The seven-colored white light slowly receded, and Jiang Tang entered the Spirit Treasure Space. As expected, she saw lush mountains and clear waters all around her.
There were boundless fertile fields stretching as far as the eye could see—these were the Spirit Fields. As long as one had seeds, any crop could be planted. Moreover, the four seasons in the Spirit Treasure Space cycled through in just one day, meaning that planting rice or wheat would only take half a day to mature. One could possess endless supplies within this space.
In the middle, a clear stream flowed gently by. Though the stream appeared small, it was known as the Spirit Spring Stream and possessed miraculous functions.
For instance, when Jiang Tang had been drugged earlier, if she’d had the Spirit Spring Stream water on hand, a single sip would have neutralized the drug’s effects. She wouldn’t have ended up in that ambiguous situation on the train, entangled with a strange man.
Thinking about it now, Jiang Tang still remembered the man’s broad shoulders and narrow waist—what a fine physique! Truly worthy of a soldier!
For some reason… the more she thought about it, the more that man seemed somewhat familiar.
Jiang Tang quickly patted her heated face. Her current identity was that of a married woman; she couldn’t be coveting another man’s body.
The Spirit Treasure Space also contained a vast orchard, with plump, rosy peaches hanging from the branches, as if she’d stepped into the Peach Garden of Immortality.
Beyond these space essentials, Jiang Tang was surprised to spot a two-story pavilion in the space—ancient in style, quite rustic and charming.
Isn’t this… the Jiang family ancestral home!
Jiang Tang recognized the building at a glance—it was the very house she currently lived in.
This jade bracelet was the Jiang family heirloom, and the space could only be activated by a member of the Jiang family. It wasn’t strange that the ancestral home appeared here.
Jiang Tang walked over and pushed open the pavilion door with a creak. The interior structure was identical to the real Jiang family ancestral home, the size exactly the same.
However, this house was stacked with large wooden crates.
The crates were covered in a thick layer of dust, seemingly unopened for a long time.
As Jiang Tang opened a wooden crate, a blinding golden light flashed. She stared at what appeared before her, widening her eyes in disbelief.
“Go… gold…”
It was a crate completely full of gold!
The other crates contained pearls! Jade ornaments! Antiques and calligraphy! All were priceless treasures.
Jiang Tang was nearly stunned by the treasures before her—the space was hiding a mountain of gold and silver.
The Jiang family’s century-old foundation had weathered the turmoil of a fallen nation and the storms of the era. Jiang Tang quickly realized that starting from her grandfather’s generation, they had likely hidden their wealth in the space after earning money.
Passed down from generation to generation, it had accumulated into the vast fortune now before her—wealth rivaling that of a nation.
This also explained why Jiang Qinghuan’s family, despite their spendthrift ways, could establish themselves in Hong Kong and continue living a life of extravagance.
Relying only on the family assets physically moved out wouldn’t have been enough—it was the century-old foundation of the Jiang family stored in the space that sustained them.
Now all of this was back in her hands!
She would hold it firmly in her grasp!
Jiang Tang left all the treasures in their crates untouched, planted rice and wheat in the Spirit Fields, then closed her eyes and left the space to return to the real world.
Now that she had the space, the next step was to strip the ancestral home bare!
Not even a single chair would she leave for Jiang Qinghuan’s family.
Jiang Tang glanced at the two little ones sleeping in bed, tucked their blankets in, and quietly slipped out of the room.
She had just absorbed the spiritual energy from the Spirit Treasure Space, which had nourished and sharpened her five senses. The moment she stepped out, she could hear Jiang Qinghuan’s family talking in their room through the door.
Jiang Tang leaned in to listen.
“Mom! Did you see that just now? That dead girl Jiang Tang actually made me pour bathwater for her son! Who does she think she is, ordering me around like that?” Jiang Qinghuan stomped her foot heavily, her face full of resentment.
Ding Yuqin patted Jiang Qinghuan’s back soothingly and said, “Qinghuan, don’t be angry. Jiang Tang’s good days are numbered. Just endure a little longer.”
