Chapter 3112 — Short on Money Again
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Yes. Were you resting?" Wei Zhao was not surprised to hear her voice. After all, Han Jingyi would shut herself away to research things, and sometimes her days and nights got turned around, so going to bed early was only natural.
"No… Is something the matter, Brother Wei Zhao?" Han Jingyi asked.
"It's like this: when you have some free time, come by my villa. I have something to discuss with you," Wei Zhao said.
"Oh, all right. Then I'll come over tomorrow morning. I have a few things to finish up here first, and I'll head over once they're done," Han Jingyi said.
"Good." Wei Zhao nodded and hung up.
Wei Zhao intended to have Han Jingyi refine some more pills, and along the way raise her cultivation to the peak of the late Earth-rank, to see whether the two of them together might be able to refine a Qi-Gathering Pill.
After calling Han Jingyi, Wei Zhao went back to condensing his forging fire. Lately, thanks to his efforts, his control over the forging fire had grown ever more skillful. Wei Zhao believed that at this rate, in half a month at most, he would be able to attempt refining the jade pendant space.
In the middle of the night, Wei Zhao was concentrating on condensing the forging fire when he suddenly heard a set of footsteps. He opened his eyes slightly and looked toward his door. "Xiaoshu?"
Wei Zhao had already recognized the footsteps as Xiaoshu's.
"Brother Arrow Sign, I can't sleep." Shen Yushu, in her pajamas and yawning, pushed the door open and came in.
"Missing Yaoyao?" Wei Zhao glanced at Xiaoshu and fell a little silent. To be honest, he missed Gu Mengyao too. It had only been a few hours since she left, but the feeling in his heart was different. Before, even when Wei Zhao went away for a long time, knowing that the young miss and the others were at home put him at ease. But now, Wei Zhao kept feeling as though he had lost something.
"Yes." Shen Yushu nodded. "I always thought that the one who would leave would be me, but I never expected it to be Sister Yaoyao."
"The world is unpredictable. But maybe this is a good thing," Wei Zhao said with a smile. "You and Xiaoxiao are both inheritors now. If Yaoyao weren't, it would be hard for her to stay alongside us in the future. So, looking at it from that angle, this is a good thing too."
"Is that so…" Shen Yushu nodded. "Brother Arrow Sign, it's late. I'm going to bed…"
"All right." Wei Zhao nodded. Watching Shen Yushu's lonely figure as she left, he sighed. He could feel her sorrow.
A BMW sped through the night from Yanjing all the way to Donghai City. The girl at the wheel was exhausted, yet she still drove the car very fast.
At five in the morning, the villa's doorbell rang. Wei Zhao put away his forging fire, rose, and opened the villa door—and there was Han Jingyi, standing at the entrance. Only, her appearance was indescribably haggard, as though she had not rested for many days on end.
(It's turned cold, the heating hasn't come on yet, and I've caught a cold. For the time being, I'll post two updates a day. Once I'm well, I still need to work out the outline for the later arcs—after all, everyone wants the school beauty to have a proper ending.) (To be continued