Chapter 1310
Becoming an Immortal
Wu Peixiong, sitting in the passenger seat, also turned his head and grinned.
"Yeah, Fei-ge, if we had a daughter, what would you name her? How about Luo Li? It sounds so cute!"
Luo Fei leaned back in his seat, rubbed his temples, and looked somewhat helpless.
"Names... I'm really not good at that. I'll think of something when I get back."
Wu Peixiong then looked at Guo Mengyun, who was lying in the back seat and simply restrained, clicked his tongue, and asked in confusion.
"Brother Fei, do you think... there really is such a thing as becoming an immortal?"
Looking at the scenery rushing past the window, Luo Fei remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.
"Becoming an immortal... is a vague and unrealistic concept, I don't believe in it."
but…"
He paused.
"I don't think the idea of reincarnation is entirely unfounded."
Guo Mengyun, or rather Wang Taozhen within her, died five hundred years ago from poisoning by taking elixirs containing heavy metals, which was then falsely reported as her ascension to immortality.
Her soul, or rather her obsession, never fades, and she reincarnates time and time again—this is an example.
Wu Peixiong scratched his head and muttered to himself.
"Sigh, why would such a beautiful girl bother trying to become an immortal... Even if she did go to the immortal realm, wouldn't she have to start from the bottom as a lowly immortal? It's nothing compared to the carefree life she has in the mortal world..."
The vehicle sped along and arrived at the foot of Mount Qingcheng. As Guo Mengyun was being escorted off the vehicle, she woke up and began to struggle violently, emitting inhuman screams that attracted the attention of many tourists who pointed and whispered. Some even took out their phones to call the police.
It wasn't until the local police arrived, recognized Luo Fei's national security credentials, and learned that he was handling an important case that they helped disperse the crowd and resolve the misunderstanding.
Upon entering the scenic area, Luo Fei was stopped by staff again. He then showed his national security badge once more. The distinctive emblem and imposing aura made the staff dare not ask any more questions, and they quickly let him through.
Upon arriving at the Taoist temple where Master Li Tianshi practiced his meditation halfway up the mountain, Guo Mengyun reacted even more violently as soon as she approached the temple's gate. Her eyes turned bloodshot, she struggled desperately, and made terrifying hoarse sounds from her throat, as if she felt extremely threatened.
Li Tianshi, who had been waiting there, came out to greet them. He glanced at Guo Mengyun, who seemed to be insane, sighed, and said to Luo Fei.
"Young friend Luo, this fiend's obsession runs deep, almost merging with your soul. Once the Soul-Locking Dagger is activated, it will imprison your soul, requiring hundreds of years of attrition before this evil spirit can be completely eradicated."
This means she will be imprisoned in this Soul-Locking Tower for a hundred years, enduring loneliness and regret until her body and soul perish.
Inside the Taoist temple's inner courtyard, a small altar had been set up, upon which were placed some ancient ritual implements and a seemingly inconspicuous yet chillingly cold black spinning top—the Soul-Locking Top.
When Guo Mengyun saw the Soul-Locking Monk, the fear in her eyes reached its peak, and she struggled even more fiercely. If Wu Peixiong hadn't been quick-witted and pulled out a piece of cloth from somewhere to stuff her mouth, she probably would have cursed Luo Fei's ancestors for eighteen generations with the most vicious language.
Under the guidance of Master Li, after a ritual that Luo Fei didn't quite understand but found rather mysterious, Master Li picked up the Soul-Locking Pill and chanted incantations to Guo Mengyun, who was forcibly pressed down in front of the altar.
A flash of eerie light appeared on the Soul-Locking Pillar, and Guo Mengyun shuddered violently. Her eyes rolled back, and then she collapsed completely, as if all her bones and soul had been removed. Her eyes became empty and lifeless, devoid of the previous madness and liveliness.
"Alright," Master Li carefully put away the Soul-Locking Tortoise.
"Her soul has been imprisoned here."
This body is now just an empty shell, a soulless walking corpse, unable to speak or have consciousness. Perhaps in ten or twenty years, a completely new, pure soul will slowly coalesce, becoming a completely new "Guo Mengyun."
Luo Fei looked at Guo Mengyun, whose eyes were empty and who looked like a puppet, and felt complicated.
He temporarily entrusted the body to Chen Xuanran for arrangements, sending it to a trusted orphanage for care.
Shortly after, Guo Qian woke up in the hospital and learned everything after being discharged.
Filled with guilt towards her younger sister and a strong desire to make amends, she took the initiative to find Luo Fei and expressed her willingness to take on the responsibility of caring for this "new" younger sister until she "grows up" again.
