Chapter 2758 — Similar Jade Pendants

"If it's him, then he's the old man from my family—my grandfather, I suppose. He said I'm not related to him by blood, that I was picked up." Wei Zhao shrugged and laughed, his words full of ease.

As long as they could confirm this man was Old Man Wei, the rest would be simple. Wei Zhao only had to wait for him and Ergoudan to return from Lingquan, then give him a call.

"Wei Zhao, then we'll be relying on you for this. When do we set out?" Wang Xuben was already burning with impatience—he wished he could take Wang Xinyan to meet Wei Zhao's grandfather that very night and have her treated.

"There's no rush for that. My grandfather has been away these past days, practicing medicine in a neighboring village. Once he's back, I'll get in touch with him first," Wei Zhao said.

"Good, good..." Wang Xuben had never expected the matter to resolve itself in such a dramatic turn. So the great master from back then was actually Wei Zhao's grandfather—which made him all the more inclined to have Wang Xinyan end up with Wei Zhao.

After all, if not for Wei Zhao's grandfather, Wang Xinyan would have died long ago. And this time, too, they would have to rely on Wei Zhao's grandfather's treatment. By then, Wang Xinyan's life would belong to their Lin family even more—a life saved deserves the gift of oneself; marrying Wei Zhao was quite reasonable.

"Uncle Wang, Aunt Xiao, it's getting late. Will you be staying the night here, or...?" Wei Zhao asked. "If you'd like to rest here, I'll go prepare the guest room."

"No need, we'll head back. It's not far, and knowing Xinyan is all right puts our minds at ease." Xiao Qinlin smiled. "Xiaoyi, I'm entrusting Xinyan to you. You mustn't let anything happen to her!"

"Heh heh, I'll certainly do everything I can," Wei Zhao said with a nod and a smile.

Wang Xinyan was overjoyed as well. She had thought herself beyond saving, but never imagined that Wei Zhao's grandfather was the very person who had saved her life back then. Didn't that mean she had hope again?

All things have cause and effect... eighteen years later... Wang Xinyan suddenly recalled the words of Wei Zhao's grandfather's friend, and could not help but be startled! Could it be that even back then, he had foreseen that eighteen years later she would be with Wei Zhao, and thus face crisis once more—and then, through Wei Zhao, meet his grandfather again?

Now it seemed that must be how it was. Though Wang Xinyan found it wondrous, a great master was naturally wondrous, beyond the measure of ordinary reason.

Wang Xuben and Xiao Qinlin looked at Wei Zhao, then at their daughter, and seemed to have thought of this too. Their eyes were full of shock and wonder, yet with their minds set at ease, they naturally took their leave.

"Haha, Arrow Brand Bro, from now on you can go back to cultivating!" Shen Yushu said happily once Wang Xuben and his wife had left.

"Not right now, I'm afraid. I'll have to wait for the old man to come back and call him to ask," Wei Zhao said.

"That's true enough." Shen Yushu nodded and moved to turn on the television.

"Wait. There's something else I need to say." Wei Zhao waved a hand, stopping Shen Yushu before she could turn on the TV.

"Oh? What else is there?" Shen Yushu set down the remote, puzzled.

"Xinyan, let me have a look at your jade pendant," Wei Zhao said.

"You... can you look at it just like that?" Wang Xinyan said, a little embarrassed. "I've worn the pendant since I was small, and the loop has gotten small. The red cord is tied in a knot I can't undo, so if it's to come off, it would have to be pulled off by force..."

As she spoke, Wang Xinyan stood up and bent forward in front of Wei Zhao to show him the pendant... But the first thing that leapt into Wei Zhao's eyes was not Wang Xinyan's jade pendant, but the pair of jade rabbits at her chest...

To make things easy for Wei Zhao's cultivation, Wang Xinyan had lately worn loose clothing, and no bra either, so when she lowered her head like this, the spring scenery at her chest was visible straight from her collar! Earlier it had been Wang Xuben who walked over to look at the pendant, so naturally there had been no problem—but with Wei Zhao sitting and looking, the problem was considerable!

Wei Zhao's heart raced, and he hurriedly picked up Wang Xinyan's jade pendant to cover his embarrassment. But at that moment Wang Xinyan realized something too and tried to stand up—only to find that Wei Zhao had already caught the pendant, so she could not rise, and could only stay bent over, letting Wei Zhao see everything...

Never mind, let him look. It's not the first time anyway—he's even touched them. Let him have his cheap thrill; after all, I'm going to be with Wei Zhao in the end, and I've no intention of being with anyone else... Wang Xinyan consoled herself.

"Arrow Brand Bro's a pervert!" Shen Yushu, sharp-eyed, sat beside Wei Zhao and had spotted the secret at the collar.

Wang Xinyan's pretty face flushed crimson at once; she wished she could find a crack in the floor to crawl into, while Wei Zhao was even more embarrassed than she was...

"Pervert, is it? Have you forgotten how you stripped naked and dangled your two melons to seduce Wei Zhao?" Gu Mengyao glared at Shen Yushu, signaling her not to butt in.

"Oh..." Shen Yushu stuck out her tongue and said no more.

Wang Xinyan was rather puzzled—Shen Yushu had seduced Wei Zhao too? And had Wei Zhao taken the bait? Thinking of other people's affairs, she was no longer quite so embarrassed.

At first Wei Zhao was somewhat bewitched, but once he began to study Wang Xinyan's jade pendant carefully, his attention shifted entirely to it, and he was deeply drawn in...

Earlier, when they had been robbed on the tour bus, Wei Zhao had already felt that Wang Xinyan's jade pendant carried a familiar sense, though he had not paid it much mind at the time. Now, studying it closely, this pendant was remarkably similar to the jade pendant he carried himself!

Though the material of this pendant could be called somewhat inferior, its carving craft gave Wei Zhao a sense of déjà vu—it was exactly the same as his own jade pendant. The only difference was that this pendant seemed to be a simplified version of his, or rather, more like an unfinished prototype!

His own jade pendant was far finer than Wang Xinyan's, superior in material, in carved patterns, and in feel. Yet though Wang Xinyan's pendant was crude, Wei Zhao had the sense that both pendants had come from the same hand.

Could it be that his jade pendant was not unique? But hadn't he found his in the Xuanyuan cave dwelling in the Xixing Mountains? Or had Old Man Wei once obtained a similar jade pendant somewhere near here and given it to Wang Xinyan?