TheConqueroroftheUniverse

Chapter 45 Cooperation

"How did the odd melon come into being?"

Li Ping'an's heart beat so violently and quickly again.

As far as he knew, the odd melon might be the product of the great variation. It might be a kind of valuable natural material condensed with energy.

But he didn't know more details.

Now that Lin Jianjia had noticed his ignorance, Li Ping'an spoke about the odd melon to her without concealment.

Lin Jianjia agreed, "In fact, you are indeed right. But it is not exact enough. Do you know when I found the Scarp Swallow?"

Li Ping'an looked into Lin Jianjia's beautiful eyes, realizing that she seemed to offer something important.

Lin Jianjia looked at him, carefully and slowly illustrating with delicate lips, "More than half a month ago, I arrived at the Scarp Swallow with a group. The group aimed not the Scarp Swallow but a beast lair in another peak more than ten kilometers from here."

"But I noticed that some people was a little questionable, and they seemed to have ulterior motives."

"I am not equal to you in speed. But don't forget that my ability of tracing is not weaker than yours. So I found them quickly."

Li Ping'an nodded slowly to agree with her.

He could distance Lin Jianjia far indeed. But as far as the cognitive ability in wilderness, he was just a green hand. One might have learned the doctrine earlier than the other, or might be a master in his own special field. There was no need to hide the fact.

Lin Jianjia nodded to him with appreciation, "At the third night, they really acted. And I tracked them privately to the Scarp Swallow."

"At first, everything was going well. I tracked them to that cave in the Scarp Swallow smoothly. But then an internal conflict occurred in the cave, and two of them were killed."

Li Ping'an nodded again. He had found out a rotted corpse without a head, and the other might have been eaten by beasts.

After all, there existed a black snake.

Lin Jianjia was already used to talking with Li Ping'an in such a comfortable and relaxing rhythm. And she added, "After the internal conflict, they went ahead. And I tracked to find the Teling Herb land. But then, I found that they didn't target the Teling Herb but went deeper!"

Lin Jianjia looked at him.

Li Ping'an had almost speculated her following experiences, but he said nothing. Instead, he nodded to wait for her narrations in silence.

Lin Jianjia suddenly smiled in beauty, just like flowers in full bloom, "And then I tracked them to find the odd melon by the lake."

"But at that time, the odd melon was so small, just as a quail egg. But they still could not help picking it up. Evidently, they were not lucky enough and alerted the silver giant salamander. The salamander ate them, with nothing left."

Li Ping'an frowned seriously but said nothing.

Lin Jianjia smiled more happily, "My father once left me a notebook, which records most of his inspirations to the life and the martial arts, and many other things. He had experienced the great variation more than once!"

She turned to be angry and cold, "But he didn't expect that, just for fortunes and beauty, he would be already betrayed by his believed partners!"

"My father and several elites in Black Hawk Martial Arts Club all died of a terrible beast tide. It was Ma Yuan and Cui Chenggang that betrayed them!"

Li Ping'an frowned seriously.

He was so confused about the previous things. Lin Jianjia seemed to help and remind him before. And by contrast to Ma Yuan and Cui Chenggang, he was more believed by Lin Jianjia.

All had made sense.

Lin Jianjia smiled to add, ''But when I got into the mountains, I was regretful. It was not a great time. The great variation happened more quickly!''

"I thought I might be killed there. So I intended to leave you behind before going into the cave. I didn't expect that you tracked me in, and you changed things to the largest degree!"

"Ah!"

Li Ping'an could not help taking a deep breath. And he had made sense of many things and linked them. Lin Jianjia was so careful that she couldn't do something pointless.

She had already reminded him...

Lin Jianjia left Li Ping'an some time to think for a while, and then she smiled to ask, "Li Daniu, do you know what the silver giant salamander looked like when I met it first?"

Li Ping'an looked into her eyes.

Lin Jianjia smiled, "It was just a normal salamander in figure. Though it was large, it was at least in one size smaller than now."

"..."

Lin Jianjia had winded up her words, but Li Ping'an realized her hints. After all, she was almost telling the truth directly to him. With fists clenched, he appeared nervous.

Lin Jianjia looked at him and smiled, "Li Daniu, you are not so innocent as your appearance. You should know what it means!"

"It is likely to be one of the largest variations since the chaotic period before the New Era!"

"Now too much relative information is covered tightly, but I had looked through much news before. And I could conclude that, in many regions and nations, there are many financial groups being involved. Those include the western countries, the African nations, South Asia, and so on."

