110: Youth under neon lights

After hearing Luo Ningyan's account, Jiang Yuan finally understood the whole story.

About fifteen years ago, Luo's father was buried in an Abyss ruin, and accidentally lost an important item passed down through the Luo Family.

Luo Ningyan had also wanted to retrieve it, but that Abyss ruin had a level requirement: one could not exceed the Fourth Level.

"Since that's the case, couldn't you just entrust it to some guilds that meet the level requirement?" Jiang Yuan asked.

Luo Ningyan shook her head, "It's not that easy."

"Firstly, that ruin is a single-player dungeon; you must hold a key item to enter."

"Secondly, the ruin is full of mental-type fierce beasts and contains a large number of mental storms.

If one's mental strength isn't strong enough, they simply can't stay there."

"I've also asked some Fourth Level mental-type specialized Martial Artists for help before, but most of them never returned, and the one or two who luckily came back didn't even enter the core area.

No matter how much I offered, they weren't willing to go again."

Her beautiful eyes looked at Jiang Yuan, "I originally wanted to wait until Xiao Xi grew to the Fourth Level before telling her about this and letting her retrieve her father's Relics herself, but recently something has happened in that Abyss.

I'm afraid that if the space within the Abyss becomes unstable and shatters, the ruin will be completely sealed off, and there will be no chance left."

"So you want to entrust it to me?" Jiang Yuan said.

"Yes." Luo Ningyan nodded, her delicate hand resting on his, her eyes full of pleading, "Xiao Xi is still too weak right now.

Jiang Yuan, although your level is still low, I can feel that your mental strength is not below that of a Fifth Level mental-type Martial Artist."

"I can only ask you now."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan chuckled inwardly.

You think you can make me enter such a dangerous area just with beauty, money, and a promised future?

Let me tell you, no way.

"Madam Luo, it's not that I don't want to help, but my level is really too low, my heart is willing but my strength..."

"As long as you are willing to make this trip for me, regardless of success or failure, all of this will be yours." Luo Ningyan said firmly, "If you can successfully bring back my husband's Relics, besides owing you a great favor, I can also give you an additional Purple Light Star God Fruit that can permanently increase mental strength.

It's a Ninth Level spiritual material, starting price is over 200 million, and it's priceless."

Jiang Yuan was also surprised, the words he was about to say stuck in his throat.

"..."

No way, she gave too much.

"Madam Luo, is the treasure your husband lost really that important?"

Luo Ningyan nodded, "For us of the Luo Family, it is very important.

Otherwise, I wouldn't attach so much importance to it."

That was the Bloodline Relics passed down through their Luo Family for generations.

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "The ruin you mentioned is in the Fourth Level Abyss?"

"Yes, the Fourth Level Abyss, Howling Forest." Luo Ningyan said, "It should be deep inside, near the Serpentman Dense Forest."

Jiang Yuan was slightly stunned upon hearing this.

South River City has two Fourth Level Abysses, Howling Forest and Cold Ice Plain.

This time, Ji Feiyue and the others plan to go to the Howling Forest.

Is this a coincidence?

Or...?

Jiang Yuan frowned slightly.

Just now, two words popped into his mind.

Destiny.

Even with the Golden Rule that attracts wealth and brings good luck, good things wouldn't come one after another.

It was too much of a coincidence.

So much of a coincidence that it made him feel a faint unease.

As if some terrifying, huge, hidden creature was watching him from the dark depths.

And this feeling had been faintly present since the college entrance examination.

It made him feel like he was being manipulated.

It's no wonder Jiang Yuan felt uneasy.

Because there are indeed some terrifying existences in this world that can manipulate destiny!

"Jiang Yuan!" A surprised and clear voice rang out, bringing Jiang Yuan back to his senses.

Luo Xi appeared on the second floor, smiling and waving at him.

Her slightly curled purple hair was draped behind her head, and she was wearing minimal hot pants and a camisole, revealing a pair of incredibly long, glowing white legs.

The entire hall instantly brightened because of her appearance.

"This is the key item to enter the ruin.

Please don't tell Xiao Xi about this." Luo Ningyan said in a low voice, placing a rhombus-shaped crystal pillar on the table, then stood up and scolded Luo Xi, who was coming downstairs, "Look at what you're wearing, go back and change."

"Ah, isn't this fine? What does it matter?"

"Less nonsense."

Under Luo Ningyan's mental suppression, Luo Xi reluctantly returned to her room to change.

Jiang Yuan considered for a long time and still picked up the item on the table.

With his current strength, he couldn't resist destiny at all.

If there really was some terrifying existence influencing his destiny and leading him towards that ruin, then he would... call for backup.

To be on the safe side, he planned to ask Bai Huang, the provincial education bureau chief, for advice before making a decision.

Luo Xi and Luo Ningyan argued upstairs for a long time.

When she reappeared.

She had changed into four-point shorts and a crop top with slightly more fabric, showing off her slender waist and long legs, looking sexy, pure, and youthful.

Noticing Jiang Yuan's gaze.

Luo Xi's cheeks flushed slightly, and she playfully winked at Jiang Yuan, "How is it? Have you fallen for me?"

"No."

"What did you say? Look closely!" Luo Xi stood in front of Jiang Yuan, hands on the table, looking aggressive, not allowing her charm to be ignored.

Jiang Yuan glanced at her.

Hmph, you think this can confuse me?

Naïve.

Your mother and Sister Feiyue are much more profound than you.

Luo Ningyan appeared silently beside them, smiling, "You two have fun first, I have to go to the company.

Xiao Xi, you and Jiang Yuan can go out for dinner tonight."

"Got it, you can go now."

"You child, how can you talk to your mother like that?"

