Chapter 6 The Reappearance of the Mysterious Stone

Ms. Hong ordered her assistants to clean the place where they had fought within a few minutes as if nothing had ever happened.

It was a peaceful night again.

Ms. Hong enthusiastically invited Li Ping'an to have dinner with her tomorrow by a call. Her words implied something unusual.

Li Ping'an rejected her with a smile and then went back home.

It was not because he looked down upon her snobbish attitude.

In fact, she was beautiful and charming.

If she had not been snobbish, as a woman, how could she have lived in the world?

Li Ping'an was not interested in that thing.

His small and ancient house covered more than sixty square meters with two rooms and a living room.

More than ten years ago, when his parents passed away, their friend in the army had bought this house with their small pension for their son.

Unfortunately, this friend died in the battle a few years ago, so no one would care for Li Ping'an anymore.

Except Luohan.

And that crazy lady.

After taking a shower to wash away his viciousness, Li Ping'an lied on the bed, quietly watching the ceiling.

“Is power so attractive?”

“Ms. Hong got along well with me before, but how could she give me a hint like that?”

“Power and money are both powerful. And the strength owned by someone is the most powerful.”

“Without the mysterious stone, I’m afraid that I would be seriously injured by Sanggou and his mates.”

"However, among power, money and strength, I prefer strength. Because if I obtained it, the others would be easily acquired."

Li Ping'an reflected on his experience today.

When he was a child, he started cultivating this habit.

As an orphan, he had no parents to teach him something, so he had to think over his experience on his own.

“The early bird catches the worm” was his motto.

“Does that crazy lady fall asleep? Forget it. I should say thanks to her. After all, she has helped me.”

Li Ping'an would always fall asleep quickly, but today, he lost sleep, because he had encountered many impressive things.

He turned on his communication gadget to transfer one million yuan to Jiang Zhiyan with a note, “Thanks for your help. I give this sum of money to you as interest first.”

The Xianguan Resort was the most renowned scenic zone in Lanhai City.

This resort consisted of two hundred acres of land. In the center of it, there was a Germany-style villa, ancient and exquisite. It was the most attractive place by the sea.

The moon cast light into the curtain. The gentle sound of waves lapping was a pleasant lullaby, making people calm.

However, on a big wooden bed, a lady, who always had a good sleep, now was sleepless.

She wore a silk nightdress, which showed her curvy body in the moonlight. However, she couldn't sleep and even lay tossing and turning.

Because when she closed her eyes, she always recalled the impressive scenes that she had never seen in reality.

This night, on her way home, she asked her driver to pass by that cherry tree.

"Sh*t! Why do I always think of this? Jiang Zhiyan, you are not a protagonist, and he did not block the knife for you, either."

The young woman covered her face with the pillow to stop recalling something, but she failed.

Beep!

The communication gadget rang suddenly, with its screen flashing.

"Who is it? I'm feeling annoyed now."

The lady got angrier and ignored the ring, but it was harder for her to sleep. Therefore, she caught the communication gadget and then turned on it with her eyes closed.

After opening her eyes, she saw the name on it.

She got a mixed feeling of anticipation and happiness.

When she knew why Li Ping'an texted her, the unknown anger in her heart erupted, as violently as a volcano.

She replied to him by text, "Li Ping'an, you b*st*rd, monster, scoundrel. I don't need your gratitude. You are a poor pet of mine, so you had better know your status."

However, she regretted sending the text.

What Li Ping'an had done was sensible, because she was neither Luohan nor his lover.

When she was about to make her apologies to Li Ping'an, she could not help pitching her leg to notice herself, "Jiang Zhiyan, you are as arrogant as a queen, so how could you say sorry to that poor guy?"

Perhaps she was guilty and did not want to receive any news from Li Ping'an, so she blacklisted him.

“Sh*t!”

"How crazy the woman is!"

In the Lanyuan community, after editing the text, Li Ping'an found that he could not send it to Jiang Zhiyan, because he was blacklisted by her.

It was not the first time for Jiang Zhiyan to blacklist him, so Li Ping'an got used to her behavior. Now, he was going to sleep.

Beep!

There was a friend request from Jiang Zhiyan.

“...”

Li Ping'an thought that she was a truly crazy lady.

A few seconds later, he accepted her friend request.