Luo Fei considered that Guo Qian was Guo Mengyun's only older sister, and that she had learned a great lesson from this incident, so he agreed to her request and entrusted Guo Mengyun, who was in a vegetative state, to her care.
Thus, this bizarre cultivation case, spanning five hundred years and involving multiple lives, has finally come to a complete end.
As a result, Luo Fei earned over a thousand crime points, almost all of which came from the main culprit, Xie Junshan.
The massive assets of the Reincarnation Group, worth tens of billions of yuan, were confiscated in accordance with the law.
The local government decided to completely demolish the eerie Crane Spring Villa, rebuild a new residential community on the original site, and provide reasonable compensation to the original owners.
After undergoing examinations and basic treatment at the hospital, Tianji's younger sister recovered and was discharged, returning to her post at the Jiangcheng National Security Bureau.
Everything seemed to have returned to calm.
That evening, when Luo Fei and Chen Xuanran were resting at home, Chen Xuanran suddenly seemed to remember something. He put down the book in his hand, looked at Luo Fei seemingly unintentionally, and spoke in a calm tone with a hint of interrogation.
"By the way, Luo Fei, there's something I've been meaning to ask you."
That day… when you brought Tianji out of that cave… why were her pants… gone?
Chen Xuanran's sudden and tricky question made Luo Fei freeze in mid-air as he was about to drink water, almost choking on his own saliva.
His mind went blank for a moment, and he instantly recalled the chaotic and embarrassing scene at the bottom of the Yin-Yang Cave that day—Tianji and Guo Qian, affected by the magic herb poison and hypnosis, were out of control and disheveled…
"Cough cough!"
Luo Fei coughed violently twice, quickly put down his water glass, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face, but he immediately tried to remain calm and explained in a serious tone.
"Xuanran, what are you thinking!"
You know how chaotic things were back then! That crazy woman Guo Mengyun used poison and hypnosis, and Tianji and Guo Qian couldn't control themselves at all. Their clothes... they messed them up themselves while struggling and... in that state!
"It took me a tremendous amount of effort just to knock them both out and bring them up here, how could I possibly care about any other details? Do you think I, Luo Fei, am that kind of person? My heart is only for you and the child!"
As he spoke, he observed Chen Xuanran's expression. Seeing that although she was still pursing her lips, the scrutiny in her eyes had eased slightly, he quickly seized the opportunity, stepped forward, put his arm around her shoulder, and said gently.
"Alright, alright, stop overthinking it. It's all in the past. The most important thing for you now is to stay positive and focus on your pregnancy..."
After finally calming Chen Xuanran down, Luo Fei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he could finally have a few days of peace.
However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps on.
...At dusk, in Shencheng, a major economic center in southern Daxia, thousands of kilometers away.
This city is nestled between mountains and the sea, a place of bustling prosperity. The majestic Yunwu Mountain stands in the heart of the city, and on its most expensive hillside stands an extremely luxurious mansion – the Zijinge Sky Garden.
This is the private residence of Jiang Tiansheng, chairman of Zhiyun Group.
The villa boasts a huge viewing terrace of over 300 square meters and a sky-high swimming pool. Standing on the edge of the terrace, you feel as if you are floating on clouds, with panoramic views of the rolling mountains below and the dazzling city lights in the distance, giving rise to a sense of grandeur.
At this moment, Jiang Tiansheng stood alone, wrapped in a soft bathrobe, beside the cold metal railing of the observation deck.
He had an expensive Havana cigar dangling from his mouth, but instead of savoring it leisurely as usual, he frowned, his expression unusually serious and solemn, gazing at the horizon gradually being shrouded in night.
Recent events have made even this billionaire, who has been navigating the business world for decades and has seen countless ups and downs, feel uneasy. An unprecedented sense of crisis is coiling around his heart like a venomous snake.
He had already planned ahead and secretly sent his wife and daughter abroad to seek safety.
Jiang Tiansheng came from humble beginnings. With his daring, hard-working nature and shrewd mind, he gradually built the vast business empire of Zhiyun Group, experiencing countless open and covert attacks and life-or-death crises.
But this time, he felt he had encountered an unprecedentedly powerful opponent who defied all reason. The opponent was like death lurking in the shadows, sending a chill down his spine.
To avoid this unknown adversary, he had been hiding in the heavily guarded villa in Yunwu Mountain for a full half month.
He spared no expense, not only hiring the world's top bodyguard team, but also secretly recruiting several ancient martial arts masters from the Great Xia Dynasty who were said to possess extraordinary skills through the internet.
