Chapter 289

Finally, both of them successfully opened their parachutes and landed safely.

After returning to the skydiving base, the safety officer stared at Lin Meng, wanting to speak but hesitating; he was dying to know how she had managed it, whether she had some special technique.

If he could learn from her, he might figure it out himself and perhaps even place in a skydiving competition someday.

Lin Meng wasn't unaware of the safety officer's gaze; this time she didn't hide it, at least letting him see her mid-air cross-legged meditation pose.

But in fact, she had secretly tried hovering twice, pausing for a second or two at high altitude.

Although the hovering time was short and still far from true flight control, to ordinary people it was already shocking enough to challenge their worldview and cognition.

It seemed the safety officer hadn't noticed Lin Meng's brief hovering.

He approached cautiously, as if a novice skydiver seeking advice from a veteran, and spoke to Lin Meng very respectfully:

"Miss Lin, may I ask boldly, have you never skydived before? Or do you work in a closely related field?"

Lin Meng didn't want to discourage him too much, so she could only answer half-truthfully:

"I have plenty of bungee-jumping experience, I'm naturally bold, and my body coordination is excellent; please arrange a second skydive for me—I want to jump a few more times for the thrill."

Lin Meng's words still didn't dispel the safety officer's doubts, but he knew that even if he probed deeper, he wouldn't get answers, so he turned away to make the arrangements.

Ye Chenjing looked at Lin Meng thoughtfully; from the time they met, through the series of events that had occurred, up to today, he was certain he had personally experienced something beyond common sense, and finally had to face a reality.

That Lin Meng was truly extraordinary, and the secret she hid might be beyond his imagination.

If she were just a girl with a little secret, could she casually produce a thousand-year-old wild ginseng?

Could she whip out a pill that makes an old man regain youth and instantly heals his severe injuries?

In fact, Ye Chenjing had long known that Lin Meng was not from his world, yet he still harbored some fantasies, feeling that the distance between them wasn't great and that he still had a chance.

But the reality was that Lin Meng was drifting further and further away from him.

Before her, he was nothing more than an ordinary, slightly vulgar rich man...

Lin Meng faintly sensed that Ye Chenjing's mood was off, so she took advantage of the safety officer's preparations to pull him aside and, after thinking, said:

"Do you have a lot of questions in your heart?"

Ye Chenjing didn't hide it, nodded, but tactfully refrained from pressing further.

Lin Meng sighed, feeling that she had probably hurt some people's self-esteem.

Previously she was just an ordinary person from a village, while he possessed vast wealth and power, young and already at the peak of his life.

Yet in less than a year, he had personally witnessed her rise.

From selling gold and silver jewelry, to stone gambling revealing odds far beyond ordinary people's, to selling medicinal materials—deals worth tens of millions routinely—in a short time her net worth exceeded a hundred million.

After that, she produced pills that gave new life to an old man who should have been at death's door.

And she enabled a person who should have been condemned to lifelong disability from severe injuries to recover externally after taking just one pill.

After all this, even if Ye Chenjing was stout-hearted, he ought to doubt life.

Lin Meng put herself in his shoes and thought that if it were her, she would also suffer a blow, even have her worldview shatter, and begin to wonder whether another unknown world truly existed.

A mysterious world that excludes ordinary people, known only to a select few...

After thinking, Lin Meng sighed and said:

"Sorry, I can't tell you about my affairs for now, but rest assured that if one day I truly decide to make my secret public, you will be the first to know."

The secret of space, she won't tell anyone, but perhaps she won't be able to keep her cultivation hidden for much longer either, and she doesn't intend to conceal it forever.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chenjing's eyes lit up instantly, and his heart warmed and throbbed as if dead ashes had reignited.

"All right, I'll wait for you."

Lin Meng made several more ten-thousand-meter skydives; Ye Chenjing didn't follow her anymore, just waited quietly for her to land.

The three-day itinerary ended quickly; Lin Meng felt she could now move on to the next step, so she planned to go home.

Ye Chenjing had come to meet her midway through a business trip, and now it was time for them to part temporarily.

At the airport, Ye Chenjing was obviously reluctant to leave; Lin Meng noticed the sign, and her heart stirred slightly.

"That Aperture-Clearing Pill I gave you—you might try taking it when you have a moment."

Ye Chenjing's expression flickered; before he could ask, Lin Meng had already turned and left for check-in.

Sun Yao watched Ye Chenjing turning into a statue gazing for his wife, and couldn't help muttering.

"General Manager Ye, Miss Lin has already gone far; we should hurry too—you've left a pile of unresolved matters these past few days."

Ye Chenjing wouldn't listen, staring blankly.

"Sun Yao, what does marriage feel like?"

Sun Yao blinked, knowing General Manager Ye had thoughts, but Miss Lin had clearly shown no interest; was Ye taking too big a step? He hadn't even caught up yet and was already thinking about getting certified for duty?

But Sun Yao still thought it over and said:

"General Manager Ye, I've never been married and have no experience to share, but I think that once married, you gain a concern—someone at home waiting for you off work each day; that should be happiness, right?"

He couldn't very well say that marriage is the grave of love; if General Manager Ye truly intended to marry, Old Director Ye would probably be delighted.

Ye Chenjing's expression was expectant; having someone at home waiting for you off work? That sounds pretty good...

Lin Meng hurried back, thinking of her aunt and uncle at the villa; she recently wanted to learn wind-control technique, needed a place with little human traffic, so she simply changed her itinerary midway and returned to her hometown.

Qing Tang Town was tranquil, and even more so at night; after nine o'clock there were hardly any people on the streets.

Besides the town lay a stretch of low hills; though their elevation was low, the dense vegetation meant one could go unnoticed inside, making it perfect for Lin Meng to study her arts.

At deep night, Lin Meng slipped out, confirmed no one was around, and crept into the mountains.

The mountains of Qing Tang Town differed from elsewhere; being undeveloped, the paths were rough.

Lin Meng stepped deep and shallow, finally making it deep in, and found a spot with relatively few weeds and bushes where she stood.

First she scanned with her mental power, confirming the mountain was truly empty, then she gathered spiritual power in her palm and gave a light sweep forward.

The next second, the spirit-formed blade easily cut the weeds before her, and she cleared a patch suitable for practicing body techniques and arts.

Lin Meng coiled her long hair with a wooden hairpin, and indeed she bore an immortal's air.

She took out the Wind Riding Technique manual, thought for a moment, then also took out the Sky-Stepping Technique.

Sky-Stepping Technique, though not as fast as Wind Riding Technique, can tread in the void, each step producing lotuses; in the air it is like walking on stairs, suitable for ascending heights.

Wind Riding Technique, on the other hand, uses wind power to let the body go with the wind; its characteristics are ethereal lightness and greater speed, but if there is no wind or the wind is weak, the effect is minimal.

Today the weather has little wind; even the mountains and forests are very quiet, on the contrary it is suitable to first learn the Sky-Stepping Technique.

This technique is quite suitable for showing off; learning it is no problem.