Chapter 1: The Trouble Caused by Che Zhenrui

  On December 20, 2011, a high-end BMW off-road vehicle was speeding towards Datong on the Beijing-Datong Expressway. The driver was Qiao Anbang, a well-known rich second-generation in Beijing, and a fashionably dressed young woman sat in the passenger seat.

  Qiao Anbang is twenty-five years old, although he graduated from Tsinghua University, as a spoiled rich kid in Beijing, relying on his family's wealth, Qiao Anbang remained arrogant and unrestrained after graduation, and the diploma that many people dreamed of was thrown away like trash in his so-called study.

  They don't even bother to take a glance, going in and out of various entertainment venues every day, consorting with their own gang of rascals, living a life of debauchery and revelry.

  No sooner had Qiao Anbang snatched a beautiful and sexy beauty from the hands of a small white-collar worker, but this beautiful woman was inevitably depressed because she had just broken up with her ex-boyfriend. So Qiao Anbang suggested taking her on a self-driving tour to scatter her heart, and the beauty agreed happily.

  Inside the car, exciting music was playing, Qiao Anbang looked very excited, thinking about finding a place to get off the highway, driving the car to a quiet place, then putting the seat back and hugging the beautiful woman next to him. In the wilderness, Qiao Anbang had never tried it before, just thinking about it made him feel thrilled, definitely more thrilling than those dimly lit places in hotels, the more Qiao Anbang thought about it, the more excited he became, his foot unconsciously pressed down harder on the accelerator, and the car sped forward even faster.

  The beautiful woman sitting next to him was also in a better mood, although she still had some feelings for her ex-boyfriend, after all, they were together for four years. But in today's society where only money is respected, without it everything is just an illusion.

  She chose Qiao Anbang for a very clear purpose, following him would allow her to live in a mansion, wear designer brands and drive luxury cars without having to work hard with her boyfriend. Originally, she didn't think this way, when she and her boyfriend were still in school, she had also fantasized about graduating and working together to buy a house, car and get married to live a happy life, but the cruel reality gave her a slap in the face.

  In today's society where university students are a dime a dozen, it's extremely difficult for someone like her who has just graduated and has no work experience to find a job that she likes. It's not something that ordinary people can relate to.

  Until she bumped into a roommate from her university days, also graduated just three months ago. When they met again, the roommate was dressed in luxury brands, high-end handbags, heavy jewelry and a pink Honda sports car, showing off her extravagance.

  And she was still wearing the ordinary clothes that cost a few hundred yuan per set from an ordinary clothing store during her college days, and the most valuable thing on her body should be the gold ring given to her by her boyfriend on her 20th birthday. The huge contrast made her feel somewhat ashamed, but her roommate's words were even more deeply stimulating to her.

  "Are you still with that Ah Hua? Ah Ling, be realistic, you and Ah Hua are not meant to be happy together. He can't give you the happiness you're looking for. With housing prices and car prices rising every day, even if Ah Hua saves up enough money to buy a house and a car, it'll probably take many years. By then, your youth will be gone, what's the point?"

  "Actually, life is just a few decades long, why make yourself miserable? It's all just one lifetime, why not let yourself live comfortably and happily? With your figure and looks, as long as you're willing, you can easily snag a rich young master, then you won't have to worry about food and clothing, no need to work hard, and you can drive a luxury car, wear designer brands, and live in a mansion."

  Later, Ah Ling finally compromised with reality and got to know Qiao Anbang through her roommate. Not long after, she was conquered by the handsome and rich Qiao Anbang and made up her mind to break up with her boyfriend.

  Although her boyfriend was unwilling, he couldn't compete with Qiao Anbang's power and was eventually beaten up by the people Qiao found. He left in anger, but she couldn't forget the resentful look in his eyes as he departed. It was precisely because of this that she agreed to Qiao Anbang's suggestion to go on a trip, partly to avoid her boyfriend and also to relax her mood.

  Under the influence of the stunning music in the car and the scenery outside the window, Ah Ling gradually threw away her tedious thoughts and began to enjoy the comfort of the luxury car and the vibration of the music. Her fingers moved rhythmically with the vibrating music.

  The car was going very fast, and Ah Ling was still indulging in the stunning music, admiring the scenery of the roadsides flying by in a daze, when the car turned off the highway and onto a secondary road, heading towards even more remote areas.

  As she gazed at the suddenly changing scenery in front of her, Ah Ling turned around to glance at Qiao Anbang, and coincidentally met his scorching gaze. Having already experienced many things in life, she naturally understood what that kind of gaze meant.

  Her face turned red and she lowered her head, knowing what was bound to happen next.

  Qiao Anbang looked at A Ling's beautiful face, a flush of red rising to her cheeks, she lowered her head in shyness and smiled, suddenly speeding up the car, with infinite expectation in her heart.

  But neither of them knew that just after their car had left the highway, a taxi also followed far behind and turned off the highway.

  In the back seat of the taxi sat a young man, his face heavy with hatred, his mouth twisted in a scowl, clutching a bundle tightly to his chest. Inside was a replica gun he had bought at a high price on the black market. Although it was just a replica, this type of gun still had enough killing power at close range to be fatal. This man was Ah Ling's boyfriend, Ah Hua.

  He was unwilling to let Qiao Anbang snatch away his "girlfriend", and even more so, he resented that his "girlfriend" had abandoned him for wealth and glory. So, he secretly prepared to follow them, and upon learning that Qiao Anbang and Ah Ling were going on a trip, he immediately formulated his revenge plan and followed closely behind.

