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Chapter 411 It Isn't A Grave?

"I smell the stench of a corpse. Let's go there and have a look," Gu Ning said.

"What? A corpse?" Hearing that, they were all surprised that someone had died here, but they had seen bodies a lot of times before, so none of them were scared.

After that, Li Maosong and his friends followed Gu Ning walking over.

When they stood in front of the body and saw its face, Li Maosong, and his friends were astonished. "Zhao Laoer!"

"Why did Zhao Laoer die here?"

"Is there really an ancient grave around here? Was he killed by his partners?"

Zhao Laoer was a gravedigger too, and he must have come here for the ancient grave after he had heard the news.

"Let's search around his body," Gu Ning said. Although she had already found the black hole, she couldn't tell them right away in case it would arouse their suspicion.

Hearing that, they immediately started to search around, while Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes to see what was inside the black hole.

The black hole was three meters ahead of the body, and there was a big rock blocking its entrance. Normally people wouldn't know that there was something unusual about it.

The black hole was over a dozen meters deep, and it almost reached the bottom of the temple. At the end of it, there was a chamber which was five square-meters big, but it was empty.

Maybe other gravediggers had already taken all the stuff inside, so there was nothing left in it. However, no other tunnels were extending from the chamber. Was it just a normal grave? However, if it was a normal grave, there should be a coffin! Gravediggers wouldn't steal a coffin.

Gu Ning looked deeper with her Jade Eyes and saw that something was wrong with the chamber. There was another chamber next to the wall of this chamber. And the wall was only a meter thick.

Although the second chamber was also empty, Gu Ning saw that a grave tunnel extended from it. It seemed that the first chamber was just a cover, and the gravediggers who had come here before them hadn't known that there was more just next to the wall.

While nobody was looking, Gu Ning secretly moved the rock away and a third of the hole showed. "Oh, look! Here is a hole!" Gu Ning said like she just found it.

Li Maosong and his friends ran over at once and moved the rock together before he used his flashlight to look inside.

"This is a grave hole," Li Maosong said.

"Let me get in first, and you can follow behind me," Gu Ning said, then climbed into the hole. Everyone agreed. Gu Ning led the team so that she could protect them if anything bad happened. Gu Ning had promised to do so after all. When they climbed into the hole, Gu Ning told the last person to move the rock back to cover the hole to prevent others from finding it.

The hole was straight and was only a meter tall, so they had to squat when they were inside.

Gu Ning took out her night-luminescent pearl, and the black hole was lit up at once. Li Maosong's and his friends' flashlights became useless then.

Seeing Gu Ning's night-luminescent pearl, Li Maosong and his friends were impressed again. However, they had no intention to steal it.

No person was 100% good or bad. It was illegal that they dug ancient graves, and it showed that they weren't good people, but they wouldn't murder others and knew how to be grateful. In that case, they were good people to some extent.

It all went well as they walked to the chamber, but there was no tunnel ahead.

"Well."

"There is no tunnel?"

"Isn't this a grave?" Li Maosong and his friends were quite disappointed.

Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes and saw nothing dangerous in the second chamber behind the wall, so she asked Li Maosong and his friends, "Do you trust me? I have an idea."

They were struck dumb for a second, but they all knew that Gu Ning was talking about this grave. No matter what Gu Ning was going to do, they would follow her.

"Miss Gu, I'm willing to follow your lead no matter what you're going to do next," Li Maosong said. They now all regarded Gu Ning as their leader, and they would follow her lead, even if it was risky.

"Me too!" The other three men echoed.

"Very well." Gu Ning was satisfied. She then pointed at the wall before them. "Dig through that wall."

"No problem." They didn't ask why, but took out tools and started to dig without delay. The four men were divided into two shifts to dig through the wall.

At the same time, Leng Shaoting called Gu Ning when he was free, but no one answered.

Leng Shaoting thought that Gu Ning must have gone to find the ancient grave, and he was worried. However, all he could do was wait until Gu Ning called him back.

Half an hour later, the one-meter thick wall was dug through. Li Maosong and his friends were very surprised when they discovered the second chamber. They couldn't believe that Gu Ning was just lucky, but they knew that it wasn't appropriate for them to ask further. If Gu Ning said that she only relied on her luck or instinct, then so be it.

However, the hole was too small for a person to get through, so Li Maosong and Zhao Jiangquan kept digging till the hole was big enough.

Another half an hour later, the hole was big enough for a person to crawl through.

There was no need to make a large hole, as long as it was big enough for them to get through.

This time, Gu Ning still moved in the front.

A short while later, they arrived at the second chamber. It was cold and damp inside because it had been closed for a long time, but there was no rotten smell in it like the last ancient grave.

The second chamber was empty, but there were grave tunnels at both sides. There would be the front door and the third chamber at the ends of the two grave tunnels.

"Let's see which one is connected to the chamber," Li Maosong said, and moved to the right grave tunnel, while Sun Chao moved to the left one.

Gu Ning, instead, directly used her Jade Eyes, and saw that the front door was on the left side, while the third chamber was on the right side. Nevertheless, she wouldn't say it of course.

This grave consisted of three chambers, and people had to move through the second chamber to the third one.

"Let's go to the right one!" Gu Ning said.

After a few minutes, they arrived at a rock door. "Let's open it!"

"Sure," Li Maosong said and went to push the rock door. Unfortunately, it was too heavy.

"Let me do it." Gu Ning walked forward, and Li Maosong stepped aside.

Gu Ning pushed the door with her normal strength but failed. Thus, she used her power and improved her strength.

Chapter 412 Step-shake Crown

With a small sound, the rock door moved, which shocked Li Maosong and his friends. Gu Ning was unusually strong! Gu Ning gradually pushed the rock door open. In order to not shock them too much, Gu Ning intentionally slowed down. After the rock door was pushed open, the group of them walked inside.

The third chamber was 10 square-meters large, but it was still empty. And it had three grave tunnels at its front, left and right side.

"Which tunnel should we go in first?" Zhao Jiangquan asked.

Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes and saw that this ancient grave was like a complicated maze. People would easily either lose their sense of direction or reach the same place after walking for a long time. It was hard for normal people to find the main chamber, but Gu Ning who had Jade Eyes spotted the main chamber with just a glance. However, they still had to dig through another dirt wall.

"Follow me," Gu Ning said and directly walked to the left grave tunnel.

After half an hour of twists and turns, they stopped and Gu Ning said, "Here, dig the wall."

With the previous experience, nobody doubted her decision. They raised their tools and started to dig through the wall without delay, even though they found it unbelievable. Within half an hour, the one-meter thick dirt wall was dug through. And on the other side of the dirt wall was a rock door, which was precisely the access to the main chamber.

The main chamber had been furnished with a door and was covered with a layer of dirt. If it hadn't been for Gu Ning, they would never have found this main chamber.

If they wanted to open this rock door, they had to remove all the dirt covering the door. The rock door was two meters tall, and one meter wide, which was a big project, so all five of them began to dig together. After two hours, they finally removed all the dirt and Gu Ning went to push the rock door. However, she failed to push it open this time. Gu Ning was surprised, and the men also exchanged a glance with doubt.

Gu Ning checked the surroundings and found an iron ring. She immediately lowered her body to pull it. And with a series of sounds, the rock door moved and fell, and the main chamber was revealed in front of their eyes.