Luo Ningyan said, then spoke to Jiang Yuan in a gentle voice, "Jiang Yuan, I'll trouble you to take care of this child."

Before leaving.

She glanced at Jiang Yuan, and her mature voice immediately sounded in Jiang Yuan's mind.

"I'm counting on you."

After Luo Ningyan left.

Luo Xi sat next to Jiang Yuan, curious, "What did my mom talk to you about just now?"

"Your mom said she would marry you to me." Jiang Yuan said casually.

Luo Xi's stunning, pure Face instantly turned crimson, "R-really?"

"Fake."

"Bang!" Luo Xi was so angry she couldn't help but give him a light punch, but the force was too small, hitting Jiang Yuan felt like a mosquito bite.

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Jiang Yuan stood up and said.

Luo Xi was stunned, then panicked.

"Wait, wait!!"

"As for the money, your mother already gave it to me, you don't owe me anything now."

Is it about money?!

She dressed so alluringly, and he's still in a hurry to leave, what an insensitive guy!

Stamping her foot, Luo Xi's figure flashed, appearing in front of Jiang Yuan, opening her arms and shouting, "I have a party later, give me some Face, come with me!"

"Kotowaru." Jiang Yuan walked straight past her, "Your Face isn't worth anything to me, find someone else to go with you."

"What?!" Luo Xi was a little annoyed, but then seemed to remember something, a smile appeared on her Face, and her tone shifted, saying lightly, "Is it okay to just leave like this?"

"If I tell my mom that you saw all my memories, and saw hers too..."

Jiang Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he stopped.

Luo Xi looked like a little devil whose scheme had succeeded, she hugged her arms triumphantly, looking at his back and smiling, "Compared to being targeted by my mom, that Eighth Level mental-type Martial Artist, wouldn't it be much easier to just spend some time with me?"

"..."

A moment later.

An aerial shuttle rose above the manor, its rear engines roaring.

"Boom!"

While the security guards looked up one after another.

The aerial shuttle had already turned into a streak of light and disappeared into the distant horizon with a whoosh.

"Just spending some time with you is enough, right?" Inside the aerial shuttle, Jiang Yuan sat beside Luo Xi and said, "There won't be a next time."

"How many times are you going to say that?" Luo Xi, wearing a jacket and a baseball cap, sat in the driver's seat, the corners of her mouth turned up.

"Alright, alright, I get it, I'll forget all about that after today."

"And stop always thinking about cultivation.

You need to relax sometimes.

We're still just graduates who just finished the college entrance examination.

Today, just have a good time with me!"

Being able to go shopping and on a date with the boy she liked after the college entrance examination, she had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

It was great!

Jiang Yuan was stunned when he heard Luo Xi's words, feeling a little dazed.

Only then did he remember that he was only seventeen this year, a graduate who had just finished the college entrance examination.

Speaking of which.

It seemed he hadn't relaxed or slacked off for a single day since the day he specialized, always aiming to level up and become stronger, constantly moving forward, arguably a 'roll king' and 'liver emperor'.

And he had already achieved the national first place in the martial arts exam, his path ahead was clear, and he had done most of what he needed to do.

Perhaps it was okay to relax occasionally?

After figuring this out.

Jiang Yuan lowered his head, slightly pulling down his baseball cap, and said, "Where do you want to go?"

"Dragon Lake Park! I've wanted to ride the drop tower there for a long time."

...Dragon Lake Park.

Jiang Yuan stood with his hands in his jacket pockets, looking up at the hundred-meter-high drop tower in front of him, his mouth twitching slightly, "This is called a drop tower?"

What's the difference between this and jumping directly from the top of a building?

Is this really for kids?

"Two tickets, please." Luo Xi said to the staff member.

"Okay." The female staff member said, looking at Jiang Yuan and Luo Xi with a smile, "Couple tickets are half price."

"We, we are not..." Luo Xi said in a low voice, her Face red.

Jiang Yuan, however, interrupted her, "We are a couple, give us couple tickets."

After getting the tickets.

He glanced at Luo Xi, "Only a fool wouldn't take half price."

Luo Xi hadn't recovered yet, her Face full of blush, letting him lead the way.

The two took the tickets and went straight to the drop tower.

Two minutes later.

"Ahhhhhhh!!"

"Ohhhhhhh!!!"

As the drop tower free-fell from a height of a hundred meters, while the people next to them were scared to death, Luo Xi let out excited cheers and took the opportunity to hug Jiang Yuan's arm.

..."That was so exhilarating, let's go ride the extreme roller coaster next!"

..."I'm taking your picture, can you stop being so stiff? Come on, smile."

..."Hey, do you want some ice cream?"

..."How do I look in this outfit? Does it look good?"

...

"I'm hungry, let's go eat."

...After spending the whole day playing with Luo Xi.

Jiang Yuan sincerely felt that killing monsters and leveling up was more exciting.

...As evening approached.

Night gradually fell, neon lights lit up on both sides of the road, aerial shuttles flew through the air one by one, and the aerial rail quietly traveled above the City.

"Today was so much fun." Luo Xi, wearing four-point denim shorts, white sneakers, and revealing her long, beautiful legs, hopped and skipped to avoid puddles, arriving at the intersection.

She spread her hands in satisfaction, looked up at the dim night sky, and took a deep breath, "I haven't been this happy in a long time."

"Are you really that happy?" Jiang Yuan asked.

Luo Xi turned her head, her hands behind her back, and showed him a brilliant smile, "Very... happy!"

A mischievous gust of wind blew, lifting the girl's baseball cap and a head of purple hair.

Jiang Yuan's eyes widened slightly.

Against the backdrop of the neon lights, the purple-haired girl, wearing a black and gray jacket and a white crop top, smiled like a celestial maiden, beautiful and somewhat dreamlike.