[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heavenly-official-bestows-evil":3,"chapter-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-554":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heavenly Official Bestows Evil",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2317173,4530,"Chapter 554: Escape Operation","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-554",554,"\u003Cp>Wu Xian finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newcomers’ eyes all lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of them had believed they would die—either in class or during the assessment, only a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now Wu Xian offered them a chance to survive, and in their despair, they glimpsed a faint glimmer of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kang Tiantian was displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her view, these newcomers weren’t worth protecting, but their existence still mattered, because danger would target them first, increasing the survival odds for others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ma San whispered something in her ear, so she said nothing and stood silently with a dark face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the newcomers were about to cheer, Wu Xian quickly doused them with cold water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t get too excited yet—before I send you out of the training center, you must know three things!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, the roster only confirms that once a student from the Human Class is expelled, they may safely leave the training center—but it doesn’t say the outside world is safe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Siyi and Ji Yaning instantly turned pale, recalling what had happened during the minor exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their experiences were nearly identical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had entered the slaughtered village, been horrified by the bloodshed, then encountered the rebel soldiers emerging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not knowing how to respond, they were killed three times by the rebels—shot, stabbed through the abdomen, even…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling those moments sent chills through their entire bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this regard, the natives held an advantage over people from the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian paused briefly, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second, leaving the training center may grant temporary safety, but it’s not necessarily a good thing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because after this Fudi ends, you may all become Juanren —you’ll be forced to enter Fudi after Fudi, but this may be the only one that lets you escape early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you ease off here, the next Fudi will grow harder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most newcomers felt nothing about this—they couldn’t think far ahead; just surviving already drained all their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Wu Banqing and Hai Weijiang fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third, this concerns implementation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be expelled, you must reach the principal’s office by six p.m.—exactly when night begins, and the creatures will become extremely dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Wentao shuddered, remembering the deformed tortoise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To ensure your safe departure, you’ll need a Juanren  to protect you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this carries risk and offers no benefit to the Juanren , so you must pay them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The payment is this: before six p.m. tonight, search the entire training center for statues, and hand them all over to the Juanren  protecting you before you leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian paused, scanning each face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve finished speaking—who agrees, who opposes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time is short—I expect your decisions quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian then leaned against a tree, closed his eyes, and waited as murmurs spread around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About five minutes later, everyone had decided: five wanted to leave—Xia Wentao, Liu Siyi, Ji Yaning, Wei Kang, and Jiang Zisheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first four were expected; Wu Xian’s plan had partly been designed to rid himself of these burdens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Zisheng also wanting to exit early puzzled Wu Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was experienced, observant, decisive in judgment—he had no reason to act like Xia Wentao and the others, making short-sighted choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought you’d choose to stay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Zisheng sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I was young, I was bold and reckless. But now I’m older—I have more to consider. This time, I must survive to settle things outside before I can truly commit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian said nothing more after hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was clearly someone of status in the real world—people like him couldn’t make decisions based solely on themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Weijiang and Wu Banqing’s choices were exactly as Wu Xian expected—one was sharp enough, the other was enjoying this Fudi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Jin Shasha not choosing to leave, it was a pleasant surprise to Wu Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the one hundred percent correct version!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian wanted to use her to break through with the etiquette teacher—but if she truly wished to leave the training center, he couldn’t stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, she chose to stay—whatever the reason, the etiquette teacher’s path could now continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four Juanren  volunteered to protect the newcomers in their escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were Wu Xian, Su Mi, Huo Shutong, and one person who surprised Wu Xian: Xu Shen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first three had spare capacity beyond protecting themselves, so they could join this slightly risky mission—but Xu Shen barely managed to protect himself. Could he truly handle protecting newcomers?…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those not joining the operation grouped in twos and threes, each set heading off to search for statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian and his nine companions also needed to search for statues, but first, they had other tasks to complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those who lost all three red bars would be expelled—and these five newcomers still had at least one red bar on their badges; none met the expulsion criteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Wu Xian had to find a way to get them expelled—meaning they had to break a rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But rules fell into three categories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Category One: rules like helping the PE teacher fetch equipment—artificially created by the Student Union to prevent students from obtaining critical information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Category Two: rules designed to protect student safety, such as no trash bins in rooms, because one would summon black monsters from the Hell Class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Category Three: rules enforced by teachers—no tardiness or early departure, no looking away during language class, must sleep before eleven p.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only teachers held authority to deduct red bars, so Wu Xian and his group had to break Category Three rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now the problem arose: all three classes had ended, and the hungry newcomers couldn’t wait until tomorrow—Wu Xian had to find a way to deduct their red bars!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian had several theories, but didn’t know which would work, so he’d have to test them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before beginning the operation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian made everyone wait outside while he entered the dormitory, staying inside for about ten minutes before emerging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he led the prepared group straight to the cafeteria—this was his first attempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1007,"2026-06-20T14:31:07.793Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e1027c67c8458042d1290a3779d79b5484a30d793273dd97d9d974bac337b86a","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-555","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-553",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheavenly-official-bestows-evil-cover.jpg"]