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

Chapter 858 Submission: Plucking the Strings of Fate
"boom--"

"Snapped--"

"Ah—that scared Fatty to death—"

Su Nan and Gao Dongxu, who were passionately kissing and almost suffocating, were startled by the sudden gunshot and the fat man's scream, and opened their eyes at the same time.

Their eyes met, and Su Nan, with a coquettish look in her eyes, gently pushed Gao Dongxu away. Her alluring and seductive appearance almost made Gao Dongxu want to disappear into the ground.

"Alright, go check what's going on—"

Helplessly, Gao Dongxu took out his hands, which had just been warmed by a rare moment of kindness, took a few deep breaths, suppressed the firearm, and got up to walk towards the entrance of the tomb chamber.

Su Nan hurriedly got up, turned around, and began to straighten all the misaligned underwear, thermal vests, thermal undershirts, sweaters, and heat-locking windbreakers.

"Fat man, are you okay?"

Gao Dongxu crawled out of the doorway and looked at Wang Yueban, who was sitting on the ground with a terrified expression and a pistol in his hand. He frowned and complained.

"Cough cough, leader... I was so close, I almost got blown up in the head... Damn it, this is definitely not a trap, it's a maze of ghosts—" Wang Yueban said in a trembling voice, looking up at a bullet hole in the tomb door.

At this moment, the expressions of the others present also became very strange and ugly, and Hu Bayi frowned as he looked at the long tomb passage in front of him.

"What do you think, Mr. Hu?" Gao Dongxu asked Hu Bayi, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"It's definitely not a trap, nor is it a smokescreen, because no human power could make a bullet make such a huge turn in just a few seconds..."

Hu Bayi walked to the bullet hole on the door, reached out and touched it, and frowned as he spoke.

"Eliminate all impossibilities, and what remains, however improbable, must be the truth. From the moment we entered the treasure hall, we were all subjected to illusions. Perhaps Yueban was right; we've encountered a true ghost wall—"

"You mean there's a ghost?!" Everyone present, except for Gao Dongxu's men, felt a chill run down their spines and looked around warily and anxiously.

"It's not a ghost, I can be sure of that, don't be suspicious." Gao Dongxu said directly, not wanting everyone to overthink things.

"It's good that it's not a ghost... No, Young Master Gao, do you mean there really is a ghost?" This time it was Wang Kaixuan who exclaimed in surprise.

"You shouldn't be surprised. Zongzi (rice dumplings) exist, so why would ghosts exist?" Gao Dongxu teased with a smile.

"Hehe... I just can't accept it for a while. After all, zongzi can be physically destroyed, but ghosts are immune to physical attacks," Wang Kaixuan said with a wry smile, his face looking unpleasant.

"Since it's not a ghost, then it can only be a smell, a sound, or a magical object." This is what Hu Bayi analyzed after thinking it over again.

Gao Dongxu looked at Hu Bayi with admiration in his eyes, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Old Hu, don't bother going to America. After you leave here, go straight to my 749 and report for duty. I'll be an advisor for you and Fatty Wang, and you can start from the top!"

"Huh?!" Hu Bayi stared wide-eyed, completely at a loss.

"What? It's settled then. From now on, you and Fatty Wang are both from my 749th Division, belonging to the organization—" Gao Dongxu said, patting Hu Bayi on the shoulder.

"No, I..." Hu Bayi looked bewildered and hurriedly said with a wry smile, "Young Master Gao, Young Master Gao, please wait a moment, Fatty and I are used to being carefree..."

"Alright, stop with that. I'm not asking you to clock in and out every day. You can live whatever you want on weekdays. When I need you for a mission, you go on the mission. Legal archaeology, you'll be thrilled."

Besides, this time you all have a backpack full of gold and silver jewelry, so you'll definitely have plenty of money in the future. Once you're financially independent, you can't just laze around all day, can you? It would be better to find something meaningful to do.

"It's settled then, Fatty. What do you think of him? Such a great opportunity to get out of poverty, you don't want to miss it too, do you?"

Gao Dongxu put his arm around Hu Bayi's shoulder, who looked both amused and exasperated, and raised an eyebrow at Wang Kaixuan, whose eyes were shining with anticipation and who was grinning from ear to ear, and encouraged him.

"Of course we don't want to. Thank you, Young Master Gao, for giving us this opportunity. We've wanted to join the organization for a long time, but we've never had a way to do so. Today, we've finally fulfilled our long-cherished wish..." Wang Kaixuan immediately flattered Hu Bayi.

"Old Hu, what are you still hesitating about? The golden rice bowl is right in front of you, you don't really not want it, do you? You still want to go to America, do nothing all day and waste your time? We don't have many years left to be adventurous. In a few more years, even if we want to go on an adventure, we won't be able to." Listening to Wang Kaixuan's grumbling and resentful outpouring, venting all the pent-up frustrations of the past years, Hu Bayi fell silent.

"Young Master Gao, I wonder if I am qualified to join 749?" Just as everyone was looking at the silent Hu Bayi, waiting for him to make a decision, Yang Xueli's voice came from behind.

