Chapter 53: It Really Is a Treasure Chest
[? Is it just me, or does it look like sister Qian is chatting with that orca?]
[You’re not hallucinating. I heard her say something about not being a real child, raising someone else’s kid? The ocean circle is so messy.]
[Am I the only one curious about what’s inside the chest? Hurry up and open it already!]
As dusk fell, Orca No. 2 flicked its tail and swam back to the sea.
The chest, however, was left for Chi Qian.
It said the chest wasn’t as fun as bullying sharks, and it had to beat up another one before nightfall.
Chi Qian studied the chest for a moment, then returned to camp to fetch supplies.
The rust was so bad that it might cut her hands—better to wear gloves before touching it.
When she came back with gloves, there were already several people standing around the chest.
Chi Qian walked up. “Why are you crowding around my stuff? Move.”
“Yours? Don’t make me laugh. We found it first.” Ling Qian sneered, just about to pry the chest open.
Chi Qian didn’t hesitate—her hand chopped down on the tendon in his arm.
With a cry of pain, Ling Qian lost his strength and let go of the chest.
Gu Hua stepped in front of him. “Qian Qian, we were the ones who saw this chest first. Don’t be unreasonable, okay?”
“Oh, so just because I went back to get gloves, my chest magically became yours?”
Chi Qian shot back sarcastically: “You people are like dogs sniffing after my every fart. Can’t take your eyes off anything that’s mine, huh?”
Wen Li: “If you say it’s yours, then where’s your proof?”
“Then where’s yours?”
Luo Fan chuckled. “Chi Qian, you’ve already dug up piles of gold. Do you really need to fight us for everything? Let us at least have some fun in this treasure hunt.”
Chi Qian: “Did your brain grow on a block of tofu? Is that why it’s so hollow?”
“So many drone cameras here, Chi Qian. Don’t push it too far.”
“Oh? So cameras have heads, but you don’t?”
[Gu Hua and Luo Fan are way too shameless—trying to snatch everything.]
[I’m furious! That chest was a gift from Baby Orca to Qian! How is that ‘their find’?!]
[Chi Qian is the selfish one. Did the orca say it was only for her? Maybe it was for everyone.]
[Exactly. No sense of sharing at all. And she calls my bro brainless? She’s the real pig brain.]
The scene froze in a deadlock.
That’s when Chi Fengxiao’s icy voice cut in: “I’d like to see who dares touch my Qian Qian’s stuff.”
“Ganging up on a girl? You all must be real proud.” Shen Jing added.
They came to stand behind Chi Qian, towering over her—she barely reached their chests.
Ling Qian and Luo Fan might have had decent builds for their age, but in front of these two…
Gu Hua tried to explain: “Uncle, Brother Shen, we weren’t bullying her. Qian Qian insisted what we found belonged to her.”
Ling Qian: “She’s the shameless one here.”
Tang Xin couldn’t help speaking: “But when we came back, the chest was already here. It wasn’t really ours…”
Wen Li shot her a warning look.
Tang Xin fell silent.
Luo Zichuan, who had been quiet all along, finally spoke: “The chest shows signs of seawater corrosion, meaning it was submerged on the ocean floor for a long time.”
“On the open sea, surface currents can wash floating objects ashore. But something sunken being pushed onto land? That’s a 0.001% chance.”
“The remaining 99% possibility… is that the two orcas Chi Qian was just riding dragged it up from the seabed.”
His reasoning was so solid it made Luo Fan grimace. “Whose side are you on?”
Luo Zichuan pushed up his glasses. “I stand on the side of facts.”
Chi Fengxiao sneered. “Look at that—two kids show more sense than all of you adults.”
Gu Hua and the others flushed hot with embarrassment, never expecting betrayal from a teammate.
And with Chi Fengxiao and Shen Jing here, trying to seize the chest was no longer realistic…
At that moment, Wen Li, driven by curiosity, unlatched the chest.
The corroded lock practically fell apart, opening with ease.
A dazzling light spilled out—inside was a pile of gold, silver, and jewels so full it was almost overflowing. Everyone’s eyes burned hot in an instant.
Heavens!
It really was a treasure chest!
A whole huge chest—this had to be worth several hundred million!
[Wha… what the heck!! So many gold bars, pearls, jade, and emeralds ahhh!!]
[This orca baby is reliable! It really does deliver treasure!]
[Don’t stop me! I want to go to this island and pick up money too!!]
When profit is at stake, no one is willing to back down.
Gu Hua immediately suggested, “Since none of us has proof who found it first, why don’t we split it equally? That way everyone benefits.”
“Bullshit.” Chi Fengxiao saw right through her trick. “Split it equally? With you people? My Qian Qian’s things— even if she threw them away, I wouldn’t let you lay a finger on them!”
Chi Qian thought to herself, huh, Third Uncle’s actually sounding reliable today.
The very next second—Chi Fengxiao declared loudly, “If you want to take this chest, you’ll have to step over Qian Qian’s corpse first!”
Chi Qian: “……”
Reliable? Yeah, right. Total illusion.
The battle was about to break out.
No one wanted to lose such a fortune, so there was no choice but to fight.
On survival livestreams, the moral bar is set very low. It was common for infighting and brawls over resources to happen.
They weren’t worried about offending the audience.
Winners are kings, losers are fools. If you don’t fight, viewers would just call you stupid and useless.
The battle formation: Gu Hua dealt with Chi Qian and Shen Jiashu, while Ling Qian and Luo Fan went to hold off Chi Fengxiao and Shen Jing.
Wen Li and Tang Xin just had to seize the chance to carry the chest away.
Except…
They couldn’t move it. Not at all.
Chi Qian grabbed a wooden stick from the ground, gave Gu Hua a smack on the back, sent her stumbling aside, then turned to help Chi Fengxiao who was locked in a struggle with Ling Qian.
Her stick had been aimed at Ling Qian’s back.
But just then, Chi Fengxiao punched Ling Qian in the gut, making him double over.
And Chi Qian’s stick— stabbed straight into his backside.
Slip!
“Wuaaahhh—!!”
Ling Qian let out a tragic howl, jumping several feet as his whole body twisted like a pretzel. His usually handsome face turned deathly pale.
Gu Hua panicked. “Brother Qian, are you alright?!”
[Oh damn oh damn oh damn——]
[I felt that in my bones… my butt hurts just watching]
[Crap, I’m really worried if this strike will leave Young Master Ling permanently traumatized. This matters, because it decides how much harder I can laugh]
[Is Chi Qian insane?! No restraint at all—seriously??]
Chi Fengxiao burst out laughing. “Qian Qian, well done! That move could be ranked among the greatest martial arts techniques!”
Chi Qian calmly tossed away the stick. “No way. What kind of martial arts school would claim such a disastrous technique?”
