain had initially punished him for losing his loved one, but now it served as a reminder of his foolishness, constantly reminding him of his past mistakes.

“…Currently, we have been able to synthesize this special substance, and it will soon enter clinical trials.” The subordinate finished his report, his cheeks flushed with excitement.

To think that they had solved the toxin problem that had plagued humanity for thousands of years; they would forever be remembered in human history!

Xia Zuo absentmindedly touched his gun, suddenly thinking, would Lu Xiu choose to treat his wound or keep it as a constant reminder?

—

Shu Shuangyu was awakened by the system.

[“Host, you have returned to the cultivation world. Please focus and complete the mission.”]

Shu Shuangyu suddenly opened his eyes; he was lying on a broad grassland, with a small forest in the distance and a cave behind him.

He jumped up from the ground and spun around several times before managing to regain his composure. As long as it wasn’t that horrifying laboratory, any place would do!

The long-lost freedom made Shu Shuangyu so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He looked around carefully, observing his surroundings in detail for the first time. Even the most inconspicuous grass appeared incredibly lovely to him.

At that moment, a sword light fell beside Shu Shuangyu and transformed into a white-haired man dressed in white.

The man had long and refined eyebrows, with an indifferent expression. His hair and brows were purely white, and upon closer inspection, even his eyelashes were as white as snow, pure and clean like a statue.

Devoid of vitality, ice-cold to the bone.

This ice sculpture-like man trembled in his eyes when he saw Shu Shuangyu, and emotions that had been suppressed surged forth: “Yu’er…”

Upon seeing the man, Shu Shuangyu was first startled, but then he recognized who it was, and he was even more astonished.

[“How did Master change like this?”]

[“After you left and disappeared ten years ago, Yun Fei Xue realized the Heart Demon Path and turned grey overnight.”]

Shu Shuangyu couldn’t help but gloat: [“His Heart Demon Path was actually broken? My hard work in pursuing him wasn’t in vain.”]

In this world, the male lead Yun Fei Xue cultivated the Heart Demon Path. He was the senior elder of the first sect in the cultivation world, as well as the foremost sword cultivator who focused solely on the way of the sword.

Shu Shuangyu was Yun Fei Xue’s youngest disciple.

Shu Shuangyu pretended to be very fond of Yun Fei Xue. Even though he was a cultivator who had entered the Void in this world, he would still insist on washing Yun Fei Xue’s hands and cooking soup for him all day long. He would eagerly offer his best magical treasures even though he knew that Yun Fei Xue was the strongest cultivator in the world…

This was the world where Shu Shuangyu stayed the longest and put in the most effort. Yun Fei Xue’s difficulty level in conquering him was undoubtedly the highest.

Fortunately, after painstaking effort for decades, Shu Shuangyu finally wore Yun Fei Xue down and touched his heart, making Yun Fei Xue’s Dao heart waver.

After several decades of persistent effort, the two finally confessed their feelings for each other. Unfortunately, even after they were together, Yun Fei Xue remained aloof and unenthusiastic, with no significant change.

If Shu Shuangyu hadn’t seen the good impression gradually rise to 99, he would have doubted his ability to conquer Yun Fei Xue.

When he finally raised the good impression to 99, Shu Shuangyu immediately chose to disappear. He died tragically in front of Yun Fei Xue in the most miserable way, dying because of Yun Fei Xue, and pushing the good impression to 100.

After completing the mission, Shu Shuangyu immediately left this world without turning back.