[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-survival-guide-in-a-mysterious-world":3,"chapter-survival-guide-in-a-mysterious-world-survival-guide-in-a-mysterious-world-chapter-316":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Survival Guide in a Mysterious World",{"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},2299285,4497,"Chapter 316: The Missing God of Wealth","survival-guide-in-a-mysterious-world-chapter-316",316,"\u003Cp>Bang bang bang bang bang bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six loud gunshots halted Ning Zhe’s steps; he turned back, but the corridor behind was empty, only the crystal chandelier overhead still emitting a cold white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a coincidence,” Ning Zhe murmured. He had barely left when something happened to Xia Yubing—this was too convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Ning Zhe did not let the gunshots distract him; after a moment of surprise, he resumed walking forward. If Xia Yubing couldn’t handle this, she might as well be dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he passed through the corridor, the crisp click of his leather shoes grew sharper and clearer; his flat shoe heels became slender and elongated, his suit transformed into a deep purple fitted dress, and his long hair coiled like dark clouds at the nape of his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhe idly tucked a few stray strands of hair behind his ear, closed his eyes, and instantly saw in his mind the figures of people—some panicked, some bewildered, darting like headless flies through every corner of the theater: the theater staff who had been gathered in the audience seats and scattered in terror by the sudden appearance of the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the rule of “Te Rang”: as long as there was a shadow, it could not escape his pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the shadow Ning Zhe now sought, using “Te Rang” while switched into Feng Yushu’s identity, was Fosolles, who had fled earlier in terror of the God of Wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fosolles’ escape made Ning Zhe realize one thing: when he had borrowed the inkstone to mark the opera house as a prison, he had not sealed it completely—he had secretly left a small opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evidence was that the theater’s electricity still functioned normally; lights from corridor to dance floor remained on, and the surveillance system operated without interruption. Though this could be explained by a backup generator, Fosolles’ decisive demeanor and expression during his escape suggested otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing his good friend well, Fan Daike understood that Fosolles’ flight was not panicked or aimless—it was a calculated withdrawal after preparing his escape plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put yourself in Fosolles’ place: if you knew the God of Wealth was after you, what would you do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it were me, I wouldn’t seal the opera house completely—I’d leave a hidden small opening for my own escape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wouldn’t return the borrowed inkstone honestly to Fan Daike—I’d secretly keep a few drops of ink on me, for emergencies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that I know the God of Wealth is after me, to save my life I should…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—I’d escape through the hidden opening I left, then use the ink I’d hoarded to seal it shut, trapping the God of Wealth inside.” Only then could he ensure his safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to find Fosolles quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Ning Zhe quickened his pace. Shadows had no faces; Te Rang could not identify individuals precisely, only roughly deduce gender, height, and build from silhouettes. Fosolles was of average build and wore plain clothes—his shadow blended seamlessly among the male staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I deliberately waited until all the audience had fled after the corpse appeared before tossing the coin to summon the God of Wealth. So only a few people saw him—Fosolles was the closest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That means, after the God of Wealth took Xia Yubing’s money and left, he would go straight to Fosolles first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fosolles’ shadow was hard to find, but the God of Wealth was not: among a crowd of healthy, normal people, a headless figure stood out unmistakably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhe walked swiftly down the corridor lined with purple silk curtains; beneath his deep purple dress, there was no shadow. The Te Rang simulated by Tai Yi had a far smaller shadow-capturing range than the true ghost Feng Yushu possessed, but it still covered the entire opera house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without standing in the center of the dance floor, Ning Zhe’s perception still encompassed most of the Saint Gelia Opera House’s area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as he walked, he saw only men and women passing back and forth, chaotic voices brushing past his ears—he searched and searched, but never found the God of Wealth’s shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of Wealth had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I arrive too late? Has the God of Wealth already followed Fosolles out of the opera house?” “Or…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…No way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ludicrous possibility surfaced in his mind. Ning Zhe stopped, reached into the space between his two full, plump breasts, and pulled out a copper coin scented with fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of a copper coin hitting the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Show yourself, God of Wealth,” Ning Zhe whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The life-taking coin, round within and square without, bounced twice on the waxed red pine floor before finally resting in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of Wealth did not appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… fuck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, in the theater lobby, the thunderous gunshots had just faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yubing held a smoking revolver in her right hand, gripping her trembling right wrist with her left; her entire arm was numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The revolver was fine in every way except two: it couldn’t be silenced, and its accuracy was poor. Worse, Xia Yubing was a complete novice who had barely ever held a gun, and had fired six shots in panic. Only her physical strength and brute power kept her from dropping the weapon before the last round was fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be fair, Xia Yubing had surprising shooting talent—three out of six shots hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One in the chest, one in the abdomen, one in the thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iks clutched his blood-soaked right thigh and collapsed to the ground, sweat beading on his forehead, face as pale as paper—but he showed no signs of dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attendant, now reacting, had drawn his pistol from his coat and stood guard before his master, aiming it at Xia Yubing and the stunned Sally Sally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…,” Xia Yubing froze, her gaze sweeping over Iks’ chest and abdomen—no blood seeped out. The answer was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wearing a bulletproof vest just to enter a theater? Is this guy Lincoln?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill her!” Iks roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male attendant moved to pull the trigger—but at that moment, a muffled thud came from the audience seats. All eyes turned: a fresh corpse, drenched in blood, now lay among the seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the body of a young woman in a beige dress, her features obliterated by bullets, unrecognizable—but Sally Sally identified her by her clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Mary?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1063,"2026-06-20T06:29:22.815Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fb63de28ae2866458128b0dda5992b5e44f5e069dfa55b394209ee3ccc8b7a91","survival-guide-in-a-mysterious-world-chapter-317","survival-guide-in-a-mysterious-world-chapter-315",353,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurvival-guide-in-a-mysterious-world-cover.jpg"]