Guixu Immortal Kingdom

Chapter 2 Kunlun Jade Plate
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Summer night, 2126.

The humid heat, carrying the glow of neon lights, permeated the streets of the coastal city.

A young man, about 1.85 meters tall, with a handsome face, wearing a blue shirt and casual pants, got out of a ride-hailing car.

Ji Tianhao dragged his heavy suitcase into the Star Shine Hotel in the city center.

Sweat beaded on his forehead, and his fingers unconsciously rubbed the cool jade plate in his pocket—the item he was transporting across borders this time.

"Hello, I have booked room 1808."

Ji Tianhao handed his ID card to the front desk.

The receptionist smiled as she processed the check-in, but Ji Tianhao's gaze instinctively swept across the lobby, subtly taking in everything in the lobby from the corner of his eye.

As a seasoned bounty hunter, he always had a keen sense of potential danger. The reward for this mission was outrageously high, and his intuition told him that things wouldn't be so simple.

Just as he received his room key and was about to take the elevator, a red figure flashed past him from the corner of his eye.

She was a woman wearing a red dress, a wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses that covered most of her face. She had an extremely hot figure. Although it was just a fleeting glance, Ji Tianhao's heart suddenly raced.

"It's her. She looks different, but the scent is unmistakable. The Thousand-Faced Fox. What's she doing here? She's here for me."

A thought flashed through Ji Tianhao's mind.

Thousand-Faced Fox is a notorious and mysterious thief on the dark web, known for her elusive nature and ability to steal high-value items. Moreover, she can change her appearance in countless ways; her figure, appearance, and even gender can be disguised flawlessly. In the underworld, no one has ever seen her true face.

No one can even be sure about the gender.

Even so, Ji Tianhao was still certain that the woman in red he had just seen was almost certainly the Thousand-Faced Fox.

I've clashed with her more than once or twice.

The smell could be detected from three zhang away.

Ji Tianhao frowned slightly, quickened his pace, and rushed into the elevator.

As the elevator doors slowly closed, he saw the woman in red standing in the corner of the lobby, whispering into her phone, a meaningful smile playing on her lips.

Inside room 1808, Ji Tianhao placed his suitcase on the bed and quickly locked the door.

He opened the suitcase, inside which was a sophisticated set of lock-picking tools and several weapons.

He reached into his pocket and took out the jade plate.

I held it in my hand and examined it carefully.

The jade plate wasn't large, only about the size of a fist, and felt like a precious treasure in one's hand. It was entirely white, resembling flawless mutton-fat jade, and its carving into a plate was so perfect that it was a rare and valuable piece of jewelry. However, the true value of this mutton-fat jade was worlds apart from the reward for this mission. The bounty was several times, even hundreds of times, the value of this piece of jade.

After a moment's thought.

He quickly pulled a USB drive wrapped in a special protective case from his suitcase. He took the drive out and plugged it into his encrypted laptop. The screen lit up, and a series of complex codes scrolled rapidly.

The screen went black at first, as if entering a black screen.

Ji Tianhao didn't care at all, his ten fingers flying across the keyboard as he typed a special password of eighty-one digits.

After you finish typing.

The screen then lit up, leading to a mysterious website.

This is a website exclusive to the underworld, known to the outside world as the Dark Web!

Without a special key, it's impossible to access the dark web. That key is that special USB drive.

"There is indeed a problem."

Ji Tianhao frowned.

The jade plate he obtained has a new bounty on the dark web, ten times higher than the price of the previous mission, clearly indicating that someone else is trying to steal it. In fact, the mission explicitly states that the Kunlun jade plate is now in his hands. With such an astronomical bounty, countless experts on the dark web will undoubtedly come after him.

The fact that it has attracted so much attention clearly shows that this Kunlun jade plate is not as simple as it appears on the surface.

There must be something here that I don't know.

Snap! !
Just then, a faint footstep sounded outside the door. Ji Tianhao immediately shut down his computer, drew his Desert Eagle from his waist, and held it to the back of the door. The footsteps stopped at the door of room 1808, followed by a soft electronic unlocking sound from the door lock.

Ji Tianhao held his breath, ready to respond to anyone who entered. The door slowly opened, and the woman in red walked in gracefully, as if she were coming home. She seemed completely unconcerned about the gleaming Desert Eagle. She removed her sunglasses, revealing a delicate oval face, bright amber eyes, and a captivating smile. She exuded an air of certainty that he wouldn't fire.

"Long time no see, Ji the bounty hunter."

The Thousand-Faced Fox's voice carried a hint of teasing.

"What are you here for?"

Ji Tianhao kept the gun pointed at her, his eyes cold.