Because of the night-luminescent pearl, the main chamber was lit brightly when they walked inside. It was around 10 square-meters large, and there were two coffins laid in the middle with three boxes standing against the wall.

Seeing the three big boxes, everyone was excited. The men were eager to open it but stood still waiting for Gu Ning's permission.

"Go and open the boxes," Gu Ning said.

Li Maosong and his friends then ran to the boxes at once, while Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes to see what was in the two coffins.

This ancient grave was under the temple, so there was no Yin or a moving body here.

In the left coffin, the body was already a skeleton and Gu Ning could only judge which period this man had been from the clothes. He must be an important official in the Tang Dynasty according to his purple official uniform.

And in the right coffin, the skeleton was wearing a pure red wedding gown with a step-shake crown[1].

Seeing the step-shake crown, Gu Ning was stunned. It was so beautiful!

"Miss Gu, come here and have a look!" Li Maosong called her.

Hearing that, Gu Ning left the step-shake crown and walked towards them.

One of the three boxes was filled with jewelry, another was full of porcelain, while there were many other valuable antiques in the third one.

"Do you have bags to carry them?" Gu Ning asked.

"Yes," they said and took their bags out.

The bags were made of special material and they wouldn't tear no matter how sharp the objects inside were.

"Fill two bags with the jewelry," Gu Ning said, and the men worked.

After that, Gu Ning chose five pieces of porcelain from 12 in the second box and took out eight antiques from 20 or so in the third box.

"That's all I want, and the rest will be yours," Gu Ning said.

"Miss Gu, it's…" They had agreed to share the antiques in halves, but Gu Ning gave them more than a half.

"I can't take so many," Gu Ning lied. In reality, she wasn't greedy, and there were four of them while she was alone. It wasn't a big deal if they got more than a half.

As for the jewelry, Gu Ning only took two-fifths of it, and LI Mansong and the others got the rest. The men all thanked Gu Ning with sincerity.

Afterward, they opened the two coffins. Gu Ning went directly to the right one, while Li Maosong and the others went to the left one.

There were some books which were written by famous writers in the past in the left coffin. And except for the step-shake crown, there were only two pairs of bracelets and other jewelry in the right coffin.

"You can have whatever is in the right coffin, and I'll take whatever is in this one," Gu Ning said.

"Sure." Everyone agreed.

Li Maosong and the others didn't know what was in the right coffin, so Gu Ning directly put the step-shake crown into her telepathic eye space.

She then put her share of the antiques into a box and fastened it with ropes. Zhao Jiangquan proposed to help Gu Ning carry the box, but he failed because it was too heavy. However, even if he was able to move it, Gu Ning wouldn't bother him, because they all had heavy bags to carry. And they were ordinary men after all, while Gu Ning had practiced kung fu for years, so she was stronger than common people, and she also had her magic power!

When they were ready to leave, Gu Ning guided them along the same way moving smoothly and quickly back outside.

After a while, they were all out. Guo Yiyang looked in the direction of the archaeological team and said, "Well, I bet they'll find nothing this time."

"Yeah, they've searched for a week already. I have sympathy for them," Zhao Jiangquan said.

"Why don't you go and tell them that the ancient grave is here?" Sun Chao joked.

"I won't! I'd be exposed! I don't want to suffer a double loss," Zhao Jiangquan said.

"Miss Gu, thank you so much for your help! If it hadn't been for you, we wouldn't have found the ancient grave or gotten these antiques so easily. If we heard anything about ancient graves in the future, would you mind if we called you? And we can share the antiques in halves," Li Maosong said. It was a win-win, and they would enjoy cooperating with Gu Ning.

Gu Ning had the same idea and agreed with alacrity.

She had accidentally heard the news this time, while Li Maosong and the others were professional gravediggers, so they might have more chances.

"Oh, Miss Gu, where are you leaving for? If you didn't drive here, we can give you a ride," Li Maosong said out of kindness.

[1] A step-shake crown is a traditional Chinese bridal headdress.

Chapter 413 Watch Horse Racing

"Thanks, but I made my own arrangements, so we can separate when we arrive at the resort!" Gu Ning said.

"Sure.��� Since Gu Ning had her own plans, they didn't insist.

When they had almost arrived at the resort, her phone was able to receive signals again, and Gu Ning's mobile phone vibrated in her pocket. She took it out and noticed that Leng Shaoting had called her, but she didn't call him back right away, because it wasn't an appropriate time.

After they separated, Gu Ning walked towards the villagers' living area of Nanshui Village. Li Maosong and the others thought that she had someone to pick her up there.

When Li Maosong the others couldn't see her anymore, Gu Ning put the box into her telepathic eye space and turned back, walking to the resort before she booked a room in a hotel.

Gu Ning didn't call Leng Shaoting until she was in the hotel.

Leng Shaoting answered her call in a second. Although it was already 3 am, Leng Shaoting was still awake because he was worried about Gu Ning.

"Ningning!" Leng Shaoting sounded nervous. "How is it going?"

"Very well! It was an official's grave from the Tang Dynasty, and I met Li Maosong and the others again. We went into the grave together and we shared the antiques," Gu Ning said.

Leng Shaoting didn't care about the antiques at all. The only thing he cared about was Gu Ning's safety. Knowing that she was fine, he finally relaxed. "Good to know! When will you go back home?"

"In a couple of days maybe. Master Tang knows that I'm in City B, and I've promised to visit him once I'm free," Gu Ning said.

Leng Shaoting understood that Master Tang was Gu Ning's "grandpa", and he would love to see that they were close as long as Gu Ning was willing to be. And Gu Ning was obviously happy to do so. They chatted for a short while before hanging up. Although Leng Shaoting was reluctant to hang up, he knew that Gu Ning needed a good rest, since it was very late.

Gu Ning then took a shower before she went to bed and quickly fell asleep.

The next day, Gu Ning got up around 8 am. She went to check out and left for City B.

It was still early, and she couldn't visit Tang Haifeng so early in the morning, so she called Pan Zirui instead and invited him to have lunch together.

Pan Zirui had just joined her team, so she should seize the chance to spend more time with him. Otherwise, she had no idea when they would meet the next time.

Pan Zirui was thrilled to receive Gu Ning's call. He had an appointment to watch horse racing with his friends and was ready to set off, but he directly abandoned his friends and decided to meet Gu Ning.

Pan Zirui's friends were all astonished when they heard Pan Zirui call another person boss. To their astonishment, Pan Zirui who was always arrogant would regard another person as his boss.

When Pan Zirui told them that he changed the plans at the last second, his friends complained a lot. Hearing that, Gu Ning felt a little guilty to ruin their plans, so she said, "Well, why don't we get together next time!"

"No." Pan Zirui rejected at once. "Where are you now? I'll come to you."

"I don't think it's a good idea that you abandon your friends like that," Gu Ning said.

"I think that you're more important, boss," Pan Zirui said.

Hearing that, Gu Ning was amused.

"Lord Pan, why don't you invite your boss to watch horse racing together with us? It'll be a shame if you're absent!" one of Pan Zirui's close friends said.

"Hey, boss, wanna watch horse racing with us?" Pan Zirui asked Gu Ning.

