Chapter 8

Update Time: 2012-10-11

Zhang Dong stood at the classroom door, took a deep breath, and firmly gripped the letter containing the secret that his mother had given him.

Zhang Dong looked at the several gun barrels and felt a sense of impending death, but he did not panic. He asked coldly, "Who are you? What do you want?"

"Kid, you've got some nerve, daring to flirt with my sister. Let her go right now, or you're dead, absolutely dead." The leading man, who had just picked himself up from the ground, said with a murderous look.

Zhang Dong was taken aback. Damn, it's the brother-in-law causing trouble? And I actually knocked him to the ground?

Chen Xiaojiao, who had been frightened by the sudden change, was now pale with fear from the five gun barrels. But when she saw that the leader was indeed her brother, Chen Dong, she immediately calmed down and stomped her foot, shouting, "Brother, are you crazy?"

"This, little sister, weren't you just screaming for help?" Chen Dong scratched his head, puzzled.

"He, he, he is my boyfriend. Brother, you misunderstood." Chen Xiaojiao hugged Zhang Dong's arm, her face flushed with embarrassment.

The five men simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief, put away their guns, and Chen Dong, with an unhappy expression, walked up to Zhang Dong, sizing him up from head to toe. Finally, he fixed his gaze on Chen Xiaojiao's face and said with deep concern, "Little sister, you, you, are you already dating at such a young age?"

"Brother, you got a girl pregnant when you were eighteen. Who are you to lecture me?" Chen Xiaojiao said fiercely.

"You, you, I'll tell Mom and Dad." Chen Dong was both angry and furious.

"Don't, don't, absolutely don't let them know." Chen Xiaojiao panicked, her eyes darting around. She leaned close to Zhang Dong's ear and said forcefully, "Brother Dong, this is your doing, so you have to fix it. Otherwise, I'll never speak to you again."

"Relax." Zhang Dong said, taking a step forward. "Brother-in-law, you need to keep this a secret, or I'll beat you so badly that even your mother-in-law won't recognize you."

"You dare to threaten me?"

Chen Dong was so angry that he stomped his foot, touching his right cheek, which felt hot and painful. He thought to himself, as the captain of the Chun Cheng Special Police, he was highly skilled and invincible. When had he ever suffered such a defeat? When had he ever been threatened?

"I'm not threatening you; I'm sure I can handle you. If all five of you attack me at once, I won't fight back. If you can touch even a corner of my clothes within five minutes, I'll let you do whatever you want. Otherwise, you have to keep my relationship with Xiaojiao a secret." Zhang Dong said with great confidence.

"Who are you?" Chen Dong's face turned ashen, wanting to beat Zhang Dong to a pulp immediately, but remembering how the five of them were knocked down by Zhang Dong, he was too afraid to act rashly.

"My name is Zhang Dong, your sister's classmate and boyfriend." Zhang Dong said with a strange smile. "What do you say? Dare to bet?"

"Brother, you always brag about being invincible. Why are you impotent today?" Chen Xiaojiao said boldly. She had seen Zhang Dong fight many times and mostly win. Seeing him defeat five skilled special police officers alone made her extremely happy. She had always been entangled with Zhang Dong because of her admiration for his martial skills.

"Little sister, how can you speak so rudely as a girl?" Chen Dong scolded.

"What's rude about it? If you're not impotent, then bet with Brother Dong." Chen Xiaojiao said triumphantly.

"Fine, I'll bet." Chen Dong shouted, and the four team members immediately sprang into action, surrounding Zhang Dong from five directions.

Zhang Dong moved with a mysterious agility, strolling leisurely in the forest, but the five special police officers couldn't catch him no matter what.

The five special police officers were amazed to the extreme. Today was truly a day of unexpected setbacks. They had encountered a monster. What kind of agility was this?

They were anxious and used their full strength, moving at their fastest speed, chasing Zhang Dong like madmen in the forest. But strangely, Zhang Dong moved like a fish in the water, and the five of them couldn't even touch a corner of his clothes.

"Brother Dong, you're so amazing; brother, you're just a big pig, five people can't catch him." Chen Xiaojiao was amazed and extremely admiring, also extremely happy, and shouted excitedly.

The five special police officers had black lines on their foreheads but couldn't refute it. The five minutes quickly passed, and Chen Dong had to stop, panting and said, "We admit defeat. What kind of agility is this?"

"Ripples in the Water." Zhang Dong stopped abruptly next to Chen Xiaojiao, his face not flushed, his breath not short, and said with a wicked smile. Of course, this was not the fictional "Ripples in the Water" from a novel, but a technique created by Jiang Shan after many battles—Carp Transformation Technique, which had a similar effect.

"Ha!" Everyone simultaneously extended their middle fingers, full of disbelief.

"Brother-in-law, since you admit defeat, you won't go back on your word, right?" Zhang Dong said.

"Of course not, but if you treat my sister badly, I won't be nice to you." Chen Dong patted the gun at his waist, threatening.

