Chapter 1566: Compete for a Car
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Even though Miss Fang went to sit in the economy class, she was still really afraid and couldn’t relax.
She didn’t feel relieved until Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left after the plane landed at the airport of City Qing.
She was mad at them, but couldn’t do anything now.
…
City Qing was the capital city of Province Qing.
However, City Qing wasn’t their destination. They were heading through City Ge to the Door to Hell.
City Ge was near Kunlun Mountain, but they still needed to take a car for almost two hours to reach it.
Kunlun Mountain wasn’t a single mountain, it was a mountain chain, and it spanned three provinces. As for the Door to Hell, it also occupied a huge area.
Leng Shaoting had never been to the place where his parents were caught in the accident that year, so he asked for many details from one of his father’s previous subordinates before he came here. It was impossible for them to find the place on their own.
His father’s loyal subordinates were now the Leng family’s supporters, and they all held an important position in the military. They obeyed Leng Shaoting’s orders, and respected the other members of the Leng family too.
Some of them ranked higher than Leng Shaoting, but none of them took him lightly, because Leng Shaoting was a much younger major general than them. In addition, they relied on Leng Shaoting’s influence to maintain their positions in the army.
Leng Shaoting always stayed alone, but he had helped a lot of people before, so he had powerful connections now. Given Leng Shaoting’s family background, countless people wanted to join his circle.
Because there was no direct line from the capital to City Ge, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting had to go to City Qing first. And they would transfer to City Ge from City Qing.
When they reached City Qing, it was about 4:30 pm. Around 6 pm, they would board the plane to City Ge. They spent most of their time in a plane today.
Because they already had dined in the plane, they weren’t hungry now and left to go look at a car in a car dealership. It was more convenient for them to drive a car themselves to Kunlun Mountain.
Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting decided to buy a car instead of renting one, because only an off-road vehicle could satisfy their needs. And normally, only ordinary cars were available to be rented, so they made up their mind to directly buy a car.
It could save them a lot of effort if they drove their own car.
There was a car in Gu Ning’s telepathic eye space, but it was a private car and not suitable for mountain roads.
Because Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting needed to use a car tomorrow, they had to pick up a car right now. In the end, they chose a Hummer, which cost a million yuan, and they didn’t hesitate to pay the full amount. However, right when Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were about to drive the car away, a young man suddenly ran inside and stopped them.
“This car is mine, you can’t buy it,” said the young man.
Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting turned to look at the manager with confusion, and the manager seemed astonished when he saw the young man. It was obvious that the young man’s words were true.
Gu Ning was displeased. “What’s going on here?”
“Well, this car was booked for him, but he didn’t want it when the car arrived, so I returned his deposit,” the manager said.
Actually, the young man couldn’t get his deposit back if the car he booked had already arrived, but he was from a powerful family so the manager didn’t dare to annoy him.
Coincidentally, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting liked this car too.
Nevertheless, the young man was arrogant and selfish, and he didn’t care about Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting’s feelings at all.
“I think you shouldn’t come back now after we’ve already paid the full amount. This car is ours,” Gu Ning said.
“I just changed my mind, and I want it now,” the young man said.
“So? Let me be honest with you, it’s impossible!” Gu Ning said.
“You…” The young man suddenly turned to threaten the manager. “Manager Hu, get this car back for me, or your business will have to close!”
The manager was scared, because he wasn’t the owner of this car dealership. Therefore, he said to Gu Ning, “Miss Gu, I’m terribly sorry, but could you please buy another car? There are many other good cars in our store.”
“No, I want this one,” Gu Ning said.
Neither Gu Ning nor Leng Shaoting were willing to give in. They needed the car right now, and they had already paid the money.
Chapter 1567: The Deputy Mayor
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“Well…” Manager Hu didn’t know what to do now. He was reluctant to annoy the young man anyway.
“Do you know who I am? Do you know who my father is? My father is the deputy mayor of City Ge!” The young man looked quite proud.
A deputy mayor was indeed a senior official in the government, but Gu Ning wasn’t afraid at all.
“Oh, your father is the deputy mayor of City Ge. So?” Gu Ning cocked her eyebrow.
