Chapter 2757 — He Is Your Grandfather?

When she was little, her parents had only told her that the jade pendant was of great sentimental value and that she must wear it always, so Wang Xinyan in fact had no idea what the pendant was actually for.

"That jade pendant was left behind by that master of old. He said that if you wore it, you would be safe from then on," Wang Xuben said. "That's why I've always had you keep it on you. You were still small then, so I never explained, and later I forgot, and told you only about the elixir..."

"This pendant has been on me the whole time. It couldn't have been swapped..." Wang Xinyan shook her head. The only time the pendant had ever been in danger was on the way to the school outing, when robbers had set their sights on her; but Kang Jinglong's arrival had drawn their attention away, and it had not been taken. After that it had stayed on her, never once removed.

Wang Xuben carefully picked up Wang Xinyan's pendant and examined it. After a long while he shook his head and said, "The pendant is the same pendant as before, but the color really has changed! Could this pendant be an omen of something too?"

"What? Then doesn't that mean our Xinyan..." Xiao Qinlin turned pale with terror.

"Uncle Wang, Aunt Xiao, don't jump to conclusions just yet. The pendant changing color doesn't necessarily mean anything—there may be other reasons!" Wei Zhao did not think Wang Xinyan's pendant was an omen of anything. Instead, a possibility had occurred to him—one that seemed impossible but was in fact quite likely... though he could only mention this possibility to Wang Xinyan in private!

"Other reasons..." Wang Xuben shook his head helplessly. "Xiaoyi, you don't need to comfort us. The truth is, your aunt Xiao and I made our peace eighteen years ago with the prospect of losing Xinyan... It's just that this day seems to have come a little late, making us feel that happiness is far too brief..."

Xiao Qinlin said nothing, but her eyes were full of grief... She had never imagined that Wang Xinyan's frail, sickly condition would come back.

"Uncle Wang, don't talk like that. I'll do everything I can to find a way to cure Xinyan," Wei Zhao said. "Rest assured, I will give you back a healthy Xinyan!"

Wei Zhao was consumed with guilt over Wang Xinyan's situation. If he had not been greedy for power and eager to cultivate quickly, how could Wang Xinyan have run into trouble? One could say that Wang Xinyan had been drained to death by his absorption of her fragrance. So no matter how hard or difficult it was, Wei Zhao was determined to find a way to solve Wang Xinyan's problem.

Xiaoxiao's condition had already pushed Wei Zhao to his utmost, but for Wang Xinyan's sake he would strive even harder than he had for Xiaoxiao! Because Wang Xinyan's problem had arisen entirely because of him.

"I hope so..." In that instant Wang Xuben seemed to age greatly, and his smile was thick with bitterness. "Xiaoyi, then I'll have to trouble you! Your aunt and I will get things in order and sell the company. I plan to take her back to the place where we met that master all those years ago, to see whether we can meet him again. Didn't he say that after eighteen years we would meet again?"

Xiao Qinlin nodded too, and looked at Wang Xinyan, her eyes shimmering with deep reluctance to let go. "Xinyan, from now on, just be with Wei Zhao. Do whatever you want to do—as long as you're happy, that's all that matters. Don't worry about anything else..."

"Mom... what are you saying..." Hearing Xiao Qinlin's words, Wang Xinyan grew shy at once, her cheeks flushing. "It's not as if I'm really going to die. Wei Zhao will definitely find a way, won't you, Wei Zhao?"

As she spoke, Wang Xinyan winked at Wei Zhao.

"Yes, Uncle Wang, Aunt Xiao, rest assured, I will definitely do everything in my power. How about this—in a few days, I'll go with you to the place where you met the master back then?" Wei Zhao asked. "We'll bring Xinyan too, so that if we do meet him, we can deal with Xinyan's problem right away."

"That could work, but the place is very far from here. I'm afraid it will delay your studies..." Wang Xuben said.

"Where is it? We have cars now, so it's convenient enough. If it's really too far, we can fly?" Wei Zhao asked.

"A small village not far from Miaojiang. I remember it was called Xixing Mountain Village..." Wang Xuben said.

"Gah..." Hearing the name of the village from Wang Xuben, Wei Zhao felt as if a thunderbolt had struck him. He stared wide-eyed in astonishment, and for a moment his heart was a tangle of every feeling at once, a thousand emotions surging up—shock, bewilderment, but above all joy and excitement!

Xixing Mountain Village—wasn't that his own hometown? And the master there... it seemed that for all these years, apart from Old Man Wei, there had been no other master around, had there?

At that moment, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were staring wide-eyed too, looking at Wei Zhao in disbelief...

Only Wang Xinyan's family were left baffled, watching Wei Zhao, Gu Mengyao, and Shen Yushu in their astonishment without any idea what was going on...

"What's... what's wrong with you all?" Wang Xinyan asked strangely.

"Sister Xinyan, you're saved!" Shen Yushu said excitedly. "That master Uncle Wang and Aunt Xiao met—it's almost certainly Arrow-Brand Bro's grandfather!"

"What? Wei Zhao's grandfather?" Hearing Shen Yushu's words, Wang Xinyan was stunned quite thoroughly herself, and she turned her head to look at Wei Zhao in astonishment.

Wang Xuben and Xiao Qinlin were even more dumbfounded, at a loss for words, staring at Wei Zhao with faces full of odd expressions.

"Phew..." Wei Zhao let out a long breath. It was just as they said—a lucky find after searching high and low. So that master was Old Man Wei? But if Old Man Wei could cure Wang Xinyan's problem, why couldn't Wei Zhao himself?

By all rights, Wei Zhao had inherited all of Old Man Wei's medical skill!

"Wei Zhao, is what Xiaoshu says true?" Xiao Qinlin looked at Wei Zhao with joyful excitement.

"It should be, but we'll have to confirm it first..." Wei Zhao took out his phone, quickly logged into his online photo album, downloaded a few photos, and handed them to Wang Xuben and Xiao Qinlin. "First, take a look and confirm—is the master who gave you the elixir and the jade pendant this person?"

Wang Xuben took Wei Zhao's phone with trembling hands, and nearly failed to hold on to it in his excitement.

No sooner had he taken the phone than Xiao Qinlin leaned in, and together with Wang Xuben she looked at the photo on the screen! It was a picture of Wei Zhao as a child with Old Man Wei. Although Old Man Wei's appearance had barely changed over the years, Wei Zhao had chosen this one first so that Wang Xuben could recall him more easily.