Gu Ning understood that if she declined, Pan Zirui would abandon his close friends for her, which wasn't something she wanted to see, so she agreed.

Pan Zirui proposed to pick Gu Ning up but was stopped by Gu Ning. She would take a taxi to meet them on her own.

Half an hour later, Pan Zirui' and his friends arrived at the horse racing field, but they didn't walk in right away. Instead, they were waiting at its gate. Pan Zirui insisted on waiting for Gu Ning alone, but his friends chose to wait along with him.

There were five young men and five young women in Pan Zirui's group of friends. Men were the leading roles, while the women were just their companions to have fun with.

Few of those rich heirs had a serious relationship, and most of them were playing around with many girls. However, not all of them did. Two couples among the group were officially boyfriend and girlfriend. One of the two couples was already engaged and about to get married in a few months.

After 10 minutes, Gu Ning was still absent. A woman shivered a little from the cold, then acted pouty to her male companion. "Lord Guan, I'm so cold!" Obviously, she wanted to walk inside.

The young man who was called Lord Guan gave the woman a glance of disdain. "The why did you have to wear so little?"

The woman indeed put on fewer clothes to look sexy, but it was cold in the winter. The woman was angry but didn't dare to say another word. If she annoyed him, she would be dumped. However, someone added fuel to the flame. "Nana, didn't you just recover from a cold? You have to take good care of your body. If you catch a cold again, Lord Guan can be affected."

"You…" The woman, whose name was Qiao Nana, was mad. "Hao Mengqi, shut your mouth!"

"What? I'm just telling the truth," Hao Mengqi said like she was innocent.

"You…"

"Enough!" Pan Zirui hated to hear the women arguing.

The two women shut their mouths at once, and their male companions also gave them a warning look, which made them keep quiet.

Where there were women, there was a war. The two were the same kind of woman, but they never liked each other. Actually, they didn't get along for a reason.

Qiao Nana's male companion, Lord Guan, was better looking than Hao Mengqi's. Hao Mengqi had admired Lord Guan first, but Lord Guan only liked women with big boobs. Although Hao Mengqi's breasts weren't small, they weren't big either, so Lord Guan wasn't interested in her.

Meanwhile, a man would never reject a woman who came on to him. Therefore, Hao Mengqi had slept with Lord Guan a few times. However, precisely because of that, she was now jealous of Qiao Nana and would seize every opportunity to pick on Qiao Nana. Qiao Nana, on the other hand, had no idea about what had happened between them. Hao Mengqi didn't dare to say anything either, because Lord Guan would be mad at her. What was worse, she would lose the man who was the wallet that she had right now too. Although the rich heirs would play around with many women at the same time, they didn't allow their women to sleep with other men. Otherwise, they would abandon them.

Chapter 414 Women Are Troublesome

If they could find a young man with wealth, the last thing they wanted to happen was to be abandoned in a short time. Thus, most of them would keep their dirty secrets under the carpet.

Forty minutes later, Gu Ning finally arrived at the horse racing field. Seeing Gu Ning coming, Pan Zirui immediately went ahead to welcome her. "Hi, boss!"

When everyone found out that Pan Zirui's boss was a young girl, they were all shocked. They had thought that Pan Zirui's boss would be a strong, grown-up man! Unexpectedly… Jesus! Did the hell freeze over? Or did Lord Pan get possessed by a ghost? None of Pan Zirui's friends could believe their eyes or ears.

"Hey, boss, come here and let me introduce you. This is Zhou Guangrui, Guan Bin, Gao Yongkang and Hu Hao. They're all my close friends." Pan Zirui introduces his friends to Gu Ning. Then he turned to the group of his friends. "What are you looking at? This is our boss."

Gu Ning was surprised. Since when did she become his friends' boss all of a sudden? Zhou Guangrui and the others were stunned. It was insane for them to call a girl boss.

"Why do they need to call me boss?" Gu Ning asked.

"They're my best friends, so my boss is their boss," Pan Zirui said and took it for granted, although he was as domineering as usual.

Zhou Guangrui and Hu Hao who agreed with Pan Zirui called Gu Ning their boss at once, but Guan Bin and Gao Yongkang refused to do so.

"Lord Pan, are you crazy to make us call a young girl boss?" Guan Bin said with obvious dislike. "Don't you despise women? Why did you change your mind so abruptly? It's your own business to call a girl your boss, but I'm not going to do the same thing."

Saying that, he looked at Gu Ning with disdain. In his eyes, Gu Ning must have trapped Pan Zirui with her beauty. Although he refused to call a girl his boss, he had to admit that Gu Ning was quite stunning even without make-up. If Pan Zirui didn't force them to call her boss, he would love to spend some time with such a beauty.

"Exactly, Lord Pan, you can't force us to do the same thing. It's your personal decision to call a girl your boss!" Gao Yongkang had the same attitude as Guan Bin.

"You…" Pan Zirui was furious because he thought that Gu Ning had been humiliated.

"I think that they're right. It's your personal decision and you can't force them to do so. Besides, you didn't ask my opinion either," Gu Ning interrupted him.

Pan Zirui wouldn't listen to anyone but Gu Ning, so he gave up in the end. "Fine, just call her Miss Gu, alright?"

Hearing that, everyone was shocked again. Since when did Pan Zirui become so obedient?

"Let's get inside now!" Pan Zirui said, and guided Gu Ning, walking inside. However, he left his female companion behind. The young woman was mad, especially when Qiao Nana and Hao Mengqi gave her a gloating glance.

As for the other two young women, they never aligned themselves with those gold-diggers.

Actually, from the beginning to the end, Pan Zirui never mentioned his female companion in front of Gu Ning. In his eyes, except Gu Ning, all the other women were as unimportant as accessories.

"Lord Pan, don't forget me!" The young woman raised her voice in annoyance.

"Just come along yourself." Pan Zirui lost his patience and didn't even turn around for a second.

The young woman was raging and hated Gu Ning to death. In her eyes, Gu Ning must be a siren who seduced her man. Otherwise, Lord Pan who was well-known for his bias against women would never be so gentle and kind to her. Either way, the young woman still had to quickly follow them in her high-heels.

Gu Ning, of course, sensed the young woman's unkind look, but she didn't care. As long as the woman stayed away from her, she wouldn't bother to teach her a lesson.

Right at this moment, Pan Zirui complained. "Women are indeed troublesome."

"What?" Gu Ning squinted at him with a light sense of danger.

Seeing that, Pan Zirui instantly explained. "Boss, I didn't mean you."

However, once he said it, Pan Zirui felt like it sounded strange. It sounded like he didn't think that Gu Ning was a woman, so Pan Zirui changed his words. "No-no, I mean you're not one of those annoying women."

Gu Ning remained quiet.

The young woman came to Pan Zirui's side, reaching out her hand to hold his arm. She did that to show her ownership of him. However, just as her hand touched Pan Zirui, he got rid of it without delay. "Just walk by yourself."

"Jiaojiao, are you blind or something? Lord Pan is talking with his boss, and you shouldn't interrupt them." Hao Mengqi seized every chance to make fun of other women. Especially when she said the word "boss", she intentionally stressed the sound. However, men could never tell the difference.

