Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 409 The Night Rain Falls from the Sky

After a whole day of exploration, Sarutobi Amuro was completely exhausted.

After losing her swordsmanship expertise, her skills were not as good as before, but her combat power rating did not drop much. This meant that she had to maintain 100% focus at all times when exploring, which put a heavy mental burden on her.

Suppressing her last bit of energy and relying on habits she had developed since childhood, she barely managed to wipe her body clean with water, hastily wrapped herself in a cheap kimono, and lay down on the hard, cold ground.

She soon drifted off to sleep, but in her daze, she heard some noises outside and was instantly awakened.

"Who?"

She didn't dare to speak loudly, but listened intently in the dim light of her residence. It seemed as if a gentle breeze had swept by outside.

"illusion?"

Sarutobi Yuro thought she was overly nervous and mistakenly took what happened in her dream for reality.

Just as he was about to lie down again, there was a knock on the door of his residence.

"Who's outside? Is it Mr. Li Zheng?" Sarutobi Yuro walked softly to the door, gripping the katana she had just summoned with one hand.

It's unlikely that a wandering monster would knock so politely. There are only two players in the entire 995 channel, her and Li Zheng, but she can't rule out the possibility that someone else might have wandered in by mistake.

"It's me, open the door!" Li Zheng's voice was muffled by the door.

Sarutobi Yuraku nervously gripped the collar of her kimono: "It's so late, Mr. Li Zheng, what can I do for you?"

She bit her lower lip, thinking that Li Zheng, as the top expert in the matrix, should have the pride of a master and wouldn't bully a weak woman like her.

Now it seems that it was nothing special; the fact that it didn't bother me for the first few days was just for show.

"Open the door and I'll talk to you." Li Zheng could have explained things to Sarutobi Yura in the regional channel, but the regional combat power rankings are only updated in the morning, and no one knows if anyone else has infiltrated yet.

Sarutobi Amuro was "betrayed" by Misaka Tsuchimuro again. In order to cut off contact with him, she even shut down private messages and refused to answer any messages from anyone.

"Is...whatever it is, we can talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Sarutobi Yuro's voice trembled slightly. If Li Zheng continued to insist, she would be doomed tonight.

"Tomorrow? It'll be too late if we wait until tomorrow!" Li Zheng banged on the door again: "Come out now!"

Is there anything that absolutely needs to be done tonight?
Aside from matters between men and women, Sarutobi Yuro couldn't think of anything else.

He bit his lower lip hard, gripped the katana tightly, and struggled internally for a long time before finally letting out a breath.

Li Zheng is the number one fighter in the matrix, so what difference would it make if we submitted to him?
You won’t suffer any loss.

Sarutobi Yuro consoled herself in this way, and with a determined heart, opened the door.

When Li Zheng saw that Sarutobi Yura was disheveled, he was slightly taken aback and turned his head away: "Put your clothes on and come with me."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

After hesitating for a while, Sarutobi Ayuro left his residence, put away the capsule, and followed, his heart pounding with anxiety.

"This will do." Li Zheng looked around; the surrounding area was open and the terrain was excellent, and he was extremely satisfied.

Bang!
The capsule residence unfolded, and Li Zheng opened the door and led Xiaoying inside: "I've granted you access, come in."

Sarutobi Yuro knew this was being spoken to him, so he lowered his head and followed.

"That's the restroom. Go in and wash up properly. You're a grown adult, yet you don't care about hygiene. You smell terrible. Can't you smell it yourself?" Li Zheng said with a hint of disgust, but he didn't stop walking. Instead, he led Sarutobi Yuro to the edge of the room.

Upon entering, on the far right, a staircase appears before you.

The two climbed the steps, making two turns in a zigzag pattern before Li Zheng stopped and led Sarutobi Yuro to the platform.

She then realized that Li Zheng's capsule residence had actually been remodeled into two levels!
How big must this living space be...? How many people would you have to kill and how many identity cards would you have to melt down to create such a huge space?
When Sarutobi Yuro looked up, the floor was completely empty, and the smooth metal floor seemed to reflect a person's image.

She instinctively gripped the hem of her skirt between her legs to prevent the metal floor from revealing her underwear.

After all... she wasn't wearing any other clothes under that kimono.

Thinking about what might happen next, Sarutobi Yuraku blushed deeply, feeling both ashamed and angry, but dared not utter a word.

"You'll stay here tonight. If you have a blanket, bring it out yourself. If you don't, you can buy one at the trading hall. If you can't find one, wear some thick clothes; they can be used as mattresses." Li Zheng turned to look at her, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly, seemingly displeased, his tone stern.
"You are not allowed to go anywhere else without my permission, and you are not allowed to touch anything else, understand?"

"I...I understand." Sarutobi Yuraku nodded hurriedly.

"Good that you understand." Li Zheng got up and went downstairs. As he passed by her, he was still worried and repeatedly warned her, "This is the third floor. The second floor is where Xiaoying and I live. The washroom is on the first floor."

"You can only stay here for one night. No matter what happens at night, or what noise you hear, you can look and listen, but you are not allowed to ask questions, interfere, cause trouble, or act on your own."

"What your brother gave me is only enough to save your life. I hope you cherish this opportunity."

After saying that, Li Zheng went downstairs without looking back and went about his own business.

"Save my life?" Sarutobi Yuro stared blankly at Li Zheng's retreating figure as he went downstairs.

What can save my life?
Is someone trying to harm me tonight?
who is it?

Misaka Tsuchiemon?
still is……

As the monkey flew by, Yuru's thoughts raced, and he suddenly caught another key point in Li Zheng's words.

"My brother?!"

A look of horror appeared in Sarutobi Yuro's eyes. How did this Chinese man know the most secret things about his family?
Who told him?
Misaka Tsuchimon?

Did Misaka Tsuchimuro already know that he was his sister?

Doesn't that mean that... my plan to use my junior sister status to get close to Misaka Tsuchimon, to seduce him into committing a forbidden mistake and then confess, and to torment the Misaka family, has already been exposed?
but……

why?

Why is this so?
Since Misaka Tsuchiemon knew his true identity, why did he...?

Sarutobi Uroku recalled the time when Yagyu Kenshin's son harassed her, and how Misaka Tsuchiemon stood up for her.

Looking back now, I realize that the way Misaka Tsuchimon looked at me back then was completely devoid of any romantic feelings.

It is the determination and anger, along with a deep sense of guilt, that only arise when protecting one's family.

For no apparent reason, Sarutobi Yuro felt a sharp pain in her chest, and her mind felt like it had been stuffed into a tangled mess.

She couldn't understand why the Misaka family, who had harmed her mother so badly, were now putting on such a hypocritical act in front of her.
Tears blurred my vision, and in my hazy memory, it seemed as if I had returned to that night of torrential rain.

With nowhere to go, I sat at the entrance of a dilapidated alley, while my mother stood behind me in the dim light, talking to a gaunt man.

Soon after, the mother and the man walked away and entered a motel by the roadside.

When she came out again, her mother was tidying up her disheveled clothes, and the color of banknotes peeked out from between her fingers.

Seemingly not wanting to see the messy scene, the mother said in a slightly stern tone, "Yu Luo, turn your head away, don't look."

Rumble!
A clap of thunder sounded, followed by a downpour.

Sarutobi Ayatsuki seemed to have returned to that night when rain fell from the sky.

(End of this chapter)