My Substitute CEO Bride

Finn rushed to Nash and Melody. “The water level of the Nine Absolute River has risen a lot.”
Bradley’s pipe trembled in his hand. How could this be? The rainfall last night... How could it have caused the Nine Absolute
River to rise?
Melody was stunned. “So, it’s true. It was just as Heidi had said. So, it stopped raining everywhere yesterday apart from the Nine
Absolute River?”
Xeno chuckled. “Now you know how amazing Mr. Nash is. Come future, you have to believe everything he says.’
Nash remained silent. He did not dare reveal that he was the one who had caused the rain. No one would believe such a thing.
“You’re truly extraordinary, Mr. Nash!” Nico could not help but give a thumbs-up.
“Well done, Mr. Nash!” Derek quickly joined in with his own flattery.
“It’s getting dark soon. We need to make a raft, so let’s get moving!”
Bradley hoisted his backpack and started walking ahead. Nico quickly stashed the biscuits he had taken out back into his
backpack and followed suit. Once the raft was ready, they could take a break tonight. Everyone ran ahead as if adrenaline was
rushing through them.
Fifteen minutes later, they reached the edge of a cliff. There was a gently flowing stream 500 meters below them. There were
thickets spanning from the riverbank to the mountainside, and they cut those down for the raft.
“Derek, Nico, Melody, Heidi, Xeno, and Mr. Nash, you guys take the luggage and head down below!
“Finn, Ken, and I will go and chop down some trees!” Bradley took out three machetes from his backpack.
“Mr. Nash, Mr. Bradley, why don’t you both go down with them? Ken and I can handle the chopping.”
Bradley huffed and raised an eyebrow. “What? You think I’m too old for this?”
Finn quickly replied, “Of course not. It’s just with our strength, Ken and I will be done with the chopping in no time.”
“Mr. Bradley, go down with them. I’ll go do the chopping with them,” Nash said as he took the machete from Bradley and headed
toward the forest.

Bradley did not dare refuse since Nash himself had spoken. The six of them then made their way through the thorny thickets.
Nash started cutting down trees with Ken and Finn. They went with those that were thick and already dried out and since all
three of them were martial artists, they could chop down a tree easily with a single swing,
In just five minutes, they cut down more than 30 trees. They then tied the trees together with vines and dropped them from
above with Melody catching them effortlessly by manipulating her true energy.
Bradley fished out some rope from his backpack and began tying the logs into three makeshift rafts. Each raft was about two
meters wide and three meters long. It was spacious enough to fit three individuals comfortably. The rafts were then set afloat on
the Nine Absolute River. Despite the river not being a fast-flowing one, riding a raft on it was still much faster than walking.
Melody and Heidi started indulging themselves then as they had brought plenty of snacks and treats in their backpack apart from
clothes.
Since the mountains were more abundant with spiritual energy than anywhere else, Nash sat cross-legged and began practicing
his Longevity Technique with Derek, Nico, and Bradley.
That left Finn, Ken, and Xeno in the same raft. Xeno placed a sleeping pad on the raft and covered himself with a thin blanket
while gazing up at the night sky.
“Ken, you hardly spoke at all today. Aren’t you bored?” Finn asked with a smile, beer can in hand.
Ken shook his head and replied, “Nah. Nobody talked to me either during my time at Salene and Holy Martial.”
Finn suddenly felt some sympathy for the guy. He might have been alone on Northdale Mountain, but he still had his master to
chat with, and there were plenty of other hermits around. When they were free, they could still chat with one another and even
shoot short videos.
Finn then turned to Xeno and asked, “What about you, Mr. Hun? Why did you decide to become an underworld boss?”
Falling back crossed-legged, Xeno replied, “Revenge. When I was eight years old, my mother was killed by a group of thugs.
They forced me to watch the entire thing.”
He then sat up, grabbed a can of beer from his backpack,and cracked it open before taking a sip.

“On that day, I made up my mind to become a terrifying underworld kingpin and crush those enemies of mine into a million
pieces!”