No matter who the deputy mayor of a large city was, he should be smart and clearly know who he could offend and who he couldn’t mess with. Anyway, this young man was merely damaging his father’s reputation.
Manager Hu was scared when the young man said that loudly in public. This young man was too arrogant to realize that it could damage his father’s career in politics.
“So? I want this car back!” The young man looked down his nose at Gu Ning.
“Shaoting, throw him out and beat him to the ground,” Gu Ning said to Leng Shaoting without hesitation.
“Sure.” Leng Shaoting couldn’t wait to do that.
When Leng Shaoting stood up and walked towards the young man, the young man couldn’t help but step backwards in fear. “Don’t you dare!”
Because Leng Shaoting was tall and strong, he looked quite weak compared to Leng Shaoting’s build.
“Sir, please…” Manager Hu tried to stop them from causing trouble here. If the son of the deputy mayor of their city was injured in their car dealership, their car dealership would be in trouble too. Unfortunately, before he could finish his sentence, Leng Shaoting directly kicked the young man’s stomach and the young man was kicked a few meters away.
Seeing that, everyone was shocked by Leng Shaoting’s strength.
The young man was kicked out of the door, before heavily falling to the ground.
Even the onlookers could feel the pain for him.
The young man couldn’t move at all and moaned in pain on the ground. He felt completely out of breath.
“Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu?” Manager Hu instantly ran towards the young man filled with anxiety. He prayed to God that the young man would be fine.
“Relax, he’s fine. If his father dares to punish you for his behavior, tell him to contact me. You already have my phone number, right?” Gu Ning said to Manager Hu.
Manager Hu was a kind man, and she didn’t want him to be involved in trouble because of them.
Gu Ning left her phone number on the contract and Leng Shaoting’s name was on it too.
“Miss Gu, why don’t you stay here and wait for our deputy mayor to come? You can deal with it before you leave,” Manager Hu said. He was unwilling to face their deputy mayor alone.
“No need to bother. I can handle it now,” Leng Shaoting said and took out his phone. He walked away and dialed a number. A minute later, he came back and told Manager Hu to wait for a while.
“How dare you kick me! I-I’ll make you regret doing that!” Mr. Wu was finally able to say something, but his body was still in great pain.
Facing his threat, neither Gu Ning nor Leng Shaoting bothered to give him a glance.
Afterwards, Mr. Wu turned to glare at Manager Hu. “Call the police and an ambulance now!”
Manager Hu didn’t answer him right away, but turned to ask for Gu Ning’s opinions. Gu Ning said, “There is no need to call the police. Just call an ambulance.”
Gu Ning knew that Leng Shaoting already handled it with a simple call. Since Leng Shaoting already made a call, there was nothing to worry about.
“You…” Mr. Wu was furious. He didn’t hear what Leng Shaoting said on the phone, but he didn’t believe that Leng Shaoting was more influential in City Ge than his family.
“Call my father first…” Mr. Wu opened his mouth again.
Before Mr. Wu could finish his sentence, Gu Ning interrupted him. “No need either. Your father is on his way.”
Hearing that, Mr. Wu was struck dumb. He couldn’t believe that Gu Ning was able to contact his father. He thought that Leng Shaoting probably did that.
At this time, he started to guess who they were. Either way, Mr. Wu didn’t dare to say another word now. He had to wait for his father’s arrival.
All of a sudden, his phone rang in his pocket. He was surprised, and other people thought that the caller might be their deputy mayor.
Chapter 1568: Put It on Speaker
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Because Mr. Wu was in great pain, he couldn’t get the phone out of his pocket himself.
“Get it out for me!” Mr. Wu shouted to Manager Hu.
Manager Hu ran to help him get his phone at once. Once Manager Hu saw the caller’s name, his hand slightly trembled in fear, because it was indeed their deputy mayor.
At this moment, Manager Hu believed that Leng Shaoting was more influential than Mr. Hu’s family.
“Mr. Wu, it’s-it’s the deputy mayor,” Manager Hu said.
“What?” Mr. Wu couldn’t believe his ears. All of a sudden, he had a premonition.
Mr. Wu didn’t answer the call right away, but looked at Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting with mixed emotions.
