Golden Python and Gold Mine

Wandi watched them leave from the upstairs balcony. After the door closed, she pondered for a moment, then turned back to her bedroom. She saw Jiang Zouwei from next door come out at some point, leaning against the door with her arms folded.

"Wen Xue also followed him out?" She had already heard the noise, and to be honest, she was asking this question even though she knew the answer.

Wandi nodded, "Yes."

"Why don't you go and talk her out of it?" Jiang Zouwei could see that something was wrong with Ji Wenxue, but seeing it was one thing, but taking action was really not an option. She didn't even know how to talk herself through it, let alone others.

Wan Di walked over and lowered her voice, saying, "She's worried about it. Unless she figures it out, even I can't do anything about it." Wan Di had long seen Ji Wenxue's inner struggles and, when organizing her actions, she considered her preferences while also exercising restraint in allowing Ji Wenxue to be exposed to other things. Overall, Ji Wenxue remained steadfast in her preferences.

The loss and low self-esteem that comes from doing something wrong can only be alleviated by success. In other words, the confidence and self-esteem lost from one failure can only be restored by more successes.

On the other side, Yao Si looked at Ji Wenxue next to him in surprise as she put down the bag on her back and took out equipment one by one from it, including a knife, a gun, a fork, a pot... ?

"Why did you bring so many things, and even a pot? Are you going to cook here?"

Ji Wenxue lined up the things on the ground, then put them on her body one by one. It was a rare moment where she didn't fight back, but she felt a little embarrassed and regretful. "I originally just wanted to use a knife, but I don't have much experience other than chopping meat on a cutting board. I was afraid of making mistakes, so I just brought a few more weapons. I picked up whatever I thought would be handy. When the time comes, I can just throw them one by one like darts, and it will definitely work."

Although Yao Si couldn't see the deeper reason behind Ji Wenxue's actions, she now fully appreciated Ji Wenxue's attitude. She clenched her fists and said with a gleaming gaze, "Alright! With the two of us here, that guy will definitely not be able to escape!"

The moonlight was bright, and Ji Wenxue and Yao Si hid in the dark bushes. They remained highly alert and focused, occasionally speaking in low voices.

But the land that hid the secret remained quiet all night, and from then on, only the seedlings could be seen growing slowly. It seemed as if everyone had seen it wrong.

But the unchanging is hidden in the changing.

Everyone remained more patient, still tirelessly guarding the place day and night. On her first night, Wandi handed over the remaining tasks to Ji Wenxue, who arranged them. She had already realized that finding the answer wouldn't be easy.

The plants grew, their leaves expanding, their upward-spreading green filled with a delightful vitality. This should have been a joyous occasion, but now it was causing me anxiety. The daily routine of normalcy felt like the calm before the storm.

The change finally happened. One night, Ji Wenxue went to the old place as usual. Suddenly, she saw the plants on the land drooping their heads. Almost at the same time, all the plants experienced the same thing.

Ji Wenxue stared wide-eyed as she ran over with an iron pot in her hand. But no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't see anything unusual.

Grab a handful of soil, normal.

Take the withered plants, normally.

Pulling up the roots of plants is normal.

Looking around again, the world was vast, and she was the only one in the night.

The heat in her heart suddenly cooled down, Ji Wenxue slowly exhaled, and finally raised her wrist in frustration and called out the screen.

Wan Di and others quickly rushed over.

"Are you not hurt?" Wan Di said as he glanced at Ji Wenxue and touched her.

Ji Wenxue shook her head dejectedly, "I'm fine. But I haven't found any useful clues. It just happened so suddenly, without any signs."

Wandi patted Ji Wenxue's head. Seeing that she was still frowning, she consoled him, "You prioritized your own safety, which is great. You also called us in promptly, which is also great. You wrote down all the details and relayed them, which is also great." Wandi turned to the other half of the land and said, "Besides, the value of information is reflected in its use. Whether what you say is useful or not cannot be arbitrarily determined."

Ji Wenxue habitually looked up at Wandi and realized she had grown so tall that she could easily see her sister's expression without having to look up. Those gentle, soft words were like whispering in her ears, and her disappointment was somehow alleviated.

"Then what should we do? Should we plant again?" Yao Si asked in horror. For her, farming was fun once, and twice was barely enjoyable, but a third time would be sheer torture! "I don't want it! Aa ...

Jiang Zouwei folded his arms and couldn't help but pull out his hand to knock on Yao Si's head to stop his screaming. "Wandi hasn't said anything yet."

