Su Mo’s taut nerves finally relaxed a bit.

Caught up.

Although it was thrilling, fortunately the trajectory correction was completed, and they could safely land onto that giant net.

Su Mo held Qi Ling tighter: "We’re going to land soon, there might be a moment of intense gravity, but don’t be afraid, it’ll be fine."

"Sizzle—" Relying on the airflow, he turned around, making his back face downward to minimize the impact Qi Ling was about to receive.

The two falling freely were like birds about to return to the nest, the wind near the ground had also weakened, and the sunshine on their faces brought a warm feeling. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

At this moment, Su Mo felt his neck being gently embraced.

With their cheeks brushing against each other, he couldn’t see Qi Ling’s expression, only felt her soft little face rubbing against his cheek, and heard soft murmuring by his ear.

"Mo Mo, I really... had fun today."

Su Mo hadn’t yet come back to his senses when he suddenly felt a huge resistance from behind, and instinctively held Qi Ling’s head protectively.

The two of them fell onto the giant white net, the strong pull creating a heavy pressure on Su Mo. His body rapidly decelerated, finally coming to a stop at a safe distance of more than ten meters above the ground, swinging up and down several times before becoming still.

Soon, cheers and applause erupted from the surroundings, celebrating the completion of their challenging feat.

As everyone laughed, someone suddenly voiced a puzzled question: "Huh? You guys aren’t wearing harnesses... By *Civilization Crescent*! You jumped down directly?!"

Su Mo snapped back to reality from the earlier danger, grabbed Qi Ling’s shoulder tightly, ready to scold her.

But before he could reprimand her, Qi Ling extended her small hand hidden behind her back, presenting the item to Su Mo.

Su Mo froze as he looked at the spherical metallic sealed object in her hand: "This is... an IV-type rescue airbag?"

The IV-type rescue airbag is a piece of high-tech survival equipment, usually compressed within a sphere for easy carrying. Once activated, the materials inside expand and eject, forming a large sphere surrounding the user.

This sphere has a rigid structure capable of withstanding high-intensity impacts, with an extremely soft inner lining for great cushioning.

Moreover, its surface has mechanical holes that automatically sense gravity, ejecting high-pressure airflow in the opposite direction for adaptive deceleration.

IV-type rescue airbags are crucial for parachuting without a parachute, serving as "life-saving gear."

After all, extreme sports companies are also in business; if out of ten jumps nine resulted in death, they’d go bankrupt.

Therefore, customers wanting to skydive without a parachute are required to carry an IV-type rescue airbag before jumping out of the plane. If unable to land in the designated area, they can open the airbag sphere to wrap around themselves, avoiding any danger even in a direct fall to the ground.

It was evident that the IV-type rescue airbag in Qi Ling’s hand had been secretly taken from the equipment rack before the jump.

Watching Qi Ling stick out her tongue and give a cheeky smile like a mischievous cat, Su Mo rolled his eyes and lay down on the net bag.

Relax.

He sighed deeply, closed his eyes, and said: "You really scared me just now, why do such a dangerous thing..."

Qi Ling lay next to Su Mo, poking his face with her finger: "There are too many con artists in the world. I wanted to see if you are consistent inside out, and if you’ll really follow through on your promises."

Su Mo responded jokingly: "That means you still don’t trust me enough. If you had complete faith that I’d save you, you’d have jumped without any rescue airbag."

Qi Ling’s gaze became somewhat dazed. She leaned her head forward slightly, pressing her forehead against his cheek and murmured: "Next time, I’ll trust you..."

"Next time?!" Su Mo sat up immediately, "You scared me so much today, my poor heart is damaged — that’s ten years off my life expectancy."

Irritated, he took Qi Ling by the hand, leading her out of the net bag: "Let’s go, it’s time to head back."

On the return journey, Su Mo received a call from the skydiving company; he and Qi Ling had severely violated safety protocols and were permanently blacklisted.

But five minutes later, another call informed them their blacklist status was lifted, and they had been upgraded to Supreme VIP customers.

The reason...

Su Mo watched as Qi Ling opened her online bank and transferred 20 million for reconciliation.

Seeing this, Su Mo regretted bitterly, thinking to himself: Why didn’t I quote a billion yesterday when I had the chance?

Qi Ling put down her phone and eagerly asked: "Where are we going to play next?"

Su Mo’s body shook: "Haven’t you had enough fun yet?!"

Qi Ling puffed her cheeks: "It’s only afternoon, a date should last the whole day."

Su Mo leaned against the seat and sighed like a lifeless fish.

Qi Ling blinked and cheekily teased: "Can you handle it, Mo Mo~?"

"Screech—" The sports car came to a sudden stop.

Su Mo changed direction, heading down another route.

Qi Ling: "Where to?"

Su Mo chuckled coldly: "You pushed me to this, time for my big move!"

...

Yadong is a city 628 kilometers from New Moon City, with an economy centered around gambling-related tourism, shopping, and vacation industries. It is also nicknamed the "City of Gambling."

The place is filled with casinos, brightly lit all day long. Whether you’re a wealthy patron ready to spend extravagantly or a destitute gambler, you’ll find a game that suits you.

Yadong’s casinos are legitimate, protected under World Government laws, with strict regulations and none of the savagery seen in movies.

Incidents like winning a fortune only to be detained and forced to lose everything simply don’t occur in legitimate casinos.

Any casino daring to do so would be immediately purged by Yadong authorities, safeguarding the reputation of the City of Gambling.

Naturally, alongside legitimate casinos, there are underground gambling venues as well.

Frequent visitors to underground venues are often blacklisted players or individuals without legal identification.

With a different clientele, the activities offered also vary greatly.

This evening, a certain underground gambling venue in Yadong welcomed two very special guests.

Unlike the gamblers with wrinkled clothes and bloodshot eyes, clearly addicted beyond redemption, these two were impeccably dressed, like fresh meat seeking thrills for the first time.

By all accounts, they didn’t look like they lacked legal status, and should’ve been playing in legitimate venues. What they were doing in an underground gambling den was a mystery.

Of course, the local credo is welcoming anyone, embracing their every wild idea.

Su Mo led Qi Ling into the underground gambling hall, finding it suffused with smoke and chaos.

Groups of men and women sat around each table.

Some people, with despair etched on their faces, smoked incessantly, their eyes devoid of any hope for the future. It wouldn’t be surprising if any of them jumped from the rooftop upon exiting.

Some cursed loudly, throwing cards on the table, kicking chairs, and smashing tables, accusing the dealer of cheating, before guards arrived to beat them so severely they spat blood.

Others tore up cards, stuffed them into their mouths, slapped their own faces in fury, leaving them swollen and bruised with blood streaming down, their eyes filled with unwillingness, barking madly like rabid dogs.

Following closely behind Su Mo, Qi Ling curiously glanced around, evidently having never visited such a place.

She leaned forward to ask: "Mo Mo, why did we charter a plane all the way here?"

Su Mo chuckled: "Didn’t you want thrills? Isn’t this thrilling enough?"

Qi Ling asked, puzzled: "You wouldn’t want to press me onto a gambling table and have me lose all my money, right..."

Su Mo rolled his eyes so far they nearly reached the back of his head: "Am I crazy? Letting you lose money to a casino is worse than giving it to me."

Qi Ling hooked her arm around Su Mo’s, gazing smilingly at him: "Sure, you could stop being a mercenary and be my pet at home, I’ll take care of you."

"Forget it, I’m not a loser." Leading Qi Ling towards the passage to the lower level, Su Mo’s smile turned mysterious, "Come on, you want thrills? Let’s see if you can handle these thrills."