“Put it on speaker,” Leng Shaoting said.
Manager Hu stared at Mr. Wu for his opinions.
“Do it!” Mr. Wu didn’t care about it now.
The second the call was answered, Mr. Wu heard his father’s angry loud voice. “Couldn’t you stop causing trouble every day? Don’t you know there are some people you can never mess with? You’ll ruin our family one day! Apologize to them right now and beg for their forgiveness, or you can die outside!”
Other people were also shocked by their deputy mayor’s words, so they looked at Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning with astonishment. They must be more powerful than their deputy mayor.
Mr. Wu was totally struck dumb right now. He ached to ask his father who they were, but he felt too embarrassed to do that at this moment. However, he clearly knew that he had bad luck today.
“Did you hear me?” The deputy mayor was waiting for Mr. Wu’s answer.
“Yeah, yeah.” Mr. Wu agreed at once.
With a click, his father hung up on him.
Leng Shaoting simply called a senior official he knew, and the senior official called an important official in City Qing later, then the important official called the deputy mayor of City Ge.
Although the deputy mayor didn’t know whom his son had offended, he knew the person must be an important figure. He didn’t want his career to be ruined by his stupid son. Moreover, he knew his son very well, and he was sure that it must be his son’s fault.
Although Leng Shaoting was bullying his son this time, his son tried to bully them first.
Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting weren’t afraid of the deputy mayor, but they didn’t want the staff in the car dealership to get in trouble because of them.
After the call with his father, Mr. Wu immediately apologized to Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting. “I’m sorry for what I did. Please forgive me this time, and I promise that it won’t happen again.”
He didn’t dare to vent his anger on them now. Normally, he relied on his father’s power and influence to bully other people, but now his father’s influence was useless.
“Let’s go now.” Leng Shaoting ignored Mr. Wu, and wanted to leave with Gu Ning. Mr. Wu already apologized, so there was no need for them to waste time here.
No one dared to stop them so they drove the car away.
Manager Hu felt relieved, because he was out of trouble too.
Mr. Wu watched Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting leaving from his sight, but he still couldn’t move.
A while later, the ambulance came and Mr. Wu was sent to the hospital.
…
Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting went to dine together before they stayed in a hotel.
That night, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting didn’t have sex, because they weren’t in the mood. As they were approaching Kunlun Mountain, they felt very sad and kept thinking about what would happen after they entered the Door to Hell.
Leng Shaoting mostly worried about whether Gu Ning could become a cultivator. He wasn’t sure whether his mother was still alive now. Even if his mother was really dead, he could stay calm, because his mother had passed away for over a dozen years anyway. However, if Gu Ning couldn’t become a cultivator, it would seriously affect their future.
They didn’t sleep well that night, but they stayed energetic.
The next day, they got up at 7 am and left for Kunlun Mountain.
Kunlun Mountain was tall and cold, so Gu Ning prepared winter clothes in her telepathic eye space.
After one and a half hours, they arrived. Because they came very early, there weren’t many people.
Most people stayed outside the Door to Hell, and only a few visitors dared to enter it. After all, it was a dangerous place.
Leng Shaoting’s parents had fallen from a cliff when they were chasing a criminal. Although they were skilled fighters, they still unfortunately lost their lives. Besides, Leng Shaoting’s parents’ enemy was too strong.
All in all, nobody knew exactly how dangerous the Door to Hell was.
Chapter 1569: The Truth of Leng Shaoting’s Parents’ Death
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It was said that the shepherds living in Kunlun Mountain would rather let their cattle and sheep starve to death on the Gobi Desert because they had no fat grass to eat than let them enter the lush, ancient and silent deep valley of Kunlun Mountain. Because this valley was the Death Valley, covered with wolf fur, bear bones, hunter’s steel guns, and deserted hills and solitary graves, conveying a terrifying breath of death to the world.
Gu Ning thought that there were probably troublesome ghosts or monsters, which was more reasonable in her opinion. However, scientists believed that it was only due to geomagnetic variation, weather variation, terrain variation and many other factors that caused such a dangerous place to be born.