"Brother-in-law, rest assured. Xiaojiao is my wife, and I will treat her like a treasure." Zhang Dong said seriously, then whispered a few intimate words in Chen Xiaojiao's ear, who was both shy and happy, before walking away with a wicked smile.

The night gradually faded, and a hint of dawn appeared on the horizon.

Zhang Dong woke up, a lingering expression on his face. Last night, he had dreamed of kissing Chen Xiaojiao in the park, and it was incredibly enchanting.

After savoring the memory for a while, he asked in his mind, "Surveillance Device, search for the nearest unclaimed underground treasure near my home."

He finally decided to get some money. Yesterday, he didn't have money to rent a room, and Chen Xiaojiao found an excuse to escape. Although he was just teasing her and didn't really intend to rent a room, not having money to rent a room was indeed embarrassing.

The search quickly yielded results. Under a large tree in a valley on Baozi Ridge, there were 100 silver dollars from the eighth year of the Republic of China, each worth 1,200 RMB, totaling 120,000 RMB.

Baozi Ridge was 50 kilometers from his home, all mountain roads. It seemed that within a 50-kilometer radius of his home, there were no unclaimed valuable items underground.

Zhang Dong, now a skilled martial artist with a strength level of 85, was a true internal martial artist. He was not afraid of the 50 kilometers at all.

He set off immediately, traversing the mountains and forests, and retrieved the 100 silver dollars that day.

The next day, he went to Chun Cheng and sold them at a jewelry store for 1,100 RMB each, not the 1,200 RMB evaluated by the surveillance device, but still earned 110,000 RMB, which made Zhang Dong extremely excited. This was the largest sum of money he had ever owned!

Moreover, this was just the beginning. The Earth was vast, and all the unclaimed treasures underground were his!

He went to the bank with high spirits, deposited 100,000 RMB, bought an iPhone, entered the phone numbers of his classmates, and then happily called his best friend, Liu Kui.

Within ten minutes, the energetic Liu Kui drove up in an Audi A6, excitedly saying, "Brother Dong, I was just about to pick you up, but I didn't expect you to come to Chun Cheng. Hehe, why don't you come with me to my wife's house today?"

He had cheated on the college entrance exam and scored 695, which made him feel very proud and his parents extremely happy. They immediately gave him an Audi A6, making him overjoyed. Now, he was going to officially establish his relationship with Gao Qian. After all, yesterday, when they left Chen Xiaojiao's house, Gao Qian found an opportunity to escape into the crowd.

"No, take me home." Zhang Dong was not interested.

"Don't, don't, Brother Dong, bring your wife and my wife, and let's go to Yunwu Mountain. It will be so much fun." Liu Kui quickly said.

Yunwu Mountain was 100 kilometers from Chun Cheng, shrouded in mist, with beautiful scenery. There were hotels and temples on the mountain, making it a great tourist destination.

Now that Liu Kui had a car, 100 kilometers was just an hour's drive. If it was indeed fun, they could even stay overnight at the mountain hotel. And staying overnight, hehe, the beauty wouldn't be able to escape their grasp.

Zhang Dong thought he still had a few thousand RMB in cash, enough for a good splurge. Maybe there were treasures on Yunwu Mountain too.

He quickly had the surveillance device search.

His guess was correct. Yunwu Mountain was a feng shui treasure land with five treasures. Four were ancient tombs buried deep underground, containing many artifacts. The other was a real treasure, ten small gold bars, each weighing about 100 grams, totaling about 300,000 RMB, buried under the grass on a hillside, only one meter deep.

Zhang Dong had no interest in the ancient tombs, as they were too troublesome and the artifacts hard to sell. But the ten gold bars were different. With his abilities, he could retrieve them silently and sell them easily without any trouble.

Zhang Dong naturally agreed to Liu Kui's suggestion.

They then called Chen Xiaojiao and Gao Qian, who were both new-generation iPhone girls and readily agreed.

They picked up the two beauties, got on the highway, and sped towards Yunwu Mountain.

Gao Qian sat in the front passenger seat, while Zhang Dong and Chen Xiaojiao sat in the back. Naturally, the journey was not peaceful, with teasing and playful nicknames like "wife," "husband," and "Brother Dong."

Even Gao Qian was egged on by Zhang Dong and Chen Xiaojiao to call Liu Kui "husband." Gao Qian was both embarrassed and angry, refusing to comply, and argued, "This doesn't count because Liu Kui cheated to get his high score."

"Was it ever said that cheating was not allowed?"

"Cheating doesn't count as a foul. You're already Liu Kui's person."

"No cheating, or you'll be punished on the spot."

"Wife, just give in to me. I'll treat you well for the rest of my life."

Gao Qian couldn't argue with the three of them and was forced to call Liu Kui "husband," making Liu Kui so happy that his eyes nearly turned into slits, almost driving the car into a ditch.

They arrived at Yunwu Mountain in an hour, and Liu Kui drove the car directly to the parking lot of the mountain hotel, grinning, "Let's book two rooms first. We'll stay for two days."

"No, let's go back today." Gao Qian and Chen Xiaojiao, knowing Liu Kui and Zhang Dong's ulterior motives, became panic-stricken.