"Exactly, don't you see that I'm talking with my boss? Be quiet, or you can leave!" Pan Zirui indeed failed to sense that Hao Mengqi was picking on Gu Ning, but agreed on her criticism towards Xia Jiao.

Xia Jiao was so mad, but couldn't say a word to retort.

"Oh, boss, where are you from?" Pan Zirui suddenly asked. He didn't realize that he knew so little about Gu Ning until now.

"City F," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, Guan Bin, Gao Yongkang, Qiao Nana, Hao Mengqi and Xia Jiao showed their disdain. In their eyes, City F was just a small third-tier city. Actually, City F wasn't small, but it was barely comparable to City B.

The other people in their group weren't that snobbish. They didn't care where Gu Ning came from, and only those self-centered men and women would think that they were better than others.

Chapter 415 Kick the Man Three Meters Away

"When will you go back home? If you're not in a hurry, I can take you to visit some fun places in City B," Pan Zirui said.

"I won't be staying here for very long, and I still need to deal with something else too," Gu Ning said.

"Fine." Pan Zirui was disappointed.

Before the horse racing started, there was a ceremony for the appearance of the riders and horses. The horse racing fans could observe the horses from a close distance and make judgments over the horse's competitive state by the horse's coat color, pace, eyes and amount of sweat. According to the information they collected, senior horse racing fans would then place a bet.

At the end of the debut, riders would mount their horses and ride to the gate. That would be the best time to observe the state of the horse. By observing their jogging, people could understand whether the horse was in good condition and whether the horse was satisfied with the condition of the track today.

Therefore, when they walked into the field, they didn't immediately go to the VIP room, but instead went to observe the horses. However, they encountered trouble halfway.

"Oh, isn't this Lord Pan? What? You're bringing your girlfriend and the other woman together here today? Wow, you all get along so well!" a man said sarcastically from one side, and they all stopped to look at the man.

The man was coming towards them along with seven other people. There were four men and four women. The leading man was walking in the front with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. He seemed very proud and rude.

What he had said made Pan Zirui furious. "Zhao Kanglin, shut your mouth! And don't humiliate my boss."

"Boss?" They were stunned and laughed loudly as if they had just heard a hilarious joke.

"Ha-ha, ha-ha, Pan Zirui, do you mean that this girl is your boss?" Zhao Kanglin leered at Gu Ning. "She's pretty! I bet that she's your boss in bed, right? If she's so good, why don't you lend her to me for a couple of days?"

Hearing that, they laughed loudly again. Even Guan Bin and the others who disliked Gu Ning were gloating

Gu Ning was displeased, and she definitely wouldn't tolerate such a humiliation. However, before Gu Ning could move, Pan Zirui ran forward in anger. "Zhao Kanglin, f*ck you!"

People around them took out their phones to take a video when they saw that there could be a fierce fight.

Facing Pan Zirui who was furious, Zhao Kanglin didn't care at all. "Pan Zirui, since when can you beat me in a fight?" Saying that, he grabbed Pan Zirui's fist and kicked at Pan Zirui's stomach.

Pan Zirui wasn't weak, and turned his body to avoid Zhao Kanglin's foot. He then caught Zhao Kanglin's palm before attacking Zhao Kanglin again, but Zhao Kanglin escaped away.

Security guards heard the noise and ran over. However, before they could stop the two men, Pan Zirui and Zhao Kanglin interrupted. "Stay away!"

There were rules at the horse racing field. If the parties refused security guards getting involved, they wouldn't. However, if anyone was hurt or killed, the horse racing field wouldn't bear any responsibility.

After Pan Zirui and Zhao Kanglin had fought against each other for a few minutes, Zhao Kanglin hit Pan Zirui right on his chest, and Pan Zirui was knocked backwards a few steps.

Pan Zirui was good at fighting because he fought a lot. However, Zhao Kanglin had served in the army for three years and had been trained professionally. That being the case, Pan Zirui was barely an opponent for Zhao Kanglin.

"Lord Pan, are you alright? Do you need us to call the ambulance?" a security guard walked forward and asked Pan Zirui.

"Zirui, are you alright?" Zhou Guangrui and those who cared about Pan Zirui came to him too.

"I'm fine." Although he felt great pain from his chest, it was tolerable. In addition, he was already used to it.

Gu Ning took out a porcelain bottle at once and gave it to Pan Zirui. "Here, take it." Although the power crystal was quite valuable, Gu Ning was willing to give it to her friend.

"What is this?" Pan Zirui asked.

"Medicine," Gu Ning replied.

Hearing that, Pan Zirui took the porcelain bottle, opened it, and directly poured the pills into his mouth.

The moment the pills went into his mouth, they melted, and a flow of coldness spread like lightning through his body. It was unusually comfortable. Before long, the pain in his chest was greatly relieved, and Pan Zirui was astonished.

Right when he was about to ask Gu Ning what kind of medicine this was, Gu Ning had already walked to Zhao Kanglin.

"Oh, beauty, what? Do you want to follow me after witnessing how weak your man is?"

"F*ck you!" Gu Ning swore at him before she kicked at Zhao Kanglin. Gu Ning moved so fast and Zhao Kanglin didn't expect that she dared to attack him, so he was heavily hit without being prepared.

"Ah!" Zhao Kanglin was kicked into the air and fell down three meters away. His body even slid a few more meters when he fell, and didn't stop until it knocked into the stairs.

Everyone was shocked seeing the scene. What? This young girl just kicked Zhao Kanglin into the air? None of them could believe their eyes, because it was so unbelievable.

"Wow, boss, you're so awesome!" Pan Zirui ran to Gu Ning and shouted in excitement. Pan Zirui knew that Gu Ning was a kung fu master, so he wasn't very shocked, although he was impressed.

Hearing Pan Zirui's voice, the others finally got their mind back.

Gu Ning truly had kicked Zhao Kanglin into the air right in front of their eyes. Although it was incredible, they all saw it with their own eyes. Jesus! She is so strong! Everyone had the same thought. And they also believed that Gu Ning had to be a kung fu master.

Zhao Kanglin's friends and security guards all ran to his side. Seeing that his face was pale from the pain and that he could barely move, they all asked, "Lord Zhao, are you alright?"

Hearing the question, Zhao Kanglin was furious. His body was in great pain, and he almost lost his breath, but these people were still asking whether he was alright? If Zhao Kanglin could utter a word now, he would definitely swear at them. Damn it! This damn girl is so powerful! Zhao Kanglin thought to himself, and set himself to get revenge.

Luckily, Zhao Kanglin was physically strong too. Otherwise, he would have passed out.

Seeing that Zhao Kanglin was badly injured, a security guard called the ambulance at once.

Although what happened to Zhao Kanglin had nothing to do with the horse racing field, they couldn't let him die.

This time, Guan Bin and the others who had disliked Gu Ning were totally shocked. They now understood why Pan Zirui regarded her as his boss. And none of them dared despise Gu Ning anymore, let alone annoy her.

Chapter 416 Horse Betting

Gu Ning coldly stared at Zhao Kanglin, which terrified him. He couldn't be more familiar with such a sharp look, and ordinary people could never do it. This young girl couldn't be simple.

Gu Ning aimed to scare and threaten Zhao Kanglin. Seeing that he was frightened, Gu Ning said icily, "This is the price of humiliating me. If it ever happens again, you can't bear the result."

