Courtyard House: Starting by inheriting the tradition and suppressing the barbarians.

The courtyard house under the cover of night should have been a peaceful place.

In the backyard, the Li family had finished their braised pork, their mouths greasy and their hearts full of satisfaction.

After Li Xuan finished cleaning up the dishes, he told his younger siblings, who were still savoring the aroma of the meat, two bedtime stories before letting them go to sleep early.

At this time.

The "long night" for the Jia family in the Central Court has only just begun.

Jia Zhangshi licked the last bit of corn porridge from the bottom of the bowl clean, then let out a satisfied burp.

"This porridge is a bit bitter, but it's very filling!"

"Hmph, that little bastard will eat so much meat he'll choke to death!"

She had just finished cursing when she suddenly felt a thunderous roar in her stomach.

"Gurgle!"

Immediately afterwards, a searing, agonizing pain surged through me.

It felt like countless tiny knives were churning inside my intestines!

What followed was a feeling of plummeting straight to the top of one's head!

The breath sinks to the dantian, and the sphincter muscles lose their grip!

"Ouch! My stomach!"

Madam Jia's face turned deathly pale instantly, and cold sweat poured down her forehead.

She didn't even have time to put on her shoes, or even say hello, before rushing out while covering her backside.

That speed was faster than a 100-meter sprint; she didn't look like a woman in her fifties at all.

"Pfft—pfft pfft—"

He had barely stepped out of the room when a series of loud farts exploded like firecrackers.

It was accompanied by a spurt of foul-smelling liquid.

Ignoring the fact that her pants were already dirty, Jia Zhangshi, with her legs tucked together, took strange little steps and headed straight for the public toilet at the entrance of the alley.

Inside the room, Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu, who were preparing to go to sleep, looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What's wrong with Mom?" Jia Dongxu asked, completely bewildered.

"They probably had an upset stomach."

"That cornmeal did have a certain flavor."

Qin Huairu felt a little guilty, after all, she was the one who served the porridge.

However, this was only the beginning of a nightmare.

Less than five minutes later, Jia Zhangshi returned, leaning against the wall and trembling.

Her face was ashen, her legs trembled, and there was some feces on her pants. The stench instantly filled the entire room.

"Mom! Did you poop in your pants?" Jia Dongxu pinched his nose in disgust.

"Don't...don't mention it..."

Just as Jia Zhangshi was about to lie down on the kang (a heated brick bed) for a while, that terrifying, cramping pain struck again!

"Gurgle—"

"Ouch! It's happening again! I can't take it anymore!"

Jia Zhangshi let out a strange cry and turned to run away again.

This time, it came even more fiercely!

Before she even reached the public restroom, the "Splatoon" skill activated again.

Spraying as we ran...

Wherever it went, the stench was unbearable!

Within half an hour, Jia Zhangshi went to the toilet a total of eight times!

I was so exhausted from the diarrhea that I collapsed against the wall at the entrance of the public toilet like a dead dog.

There is only air coming in, but no air coming out.

The power of those two ounces of strong croton powder is not just empty boasting.

That's a potent medicine that can make even an old ox unable to stand up!

In the backyard, Li Xuan sat by the window.

Although the images are invisible, the mental scan has already captured everything.

"Tsk tsk, that frequency is a bit high."

Li Xuan's lips curled into a cold smile.

But he felt that was the end of it?

No, that's not profound enough!

Such a wicked person must be taught a lesson she will never forget!

With a thought, Li Xuan pulled out a small item from his spatial storage.

That was a "double-bang," also known as a firecracker.

He bought it on the spur of the moment when he was buying croton seeds to take home.

Li Xuan darted out of the courtyard house under the cover of night and arrived near the public toilet at the entrance of the alley.

At that moment, weak groans came from Jia Zhangshi inside the public toilet.

She felt like her intestines were about to come out.

My legs were already numb and I couldn't feel them. I only managed to stay upright because of my willpower.

"Oh dear... Old Jia..."

"Take me with you... I don't want to live anymore..."

Just then.

"laugh!"

A flash of light passed by the public toilet window.

Immediately afterwards, a cylindrical object emitting sparks traced a beautiful parabola.

It was thrown precisely from the men's restroom and landed right at Jia Zhangshi's feet in the women's restroom!

In her dazed state, Jia Zhangshi saw a light, but had not yet realized what it was.

"Bang!"

A deafening explosion rang out in the narrow, enclosed toilet!

The echo was so powerful it was like thunder right next to your ear!

"Oh my god! A bomb!"

