Late at night.
All was silent.
The entire Hongqi Production Brigade had sunk into deep darkness.
Tonight, the Li family’s home was unusually quiet. Not even the slightest unnecessary sound could be heard.
Miao Cuihua and Li Chunhua had been thoroughly put through the wringer at the commune clinic. By now, they probably didn’t even have the strength to turn over in bed.
As for Old Man Li, who had stayed behind in the side room off the main hall, he was too stingy to even light a lamp.
After all, the house no longer had so much as a single matchstick or a grain of rice left.
He could only curl up in his freezing bed, clutching his forehead and silently shedding tears.
Meanwhile, in the side room, Yu Qinghuan lay in a warm, dry bed as her consciousness entered her dimensional space.
Today, she had caused a huge scene at the production brigade headquarters, performed “first aid” on Miao Cuihua by pinching her philtrum at the clinic, and publicly exposed Li Chunhua’s scandal.
Every single one of these incidents qualified as a high-level act of making other people suffer.
“System, give me a rundown of today’s results.”
Yu Qinghuan issued the command in her mind.
【Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have completed the consecutive Rampage Achievement!】
【The system has detected that the Host has performed multiple rampage techniques, including “Tearing Up the Transfer Agreement,” “Kicking a Jerk into a Manure Pit,” “Causing Chaos at the Production Brigade Headquarters,” and “Extreme Philtrum Pinching”!】
【Today, the Host has reached the dual-cultivation realm of “Playing the Innocent Victim” and “Going on a Rampage,” triggering an explosive increase in Rampage Points!】
【Total Rampage Points earned today: 650!】
【Current Rampage Points balance: 800!】
Looking at the gratifying string of numbers in her mind, Yu Qinghuan’s lips curled into a slight smile.
This felt even more satisfying than counting money.
“Open the system shop. I want to see what useful things are available.”
Yu Qinghuan opened the shop interface in her mind.
As her balance increased, many icons that had previously been dimmed now lit up.
Her gaze swept across the dazzling assortment of products.
【Weapons】
【Pranks and Practical Jokes】
【Daily Necessities】
And so on…
Finally, her eyes landed on the category labeled 【Medical Care / Physical Enhancement】.
A row of potion bottles glowing with a faint radiance appeared before her.
Among them, a jade-green bottle stood out particularly.
【Ancient Formula Body-Strengthening and Marrow-Cleansing Spring Water — Concentrated: 5 ml】
【Price: 500 Rampage Points】
【Effects: Purifies impurities within the body, repairs old internal injuries, strengthens muscles and bones, and raises the user’s physical limits.】
【Note: Colorless and odorless. Can be seamlessly mixed into any food or drinking water. No side effects.】
Yu Qinghuan’s gaze sharpened slightly as she read the description.
She thought of Li Zhengting.
In her previous life, Li Zhengting had been tall and strong, an elite soldier among elite soldiers.
However, he had endured years of excessive training in the army.
As a result, he had accumulated numerous serious internal injuries.
Whenever the weather turned rainy or damp, his shoulders and knees would ache faintly.
More importantly, the catastrophic flood in her previous life had been extraordinarily violent.
Li Zhengting had exhausted himself rescuing several civilians swept away by the raging current.
In the end, the merciless mudslide had swallowed him completely.
What if…
His physical condition could be strengthened in every possible way?
What if his stamina and reaction speed could surpass the limits of an ordinary human being?
Would he then have a chance of surviving that future disaster?
“Redeem it!”
Yu Qinghuan issued the command without the slightest hesitation.
Money could always be earned again.
But Li Zhengting had only one life.
【Ding! 500 Rampage Points deducted. The Ancient Formula Body-Strengthening and Marrow-Cleansing Spring Water has been stored on the shelves in your dimensional space.】
【Current balance: 300 Rampage Points.】
Yu Qinghuan swept her consciousness across the space and spotted a delicate little jade bottle resting quietly on a shelf.
“Now, I need to figure out how to get him to drink it.”
She rubbed her chin thoughtfully.
Li Zhengting was a soldier with exceptionally sharp instincts and a high level of vigilance.
If she simply handed him the potion, he would undoubtedly become suspicious.
The safest approach was to add the spring water to his food without him noticing.
“I’ve got it!”
Yu Qinghuan slapped her forehead.
The Li family’s kitchen was now so empty that even a mouse would have to leave in tears.
But inside her dimensional space, stocked with supplies worth billions, she had everything she could possibly need.
Late that night, Yu Qinghuan vanished in a flash and entered her dimensional space.
The kitchen there was fully equipped with every appliance and utensil imaginable.
She took a piece of premium fresh pork belly from the refrigerated storage area, along with a handful of white flour.
With practiced movements, she mixed and kneaded the dough.
Before long, a bowl of firm, smooth, pristine-white handmade noodles had taken shape.
Next, she simmered pork bones and chicken together to make a rich, savory broth with a creamy white color.
She cooked the noodles, transferred them into a large bowl, and poured the piping-hot bone broth over them.
Then she arranged paper-thin slices of pork belly on top.
She sprinkled on a handful of fresh green scallions.
Finally, Yu Qinghuan carefully poured three drops of the emerald-green spring water from the little jade bottle into the soup.
The moment the spring water touched the broth, it dissolved completely.
The noodle soup had already smelled delicious, but now…
A remarkably unusual aroma emerged, carrying a faint, enticing fragrance of fresh plants and trees.
The scent wasn’t overpowering.
Instead, it completely eliminated the greasy, gamey smell of the bone broth, making anyone who caught a whiff of it instantly crave a mouthful.
Yu Qinghuan looked at her masterpiece with satisfaction.
“Done!”
She placed the bowl of noodles in the temperature-controlled storage area of her dimensional space, then returned to her Simmons mattress and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning.
At dawn.
Sunlight filtered through the thin mist, spilling across the Li family’s now-empty courtyard.
Li Zhengting’s room was quiet.
As a soldier, he had maintained the habit of rising early for years.
By now, he had already washed up and was sitting in his room, thinking about obtaining the necessary travel documents from the production brigade that day.
Knock, knock, knock.
A series of light, cheerful, rhythmic knocks suddenly broke the morning silence.
Li Zhengting raised his head.
The door opened, and Yu Qinghuan appeared in the doorway, looking bright and lively.
Her face wore an exceptionally sweet, gentle smile—one that was somehow just a little too benevolent to be reassuring.
In her hands…
She carried a steaming bowl of handmade noodles, wafting with an unusual, mouthwatering aroma of meat.