Dozens of well-equipped and well-trained mercenaries were stationed in Yunwu Mountain, armed to the teeth, and patrolled the villa around the clock, making it as secure as an iron barrel.
All the windows in this villa have been replaced with the highest-grade inorganic bulletproof glass. Even the two sides of the viewing terrace have been temporarily fitted with sturdy bulletproof glass covers, leaving only the frontal view.
It can be said that the security level here has reached the highest level that a private residence can achieve.
Even so, Jiang Tiansheng still felt that chilling threat of death following him everywhere, impossible to shake off.
He stood there not so much admiring the scenery as a trapped wild beast anxiously awaiting its unknown fate.
At that moment, a slender young woman, wearing only a thin bathrobe, climbed up from the rooftop pool behind her, her wet hair plastered to her cheeks.
She is one of Jiang Tiansheng's most favored mistresses recently.
She saw Jiang Tiansheng standing there alone, so she walked over gracefully and asked softly.
"Tiansheng, what's wrong? I've seen you standing here for a long time. It's windy outside, be careful not to catch a cold."
Jiang Tiansheng seemed not to hear her words, his eyes glazed over as he stared intently at the distant horizon. Following his blank gaze, the woman also looked over curiously.
It was nearly dusk, and on the distant horizon, where twilight met the clouds, there was an inconspicuous red dot.
What are those? Stars? But the sky isn't completely dark yet.
Moreover... the brightness of those light spots seems to be... getting stronger and stronger?
A sense of confusion and inexplicable unease rose in the woman's heart.
The moment the red dot appeared, Jiang Tiansheng's pupils began to contract sharply, and his knuckles turned white from gripping the railing so tightly.
Those weren't stars at all!
A familiar, deep rumble began to approach from afar, gradually growing clearer and louder!
The red dot expanded at an astonishing speed, transforming into a blinding beam of light, like a giant sword of light from a mythical judgment, tearing through the twilight and slashing straight toward the observation deck!
"what--!"
The mistress let out a terrified scream.
Jiang Tiansheng subconsciously raised his arm to shield his eyes, his face filled with despair and disbelief.
The light instantly engulfed all vision, and the roar was like thunder exploding in his ears! At the last moment, Jiang Tiansheng peeked through his fingers and saw the source of the intense light—a white airplane nose painted with the Xuanyuan Airlines logo that quickly filled his entire field of vision!
"Do not--!!!"
The desperate screams were completely drowned out by the deafening impact.
"boom!!!!!!!!!"
The earth is shaking!
A massive fireball soared into the sky, instantly engulfing the luxurious Zijing Pavilion Sky Garden, along with the supposedly impenetrable bulletproof glass dome, turning it into countless flying fragments and towering flames!
……
Early morning of August 12, 2024, Kyoto, National Security Division headquarters building.
The atmosphere in the top-secret meeting room was solemn and oppressive.
All the directors of the eighteen branch bureaus under the National Security Department, except those who were away on special missions, have arrived.
Luo Fei sat in his seat belonging to the 18th Bureau, his face calm, but he was somewhat puzzled, wondering why Director Lei Wanting had summoned everyone so urgently.
On the huge LCD screen at the front of the conference room, the national television morning news was playing.
"...According to the latest news from this station, yesterday evening, Xuanyuan Airlines flight 816, which was originally scheduled to fly from Jiangcheng to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, arrived at Bao'an Airport at 6:38 pm."
However, the flight suddenly went out of control over Shenzhen and ultimately crashed in the Yunwushan villa area, about 20 kilometers from the airport.
The news anchor delivered the report with a somber expression, while the background showed thick smoke rising from the foothills of Yunwu Mountain and the busy figures of rescue workers.
"According to preliminary statistics, all 168 people on board, including the crew, perished, including eight international friends and three young children."
The air crash also caused significant casualties on the ground, with 107 people confirmed dead so far, including Mr. Jiang Tiansheng, Chairman of the Zhiyun Group, and several of his security personnel…
"Currently, the cleanup and search for the aircraft wreckage is still underway. The specific cause of the crash is still unclear, and the aircraft's black box has been found and taken back to the laboratory for testing and analysis..."
"Snapped!"
With a soft click, Director Lei Wanting, sitting in the main seat, picked up the remote control and turned off the television.
The meeting room fell silent, and all eyes were on the director, who was known for his iron-fisted approach.
Lei Wanting's gaze swept slowly over each of the branch bureau chiefs present, his expression serious, even carrying an unprecedented solemnity. (End of Chapter)