Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 2895: Chapter 2896: Awakening

When Shu Jingchu walked into the room carrying a cup of hot tea, Han Bao was quietly standing by the bedside, keeping watch.

Because of Xue An’s instructions, he did not dare to leave for even a moment, focusing intently on Jin Shanquan lying on the bed.

Shu Jingchu casually placed the teacup on the table beside her, then stepped over to the bedside.

"How’s everything? Any signs of movement?"

Han Bao replied without turning his head: "None!"

Shu Jingchu then began to carefully examine Xue An.

Although there were no visible clues from his appearance, Shu Jingchu could still faintly sense the fluctuating aura emanating from Xue An.

But what attracted Shu Jingchu’s attention more was Xue An’s face.

The sharp aura of a young man on his cheek suddenly softened a lot with his eyes closed.

This guy... isn’t he quite handsome!

Suddenly, this thought flashed through Shu Jingchu’s heart.

But right at that moment, Xue An’s eyelids twitched, and then he slowly opened his eyes.

Faced with his gaze, Shu Jingchu’s face instantly turned red.

"Um... the tea you asked me to make is ready!" Shu Jingchu found a poor excuse.

Xue An didn’t even notice her embarrassment, bending down directly to examine Jin Shanquan’s condition.

Shu Jingchu secretly sighed with relief.

Good thing he didn’t notice me sneaking a look at him, otherwise that would have been quite awkward.

Meanwhile, the previously unconscious Jin Shanquan suddenly screamed, swiftly opened his eyes, and jumped up from the bed, attempting to run outside.

Shu Jingchu’s heart sank.

What’s going on?

Could it be that Jin Shanquan’s madness hasn’t healed?

At that moment, Xue An suddenly spoke: "If you want to live your entire life in fear and guilt, you’re free to escape, I won’t stop you!"

These words seemed to contain some magical power; Jin Shanquan, who was fleeing like a homeless dog, stopped in his tracks, then slowly turned around to look at Xue An.

At this point, his eyes were clear, without a trace of his previous madness.

"How can I believe what you’re saying is true?"

Xue An smiled confidently, "You can certainly choose not to believe me, but remember, I was the one who saved you from the splintering Abyss!"

With that, Xue An reached out towards the table, "And if you wish to escape that nightmare of a past, sit on this chair and narrate the events in detail!"

The tea was boiling hot, burning a fiery path as soon as it entered his throat.

But this slightly painful sensation quickly helped Jin Shanquan relax.

He exhaled a breath, then began narrating in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Since Han Shopkeeper is here, you must all know my identity. Back then, I was the number one Bounty Hunter in the Treasure Pavilion. No matter how difficult or dangerous the task, it would be no problem if I took it on."

A look of nostalgia appeared on Jin Shanquan’s face, "Those were indeed wonderful times! My brothers respected me immensely, and I led them in conquests, quickly accumulating immense wealth!"

"Logically speaking, this money was enough for all my future cultivation and living expenses! But whenever I saw a high difficulty task issued in the Treasure Pavilion, I couldn’t resist taking it, not knowing that this character flaw would lead to major misfortune!"

"At that time, I had planned it out. I only needed to complete three more tasks before I retired completely. The first two were completed smoothly, but the problem arose with the third task!"

Upon hearing this, Shu Jingchu murmured, "Isn’t this just setting up a perfect disaster flag?"

"What?" Jin Shanquan didn’t quite understand.

Shu Jingchu quickly waved her hand, "Oh, never mind, please continue!"

Jin Shanquan continued speaking heavily: "At that time, the third task I took seemed ordinary, just a typical treasure hunting task!"

Due to the world’s numerous ruins and the accumulation over long epochs, various hidden treasures are virtually innumerable.

As for the maps documenting treasure routes, there are even more.

But the authenticity of these treasure maps is mixed, making it difficult for inexperienced people to tell which are genuine, and even if genuine, they are often accompanied by unpredictable dangers.

Therefore, many who obtain a treasure map do not excavate themselves, preferring to post a task at the Treasure Pavilion to hire a professional team to dig up the treasures.

Once completed, all obtained items are divided into four parts, with forty percent going to the task issuer, forty to the excavation team, and twenty percent handed over to the Netherworld Ghost Market as a fixed proportion.

Thanks to the strict security system especially within the Treasure Pavilion at the Netherworld Ghost Market, no one dares to tamper here, allowing people to confidently post their treasure maps at the Pavilion.

This resulted in treasure excavation tasks being the most common type of tasks at the Pavilion.

Of course, these excavations are also graded.

Once authenticated, maps are categorized by difficulty into general, ordinary, difficult, and top-level challenges.

As top-tier hunters, people like Jin Shanquan naturally take on the highest difficulty tasks.

Though, for them, this has already become routine.

Even during boring times, they would specifically pick a few challenging tasks to hone their skills.

However, it was precisely this seemingly ordinary task that eventually led Jin Shanquan’s defeat, even costing the lives of his entire team.

Thus, at this point in the narration, Jin Shanquan could not help but begin trembling.

Xue An did not hurry, simply waited quietly.

Because he knew the impact of this event on Jin Shanquan must be enormous, otherwise it wouldn’t have resulted in such a fracturing of his consciousness.

Finally, Jin Shanquan’s emotions calmed slightly, and with a trembling voice, he continued.

"At that time we followed the path step by step and soon arrived at a region ravaged by temporal turbulence as indicated by the treasure map!"

Upon hearing this, Han Bao drew a sharp breath, "Temporal turbulence!"

"Indeed, temporal turbulence, precisely because of this, the map ranked as highest difficulty!"

Temporal turbulence, as the term suggests, is a place of disordered time-space, typically appearing in the cosmic void and being an outright death zone.

Not only are Human Clan warriors at risk, even High-Grade Fiends entering may never return.

This shows how perilous it is.

But Jin Shanquan’s face showed a trace of arrogance, "To others, this hazard was untouchable, but for us, it was simply a trivial matter. Over the years, we completed countless tasks, many involving treasures constructed within temporal turbulence!"