bookrandom Chapter 83 Get rich Get rich
Chapter 83 Get rich Get rich
The white-haired man rushed as fast as he could and finally arrived at the border. There, he saw a fierce gunfight raging, as a group of drug traffickers were being eliminated. Jingjing was participating in this mission, but she was ambushed and fell into a cave in a deep pit. This ambush wasn't from the enemy, but from within their own ranks. It was all because Jingjing's sister, Coco, was getting married; some people were plotting against Jingjing, simply wanting to win her heart.
This wasn't the first time something like this had happened; it had happened many times before. For example, the reason the white-haired man was able to meet Jingjing was because she had been tricked into falling into a trap. Those people planned to wait until they completed their mission or secretly returned to find Jingjing, so they could take advantage of her injury or unconsciousness to force themselves on her and marry her. These are just some of the wicked schemes devised by powerful sects and纨绔子弟 (spoiled brats). Jingjing fell for it again this time, and the one who betrayed her was her best friend, which she found incredibly difficult to accept.
Jingjing was quite dejected this time. After all, this best friend was someone she had formed a deep friendship with when she first joined the army. In all her years in the military, soldiers came and went, but she had only ever had a few close friends. She never expected to be betrayed by her best friend this time. She wasn't injured after the fall, thanks to spatial magic and the levitation technique she had learned from Lin Yue. At this moment, the eagle spirit sat on Jingjing's shoulder like a little crow, also looking dejected.
The eagle spirit said, "Jing, you always run into trouble on missions. It's not good. After Coco got married, you became their only target." Jingjing said, "No, I'm not their only target. There's my brother too." The eagle spirit said, "That's true. My little master, you two have had a tough time." Jingjing said, "This time, I'm determined to find out who's behind this!" The eagle spirit said, "Then let's wait and see who comes down from above. Let's set up a formation first." Jingjing said, "Okay, let's set up a formation to make ourselves invisible and see who comes down later."
So, Jingjing and the eagle spirit quickly set up an array to hide themselves. Jingjing was filled with anger and doubt, determined to find out the mastermind behind it all.
Haha, this time it wasn't anyone else who came down, but that white-haired guy. He saw Jingjing being tricked, but couldn't save her in time while she was in the air. When she fell, he immediately rushed down, but the passage was already sealed. Having no other choice, he used an earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic used in Chinese fantasy novels) to get down and find Jingjing.
Jingjing was startled when she saw the white-haired man and questioned him, "Did you scheme against me?" The white-haired man said, "Nonsense, I came to rescue you. I just rushed over from the army and knew you were in danger." Jingjing said, "Then we'll wait here and see who tries to scheme against me." The white-haired man said, "Alright, let's take a look around inside." Jingjing said, "I just set up an array to hide." The white-haired man said, "No need, I'll just create a barrier." Then the white-haired man created a barrier and led Jingjing into the cave.
Hey, things really don't go as planned. The scheming person only thought about the underground river and cave, but didn't know the cave was shaped like a gourd. At first, the cave wasn't big, but as the white-haired brother led Jingjing deeper in, they came to an underground hot spring, also shaped like a gourd. Deeper in, the hot spring was half hot and half cold, like a yin-yang spring. There were some spiritual herbs and flowers nearby, but no spiritual fruits. Jingjing looked around and saw that some of them were spiritual items her mother, Lin Yue, didn't have in her spatial ring. She selectively picked some and put them into her storage space, packing them in boxes for easy transplanting back home. The white-haired brother, on the other hand, transplanted everything into his spatial ring without hesitation; his space could grow plants. From his interactions with Jingjing over this period, the white-haired brother hadn't hidden anything from her. He knew Jingjing had a storage space, but didn't know it was made by a master. Jingjing thought to herself, "This is what my mother made."
They found a spot to prepare for a bonfire party. The two of them and the eagle arrived at the hot spring. The cold spring was too chilly, so they stopped at the hot spring. Jingjing took out two tents. When she started setting them up, the white-haired man was startled, as such tents didn't exist in ancient times. He still took out a small wooden hut. Seeing this, Jingjing quickly took down one tent, leaving only one outside. The white-haired man thought for a moment and offered the hut to Jingjing, but she said, "Forget it, I'll stay in this tent." The white-haired man said, "There are many snakes, insects, and rodents here." Jingjing said, "I have my own medicine to repel snakes, insects, and rodents." Then they each packed their belongings and began an outdoor barbecue. Jingjing took out various meats and vegetables from her mirror space and set out a table. The white-haired man kept adding fuel to the fire; knowing he couldn't cook, he helped out.
