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

Chapter 546 Beware of Danger and Stay Away from the Unknown!

In 1860, during the Second Opium War, Countess Catharine's great-great-grandfather traveled to China aboard the Immortal and looted the Yuanmingyuan, known as the Garden of Gardens. To destroy evidence of her crimes, she burned the Yuanmingyuan.

These invaders loaded all the so-called spoils they had plundered onto the Imperishable and returned to France.

Fortunately, the Immortal encountered a storm at sea, was severely damaged, and sank into the ocean, which can be considered retribution.

However, Catherine's great-grandfather was rescued by a passing Chinese merchant ship and returned safely to Paris.

After that, Katharine's great-grandfather always coveted the priceless spoils on the Undying, but he died with regret because he could not raise the funds for the expedition.

Then Catherine's great-grandfather organized an expedition to search for the Undying, but they never returned.

JC held his phone and took pictures of what was said to be a depiction of the environment around the sunken site of the HMS Immaculate, drawn from memory by Catherine Gould's great-grandfather after he returned to Paris.

After taking the photos, JC walked back to an antique desk and sat down. He took out a magnifying glass and began to examine a yellowed, old black-and-white photograph. The photograph showed a group of French soldiers gleefully displaying their looted spoils. Several animal heads were placed on the table, on their laps, and held aloft.

One of the animal heads, in particular, is the dragon head with the highest bounty on the black market.

As long as the Immortal Number is found, all the losses from being double-crossed will be recovered.

That was a whole ship full of treasures and precious cultural relics. Any one of the items in the Yuanmingyuan was a priceless national treasure.

According to records in the diary of Katharine's great-grandfather, the Immortal sank in the vicinity of Southeast Asia. However, to find the exact location based on the environment depicted in these paintings, a large amount of environmental comparison is required.

This kind of work requires Liao Fan, a super tech geek, to provide technical support within the team.

But now, he has been taken hostage and can only wait until he gets the rabbit head to exchange it for his own, and then immediately leave Paris to search for the location of the sunken ship of the Immortal in the waters of Southeast Asia.

However, what JC didn't know was that Gao Dongxu took Liao Fan away not only for the drone technology and laser 3D printing technology in Liao Fan's mind, but more importantly, to control the time and progress of JC's search for the Immortal.

Without Liao Fan's technical support, JC's attempt to locate the shipwreck of the Immortal would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

On the Champs-Élysées, the early spring sunlight filters through the gaps in the bare branches of the plane trees, bathing the entire street in a golden glow.

Gao Dongxu walked ahead with steady steps. His suit and overcoat accentuated his tall and straight figure, and the Patek Philippe on his wrist shimmered with a low-key yet luxurious light in the sunlight.

"Look at this bag!" Ru Xin jogged a few steps, took Gao Dongxu's right arm, pointed to the latest Chanel chain bag in the shop window, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Not to be outdone, she took his left arm and said, "That's too ordinary. I think a Hermès Birkin would suit us better." She slightly raised her chin, revealing the beautiful lines of her neck.

Su Yan quietly followed beside the three. Today, she was still wearing the sexy, glamorous, and cool leather coat, high boots, and bright red lipstick that Gao Dongxu had made her wear last night, which made her skin look as white as snow, forming a stark contrast with the twin sisters' casual and youthful vitality.

"Buy them all." Gao Dongxu's lips curled into a doting smile, his voice carrying an undeniable certainty. "Buy everything you like today."

His gaze fell on Su Yan. When their eyes met, Su Yan, like a startled fawn, quickly lowered her head, her eyelashes casting a small shadow on her shy face.

Gao Dongxu gently broke free from the twins' arms, took a step back, and naturally put his arm around Su Yan's shoulder.

"What? Still hesitating and struggling?" He gently pinched her shoulder with his fingers, feeling her muscles tense up and then deliberately relax.

Su Yan looked up, her pretty face flushed, and her large, watery eyes showed a hint of panic as she hurriedly shook her head and said in a trembling voice, "No, no... I, I just... I'm sorry."

"Hehe, be a good girl and do whatever I tell you to do. Now, have fun shopping and buy whatever you like, understand?" Gao Dongxu smiled and pulled her closer to him, raising an eyebrow as he spoke.

"Mmm..." Su Yan blushed and bit her red lips, letting out a soft "Mmm," her delicate body trembling slightly as she nestled in Gao Dongxu's arms.

"Hehe, the first one is Chanel." Gao Dongxu waved his hand and happily pushed open the glass door of the boutique, where a luxurious scent of high-end perfume and leather wafted out.

For the next two hours, Gao Dongxu, like a generous emperor, watched his three beauties try on various gorgeous clothes and accessories. Ru Xin and Ru Qing, like two joyful butterflies, flitted between the shops, constantly trying on different jewelry and comparing which necklace best suited their skin tone.

"Do you think this color suits me?" Ru Xin twirled around, the hem of her new Dior dress billowing in the air.

“I think my sister looks better in pink,” Ruqing interjected, already carrying three shopping bags.

Gao Dongxu sat on the leather sofa in the VIP lounge, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest: "Wrap both colors up." His gaze, however, bypassed the twins and landed on Su Yan, who was trying on a simple necklace.