Click! !
Thousand-Faced Fox casually closed the door, calmly sat on the sofa, and crossed his legs. "Don't be so nervous. I'm just a little interested in that jade plate. The bounty is one billion US dollars. This is a huge deal that might only appear once every ten years on the dark web." "Impossible," Ji Tianhao said firmly. "This is my mission, and no one can take it from me."

"Do you think you can protect it? Do you know how much trouble the Kunlun Jade Plate will bring you? Ten million can cost several lives, a billion, can you handle that? Do you think you, as a bounty hunter, can get it with a 100% success rate?"

The Thousand-Faced Fox chuckled and said.

"If I can't handle it, do you think you can?"

Ji Tianhao chuckled as he looked at the Thousand-Faced Fox. He opened his left hand, revealing a snow-white jade plate. He flicked his fingers, making the jade plate rotate naturally in his hand. The Thousand-Faced Fox's eyes almost instinctively fell on the jade plate, swaying back and forth as the plate rotated.

“In that case, if you tell me the secrets of the Kunlun Jade Plate that you know, then we may not be unable to share the jade plate.”

A strange light flashed in Ji Tianhao's eyes as he spoke meaningfully.

He was well aware that the Kunlun Jade Plate was no ordinary item. Bringing it back from overseas was no simple matter. He was merely the one who brought the jade plate back, not the one who actually participated in the looting.

The jade plate was said to have been salvaged from an ancient shipwreck by a professional shipwreck explorer overseas. At the time, it wasn't taken too seriously, and the explorer himself didn't know much about it. However, during a collection exhibition, when it was displayed to the public, the news of the jade plate was revealed.

Then, not long after, the explorer was gone.

Literally, it means the whole family is gone.

Subsequently, a battle ensued over the jade plate.

They contacted Ji Tianhao's employer, who did not allow Ji Tianhao to participate in the battle. Instead, they directly dispatched a mercenary force of over a thousand men to attack a very well-hidden secret base. The battle was extremely fierce and brutal, and even watching from the shadows was terrifying.

Therefore, after obtaining the jade plate at the target location, he turned around and left without lingering.

Return to China as quickly as possible.

At that time, his existence was a hidden card, with several revealed cards in front of him providing cover, and those revealed cards had an almost certain chance of being sacrificed. He could only express his respect for them.

Unexpectedly, the news had already spread on the dark web as soon as I returned.

This also reveals the importance of the jade plate. Ji Tianhao even guessed who his employer was. To be honest, he didn't dare to directly possess the jade plate, but his curiosity about it was still very strong.

The feeling was so strong that I couldn't help but want to investigate this old rival in front of me.

Let's see if we can get any information.

"I'd be a fool to believe you, but there's nothing wrong with telling you. You have to let me see the jade plate. I don't dare take it, but I can take a look and study it first."

Thousand-Faced Fox rolled her eyes. Clearly, she was self-aware and knew she couldn't control the jade plate, so she didn't dare to snatch it. But taking a look at it might yield some benefits.

"Okay, I agree."

Ji Tianhao readily agreed.

As long as the task hasn't been completed, the jade plate remains in his control. Being flexible in his approach is perfectly normal.

"No one knows the origin of the Kunlun Jade Plate. All that is known is that the jade plate may be related to making people extraordinary."

The Thousand-Faced Fox spoke solemnly.

There wasn't a single word of joke in his speech.

"Extraordinary? You mean the jade plate can grant people superpowers?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Ji Tianhao's eyes, and he asked.

"I don't know. Anyway, that's the message circulating on the dark web. Nobody knows if it's true or not. There are all sorts of rumors. Some say the jade plate can awaken superpowers in ordinary people, some say it can help superpowered individuals transform and grow their abilities, and some say it contains cultivation techniques. In short, there are all sorts of claims. I'm just curious."

The Thousand-Faced Fox didn't hide anything; he knew that without offering something substantial, he wouldn't be able to get the jade plate.

As someone from the underworld, Ji Tianhao naturally knew about the world beyond ordinary people. In this world, there were not only people with superpowers, but also cultivators and genetically modified individuals. Among them were practitioners of traditional Chinese martial arts who truly killed without performing.

These are things hidden beneath the surface of the ordinary world.

Ordinary people may never know this in their entire lives, even until they die.

In this world, those who can truly reach the extraordinary are extremely rare; they are only a small minority.

Having abilities that ordinary people don't possess is considered extraordinary.

Like the Thousand-Faced Fox, who can change his appearance, Ji Tianhao himself also possesses supernatural abilities.

"If this jade plate is really that important, then I'm in for some trouble."

Ji Tianhao couldn't help but smile wryly.

Boom! !

Just then, a deafening roar erupted. The entire hotel began to shake violently without warning. Ji Tianhao and Thousand-Faced Fox staggered to their feet, while screams echoed from outside the windows.

"What's going on?" Ji Tianhao rushed to the window and saw huge cracks appearing on the street, and the ground was collapsing rapidly.

(End of this chapter)