“Endure, endure, endure—you keep telling me to endure! I’ve been putting up with her for so long! Mom, didn’t you say she ran off with a lover and abandoned her kids? How did she suddenly come back?” Jiang Qinghuan grumbled, voicing the biggest question on everyone’s mind.
To be honest, Ding Yuqin was just as confused.
From the scumbag Lin Pingchuan, to the human traffickers, to Wang the Cripple… every step had been personally arranged by her. To be safe, Ding Yuqin had even gone to the train station herself and watched as Jiang Tang was drugged and dragged onto the train. Every detail of the plan had been set in stone. How could Jiang Tang have come back in the blink of an eye?
And the Jiang Tang who returned didn’t mention Lin Pingchuan at all, nor the events at the train station, and had uncharacteristically grown close to the two children.
Something was very off. She had no idea what had gone wrong.
Ding Yuqin looked at Jiang Dehai with concern. “What do you think? How did Jiang Tang change so suddenly? Our boat passage is arranged for three days from now. What if she interferes?”
Jiang Qinghuan whispered, “Dad, do we really have to run away? I think life is pretty good right now. Besides, we’re not capitalists. Even if they’re going to arrest someone, it should just be Jiang Tang. What does it have to do with us?”
“You two are really short-sighted!” Jiang Dehai glared at them fiercely and said in a harsh tone, “I spent so much money to get that information—how could it be false? Last time, they only sent Jiang Tang’s parents down to the countryside, and that was lenient! This storm is even more violent. If we don’t leave, all of us will be implicated and sent down. None of us will escape!”
In that special era, the turmoil of society could change at any moment, each wave more ferocious than the last, and no one could escape the tide of the times.
This was also why the original owner had been in such a hurry to elope with that scumbag at this time—because she had heard that another round of rustication was about to begin.
At this moment, a fierce look flashed across Jiang Dehai’s face in the room. “If that girl Jiang Tang dares to get in the way, knock her out! We’re taking everything in this house!”
Ding Yuqin and Jiang Qinghuan looked at Jiang Dehai and both nodded together, showing not a shred of familial compassion for Jiang Tang.
They didn’t even have basic humanity.
Little did they know, their family’s scheming was heard loud and clear by Jiang Tang.
They had plotted to make her “elope” and failed, and now they were thinking of knocking her out and emptying the ancestral home—what a dream.
Jiang Tang touched the jade bracelet on her wrist and swept everything visible in this house into the Spirit Treasure Space, even the pots and pans in the kitchen, the half-eaten cured fish and meat hanging on the wall, and not even a single grain of rice in the rice jar was left for them.
They weren’t leaving until three days later, but Jiang Tang would leave tomorrow morning!
After looking at the empty surroundings, Jiang Tang walked back to her room with satisfaction, planning to squeeze in with the two little ones and get a good night’s sleep.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she pushed open the door, she met a pair of big, bright black eyes.
Chaochao had woken up at some point and was being held by Yueyue, lying still on the bed, but his eyes were fixed on Jiang Tang without blinking.
“Chaochao, why aren’t you asleep yet?” Jiang Tang walked over and asked softly.
Chaochao shook his head without speaking, because he was too embarrassed to say that the bed was too soft and the blanket smelled too nice—he wasn’t used to it.
And he was even more afraid that everything that had happened today was just a dream.
If the dream ended, would this mother who cooked for them, bathed them, and smiled so gently disappear?
Jiang Tang could see the worry in the little boy’s eyes—after all, smart children tend to be more sensitive.
She walked over, gently touched Chaochao’s cheek, and said, “Chaochao, go to sleep. We need to wake up very early tomorrow. Mommy is going to take you and Yueyue to find Daddy.”
“Find Daddy?”
Hearing the word “Daddy,” Chaochao couldn’t help but speak up out of curiosity.
His little brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes were full of confusion.
Because in this house, the two little ones could barely hear anything about their father. Their mother hated their father and never talked about him.
Jiang Tang said in a gentle tone with a smile, “That’s right, we’re going to find Daddy. Your father is a soldier—a very capable and outstanding person.”
Compared to being sent down to the countryside, life following the military was much better~
This was Jiang Tang’s way of avoiding the storm—taking the kids to the military district to live with their father!