The platinum necklace had no superfluous embellishments, except for a small diamond set in the pendant, which sparkled between Su Yan's delicate collarbone. She tilted her head slightly in front of the mirror, her fingers lightly touching the diamond, her eyes gleaming with delight.

“Su Yan,” he stood up and walked behind her, their reflections overlapping in the mirror, “this necklace suits you very well.”

Su Yan's fingers paused, and she said shyly in a trembling voice, "I was just trying it on casually." Gao Dongxu immediately told the shop assistant, "I'll take this one." Then he leaned close to her ear and chuckled, "Here, let me put it on for you."

Su Yan's earlobes turned slightly red, her pretty face flushed, and she nodded slightly, her voice trembling as she said, "Thank you, boss."

Gao Dongxu's fingers touched Su Yan's fair neck, causing her delicate body to tense and tremble slightly, while at the same time she felt a sweet feeling in her heart.

As they entered the Hermès boutique, Gao Dongxu's phone vibrated. He glanced at the caller ID, somewhat surprised: "You guys go ahead and browse, I need to take this call."

Under the sunlight outside the shop, Gao Dongxu answered the phone with a smile: "A-Ning, missed me?"

"Where are you now? I need to talk to you." Ah Ning's gentle voice came from the phone.

"I'm in Paris right now. What's up?" Gao Dongxu asked, frowning slightly.

"Paris?" Aning was a little surprised, but quickly continued, "Jude Kao has assigned me a new task. This time it's related to Wu Xie. Jude Kao got a bronze hexagonal bell from somewhere, exactly the same as the one you gave me, but it's filled with wax and sealed so it can't make a sound."

Jude Kao asked me to arrange for someone to take this bell to Wu Xie and tell him a story, telling him that this bronze bell was discovered in the Qinling Mountains.

Then, Jude Kao ordered me to lead a group to follow Wu Xie...

Upon hearing this, Gao Dongxu immediately understood that the story of the Qinling Sacred Tree was about to begin.

The thought of the materializable bronze divine tree and the Zhujiuyin sword filled Gao Dongxu with genuine apprehension.

Undoubtedly, the Qinling Sacred Tree expedition was the most dangerous adventure of all, and Aning almost lost her life.

"Did Jude Kao tell you what you were going to follow Wu Xie to find?" Gao Dongxu asked.

"There was no specific target. He just wanted me to lead a group to follow Wu Xie, and if possible, to steal the Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish from Wu Xie," A Ning said over the phone.

"This trip to the Qinling Mountains is extremely dangerous, with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. Listen to me, don't take my brother-in-law on this risky trip."

"If Wu Xie finds an ancient tomb in the Qinling Mountains, you can send someone to follow him. Just don't go down yourself. You and my brother-in-law stay outside and scavenge for bargains." Gao Dongxu pretended to be a charlatan to scare A Ning.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you. Aren’t you interested in this trip to the Qinling Mountains?” A Ning first chose to follow Gao Dongxu’s advice without hesitation, and then asked curiously.

"Given Jude Kao's cunning and shrewdness, since he set up this trap to lure Wu Xie into it, his intentions must be far from small..."

"I'm not interested. The Qinling Mountains are a land of dragon veins, with too many legends and too many mysteries. Not everyone can handle it. Anyway, I'm not going. No matter how good the treasure is, you have to be alive to enjoy it. You must listen to me and not go into the tomb with Wu Xie. He's tough. Even if he's on the verge of death, it's like he's the one who survives.

Once we reach the Qinling Mountains, we must be extremely careful. I suspect Jude Kao is up to no good; be wary of him and other forces.

Gao Dongxu reiterated that, if he remembered correctly, the Wang family would also make an appearance on this trip to the Qinling Mountains.

This was also one of the key objectives of Wu Sansheng and Qiu Dekao's collaboration in setting up the Qinling assassination plot, to draw out the Wang family hiding behind the scenes.

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, I won't go into the tomb," came A-Ning's reassuring voice from the computer.

"Very good, that's settled then. I have some things to take care of here. Call me anytime if you need anything, and be careful in everything you do," Gao Dongxu reminded him again.

"Yeah, don't worry..."

After hanging up the phone, Gao Dongxu narrowed his eyes. In fact, there were still many good things to be gained from this trip to the Qinling Mountains, but he was really wary of the materialization of the obsession of the bronze divine tree affected by the meteorite.

If, by accident, another obsessed Go Dong-wook is created who competes with him for the identity, that would be frustrating.

The Bronze Tree is far too strange; he would never risk his life.

After thinking it over, Gao Dongxu returned to the store. The three of them had already selected quite a few items, and he couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Is there anything else you'd like to buy?"

Ruqing excitedly held up a crocodile skin bag: "This one."

"Wrap them up." Gao Dongxu interrupted her with a smile and said to the shop assistant, "Wrap up everything they chose." His generosity made the twin sisters cheer with joy, and Su Yan's pretty face also blushed, her eyes full of sweetness.

Around noon, the four of them first found a Michelin three-star restaurant and enjoyed a delicious French meal. Back at the Four Seasons Hotel, the presidential suite was piled high with the three women's spoils. Ru Xin and Ru Qing excitedly unpacked their purchases, comparing their hauls.

(End of this chapter)