When the fragrant roasted meat, a roasted rabbit, and pieces of roasted lamb chops and beef were placed in front of the white-haired man, he initially thought he didn't need to eat since he was fasting, but smelling the aroma, he thought: "Never mind, I'll eat." Just as Xiao Meng had said, he hadn't been active in this world for five thousand years, and the world had undergone earth-shattering changes, with many foods worth trying. The food that Jingjing had brought out was exactly what he wanted to try. He and Jingjing didn't say a word, enjoying the delicious food together.
Jingjing took out the fermented bean paste made by Lin Yue, which appeared to be made from spiritual fruits. The white-haired man took a bite and immediately noticed the problem: the food Jingjing provided contained crops rich in spiritual energy, while the army rations Xiaomeng had given him contained very little energy and spiritual energy. This meant that the food Jingjing offered was the essence, the truly good stuff.
Then, the white-haired man used his own cultivation to probe Jingjing's cultivation level, and was surprised to find that although Jingjing was perhaps the youngest among this group, her cultivation was unfathomably profound, comparable to some powerful ancestors in this world. However, Jingjing had never revealed her cultivation level, so no one else knew; only those with higher cultivation could detect it. Therefore, in this unit, there were almost no people with higher cultivation than Jingjing, except for Coco and her younger brother, although her brother's cultivation was slightly lower than hers due to his age.
This is why disciples of various patriarchs, scions of noble families, hidden cultivation families, political families, and families with generations of military service all wanted to take this precious jade home, but failed to do so despite trying every means. That's why the white-haired brother felt like he had found a bargain.
When the white-haired man saw Jingjing, he had never considered spending his life with anyone. But seeing Jingjing, he had that thought. Because he had been asleep for so many years, more than one person had tried to enter his realm. Many either left before even entering, died, or were bewitched by his formations and unable to enter. Only Jingjing had entered and opened his crystal coffin. So at this moment, he felt very lucky—lucky that Jingjing had opened it, lucky that Jingjing was a cultivator, and with such a high level of cultivation. Although compared to him, Jingjing was as weak as an ant, in this world, she was already the best choice.
However, Jingjing probably didn't think that way at all. At this moment, Jingjing's inner thoughts were: "Oh dear, I'm having dinner with that old monster again today. Although he has white hair and eyebrows, he has a handsome face and a great physique. He's a handsome guy, 1.9 meters tall. My goodness, even though I'm 1.75 meters tall, I feel like a little bean sprout next to this 1.9-meter-tall handsome guy."
Feeling a bit bored after dinner, Jingjing took out her phone and started playing a game. The handsome white-haired guy had just learned to use a phone and wasn't very good at games; he hadn't even downloaded the apps. He watched Jingjing, and without realizing it, he moved closer and closer, making her feel like she was in a giant furnace. She looked up and exclaimed, "Wow, it's the white-haired guy!" She stopped playing her game and asked him what he wanted. The white-haired guy said, "Can you teach me?" Jingjing replied, "Sure."
After taking out the phone, Jingjing taught Baifa Ge how to download the software. After downloading it, she gave him the name Baifa Ge, while Jingjing named herself "Little Sprout." Then the two teamed up and entered the game interface. All that could be heard was Jingjing shouting, "Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, Old Bai, Old Bai!" Baifa Ge suddenly glanced at her and said, "You were just calling me Baifa Ge, and now you're calling me Old Bai." Old Bai ran around shouting, "Be careful, be careful, hurry, hurry, hurry, I'm about to die, I'm about to die." The two of them kept shouting and yelling, and the entire empty underground valley was filled with the sounds of their game.
The eagle spirit, who was watching the game with great interest, couldn't help but say, "These two have such good teamwork when they fight, and they even have such good teamwork when they play games. Sigh, never mind, I'm going to sleep." This was just an excuse the eagle spirit made up for leaving.
Jingjing suddenly asked the sable spirit, "Where are you going to sleep?" The eagle spirit replied, "I'll sleep near the cave entrance and keep an eye out. I'll let you know who comes down." The white-haired brother said, "Hmm, very perceptive, haha." The eagle spirit quickly flew away. Actually, the eagle spirit did feel a sense of pressure here. Although the white-haired brother had restrained himself considerably and it was almost imperceptible, his pressure was still quite strong for animals, so it was best to slip away quickly.