The lady was slightly annoyed, so she spoke out, "Li Ping'an, you bastard! How could you accept my friend request so slowly?"

...

When the man and the woman texted each other,

in a villa on the periphery of the Xianguan Resort, the luxury living room was still brightly lit up.

Liu Qingyun, previously, was arrogant and powerful. Now, like a pupil making mistakes, he humbly stood before a man who was akin to him in appearance, but calmer and stricter than him.

"Stupid!"

"How stupid you are!"

“You idiot!”

"Liu Qingyun, I'm sophisticated, but as my son, why are you so useless? You lose our family's face."

"Do you know what you have done? You could go to die, but could you bear the responsibility if the Liu Family and the Tianhai Group got into trouble?"

Liu Haishan, the CEO of Tianhai Group, was a rich man in Lanhai City. Now, he snarled at Liu Qingyun like an angry tiger.

The Tianhai Group was a giant, but it was no match for the Jiang Group, a famous business tycoon.

"Dad, I was wrong."

Lowering his head, Liu Qingyun clenched his fists. He was rather angry.

"Have you deeply reflected on yourself? Why didn't you treasure this opportunity? Someone has something on you because of your unethical behavior. You are worse than a poor guy, aren't you?"

Liu Haishan glared at his son who had not lived up his expectation.

In the view of Liu Haishan, any place outside the Xianguan Resort was a dirt and smelly slum.

"Dad, I'm really wrong. I was too angry to remember our family mottos. Please punish me, and I will not forget this lesson. A week later, I must rip Li Ping'an a new one to wash away my shame."

Liu Qingyun was so furious that his face turned red, with his head lowering and his fists clenching.

Since his childhood, he had never been shameful.

He would rather die than being humiliated in public.

It was hard to accept the fact that he had been defeated by Li Ping'an.

"Huh."

"You are a little clever."

Liu Haishan snorted. Now, he cooled down after he had spent so much time scolding his son.

Although he was rebuked by the Jiang Group for his son's behavior, now it was OK. Otherwise, what he faced was no warning but a business war.

Looking at Liu Qingyun, Liu Haishan asked him in a calm tone, "Qingyun, you have been great since childhood. And do you know why you made this mistake?"

...

In the Liu Mansion, Liu Qingyun was scolded by his father while Li Ping'an successfully coaxed Jiang Zhiyan.

"How dare this crazy lady fall asleep when talking with me without closing the video? What's more, she doesn't mind that she has exposed herself."

Li Ping'an glanced at the video for another time before he turned off his communication gadget.

"This crazy lady has a temper, but she sometimes looks pretty. It's not easy for me to return the favor."

Looking at the ceiling with a smile, Li Ping'an was happy.

He was young and had a promising future, so he did not worry that he could not return it to Jiang Zhiyan. The best way to achieve this goal was to become stronger.

Li Ping'an was sleepless, so he recalled many things.

He thought of his parents who died for Walt Country and even human beings. However, they were not honored as a hero and a heroine but forgotten by this nation.

They had been dead, but Li Ping'an knew that their death was not simple.

He also recalled Luohan, his classmates and Jiang Zhiyan, a crazy lady.

He still remembered the fantastic touch.

He was Luohan's boyfriend, but they always respected each other without any intimacy.

“What?”

He didn't recall anything. So when he was peaceful and was about to fall asleep, he suddenly frowned and trembled.

Just now, he sensed the mysterious stone in his mind more clearly than that in this morning.

"What's going on?"

Li Ping'an was sleepless, suddenly sitting up. However, the big stone disappeared, and he could not find it.

"Why cannot I find it?"

Li Ping'an kept searching for it, but he failed.

He frowned and wondered, "Is it likely that it will appear again when I'm calm?"

So, he got silent and calm, slowly deep in meditation.

Sure enough, the mysterious stone appeared in his mind again.

The white fog around the big stone was thicker. And Li Ping'an seemed to stand in front of the stone.

Compared with it, he was as tiny as an aunt.

On its surface, the grand shape, like Kunpeng, loomed.

However,

Li Ping'an found that Kunpeng was smaller than before.

It was hard to describe that feeling.

In the view of Li Ping'an, he could not fully see it, and the pattern on it was not clear enough.

By instinct, Li Ping'an thought that the Kunpeng pattern had really become smaller.

What was wrong with it?