Although Zhao Kanglin felt threatened by Gu Ning's power, he hated her to death. Thus, he wouldn't give up on getting revenge on Gu Ning. He remained quiet just because he was badly injured.

Seeing that Gu Ning was so powerful, a woman from Zhao Kanglin's group felt like she looked familiar.

"Oh!" the woman suddenly said which attracted people's attention.

"She-she is the young girl who rescued the injured female fan at the airport yesterday!" The woman pointed at Gu Ning in excitement. The woman recognized Gu Ning's face.

"What? She is the young girl who rescued the injured female fan at the airport yesterday?"

"It's her?"

Hearing that, those who had heard the news were all surprised. One of them immediately took out his phone and checked the picture. "Jesus! It is her!"

"Let's go!" Gu Ning said to Pan Zirui, she disliked the noisy crowd. She walked ahead alone, quickly followed by Pan Zirui.

Meanwhile, some people posted videos of their fight on the Internet and it went viral again. The videos were attached with a description of their conflict, so the majority supported Gu Ning. However, there was also a minority who criticized Gu Ning saying that she was evil. Internet users who had different opinions argued with each other over this popular news.

Gradually, criticisms of Gu Ning's behavior became fewer and fewer.

Gu Ning, on the other hand, didn't care about it at all, because she knew that what she had done was right.

"Boss, do you play horse betting?" Pan Zirui asked.

"No," Gu Ning said.

Then, Pan Zirui introduced horse betting to Gu Ning.

In each race, there would be 12 horses. Before the race started, punters[1] would choose a horse which was most likely to win, and fill its number along with the amount they wanted to bet on the horse racing lottery ticket, then they handed it to the service counter for recording.

After the race was over, if the result was the same as the punters' bet, punters would get a reward according to the betting ratio.

In addition, there were many types of betting in horse racing. "Win" meant punters placed the bet that their chosen horse would come first in a race.

���Place" meant punters placed the bet that their chosen horse would be any one of the top three horses in a race.

"Quinella" meant punters placed the bet that their chosen horses would be the first and second horses in a race.

"Trio" meant punters placed the bet that their chosen horses would be the top three horses in any order in a race.

Apart from those, there were many other types of betting, like "First 4", "Quartet", "Tierce" and so forth.

If punters thought that it wasn't fun enough to bet on only one race, they could choose to bet on different races in a group, which was called "All Up". Simply by placing bets in the same or different betting pools for 2 to 6 races. Any dividend entitlement from a winning Leg would be automatically carried forward and reinvested in the subsequent Leg specified in the punters' bet selection.

To experience the betting entertainment and increase the challenge, punters might also consider the multi-race pools or pools with a possible jackpot. A punter could win several million yuan from a race by that.

Gu Ning, with her Jade Eyes, easily distinguished the good horses from the bad ones, but it was still difficult to know the results, because the results could be arranged beforehand!

"Boss, which horse are you going to bet on? I can place the bet for you," Pan Zirui said to please Gu Ning.

"Thanks, I'll do it myself." Gu Ning declined. She wasn't willing to let men, other than Leng Shaoting, pay her bills.

Since Gu Ning declined, Pan Zirui wouldn't insist. He knew that Gu Ning was rich.

"Lord Pan, place a bet for me please!" Xia Jiao said, acting cute in front of Pan Zirui. However, this time, she did it not because of Gu Ning, but because Guan Bin and Gao Yongkang had both placed bets for their female companions. Xia Jiao didn't want to be the odd one out, or she would be laughed at by other women.

"Fine, just give me your lottery ticket after you fill it in." Pan Zirui didn't reject her. He had spent a lot of money on women, and didn't care about a bet.

With Pan Zirui's permission, Xia Jiao was excited and ran to get a lottery ticket to fill. She of course knew nothing about horse betting, so she understood that she was just wasting money for fun.

In reality, Xia Jiao didn't have much money, because the rich heirs would only buy expensive bags, clothes, and make-up for her, but seldom gave her cash.

"What betting types do you usually choose?" Gu Ning asked Pan Zirui.

"I think the others are complicated, so I chose 'Win', and I bet on No. 5," Pan Zirui said. He thought that the No. 5 horse was most likely to win. He had no idea how to make good judgments about the horse's competitive state by the horse's coat color, pace, eyes and sweating. He simple made his decision randomly.

"I don't think that No. 5 is a good choice. Instead, No. 4, 7 and 10 are more likely to win," Gu Ning said. Although she was giving Pan Zirui hints, she wouldn't force him to follow her opinion because she wasn't 100% sure she was right.

In Pan Zirui's eyes, Gu Ning was almighty. Since Gu Ning said so, he would definitely follow her lead. Even if they lost, he wouldn't blame Gu Ning.

Gu Ning didn't avoid Pan Zirui and directly wrote down the numbers she bet on. She bet on all of the numbers that she had chosen, because she was more likely to win in that case.

It didn't cost much to lay bets, and the odds were high. If Gu Ning won only half of the bets, she could make over ten million yuan in the end.

"Boss, can I place the same bets as yours?" Pan Zirui asked.

"Sure." Gu Ning didn't mind. She wrote the numbers down right in front of him in order to let him follow her.

"Thanks!" Pan Zirui copied Gu Ning's lottery tickets.

"If they fail, don't blame me," Gu Ning said.

[1] Punters are people who gamble, place bets, or make risky investments.

Chapter 417 To the Tang family

"Of course not," Pan Zirui said. He could afford the result anyway.

The rest of the people in their group were all busy filling in their lottery tickets, and had no idea that Pan Zirui copied Gu Ning's. After placing their bets, they went to the VIP room together.

The VIP room was large and could accommodate around 20 people. The front side of the VIP room was a glass wall, so they were able to see through it to the outside. Other than that, there were six LED screens on the left wall, which showed different parts of the track, so they could clearly watch the races.

Given what had just happened, Guan Bin and the others remained quiet the entire time.

Pan Zirui, on the other hand, was busy serving Gu Ning. He poured a cup of tea for her and asked whether she liked the desserts.

Gu Ning was amused, but he was a member of her team, not her servant. "Alright, I'm not a kid, and you don't need to take care of me. The race is about to begin. I think you should focus more on your horses."

Hearing that, Pan Zirui left Gu Ning alone and went to watch the competition. Although he didn't care about the result, it was an exciting experience to watch the horse racing.

"Ready, go!"

Twelve horses dashed ahead under the guidance of jockeys. The host was explaining and commenting along the way, and his voice was spread to ever corner of this field by amplifiers.

Some horses led the race in the beginning, but gradually fell behind, while some ran relatively slower when the race had just begun and sped up suddenly after a while.

No. 7 was the horse that Gu Ning bet on. It was running steadily in the middle of the horses. And when it had finished two thirds of the track, it began to outpace all the other horses in front of it, and finally left them far behind.

"Ah! No. 7! No. 7! No. 7!" Pan Zirui jumped up in excitement, shouting No. 7. It was highly possible that No. 7 would win.

In the end, the No. 7 horse was the first one to cross the finish line, followed by No. 4 which was followed by No. 10 in the race. Pan Zirui was thrilled and looked to Gu Ning with great admiration. "Boss, you're so awesome!"

