For several days straight, Qin Jiang remained in Qingcheng Town, spending time with Ye Ling’er and Chen Ningbing to deepen their relationship. The progress wasn’t bad at all.
One day, Hei Long came to Qin Jiang and said, “Young Master, the place you asked me to investigate a few days ago has been found.”
“Oh?” Qin Jiang stood up, intrigued.
Ye Ling’er, who was beside him, was also curious. “What place is it?”
By now, she was slowly accepting Qin Jiang. She was still as shy as ever and often got teased by him to the point of teary eyes.
Qin Jiang smiled faintly. “It’s a treasure-hiding ground. I learned of its existence by chance and have been sending people to investigate it ever since.”
Hearing that, Ye Ling’er became even more curious. If it had caught Qin Jiang’s attention, this treasure-hiding ground was surely extraordinary.
“Young Master, should we head over now?” Hei Long asked. He also winked at Qin Jiang and transmitted a message mentally, “Young Master, that Xiao brat from the Xiao Family is already snooping around that area.”
A glint flashed in Qin Jiang’s eyes. As expected of the Chosen One.
Miss one opportunity, and another would fall into his lap. If he hadn’t known the plot in advance, and let Xiao Fan grow unhindered, that guy really might surpass him someday.
However, due to Qin Jiang’s interference, most of the plot had accelerated. What should’ve taken a year was nearly over in just a month.
If he wanted to learn the story beyond that point, he would need to spend Villain Points.
“System, how many Villain Points do I need to spoil one year’s worth of plot?” Qin Jiang asked internally.
The system quickly responded:
[The Chosen One’s level affects the Villain Point cost. Spoiling one year of Xiao Fan’s plotline will require 10,000 Villain Points.]
“So few?”
Qin Jiang relaxed. A slight twist in the plotline could earn him tens of thousands of Villain Points. Just 10,000? That was nothing.
After a moment of thought, Qin Jiang decided not to spoil it for now. Maybe one day, if Xiao Fan truly annoyed him, he’d just get rid of him altogether and save the points.
Of course, the spoilers would reveal a lot of hidden opportunities too—but Qin Jiang lacked nothing. If he ever wanted something, he could just ask his family or exchange Villain Points. So easy.
Looking at Ye Ling’er, Qin Jiang said, “Ling’er, let’s go take a look together.”
“Okay~”
…
In the lush and verdant mountain forest, countless demonic beasts lurked. The place they arrived at this time was called the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts. Most of the demonic beasts within were solitary cultivators.
Their bloodlines were mediocre. While there were powerful ones too, none posed much threat. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Hei Long followed closely behind Qin Jiang. A subtle yet overwhelming aura of his bloodline radiated outward, intimidating countless beasts. He was a true dragon. His lineage was noble, and he had refined the Ancestral Dragon’s Blood.
In the entire Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts, only the sovereign deep within might have purer blood than him.
Soon after entering, Hei Long came to a halt. They were still in the outer region of the forest.
“Young Master, the place you’re looking for is inside that mountain,” Hei Long said, pointing. One could faintly see a cave entrance halfway up the mountain.
“That obvious?” Qin Jiang raised his brows.
Flying over from the sky, the cave would be clearly visible. How had it stayed hidden all this time?
“Ahem, there was a giant boulder covering it before… I pushed it down,” Hei Long scratched his head awkwardly.
He transmitted a message, “That Xiao brat from the Xiao Family is already inside.”
Qin Jiang shot him a look. “Why didn’t you just flatten the entire mountain? Now it’s so conspicuous. You trying to advertise this treasure-hiding ground or what?”
Hei Long laughed sheepishly, a little embarrassed. “I’ll flatten it right now!”
With a roar, he transformed into a massive black dragon and coiled around the mountain peak. His body gleamed like metal, scales flashing coldly. He exerted his strength, and the peak he coiled around exploded.
Then, with a flick of his tail—
BOOM!!!
The top of the treasure-hiding ground was completely smashed flat.
Ye Ling’er’s small mouth parted in surprise. She looked at Qin Jiang and smiled. “Qin Jiang, Brother Hei Long really listens to you.”
Anyone could tell that Qin Jiang had been joking about flattening the mountain. But Hei Long had actually done it. That kind of loyalty made even Ye Ling’er laugh.
Of course, she didn’t know that both master and servant were calculating something behind the scenes.
Qin Jiang’s joke about leveling the mountain? He really meant it.
Hei Long shifted back into human form and returned to Qin Jiang’s side with a silly grin. “Young Master, it’s flattened.”
Qin Jiang rolled his eyes at him, speechless. Ye Ling’er giggled again.
Meanwhile…
Inside the mountain cave, Xiao Fan had just entered not long ago. He looked utterly confused.
This was a treasure-hiding ground, but it wasn’t easy to obtain the treasures. After barely passing several traps and barriers, he finally caught sight of the treasures—
A deafening boom exploded. Within just a few breaths, Xiao Fan suddenly realized the stone ceiling above him… had vanished.
He could now see the sky directly above his head.
He was dumbfounded.
“Huh? There’s someone in the treasure-hiding ground?”
A voice rang out at that moment.
Xiao Fan turned toward it and froze—his body trembled. The person he least wanted to see even in his dreams was now standing before him again.
“Qin Jiang?”
Xiao Fan rubbed his eyes in disbelief. How could they bump into each other even here?
“Huh? Xiao Fan?” Qin Jiang acted surprised.
Ye Ling’er was a bit confused too. Why was Xiao Fan inside the treasure-hiding ground?
Qin Jiang’s expression darkened as he turned to Hei Long. “Hei Long, what’s going on?”
“I… I…” Hei Long looked just as stunned, his face a little flustered, like he wasn’t prepared for this at all.
Qin Jiang praised him inwardly. That acting deserved an award.
Finally, Hei Long gritted his teeth and dropped to one knee. “Young Master, Hei Long is at fault! I’ll deal with the intruder immediately!”
With that, he stood up and coldly stared at Xiao Fan. A mighty aura slammed into Xiao Fan, directly pinning him to the ground.
Xiao Fan’s face darkened as he roared, “Qin Jiang! What is the meaning of this? You’re the dignified Young Master of the Qin Family—are you really going to steal someone else’s opportunity?!”
Qin Jiang chuckled, “This treasure-hiding ground was discovered by me first. How is that stealing?”
“You’re full of crap! Shamelessly taking someone else’s fortune and acting all noble… Hah, so this is the Young Master of the Qin Family?” Xiao Fan snapped.
Ye Ling’er looked at Xiao Fan, now forced to his knees, and felt a bit of pity. But when he insulted Qin Jiang, she became annoyed and couldn’t help saying, “Qin Jiang spent days looking for this place. And it was Brother Hei Long who cleared the area. You just stumbled upon it—by rights, this should be Qin Jiang’s.”
Xiao Fan’s eyes widened. “You… You’re siding with Qin Jiang? Don’t forget, it was the Xiao Family who raised you!”
“I…” Ye Ling’er was momentarily speechless.
At that moment, Qin Jiang wrapped his arm around Ye Ling’er and said, “Ling’er is my wife. Isn’t it normal for her to stand by me? Or do you expect her to side with a thief like you?”