When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 58 : Six Gifts

58: Six Gifts

Yuyin was dazedly helped into Mr. Du's black, extended Rolls-Royce Phantom by Manling. She sat next to Manling, while Mr. Du sat opposite.

Yuyin's Primordial Energy was strong and her body was healthy, so she quickly metabolized most of the alcohol's effects. When she sobered up slightly, she realized she had unconsciously leaned her head on Manling's shoulder. Her heart trembled. This was the woman of a big shot from Lingdu Beach… But with her current status, it probably wouldn't displease Mr. Du.

She noticed that on her lap, on top of her purse, lay an ancient secret manual with a blue cover.

"Miss Xia, my apologies for taking the liberty," Mr. Du said. "Many people wanted to take you home, and I think you know their intentions. Brother Henglong was also a bit worried about you, but as a single man, it's not convenient for him. So, I'll take you home. With Manling here, she can also look after you."

"For Zhang Henglong to be so concerned about a young woman, this is the first time I've seen it," Manling said in a charming voice, exuding a rich but high-class perfume scent.

"Manling, don't be a chatterbox," Mr. Du said. "Oh, this secret manual is a gift from Brother Henglong. One drink, one gift. We are people who do not go back on our word."

"Ah, this…"

"I also have something to give you, but it's not here. I'll have someone deliver it another day. It's a car. The car itself isn't worth much, but the license plate will allow you to go to many places without obstruction. Generally, no one will dare to stop you on the road. You're going to Lingdu Source Martial Academy, which is quite far. It will come in handy. Forgive me for taking the liberty, but I did some checking and you have a driver's license."

Just as Yuyin was about to speak, Mr. Du held up a hand. "Miss Xia, don't refuse. I, Mr. Du, never make losing investments, nor am I as impulsive as Zhang Henglong. But I will not ask you to do anything for me now. Just consider these things an investment in your future. This is also my family's tradition: to invest in promising young people we see potential in. Some of them later became truly important figures. Otherwise, my Du family wouldn't have our current status in Lingdu Beach. I hope I haven't misjudged you, Xia Yuyin."

It seemed she had no choice but to accept. But it was only then that Yuyin learned she had a driver's license. It wasn't among the documents Xia Youxue had mailed, perhaps she had been too busy to include it.

Before she knew it, although the Rolls-Royce was comfortable, the drive seemed to take a long time. They had left the city, and the surroundings gradually became desolate. Yuyin grew a bit worried.

"Mr. Du, where are we going?"

"You don't need to worry. If I really had ill intentions toward you, there would be no need for such trouble. I've been around in Lingdu Beach for quite some years. There are some things I will not do."

Mr. Du looked out the window. "I just wanted to take a drive after the banquet and enjoy the evening breeze."

The car drove to the far suburbs of Lingdu, up a small hill that couldn't be considered high.

The Rolls-Royce stopped on the hillside. Mr. Du got out, came to the side of the mountain road, and stood leaning on his cane, gazing at the distant, vast night view of Magic City.

Yuyin thought for a moment, then got out of the car as well. The mountain night wind blowing against her felt rather comfortable.

"Mr. Du, thank you for your help with today's matter," Yuyin said with a slight bow.

"You don't have to thank me. Even if I hadn't been there today, Zhang Henglong wouldn't have done anything to you. His temper is fiery, but his mind is perfectly clear. You excellent Source Martial students are this nation's most precious asset. This point, he and I are both clear on. He just wanted to test you, the top female examinee."

Mr. Du raised his head, looking up at the vast starry sky. His gaze seemed to fall in a direction slightly west of due north.

"The things our old generation failed to accomplish will need to be completed by you all in the future."

Yuyin also looked up at the starry sky. She sensed that the direction Mr. Du was looking at was the general area where the planet that didn't exist in her old world was located.

"Miss Xia, you should be able to see it too, right? That planet," Mr. Du said, a hint of unease on his weathered, experienced face. "Decades ago, it wasn't as bright as the small stars next to it."

Hearing this, Yuyin was startled. Did this mean the planet was getting closer to us? But if it were truly getting closer, wouldn't it cause changes in Earth's gravity? No… This planet, most people couldn't see it, and it couldn't be photographed. Could it be just an illusion? Or a spirit? Yuyin didn't know.

"Mr. Du, what exactly is this planet?"

But Mr. Du just let out a long sigh and shook his head. "I don't know that either. I'm not very educated. But this matter is something astronomers can't explain, because they don't even acknowledge its existence. Only some Source Martial Practitioners with deep cultivation and a few people with exceptionally high aptitude can see it. Just like the things you can see wandering in the city, those who can see this planet can also certainly see those things."

Yuyin looked at Mr. Du's weathered, thin frame. She couldn't help but feel that even for a big shot like Mr. Du, who could command the wind and rain in Lingdu Beach, a top expert in Lingdu who made her feel a chill down her spine, when facing the vast starry sky and the boundless darkness of night, he too seemed so helpless, so powerless…

"And what exactly are those things?" Yuyin asked.

Mr. Du took out a pipe, lit it, and took a puff, blowing smoke clouds toward the starry sky. "Miss Xia, don't you feel that it is also peering at Earth?"

"This…" This question, Yuyin truly could not answer.

"It's getting late. Let me take you home. You don't mind telling me your address, do you?"

"Of course." Yuyin nodded. With Mr. Du's methods, even if she didn't say it, couldn't he find out?

"Miss Xia, you're about to enter Lingdu Source Martial Academy. Do you know? Today, with such a grand banquet held in Lingdu, with dignitaries from all circles present, why didn't anyone from Lingdu Source Martial Academy come?" Behind Mr. Du's unfathomably dark sunglasses, one could still feel his awe-inspiring gaze.

Yuyin shook her head.

"Because they simply don't care."

"Eh?"

"Although it's named Lingdu Source Martial Academy, they are directly under the jurisdiction of the highest levels of Huaxia. Even the Lingdu Regional Commander cannot casually interfere with the academy. Lingdu Source Martial Academy gathers the top Source Martial talents from all of Huaxia Nation. Of course, they do value a student like you quite a bit."

Mr. Du uncharacteristically took off his sunglasses, making Yuyin shudder. The look in his eyes was truly too ferocious.

"Miss Xia, let me give you a piece of advice. Don't think that just because you were first in the nation in the college entrance exam, you're something special. The difficulties in that place may be beyond your current imagination. I, Mr. Du, may have my ways in Lingdu, but there is only one place I cannot reach."

"Thank you for the warning, Mr. Du. Yuyin has never been arrogant. I am going there to learn and to train. I am just an ordinary new student," Yuyin said.

Mr. Du nodded slightly, put his sunglasses back on, and walked to the car door. Turning back, he said, "By the way, regarding your earlier question, I won't say more. When you get to Lingdu Source Martial Academy, you will understand everything. They know far more than I do."

The driver opened the gull-wing door. Mr. Du got into the car, but Yuyin remained standing there. From a moment ago, she had felt that something was different about this place.

"Miss Xia?" the driver asked, holding the door open, puzzled.

It was the Primordial Energy. Yuyin felt that the Primordial Energy around this mountain was much denser than in the city. Moreover, it seemed to contain a certain artistic conception that she couldn't quite see through.

"Ah, it's nothing." Getting back in the car, Yuyin opened her phone and silently noted the location of this mountain.