Chapter 823 - 819: The Token Recognizes Its Master

Fearing the object might be dangerous, Leng Yuan took one of the tokens and placed it against his forehead. An instant later, it flashed with a white light and vanished.

Leng Yuan didn’t feel the slightest bit of discomfort. Instead, he felt a mental connection forming with the Main God who had given him the token. It was like a cell phone signal. There was a faint, almost imperceptible line of communication between them.

The departing Main God naturally sensed this energy connection as well. However, upon feeling the fluctuation, he was slightly startled. Typically, someone in their probationary period could only passively receive his messages. Yet, Leng Yuan had clearly tapped directly into his energy field.

He thought, "As expected of someone with immense fortune, he truly cannot be underestimated."

The Main God shielded his own energy receptors and departed from this world. With the system gone, the world reabsorbed its stolen fortune and returned to its rightful track. This was no longer just the world inside Xu Wenwan’s novel, but a complete, living reality. Everyone had their own way of living; their fate now depended entirely on their own choices.

The flow of time returned to normal.

Leng Yuan looked down at the unconscious figures of Xu Wenwan and Shen Lang, his brows furrowing slightly.

The next moment, an explosive shout rang out. "You adulterous scum!"

An Dongyang bellowed from a distance and sprinted toward them. By now, the moon had emerged from the clouds, casting a soft glow over the ground and illuminating the scene. It was then that An Dongyang saw Leng Yuan’s face clearly.

"It’s you! How dare you cuckold me!" An Dongyang was absolutely livid.

He had been yearning for Gu Jiaojiao for so long but hadn’t even been able to lay a finger on her. And now, to make matters worse, Leng Yuan was sleeping with his wife! Roaring with fury, An Dongyang charged forward, his fists swinging wildly.

SLAP!

Before he could even land a hit, An Dongyang was swatted backward by a harsh slap to the face.

He was completely stunned. He wondered how this man could be so utterly shameless. Leng Yuan was the one sleeping with another man’s wife, yet he still dared to strike the husband?

Leng Yuan wasn’t about to indulge his tantrum. "Are you out of your mind? If I were going to sleep with your wife, do you really think I’d choose the middle of the street?

"I don’t know what’s wrong with her. She just walked over here and suddenly collapsed. My friend and I were passing by, and she scared him so badly he fell right over."

Leaving no room for argument, Leng Yuan turned around, hauled Shen Lang off the ground, and walked away.

An Dongyang honestly hadn’t noticed the second person standing behind Leng Yuan. The man was unkempt and filthy, his face obscured by grime, making it impossible to identify him. However, it seemed he really had misunderstood the situation.

He had clearly seen Xu Wenwan enter the pharmacy and had waited outside for ages without seeing her come out. When he finally went in to check, the place was completely empty. He had asked the pharmacy assistant, who claimed to have never seen anyone matching Xu Wenwan’s description. Feeling uneasy, An Dongyang had searched his way down the street.

That was when he spotted Leng Yuan and Xu Wenwan. Assuming they were having a secret rendezvous, he had charged over, fully expecting to catch them in the act. He certainly hadn’t expected a third person to be there.

It really didn’t look like they were having an affair. Looking down at his unconscious wife, An Dongyang sighed in resignation and helped her up.

Meanwhile, Leng Yuan half-carried Shen Lang to Lu Yuanbin’s place. After entrusting his friend to Lu Yuanbin’s care, he headed back to the guesthouse.

The next day marked the fifth day of Gu Jiaojiao’s business trip.

Leng Yuan went to look for Zhang Tianming. By this time, Gu Jiaojiao had already finished the design blueprints and clearly outlined the mechanical principles. Any technician with a basic understanding of machinery would be able to comprehend the manual with a single glance.

The couple hadn’t seen each other for two days, making their reunion feel as sweet as that of newlyweds.

As a gesture of gratitude from the county for Gu Jiaojiao’s contributions, Zhang Tianming personally arranged a car to drive her and Leng Yuan home. He didn’t accompany them himself, but he did send several other officials to escort them. Officials from the commune were dispatched as well. The villagers were still owed an explanation for what had happened previously.

Back in the village.

Everyone was already convinced that Gu Jiaojiao would never return.