Chapter 34: Treasure-Finding Ability

Su Ruo gritted her teeth in anger: "Fine, I'll switch!"

The host pays ten points to gain one use of the treasure-finding X-ray ability, limited to half an hour.

After 001 finished speaking, he didn't forget to remind Su Ruo: "Host, keep up the good work! As long as you accumulate 100,000 points, you can obtain permanent treasure-finding ability; by then, getting rich will be just around the corner."

Upon hearing that, Su Ruo not only wasn't happy, she became even angrier.

Ten thousand points—she only gets ten points for saving a person; at this rate, she fears she won't earn ten thousand points even by the day she dies of old age.

Seeing Su Ruo silent, 001 continued to advise: "Host, actually you don't need to worry; to obtain treasure, it's not absolutely necessary to accumulate 100,000 points."

"Let me tell you, that little girl is the embodiment of heavenly and earthly fortune; as long as you adopt her, you'll constantly be together, and in the future you will surely become rich, beautiful, slim, live a hundred years, have family reunions, and enjoy happiness and longevity."

"Thank you!"

After saying that, Su Ruo directly blocked the system; finally her ears were clear, and she silently thought: "The system is getting less and less reliable; in order to get me to adopt An'an, it will say anything."

Su Ruo ignored the system's words and began seriously searching for the golden lock; after all, time was limited, her treasure-finding ability only lasted half an hour, and if she exceeded the time without finding it, she would have to spend another ten points.

Su Ruo found saving people quite tiring, and she didn't want to spend all her points on this.

Although the system is somewhat shady, Su Ruo had to admit that the ability it gave was truly useful.

At that moment, Su Ruo immediately saw the golden lock buried in the ruins, emitting a gleaming light in the night; at a glance it was clearly not an ordinary item.

"Could it be that this isn't an ordinary golden lock but some precious treasure?" Su Ruo thought, then walked over to the lock and began to dig it up.

But after just a few digs, Su Ruo regretted it; looking at her dirt-covered, aching fingers, she somewhat regretted not bringing any tools when she came out.

Going back now to fetch tools would surely be too late, and Su Ruo also didn't want to alarm anyone, so she gritted her teeth and continued digging.

But just as Su Ruo was about to reach the golden lock, a stone slab blocked her.

This stone slab weighed at least a hundred or two hundred jin; Su Ruo tried several times but couldn't move it. Exhausted, she sat on the ground, thinking, "Do I really have to give up like this?"

Or perhaps she could find the Women's Director tomorrow and ask her to help find people to move the stone.

But how could she explain how she knew the golden lock was buried here? Moreover, the lock was so valuable that she couldn't guarantee no one would be tempted.

An'an is still so young that she couldn't possibly guard such a valuable item; Su Ruo understood the principle that "the innocent are guilty of possessing a precious jade."

"Who's there?" Just as Su Ruo was in utter despair, a clear, cold voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.

At the same moment, a strong beam from a flashlight shot straight over, shining on Su Ruo's face.

Su Ruo instinctively raised her hand to shield her eyes from the bright light.

"Is it you?"

The man also got a clear look at Su Ruo's face at that moment; he shifted the flashlight beam aside and strode toward her.

Song Jingyu walked up to Su Ruo and asked, "It's so late; what are you doing here?"

Since they had already been discovered, Su Ruo didn't hide anything; she told the whole story of An'an's background and her own intention to find a golden lock for her, in full detail.

Although they had met only a few times, Su Ruo trusted Song Jingyu's character, knowing he wouldn't scheme to take others' belongings, especially something belonging to an orphan girl.

"An'an's foster parents are dead, leaving her alone with no one to rely on; if we can find the golden lock, it would at least be a comforting thought."

Song Jingyu said in a low voice: "That child is indeed pitiful."

Song Jingyu had been helping with rescue efforts these past days, and he had also heard a bit about An'an's tragic experience.

Although many households in Qingshui Village were affected by this disaster, hardly any were as devastated as the Xu family, which was nearly wiped out—this was practically the only one.

Therefore, at this moment Song Jingyu said without hesitation: "I'll help you find it!"

Su Ruo's reason for telling Song Jingyu was also that she wanted his help; after all, she alone couldn't lift that stone slab, and she didn't want to give up.

Now that Song Jingyu was willing to help, Su Ruo naturally felt pleased and immediately said: "Help me move this stone; underneath it presses the bedroom cabinet—maybe the thing is hidden inside."

Upon hearing that, Song Jingyu didn't waste words; he rolled up his sleeves and, with a mighty heave, lifted a corner of the stone slab.

Just as Su Ruo was about to go help, Song Jingyu exerted himself and shoved the entire stone slab to the side.

Su Ruo stared, dumbfounded, unable to believe that this was the very stone slab she had just exerted all her strength on without moving it even a bit.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Su Ruo wouldn't have believed it was real.

While marveling at Song Jingyu's strength, Su Ruo also silently vowed in her heart that she would definitely train hard from now on.

With her current petite frame, she was still too weak; she feared she couldn't even withstand a single punch from Song Jingyu.

"Could it be that everyone who comes out of the military camp is this formidable?" At that moment, Su Ruo even thought about lifting Song Jingyu's shirt to see his abs.

"Aren't you looking for the golden lock?"

As Su Ruo's mental image began to wander, Song Jingyu spoke up to interrupt her fantasy.

"Mm-hmm, looking for the golden lock..."

Su Ruo immediately came to her senses, pretended to search around, casually moved a bit of dirt, then headed straight for the golden lock's location.

Su Ruo dug away the soil above and saw a red little bundle; if she wasn't mistaken, this should be the small blanket that wrapped An'an.

She opened it and, lo and behold, lay inside a small golden lock inlaid with jade.

By the flashlight's light, Su Ruo could see that the jade was warm and smooth to the touch, actually a fine piece of Hetian jade.

No wonder it emitted light under the treasure-finding X-ray ability's scrutiny; it truly was a top-notch treasure.

Yet Su Ruo grew increasingly doubtful: a family possessing such a valuable item must be either rich or noble, so how could they abandon their own child?

Su Ruo harbored many suspicions, but for now there was no way to verify them.

Seeing Song Jingyu looking over, Su Ruo handed him the golden lock: "This should be it."

Song Jingyu wasn't interested in the golden lock; he nodded and said, "Since we found the item, I'll send you back! It's unsafe for a girl to walk the night road alone."

The other party meant well, so Su Ruo naturally didn't refuse; she followed behind Song Jingyu toward the brigade headquarters.

Song Jingyu was tall and slender, with a handsome visage; he seemed to naturally carry an air of nobility, and having trained in the unit, he possessed a resolve and decisiveness ordinary people lacked—truly not at all like a rural person.

Judging solely by his appearance and demeanor, Su Ruo already somewhat believed the system's claim that he was an Atmospheric Carrier.

After all, with such looks, he could be considered one in a million.

But Su Ruo soon noticed something off: Song Jingyu's gait was slightly limp; it was obvious his leg had been injured, and the injury was severe, leaving him with a disability.

Su Ruo watched Song Jingyu's tall, straight back, her eyes sinking. So he retired because he was injured?

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