Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 514 A Show of Force: A Monster-like Existence
Ah Ning's nails dug deeply into her palms, her knuckles turning white from the force, and her beautiful face froze completely. A raging fire surged in her eyes as she glared at Gao Dongxu and growled, "You dare touch him and see what happens?"

She held Jiang Zixia tightly in her arms, facing Gao Dongxu like a mother animal protecting her cub.

Jiang Zisuan leaned against A Ning's chest, cold sweat rolling down his pale face and wetting the messy strands of hair on his forehead. He clenched his fists tightly, veins bulging at his knuckles, his bloodshot eyes glaring at Gao Dongxu, but he ultimately swallowed back the harsh words that were about to come out of his mouth.

After letting out a stubborn snort, he turned his face away, shut his mouth, and refused to look at Gao Dongxu's mocking smile.

Gao Dongxu slowly smoked his cigarette, but the smile on his lips didn't reach his eyes: "Look, he's much more sensible now."

"Hmph—" Ah Ning snorted coldly, embarrassed and angry, and slowly helped Jiang Zixia up, asking with concern, "Little brother, how are you feeling?"

"No, it's nothing, I'll be fine after a rest..." As someone who had received military training since childhood and was proficient in combat, archery, and firearms, Jiang Zisuan felt a sense of fear and helplessness towards Gao Dongxu, who had rendered him incapacitated with just one finger.

"Come on, let me help you lie down in the cabin for a while." A Ning helped Jiang Zisuan walk towards the cabin.

Watching the two siblings walk away, Gao Dongxu smiled faintly. From the very beginning, he had wanted to teach Jiang Zisuan a lesson and then subdue him.

It's worth noting that in the original story, after Aning was bitten to death by a pheasant's neck, Jiang Zisuan was blinded by rage and single-mindedly wanted to take revenge on Wu Xie. He was manipulated and deceived, becoming a typical pitiful and pathetic person.

Simple-minded, impulsive, naive, yet possessing unwavering willpower, Gao Dongxu saw him as a truly sharp blade that could be wielded.

Just as the atmosphere became incredibly awkward and tense, Fatty Wang slapped his thigh and grinned, "Hehe, Young Master Gao, your brother-in-law is ruthless enough. You almost stabbed your brother-in-law to death."

"The last time he saw me, he kept nagging me. I wanted to teach him a lesson then, which is why he even bared his teeth at me. Do you think I could tolerate him?" Gao Dongxu explained with a smile.

Upon hearing the backstory, Wu Xie and Fatty Wang suddenly understood. Wu Xie shook his head and chuckled, "He's just a kid, young and impetuous. Don't take him seriously."

"Hehe, don't worry, I'm just scaring him. I don't want his sister to hate me," Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

Just then, the boatman shouted, "Let's set sail!"

The tin boat slowly sailed away from the dock and headed out of the harbor. Gao Dongxu and the others stood up at the bow of the boat, facing the sea breeze and admiring the sea view.

Wu Xie and Fatty Wang were probably going to sea for the first time, and they seemed very excited. Looking out from the bow of the boat, Wu Xie even took out his DSLR camera and started snapping away.

Inside the cabin, Aning helped Jiang Zisuan lie down on the small bed and then poured him a cup of hot water.

Seeing Jiang Zisuan drink the hot water and then lie down curled up with a pained expression, A Ning felt both heartache and anger.

"Little brother, why are you so impulsive and disobedient? I told you so clearly to stop, why did you still go and provoke him?"

Jiang Zisuan looked at A Ning with complicated eyes and asked in a muffled voice, "Sister, you and him..."

Ah Ning's pretty face flushed slightly, but she forced herself to remain calm and said, "Don't meddle in my affairs. Remember, you're not allowed to provoke him again."

Jiang Zisuan's heart sank. He had clearly seen A Ning blush just now, and he could basically confirm that his sister's relationship with the other party was unusual.

"Sister, who exactly is he? Why are you afraid of him?"

After a moment of silence and hesitation, Ah Ning looked at her arrogant younger brother and said softly, "He is not only a billionaire, but also has a huge background and power. He is also a master of internal martial arts with extremely high personal strength. Moreover, the three people he brings with him are also masters. As far as I know, he has three subordinates who did not come with him this time."

To put it simply, if he wanted to, he could easily crush anyone, including our godfather and all of us.

Jiang Zisuan stared wide-eyed at A Ning in disbelief, seemingly forgetting his pain as he said, "Sister, you're not kidding? How could such a monster exist?!"

Looking at the incredulous Jiang Zisuan, A Ning smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, but he just happens to exist. Last time at the Lu Palace, if it weren't for him saving me, I would have been eaten to death by the corpse beetles..."

Jiang Zisuan's expression changed and he shuddered; it was the first time he had heard his sister mention the incident at the Lu Palace.

"A corpse beetle?!"

"A mutated black worm that feeds on corpses, each one the size of a palm, highly venomous, and adept at burrowing into human bodies to devour their flesh and blood. Moreover, their numbers are enormous, swarming everywhere..." Recalling the swarm of corpse beetles she last saw at the Lu Palace, A Ning's face turned extremely pale, still filled with lingering fear.

"Gulp—" Jiang Zisuan, who was hearing about this strange creature for the first time, swallowed hard, his face pale. He looked at his sister, who had been eaten by the corpse beetle, with lingering fear and heartache, and said in a trembling voice, "Sister, you have really suffered all these years. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to work so hard..."

