## Chapter 1175: Man-Made Crack
Earth Monkey rushed forward and covered Jiang Ruoxue's mouth.
"Holy shit..." Earth Monkey, terrified, stared out the window for a long time, only lowering his hand after confirming he hadn't triggered any "thunderclaps."
"Don't cover my mouth!" Jiang Ruoxue wiped her mouth with a slightly disgusted look. "Did you even wash your hands?"
"Who cares about washing hands at a time like this..." Earth Monkey said. "If you want to die, don't drag me into it. I've got other important things to do. Go, go, go start your rebellion somewhere else."
"You're already on the rebellion list," Jiang Ruoxue said loudly. "Even if we leave, you're still a rebel."
"Damn it!" Earth Monkey tried to lunge forward to cover her mouth again, but Jiang Ruoxue took two steps back, dodging him.
"Really! Haven't you seen the list?" Jiang Ruoxue demanded. "You're 'Rebel' Shen Hou, aren't you? We found you using the map!"
"Stop fucking saying that!!"
"You might not have gotten the news yet." Jiang Ruoxue raised her voice even more. "But in our 'Jidao' rebellion plan, you're the contact person. Now..."
"Fine, fine, fine!!"
Earth Monkey shouted, trying hard to suppress Jiang Ruoxue's volume, then lowered his own voice, speaking to her through gritted teeth. "You bastard... forcing me into this, huh..."
"Hehe." Jiang Ruoxue lowered her voice as well, smirking slyly. "A pledge of allegiance. Forgive me."
"I told you to convince me," Earth Monkey said. "Not threaten me."
"Same effect," Jiang Ruoxue said. "Open the door at dusk. Let everyone behind me get on the train."
Earth Monkey thought for a few seconds, then asked, "What's in it for me?"
"We're going to throw the 'Train' into chaos," Jiang Ruoxue replied. "Maybe we can even give 'Tian Hou' a little hello on your behalf."
Earth Monkey nodded, his mind racing. He then asked, "Can you create a crack?"
Jiang Ruoxue was taken aback, as if she didn't understand the question. "Create a crack where? What kind of crack?"
Earth Monkey sighed. It seemed this woman in front of him couldn't fulfill his goal either.
Of course, he knew he was a "Rebel."
But back when Qi Xia gave Earth Monkey his mission, he had told him to wait—wait for a "crack."
Qi Xia had also said that, theoretically, this crack wouldn't appear. Even if someone had the audacity of a god, they couldn't possibly create a crack here.
Now, rebellions were breaking out everywhere. Even the "Zodiacs" had started gathering in rooms for meetings. But the "crack" still hadn't appeared.
"Have I been tricked...?" Earth Monkey frowned. "Without the 'crack,' when can I join the operation? Does this plan even include me?"
Jiang Ruoxue seemed to catch onto something crucial from Earth Monkey's words.
"You need a 'crack'... to act?"
Without waiting for Earth Monkey's reply, Jiang Ruoxue busied herself for a moment, took off her leather shoe, and slammed the heel hard onto the old table.
The table was already old and worn. Under Jiang Ruoxue's forceful blow, a crack immediately appeared.
"Holy shit! What are you doing? That's solid wood!"
"Here. A crack." Jiang Ruoxue held up her shoe. "Can you act now? Can we use the 'Door'?"
"I didn't mean that kind of damn crack!" Earth Monkey said, getting agitated.
"Got it." Jiang Ruoxue nodded. "One isn't enough, huh?"
She leaned forward, looking at the gambling table behind Earth Monkey. "Old Fatty, you wait right there."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Earth Monkey hurried forward and grabbed Jiang Ruoxue. "The 'crack' I'm looking for is something that theoretically shouldn't exist..."
"Yeah, theoretically, which 'Participant' would crack the table you normally use?"
"No..." Earth Monkey thought for a moment. "That 'crack'—even if someone had the guts of a god, they couldn't possibly create it..."
"Otherwise?" Jiang Ruoxue raised an eyebrow. "Don't I have enough guts?"
Earth Monkey was speechless. Although he knew the "crack" couldn't possibly appear so abruptly, what other choice did he have now?
If he didn't show his stance soon, this plan would truly leave him out.
"Fine, stop hitting the table..." Earth Monkey said. "You guys can rest here for now. But let me make this clear: I'm old and blind, I didn't see anything. Once Xuanwu and Zhuque show up to stop you, I'll rat you out on the spot."
Jiang Ruoxue was stunned for a moment. "Wait... Xuanwu and Zhuque showing up to stop us?"
"What else did you expect?" Earth Monkey said. "Such a severe 'violation' definitely requires one of them to handle it. But since this has never happened before, I can't say for sure which one will come."
Jiang Ruoxue nodded. "So that's why it's a dead 'Door'... Only when you encounter Zhuque is it truly a dead end."
...
Weekend had been arguing with the short Di Zhu for a while before they realized the other was their teammate.
The situation was momentarily awkward. No one spoke. Weekend simply walked aside and began using "telepathy" to check on each side's situation.
She first contacted Song Qi, broadly asking about the "Cat's" overall battle situation. Regardless of whether they killed Xuanwu, it was mostly within Weekend's plan. The result was not unexpected—the "Cat" had indeed killed a Xuanwu who seemed to have no weaknesses.
But Song Qi still couldn't clearly explain the method of killing through "telepathy." He just told Weekend, "Rest assured."
Weekend then tried to contact Wang Ba. The other end was empty. The same went for Jiang Shi—the message sent to him fell into a hole with no echo.
She quickly calmed herself and turned to contact Qian Wu.
"Fifth Brother, how's it going over there?"
It took Qian Wu a long time before he slowly replied, his voice sounding extremely exhausted.
"I've contacted all the 'Zodiacs' who owe the 'Cat' a favor today," Qian Wu said. "Only one agreed to 'flee,' but the others said they'd provide help in other ways to severely wound Zhuque."
"Can they be trusted?" Weekend asked.
"Whether I trust them or not, it's do or die now," Qian Wu said. "I'm guessing there will be casualties on Xuanwu's side. The next fight against Zhuque will rely on Old Qi and me. What about your side?"
"Going smoothly for now..." Weekend paused, then seemed to remember something. "Fifth Brother... are you really planning to board the 'Train' from my side after this is over?"
"Yes," Qian Wu agreed. "Just like we discussed last night. But keep it a secret for me."
"But why...?" Weekend asked. "I know it's not because you want to live, because boarding the 'Train' has a higher death rate than killing Zhuque... So why must you take this ride?"
"That's also something I agreed to with another person a long time ago," Qian Wu said. "They'll still need me to kill 'Qinglong.'"