Chapter 352: Chapter 352

Zhangjiajie, at the edge of the forest.

At that moment, a helicopter was parked there.

Mary, dressed in a sexy black leather jacket and pants, along with sunglasses, looked very cool.

Two bodyguards stood far behind this attractive beauty, their expressions stern.

"Your father has sent in so many people into the forbidden area over the years, but what has been found? After all this time, it's just a waste of money and time, aimlessly fussing over it."

At that time, a woman just a few years older than Mary walked down from the helicopter.

The woman, dressed like a lady of wealth, was holding a parasol and looked very impatient as she spoke.

Mary clearly despised this woman. "If you don't want to wait here, you can just leave now. No one asked you to come!"

"You!" The woman was so choked by Mary's words that she didn't know what to say. "Mary, you remember now, I am now your father's wife, from any perspective, you should respect me!"

The woman snorted coldly as she spoke to Mary.

Mary scoffed disdainfully. "You're only after my dad's money, aren't you? I don't believe for one second that you climbed into my dad's bed for love!"

The woman did not expect Mary to be so blunt, her words hitting her hard.

"You... you..." The woman couldn't say anything for a long time.

This woman, Mary's stepmother, was named Zhang Lu. She was at most three years older than Mary but was considered of a senior generation. Mary often talked back to her stepmother, and the two were like natural enemies, constantly arguing whenever they met.

At that moment, Mary was no longer concerned about that woman. She looked at her watch. According to logic, today was the day the forbidden area would be closed. However, the direction of the forbidden area in the forest was still ominously quiet.

Just then, a loud sound suddenly occurred, and the entire ground began to shake violently.

Zhang Lu, frightened by the sudden tremor, screamed repeatedly, "Quickly, get on the plane, is there an earthquake happening here!"

While saying this, Zhang Lu quickly boarded the plane.

Mary snorted softly. "Why are you so afraid of dying? Are you scared you might die before my dad and end up empty-handed!"

"Mary! Enough!" Zhang Lu said irritably at that time. "Your father has sent so many groups of people, to the forbidden area to find your grandfather's remains, and for so many years they have found nothing. Hitmen, veterans, mercenaries, even experts of Ancient Martial Arts, each group more formidable than the last... If they couldn't find him, how could the person you brought find anything!"

Ding Fan was someone recommended by Mary, and at this moment, Zhang Lu directed all her accusations towards Mary.

"Zhang Lu, are you targeting me now?" Mary said with an unfriendly face.

Zhang Lu didn't back down this time. "The person you brought will never find your grandfather's remains! I won't stupidly stay here waiting with you."

Mary scoffed. "What if my person finds my grandfather's remains?"

"If they find your grandfather's corpse, then whatever you say, I'll do!" Zhang Lu said.

Mary nodded. "Good. If they find my grandfather's remains, then you have to kowtow thirty times to me. If not, I'm willing to kowtow thirty times to you. How about that?!"

Zhang Lu snorted. "Fine, don't say just thirty, a hundred I'm willing too. Just don't go back on your word when the time comes!"

In Zhang Lu's view, how could the people Mary invited find her grandfather's remains? So many impressive individuals had been sent out before, and none found her grandfather's remains, and so many years had passed, how could this time be any different?

"Don't worry, when I, Mary, make a promise, I keep it," Mary snorted coldly, her gaze fixed on the depths of the forest.

"This time you're definitely going to lose!" Zhang Lu said, watching Mary's back.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the deep part of the forest, clearly someone was coming out from there at that time.

The direction of the rustling was exactly from the forbidden area. Mary's face immediately looked troubled.

Previously, those who entered the forbidden area had never come out; now footsteps were heard from that direction, could it be that the person Mary had hired this time was indeed incredible and had actually found her grandfather's remains?

At this moment, Mary was also intently looking towards the direction of the sound.

About a minute later, a moose bolted out from the forest and, upon seeing Mary and Zhang Lu, got scared and quickly retreated back into the depths of the forest.

Only then did Zhang Lu breathe a sigh of relief.

She looked triumphantly at Mary, thinking to herself. She had just been worrying unnecessarily, how could anyone possibly come out from the forbidden area. She was just scaring herself.

"Mary, let's go. Considering I'm your stepmother, I really wouldn't make you kowtow those thirty times,"

Zhang Lu said from the side.

"Don't worry; no matter who you are, if I win, you'll still have to kowtow thirty times to me!" Mary snorted coldly.

