Chapter 178: The Overlapping Yuan Crystal Mine

Xuanyuan Ningshuang heard Ximen Changkong’s voice, and she also heard Jiang Xincheng’s timid and nervous voice. At that moment, Ximen Changkong was getting closer and closer to her, now less than five meters away.

“Sir, there’s no need to search the bedroom. My girlfriend is sleeping inside, and she isn’t wearing any clothes.”

Then Xuanyuan Ningshuang heard Jiang Xincheng’s cautious voice, and she couldn’t help but blush. Who said she wasn’t wearing clothes? She clearly was dressed. But then she remembered the other person on the bed above her, and her expression changed slightly. She began to understand what was happening, and a look of admiration, along with a faint blush, crossed her delicate, picture-perfect face.

“She isn’t wearing any clothes?” Ximen Changkong was momentarily stunned, then sneered coldly. “I happen to like women who aren’t wearing clothes. Do you have a problem with that? And who knows, maybe that woman inside is that bitch. Get out of my way!”

With a snort, Ximen Changkong pushed Jiang Xincheng aside, kicked the door open, and strode into the bedroom. At a glance, he saw the woman under the covers.

A cold smirk crossed Ximen Changkong’s face as he directly pulled off the blanket, revealing a young girl underneath who was only wearing pajamas, her spring scenery exposed.

“Sir, please don’t do this. We aren’t married yet.” Jiang Xincheng quickly stepped in front of Ximen Changkong, pretending to defend his girlfriend’s dignity, but Ximen Changkong shoved him aside. Jiang Xincheng slammed heavily against the wall, dizzy and sitting on the floor.

“You said she’s your girlfriend?” Ximen Changkong patted the girl’s cheek on the bed but found that she didn’t move at all, still unconscious. A mocking expression appeared on his face as he stared at Jiang Xincheng.

Jiang Xincheng paused for a moment, looking a bit uncomfortable. “Yes, she is my girlfriend.”

“Then what’s her name?” Ximen Changkong suddenly asked with interest.

Jiang Xincheng gave a dry laugh and stammered, “She… she… her name is Xiaowei.”

“Xiaowei, my ass! Do you think I’m an idiot? This girl is clearly knocked out by you. She’s obviously a girl you kidnapped from somewhere. You have no idea what her name is. I’ve seen this kind of thing plenty of times.” Ximen Changkong sneered and kicked Jiang Xincheng hard. “What a loser, only capable of sneaky, underhanded things. I’m taking this girl with me. Damn it, I haven’t even managed to do something like this, and you, this waste, pulled it off. How unlucky.”

With that, under Jiang Xincheng’s dejected gaze, Ximen Changkong picked up the pretty girl from the bed and left, leaving behind a disheartened Jiang Xincheng. He didn’t even feel like continuing the search anymore.

Clearly, in Ximen Changkong’s mind, Xuanyuan Ningshuang shouldn’t be here, and certainly not under this trash man’s bed. Besides, having just acquired a high-quality beauty, Ximen Changkong wasn’t in the mood to keep searching the place.

His Spiritual Sense had already scanned the entire bedroom and found no trace of Xuanyuan Ningshuang, so Ximen Changkong left feeling pleased with himself, leaving behind a seemingly disappointed and dejected Jiang Xincheng.

Watching Ximen Changkong leave the room, Jiang Xincheng closed the door. He sensed with his Spiritual Sense that the Ximen Family members were moving further away in their search. Only then did he lock the door and return to the bedroom.

“Is everything okay now?” Xuanyuan Ningshuang cautiously lifted the bed board, revealing her flawless, delicate face.

Jiang Xincheng nodded. “You should keep hiding under there, just in case the Ximen Family comes back. If you stay under the bed, I can use my Spiritual Sense to protect you and prevent the Ximen Family experts from finding you.”

“Okay, thank you, Jiang Xincheng. If you hadn’t taken such a big risk to save me, I would have been finished today.” Xuanyuan Ningshuang said softly.

Jiang Xincheng asked curiously, “Xuanyuan Ningshuang, how did you end up with Ximen Changkong, and why did he drug you?”

“Well…” Xuanyuan Ningshuang hesitated before replying, “I came to Yuyang City because my family discovered a Medium Yuan Crystal Mine here and planned to start mining it. I came to make some early arrangements. I didn’t expect the Ximen Family to take an interest in this Yuan Crystal Mine. They wanted to buy it from us, so they invited me to dinner to discuss the purchase. But I never thought Ximen Changkong would drug the food, trying to take advantage of me and force me to help them get this Yuan Crystal Mine.”

“So that’s how it is.” Jiang Xincheng nodded. “But it’s just a Medium Yuan Crystal Mine. Ximen Changkong is the heir of the Ximen Family. Was it worth risking offending the entire Xuanyuan Family just to deal with you?”

Jiang Xincheng’s words brought a bitter smile to Xuanyuan Ningshuang’s face. “I’m only the heir of a branch of the Xuanyuan Family, while Ximen Changkong is the sole heir of the Ximen Family. Even if he did something to me and it was discovered, my family wouldn’t go to war with the Ximen Family over me. They would just cover it up. Besides, Ximen Changkong is obsessed with women and wanted to make me his secret lover, forcing me to work for him in the shadows and hand over the family’s assets to him.”

At this point, Xuanyuan Ningshuang paused, seeming to hesitate about something. But then she thought about how, if Jiang Xincheng hadn’t saved her tonight, she would have been finished. And earlier, if Ximen Changkong had been a little more careful and lifted the bed board to check, discovering her, not only would she have been in trouble, but Jiang Xincheng would certainly have died too.

Jiang Xincheng had risked so much to save her. How could she keep hiding that matter from him? Thinking this, Xuanyuan Ningshuang continued, “And from what Ximen Changkong said, it seems like there’s something special about that Medium Yuan Crystal Mine. It’s very possible that underneath it, there’s another Yuan Crystal Mine, and it might not just be a Medium Yuan Crystal Mine.”

“So that’s it.” Jiang Xincheng nodded, suddenly realizing something. In his previous life, Yuyang City had produced a Large Yuan Crystal Mine worth over tens of billions of Credit Points. It was the largest Yuan Crystal Mine in Yuyang City, and because of it, the Ximen Family rose to new heights, leaping from being a first-rate family in the Shenxia Alliance to a top tier family.

Could it be that the Large Yuan Crystal Mine was this one? Wait, Jiang Xincheng remembered again that the emergence of that Large Yuan Crystal Mine had a somewhat legendary aspect to it. It was said to be an overlapping Yuan Crystal Mine. It must be this one.

At that thought, a look of relief crossed Jiang Xincheng’s face. It was a good thing he had helped Xuanyuan Ningshuang, indirectly sabotaging Ximen Changkong’s plan. If he could safely get Xuanyuan Ningshuang out of here, it would be very difficult for the Ximen Family to obtain this Yuan Crystal Mine.

Losing this overlapping Yuan Crystal Mine would definitely slow down the Ximen Family’s rise, making it easier for him to take revenge in the future. So by doing this, he wasn’t just helping Xuanyuan Ningshuang; he was also helping himself.

In that case, it seemed he had to see this through to the end and safely escort Xuanyuan Ningshuang out.