Hearing that, everyone found out that Pan Zirui had placed the same bets as Gu Ning, and they all admired her when the results were revealed. All in all, Gu Ning won half of her bets, and made ten million yuan. However, Guan Bin and the others all lost.

It was the first time that Pan Zirui had ever made so much money from horse racing, and he was very shocked. The host of this horse racing was also astonished that Gu Ning and Pan Zirui both won such a large amount of money. And they were so young!

Actually, if they had placed higher bets, they would have made a lot more money.

When Pan Zirui and Gu Ning went to get their rewards, they were surrounded by other people in the field. If it hadn't been for Pan Zirui's identity, many would run over and ask every detail of their bets.

Afterwards, they left together.

Pan Zirui was excited because he made a fortune that day, so he decided to pay all the bills no matter where they were going to have fun in the following hours. Unfortunately, Gu Ning had something else to deal with, so she wouldn't go with them.

Pan Zirui was disappointed, but he didn't insist since Gu Ning was busy. Pan Zirui proposed to give Gu Ning a ride, but she declined.

Before she left, Gu Ning reminded Pan Zirui to be careful, because she had a feeling that Zhao Kanglin would come to him soon.

Pan Zirui also knew that Zhao Kanglin was mean and cruel, so he would go somewhere that Zhao Kanglin wouldn't dare to cause trouble.

After they separated, Gu Ning called Tang Haifeng.

Tang Haifeng was more than happy to receive Gu Ning's call. "Girl Gu, are you free now?"

"Yes, so I called you grandpa. Would you mind coming out to have dinner with me this afternoon?" Gu Ning invited.

"Of course, but I don't feel well today. Can you visit me at my home and we can share dinner together then." Tang Haifeng wanted Gu Ning to go to the Tang family's house, so he lied. He already regarded her as his granddaughter, and he wanted her to visit his home.

Gu Ning understood that Tang Haifeng was lying, but she had also had the thought of visiting the Tang family's house. They were a family after all, and she was curious to meet other members in the Tang Family to see whether they were easygoing. Gu Ning didn't want Gu Man to be bullied in the future.

"Sure!" Gu Ning agreed.

Hearing that, Tang Haifeng was excited. "Where are you right now? I can send a chauffeur to pick you up."

Gu Ning told Tang Haifeng her location. Coincidentally, the horse racing field wasn't far from the Tang family's house, and it only took half an hour of driving to get there if there were no traffic jams.

While she was waiting, Gu Ning went to a hidden place to take her suitcase out of her telepathic eye space. She was on a trip, and it would be strange if she didn't have any suitcases. She also needed to take something out in the Tang family's house, and it wouldn't be convenient to do it there.

Half an hour later, a car stopped in front of Gu Ning; the person who came to pick Gu Ning up was called Tang Wen.

"Miss Gu, nice to meet you!" Tang Wen got out of the car and greeted Gu Ning.

"Nice to meet you too, Uncle Tang," Gu Ning said. Tang Wen was 35-years-old, so she called him her uncle.

Tang Wen went to open the car door for Gu Ning first, and then put her suitcase in the trunk.

The Tang family was the No. 1 richest family in City B, and they lived in an old house with a long history. Although the old house was located a little far from downtown, it was priceless because of its history. There were many high-end villas around it too. The Tang family's house was old, but it had already been rebuilt and expanded. Now, the Tang family's house was nearly 2000 square-meters, and most of it was covered by green plants. The main living building in the enormous house was around 600 square-meters.

Such a priceless house with a long history was rare, but not the most luxurious one, because not every rich person would live in a luxurious house to match his identity. Some rich people loved to keep a low profile.

When the car had just driven through the gate of the Tang family's house, Gu Ning saw Tang Haifeng waiting outside the main living building.

The car passed the front garden and stopped in front of the main living building. A domestic servant went to open the car door, and Gu Ning stepped out.

Seeing Tang Haifeng, Gu Ning teased. "Grandpa, I thought you weren't feeling well? Why did you not stay inside, but instead came out to welcome me?"

Master Tang understood that Gu Ning was joking, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all. "Well, you caught me, but I simply wanted you to visit me at home!"

Gu Ning smiled gently, but didn't say anything.

Chapter 418 We're A Family

"Come on in! It's cold out here," Tang Haifeng said. Gu Ning then walked over and supported Tang Haifeng walking inside.

"Grandpa, how's your body recently?" Gu Ning asked with concern.

"Very good! Thanks to your help, I am already cured of heart disease, and I'm getting stronger, it's as if I'm 20 years younger now!" Saying that, Tang Haifeng was more than happy. The elderly cared about their physical condition the most, and nobody wanted to be tormented by diseases.

When they entered the hall and had a seat, cups of tea, fruits, and desserts were already placed on the table.

"Girl Gu, have some fruits and desserts if you like. Just take this as your own home. We will probably have dinner a little late because I invited your uncles to join us tonight," Tang Haifeng said.

"Sure, no problem," Gu Ning replied. She was looking forward to meeting Tang Yunfan. Although she had seen his picture, she would love to meet him in person.

At this time, the housekeeper, Quan Bohang, came out with a plate of freshly-baked dessert. When his sight fell on Gu Ning, he was quite surprised. "This girl's features indeed closely resemble Lord Tang's when he was young!"

The housekeeper had served the Tang family for over 20 years, and he was in his fifties now, so he naturally knew what Tang Yunfan had looked like at a young age. Quan Bohang had a good impression of Gu Ning after he saw her in person and noticed that she greatly resembled Tang Yunfan.

Actually, he also hoped that Gu Ning could be Tang Yunfan's daughter. In that case, Tang Yunfan wouldn't be alone throughout this lifetime.

"Girl Gu, this is our housekeeper, you can just call him Uncle Quan." Tang Haifeng introduced to Gu Ning.

"Nice to meet you, Uncle Quan," Gu Ning said politely, standing up to greet Quan Bohang.

"Nice to meet you too, Miss Gu! Please have a seat," Quan Bohang replied.

After chatting with Tang Haifeng for a short while, Gu Ning left for the bathroom. A young man ran into the hall from outside shouting, "Grandpa, I'm home!"

Seeing Tang Jiakai being so naughty, Tang Haifeng scolded him. "Don't run so fast! What if you knocked into someone?"

Tang Jiakai indeed almost knocked the housekeeper over when he was running inside. Tang Jiakai rubbed his head in embarrassment. "I'm sorry. I won't do it again." Saying that, Tang Jiakai glanced around the room, but didn't see Gu Ning. He was very disappointed. "Grandpa, didn't you say that my younger sister is home? Where is she?"

He ran home the moment his grandpa told him that Gu Ning was in the Tang family's house. However, when he came back in a hurry, he didn't see any girl, so he thought that maybe his grandpa felt bored and trapped him into coming home.

Tang Jiakai had never met Gu Ning before, but Gu Ning already impressed him from Tang Haifeng's description, and he would love to have her as his younger sister. Meanwhile, Tang Jiakai felt nervous, because he wasn't sure whether Gu Ning would like him as her older brother. Tang Jiakai always wanted a young sister! Unfortunately, he only had an older female cousin. Besides, his older female cousin wasn't adorable at all, because she grew up in the military base and always bullied him.

Although he had also been trained in the military base for a few years and knew how to defend himself, he was barely comparable to Cao Wenxin, who was his older female cousin.

