Imperial Treasure
Chapter 183 - 139 Blood is Colder than Water

Chapter 183: Chapter 139 Blood is Colder than Water

Outside the gate.

Yu Hang and the others were also very quiet.

Back then... Yu Hang felt that no matter what, he simply couldn’t grasp the other person’s presence.

Because when he reached out to grab that shadow darting beneath his feet... what he caught...

was only the forlorn twilight’s faint glow.

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News of Yhan Qingwu’s departure spread with terrifying speed and cooled many passions three days after high school ended.

Sui Yi’s life returned to tranquility.

As tranquil as a pool of autumn water, without a ripple.

Early rise, school, dismissal, dinner, reading at night... after reading, sleep.

In those three days, under Sui Yi’s observation, Ye Xiuling, who had passed the driving test, drove the old lady to the Provincial City.

Because the distance wasn’t too far away, just a two-hour drive, Sui Yi wasn’t too worried.

Once the old lady left, Auntie Wang returned to the village, and the house seemed empty, except for Auntie Zhang who came and went every day to help Sui Yi manage the vast villa and the yard, there was nobody else.

Sui Yi’s days were truly tranquil and she was also rapidly enriching herself.

One month later.

The stacks of books that could fill an entire bookshelf were devoured completely, and Bright Moon Community was abuzz with talk that there was a pretty, wealthy girl moving about with two or three heavy books every day.

She also often bought expensive rare books, not lacking exchanges with some of the community residents...

However, she still rarely socialized with others.

Blah and indifferent like water, not at all like a girl of her age.

Of course, the name of scholar spread throughout Bright Moon Community.

Of course, she didn’t seek out others, but inevitably, others would seek her out.

For example, Elder Tang.

On this Saturday.

A phone call came in, ranting.

"Sui Yi, you ungrateful brat, this old man has been so busy here, and you haven’t even made a call for over a month... you’re breaking my heart..."

After rambling for a while, Sui Yi on the sofa heard the voice get softer, and then she reached for the phone, which was a little farther away on the glass table.

"Elder Tang, I saw a period... Are the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty Green Cloud Inkstone..."

"Hm? Yes..."

Elder Tang, whose topic was easily shifted, enthusiastically discussed with Sui Yi about the subject of the Tang Dynasty inkstones. Moments later, Elder Tang, who had finally caught on, hummed, "You’re changing the subject again... You clearly promised to help me before, and now you probably don’t even know which day the Classical Chinese Conference starts"

Classical Chinese Conference?

Recalling some details, Sui Yi typed a few characters on the keyboard, scrolled down the page, looked at the news above, and asked indifferently, "Tomorrow, I remember."

"Remembering is good... I haven’t opened my shop now, just busy with this matter, and it’s finally starting tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the busiest, and since you weren’t involved before, it might not be easy to step in now. But that’s fine. Tomorrow, you come over, make an appearance, gain some experience, meet some people, play a bit, stroll around, that will do,"

Elder Tang’s tone improved a bit, giving her a few words of advice, and finally mentioned some precautions needed for the Classical Chinese Conference.

Of course, the most important thing was...

"I know you’ve been networking with people from the Education Bureau, contacting schools, planning to study in the Provincial City, and settling your grandmother there. You’re short of money now, and you’ll definitely make a move tomorrow... I don’t object, but remember, don’t rush, don’t act recklessly... if you really need money, I’ll be there!"

Hearing this, Sui Yi curved her lips gently, "Okay."

As soon as the call ended, Elder Tang on the other side sighed, tutting a few times before laughing, "The bird has grown, and will eventually fly..."

Li Jingyan beside him was somewhat lost in thought upon hearing that.

Ready to fly?

But where to...

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For some people, Nanxun is vast enough to live out a lifetime.

For Sui Yi, everywhere is the same.

It all depends on the circumstances.

Now, she needs to go to the Provincial City.

No matter from which aspect, she needs to go to the Provincial City.

Late at night, standing on the balcony, Sui Yi had a few words with that deputy director from the Education Bureau, then hung up the phone, pinching her mobile phone, staring at the distant town where lights swirled like a dragon.

Just about to put away her phone and return to her room.

Gong Jiu’s call came through.

The first sentence was, "Sui Yi, did you just call me?"

"No."

"How could you not... I clearly received it, don’t be embarrassed now..."

In the provincial city, inside a lavishly decorated office, a short-haired, spirited girl sat with her legs crossed over the coffee table.

Across from her, Feng Sha and others who were attending to their affairs all wore speechless expressions.

"Well, Ninth Miss, it seems like it was you who made the phone call just now."

Regarding Sui Yi’s lack of communication for over a month, Gong Jiu naturally felt frustrated enough to want to claw at the walls, but who was she, Gong Jiu, to shamelessly take the initiative to cozy up?

So...

Sui Yi silently stared at the person who was blatantly lying for a while before she softly spoke, "If there’s nothing important, naturally I wouldn’t disturb you."

"Who says there’s nothing important!" Gong Jiu’s expression slightly softened, and a look from her caused Feng Sha and the others to catch on, each leaving the room and closing the door behind them.