It wasn’t wrong. The Door to Hell was indeed a place where the weather was fickle, the terrain was rugged and dangerous, with mountains, cliffs, valleys, quagmires, and pools.
Peaks, valleys and water pools were fine, because they could easily be seen, but the quagmire was super dangerous. If one wasn’t careful, it would be difficult for him or her to get out of it once he or she stepped into it.
Therefore, Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes to see what was under the ground along the way to avoid quagmires.
The road got more and more rugged as they went deeper, so Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting had to leave their car and begin to walk.
Walking wasn’t difficult for them, because they were quite used to walking for a long distance.
After they got out of the car, Gu Ning put it into her telepathic eye space. There was no one else around them, so Gu Ning wasn’t worried at all.
Leng Shaoting was already aware of her telepathic eye space, but he was still surprised when he witnessed it.
It took about half an hour for them to get to their destination on foot, and they needed to refer to their map to make sure that they were on the right way. Unfortunately, they could only know the approximate location from the map instead of the exact cliff.
Although Leng Shaoting had several old photos of the accident scene, over a dozen years had passed and everything was different now.
Even though Gu Ning had a pair of Jade Eyes, they still spent a lot of time searching for the exact cliff. Luckily, they finally found the place where the accident happened that year.
They walked about for a while, but failed to find anything useful, but they didn’t leave right away. Instead, they took out candles and spirit money to pay their tribute to Leng Shaoting’s parents.
“Mr. Leng, Mrs. Leng, I’m your daughter-in-law. Shaoting and I have come to visit you today,” Gu Ning said.
Although Leng Shaoting remained silent, he felt quite sad at this moment.
“Mr. Leng, we found out Mrs. Leng’s real identity, so I’m afraid that she’s still alive, and we…” Gu Ning continued.
However, before she could finish, the flames suddenly went up high, which surprised Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting.
Gu Ning stopped at once and exchanged a glance with Leng Shaoting. They didn’t understand it, and took it as a coincidence.
“If Shaoting’s mother is really alive, we really want to…” Gu Ning said again, and the flames went up high all of a sudden again.
Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting realized that it couldn’t be a coincidence. It must be a hint for something.
In order to make sure of it, Leng Shaoting calmed himself down and cleared his throat before he said, “Father, I’m Shaoting. I came to visit you today, and I have the doubt that my mother is still alive. If you can hear me, please help us find her.”
The second Leng Shaoting finished, the flames went up high once more, and strange pictures flashed by in the fire.
In the pictures, a man and a woman in camouflage were fighting against another man in a black robe. Because the pictures were vague, they couldn’t see their faces, and the man in camouflage was forced to jump off the cliff by the man in a black robe.
The woman in camouflage tried to grab him, but the man in a black robe waved his sleeve and dust along with stones on the ground were immediately sent up into the air.
The violent storm spun quickly and attacked the woman with great force.
The woman wasn’t prepared and several stones pierced through her body, then she fell off the cliff in an instant.
At this moment, Gu Ning clearly saw the pair of cruel eyes of the man in a black robe. There was also a big mole under the corner of his right eye, but she still couldn’t see his face.
The next second, two bodies were lying under the cliff. Both of them were in camouflage. The man lay down with his face up, while the woman faced the ground.
After a while, a person came into the picture and replaced the woman in camouflage with another body.
That was the end of the pictures.
Although Gu Ning couldn’t see their faces from the beginning to the end, she was sure that the man and the woman in camouflage must be Leng Shaoting’s parents.
As for the man in a black robe, he couldn’t be simple, because he could easily cause a violent storm with dust and stones by waving his sleeve.
Gu Ning believed that he must be a senior cultivator. She didn’t know whether the man was a member of the Good Practice or the Evil Practice, but she remembered the big mole under his right eye. She was confident that she could recognize him as long as she was able to see him.
Chapter 1570: Familiar Taste
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Gu Ning was also sure that the person who replaced Yunyao’s body with another body wasn’t the man who killed Leng Shaoting’s parents, but it still remained unknown whether they were in the same group.
It was complicated. Even if Yunyao’s body was taken away, it didn’t mean that she was still alive.
