Chapter 5 [She Comes from the Mountains]
Dear Grandson:
You always thought the old lady was a fake Divine Woman, but now you truly believe it, don't you?
Too bad, I can't see my dear grandson's frustrated face.
In the past, you were unwilling to learn from me, but now you must be willing.
There's something I need to tell you, and that is... money.
That's right, the old lady actually has quite a bit of money.
Do you think helping someone like Xiao Ma with divination for free is realistic?
The thing is, our sect has a rule that money earned by the sect cannot be spent by outsiders, not even close family, or there will be a curse.
So, even though the old lady has money, you refused to join our sect, so... from childhood to now, you had to save many days' worth of breakfast money just to buy a shabby comic book. Although the old lady saw this, deep down...
Alright, deep down, I was actually gloating.
(Chen Yan reading the letter: "@#...%￥&...%")
Now, my dear grandson, you must regret it, right?
Listen to your grandma, join our sect, inherit my legacy.
The money your grandma left, you can spend however you want.
Is that alright?
Remember this well.
There are three things in the box.
First, it's the secret manual of our sect, all the skills are written in that booklet. Study well. Fortunately, when you were a child, I taught you some of the Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends techniques, so you have a foundation. Study by yourself slowly, don't be greedy, you will eventually learn it.
Second, it's the money. There's a bank account inside, find it, and all the valuable things your grandma left for you are in there.
As for the third, this is important! Grandma left you a candle, the white one, yes, only half of it.
Remember this, in the future, if you encounter any particularly dangerous situation, and can't get through it, light this candle in an emergency! It will naturally help you turn danger into safety, and misfortune into fortune!
This is something your grandma left to save your life, keep it well! Unless absolutely necessary, never use it!
Alright, at this parting moment, I become so chatty.
My dear grandson, don't cry.
But you probably can't cry now, can you?
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That's all there is in the letter.
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Cry?
Chen Yan really can't cry now!
How much sorrow is left in his heart?
His emotions are all disjointed.
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First, he found that half-white candle.
It looked like an ordinary half-candle, no matter how you looked at it.
Remembering the old lady's last words, it couldn't be lit unless absolutely necessary. It's a life-saving thing, so keep it close.
He found a booklet full of strange talismans.
If this thing were to fall outside, probably a hundred people wouldn't understand it, but in Chen Yan's eyes, he could generally understand what it meant — after all, the old lady tricked him into learning a bunch of Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends techniques since he was ten years old.
The last thing was what the old lady said, about her being wealthy and the huge inheritance left behind.
It was a piece of paper.
On it was a long [bank account] number, in English and numbers.
The problem is, he can't understand it!
Chen Yan was familiar with the banks in Dragon Country, and the usual account numbers didn't have English words!
Uh... could the old lady have left him a game account?
The problem is, together with this account, there's also a strange metal key.
It's a key with a hexagonal tip.
He looked up at the old lady's portrait.
Hmm, the old lady liked to mess with him, but she wouldn't go this far.
He rushed into the room, grabbed his phone, and went online!
Using a VPN!
After a few dozen minutes, Chen Yan searched the account pattern and the key's shape online, and determined one thing.
This is indeed an account and user symbol of a certain bank.
The problem is, this is an old private bank.
Located in...
Port City.
Chen Yan scratched his head.
Wow, the old lady even went to Hangkang?
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On the land at the northeastern border between Lu State and Beizhou, at a place called [Golden Summit Mountain] by locals.
Alright, that's the official map name.
Locals call it: Naitouzi Mountain.
Under the majestic mountain ridge, a winding valley path runs through it, the mountains and dense greenery making the path seem hidden and invisible.
A sudden cold wind passed by, and a figure slowly emerged from the valley.
She had an elegant figure but wore simple clothes, just a small jacket with tight pants made of coarse cloth, which seemed out of place with the current times.
She carried a snakeskin bag.
Her fair and rosy face, with features that should've been sweet and charming, had a hint of coldness, and her slightly slanted eyebrows gave a hint of fierceness to her otherwise enchanting looks.
Her black, shiny hair was enough to make many girls envious, yet she had it in an odd, thick braid.
The girl walked out of the valley path, took about twenty steps, then stopped abruptly, turning to look behind her.
"Come out!"
Her voice, which should have been sweet and soft, was instead cold and stern.
Two small heads emerged from the dense greenery along the valley road.
A teenage boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a little girl with pigtails.
The two of them made faces at the girl in front, and the boy whined, "Fourth Sister, don't forget to bring us good things from outside this time."
The girl's face darkened, "Go back, if you delay the time, you'll miss the boundary and be left as ghosts in this mountain."
The teenage boy, scared, shrunk back, but the pigtailed girl wasn't afraid, clapped her hands, and laughed, "Fourth Sister will surely succeed and bring that Chen Family man back!"
Fourth Sister Gu shot a glare, her face seemed to flush a bit.
After a moment of hesitation, she softly said:
"Stop being so noisy."
The pigtailed girl still wasn't afraid, raised her head, and shouted, "Third Uncle said, you mustn't be too fierce outside, hide your temper to avoid trouble and hurting people. Smile more at others."
Gu Girl looked at the pigtailed girl, then at the teenage boy, "I'm leaving, you take care of the house. Tell the uncles, I'll be back before the next blood tide."
She said, then slung the woven bag over her shoulder and waved her hand.
Instantly, the dense greenery in the valley enveloped the children, pushing them back.
In just a few breaths, the originally hidden valley path disappeared altogether.
After tidying up, Gu Girl looked up at the sky, a hint of coldness on her face.
Chen Family Member, you better behave and let me catch you!
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About an hour later, the girl who left the mountains, at the train station of a nearby small county.
Her outfit, completely out of sync with the times, gave an overwhelmingly rustic feel... Even in rural areas of Su Province these days, who still wears clothes made of coarse cloth in 2024?
And, who in their right mind would go out carrying a snakeskin bag?!
Yet this girl did, her enchanting looks combined with an oddly unique aura.
That wasn't all.
The key point is...
[Why are their ID cards made of plastic? Different from the one Third Uncle made for me?]
[That little metal box they hold to their faces, is it the big brother's phone that Third Uncle mentioned? But it wasn't supposed to be this small, right?]
[And that person... is holding a TV? How can there be no power cords, walking while watching?]
[And the woman at the door, going out in winter with such a short skirt, exposing her thighs? What an indecent sight!!]
The girl was dumbfounded...
"This outside world is not what Third Uncle said it would be!"
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(This chapter is a bonus.
Yesterday, we mentioned the update time, some readers had issues, saying that updating at twelve o'clock is not good. So, it will be changed to:
Every day, at 8 AM, two consecutive updates. OK?)
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