Only then did Gong Jiu, with a concentrated tone, speak somberly, "Have you taken care of everything in your ancestral village? No trouble has come looking for you, right?"

"None," Sui Yi thought of Wang Pu and Ye Luanyun, who she had given a runaround, and secretly mused that at least for now, there wasn’t any.

"Really none?" Gong Jiu confirmed once more.

Sui Yi felt that there was a deeper meaning in the girl’s words and thus kept silent.

Sure enough, the other side couldn’t hold back, and a deep voice came from across the room.

"The Flower Fairy and others were there before, that’s why I didn’t mention it, Sui Yi... I saw it at that time."

"Saw what..." Leaning against the railing, Sui Yi lightly caressed the armrest, her voice somewhat low and husky.

"That Jade Bi."

"And then?"

"The person on the Jade Bi... it seems to be you.."

Sui Yi paused in her action, squinting her eyes, watching a riverboat sail across the horizon.

Leaving behind a long fish pattern on the water’s surface...

She never expected a second person to have seen the Jade Bi.

If there was a second, then was it possible there was a third?

Sui Yi didn’t speak.

She was waiting for Gong Jiu to talk since it was Gong Jiu who brought up the subject. Since she brought it up, there must be some purpose behind it.

After a long moment, Gong Jiu lowered her voice and continued, "It seems to be your ancestor."

"....." Sui Yi didn’t quite know what to say for a moment.

"Don’t tell me you think it’s you! Ha ha! That woman is much more beautiful than you are... That temperament, that appearance, that charm, she’s like a goddess. Now I understand why that bastard Ah Guna revered that so-called ’Supreme One’ so much, damn it, if there really was such a ’Supreme One,’ I’d be willing to have faith too~~~..."

Pausing for a moment, Gong Jiu still covered her mouth giggling, "Your poker face absolutely lacks her charm..."

"It’s just a piece of stone," What charm could it have! Sui Yi felt somewhat depressed.

"That’s jade! Not stone!"

"From a geological and mineralogical standpoint, jade is also a stone."

"...."

There’s no common topic between a poor student and a top student, and Gong Jiu quickly realized this and thus switched to a more lighthearted tone, saying, "Anyway, I think that somehow you are related to that ancient tomb; maybe you are the true descendant of the tomb’s owner. In that case, if we take the objects, there shouldn’t be any curse, right? Anyway, you could burn some incense tonight and pray to your ancestors... I’ll sell that pearl tomorrow."

As expected, she had a purpose.

Sui Yi smiled faintly, "Alright then, I’m hanging up..."

"Wait, wait, there’s one more thing,"

Gong Jiu suddenly called Sui Yi to stop and then said something that surprised Sui Yi.

"Your little buddy has already returned to the provincial city, hasn’t she?"

"Qing Wu?"

"Yo yo, look at how affectionately you call her... so intimate... and it’s two characters long too..."

"I call you with two characters too."

Gong Jiu, Qing Wu, it’s the same, isn’t it... Sui Yi tilted her head.

"....Fuck! You’re teasing me again," Gong Jiu got annoyed.

Sui Yi: "..."

After a while, Gong Jiu, who had been rolling around on the couch, finally started speaking seriously, "You’ve seen that Yhan Family girl before, when she was on her period, she suffered from severe pain, related to her constitution. She was born extremely Yin, with fragile meridians, which led to her inability to practice martial arts. It’s said that even childbirth will pose a problem for her in the future. Anyway, she’s quite a pitiable child, with bright and promising blood... Both the Yhan Family and the Tang Family adore her, but they’ve been helpless all these years. Half a year ago, she almost died from the outbreak of her Cold Yin illness... all the doctors said she wouldn’t survive, later on Elder Tang found some master who said that the Cold Yin illness required an extremely compatible location with Yang Dragon Cloud energy to overcome, not just fitting in terms of geomancy, but also in terms of the person’s fate..."

"I guess that charlatan’s divination must have pointed to Nanxun, and afterward, she came to Nanxun, coincidentally, also the birthplace of the Tangs. Both the Yhan and Tang Families sent her there, leaving her fate to the heavens... later on, indeed, she did get better. You’ve seen how she looked before, which was quite well~~ We all felt it was quite extraordinary..."

Gong Jiu rarely spent so much effort to explain something in such detail, which showed how deeply she remembered this matter.

Sui Yi hadn’t expected Yhan Qingwu’s health issues to be so severe. The talk of a geomantic treasure land wasn’t unreasonable; after all, a place that could hide such a divine temple palace would naturally have good geomancy.

"If Nanxun’s geomantic land can heal her illness, why did she go back then?"

With this question from Sui Yi, Gong Jiu’s tone became more subdued as she sighed softly, "Such a child, even if she is cherished by some, will inevitably be abandoned by others. Besides, the land of Nanxun can only alleviate the disease, not cure it. When the Yhan Family sent her to Nanxun, they already had thoughts of giving up... Exile, you understand what I mean?"

"Sui Yi, the blood of noble families is colder than water."

Sui Yi fell silent, exile? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on QiDian (qidian.com) or recommend it with your monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)