  To avoid being detected by Qiao Anbang, Ah Hua got off the taxi and walked directly towards the country road after discovering that Qiao Anbang's car had turned into a small rural path.

  The small path was overgrown with wild grass on both sides, and due to its remote location, it seemed extremely quiet. Ah Hua walked about two miles with some tension before discovering Qiao Anbang's BMW parked by the side of the road.

  Qiao Anbang stopped the car in this desolate wilderness, and he could understand the purpose with his toes. Thinking that the 'woman' he had loved was about to surrender to Qiao Anbang's spoiled rogue **, he couldn't help but burn with anger, tightly grasping the cloth package in his hand, and quickly walking forward.

  As he walked within four or five meters of the car, he saw that the side door was slightly ajar. From inside the car came Ailing's enchanting moans and sighs, as well as the man's heavy breathing.

  At this point, Ah Hua suddenly became enraged, pulled out the fake gun from his bag and strode towards the car door. He yanked open the door and was even more infuriated by what he saw inside: Qiao Anbang was on top of Ali's slender white body, moving wildly, while Ali was cooperating fully.

  "You pair of adulterers, I'm going to kill you!" Ah Hua's hands trembled as he tightly grasped the fake gun, his voice rising in a hysterical shout.

  Qiao Anbang and Ah Ling, who were savoring the thrilling taste, suddenly sprang into shock. Qiao Anbang abruptly turned his head, only to see a black 'hole' of a gun barrel already pointing at his own forehead.

  When she saw him, Ah Hua Ah Ling had already become so shy and shocked that she let out a sharp cry.

  "What do you want to do?" Qiao Anbang retreated from Ali's body, and the thing that had just emerged suddenly shrunk back into its original shape. Cold sweat oozed out of his forehead as he asked calmly.

  "What are you doing?! You've taken away the woman I love, I'm going to kill you!" Ah Hua glared at Ah Ling's originally his own delicate body, furiously roaring with anger.

  "Don't kill me, I'll give you whatever you want." Joe was a bit frightened at this moment, he hadn't lived enough yet, and immediately continued: "As long as you don't kill me, money, 'women', cars, I can give you anything, just don't kill me."

  "Haha! Qiao, I'm telling you, even the Emperor himself can't save you today. What makes you think you can get away with being a scumbag like this? Just because you have money? Today, I'll take it upon myself to rid society of trash like you!" Ah Hua thundered.

  "You have to think clearly, Ah Ling and I are her own choice. If you two really love each other, no one can separate you. If you don't kill me, I can give you 5 million, you two can leave far away and I will not pursue it, how about that?" Qiao Anbang saw that Ah Hua was unmoved, his heart couldn't help but feel a chill, but he still tried to persuade him.

  "So you two will die, Ah Ling. I never thought that our four-year love would be so vulnerable in the face of money. I also didn't think that you were this kind of vain and materialistic woman. You don't deserve to live in this world, you should go accompany our deceased love!" Ah Hua said as he pulled the trigger repeatedly until all the bullets in the gun were fired.

  Qiao Anbang and Ah Ling were both hit by multiple bullets. Ah Ling died on the spot, while Qiao Anbang was also at his last gasp.

  At this time, Qiao Anbang really regretted it. Originally, relying on his superior family conditions, he could have taken the right path, and his future and life could be said to be bright. How could he end up dying miserably in a desolate wilderness?

  But since his mother's death, his father was busy with business and he didn't know when he became like this. When a person is near death, they will truly feel fear and regret everything they have done. If time could flow backwards, he would not have taken this path, this is the only thought in Qiao Anbang's mind right now.

  In the instant when his consciousness was about to be swallowed by boundless darkness, he vaguely saw Ah Hua throw away the handgun in her hand and drag Ah Ling's body down, take off her own clothes to cover it, and then take out her mobile phone to dial 110.

  ……….

  "Where am I?" Qiao Anbang weakly opened his eyes, only to see that everything around him was pitch black, and he couldn't make out any scenery.

  "Time-space tunnel!" A sentence like a silver bell rang in his mind.

  Qiao Anbang was startled by the voice and hurriedly tried to get up, only to find that he had turned into a mass of fog, with all his limbs and head gone.

  "What's wrong with me? Am I dead? Who are you? Why can't I see you, and how did I end up here?"

  "Yes, you are already dead. Because now you only have consciousness existing, in simple terms, only the soul. I am Yalixifei, from the depths of the universe, planet Tatano. When the aircraft detected this life-bearing planet Earth, the super-receiving signal device on the aircraft sucked you over, and it was your arrival that interrupted my connection with my planet, damaging the return program of the aircraft, causing the aircraft to malfunction and enter a time-space tunnel." Yalixifei replied somewhat irritably.

  "Then where will we go?" Joe Anbang was shocked for a while, although he didn't fully understand what Yalixi said, but still couldn't help asking.

  "I don't know, the aircraft has been damaged, as for where the space-time tunnel will take us, it's unpredictable!" Yalixi's icy voice sounded again.

  Just then, Qiao Anbang suddenly felt that the entire surroundings were undergoing drastic changes, with flashes of lightning cutting through the air, and the entire space-time was twisting and deforming. Seeing this, Qiao Anbang's heart let out a cry of "It's all over..." before he once again lost consciousness.