Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World

Chapter 11 - 11: Heavenʼs Favor, Another Eighth-Grade Opportunity

”No way, these guys actually have so much money on them?”

”A total of thirty-five taels of silver.”

Jiang Fan stepped forward and scavenged the belongings left on Zheng Wenbing and his associates, eventually finding a total of thirty-five taels of silver on them, which was quite a fortune.

Even if they were members of the Dragon King Gang, they couldnʼt have earned so much money.

Without a doubt, it must have been Zheng Wenbing and his group who exploited and robbed the fishermen to get this much money.

Moreover, it hadnʼt been long since they plundered the money, so only thirty-five taels were left.

If more time had passed, considering their extravagant spending habits, they probably would have already spent it all.

”Iʼm rich.”

Jiang Fan was very satisfied, knowing that if he used this money to buy food, it would be enough to sustain him and his wife for several years, and quite luxuriously too.

Even if he stopped fishing, just living on savings, he could survive for a long time.

It must be said, Zheng Wenbing and his group really brought him a significant gain.

No wonder there are so many robbers in this world.

If you succeed, the gains are truly immense.

This is the so-called ”three years without opening, open once and eat for three years.”

However, the risks are great, and if you meet a tough opponent, itʼs a dead end.

Thud!

At this moment, a message resonated in the depths of his consciousness: ”You expended much effort, fought a life-and-death battle, won against all odds, and killed four members of the Dragon King Gang, overcoming a deadly calamity. You have obtained one Eighth-Grade Opportunity and one hundred and fifty Luck Points.”

Upon sensing this message, Jiang Fan immediately knew it was his Life Chart at work.

Having overcome this calamity, his destiny skyrocketed.

”An Eighth-Grade Opportunity?”

Jiang Fan concentrated and clicked on the opportunity point in his consciousness, and a stream of information flowed in.

”In three days, at noon, go to the reed area of Yunmeng Lake to obtain the Eighth-Grade Opportunity.”

Sensing this information, Jiang Fan immediately knew where it was — near Osmanthus Village, in the lake area, covered with reeds but seldom visited by people.

After all, there were few fish in that area.

Fishermen naturally didnʼt want to go to such places, they were all busy making a living, so who would go there?

However, going to that place at noon three days later could yield an Eighth-Grade Opportunity, which made him very expectant.

Because the previous Eighth-Grade Opportunity had benefitted him greatly, although he didnʼt know what kind of opportunity this one was.

”Oh no, wolves are coming.”

At that moment, Jiang Fanʼs expression changed; he heard the howling of wolves coming from the distant forest.

His acute Five Senses were warning him of imminent danger, as if every pore on his body was open.

He knew very well that the forest nearby was home to many wild wolves.

Some fishermen passing through occasionally encountered wolf packs and were then devoured by them.

If he got surrounded by many wolves, he wouldnʼt stand a chance either.

Whoosh!

Thinking of this, Jiang Fan didnʼt hesitate, taking the thirty-five taels of silver from Zheng Wenbingʼs body, and grabbing the sack of food, he immediately ran toward Osmanthus Village.

He didnʼt even have time to deal with the corpses here.

However, the sudden arrival of this pack of wolves was also a blessing, as they might help him deal with these four corpses.

This way, it saved him a lot of effort in disposing of bodies.

Running all the way, after a full hour, Jiang Fan finally saw the familiar houses of Osmanthus Village, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief; at least back here, there would be no danger.

Boom~~

At this moment, the sky was overcast, and heavy rain poured down.

Rain fell like buckets of water, continuously washing the earth.

Shortly after Jiang Fan left, more than a dozen wild wolves emerged from the forest, drawn by the scent of blood, they found the four human corpses on the ground.

Their eyes glowed green as they excitedly pounced on the corpses, frantically tearing and munching, the scene a bloody mess — they treated the flesh as their dinner for the night.

Meanwhile, the heavy rain washed down, erasing all traces on the earth.

Whether footprints or blood, they vanished without a trace under the deluge.

It seemed as if some mysterious force erased all traces.

But Jiang Fan didnʼt know that such things had occurred.

He just felt that he was lucky, having just returned to Osmanthus Village before the heavy rain started.

If he had been a bit later, he might have been drenched like a drowned rat.

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In the brick house of the Jiang Family in Osmanthus Village.

It was now evening, with the sun setting in the west.

Su Weiwei had already prepared the meal, the table set with steaming dishes, though she hadnʼt touched a bite; instead, she kept getting up to look out the window.

Obviously, she was waiting for Jiang Fan to return.

Even though she knew Jiang Fan had become a Skin Tempering Realm Martial Artist, increasing his strength substantially.

But the outside world was chaotic, who knew what might happen?

Every time he went out, it was a risk.

She remained anxious and worried until Jiang Fan returned.

Knock knock knock!!!

At that moment, a rhythmic knocking came from the door.

Su Weiwei had long locked the door.

It could only be opened from the inside.

”Who is it?”

Su Weiwei did not open the door; instead, she picked up the sharp silver kitchen knife in her hand with much caution.

She knew sometimes it might not be her husband knocking, but a stranger.

If she recklessly opened the door, who knew what could happen.

Sometimes, crooks might pretend to be villagers to trick people inside to open the door.

Once the door was opened, it could spell disaster.

”Weiwei, itʼs me.”

Jiang Fanʼs voice came from outside.

”Itʼs you, brother.”

Hearing this, Su Weiwei was overjoyed, but she still remained cautious, not opening the door immediately. Instead, she looked through the peephole and saw Jiang Fanʼs figure, with a large bag of grain on his back, as well as various supplies bought from Tonghe County.

Seeing this, she quickly opened the door, ushered Jiang Fan inside, then swiftly locked the door.

”Great, youʼre finally back. Do you know how worried I was about you?”

”But why do you have blood on you?”

Su Weiwei was ecstatic but also very observant. She immediately noticed the bloodstains on Jiang Fan, which startled her.

Undoubtedly, the journey was far more dangerous than expected.

”Itʼs nothing, just encountered some bandits on the road, and I dealt with them.”

Jiang Fan spoke lightly, not intending to elaborate on the events.

After all, what he did to Zheng Wenbingʼs men was significant. If exposed, it would surely enrage the Dragon King Gang.

Even though Su Weiwei wouldnʼt reveal this matter, if she knew, she would undoubtedly worry greatly.

And she might not be able to handle such psychological pressure.

Better to avoid unnecessary trouble.