Chapter 360 Ambergris Jade (1/2)

Gao Peng's first reaction was to assume that the turtle had come to him since it was attracted by his own excellence.

This was what Gao Peng's first instincts told him—that the turtle had good judgment of character. Then Gao Peng contemplated whether he should accept it, as this was his second encounter with a mystic creature.

His first encounter with a mystic creature had been the Treasure Sniffing Rodent.

Oh… Gao Peng was suddenly reminded of something that he had forgotten!

He had left the Treasure Sniffing Rodent in the lab, forgotten and locked up in the office. He smacked his forehead lightly and promptly took out his phone.

Meanwhile, in the lab, Xu Qingzhi, who was dressed in a white lab coat, was putting food into a bowl. A light golden rodent the size of a fully grown cat was lying in front of her.

”Seriously, I can't believe boss left you in the lab again. You would have starved for another couple days if I hadn't come to clean the office,” said Xu Qingzhi as she complained about how forgetful Gao Peng was. This had happened countless times before.

Ding! Xu Qingzhi's cell phone alerted her.

Xu Qingzhi withdrew her phone from her pocket. A message notification popped up from the messaging software, Penguin Communications. ”Sister Xu, please help me water the plants in my office. Thanks ♪(･ω･)ﾉ”

Xu Qingzhi sighed deeply. Then she turned around as her eyes fell upon the potted cactus sitting innocently on the office desk.

The spirit turtle climbed onto the embankment when it reached the shore. As the turtle surfaced from the water, its shell was exposed to the air, and not a single drop of water was on it. The shell was smooth and gleaming under the sun. It looked like a piece of transparent crystal, magnificently beautiful.

As the Mystical Mirror Diviner Turtle approached, the moisture in the air seemed to increase. A pair of pure blue eyes stared motionlessly at Gao Peng.

Buzzzz… A low vibration sound could be heard. It was made through a special vibration technique from the mouth and sounded like the whistle of a train.

The spirit turtle and Gao Peng looked at one another before the creature retreated into its shell, leaving a gaping dark hole.

After a couple of seconds, the turtle extended its neck from the shell holding a crystal clear piece of jade in its mouth.

The Mystical Mirror Diviner Turtle placed the jade in front of Gao Peng, then turned around and dove into the lake, then slowly drifted away.

”Wow, the spirit turtle has granted you a spiritual blessing,” said the tour guide, astonished.

”You're incredibly lucky. I've been working here for a few years now, and I've only heard of that spirit turtle blessing others with gifts once,” continued the tour guide as he stared at Gao Peng in admiration.

”Really? Who was it?” asked Gao Peng. He had decided to ask the tour guide because he was still in a daze and didn't understand why the spirit turtle had left so suddenly.

”A long time ago, there was a girl whose father had blood cancer and needed money for treatment. Therefore, she would often work at the lotus root farm to pay off her father's medical bills. Later on, the spirit turtle gave her a precious gemstone, and she sold it for about a million.”

”What happened next? Was her father cured of his sickness?” Gao Peng asked. He thought that it was a very touching story. The girl, the spirit turtle, the gift, and treating diseases seemed to foreshadow a happy ending, so it sparked Gao Peng's curiosity to find out the ending of the story.

The tour guide merely shrugged his shoulders and said, ”Well, she ran off with the money and went to another city. Her father passed away after three months in the house. His body was discovered by the neighbors after several days due to the stench of the corpse.”

”Then why did the spirit turtle decide to gift her the stone? It brought harm to her instead.” Gao Peng furrowed his eyebrows as he started to get lost in thought. The gemstone had been a high-end material that was very costly. It could have valued from hundreds of thousands to billions or more depending on the amount.

”Maybe the spirit turtle cannot sense the intentions of humans,” said the tour guide as he chuckled.

Greed and wealth could affect the human heart into committing unimaginable things.

As Gao Peng picked up the white jade the turtle had gifted him, it felt smooth and delicate to the touch. A slight warmth still lingered on the jade.

Name of material: Ambergris Jade