142: Do you mind if the woman is 30 years older than you?

She grabbed Lin Chen's hands, turned them over and examined them carefully for a while, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she confirmed he wasn't injured. Then, she immediately pulled him into a hug.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness. You really scared us to death! It's good that you're fine! It's good that you're fine!"

Bai Sitong hugged him tightly, terrified that if she wasn't careful, this eldest nephew of hers would just disappear.

This was the only bloodline left by her sister, the only maternal grandson of her parents, and her only Nephew!

"Don't worry! I'm fine. I even managed to earn military merits. This year's College Entrance Examination is secure!"

Lin Chen raised his hand, patted her back, and reassured her with a smile.

"Military merits?"

Bai Sitong froze, subconsciously raising her head, just in time to see the Invigilating Teacher behind him, as well as the captured Sun Lei.

She immediately realized that Lin Chen had captured a Cultist, but she hadn't expected the captured person to be an acquaintance?

"You are... from the Sun Family, right? I think I saw you the day I first arrived at the farm?" Bai Sitong asked, slightly confused.

"That's right. He is Sun Lei. The day you arrived, he was the one who brought people to cause trouble at the farm!"

Sun Lei looked utterly defeated and had no intention of defending himself. Lin Chen then spoke up to explain.

"Heh heh, the Sun Family? Willfully debased! Consider yourself unlucky!"

Bai Sitong sneered while looking at the other party. Lin Chen vaguely sensed a deeper meaning in her words, but before he could ask the question in his heart, the Invigilating Teacher who had captured Sun Lei began ushering people away.

"Investigator, we just received notification that the College Entrance Examination is continuing. It's not quite proper for you to remain here. Command is urging you to leave as soon as possible!"

The Invigilating Teacher pointed to the walkie-talkie hanging on his ear and spoke to Bai Sitong.

"Understood, I'm leaving now!"

Bai Sitong frowned unhappily and looked at Lin Chen beside her.

"You focus on your exam. I also have a mission, so I'll leave first! Keep going! Tonight, your Maternal Grandparents will go back and make you something delicious!"

"Don't worry! I'll definitely bring back first place for you."

Lin Chen grinned. This military merit alone was enough for him to challenge the throne of first place.

"Grades aren't important. Your safety comes first. Only by being alive can you have a future!"

Bai Sitong scolded him softly, but anyone could hear the concern in her words.

Just as she was about to turn and leave, she was called back again by the Invigilating Teacher.

"Um! Since you are an Investigator, why don't you take this Cultist out? Also, the Rock Armor Turtle over there is his spirit beast."

"I still need to Invigilate the exam, so it's inconvenient for me to move around!"

"..."

Bai Sitong left, taking the person away with a dark expression, leaving Lin Chen and the Invigilating Teacher staring awkwardly at each other.

"Well, should I leave now?"

"Yes, alright! Be careful!"

"Okay, thank you for your concern, Teacher."

"..."

After a series of meaningless pleasantries, Lin Chen was finally able to leave and return to the dense forest.

At the same time, Bai Sitong, after sending the person to headquarters, sent a message to Bai Chunhua and Teacher to report that she was safe, and then rushed directly to the city center.

In fact, they knew from the beginning that the ones causing trouble were the Beast God Cult and the Redemption Society, but what surprised them was that the goal of these two Cults was not the group of College Entrance Examination candidates, but the Heart of the Great River placed in the Jiangcheng Museum. The chaos at the examination site was merely a distraction from the start.

Jiangcheng was built along the river, backed by the Yangtze River basin, with many water bodies nearby.

Years ago, a strange stone was discovered in the Yangtze River. Legend said it had the ability to awaken the God of Rivers, but no one had ever seen it, so it had been kept in the Jiangcheng Museum ever since.

Museums in this world are not merely places for viewing; some legendary items with special effects are also placed in museums for exhibition and research.

"The Redemption Society stole the Heart of the Great River. They couldn't possibly think the legend of the God of Rivers is real, could they?"

Just arriving outside the museum, Bai Sitong heard people discussing the events of the day, and everyone's expressions seemed somewhat heavy.

"How is it? What's the situation now?" Bai Sitong found a new female friend she knew and sought the latest information.

"The Heart of the Great River was stolen. It's said to be the Redemption Society's King of Hearts. Not only did he take the Heart of the Great River, but several other ancient artifacts as well."

"Fortunately, the curator and General Wei returned in time, which forced the Redemption Society to retreat. Otherwise, there might have been a large-scale catastrophe."

The female friend whispered. The museum theft had created a low-pressure atmosphere here, and the usually gossipy friends didn't dare to speak loudly.

Every appearance of the Redemption Society was accompanied by bloodshed. Stealing treasures might only be secondary; if given the chance, the entire city of Jiangcheng might be destroyed.

"It's good that you're back now. The Captain just gave the order for us to meet up in the east of the city to trace the Redemption Society's whereabouts and capture the Redemption Society members hiding in the city."

"As for the military, they've gone to surround the Sun Family, one of the Four Great families. It's said that their entire clan has defected to the Beast God Cult and relocated the whole family!"

"Heh heh, what a coincidence. I just caught a small fry from the Sun Family and sent him back to headquarters!" Bai Sitong scoffed.

"That coincidental? Weren't you going to the College Entrance Examination site to find your Nephew?" the Girl asked, slightly surprised.

"That's right. He caught him at the examination site and asked me to bring him back so he could count it as military merit!"

Bai Sitong shrugged, her tone filled with irrepressible pride. Her female friend immediately looked at her with shining eyes.

"Oh my god, is the eldest nephew that amazing? Does he have a girlfriend? Does he mind a woman thirty years older? She can bring him a mountain of gold!"

"..."

Bai Sitong silently turned around and walked out of the museum.

I treat you like a sister, yet you want me to call you my Nephew's wife? Or do you want to call me Auntie? Are you trying to take advantage of me? Are you indirectly calling me old?

"Don't be like that! We're sisters, introduce this genius little Nephew to me, won't you?"

"Forget it, he already has a girlfriend!"

"It's fine! As long as the hoe is swung well, there's no corner that can't be dug up!"

"His girlfriend is a rich woman, the eldest daughter of the Jiang Family!"

"This... is also fine. He can just have one more girlfriend! I don't mind!"

"..."

Bai Sitong felt she couldn't continue the conversation. After walking out of the museum, she summoned her Fierce Wind Vermilion Sparrow and headed towards the rendezvous point sent by the Captain.

Unfortunately, even so, she couldn't shake off the lovesick woman. Her female friend actually summoned a flying spirit beast and chased after her...