I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 322: Seized Her Body

Chapter 322: Chapter 322: Seized Her Body

Moments later, Wu Hong said, "There definitely are some. In this world, there’s always that group of people who are different from ordinary ones, possessing abilities that the ordinary do not.

They can see things that others cannot. I am one of them, and so are you. It’s hard to say; there might be a third person because this aura is too familiar."

"But this dilapidated little mountain village, whose name we don’t even know, really has the person we are looking for?" This time, Liu Ge was completely different from before, even her expression had changed.

"Liu Ge, finding this person is crucial. You know my mother’s family has been preparing for this for hundreds of years, but we never managed to find the right candidate. The aura is strong and powerful; perhaps finding her will enable us to open the gateway to another higher-dimensional world."

"You go and check it out then, I’ll wait for you here," Liu Ge said without hesitation, her eyes filled with admiration and trust.

She had fallen in love with him not only for his status but also for his extraordinary abilities, and because, only Wu Hong could protect her.

The sky gradually darkened, and Wu Hong trudged towards the little mountain village, dimly lit in the distance.

He could feel that aura lingering around the village.

Others couldn’t sense it, but he could, though he had not expected the journey to be so challenging, with heavy snow as if it were deep in the wild mountains.

Nevertheless, the aura seemed to be getting closer. The village had no electricity, only a few homes were lit by dim oil lamps, likely lacking electric lights. And as he stepped on the snow, crunching sounds triggered a big yellow dog to start barking loudly.

He estimated the village had over a hundred households.

With no electricity, no television, and no other forms of entertainment, the villagers typically turned off their lights early to save oil.

Of course, there weren’t any guards around. Treading on the crunching snow, Wu Hong stood at the village gate, his gaze turning towards the edge of the village.

There was a household, a thatched cottage, with an oil lamp lit inside. He walked towards it and finally confirmed the unusual aura he had sensed—it indeed came from that cottage. His vision was excellent, and he could see a blurred figure through the window; it seemed to be an old lady.

Wu Hong frowned, looked around, and at that moment, many household dogs had started barking again. He turned around and walked back the way he came without delay.

Unexpectedly, just after he left, Han Lishi opened the door of the thatched cottage, cloaked in a padded jacket, and looked toward the direction Wu Hong had disappeared, her gaze dark and brooding. After a moment, she turned and went back inside.

She told Han Liuya, "Your instincts were right; someone like us did come, but he left again."

Han Liuya furrowed her brow, "What does this person want?"

"Who knows, he might have sensed our aura, just like you did; it’s hard to say..."

Han Liuya leaned against the Kang bed, flipping through a book in her hand, which she threw aside irritably after a while.

Han Lishi picked up the book and handed it back to her, whispering, "Wait a couple of days, and I’ll buy you some more books to read. If worse comes to worst, you can start school, learn something. Qiao Qingyu...went to college. She even became the top student in liberal arts, and also served as student council president. Now that you’ve taken over her body, it’s too easy for people to notice."

"Can I just say I forgot everything?" Han Liuya responded impatiently. "It’s not possible to get it all at once; besides, I particularly hate this stuff. I’m not interested in it at all. It would be better to let me draw a few talismans; that would make me happy."

Han Lishi also felt a headache coming on, helplessly saying, "Let’s talk about this later."

At that moment, when Wu Hong reached the spot where the car had gotten stuck, he found that another vehicle had already stopped there. He quickly sped up towards it.

It was a vehicle coming from the base, planning to head to Xichuan.

Their car wasn’t damaged; it was just stuck in the snow. The management system was slack, and they hadn’t encountered a single traffic officer on the way. If this were decades later, Wu Hong wouldn’t have been allowed on the road.

As such, the truck driver and his assistant helped push their car out of the snow and told them that just this stretch of the road was difficult. He led the way, and half an hour later, the road became much easier to navigate.

Wu Hong whispered to Liu Ge, "I don’t know where my father is being kept, and also, we can’t go back to M country right now."

Liu Ge, of course, was happy. This way, she could see her daughter more often. But thinking of her daughter made her feel guilty.

At the same time, she started to resent He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu.

Her child was now so unreasonable, confrontational—it was all because of these two. If this continued, in a few years, the child surely wouldn’t recognize her own mother.

This meant she had to find a way to have her child stay by her side.

If only she and Wu Hong could have their own child, how much easier would that be?

Liu Ge’s thoughts drifted aimlessly.

Meanwhile, Wu Hong was considering how clean his background was, absent of anything inappropriate. So, taking advantage of the country’s current efforts to attract investments, maybe it was time to set down roots on this land.

Even if he hadn’t traveled the entire country, he had gathered a lot of information, and the project he wanted to undertake could only be accomplished here.

Thus, walking this land of Huaxia as a businessman would not only allow him to make a lot of money but also, especially in their toughest times, to extend a helping hand. How could the people of this country not be grateful to him?

In this world, it’s easy to add a decoration to the brocade, but what really matters is providing help in the snow.

This is an immutable truth.

...

Across the ocean in an estate, Zhang Xuanzi, having received a secret call from Wu Hong, started preparing to return to Huaxia.

It was time to go back; he had been away too long.

Additionally, there was nothing here that the Zhang Family wanted.

They were running out of time and had to act quickly.

Of course, not everyone would return.

Everyone knows the importance of holding some cards back; you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket.

Some of the elders, who were indeed very old, were willing to go back, so he would take them. As for what might happen along the way, they could only leave it to fate.

Those who didn’t want to return could stay here and enjoy their old age. The environment here was, in many ways, better than that of Huaxia.

But unexpectedly, apart from one who chose to stay, the other dozen or so elders all decided to return with him. Perhaps as one ages, they value the idea of returning to their roots more, especially for families like theirs with special abilities.

When they reached that age, they felt they couldn’t leave their souls in a foreign land, as that would mean not finding the path to reincarnation.