Lady Wang died.
Wang Hua's wife died.
Wang Hua's son died.
Soon, several members of the Wang family died there.
"Young Master, it's all done," Su Qing'er said happily. This Wang family actually wanted to take her as a concubine. If that really happened, Su Qing'er couldn't even imagine what would become of her!
Now it's finally over. The entire Wang family is lying here, completely still!
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Chapter 18: Harvest, Murder and Arson, Golden Belt
Looking at the corpses of Mr. Wang's family, Wang Hua's family, and Wang Kun lying on the ground, Lin Yang suddenly felt a sense of comfort and his mind became clear.
At the same time, it was as if his brain had exploded, with countless pieces of information appearing instantly. Lin Yang's entire being entered a profound and clear state. Within this clear state, Lin Yang was undergoing a complete transformation.
At this moment, Lin Yang floated up without any wind. Countless tri-colored rays of light surged from above his head. In the darkness, a yellow aura appeared out of thin air, directly changing his destiny and fortune.
Soon, in just a few breaths, Lin Yang landed on the ground again. He was completely different now.
"Young Master, Young Master, what happened to you just now?" Su Qing'er asked anxiously as she looked at Lin Yang who had opened his eyes.
Seeing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but smile. When he first arrived in this world, this woman had been by his side. Now, having fulfilled his first regret and gained a wealth of memories from his past life, she was again by his side. It had to be said, this was truly a kind of fate.
"I'm fine, in fact, I feel full of energy. Hmm, Qing'er, could you fetch me a basin of water?" Lin Yang said.
Watching Su Qing'er's figure, Lin Yang couldn't help but smile. "Now, the first of the original owner's three major regrets has almost been resolved. The entire Wang family, except for one daughter who lives elsewhere, has been wiped out by me. These future memories, especially the cultivation in the field of literature, can be considered a reward."
In this world, the ranks of scholars and officials, from lowest to highest, are: Xiucai (秀才), Juren (举人), Jinshi (进士), Daru (大儒), Yasheng (亚圣), and Shengren (圣人), corresponding to the first to sixth levels respectively.
The original owner of this body was a true sixth-tier saint, with a sixth-tier destiny. Now, a portion of it has finally been unsealed. Lin Yang's cultivation level has also instantly risen from a first-tier scholar to the peak of a second-tier provincial graduate. With this much cultivation, he finally has some ability to protect himself.
"Young master, the water is here."
Seeing this, Lin Yang went directly there and began to quietly examine his destiny and fortune. Unbeknownst to him, his Divine Eye of Fortune had opened.
"My destiny has changed from a first-tier white destiny to a second-tier red destiny. In other words, I can improve my strength to my heart's content before reaching the peak of the second tier without encountering any calamities."
"Even my luck has been restored to its peak red level. Not bad, it seems that the original owner has finally understood the principle that if you want a horse to run, you have to give it benefits. It seems that as long as I resolve these three major regrets, it will be time for the original owner to completely hand everything over to me."
"A sixth-tier saint, and that immense fortune that makes him a chosen one of the world. Endless opportunities will all be mine," Lin Yang murmured.
"Young Master, Young Master, what's wrong? Why is your face so red?"
"Cough cough, it's nothing. I'm just too excited because I've finally avenged myself. It's nothing, it's nothing," Lin Yang said, shaking his head repeatedly.
"By the way, now that we've killed the Wang family, let's search for their treasure. They're a large landowner with over a thousand acres of land; maybe they have some good stuff."
Soon, most of the treasure was found.
“Young Master, this is too little. There are only a little over 1,600 taels of silver in total. There must be some hidden compartment or something to hide the silver somewhere. And we couldn’t even find the Wang family’s land deed. That’s over a thousand acres of land. It could sell for at least 20,000 taels of silver in the county town.” Su Qing’er complained as she sorted through the money.
Indeed, the annual output from the land alone is worth that much. And how could their family, who have been wealthy for so many years, only have this little bit of money?
Then, Lin Yang immediately activated his Divine Eye of Fortune and began a careful search. After all, everything has its own destiny. Putting aside everything else, the land deeds for thousands of acres, taken together, should at least be considered auspicious from a fortune perspective.
"Okay, it's right here." Lin Yang pointed to a wall in the study and then kicked the wall.
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Then, the wall collapsed. At the same time, a box appeared. Su Qing'er reacted quickly, catching the box before it hit the ground.
It didn't look very big, only about a foot square. But it was very heavy, and I almost dropped it on the ground because I wasn't paying attention.
"Wow, it's so heavy! It's only a foot square, but it already weighs over a hundred pounds. Could it be filled with gold? If so, we'll be rich!" Su Qing'er exclaimed excitedly.
After saying that, she reluctantly handed the box to Lin Yang.
"Young master, there's a Qiankun Lock on here. If you try to open it without the password, it will activate a restriction and destroy everything inside. Then we'll get nothing. Maybe the Wang family's land deed is inside."
Seeing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but smile. Cracking codes and choosing between fortune and misfortune were things he excelled at.
The so-called Qiankun Lock is actually an ancient combination lock. It has a pointer on it, with Qian on the left and Kun on the right.
Then, move the pointer according to the pre-set password: if it's Qian (☰), move it to the left; if it's Kun (☷), move it to the right. If the password is wrong, the door cannot be opened, and it might even trigger a pre-set mechanism, destroying the door entirely.
"Don't worry, this is something I'm an expert at."
After saying that, Lin Yang began to move the pointer. As soon as his index finger touched the pointer, his Divine Eye of Fortune opened.
Lin Yang gently moved the box to the left and noticed wisps of black energy appearing above it—a sign of impending doom, most likely indicating a wrong password. If it continued to move to the left, it would probably self-destruct.
No problem, we haven't reached the far left yet, just move it to the right. With a click, the pointer reached the far right and triggered the mechanism. At the same time, the box made a sound. This means the password is correct.
Lin Yang had quickly dialed the buttons nine times. A "ding" sounded, and then the box clicked open.
Seeing this, Lin Yang smiled smugly. It could only be said that these eyes were the nemesis of all choices in the world. All array formations and restrictions, as long as they had a sliver of hope, could not escape these eyes. In Lin Yang's view, the original owner's innate divine eyes were truly an extremely powerful supernatural ability.
Upon closer inspection, the topmost item was a land deed. After a cursory glance, Lin Yang knew that this was the foundation of the Wang family's estate, consisting of 1,500 acres of land.
Of these, a full five hundred acres were top-quality irrigated land. The remaining one thousand acres were mostly medium-sized fields. The entire Wang family's land, or more precisely, the fruits of Old Man Wang's life's labor, now fell into Lin Yang's hands.
Below the land deed was a full one thousand taels of gold. (Gold is very dense; even one thousand taels would only amount to about one hundred catties. It could fit in a box about a foot square.) In reality, it consisted of one hundred gold bars, each one quite small. After all, the saying "an inch of gold is worth its weight in gold" is no joke.
All of this adds up to a full thirty thousand taels of silver. The land deed alone is worth twenty thousand taels, and the imperial seal is worth ten thousand taels. They've struck it rich! Truly struck it rich! "Murder and arson bring wealth," the ancients were right!