Chapter 196: 196, Lucky Chapter 196: 196, Lucky “Okay,” Tong Qi said with a smile. In her life, her son was her greatest happiness. Since having him, she felt her whole world was perfect.
At that moment, the car in front of Tong Qi suddenly stopped.
Tong Qi’s eyes widened in terror. With such a short distance, she had no time to swerve or brake.
As the distance quickly closed, Tong Qi closed her eyes in despair. Was this her fate? The thought that she might never see her son again filled her heart with unwillingness and sorrow.
She didn’t notice that, just as her car was about to collide with the one in front, her Jade Pendant hanging around her neck suddenly emitted a gentle white light, enveloping her car completely.
Tong Qi heard a loud crash from behind, her heart sinking even more. But soon, she realized something was off. Logically, if a car had hit hers from behind, her car should have been pushed forward, yet she felt no movement at all.
Opening her eyes and looking forward, she saw that her car hadn’t hit the one in front. She breathed a sigh of relief. She was incredibly lucky to have avoided a collision at such a close distance. It seemed that heaven still looked after her.
Looking into the rear-view mirror, she saw that three cars had collided behind her, but none had hit hers. It all felt very miraculous.
Soon, an ambulance and police cars arrived.
After an investigation, it was found that the cause was the leading car suddenly changing lanes.
One of the policemen approached Tong Qi, “You are really lucky. Being sandwiched in the middle yet neither you nor your car has a scratch.” It was his first time seeing such an incident; it was a miracle because whether from the cars in front or behind, the gap from Tong Qi’s car was only a few centimeters. The front car was more explainable, but the rear car should have caused significant force upon impact, making Tong Qi’s survival improbable. Yet, this happened.
“I didn’t expect to be so lucky,” Tong Qi said, feeling somewhat shaken from the close call. Fortunately, it was a narrow escape without harm.
When she got home, Tong Qi immediately hugged her son tightly. She felt like her life was truly spared. In such a severe car accident, she was the only one unscathed, not even a scratch on the car.
Tong Xiaotao looked at Tong Qi, somewhat surprised. Noticing the Jade Pendant on her neck, he reached out and grasped it, “Mom, this Jade Pendant is really beautiful, did you buy this recently?”
“This was given by the young lady who saved you, Mom. She gave me two Jade Pendants, and one of them is for you,” Tong Qi said, smiling and lowering her head to look at the pendant around her neck, noticing that its color seemed dimmer than when she first wore it. Was it an illusion? Or due to the lighting?
She took out the other Jade Pendant from her bag. Seeing its color, Tong Qi froze, and quickly compared it with the one she wore, “How is this possible?” The color of the Jade Pendant she wore really had turned dimmer, it wasn’t the lighting, nor an illusion.
Suddenly, Song Yan Ning’s words flashed through her mind, “This is the Peace Jade Pendant, a Mage gave it to my grandfather, supposedly it can protect one three times.”
Thinking of the bizarre car accident, Tong Qi’s face showed disbelief. Was it really because of this Jade Pendant that she had escaped disaster? Why else would its color have suddenly changed?
She was an atheist and had never believed in the existence of such supernatural phenomena, but now she was somewhat believing, because today’s event was just too strange.
“Mom, what’s wrong?” Tong Xiaotao pushed Tong Qi. He noticed that his mother was behaving unusually today.
Tong Qi came back to her senses and placed the Jade Pendant around Tong Xiaotao’s neck, “Xiaotao, you must always wear this Jade Pendant, understand?” She and her husband were divorced, and Xiaotao was her everything. Regardless of whether it was because of the Jade Pendant that she had escaped the accident, she would rather believe it was the reason and hoped it indeed could protect as Song Yan Ning had said. However, she now owed Song Yan Ning a favor.
Song Yan Ning entered the Emperor Realm, and seeing Qin Yushen and others waiting, she walked over with a smile.
Qin Yushen stepped forward, took Song Yan Ning’s hand, and smiled as he gazed at her, “Why did you come in so early today?”
“I missed you!”
“I wanted to see you sooner,” Qu Lingfeng and the others said with a smirk.
Song Yan Ning rolled her eyes at Qu Lingfeng and others, then looked at Qin Yushen, “I finished my tasks early, so I came in early.” She usually didn’t have time during the day, so she would refine elixirs or talismans at night. Now her herbs were almost depleted, so she didn’t refine anything tonight.
Qin Yushen leaned down, whispering into Song Yan Ning’s ear, “Did you miss me?”
“Not at all.” Song Yan Ning blushed and glared at Qin Yushen, pulling her hand away and quickly walked forward. Doesn’t this guy know to hold back a bit? There are other people here.
Qin Yushen’s lips curved into a light smile as he quickened his pace to keep up with Song Yan Ning. He enjoyed seeing her embarrassed and blushing.
Qu Lingfeng and the others chuckled and followed along. They were increasingly enjoying these moments of public displays of affection, although it was somewhat torturous for singles like them, it was still entertaining. Apart from them, no one had seen Mr. Qin acting so demure.
Entering the Task Hall, Song Yan Ning heard everyone discussing the same topic, which immediately piqued her interest.
“I really want to go see the Hidden Sect, but I don’t have enough points to exchange for an entry spot.”
“Me too, I heard the Hidden Sect is full of Ancient Martial Cultivators. If I could get in, maybe some Ancient Martial Sect might take me as a disciple, that would be awesome.”
“Forget about it, even if you have enough points, you still need to pass the test to get a spot.”
“What spot are you guys talking about?” Fang Jingxing approached and asked.
“The Hidden Sect has posted a message in the Emperor Realm that anyone with enough points and who can pass the Hidden Sect’s test can obtain entry into the Hidden Sect, but there are only ten spots available.”
“That’s interesting,” Fang Jingxing’s eyes flashed with interest, and he turned to Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning, “Shall we participate?” Their points were definitely enough, but he was curious about what the Hidden Sect’s test would be.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen looked at each other. They felt there was more to it; although the Hidden Sect sometimes issued tasks within the Emperor Realm, they would never allow people to enter the Hidden Sect. Otherwise, by now, their location would have been known.