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

Chapter 705 Inner Demons and Promises: The Joy of the Chess Player
What are the plans for today?

Wearing black tactical clothing, A Ning walked out of her tent, tied her long, black hair into a high ponytail with a hair tie, sat down next to Gao Dongxu, and asked softly.

While eating breakfast and looking at the dashing Ah Ning, Gao Dongxu laughed and said, "In a little while, I'll take them down into the tomb for a tour and let them develop an insect extermination plan based on the tomb's structure. After all, they are professionals. Then, they'll kill the Corpse Beetle King in the tomb, trigger an insect swarm, and wipe out most of the Corpse Beetles. Then, we won't have anything to do."

"When are we going to the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds?" A-Ning asked Gao Dongxu with concern.

Gao Dongxu raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "Why do you ask that?"

A hint of hesitation appeared on Ah Ning's small, beautiful, and fair face. Finally, she looked into Gao Dongxu's eyes and said, "I can't rest easy until Jude Kao dies!"

Gao Dongxu reached out and gently stroked A Ning's fair and smooth cheek, then lifted her delicate chin, looked at her red cherry lips, raised an eyebrow and smiled, "What, are you worried that I can't protect you and your brother?"

Ah Ning looked at Gao Dongxu with tender affection and shook her head, saying softly, "I have never questioned you. It's just that Jude Kao is my nightmare. I can't get rid of him until I see him die with my own eyes. From childhood to adulthood, the psychological shadow he left on me and my brother is too deep."

Gao Dongxu sighed helplessly and touched A Ning's cheek with some affection. He could understand A Ning's eagerness and desire to kill Jude Kao, as well as her inner conflict.

Jude Kao adopted these orphans and trained them from a young age using methods for training assassins. The suffering they endured is unimaginable. Moreover, they were subjected to various brainwashing and loyalty tests. It is already remarkable that they were able to maintain their independent personalities. However, they still subconsciously harbored fear and obedience towards Jude Kao, their master.

To put it bluntly, people like Aning and Jiang Zisuan have twisted minds and suffer from an incurable Stockholm syndrome.

They can only find peace of mind if they destroy the god or master they believe in right before their eyes. Otherwise, Jude Kao will be a nightmare they can never escape in their lives. Even if they are separated by thousands of miles, they will still be awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night.

"I promise I will kill Jude Kao in front of you and your brother, and grind his bones to dust," Gao Dongxu solemnly promised.

"Thank you—" Ah Ning blinked her big, watery eyes and rubbed her cheek against Gao Dongxu's palm like a docile kitten.

Gao Dongxu chuckled and pinched her delicate, soft cheeks, then looked at Ru Xin and Ru Qing, who were sitting to the side listening intently to their conversation, and raised an eyebrow to ask, "What about you two? Do you need me to kill Old Master Chao?"

The two sisters exchanged a glance, then shook their heads in unison, saying in unison, "No need, we're not afraid of her!"

Ru Xin smiled and continued, "She did brainwash us, trying to manipulate our emotions and control our minds. However, our master saw through her true colors long ago and filled all our psychological gaps. All along, we have only been pretending to be nice to her."

"Hehe, I almost forgot, your Thirteen Ghost Needles is a miraculous technique for treating mental illness." Gao Dongxu smiled with relief, then looked at A Ning and suggested, "How about we let the two of them give you a few acupuncture needles?"

"Why are you pricking me? Our pricking might not be as effective as yours. The most perfect cure is to kill Jude Kao, and her mental prison will be released immediately," Ruqing said coquettishly.

"Haha, I can do it for you. At least you sleep soundly when you're with me. I've never seen you wake up from a nightmare." Gao Dongxu teased A Ning, raising an eyebrow.

Ah Ning blushed slightly, giving Gao Dongxu a coquettish glare with a hint of shyness and reproach. However, her shyness stemmed from the fact that Gao Dongxu had hit the nail on the head. If she hadn't discovered that being with Gao Dongxu meant she could sleep in until she naturally woke up, she wouldn't have obediently let him do as he pleased.

Looking at A Ning's charming appearance, Gao Dongxu laughed heartily. After laughing, he said, "Once Wu Xie and the others get the map of the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds from the Mirror Palace, we'll set off. I'll have someone spread the news that Wu Xie is going to the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds. I believe Changbai Mountain will become very lively..."

Seeing Gao Dongxu's sinister smile, the three women laughed along, their eyes filled with infatuation and admiration. What they loved most about Gao Dongxu was his strength and composure, his ability to strategize and control everything.

Once they've been players, they never want to be pawns again. Before meeting Gao Dongxu, they were all pawns in someone else's hands, manipulated at will, unable to control their own destinies, and could be discarded by the players at any time, like monkeys being played around by a monkey trainer.

However, since following Gao Dongxu, they have escaped the fate of being chess pieces. Although they are not chess players, they can stand beside him and watch how he manipulates other chess pieces. While he enjoys the pleasure of being a chess player, they can also enjoy the condescending pleasure of being a chess player.

"I see. No wonder you made Wu Xie and the others make a trip to Mirror Palace." A Ning looked at Gao Dongxu and smiled with relief.

