Chapter 409 – Breaking the Game, Going to Hong Kong
Neither Lin Wangshu nor Xu Jinwen fully understood Shen Huai as a person.
Or rather, did Xu Jinwen truly understand the male protagonist she had written about?
Did she not know what kind of person her protagonist was? How could she carelessly reveal such a significant secret to Shen Huai?
As a result, things ended the way they did.
One could only say she deserved it.
But in the end, it led to the self-destruction of Tiandao.
To describe Xu Jinwen as just “foolish” wouldn’t suffice.
“In the current world, Lin Wangshu’s fate isn’t good either, is it?” Xu Jinning asked.
“Yes.”
Xie Ting’an began to recount the latter half of his dream.
The latter half of the dream was essentially a premonition of their current life.
The trouble that Xu Jinning had encountered some time ago was indeed caused by people sent by Shen Huai.
But Xu Jinning was protected by her good fortune, so she always managed to escape danger.
The people sent kept failing, time and again, each time in such a ridiculous manner.
This only reinforced Shen Huai’s belief in Lin Wangshu’s words—that Xu Jinning was indeed blessed with good fortune, the very fortune that she had stolen from Lin Wangshu.
Shen Huai not only refused to give up, but he became even more determined to obtain Xu Jinning’s fortune.
So, he sought out those metaphysics masters in Hong Kong.
In the original world, Shen Huai was able to transfer Lin Wangshu’s fortune to himself because he had found a true metaphysics master.
And in this current world, in the near future, Shen Huai would find one as well.
The final conclusion was that fortune could indeed be transferred.
However, the fortune on Xu Jinning wasn’t stolen from Lin Wangshu at all. With Xu Jinning being blessed by both fortune and Tiandao, an ordinary person like Shen Huai had no way to steal Xu Jinning’s fortune, let alone harm her.
But the metaphysics master claimed that Lin Wangshu still had some fortune left and that he could help Shen Huai transfer this fortune from Lin Wangshu to him, though the process would be rather cruel.
Although Lin Wangshu gradually lost her protagonist halo, Xu Jinwen, who had transmigrated into Lin Wangshu’s body, was still somewhat special to this world as both the protagonist and the author. Therefore, she did possess a certain amount of fortune.
Shen Huai agreed almost without hesitation.
The process of transferring the fortune was extremely brutal—it required the sacrifice of Lin Wangshu and the child in her womb.
By then, Shen Huai no longer loved Lin Wangshu; he was merely using her.
He had no feelings for Lin Wangshu, and perhaps he had some for the child in her womb, but only because it was his child.
However, in Shen Huai’s view, children can be replaced; if one is lost, another can be conceived.
If he no longer cared about Lin Wangshu, then he certainly wouldn’t care about the child she was carrying for him.
So…
On the day Lin Wangshu gave birth, the sacrifice began.
The final outcome was that the last bit of fortune on Lin Wangshu was transferred to Shen Huai.
Lin Wangshu died, bleeding from all her orifices, and the child in her womb could not be born.
Lin Wangshu, heavily pregnant, lay on the bed, her eyes wide open, bleeding from her seven orifices as she died.
The mere thought of that scene was chilling.
Even until her death, Lin Wangshu never knew how she died, nor did she ever see Shen Huai’s true face.
And Shen Huai, after stealing Lin Wangshu’s fortune, quickly eliminated the other members of the Shen family and became the head of the family.
Just as he was about to further develop his business empire on the mainland, he once again thought of someone: Xu Jinning.
Shen Huai knew that in the current world, the person truly blessed with righteous fortune and Tiandao was Xu Ji nning.
Shen Huai was envious.
He wanted Xu Jinning’s fortune.
Unfortunately, he did not anticipate this. He even concluded from the metaphysics master that he could not kill Xu Jinning or obtain her fortune.
Shen Huai chose to bide his time.
But Shen Huai’s ambition continued. Using the fortune he obtained from Lin Wangshu, he committed numerous immoral acts.
By the time Xu Jinning and the authorities became aware of it, Shen Huai had already built up a certain level of power.
The authorities tried to send people to eliminate Shen Huai, but they all failed.
At that point, Shen Huai’s fortune had increased significantly compared to the beginning.
During those years, he not only expanded his power and business empire but also sought various ways to increase his fortune, even if it meant committing evil deeds and sacrificing the lives of many innocent people.
He was indifferent to it.
Even if it meant using this world as an altar and other people’s lives as sacrifices, as long as it increased his fortune, Shen Huai would not show mercy.
Having developed to this extent, Shen Huai finally had the capability to confront Xu Jinning.
At that time, Xu Jinning was the only one who could challenge him.
In the end of the dream, Shen Huai died.
Xu Jinning defeated Shen Huai, but she was gravely injured, fell into a coma, and became a vegetative state.
In the end of the dream, Xie Ting’an saw countless people praying for Xu Jinning.
They prayed for her to awaken.
But whether Ningning eventually woke up, he did not know.
It was then that Xie Ting’an woke up.
Upon waking, Xie Ting’an realized that it had been a precognitive dream.
Reflecting on the end of the dream, with Xu Jinning gravely injured and in a coma, even waking up, Xie Ting’an still felt a lingering sense of dread.
So, as soon as dawn broke, he went to find Xu Jinning.
For the first time since his transmigration, he was so anxious.
He wanted to confirm Ningning’s arrangements.
He also needed to tell her about the precognitive dream he had, so she could be wary of Shen Huai and Lin Wangshu.
Xu Jinning embraced Xie Ting’an, patting his shoulder and softly said, “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”
“You had a precognitive dream, and I had a dream too. Tiandao has given us a warning, so we have the advantage. We definitely won’t lose to Shen Huai and Lin Wangshu.”
Reassured by Xu Jinning’s comfort, Xie Ting’an’s emotions finally stabilized.
Xu Jinning also shared the dream she had with Xie Ting’an.
The two dreams connected together.
The next step was to prepare for defense.
“Ningning, I will find someone to protect you and send people to Hong Kong to find that metaphysics master and bring him here.”
“As long as Shen Huai doesn’t find that metaphysics master, he won’t be able to transfer Lin Wangshu’s fortune. As for what happens next…”
“No, I think that’s unlikely,” Xu Jinning said. “Even if that metaphysics master is gone, other masters might appear.”
“I believe the key is Lin Wangshu.”
“We need to make Lin Wangshu aware of Shen Huai’s danger. It’s best if we can persuade her to leave Shen Huai and return to China. If she stops interacting with Shen Huai, then he’ll just be an ordinary person, a trapped beast. The other members of the Shen family could deal with him.”
After some thought, Xu Jinning made a decision.
“Ting’an, I think I need to go to Hong Kong,” she said. The only person who could persuade Lin Wangshu—or Xu Jinwen—was her.