Luckily, Yunyao hadn’t betrayed Leng Shaoting’s father. Instead, she was attacked by their enemy right when she wanted to rescue Leng Shaoting’s father.
In other words, Yunyao would have been fine if she hadn’t tried to rescue Leng Shaoting’s father. Even if Leng Shaoting’s father was killed, Yunyao probably wouldn’t commit suicide because they had a little son. What should their son do if both of them were dead?
After watching the pictures, Gu Ning was stunned. Unfortunately, Leng Shaoting didn’t see the story, because his cultivation was at a low level now.
Gu Ning didn’t understand why the story unfolded in front of her eyes right now, but she was determined to find the man who killed Leng Shaoting’s parents and the person who took Yunyao’s body away.
As long as they could find the man who took Yunyao’s body away, they would know whether she was still alive. If Yunyao was still alive, they would know who had killed them.
Gu Ning knew it was very hard to find a stranger in such a large world, but they had a clue now.
Without delay, Gu Ning told Leng Shaoting what she just saw.
Leng Shaoting was also shocked after hearing the story. He couldn’t wait to become a senior cultivator so that he could enter the cultivation world and find the man who killed his parents. Whether his mother was still alive or not, the man had already killed his mother once.
“Shaoting, if your mother is still alive, we’ll find her sooner or later, and we’ll pay the man back. You should be patient with your cultivation, or you might hurt yourself,” Gu Ning said to Leng Shaoting and reminded him to be careful.
“Sure.” Leng Shaoting nodded.
They stayed there for a while longer, then left.
Since Yunyao’s body was taken away, she wouldn’t be at Kunlun Mountain now.
All of a sudden, Gu Ning remembered her dream. If the dream was real and the woman was really Yunyao, it would be the best result.
At this moment, some visitors came to the edge of the Door to Hell, but none of them dared to walk inside. Therefore, they were all astonished when a car drove out.
“Jesus, they went inside there! They’re bold.”
“Yeah, but I think they didn’t go far, or it wouldn’t be easy for them to leave.”
“Maybe, but they’re quite lucky.”
“…”
Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left straight for the Supreme Deity’s abode afterwards.
There was a long distance between the Door to Hell and the Supreme Deity’s abode, but they could enjoy the beautiful mountain view along the road.
Kunlun Mountain was a plateau. It was a mountain from a short distance, but seemed to be a cold desert at a long distance. Therefore, from a distance, the tall and majestic Kunlun Mountain looked like nothing on earth, and the snow-capped tower peaks were even more towering and noticeable.
It was almost 12 pm when they left the Door to Hell, so they went to dine in a small town halfway.
Although it was a small town, it had great surroundings.
Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting went to a delicate diner. It wasn’t large, but was quite popular. There were about 10 tables in it, and eight of them were already occupied.
Normally, few people dined outside in the morning, but this small restaurant was already crowded at this time.
Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting sat by a vacant table. Because Gu Ning needed to use the washroom, Leng Shaoting would order.
The moment Leng Shaoting picked up the menu, he was surprised.
They were in a northwest area, so the cuisine should be very different from that of the north, but Leng Shaoting was surprised to find that the dishes on the menu were all from the north area.
Most importantly, he saw many of his favorites dishes from during his childhood!
He hadn’t eaten them for a long time, because they made him feel sad and only his mother had cooked them for him in the past.
Ever since his mother passed away, he had deliberately forced himself to forget them. It was like a taboo in his life, and it took him a long time to get over it.
He was starving now, so he didn’t care about the taste and only wanted to have some food. After that, he randomly ordered several dishes.
Gu Ning came out of the washroom and they began to enjoy the meal together.
Leng Shaoting ordered five dishes in all. He had several mouthfuls of the food, then was struck dumb for a second, because it tasted so familiar! The dishes made him think of his mother again.
Leng Shaoting couldn’t help but eat more of the food.
After the meal, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting continued to go on their road.
Shortly after Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were gone, a woman in an apron walked out of the small restaurant and watched their car moving out of her sight.
“What’s wrong, boss?” asked an attendant.
“Nothing, I just feel that they look a little strange,” the woman said and walked back to the small restaurant.
note: that's Shaoting mother right 😳 pls tell me it's her