“It’s not just the map. I also want Wu Xie and the others to lure Chen Pi Asi out. There’s no other way. These people are as cunning as ghosts, appearing and disappearing like ghosts. So finding them is like finding a needle in a haystack. Therefore, the best way is to use a huge bait to lure them all out and catch them all in one fell swoop,” Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

The three women nodded in agreement. Gao Dongxu smiled and continued eating his breakfast. After finishing, he took the water from A Ning's hand, drank a few sips, and then took out his phone to call Da Jin Ya in Beijing and Liu Zhan Dou in Shanghai, asking them to buy him a second set of five-yuan bills at the market.

After dealing with these trivial matters, I called Director Luo to report on the situation at the Lu Palace, and then personally led four responsible persons and archaeological experts down into the tomb.

When the experts saw the murals in the tomb passage, they immediately became incredibly excited and started taking pictures. Gao Dongxu did not stop them, as he understood the feelings of these true scholars and experts.

And so, walking and stopping intermittently, it took the group about an hour and a half to finally arrive at the enormous space where the Hydra Cypress was located. Looking at the massive, charred Hydra Cypress, everyone was filled with awe and regret.

"This is basically the situation of the main tomb passage. We can only find out how big the tomb is and whether there are any undiscovered burial chambers after a thorough excavation."

The key now is those corpse beetles. As tomb guardians, they have been thriving here for three thousand years, and no one knows how large their population is.

My idea is to take advantage of the opportunity presented by killing the Corpse Beetle King, which would trigger a rampage among the Corpse Beetle swarms, and eliminate them as much as possible.

"By drastically reducing their numbers, we can minimize the threat they pose." Gao Dongxu said, showing everyone the small red corpse beetle king that had crawled out of the blood corpse's head and was flying around wildly in the specimen bottle.

“This is the best place to concentrate on eliminating the corpse beetles—” The leader of the disciples looked at the huge space around him and immediately began to formulate a battle plan in his mind.

"Use some cattle and sheep to create an attraction source in the middle, then seal off the main tomb passage in advance to prevent the fire from spreading. Dig a trench every three meters outward from the attraction source on the ground, then fill the entire space with gasoline. When the insect swarm appears and gathers, ignite it after its claws are coated with gasoline, while simultaneously spraying accelerants—"

By enlarging the tunnel, people can use ropes to climb up and down, thus preventing injuries and fatalities.

Listening to the other party's instructions and plans, everyone couldn't help but admire the sophistication of their pest control scheme.

"Ideally, the Corpse Beetle King could be severely injured but not killed, and hung here, so that the Corpse Beetles could be continuously drawn to it..."

The other person looked at Gao Dongxu with hopeful eyes. He had heard Gao Dongxu say that the Corpse Beetle King was extremely poisonous and would die upon contact. However, if the Corpse Beetle King could be injured but not killed and could be continuously summoned, then these terrifying mutated insects could be wiped out to the greatest extent.

“Okay—” Gao Dongxu glanced at the corpse beetle king in the specimen bottle and said calmly.

"Great! This way, we don't have to worry about the fire getting too big and the carrion beetles escaping."

"Since you've made up your mind, let's get started." Gao Dongxu said to the other party, then looked at the archaeological experts and said, "You can also start excavating in the tombs ahead. However, you must listen to the security personnel. If there is any danger, you must evacuate immediately. If unnecessary casualties occur again because you disobey, I will revoke your archaeological excavation qualifications and recruit other archaeological experts to take over."

"Don't worry, don't worry, we will definitely follow orders and arrangements, and we will absolutely not hold anyone back."

Upon hearing Gao Dongxu's threat, the archaeological experts' expressions immediately turned grim. However, they also knew that this young man could indeed replace them with another group.

This is undoubtedly unacceptable to them. This is the tomb of King Mu of Zhou. They could make a fortune and fame by digging up anything, and even live off this project until they die.

Just like the Terracotta Army and Sanxingdui... Shandong Province has finally encountered such a tremendous opportunity, how could they possibly give it up?

The head of the cultural heritage protection bureau looked at the young Gao Dongxu with admiration. He never expected that this group of difficult and disobedient experts and scholars would be so well controlled by him, as obedient as primary school students.

Gao Dongxu nodded in satisfaction as he watched how knowledgeable these experts and scholars were. He certainly didn't want any incompetent teammates in his team.

The group returned to the ground via the same route, and then began to gather people and assign tasks. Soon, the entire Lu Palace area was transformed into a large construction site.

Gao Dongxu then led the three women, including A Ning, into a tent to play mahjong, which involved stakes.

The three women have all been trained by Gao Dongxu to become masters of internal martial arts. Although they are not yet immune to heat and cold, the temperature inside the tent during the day is such that they don't feel cold even without clothes.

Therefore, in order to secure a win, Gao Dongxu shamelessly cheated repeatedly. Although he didn't win every time, he was the one wearing the most clothes among the four.

The worst off was Aning, who only had four items left, two of which were just two socks.

While Gao Dongxu was playing mahjong with the three women, Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, Zhang Qiling, and Hei Xiazi, far away in the Mirror Palace, after experiencing a series of dangers, rescued the Miao village elder who had been imprisoned in the Mirror Palace for forty years by Chen Pi A Si, and at the same time obtained a map of the underground palace's secret passage.

After learning that there were clues leading to the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds, the four of them exchanged glances and unanimously thought of Gao Dongxu.

(End of this chapter)