"Of course, absolutely! It would be best if all three of you tomb raiders joined us together," Gao Dongxu said, turning around and smiling at Yang Xueli in welcome.

“Shirley, you—” Hu Bayi looked at Yang Shirley with a complicated expression, hesitating to speak.

"I'm sorry, Lao Hu. I was too naive before. I always thought that we could get away from the dangerous world and live a normal life by removing the talismans. But this time, I realized that whether we like it or not, our identities mean we can't live a normal life. There will always be people or things that come looking for us, and whether we like it or not, we will go back to our old ways."

"It's better to accept it proactively than to be passive. Besides, with Young Master Gao and the organization's protection, at least we won't be forced to do anything," Yang Xueli said softly to Hu Bayi.

"Okay—" Hu Bayi nodded happily, then smiled at Gao Dongxu, who was also smiling, and said, "Boss, I'll be relying on you to take care of me from now on."

"Hehe, no problem." Gao Dongxu was overjoyed to have recruited the three tomb raiders. He put his arm around Hu Bayi's shoulder and laughed, "Let's go inside, set up a pot, have some hot pot and some soy milk, and celebrate properly first. As for whether it's hallucination or not, we'll talk about that after we've eaten and drunk our fill—"

"Yes, yes, let's eat and drink our fill first. Who cares if it's an illusion or a maze? If we're really pushed to the limit, we'll just use explosives to clear a path. I don't believe we can't blast our way out—" Wang Kaixuan swept away years of pent-up frustration and regained his fearless and do-it-all spirit.

It has to be said that what a man, especially a man with real ability, fears most is feeling stifled. The more stifled he feels, the more breathless he becomes, and over time he will truly become a useless person.

Meanwhile, Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan, now freed from their shackles, were enjoying piping hot hot pot, drinking large gulps of baijiu, and chatting and laughing with everyone. They listened as Wang Kaixuan vividly and exaggeratedly recounted their exciting experiences of venturing into the Insect Valley and ascending Kunlun Mountain.

This was the first time Wang Kaixuan had so freely recounted their legendary experiences to others, and everyone present listened with great interest and was repeatedly shocked.

Especially Zhang Qiling, whose eyes, which were usually calm and still, were now sparkling with excitement.

Having regained his memories of the last thirty or forty years, Zhang Qiling believed that his experiences were unparalleled. Now, listening to Wang Kaixuan's story, he realized that the world was so vast, and there were so many mysterious and unknown things that he had never even heard of.

Corpse-scented Devil's Flower, Spider Lily, Kunlun Divine Tree, Huo Clan Immortal Worm, Gu People, Black-scaled Merman, Flesh-like Corpse Shell...

Wu Xie and Wang Yueban were the most engrossed in the listening, occasionally exchanging glances and seeing excitement and longing in each other's eyes.

It turns out that so many wonders and mysteries are buried in the vast land of China, which spans five thousand years. What they have experienced and understood is not even the tip of the iceberg.

The dinner lasted for more than two hours, and the men were all a little drunk, especially Nicholas Tse, who, who was usually quiet, got so drunk that he fell asleep.

Looking at Tingfeng, who had been stuffed into a sleeping bag by Fugui and Fusheng, Zhang Qiling suddenly said, "This man's heart is dead; living him is only torture..."

Slightly tipsy, Gao Dongxu leaned against Bai Qiangwei's warm embrace, who was wearing a soft fur coat. He smiled and exhaled a puff of smoke, looking at Zhang Qiling and saying, "You're right, he is indeed a pitiful person. Living is truly torture and torment for him. However, pitiful people often have hateful aspects. I let him live so that he can atone for his sins—"

Zhang Qiling looked at the languid, domineering, and unrestrained Gao Dongxu with a complicated expression. After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke: "Is it interesting to manipulate other people's fate?"

"Hahaha—" Gao Dongxu burst into laughter, his voice echoing throughout the hall, and everyone turned to look at him.

After laughing, Gao Dongxu looked at Zhang Qiling and shook his head, saying, "You're wrong. The truth is quite the opposite. I'm not manipulating their fate, but helping them fight against their own destiny. Without me, he would die, and die a horrible death. But I'm going to forcefully pull his fate line so that he can live."

besides--"

As he spoke, Gao Dongxu turned to look at Bai Qiangwei, whose pretty face was slightly flushed from the alcohol, making her even more radiant and beautiful. He reached out and lifted her delicate chin, admiring the languid allure in her lowered eyelids and the dangerous yet captivating mature charm outlined by her red lips and disheveled hair. He said, "In her predetermined fate, she would also die, die by the gun of a tragic love affair. But I possessed her, completely changing her destiny and escaping her death—"

Without saying a word, Bai Qiangwei kissed Gao Dongxu's lips passionately, making Wu Xie and the others feel embarrassed and lower their heads to look away.

After a long silence, Gao Dongxu smacked his lips a few times with a lingering smile, then turned to Zhang Qiling and continued to laugh, "Everyone around me, including all of you, has had their original fates altered by me. For example, you would have known about your mother's situation ten years later, but now you know it ahead of time because of me."

Everyone turned to look at Zhang Qiling, who remained silent. Many then looked at Gao Dongxu, who had a bright smile on his face, and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)