Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 482: Chapter 482 Good Intentions Gone Wrong

Watt? Feng Jun couldn’t comprehend what he had actually heard. “Jumping off a building together?”

Wang Haifeng sighed leisurely, “Yeah, it’s the high school examination. Neither of them did well…”

The high school examination… Let me smoke a cigarette and sort out my thoughts! Feng Jun lit a cigarette.

After taking a couple of drags, he asked, “This way, you first tell me, why did my protective talisman end up with your uncle’s child?”

Wang Haifeng gave a bitter laugh, “I wanted to honor my dad, but… my dad also wanted to honor my grandmother…”

Coach Wang’s grandmother was still alive, nearly ninety years old, neither deaf nor blind, and she cherished her great-grandson the most.

Wang Haifeng’s father had just turned sixty this year. He was a self-made wealthy man of the first generation, and these people have one thing in common: they are resolute and not easily frightened.

His son got him a protective talisman, and Lao Wang was quite happy about it. He knew that Master Feng truly had spiritual power, so he thought about giving it to his own wife—wear this.

His wife thought about it and suggested, why not give it to the old lady? She’s old but won’t admit it, still bustling around here and there. A little bump and she won’t be able to take it.

It was a very pleasant thing, the family making concessions to one another, all knowing how to respect the elderly, quite heartwarming.

Even Feng Jun was quite happy hearing this, not at all angry that the protective talisman was passed on privately.

But… everything just fears the ‘but’: the old lady, in secret, passed the protective talisman on to her great-grandson.

The great-grandson was taking the high school examination this year. He didn’t do well and was extremely depressed. The old lady felt sorry for him and told him that she had a talisman touched by a great deity. Keep it safe, and it will bless you… When it’s all done, you must give it back to your great-grandmother.

The old lady truly had no intention of taking it back; she solemnly advised him just in case the great-grandson didn’t believe in the talisman and carelessly lost it.

Her well-intentioned concern was not misplaced; indeed, the great-grandson didn’t believe it but didn’t throw away the talisman, just kept it in his wallet.

In the courtyard where he lived, there was a girl, his classmate. They both admired each other and privately called each other husband and wife.

The ‘wife’, like the ‘husband’, didn’t do well in the exam, and her self-esteem was exceptionally strong. She suggested they commit suicide together.

The boy still hoped for a bit of luck, thinking about seeing if there was a possibility to pull some strings or something.

But today at noon, guests visited his home and talked about this year’s high school examination, mentioning the gloomy prospects.

Even if money needed to be spent, it would have to be a significant sum.

The boy couldn’t take it anymore and secretly called the girl, “Shall we… go up to the sixth floor?”

Then let’s go. The girl had long felt life was worse than death, only hoping her beloved could accompany her to the end.

They lived in the same courtyard, where all buildings were low-rise, the highest being six stories.

They each stood on the roofs of their homes, gazing at each other deeply for a while before leaping.

With a loud thud, the boy landed somewhat dazed. Ouch, his leg was a bit sore… But that’s it?

The girl’s body leaned forward, sprawling on the ground, blood seeping out from under her.

The boy stood there, stunned, for a full five minutes before he frantically ran to the girl.

It was broad daylight; despite the sweltering heat, there were still people coming and going. Some even witnessed two objects—two children—hitting the ground simultaneously.

The ambulance arrived quickly. As the girl’s parents were concerned for their daughter, they approached the boy with stern faces, “What’s the deal with you two?”

Still in a daze, the boy replied, “We both did poorly on our exams and agreed to jump off the building together.”

The girl’s parents were furious. Fucking hell, that’s what you call jumping off a building, from which floor did you jump?

The boy’s parents were not having it. Hey, what are you doing? Try baring your teeth at my son again?

This situation couldn’t just be left at that. Wang Haifeng’s uncle’s family was much worse off than Wang Haifeng’s, so the uncle immediately called his younger brother for help.

Lao Wang had been told by Wang Haifeng about the talisman’s effects, but he hadn’t specified to his mother—after all, with his status, anything he gave to the old lady would definitely be esteemed by her.

It just so happened that Wang Haifeng came home at noon. Lao Wang glanced at his son, “This master’s talisman is really something, not to mention the fifth floor, you can jump from the sixth and be fine… Big Head dodged a calamity.”

Coach Wang was also flabbergasted, “Shit, he dodges one disaster, and it harms that girl… No, I have to report to the master, in case there’s some other mess.”

After hearing the entire series of events, Feng Jun was bewildered as well, “Damn it, Haifeng, I had good intentions.”

He felt hugely wronged. Fucking hell… Who have I provoked, to have ended up with this outcome?

