[{"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-62":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},2299031,4497,"Chapter 62: Acquiring Wealth","survival-guide-in-a-mysterious-world-chapter-62",62,"\u003Cp>Now two paths lay before Ning Zhe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was to abandon Bai Zhi and flee; the man who controlled the ghosts wanted only Bai Zhi and the survivors of the Bishuiwan Estate incident—Ning Zhe himself was not on his radar. With Taiyi’s abilities, he could easily blend into the crowd, vanish into the city, and disappear forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was to find a way to confront this man—ideally kill him—to permanently eliminate the threat. After all, his goal was not merely killing; what he truly sought was Zhao You. When he had slaughtered every survivor of the Bishuiwan Estate incident but still failed to obtain Zhao You, Ning Zhe—having had prolonged contact with Bai Zhi and Feng Yu—would naturally become a suspect and draw his suspicion and pursuit. His grandparents would be dragged into it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy lurked in shadows; Ning Zhe stood in the light. A man who could command multiple ghosts—including Lei Te—was watching him with predatory intent. Ning Zhe’s entire life would be haunted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what needed to be done next was simple…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Either you die, or I do.” From this moment on, Ning Zhe resolved to wage a relentless, mad struggle against the man hiding in the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhe’s nature was cautious yet decisive; once decided, he never hesitated. His thoughts steadied. He opened his mouth slightly and whispered: “Nian Jun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a crimson figure appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Nianjun’s face still bore no eyes, ears, or nose—only a faintly pursed crimson cherry lip. Her pale, bloodless hands reached into her chest and pulled out the old yellow calendar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhe glanced at his phone. Current time:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>June 7, 2018, 02:37 AM, lunar April 24.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new day had already arrived. It was time to turn the page of the calendar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhe stepped before He Nianjun, raised his hand, and flipped open a page of withered yellow paper. The previous day’s entry was gently pinched between her slender index finger and thumb, not falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lunar June 29】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Auspicious: killing, sacrifice, bathing, prayer, acquiring wealth,】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Inauspicious: breaking ground, moving house, assuming office, lighting fire, cutting wood, marrying】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, today’s main taboos are lighting fire and cutting wood. Auspicious acts include… wait.” Suddenly, Ning Zhe’s pupils dilated. His gaze locked onto the calendar in He Nianjun’s hand. He confirmed the date again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——【Lunar June 29】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“June?” Confusion crept into Ning Zhe’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled the page he had just turned from He Nianjun’s fingers and rechecked yesterday’s fortune: 【Lunar April 23】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Auspicious: marrying, breaking ground, planting, acquiring clothes, acquiring wealth】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Inauspicious: drinking, lighting fire, cutting wood, building dikes, constructing houses】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday was still April 23. Today it was June 29. Had time jumped? “Ning Zhe, what’s wrong?” Bai Zhi sat on the sofa, watching him curiously. She didn’t understand why he was gesturing at empty air with such shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to know the current time…” Ning Zhe whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time?” Bai Zhi blinked, rummaged through her crumpled skirt beside the sofa, and pulled out her leather wallet and phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlocking the screen, she saw: June 7, 2018, lunar April 24.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—not your phone’s time. The time of this place.” Ning Zhe shook his head and walked toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The time of this place?” Bai Zhi frowned. “Are you saying we time-traveled?” “Maybe worse.” Ning Zhe crouched beside the gas station owner’s corpse, reached into his pants pocket, and pulled out an old keypad smartphone. China’s mass smartphone transition began around 2013; after that, smartphone users surged and rapidly became ubiquitous. Yet the gas station owner still carried an old keypad phone. Did this mean they were now in a time around 2013? Ning Zhe unlocked the phone’s screen. As expected, the time of “this place” was: 【July 25, 2014, lunar June 29, 02:38 AM】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is four years ago.” Ning Zhe set down the gas station owner’s phone and confirmed the same with other electronic devices on the employees’ bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhi found a paper calendar on the counter. Five galloping horses adorned it—2014 was the Year of the Horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, Ning Zhe recalled many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered spending two full days in Hejia Village, only to return to reality and instantly find himself back at the moment he had opened his front door two days prior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered how, in Guzhen, Bai Zhi’s message to Feng Yu showed as read—but the reply arrived only at the gas station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes… that’s right. She received the reply only after the sun set.” Ning Zhe seized this crucial point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【When the sun sets】, the omnipresent, unseeable ghost begins to exert influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghost stamped all exposed outdoors with the mental imperative: “Kill Bai Zhi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghost dragged them back to 2014, four years in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did the same ghost accomplish both? Or is the man hunting us controlling two ghosts simultaneously, their rules working in tandem to produce this effect?” Ning Zhe was puzzled—but could not confirm anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps “time travel” and “mental imprint” were two entirely different rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps both phenomena were merely different manifestations of a single rule—like Taiyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those unaware would easily mistake Taiyi’s rule as “mind reading” and “death substitution.” In truth, both were merely different expressions of the single rule: “stealing identity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One mystery after another rose from the fog. Yet the clues Ning Zhe held were painfully few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a ghost manipulated by a human—far more terrifying than a mere ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No clues at all. No idea where to break through… but there’s one thing I can do that will almost certainly be right.” Ning Zhe took a deep breath and turned to Bai Zhi, seated on the sofa: “Do you have money?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Bai Zhi stared at him. “You want money?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Give me your money.” Ning Zhe nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhi was confused but obediently opened her leather wallet, pulled out several bank cards and some cash, and handed them all to Ning Zhe: “Here, take it all. But can you tell me why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today is auspicious for acquiring wealth. Get yourself more money—it’ll improve your luck. Bathing or prayer would work too, but there don’t seem to be any Buddha statues or places for prayer nearby.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhe took Bai Zhi’s cash and returned the bank cards to her. Then he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll search the corpses outside for more money. You search the room too—look for a cash register. If you find one, empty its contents into your pockets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, remember: today, do not break ground or light fire. Do not damage trees or plants. And absolutely do not marry—otherwise, you’ll invite misfortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…” Bai Zhi nodded half-skeptically, thinking: I’m not getting married today anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1117,"2026-06-20T06:29:21.893Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d222c3f349105b0a7987fe17c8a11298ec33c58eccb64c293013ccc61e6eaf24","survival-guide-in-a-mysterious-world-chapter-63","survival-guide-in-a-mysterious-world-chapter-61",353,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurvival-guide-in-a-mysterious-world-cover.jpg"]