Yao Si cried out "Ah!" and hugged his head with both hands, rubbing it aggrievedly. He looked at Jiang Zouwei and said, "I was just saying it casually! Is this not okay?"

"Yeah." He answered bluntly.

Jiang Zouwei and Yao Si didn't have much of a relationship. Jiang Zouwei wouldn't approach others, and wouldn't let others approach him.

There are only two kinds of people who surprise her.

The first kind was a friendship forged through fighting, like that of Wanda. Her impression of Wanda swung from "I think he'd be defeated" to "Fine, a draw is acceptable" to "Damn, he even has a trick up his sleeve" to "It seems... more than one." His unfathomable strength was like a whirlpool, drawing her in unnoticed, just like Wanda's eyes. Add to that the strange "sleeping spell," and before she knew it, her body had already become familiar with him.

The second type is the persistent, cockroach-like type. Jiang Zouwei considers herself impolite with strangers, but she's definitely not one to be rude. She doesn't enjoy or thrive on being warm, and therefore seems to have a difficult and inexperienced way of responding to enthusiastic people. Yao Si seems perpetually cheerful, lively, and passionate, expressing himself so bluntly that Jiang Zouwei sometimes feels overwhelmed. Over time, they become familiar.

Ying Zhao was watching from the side. Since she was still doing experiments in the laboratory and was relatively close to here, she was the first to rush over.

As soon as she came over, she saw Ji Wenxue squatting there in a state of despair. She hurried over and Ji Wenxue told her what had happened. Apart from sighing, she could only pat Ji Wenxue's back gently, "It's okay, it's okay..."

These dry words offered no comfort, and Ying Zhao couldn't find anything else to say. He could only silently hope that Wan Di and the others would arrive soon.

My wish soon came true. Wan Di and the others also ran over at full speed. However, compared to my panting, those people were breathing regularly and were calm and composed. It didn't look like they had done any strenuous exercise.

Without her saying anything, Ji Wenxue stood up and reported the matter to Wandi again.

Wandi did the same thing much better than her. Although it was just a few words, not only Ji Wenxue, but also she felt at ease all of a sudden.

I wonder if this magical power is because Wan Di’s words are logical and easy to trust, or because these words were spoken by Wan Di, or maybe both?

Now the question returned to square one. The rotting vegetation glowed faintly in the moonlight. Wandi looked at it for a while and said, "Dig! I want to see what's under the ground."

At the command, everyone went out. The equipment that Ji Wenxue brought with her was put to good use. Some people took knives, some took shovels, and Ji Wenxue finally took the shovels and pots that were left over by others.

Everyone turned over the soil one by one. The land underneath was darker and more moist than the surface. The smell of soil became stronger and stronger, and a big hole appeared on the ground.

Jiang Zouwei exerted force a few times and felt something was wrong below, so she reduced her strength and shoveled a few times. She saw that the loosened soil did not stay around, but fell down all at once.

"Scatter!" she shouted. Everyone dispersed at once, only to see a hole had appeared out of nowhere. The dirt above the hole fell without a sound, and the pitch-black entrance was a bit scary at night.

"There is a cave here, how magical." Yao Si stared at the cave entrance without blinking.

Wan Di moved closer. The hole seemed bottomless, but the edges were very neat and a very standard circle.

Jiang Zouwei also discovered this very beautiful circle, which looked like it was drawn with a compass.

Ji Wenxue and Ying Zhao also approached. Although the cave entrance they suddenly discovered was strange, the fact that they had discovered something strange by accident was exactly what they wanted, and the two were in a good mood.

This cave cannot be seen from the outside. If you want to know what it is, you must go inside.

As soon as Wanti told him her plan, Yao Si immediately raised his hand and said, "I'll do it, I'll do it. Let me go first!" Yao Si looked at the cave for a long time and became more and more fascinated. He couldn't wait to go down and see what was there.

Jiang Zouwei looked at Yao Si and then at Wan Di. She personally did not agree with Yao Si going down first to take a look. After all, although Yao Si was capable, he was only capable enough and had no experience in this kind of thing. If something happened, they would be unable to do anything if they were all up there.

In her opinion, the most suitable person should be herself, followed by Wan Di.

But she still had to see how Wan Di arranged the specific actions.

Before Wanti could answer, Yao Si simply ran over and started chattering in an attempt to persuade her. However, before she could elaborate, Yao Si suddenly felt a pulling force on her trouser leg. She thought she had stepped on something and moved to the side, but the force became even stronger.

She turned her head irritably, only to see a snake lying at her feet. Its red tongue looked like it was stained with blood in the moonlight, and its cloudy eyes gave people a strong sense of oppression.