Chapter 4042 — A Necklace for the Fair Lady
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The purpose of Little Curly Bear's visit was naturally to deliver a letter on Shangguan Lan'er's behalf. The letter contained only seven words: Meet me in the little grove three days from now.
There were countless little groves in the world; for anyone else, such a message would have been hopelessly confusing. Only Wei Zhao himself knew which grove she meant.
The three days passed in the blink of an eye. Wei Zhao arrived punctually to keep the appointment, at precisely the little grove where he and Shangguan Lan'er had their first "date."
Sure enough, no sooner had Wei Zhao passed through the forest path than he saw Shangguan Lan'er from afar, beckoning to him from within the pavilion.
"Little Junior Brother, I heard you went to the Far North Island a few days ago. How was it? Fun over there?" Shangguan Lan'er asked eagerly the moment they met.
"Not bad, though I was there for an auction this time, so I didn't get much chance to look around." Wei Zhao nodded with a smile, while inwardly somewhat puzzled. He had never told anyone about his trip to the Far North Island with Hong Zhong—so how was it that even Miss Shangguan had heard of it?
Little did he know that on the very first day Nan Tianxiong and his companions returned from the Far North Island in disgrace, they had egged on Hu Yunfeng, the Pavilion Master of the Welcome New Pavilion, to report the matter to the higher-ups of the Threefold Pavilion, accusing Wei Zhao of being a newcomer who broke the rules and wandered about recklessly. Even if they could not bring any real punishment down upon Wei Zhao, they were determined to use the affair to thoroughly disgust him.
It was just that at present everyone's focus was fixed on the wanted Xu Lingchong, and no one paid any mind to such trifles. Of course, should Wei Zhao make another misstep in the future, certain interested parties would inevitably dredge this matter up again—and then it would be adding frost to snow.
"What a shame. Feifei says the Far North Island is ever so much fun! It's just that my grandfather never goes, and he never lets me go alone..." Shangguan Lan'er's lovely eyes flickered, and she suddenly said, "How about we sneak off there to play next time, without letting my grandfather know?"
"Eh?" Wei Zhao was still wondering who this "Feifei" in Shangguan Lan'er's mouth might be when he suddenly heard this remark and could not help but start in alarm.
He and this little senior sister had not even become anything yet, and already rumors were flying everywhere. If he really did sneak off to the Far North Island with her, wouldn't they haul him off for public denunciation?
"What? You don't want to?" Shangguan Lan'er knitted her delicate brows.
Wei Zhao hastily collected himself and said, "Oh. Well, we'll go whenever there's a chance. The Far North Island is heavily guarded—it's not as though one can simply walk in."
"Fine then..." Shangguan Lan'er pouted, then suddenly added, "So, Little Junior Brother, since you made such a rare trip to the Far North Island, did you bring your senior sister a present?"
Wei Zhao had been thinking of exactly this, and he nodded at once: "I did."
With that, he drew two necklaces from his bosom, glimmering with a crystalline blue light, and handed one of them to Shangguan Lan'er.
Shangguan Lan'er was instantly overjoyed. Clutching the necklace, she hopped about cheering: "Little Junior Brother, so you do have a conscience! All the affection I've lavished on you wasn't wasted after all. This necklace is so beautiful—I love it!"
"Since my little senior sister likes it, then nothing could be better." Wei Zhao smiled with gratification, then explained, "These two necklaces—I actually made them with my own hands these past two days, under the guidance of a master artificer at my side."