Chapter 30 of 100

Chapter 30

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*Slap!*

Xu Jianxing, caught off guard, was struck by the shark's tail, sending him flying. His vision was filled with golden stars, and it took him a while to regain his senses. His cheeks were swollen like a pig's head.

"It seems I was a bit careless," Xu Jianxing said, touching his face and pulling the corners of his mouth.

"Huh!"

Xu Jianxing suddenly froze. At that moment, a warm current appeared in his body. Although it didn't feel like much, it was still significant, at least equivalent to one percent of his total warm current.

According to the rules of the adventurer profession, it was unlikely that he would obtain a warm current from fighting a shark, because he already had some confidence, which was not within the scope of adventure. He thought about it but couldn't figure out why.

At that moment, Xu Jianxing glanced at the shark, which had already flipped over, its white belly showing as it slowly floated to the surface. A flash of inspiration crossed his mind.

"Could it be that killing monsters gives experience rewards, and the monsters must be aggressive, just like the monsters in games that are all aggressive?"

The more Xu Jianxing thought about it, the more he felt he was right. However, he didn't dare let the shark float to the surface completely, because if it did, his act of killing the shark would be exposed, and anyone who thought about it would find it terrifying.

So, without hesitation, Xu Jianxing swam a few times in the seawater, grabbed the shark's tail, and then sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, reciting, "Great Star God, your servant Xu Jianxing sincerely offers you a precious gift. May the Star God accept your servant's offering and grant your blessing."

As Xu Jianxing finished his last sentence, his hand suddenly felt lighter. When he opened his eyes, he saw a bottle of red liquid emitting a faint glow in his hand.

"Health potion."

This made Xu Jianxing extremely happy. Although in games, health potions were considered trash, in reality, they were absolutely excellent. However, he didn't dare to waste any more time and immediately put away the health potion, as he felt that things might be getting out of hand above. Indeed, things were already chaotic up there.

Su Wan'er, who had just regained consciousness, stood at the bow of the boat, tears streaming down her face, shouting frantically, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, where are you? Come out quickly..."

The others on the yacht were also shouting anxiously, "Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu..."

As for Lu Qian, she was already in tears, sitting dazed on the deck, muttering in a daze, "Husband, husband..."

It had been more than ten minutes since Xu Jianxing entered the sea. In everyone's eyes, he was probably already in grave danger, and they were only holding onto a tiny bit of hope.

"Ah!" Su Wan'er cried out, hugging herself, "Sister, it's all my fault, it's all my fault, I killed brother-in-law."

But Lu Qian didn't react much, just muttering in a daze.

Suddenly,

Zhang Lina pointed in a direction and exclaimed, "Look, look over there!"

Lu Qian's body shuddered, and a huge hope rose in her heart. She quickly stood up and looked. Not far to the south, there was a patch of blood on the sea surface.

"Go there, go there," Lu Qian shouted frantically, her body trembling, "Husband, husband, please be okay."

However, she didn't have much hope.

When the yacht reached the blood patch,

Lu Qian calmed down and quickly said to the staff, "Who is willing to search in the sea? I'll give a 1 million yuan bonus. Since the water here is not too turbulent, it should not be too dangerous."

"1 million yuan?"

The staff's eyes lit up, but then they looked at the blood on the sea and lowered their heads, silent. The money looked like a lot, but they all knew that the danger of diving in this situation was too great. If something really happened, even more money would be useless without a life to spend it.

For a moment, they were all conflicted.

But the next second, they were no longer conflicted. Because Xu Jianxing had already surfaced.

The sharp-eyed Feng Lina immediately let out an excited scream, "Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu is there, he's alive, he's alive."

Everyone looked, and indeed, he was not only alive but also lively, waving at them, "Hi, everyone."

Seeing such a Xu Jianxing, Lu Qian and Su Wan'er burst into tears again, their bodies going limp as they sat on the ground, their faces showing immense relief.

Soon, Xu Jianxing swam to the steps of the aft cabin and, with the help of a staff member, easily boarded the yacht. At this moment, everyone looked at him as if he were a monster. Not only had he escaped from the shark's mouth, but he was also unharmed, except for his swollen face.

As soon as Xu Jianxing stepped onto the deck, Lu Qian rushed over, her face streaked with tears. She stepped forward and hugged Xu Jianxing tightly, sobbing, "Husband."

Feng Lina and the others were stunned, looking at the two with disbelief. Although Lu Qian had been muttering "husband" on the deck earlier, they hadn't paid attention, focusing only on finding and calling for Xu Jianxing.

Now, hearing Lu Qian call him that, they were shocked.

Xu Jianxing gently patted Lu Qian's shoulder and whispered, "It's okay, nothing happened. You're a grown-up, don't cry."

