Jiang Wanwan led Jiang Beixing through the winding stone cave until they finally found the exit.
Bathed in sunlight, Jiang Beixing squinted and let out a long sigh as if reborn. With her head covered in grass clippings, she turned her head and watched intently as her older sister bent over and dug up an unknown grass.
"I didn't expect you to be so lucky. In this depleted spiritual energy era, you've discovered a large number of top-grade spirit stones and even found the Marrow Cleansing Grass."
While instructing Jiang Wanwan on how to dig for medicinal herbs, Old Xia remarked that she truly lived up to the prophecy of the merchant.
Jiang Wanwan took out a jade box from her spatial storage and put the Marrow Cleansing Grass inside. Turning her head, she saw Jiang Beixing staring at her expectantly.
"Sister, what will happen to Shi Mei in the future? Will she be able to cultivate like Brother Lin?" Jiang Beixing asked the question she had wanted to ask for a long time.
Jiang Wanwan put the jade box away and relayed what Elder Xia had said.
"Shi Mei's soul is still unstable and she cannot leave the Soul Banner for the time being. Once her worldly karma is settled, she will enter the cycle of reincarnation. If she wants to cultivate, she must first find a spiritual artifact to nourish her soul, since not everyone is as blessed as Brother Lin. Secondly, she will need a large amount of spirit stones for her cultivation."
Most importantly, cultivation is a lengthy process. Even with Brother Lin's aptitude, it would take him a hundred years to break through to the level of a vengeful ghost. Once he cultivates a physical body, it will likely take another hundred years. How many hundred years do you have to wait then?
Jiang Wanwan didn't refuse to help him cultivate; Elder Xia said that only those with spiritual roots could cultivate.
Jiang Beixing's face visibly fell into disappointment, and she lowered her head like a dejected big dog.
Jiang Wanwan hadn't expected her younger brother to be so love-struck. Oh well, she'd do the spiritual root test with him in a few days. Right now, there were more important matters to attend to.
Jiang Wanwan quickly took Jiang Beixing home. Seeing Jiang Nanxing sitting comfortably on the sofa playing games on his phone, she breathed a sigh of relief and told Jiang Beixing that the two of them should not go to school for the time being.
After returning home, Jiang Wanwan worked through the night to organize the evidence and made copies on several disks.
There are no cameras inside the underground air-raid shelter except for one at the entrance. I don't know if someone will notice something is wrong. We need to deal with it quickly.
"So many students have gone missing for several years in a row, and not a single person has reported it. In such a small town, these people really have connections everywhere."
Jiang Wanwan looked at each illegal transaction, some of which involved overseas entities and even had instructions from a certain leader in the county.
"Master, I want to get back to the city as soon as possible and send this evidence out. Do you have any ideas on how?"
"The Swift Travel Talisman can be used, but each one used is one less available!" Old Xia looked reluctant to part with it.
“Master, after this matter is settled, I will learn from you properly and draw a dozen for you to play with.”
After receiving all sorts of assurances and flattery from Jiang Wanwan, Old Xia took out five Swift Travel Talismans, and immediately regretted it so much that he pounded his chest.
'We've been tricked!'
Jiang Wanwan used two travel talismans and traveled 400 kilometers from the village to the city in half an hour. She was fast, but her face was a little numb and her legs were a little weak.
As a result, the directors of the Municipal Education Bureau, the Municipal Procuratorate, and the Municipal Public Security Bureau each had a USB drive on their desks.
After submitting the evidence, Jiang Wanwan randomly selected a hotel to observe the reactions of various departments in the city.
The next day, the city bustled with activity. In the office of the city's Public Security Bureau chief, Chen Jiliang solemnly opened an envelope on his desk. When he found a USB drive inside, a sense of unease arose in his heart. He quickly got up and went out to retrieve the surveillance footage, but found nothing.
He hurriedly returned to his office, inserted the USB drive into his laptop, and with a click of the mouse, bloody photos, illegal transaction records, and records of inhumane human experiments appeared on the screen.
His face was filled with shock, and fine beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead. Anger burned in his heart like a flame.
Ignoring everything else, he grabbed his laptop and rushed out the door, determined to expose these crimes and bring the murderers to justice.
Before long, the city launched a close collaboration among multiple departments. In a low-key yet tense atmosphere, a special task force was quietly established.
Meanwhile, in order to speed up the investigation and ensure that nothing goes wrong, the municipal government decided to mobilize reinforcements from other cities overnight to assist.
Meanwhile, the armed forces also took action, quickly deploying their forces. They first took control of county leaders at all levels, as well as teachers at Qingshan Middle School, to prevent anyone from tipping off the investigators or interfering with the investigation process.
Next, the focus shifted to the air-raid shelter behind the school. After a thorough search and deployment, the police arrested all those involved in the case inside the air-raid shelter.
Seeing that the school's case was progressing normally, Jiang Wanwan stopped paying attention to it. She returned to Yangjia Village, focused on her own space, and began formal cultivation.
The changes in this space are nothing short of earth-shattering! Back when Jiang Wanwan first bound herself to this space, it was a desolate place, with nothing but a bare tree, a thatched hut, and Old Man Xia.
According to Elder Xia, after he used the spiritual energy in this space to cleanse his marrow last time, the spiritual energy here was completely exhausted. If new spiritual energy cannot be replenished in time, not only will this space dissipate into the river of time, but he himself will also be unable to escape its fate.
The most noticeable change was that the once bare tree had sprouted tender green buds. At the same time, the desolate and dilapidated space gradually revealed the general outline of green mountains, and in the distance, a crystal-clear spring was gurgling and making a crisp, melodious "drip-drip" sound.
Jiang Wanwan took a sip of the spiritual spring water. In an instant, a blazing warm current surged through her body like a wild horse, and wherever it passed, it seemed as if every pore and every hair was reawakened, opening up and greedily absorbing this magical power.
She could clearly feel the amazing changes taking place in her body, and her previously tired spirit became exceptionally invigorated. This feeling was like parched land receiving timely rain, bursting forth with vitality after being fully nourished.
"The spiritual spring water truly lives up to its reputation! Its effects far exceed my expectations," Jiang Wanwan exclaimed inwardly.
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