Already on edge and physically weak, Jia Zhangshi was terrified by the sudden loud noise!

Her instinct was to jump up and run for her life.

However, she forgot that she had been squatting for almost an hour, and her legs were already numb like two wooden sticks.

Instead of jumping, he slipped!

"what!"

Accompanied by a piercing scream.

"Thump!"

A muffled thud.

And there was the sound of splashing water.

Jia Zhangshi lost her balance and fell flat on her back into the cesspool behind her!

Public toilets in those days were dry toilets, with deep and large latrines filled with who knows how much "aged sludge" had accumulated inside.

As soon as Jia Zhangshi fell, she was completely submerged!

"Help! Glug... Help! Glug..."

From the cesspool came Jia Zhangshi's desperate cries for help, accompanied by the sound of swallowing.

The deafening explosion, accompanied by screams, shattered the tranquility of the night.

The lights in the courtyard gradually came on.

"What happened? Was there an earthquake?"

"It looks like the explosion happened near the toilet!"

"Go check it out! Someone's calling for help!"

Yi Zhonghai rushed out wearing his clothes, Sha Zhu also ran out pulling up his pants, along with Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and others.

A group of people, holding flashlights, hurried to the public toilet.

As soon as I arrived at the door, a suffocating stench hit me!

The smell of gunpowder mixed with a fermented, sour odor almost made everyone vomit their dinner.

They shone a flashlight into the cesspool.

Inside, a dark, fleshy ball was bobbing up and down, its hands flailing wildly.

The face was completely obscured, covered entirely in foul-smelling excrement.

"Help...help me..."

"vomit!"

Yan Bugui couldn't hold it in and vomited on the spot.

"Is this Jia Zhangshi? How did she end up in the latrine?"

"This stinks! Who would dare go down there?"

Yi Zhonghai was also covering his nose, but he was an old man, and he couldn't just ignore it.

He looked around and finally fixed his gaze on the strong and sturdy Sha Zhu.

"Pillar! Quick! Saving lives is the priority!"

Yi Zhonghai, with an air of righteous indignation, commanded, "That's your Aunt Jia!"

"With Dongxu gone, you're practically her son!"

"You're in good health, hurry up and go down and pull them up!"

"They'd drown if we'd come any later!"

Sha Zhu stared at the churning latrine, his face turning green.

"Sir, this...this is so filthy!"

"I'm not going! Let Xu Damao go!" Sha Zhu retreated repeatedly.

Xu Damao kept his distance, shouting, "Silly Zhu, don't pull me!"

"Aren't you known as the most warm-hearted person in our department?"

"This is your chance to shine!"

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi was about to sink, Yi Zhonghai became anxious.

"Zhu Zi! Think of Qin Huairu! That's her mother-in-law!"

"If you save her mother-in-law, wouldn't Qin Huairu be grateful to you?"

Yi Zhonghai leaned close to Sha Zhu's ear and unleashed his trump card.

Upon hearing the name "Qin Huairu," Sha Zhu shuddered, and the image of her pitiful appearance flashed through his mind.

"For Sister Qin... I'll do anything!"

Sha Zhu gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and held his breath.

"Thump!"

He jumped into the cesspool too!

After a period of turmoil, Sha Zhu finally managed to drag the semi-conscious Jia Zhangshi up.

The two were lying on the ground outside the public toilet; the scene was utterly gruesome.

The surrounding neighbors covered their noses and retreated several meters away; not a single person dared to step forward.

At this moment, Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu finally arrived late.

Upon seeing this scene, Qin Huairu burst into tears on the spot, but covered her nose and dared not approach.

Jia Dongxu frowned in disgust and yelled at Sha Zhu, "Sha Zhu! Be gentle!"

"Don't break my mother's bones!"

"Get him to the hospital immediately!"

Sha Zhu wiped the feces off his face and looked at Jia Dongxu's disgusted gaze, suddenly feeling a chill in his heart.

I jumped into a cesspool to save your mother, and you still despise me?

In the shadows not far away.

Li Xuan, who kept his achievements hidden, nodded in satisfaction as he watched this farce unfold.

"Jia Zhangshi ate a big meal, and Sha Zhu took a bath in excrement."

"Now, this courtyard can be quiet for several days again."

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on successfully punishing evil! Jia Zhangshi has suffered physical and mental trauma! Sha Zhu jumped into the latrine! He disgusted the entire hospital!]

[Merit Points Gained: 300!]

Hearing the system notification, Li Xuan hummed a little tune, turned around, and went home to sleep.

Tonight will surely be a good dream.

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