"I'm asking you to use your powers to clean my shoes!"

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"Why are you pulling down my pants!!!"

Seeing those three bold exclamation marks, Yu Shishi finally realized the foolish thing she had done.

Her face turned as red as a ripe tomato, almost steaming from embarrassment.

"I'm... I'm sorry! Boss, I was wrong!"

"I... misunderstood your meaning."

Jiang Nan's face was dark. If looks could kill, this silly girl would have reincarnated eight hundred times by now.

He put his pants back on and coldly pointed at the pair of shoes still covered in mud.

"I'm giving you one last chance."

Yu Shishi was so scared she shivered all over, not daring to let her mind wander again.

She held her breath, focused her mind, and carefully controlled the weak energy within her, placing her hands above the shoes.

"Cleaning!"

Buzz!

In the next second, the previously dirty shoes became brand new!

They were shinier than the new shoes in a store display, even reflective like a mirror!

"Phew..."

Yu Shishi wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at Jiang Nan with a face full of flattery, "Boss, is it okay this time?"

Jiang Nan glanced at the gleaming shoes, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Interesting.

This power, although not harmful, actually had a weak "renewal" and "repair" effect?

It seems this silly girl isn't completely useless.

He picked up a pen and wrote down Yu Shishi's final verdict on a notepad.

"Passable."

"From today on, you're the 'Cleaning Captain' on this vehicle."

"Responsible for the entire vehicle's hygiene, laundry, cooking, and assisting with chores."

Yu Shishi didn't feel wronged at all, instead, she nodded vigorously as if granted amnesty.

"Thank you, Boss! I guarantee to complete the task!"

As long as she could stay in this luxury RV, she'd be happy to do cleaning, or anything else!

...

With the misunderstanding cleared, everyone returned to their positions.

Wang Meng started the vehicle and resumed the journey.

However, just a few kilometers down the road, an astonishing scene unfolded.

As the trees thinned out, several rotting corpse wolves and a few stray mutant pigs appeared.

Normally, these creatures would rush at human vehicles like mad dogs, ready to tear them apart.

Wang Meng was prepared to ram through them.

But just as the bus approached...

"Awoo?!"

Those corpse wolves scrambled into the roadside bushes in a panic!

Even the hard-headed mutant pigs turned tail and ran, as if a moment's delay would cost them their lives.

"Damn?"

Wang Meng stared through the windshield, dumbfounded.

"This is incredible! Does this RV come with 'Conqueror's Haki'?"

"It's not the vehicle's aura."

At this moment, Liu Yuqing, sitting on the sofa, adjusted her glasses.

Looking at Yu Shishi, who was vigorously scrubbing the floor with a cloth in the corner, she said softly:

"It's thanks to the Cleaning Captain."

"Huh?" Wang Meng was puzzled.

Liu Yuqing explained, "It's like a fox borrowing the might of a tiger, understand?"

"The 'Scarecrow's Gaze' on Shishi, although a hunting mark, also emits a powerful aura."

"To these low-level monsters, the ones sitting in this vehicle aren't humans, but a terrifying lord patrolling its territory!"

"She's now a living, human-shaped beast repellent."

Wang Meng listened and gave a thumbs-up.

"Awesome! It seems we've picked up not just a cleaner, but a guardian beast for the house!"

Yu Shishi scratched her head, "What guardian beast? I don't understand what you're talking about."

Chen Tong suddenly realized, "Right! Since that's the case, isn't the wheat field we're heading to the territory of the terrifying scarecrow?"

At these words, Wang Meng immediately stopped the vehicle.

The group began discussing again.

Liu Yuqing asked, "Shishi, have you ever seen a scarecrow?"

"Scarecrow... let me think, I saw one last night!"

"At that time, I was with Yang Wei and the others, chased by crows to the safe area of the wheat field, and the crows didn't dare to follow."

"Later, I had a fight with Bai Lianhua and left the group."

"On my way out, it suddenly appeared and tripped me."

"But I was angry at the time, so I picked up a shoe and smacked its head, knocking it askew."

"As for its appearance... it had three hands and was two and a half meters tall!"

"I didn't see its face because it was bowing its head."

Inside the vehicle, after listening to Yu Shishi's fragmented description, Liu Yuqing adjusted her glasses.

"Case solved."

"That terrifying scarecrow is in the wheat field! And it has a strong territorial sense."

Liu Yuqing looked at the crows outside that dared not approach, analyzing:

"The reason those mutant crows don't chase into the wheat field isn't because it's a safe zone!"