At that time, Li Ping'an had to say a "great" to Lin Jianjia. She could be called a talent!

Li Ping'an didn't know how she analyzed the news. But as he had got along with her in those days, he knew that Lin Jianjia must have made it sure to a large degree!

Li Ping'an closed his eyes in a long silence.

Lin Jianjia said nothing. And she stood by, as tender as an orchid. The scene seemed so poetic.

After a while, Li Ping'an opened his eyes to look at Lin Jianjia, "Captain Lin, thanks! Thanks for your trust! Thanks for telling me so many core secrets! But I want to know... the reason for your trust and care. Do you fall in love with me? After all, I'm so handsome!"

"Ah..."

Instantly, Lin Jianjia lost her calm expression. With red lips opened, she appeared amazed, blushing to look at Li Ping'an, as if he were a monster.

She was so unexpected that Li Ping'an made such a joke, especially at that time...

Li Ping'an burst into laughter, intending to make a handshake with her, "Captain Lin, let me make a new self-introduction, please! This is Li Daniu. I'm 18 years old, the same as you. And I aim to be admitted into Hyphalosaurus Group of Yanjing University next summer!"

"..."

Lin Jianjia felt speechless and a little blank to see his reaching hand. After a while, she came to herself and looked at Li Ping'an, "I... I had never known one could be so brazen as you! Li Daniu!"

But then she held hands with Li Ping'an tightly, "I know that Li Daniu must be your alias. But you have told me many things! I am happy that you are confidential and friendly with me. And I'm willing to make the following cooperation with you!"

"After all, we are confronting with a chance only once in a blue moon!"

Li Ping'an held her hands tightly and smiled to let her go, "Everyone has its own secret, Captain Lin. It is better for you to call me Li Daniu. Otherwise, I would not abandon my homeland and alma mater, risking improving myself there. It can be easily speculated."

"But there are no conflicts of interest between us. We are likely to cooperate with each other continually!"

"Do you know why I chose to join the Black Hawk Martial Arts Club team?"

Li Ping'an smiled to look at Lin Jianjia.

Lin Jianjia blushed to take an angry glance at him, but she said nothing.

Li Ping'an laughed, "I admit that your beauty makes a part difference. But more importantly, your group endows a relative right of freedom to me!"

"Do you know when I altered my attitude and why I risked to help you in the Scarp Swallow?"

Lin Jianjia turned to be serious. She looked at Li Ping'an and said nothing.

Evidently, Li Ping'an was not amazed about her reaction. He smiled to take a second handshake with Lin Jianjia, "The same as you, I had ever confronted with such terrible dilemmas! And I seem to see the old me."

"Without such kind of hardship, people will never know that every opportunity that passes by is so rare and valuable!"

Lin Jianjia was surprised to stare at Li Ping'an tightly.

Li Ping'an smiled to look at her. And he seemed so genuine.

After a while, Lin Jianjia smiled.

Sincerely and genuinely.

Her face shone with the radiance from the true happiness.

The smile spread as blooming as a fragrant orchid, sweetening all beside Li Ping'an. The whole world seemed to be comforted.

Sincerely and genuinely, she shook hands with Li Ping'an again, "Li Daniu, you indeed deserve my help and trust! Good cooperation!"

"Good cooperation!"

A young man and a young lady who had the same terrible experiences, the same ambitions, and the same courage made handshakes and smiled. At that downpournight, at the desolate peak, they overcame so much difficulty and agreed to cooperate! It was simpler but deeper and firmer than many other kinds of cooperation!

After the handshake, Li Ping'an was frank to Lin Jianjia that he needed the odd melon and couldn't divide it to Lin Jianjia. But he also promised another compensation afterward.

Lin Jianjia seemed to have already expected that, and she smiled, "At that time, the odd melon is more necessary for you. After all, you are stronger than me and aim at the Hyphalosaurus Group of Yanjing University. You risked your life to pick up the odd melon, so in some means, it is just yours! Maybe it can be the foundation of our friendship. We started to cooperate with each other not long before.There will be a long way to go."

Li Ping'an looked at sincere Lin Jianjia and burst into laughter, "It's my great honor to acquaint with you! As Lin Kai once said, joining the Black Hawk Martial Arts Club team is one of the most sensible things for Li Daniu!"

Lin Jianjia also smiled, as if the spring were coming. But when she intended to say something...

"c***k!"

A bolt of terrible lightning suddenly flashed, seeming to tear the whole sky!

Instantly, the two excited youths realized that they were confronted with a plight instead of a wonderful situation.