At the same time, Su Wan'er, with tears on her face, ran over and hugged Xu Jianxing, sobbing, "Brother-in-law."

This made Xu Jianxing both laugh and cry. He had just returned from danger and needed to be comforted, but instead, he had to comfort these two. However, he knew that women were more emotional in many aspects, so he comforted them thoroughly.

After about five or six minutes,

Lu Qian and Su Wan'er calmed down and said embarrassedly, "I'll go wash my face." They then entered the cabin.

At this moment, Feng Lina asked with concern, "Mr. Xu, are you hurt anywhere?"

"I'm fine, nothing serious. Let's change the yacht's position. I'll go clean up in my room," Xu Jianxing smiled and went back to his room.

A moment later,

When Xu Jianxing came out, Lu Qian and Su Wan'er had already tidied themselves up. Su Wan'er, having calmed down, praised, "Brother-in-law, you're amazing, to escape from a shark."

At this point, she asked curiously, "Brother-in-law, how did you escape?"

"Actually, it's nothing. You saw the shark get hit by the spear. Maybe it hit a weak spot, slowing it down. When it caught up to me, I dodged and climbed onto its back, grabbed the spear, and gave it a few more hits. It thrashed its tail in pain, and I was hit by the tail, which gave me a chance to surface. I don't know where it went after that," Xu Jianxing lied.

"Oh," everyone nodded in understanding, choosing to believe him, as they couldn't imagine how else he could have escaped.

Then, Lu Qian asked softly, "Do you think we should go back? This trip was too dangerous, and I'm still scared."

"Sure, let's go back," Xu Jianxing smiled and then teased Su Wan'er, "Will you have nightmares tonight? Do you need a psychologist?"

"Brother-in-law, what are you talking about? Do you think I'm weak?" Su Wan'er said indignantly.

Xu Jianxing and Lu Qian exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Yes."

...

The yacht quickly returned to the port. This short trip, though only a few hours, was unforgettable for Su Wan'er and Lu Qian.

Lu Qian, in particular, looked at Xu Jianxing with more tenderness. It was a great fortune to know someone who would risk their life to save a friend. She believed that if she had fallen into the sea, Xu Jianxing would have saved her too.

As soon as they got off the yacht, they saw Li Xingjun and Zhang Fan.

The two were stunned by Xu Jianxing's swollen face. Feng Lina had only called to tell them to come and pick them up, so they didn't know what had happened.

However, seeing this, they knew something had happened. They even guessed that Xu Jianxing had done something improper and was beaten by Feng Lina, so they looked at her.

Feng Lina, confused by their looks, didn't know what they meant and didn't give any signals, so they got no information.

At the same time, Lu Qian asked Xu Jianxing softly, "Do you want to go home or stay at my place with Wan'er?"

"I'll go home. Ask Wan'er where she wants to go," Xu Jianxing smiled. He already knew a bit about Lu Qian's feelings but didn't want to act on them yet. His main goal now was to improve his cultivation, and he would deal with other things later.

"Okay," Lu Qian said, a bit disappointed, then looked at Su Wan'er. Before she could speak, Su Wan'er said quickly, "Sister, I'll go home too. I was really scared today. I need to rest."

"Alright," Lu Qian nodded and said to Zhang Fan, "Xiao Zhang, take them home."

Li Xingjun wanted to offer to take them but couldn't find an excuse, and with Su Wan'er there, he didn't say anything.

A short while later,

Xu Jianxing and Su Wan'er returned home. As soon as they entered the living room, Su Wan'er sat on the sofa and said, still shaken, "I was really scared today."

Xu Jianxing laughed, "I bet you won't dare to play around like that again."

"I was just joking. Who knew that thing would suddenly appear," Su Wan'er said, then added seriously, "Brother-in-law, I really want to thank you for today. If you need anything in the future, just ask, and I'll do my best."

Xu Jianxing smiled, "So, can you do comfort work?"

"Get lost, you pervert," Su Wan'er laughed and waved, "Brother-in-law, I'm going to my room. I need to rest. I was really scared today. I'm going to take a beauty sleep."

"Okay, go ahead," Xu Jianxing smiled. After Su Wan'er went to her room, Xu Jianxing didn't want to go out either. He went straight to his room, closed the door, and started his offerings. He had stored many large fish in the space and planned to offer them all today.

Each offering required 5 points of energy. He was now level 8, so his base energy was 100, and with the increase, he had 180 energy points. Sleeping for 8 hours could fully restore his energy. Xu Jianxing could make about 75 offerings a day. Of course, if he did this, he wouldn't be able to do anything else, just sleep, and sleep again.

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