"It's because it's the hunting ground of a stronger monster!"

"The aura clinging to Shishi is like tiger urine to the crows, a natural deterrent."

Hearing this, Yu Shishi belatedly covered her mouth, her face turning pale.

"Oh my... so the ragged thing I smacked with my shoe last night..."

"Was actually a monster... more powerful than the crows?"

Everyone: "..."

One has to admit, fools have their fortune, surviving this is a miracle.

Jiang Nan sat on the sofa, listening to the analysis, nodding thoughtfully.

Since this "scarecrow aura" is so useful...

He wrote a line on the control panel.

"Kill it, skin it."

"Make it into camouflage paint for the vehicle."

If Yu Shishi alone could scare off the crows, what if the entire bus was coated with that scarecrow's aura?

Wouldn't they be able to roam this area freely?

In the driver's seat, Wang Meng saw these words, his hand trembled, almost tearing off the steering wheel.

"Damn... the boss is truly the boss!"

"While others are busy avoiding monsters, the boss wants to dismantle them for car paint?!"

Though it sounded crazy, thinking about it... it was damn exciting!

"Alright! Hold on tight, everyone! We're going to give that bastard a hard time!"

Wang Meng sharply turned the steering wheel, speeding towards the golden wheat field.

Inside the vehicle.

Upon learning they were going back for revenge, Yu Shishi wasn't afraid at all, instead, she excitedly waved her little fists.

"Great! If possible, I want to tear that bitch Bai Lianhua apart right now! She tricked and harmed me!"

As she spoke, she excitedly spread her arms, wanting to hug Liu Yuqing beside her.

"Yuqing! Let's go kill them!"

"Stop!"

Liu Yuqing extended her hand with a look of disdain, pushing her away by the forehead.

"Shishi, calm down. Also... you're too dirty, can you clean up first?"

Only then did Yu Shishi realize.

She was barefoot, covered in mud and blood, her hair a tangled mess.

In this state, even a beggar would give her two cents out of pity.

At this moment, Jiang Nan also stood up.

After a night of slaughter, he was covered in dried black blood and sweat, feeling sticky and uncomfortable.

Without any hesitation, he took off the blood-stained shirt in front of the three girls.

What? You ask why he didn't want Yu Shishi to undress?

How could it be the same?

It's like peeing yourself versus having someone you don't know well help you pee.

Can you trust that the other person is really there to help you pee?

"Hiss..."

The sound of gasping filled the vehicle.

Beneath Jiang Nan's seemingly thin clothes was an incredibly strong physique!

His muscles were well-defined, with eight-pack abs like they were carved by a knife.

Even more striking were the numerous small, old scars on his back and arms.

These were the medals he earned over the past eighteen years, working construction to save money for travel, the only legitimate way for an underage orphan to earn quick cash.

"Great... great body..."

Chen Tong blushed, her eyes a bit dazed.

Who would have thought this usually quiet student was a hunk when he took off his clothes?

Jiang Nan paid no mind to this.

He was well aware of his body, still within the realm of ordinary people, just a bit tougher and more resilient than most.

Moreover, after a night of high-intensity mental stress.

He just wanted to take a shower and sleep, uninterested in those few heated gazes.

He walked to the bathroom door, sticking a note on it.

"Do not enter."

Then, with a "bang," he closed the door.

The upgraded RV came with a large water tank, plenty of water for a thorough shower.

Watching the closed bathroom door, Chen Tong sighed regretfully.

She had hoped to help scrub his back or something.

After all, without powers, she felt uneasy if she didn't seize every opportunity to show her "value."

"Alright, stop staring."

Liu Yuqing patted the still lovestruck Yu Shishi.

"Hurry up and get to work! Wash the boss's clothes and clean us up too."

"Oh, oh! Okay!"

Yu Shishi, eager to atone for her mistakes, was full of energy.

She activated the "Cleaning" power, and with a flash of white light, Jiang Nan's dirty clothes on the floor were instantly renewed, even the wrinkles were gone.

Next, she used the "cleaning spell" on herself, Liu Yuqing, and Chen Tong.

The once filthy escape team instantly became bright and shiny, as if they had just come out of a spa.

"Wang Meng, do you want a cleaning?"

Yu Shishi called out to the driver's seat.

"No need!"

Wang Meng refused without turning his head, "I'm a big man, a bit of grease suits me! Besides..."

He left the latter half unsaid.

As a man, he knew his boundaries.

These were the women living under the same roof as Jiang Nan.

As a subordinate, it was best not to even get close, avoiding suspicion was the way to survive.

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