"You!" Zhang Lu always lost to Mary in arguments, constantly being at a disadvantage.

Just then, another set of footsteps came from deep within the forest.

Having had the experience with the elk before, Zhang Lu didn't even consider the possibility of someone coming out. She took out her watch. "I'll wait for you half an hour more. If someone really comes out of the forbidden zone, that should be enough time for them to get here."

At this time, Mary didn't say much, her attention fully focused on the source of the sounds.

As the sounds drew closer, Mary's heart also rose to her throat.

Finally, from behind a pile of dead grass blocking Mary's view, a figure emerged; upon seeing who it was, Mary's eyes involuntarily brightened.

The person who came out, clearly visible to Mary, could be none other than Ding Fan.

As the forbidden domain was closing, Ding Fan had blasted open an exit and come out with Lady Fang in his arms, while Cheng Qian and the rest who had exited the forbidden domain dispersed on their own.

Mary turned her head and snorted softly at Zhang Lu sitting in the helicopter. "I advise you to find a soft place for that; otherwise, kowtowing can really damage your kneecaps!"

Having said that, Mary immediately rushed toward the direction where Ding Fan had appeared.

"How... how is this possible?!" Mary stared at Ding Fan, dumbfounded.

Over the years, no one who had been sent into the forbidden domain had ever come out--she truly didn't understand how Ding Fan had managed it. Could it be that this man was truly so capable that he had managed to carry his grandfather's remains out of the forbidden domain?

Mary rushed to Ding Fan's side and immediately noticed the beauty he was carrying.

"Young Master Ding, I really admire you. You keep a bunch of charming women at home, and in the forbidden domain, you can even hook up with such top-tier beauties!" Mary exclaimed after sizing up Lady Fang in Ding Fan's arms.

Given Mary's beauty, anyone she regarded as beautiful must definitely be extraordinarily gorgeous.

Lady Fang, lying in his arms, blushed deeply when Mary said this. Her cheeks turned as red as ripened apples.

They were so lustrously tempting that one could hardly resist biting into them.

"No... it's not like that, I was saved by Ding Fan in the forbidden domain... Ding Fan is my lifesaver..." Lady Fang, concerned about potentially causing unnecessary trouble for Ding Fan, hurriedly explained.

"That's fine; Young Master Ding loves rescuing beauties... If it weren't like that, how could he possibly be the man I, Mary, would fancy!"

After saying this, Mary brazenly walked over and draped her arm around Ding Fan's shoulder.

Ding Fan was truly speechless. Mary was indeed a fairy and could never change her fairy-like nature no matter the circumstance.

"My friend is injured; let's find a nearby hospital to treat her as soon as possible," Ding Fan said, not having time to chat casually with Mary.

Mary nodded. "That won't be a problem." Google seaʀᴄh 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥

Mary then pointed to the helicopter behind her. "The plane is right behind us, and we can take your friend to the hospital first."

"Young Master Ding, regarding our expedition to the forbidden domain, I'm not sure if we found what we were looking for..."

Mary hadn't finished her sentence when Ding Fan took out several pieces of Mysterious Ice from his storage ring.

Inside four chunks of ice that were as tall as a person, four distinctly posed individuals were encased, their features vividly preserved. Mary recognized the person encased in one of the chunks on her first glance.

Mary had been held by her grandfather when she was young and still remembered his features distinctly, at this moment seeing a family member's unchanged face before her, even the normally brash Mary couldn't help shedding tears.

After Ding Fan took out the ice, Zhang Lu also came over from the plane. Upon seeing the people inside the ice, her eyes widened.

In Zhang Lu's view, Mary's grandfather had been missing for so many years that even if he were found, he would surely be just a pile of bones.

But what Zhang Lu truly did not expect was that Mary's grandfather's body would still be preserved so well.

"This isn't the place to talk. Let's get settled and hurry to transport the ice back," Ding Fan said to Mary.

Mary knew Ding Fan's words made sense. She immediately nodded and busied herself instructing her bodyguards to load the ice containing her grandfather's body onto the plane.

As for the other chunks of ice containing bodies, Mary made a call and summoned another plane to transport those chunks back to Yanjing.

At this moment, Zhang Lu hung her head, not daring to look at Mary. She was genuinely afraid of the little fairy asking her to kowtow.

How could this little fairy know such incredibly capable people?!