Looking at her younger brother, whose eyes were red and about to cry, Ah Ning affectionately reached out and gently stroked his hair, smiling with relief, "Silly boy, even without you, do you think our godfather would support an idle person? He adopted us orphans and trained us from a young age, wasn't it all to help him explore and rob tombs?"

When Qiu Dekao was mentioned, Jiang Zisuan's face turned even uglier, his eyes filled with complex emotions, unsure whether to hate or be grateful to him.

"Alright, stop overthinking. Get some rest." A-Ning looked at the silent Jiang Zisuan, sighed inwardly, and comforted him, "Remember my words, don't provoke that bastard again. His personality is extremely wicked; he acts recklessly and arbitrarily. Even if he doesn't kill you, he'll torment you and make you suffer..." Jiang Zisuan's forehead veins throbbed, his lips twitched, and the pain in his liver made him grit his teeth. However, thinking of how the other party had crushed his liver with a single finger, and how he had collapsed before he could even react, he felt utterly powerless and helpless. The gap in their abilities was too great; he was no match for them at all.

"Sis...do you like him?"

Watching A Ning get up and walk out, Jiang Zisuan asked with a complicated expression.

Ah Ning blushed, didn't turn around, and said guiltily, "Don't worry about my business, just get some rest—"

Looking at the closed hatch, Jiang Zisuan smiled bitterly. He was certain that his older sister had fallen in love with that bastard.

Damn it, he keeps calling himself his brother-in-law, but he showed no mercy when he attacked. He's a complete bastard.

Aning stepped out of the cabin and saw Gao Dongxu and Wu Xie sitting on the side of the ship, trolling with a fishing rod.

At this moment, the mainland gradually recedes into the distance, and ahead lies the most mysterious ocean in the world, the South China Sea. Since ancient times, countless secrets have been buried beneath this vast blue expanse.

The scenery in the sea is monotonous, but what impresses people most is that gem-like blue, the vast and boundless deep blue connecting with the distant sky, like a slowly rising blue continent, shining with an ancient and primordial glass-like light.

With a cold face, A Ning walked towards them. Before she even got close, she heard Wu Xie sigh and say, "Seeing this sea, I finally understand why the mysterious tomb owner chose to place his tomb in the sea."

The vast, almost infinite sea surface, devoid of any discernible features, presented an unprecedented challenge for tomb raiders, given the lack of satellite positioning and navigation records at the time. Finding any traces hidden beneath the surface by sight was practically a pipe dream.

“This time we have accurate flight path records and advanced equipment, so it shouldn’t be difficult to find it,” Zhang Qiling, the bald man who had put on a mask and become a chatterbox, said with a smile, encouraging the other side.

Wearing a straw hat and sunglasses, Gao Dongxu turned his head, smiled, glanced at Zhang Tuzi, and after exchanging a look with him, turned back to look at the fishing rod in his hand.

"...But I have absolutely no confidence in finding the ancient tomb hidden in the seabed sand layer within just four or five hours, by looking through the clear seawater more than 30 meters deep." Wu Xie said with a wry smile.

Upon hearing Wu Xie's words, A Ning frowned, and just as she was about to say something, Gao Dongxu suddenly pulled the rod hard and shouted, "We caught one!"

Everyone swarmed around, watching Gao Dongxu easily pull the fishing rod, which was bent into an arc, with one hand, and start turning the pulley to reel in the line with the other.

"Luckily, it's a bluefin tuna, so I can have some sashimi..."

Looking at the fish that had been kicked out of the sea, a sailor congratulated Gao Dongxu.

"Fusheng, get the knife and plate, prepare the sauce, let's start eating—" Gao Dongxu lifted the lively blackfin tuna into the air, waited for Fugui to catch it with the net, and then instructed Fusheng with a smile.

“Okay—” Fusheng immediately took out a small cutting board, a knife, plates and other cutlery from the backpack that was placed to the side.

Seeing this, Ah Ning's lips twitched a few times, and she couldn't help but complain about Gao Dongxu's arrangement of the score.

As everyone enjoyed sashimi, admired the vast sea view, and chatted and laughed while trawling, the sea breeze began to pick up, the boat rocked more violently, and the deck creaked rhythmically.

With this swaying, A Ning, Wu Xie, and Fatty Wang all started to feel seasick. They felt uncomfortable and tired, so they had to go into the cabin to find a place to rest. As the ship rocked, they were all shaken to sleep.

I don't know how long I slept. When I woke up, I was still groggy and felt that the light was a bit dim. I thought I had slept until night, but when I turned around, I realized that the weather had changed.

Gao Dongxu, who had been trolling, frowned slightly when he saw the sky in the distance begin to change color.

Just then, the boat captain rushed over, looking somewhat uneasy, and said to him, "Mr. Gao, there's a storm, a very big one, it's coming..."

Gao Dongxu put away his fishing rod and looked in the direction his finger was pointing. There was a strange black line on the distant horizon, dividing the once connected sky and earth into two halves.

Gao Dongxu asked him with a wrinkle, "Then what should we do? Should we continue on our way?"

The captain shook his head and said, "We can't rush. The wind is too strong. We need to find a reef to shelter from the wind."

Seeing his serious expression, Gao Dongxu knew that he wasn't exaggerating, and he became anxious as well.

"Alright, let's find a safe place first. Fugui, wake up Wu Xie and the others, have them change into waterproof diving suits and life jackets, and then secure the supplies on the ship..."

Gao Dongxu first agreed to the boat captain's request for shelter from the wind, then quickly began to take off his clothes, taking out a waterproof diving suit from his backpack while rapidly issuing orders.

(End of this chapter)