It was the fifth day of searching for Qin Xuan.
Xiao Ya, Hu Zi'an, and the others arrived at Pan Lin's office early as usual.
Pan Lin had just finished dealing with the aftermath of Wu Mijun's affairs.
Just as he was about to go for breakfast with Xiao Ya and the others, he received news from his subordinates.
Qin Xuan had been found!
He had been rescued by the villagers of Jiaose Village and was currently staying at the village chief's house.
Upon learning that Qin Xuan was still alive, Pan Lin immediately had the reporting local officials lead them to Wu Min Tian's house.
Seeing the green military vehicles parked outside his door, Wu Min Tian couldn't help but feel a surge of shock.
Qin Xuan had only told him that he had some connection with Commander Pan Lin of the Pan Shan Army and asked him to relay a message of his safety.
But judging by the scale of this operation, it was far more than just "some connection"!
You could have told me you were Commander Pan Lin's illegitimate son, and I would have believed you!
Hurriedly ushering Pan Lin and the others into the room where Qin Xuan was, Wu Min Tian quietly withdrew.
Leaving only Pan Lin, Xiao Ya, and the others, who looked at Qin Xuan, their hearts filled with emotion.
"I knew you wouldn't die."
Looking at Qin Xuan, a tear trickled down Xiao Ya's beautiful eyes.
Hu Zi'an and Yu En cried even more dramatically.
After all, they had thought they would never see this all-powerful Mr. Qin again.
Finally, Qin Xuan was taken by Pan Lin from Wu Min Tian's home and arranged to stay at the military camp.
Meanwhile, Ting Xin and Wu Min Tian also received some rewards from Pan Lin.
Another five days passed, and Qin Xuan's bandages were almost all removed.
During these five days, he had also asked Hu Zi'an to buy him ten more portions of medicinal powder for cultivation.
And the day after the medicinal powder was bought, he had already begun to cultivate forcefully.
Just as Qin Xuan had predicted.
Cultivating the Body Refining chapter indeed aided in the body's rapid self-healing.
He also discovered that the injured areas, after being repaired by that warm sensation, seemed to have become even tougher than before.
This sparked some mischievous thoughts in Qin Xuan's mind.
What if, in the future, he found someone to injure him all over his body?
This way, he could elevate his body's resilience to a new level.
...
After finishing his cultivation, Qin Xuan's door was suddenly knocked.
When he opened it, he saw Jiaose Village Chief Wu Min Tian standing outside.
"Brother Wu, why are you here?"
"Come in and sit!"
Qin Xuan warmly pulled Wu Min Tian inside, but Wu Min Tian's mood was clearly not as cheerful.
As a Myanmar national, he actually disliked dealing with soldiers.
If it weren't for the dire situation on his end, he wouldn't have dared to come to the military camp to find Qin Xuan.
"I came mainly to check on your recovery."
"After all, you were so badly injured, I was still a bit worried."
Wu Min Tian performed a wai, a gesture of respect, before following Qin Xuan indoors.
Qin Xuan laughed heartily, "Thank you for your concern, Brother Wu."
"I'm tough and resilient. Apart from a few specific areas that need attention and cannot be subjected to strenuous activity, I'm basically fine."
Wu Min Tian nodded and said, "That's good," but his furrowed brow did not relax.
Qin Xuan wasn't foolish; seeing the expression on his face, he knew Wu Min Tian definitely had something else to say.
So he poured Wu Min Tian a cup of water and proactively asked, "Brother Wu, you look troubled. Have you encountered something?"
Wu Min Tian sighed, organized his thoughts, and began to tell Qin Xuan about his worries.
It turned out that ever since Wu Min Tian returned from the jade exhibition, his family's jade mine had suddenly encountered problems.
Not only had the quality of the raw stones deteriorated significantly, but many marbles with peculiar skins had also appeared in the mine shafts.
Especially in the past few days, the output of raw stones had decreased sharply, and it seemed like the mine was about to run dry.
Wu Min Tian, helpless, could only try anything and everything.
He had asked countless jade mine owners in the vicinity, big and small, but no one knew what was going on.
Unable to help himself, he had to come to Qin Xuan, who was skilled in identifying raw stones, to see if he could help.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan immediately wanted to refuse.
After all, he was an outsider and didn't even understand raw jade, so how could he understand a jade mine?
But then he thought about how much Wu Min Tian had cared about his situation these past few days, taking him to the hospital and helping to relay messages.
It would be rather unkind to so casually dash his hopes.
So, after a moment of hesitation, Qin Xuan agreed to Wu Min Tian's request.
Since he had the ability to hear inner voices, perhaps when he got to the mine, he could actually be of some help.
Arriving at the mine with Wu Min Tian, Qin Xuan couldn't help but be stunned by the scene before him.
Over a thousand ragged Myanmar people moved back and forth on the mountain.
Some were digging with tools on the spot, while others waited for trucks to dump sand and waste materials, then rushed forward to search for any overlooked raw stones.
Seeing Qin Xuan's expression, Wu Min Tian explained, "These people, like Ting Xin who rescued you, are common jade pickers here."
"After each mine starts operating, they will stake out on the mountain, searching for raw stones that might yield jade from the mountain cliffs and dumped sand."
After speaking, he pointed to the crowd in the distance.
"Do you see those people in neat attire?"
"Most of them are jade merchants."
"They buy raw stones that look promising from the jade pickers."
"Of course, some jade pickers yearn for sudden wealth and cut the raw stones they find themselves."
Listening to Wu Min Tian's words, Qin Xuan fell silent.
Although this place was called a mine, there were countless excavated pits.
Many jade pickers stood by the unguarded mine pits, using their shovels to dig from above.
The danger was imaginable.
Moreover, it was said that mine collapses sometimes occurred here.
This meant that these so-called jade pickers were gambling their lives every day.
Gambling for the chance of sudden wealth.
Passing the outer perimeter and approaching the mine pits, Wu Min Tian pointed to the large pile of washed raw stones and said, "These stones are freshly dug from the mine."
"Look at this one, and this one."
"These are just ordinary marbles, with no jade inside."
As he spoke, Wu Min Tian took two from the washed stones and handed them to Qin Xuan. When Qin Xuan picked them up, the inner voices of the stones immediately appeared in his ears.
Marble A: This is my first time seeing so much water. Have I reached the sea?
Marble B: Who is disturbing the old man's sleep? I'm already so deep, and you still dug me out?
After listening to the stones' inner voices, Qin Xuan shook his head and said to Wu Min Tian, "These two are indeed ordinary marbles, nothing special."
"Please take me into the mine pit to have a look."
Wu Min Tian nodded in agreement and immediately led Qin Xuan to the jade mine.
There were still a large number of unexcavated raw jade stones on the mountain.
And the inner voices of these raw jade stones, carried by the breeze, drifted into Qin Xuan's ears.