The talismans he painstakingly drew, one wasted was already bad enough, but the problem was, the matter was certainly not going to end there.

Next, police involvement in the investigation was inevitable, and both brothers, Wang Haifeng, rushed over.@@novelbin@@

Actually, the course of events was quite simple to investigate, with phone records of the boy initiating a call to the girl, as well as WeChat conversation histories, proving that the girl also harbored suicidal thoughts early on.

Both children even left a message for their family moments before jumping, saying “I (daughter/son) am unfilial, just pretend I was never here.”

However, after all is said and done, the girl’s parents could not tolerate it, why was it that the boy was unharmed?

“My daughter definitely had suicidal tendencies, but it was this little boy who called her out to the rooftop and was responsible for the details,” they argued.

Indeed, witnesses saw the boy jump from the building too, the red bricks on the ground were smashed, creating a dent, but why—why was he unharmed?

Most of the girl’s relatives were still in the hospital, too preoccupied to quibble with the boy, but this matter… was not over!

The boy remained in a dazed state, unable to provide a reasonable explanation.

As for the talisman his great-grandmother gave him, he had tossed it away in Java long ago.

It was really impossible to communicate with these people. Director Wang was actually not afraid of threats from these ungoverned “yams,” but to let such comments spread was also unstable and discordant.

So, he and his uncle’s family still tried to communicate calmly and rationally with the other party.

Wang Haifeng then pulled the little boy aside, asking with a stern voice, “Your great-grandmother gave you a talisman?”

The boy’s mind was blank; he paused for a long time before answering, “Ah, yes, Uncle, how did you know?”

Wang Haifeng extended his hand, speaking sternly, “Give me the talisman.”

The boy really had lost his ability to think, and after a long pause, he reached into his wallet, muttering, “Great-grandmother said I should return it to her…”

Wang Haifeng didn’t listen to him at all, snatching the wallet, fishing out the talisman from within, and took it directly.

He then sneered, speaking softly, “Remember, from now on, be more filial to your great-grandmother…”

The boy wasn’t really stupid—there are not many fools in this world. After a moment of stunned silence, he asked in amazement, “Uncle, I didn’t get hurt when I jumped down, is it because…?”

“That’s because you have a good body,” Wang Haifeng said sharply, “Don’t think too much… you’re young, there’s too much you don’t understand.”

Strangely enough, this big nephew, who wasn’t afraid of heaven or earth and didn’t take even Coach Wang’s brother, Director Wang, seriously, always respected this particular uncle the most.

The main issue that followed was treating the girl.

The place where the girl jumped was also paved with red bricks—it was an old neighborhood with no high-rises, just six stories.

It’s worth noting that beneath the bricks where she landed, there was a layer of coal slag—this material is quite absorbent and was used to pave many school tracks decades ago.

The layer of coal slag not only had good water absorption properties but also provided a considerable buffer, so when the girl landed, she only fractured her legs and didn’t suffer her leg bones penetrating her pelvic cavity…

There’s no need to dwell on the gruesome details any further; they were indeed tragic. For example, because she fell forward after landing, her cheekbones almost got smashed into her skull, not to mention her nose…

During the process of treating her, a young nurse muttered under her breath, “These kids really, if you’re going to jump, at least choose a high building. Jumping from the fifth floor, if you don’t die, not only will your parents suffer, you’ll suffer too…”

After Wang Haifeng obtained the talisman, noticing that it had cracked, he understood that the charm was finished.

He was heartbroken, truly heartbroken, but there was nowhere to reason about it… How could I pay respect to my father, allowing this brat to get his hands on it?

However, no matter what, his uncle’s family was safe, and that was… probably a relief for his father and grandmother.

He wanted to burn the talisman but then thought it might be better to show it to Master Feng to see what state his talisman was in after use; it might help Master Feng improve?

However, keeping this damaged talisman with him seemed unsafe, so he dialed Xu Leigang’s number.

Because of Gazi’s departure—more precisely, because the fastest cultivating member among the three Martial Cultivators had left and would be staying in his hometown for a while—both Wang Haifeng and Xu Lei relaxed a bit.

Cultivation was very alluring, and both men enjoyed it, but practicing day and night without rest not only strained them too much but also became mundane; and both being family men, they had to save up some time for social obligations and affairs.

So Xu Lei was now at his home in Peach Blossom Valley. After all, Master Feng had said that constant cultivation wasn’t good.

After receiving the call from Wang Haifeng, Fatty Xu was also startled, thinking to himself, a Protective Talisman can be used like this?

He immediately warned the little princess again and again, insisting that such an item absolutely could not be given to an outsider, then drove to the scene, took the damaged talisman from Wang Haifeng’s hands, and hurried back to Luohua Manor.