The temperature was warm during winter and cool during summer inside the mine.Although it was chilly on the surface, it felt like summer underground.Xyla Quest took a few steps forward, already drenched in sweat.Soon, she removed her coat and tossed it aside, revealing her flattering physique.Her white, tight-fitting jumper accentuated the curves of her body perfectly.There were curves in all the right places, just like a barbie doll.Her black, skinny pants and white sneakers lengthened her shapely legs.After a considerable time walking through the tunnel, Xyla finally arrived at the entrance to the underground palace that had a huge gap from the blast.Two people could fit through it.Piles of rocks littered around the area after the explosions, now broken into pieces.A strong stench of explosives lingered in the air.Although it was pungent, Xyla could still bear with it.Frowning slightly, she carefully made her way through the entrance and into a room in the und
The second room was also full of rare treasures, even more than the first one Xyla Quest had entered.Before she could even properly admire them, arrows fired towards her from all directions.She tensed, despite knowing the arrows couldn’t hurt her.Paying close attention to her surroundings, Xyla managed to dodge all the arrows as they brushed past her shoulders. They missed her only to lodge between gaps on the wall.After ten minutes of arrows being fired, it finally quietened down.Xyla quickly activated her penetrating vision to ensure the coast was clear before she walked into the room before her.Apart from more pearls, gold, jade artifacts, and gemstones, there were various antique vases of different designs.Xyla didn’t have time to dwell on them as she walked past those treasures to another wall before repeating her earlier method and avoiding another barrage of arrows.Just like that, another wall moved to reveal a room filled with more gold bars, precious gemstones,
Xyla Quest could estimate the period these treasures were from by briefly glancing through them, putting them at roughly the first or second century.From the markings on those objects, they presumably belonged to the end of the second century.Every single thing was priceless here.Just a few of those shimmering pearls would be sufficient to purchase all the highest quality jade produced in the mine.The beauty in here was suffocating to Xyla.Soon, she shifted her gaze to the white jade coffin surrounded by treasures.It had a high-quality finish covered in spectacular details.Xyla carefully treaded past countless rare treasures to stand before the uncovered casket.A corpse with a luxurious crown on its head came directly into sight.The corpse, which appeared to be tall, was a terrifying sight.Countless bright pearls the size of regular glass pearls surround the corpse.Though small, they glowed vividly.Apart from them, there were also many pearl necklaces as well as
Mary Sullivan instantly became quiet.A few seconds later, Mary turned to look at Cain Hollander. “Just wait and see... she’s doomed.”Cain nodded repeatedly, not daring to argue with her.In the meantime, Mary seemed smug.“Why are you still here?” One of the bodyguards yelled at her when he saw that she still hadn’t left.Seeing Mary’s face compelled him to slap her.Mary immediately straightened her facial expression. “Can’t I sit around?”‘I want to sit here and see Xyla’s corpse,’ Mary thought.“Get lost, you’re not welcome here. You’re an annoying sight,” the bodyguard said.Mary slowly stood up but made no effort to leave.The bodyguard couldn’t be bothered to waste time on her, so he directly turned around.Mary sneered in satisfaction before shifting her gaze to the bottomless mine entrance.Frederick Shaw had a worried expression on his face. He sighed while looking at the mine entrance. “I hope nothing happens to this kid… she’s such a wonderful girl.”‘Please l
Xyla Quest laughed. “No, there were dangerous booby traps, but I was lucky enough to dodge all of them.”She sounded very calm, but the people who heard her weren’t calm at all.Everyone felt immensely terrified in retrospect.What? There was danger? And booby traps?How could she effortlessly evade all of them and resurface completely unharmed, despite knowing nothing about the situation down there?Frederick Shaw found Xyla even more baffling now. “What kind of traps were there, my young friend?”Xyla laughed. “To be honest, it’s not a big deal. There were arrows, that's all.”Frederick and Xyla’s bodyguards were speechless.What did Xyla mean by that?Didn’t that sound terrifying enough?How did she manage to dodge them all?How could she sound so casual, as if she had just gone down for a vacation?Mary Sullivan also found what she heard unbelievable.Why was Xyla so lucky?Arrows?Ordinary people would have died under those circumstances.Why wasn’t Xyla dead? This
Mary Sullivan suddenly felt even more flustered when she caught sight of Xyla Quest’s gaze on her.Mary instantly frowned and stood up, staring at Bodyguard C. “What? When did I say those things? You must have heard wrongly.”“What’s the matter? You dared to say those things, but you’re not brave enough to admit it?” the bodyguard asked.“I heard her too, loud and clear. Mary, chop your head off,” another Bodyguard D said.Xyla didn’t interrupt and allowed her bodyguards to criticize Mary, not feeling sympathetic to her in the slightest.Xyla had never been a saint. There was no reason to feel sorry for someone who hurt her before and wished she was dead.Mary was speechless, feeling her face warming at this awkward situation.Mary felt very unsettled.After taking a deep breath, she started stammering. “About that, I-I… I was wrong, okay? Besides, it was a private conversation between Cain and me. He is the only one who gets to say if he wants my head off or not.”Cain prompt
Frederick Shaw’s phone number and WeChat ID were on the name card as well.Xyla Quest accepted the name card with both hands. “Alright. I’ll add your contact once I get back. If anything comes up, I’ll reach out to you, so I hope I won’t be a nuisance.”“Certainly not,” Frederick replied.With that, Frederick left without saying anything else.Xyla watched him leave before taking her phone out and calling Stanley Batton.On the other end of the call, Stanley was having a meeting in a huge conference room, surrounded by all the top-level executives of the company.Everyone acted in a businesslike manner with serious expressions on their faces.Right then, the head of the sales department was giving an update on the department’s performance and the plan for the next quarter.Stanley spun his gold-plated, customized pen around with his right hand as he listened to the update.His fingers were long and fair, looking distinguished and attractive. His movements perfectly showcased
With his wife, Xyla Quest, Stanley Batton behaved in a charming manner.However, in front of his staff, he could be incredibly aloof.Despite his distant stance, he was still strikingly handsome.Upon walking out of the conference room, Stanley leaned lazily against the wall and waited for Xyla to speak with a solemn expression on his face.Xyla described everything she saw down at the mines in detail over the phone.She also mentioned that she would send him pictures, even though he could already imagine the scenes in his mind as she described them in great detail.However, the more he listened, the colder his facial expression became.In the end, he looked like he was about to throw a tantrum.Stanley remained silent while Xyla talked non-stop.After she finished, she realized he was not replying to her. “Darling? Are you listening?” Xyla asked in confusion.Xyla was currently leaning against a pine tree halfway up the mountain with nobody else around so she could speak f