Of course, that was just their way of getting along with each other. It didn't mean that Cao Wenxin disliked Tang Jiakai, although she often bullied him.

Cao Wenxin had wanted to serve in the army or the police, but the Cao family wouldn't allow her to do so. Those were dangerous jobs, and Cao Wenxin was too impulsive to be a soldier or a policewoman. Therefore, Cao Wenxin was still unemployed right now, and felt adrift.

Anyway, the Cao family and the Tang family were very rich, and she was able to live an affluent life without doing anything. Thus, her family didn't care whether she had a job or not.

"She's in the bathroom," Tang Haifeng said.

Hearing that Gu Ning was here, Tang Jiakai was cheered up.

The second that Tang Jiakai sat down, Gu Ning walked out. When their eyes met, both of them were struck dumb.

Gu Ning recognized Tang Jiakai at first glance. Tang Jiakai, on the other hand, thought that Gu Ning looked quite familiar.

"Oh, its' you!" Tang Jiakai rounded his eyes in shock and abruptly stood up in excitement.

Hearing that, Tang Haifeng was curious. "Jiakai, do you know Girl Gu?"

Gu Ning thought that he must have read some news about her on the Internet, because they had never met before. She was right.

Tang Jiakai didn't have time to answer Tang Haifeng's question, but directly asked Gu Ning, "Did you rescue an injured girl at the airport yesterday? And did you kick Zhao Kanglin meters away at the horse racing field today? And did you win all the bets and make ten million yuan within a day?"

Hearing what Tang Jiakai had said, Tang Haifeng was astonished too. He heard the news of the stampede at the airport, but he had heard nothing about the horse racing field. It was also shocking news that Gu Ning was able to make ten million by horse betting

Tang Jiakai didn't read the news of horse racing field on the Internet; he heard it from his friend. The young heir of the horse racing field was Tang Jiakai's good friend, and he told Tang Jiakai everything. Unexpectedly, the girl who became famous in the horse racing field in a day was Gu Ning, and she was in Tang Jiakai's home now.

"Yes, it was me." Gu Ning smiled. Gu Ning didn't show any pride or arrogance, because it was no big deal for her.

"Jesus! You're so awesome!" Tang Jiakai exclaimed. He now really admired Gu Ning; then he laughed. "Ha-ha! If Ouyang and my other friends find out that the girl who shocked them is my younger sister, they will be so jealous!"

Ouyang was the young heir of the horse racing field, Ouyang Siyuan.

Tang Jiakai didn't feel awkward at all when he said "my younger sister", but Gu Ning was surprised. Tang Jiakai indeed treated her like she was a member of his family. It also showed that Tang Jiakai was amiable. After that, Tang Jiakai stared at Gu Ning with anticipation. "My younger sister, call me your older brother!"

Chapter 419 Younger Sister Protects Older Brother

Although Gu Ning wasn't used to calling him her brother yet, she still did it in order to not upset him. "Older brother," Gu Ning said.

"Ha-ha! I have a younger sister now! Since you already call me your older brother, I'll protect you from now on!" Tang Jiakai laughed out loud, but suddenly he realized he was wrong. "Oh, no. I think it's you who should protect me, because Cao Wenxin is such a bad girl. She'll come later, and probably bully me once more. You must protect me, please!"

Tang Jiakai cozied up to Gu Ning without hesitation, as if Gu Ning was his boss, instead of his younger sister.

"Ha-ha." Gu Ning snorted with laughter. She thought that Tang Jiakai was quite funny.

"Tang Jiakai!" Tang Haifeng snapped at him.

Tang Jiakai didn't think that it was a big deal and argued. "Grandpa, why don't you tell Cao Wenxin to stop bullying me?"

Tang Haifeng was annoyed, but didn't say a word. If he could stop Cao Wenxin who was a spoiled, naughty girl, he would have done it already.

"Please, help me." Without Gu Ning's answer, Tang Jiakai didn't give it up.

"Fine," Gu Ning said. Actually, she was curious to meet Tang Jiakai's older female cousin.

Seeing Tang Haifeng being irritated, Gu Ning immediately changed the topic. "Grandpa, happy New Year, where is my red envelope?" Saying that, she held out her hands for the red envelope.

Tang Haifeng was amused. "Ha-ha, you're so rich now do you still want my red envelope?"

Although Tang Haifeng was joking, he took out the red envelope at once.

"Well, you're my grandpa. It's different. I want good luck from you," Gu Ning said with a smile when she got the red envelope from Tang Haifeng. "I won't take red envelopes from those who I don't care about."

Gu Ning wasn't lying. Either way, Tang Haifeng felt touched.

Gu Ning didn't open the red envelope right in front of Tang Haifeng, but she used her Jade Eyes to see what was inside. There was a bank card in it, but Gu Ning didn't know how much money there was in the account. Anyway, it would probably be a lot.

Gu Ning took out the red envelope that she was going to give as a gift to Master Tang too. That was the way of socializing.

"Grandpa, I've prepared a New Year gift for you too!" Gu Ning said and walked to her suitcase.

"What is it?" Tang Jiakai and Tang Haifeng were both curious. Tang Haifeng understood that the gift had to be special. In fact, no matter what Gu Ning sent to him, he would take it with pleasure. He was only worried that Gu Ning would send him a very expensive gift, and he would feel guilty to accept it.

"It won't be a surprise if I directly tell you, so you need to open it yourself," Gu Ning said. She opened her suitcase and took out a medium-sized paper box. Then she walked back to Tang Haifeng and handed the present to him.

Tang Haifeng took it with curiosity and placed it on the table.

Tang Jiakai came closer at once. The box was opened, and there was an object wrapped in a red cloth. Tang Haifeng cautiously unwrapped the red cloth, and was amazed to see what was inside.

"This-this is a Sancai camel from the Tang Dynasty!" Tang Haifeng recognized it at first sight, and he believed that it had to be real since it was a gift from Gu Ning.

This Sancai camel was precisely one of the antiques Gu Ning had taken out from the ancient grave yesterday. Tang Sancai was a versatile type of decoration on Chinese pottery using glazes or slip, predominantly in the three colors of brown, green, and a creamy off-white. It was particularly associated with the Tang Dynasty

This Sancai camel was 87 centimeters tall and 61 centimeters wide. It had double humps with one leaned left and the other leaned right. The whole body was mainly brown glaze, with different shades of green, white and yellow colors in between. The camel headed up, and the sacs were hung between the two peaks. Both sides of the bags were hung with tows, kettles, flat pots, water bladders, and so forth.

Tang Jiakai knew nothing about antiques, but he also knew that it was Tang Sancai. "Wow, it must an antique from the Tang Dynasty!"

"It must be expensive! You're so generous," Tang Jiakai said to Gu Ning.

Gu Ning smiled. "Not really. I accidentally found it and it turned out to be real."

Gu Ning didn't want Tang Haifeng to feel guilty, because she didn't spend much money on it. Moreover, she also told Tang Haifeng that it was real in case he had doubts.

"Nevertheless, I think this Sancai camel is too valuable!" Tang Haifeng still didn't think that he should accept this gift which was worth at least dozens of millions of yuan.

"Grandpa, if you don't accept my gift, I won't accept your red envelope either,�� Gu Ning said, and pretended to be displeased.