While the white-haired guy and Jingjing were having a heated fight, the eagle spirit flew back and said, "It seems like someone has started digging a hole."
Because part of the cave had collapsed when Jingjing calmed down, the person outside who had framed her panicked. He had been digging for a long time, but there were still many loose rocks below the entrance. The white-haired man said, "If he were to dig alone, it would probably take him a month." Jingjing said, "How could that be? He didn't seal the entrance that tightly. He could dig it open in three days at most." The white-haired man nodded and said, "When we came in just now, I sealed the entrance a little tighter." Jingjing said, "Aren't you afraid we'll suffocate here?" The white-haired man said, "Impossible. There's a ventilation shaft in this cave behind us. We won't suffocate or starve here." Jingjing said, "I bet my parents are worried sick." The eagle spirit said, "I can go out through that ventilation shaft to inform the master." Jingjing thought for a moment and said, "Okay." Then the white-haired man placed the eagle spirit in his hand, and with a few leaps, he came to a gap next to the entrance where light could pass through. He gently released the eagle spirit through the gap, and the eagle spirit flew out like a nimble sparrow.
The eagle spirit was clever; after flying away, it circled back to see who was digging in front of the cave entrance. Recognizing the face, it was the person from Jingjing's team who had wiped out the drug traffickers. Having identified them, the eagle spirit flew off to find Lin Yue and Gong Yong.
When the tenth day arrived, the man still hadn't opened the cave. He panicked, truly panicked. He had initially thought Jingjing would be trapped for three to five days at most, but by the seventh day, he was already extremely anxious. He quickly informed the sect's patriarch that he had tricked Jingjing into a cave, and seven days had passed without any sound or response. The various patriarchs—that is, the patriarchs of his sect—rushed over to investigate and discovered signs of life. Because the white-haired man had concealed his aura, only Jingjing's presence remained, so they continued digging. Initially, he was alone, but later Jingjing's entire team came, and they even hired a professional team. They dug for seven days, half a month, but still saw no sign of Jingjing. The entire team panicked and quickly contacted Lin Yue and Gong Yong, saying that their daughter might be in trouble.
But Lin Yue and Gong Yong said casually, "How could that be? They should be fine." This was what Lin Yue and Gong Yong were thinking, because the eagle spirit had already returned to report the news. Lin Yue had even written a letter and put it in the space around the eagle spirit's neck so that it could give it to Jingjing. The eagle spirit also said that if Brother Baifa hadn't gone down into the cave to save Jingjing, she might have been in mortal danger if she had stayed inside for too long.
The little note Lin Yue wrote had already been taken back to the cave by the eagle spirit. When Jingjing saw the note her mother had written, she suddenly fell silent. The white-haired brother also poked his head over to take a look, thinking that this way of dealing with these people who often schemed against her all at once was the best way to make them anxious.
After digging for twenty days, they still hadn't seen Jingjing's figure, nor had they found a cave, and there were even signs of a potential landslide. Several more days of heavy rain made the excavation difficult; continuing to dig risked another landslide, which was extremely frustrating. Some people considered giving up, but then Lin Yue and Gong Yong slowly arrived. They firmly said they couldn't give up; their daughter was still inside.
Five days of torrential rain poured down, the downpour seeming to cleanse the world anew. The man who had tricked Jingjing into the cave knelt before Lin Yue and Gong Yong, weeping bitterly. Lin Yue and Gong Yong said nothing about punishment or reprimanding him, only saying that they would rescue Jingjing first, and then discuss punishment.
The battalion commander who was with Jingjing received orders from the unit to return immediately. However, the battalion commander said that their team member Jingjing had an accident. It had been reported once before, but the higher-ups hadn't paid much attention at the time because they often encountered such tactics used by powerful or reclusive families, as well as high-ranking officials, to win the hearts of beautiful women.
But this time, things had escalated significantly. Twenty-six days had passed, the cave was still unopened, the person hadn't been rescued, and even Jingjing's fate was unknown. This matter finally reached the highest levels of leadership. Everyone then realized that turning a blind eye had allowed such incidents to occur repeatedly. When the truth came out, the leader was furious—good heavens! He was so enraged he felt like dying!