"Well." Tang Haifeng hesitated. His red envelope was barely comparable to this Sancai camel.

"And, I also want to ask grandpa for a favor." In order to let Tang Haifeng accept her gift, Gu Ning thought of something to ask him for help.

"Of course I'll help you, even without this Sancai camel!" Tang Haifeng said.

"The thing is, I established a jewelry company a while ago, and I want to open a branch in City B now. However, I'm not familiar with City B, so I want grandpa to help me find a store with a good location along with a good manager," Gu Ning said.

The idea just dawned on her, because she was so occupied with work now that she hardly had time to deal with the branch.

Therefore, Gu Ning brought it up now simply because she wanted Tang Haifeng to accept her gift without hesitation. And she planned to use the excuse that she needed their promotion later when she was going to give jewelry to the ladies in the Tang Family.

"No problem!" Tang Haifeng answered with alacrity. "However, this Sancai camel…"

"Grandpa." Gu Ning interrupted him. "Do you still regard me as a member of your family?"

"Of course I do!" Tang Haifeng immediately said.

"Then please accept it. If you refuse to do so, I'll leave right away and dump it into a trash can." Gu Ning acted like a spoiled naughty child.

Chapter 420 Let's Have A Fight

"You…" Although he knew that Gu Ning said it on purpose, Tang Haifeng was still annoyed. He was really afraid that Gu Ning would throw this Sancai camel away, which would be a great loss.

"Fine-fine, I'll accept it, alright?" Tang Haifeng compromised.

Gu Ning then smiled with satisfaction.

Seeing Gu Ning handling Master Tang so well, Tang Jiakai couldn't help admiring her. "You're so good at acting. Are you interested in being an actress? I can be your agent." He was joking too. "Nonsense!" Tang Haifeng said. "I think that Girl Gu is born to be the big boss."

Gu Ning smiled gently, but didn't say anything. After that, Tang Haifeng was absorbed in the Sancai camel, and kept looking at it from different angles, while Tang Jiakai talked with Gu Ning. Or to be more specific, it was more like Tang Jiakai continuously asked Gu Ning questions.

"Sister, how are your studies?"

"Sister, which university is your favorite?"

"Sister, why don't you attend a university in City B?"

"Sister, you're so outstanding at such a young age! You're adept at kung fu, you know how to cure people, you know stone gambling and antiques, and most importantly, you know business!"

"Sister, would you mind if I followed your lead from now on?"

"Tang Jiakai, enough!" Tang Haifeng couldn't stand his noise anymore. Tang Haifeng was displeased, and Tang Jiakai could only close his mouth.

"Oh, Girl Gu, why don't you stay in this house before you leave City B?" Tang Haifeng asked Gu Ning.

"Thanks, grandpa, but I think I'll stay in the hotel." Gu Ning declined politely. She indeed had the idea to have a tour around this grand house, but she didn't want to stay here at night, which wouldn't be convenient or comfortable for her.

"Come on, sister, there are so many rooms for so few people here. Just stay with us!" Tang Jiakai said.

"Thanks, but I have other things to deal with." Gu Ning declined again.

Since Gu Ning said so, Tang Jiakai and Tang Haifeng didn't insist. "Well, could you visit me more often as long as you're free in City B? I get bored," Tang Haifeng said.

Gu Ning smiled. "No problem." However, she would be going home in a few days.

Around 5 pm, Cao Wenxin arrived. Once she walked in, she raised her voice. "Tang Jiakai, where are you now? How dare you challenge me? And where is your helper?" Hearing the voice, it was apparent that Cao Wenxin had a fiery temper.

Gu Ning figured it out instantly. Tang Jiakai must have challenged Cao Wenxin the moment she had promised to protect him. However, she had only promised to protect him when he was bullied by others. How come it ended up being a challenge? Wasn't he afraid that Gu Ning might lose?

Tang Jiakai really believed in Gu Ning. Since Gu Ning was able to kick Zhao Kanglin three meters away, it shouldn't be difficult for her to beat Cao Wenxin.

Within seconds, Cao Wenxin had already run into the room.

"Don't shout in public! It's not polite!" Tang Haifeng criticized, but he was already used to it. Nevertheless, Gu Ning was here today, so Tang Haifeng didn't want to scare her.

Cao Wenxin didn't listen to Tang Haifeng, as usual, but she was surprised when she saw Gu Ning. "Tang Jiakai, is this your girlfriend? She is pretty!"

No one could blame Cao Wenxin for mistaking Gu Ning as Tang Jiakai's girlfriend, because Gu Ning was their age and was a stranger. In addition, it was the first time that Tang Jiakai had brought a girl home, so it had to be his girlfriend.

"What are you talking about? She's not." Tang Jiakai felt a little embarrassed.

"Really?" Cao Wenxin didn't believe him.

"She's grandpa's new 'granddaughter'," Tang Jiakai said.

"Oh, she is Gu Ning?" Cao Wenxin was amazed. Cao Wenxin had heard of Gu Ning from Tang Haifeng, and she admired Gu Ning too.

The Tang family never treated people differently because of their family background. On the contrary, they were all kind and grateful.

"Hi!" Gu Ning stood up and greeted Cao Wenxin.

"Hi, I'm Cao Wenxin. Since you're my grandpa's new granddaughter, then you'll be my younger sister. I'll protect you from now on," Cao Wenxin said, and caught Gu Ning's shoulder like they were already close sisters.

Gu Ning had saved her grandpa, so she was the Tang family's lifesaver. In addition, Gu Ning was so outstanding at such a young age, which left a good impression on Cao Wenxin. Therefore, Cao Wenxin honestly regarded her as a younger sister.

Normally, Gu Ning was reluctant to be touched by a stranger, but she didn't have the feeling when Cao Wenxin laid an arm on her shoulder.

However, before Gu Ning could say a word, Tang Jiakai opened his mouth with disdain. "Interesting. You want to protect her? Do you have the ability?"

Cao Wenxin was struck dumb for a second, then asked Tang Jiakai with uncertainty. "Do you mean your helper is Gu Ning?"

Tang Jiakai had just called and told her that he found someone who could beat her, which was a pure challenge in Cao Wenxin's eyes, so she ran to the Tang family's house at once.

"Yes, you're right," Tang Jiakai said proudly.

Cao Wenxin turned to Gu Ning. "Do you fight?"

It wasn't because Cao Wenxin didn't believe Tang Jiakai, but she respected Gu Ning, and wanted to hear the answer from Gu Ning's mouth.

"Yes," Gu Ning said with a slight smile.

"Great, then let's have a fight. If you can beat me, I won't bully Tang Jiakai anymore," Cao Wenxin said. "Of course you can reject. I won't force you."

Cao Wenxin had a fiery temper, but she also had respect towards others and always kept her promises. However, the Tang family was an exception, like Tang Jiakai. Tang Jiakai was utterly unwilling to practice fighting skills with Cao Wenxin, because he was beaten by Cao Wenxin every time.

"My lovely sister, my future relies on you now," Tang Jiakai said to Gu Ning and begged.

Gu Ning gave him a resigned smile. "I will do my best." Not only because of Tang Jiakai, but because Gu Ning also wanted to have a competition with Cao Wenxin.