Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 767 - 764: Glass City Invitation

Chapter 767: Chapter 764: Glass City Invitation

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Chapter 764: Glass City Invitation

"I indeed haven’t paid much attention to this, haha."

Hearing Han Lu’s voice, Xiao Yi slowly came back to his senses, a forced smile appearing on his face.

"Are you going home for the holiday?"

When Han Lu heard Xiao Yi’s words, she didn’t take much notice and just repeated the earlier question.

"I probably... won’t, still not sure yet."

Xiao Yi hesitated for a moment before responding with some uncertainty.

"Oh, Xiao Yi, if you’re not going home, why not come to our place for the New Year? It’s livelier at our house."

A trace of shyness crept onto Han Lu’s face as she said this.

"Okay, thank you, senior sister."

Xiao Yi smiled, nodded politely, and said thank you.

But in his heart, he knew that even if he didn’t go home, he wasn’t going to spend the New Year with the Han Family. The likeliest possibility was to spend it with Chen Jianguo’s family.

"Then let’s settle on that, oh by the way, Xiao Yi, are you free the day after tomorrow? I will have finished my exams by then. You haven’t really toured G City since you arrived this semester. Let me take you out, there are a lot of fun places in G City that you must not have been to yet."

Upon hearing Xiao Yi’s response, Han Lu didn’t overthink it, simply assuming he had truly agreed, and a happy expression instantly spread across her face.

"This... alright."

Xiao Yi instinctively wanted to refuse, but thinking of the guilt he felt toward Han Lu and the fact that she had invited him numerous times before and he had never accepted, he could not refuse this time. As the words reached his lips, he quickly changed his response to an agreement.

"Great, then it’s settled! The morning after tomorrow, I’ll give you a call!!"

Han Lu, as if afraid Xiao Yi would decline, hurriedly locked in the plans.

"Alright."

Sensing Han Lu’s excitement, Xiao Yi’s face betrayed a hint of helplessness as he softly nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then I won’t disturb you any longer. See you the day after tomorrow, bye!"

Having achieved her goal, Han Lu didn’t linger on the call and, with joy written all over her face, hung up the phone.

After putting down the phone, the smile on her face didn’t fade, it grew sweeter even, with a look of anticipation for the day after her exams when she would roam around with Xiao Yi. She was so lost in thought that she didn’t even notice someone coming in.

"Ahem!"

Witnessing the expression on his precious granddaughter’s face, Han Yuqi couldn’t help shaking his head. He had wanted to wait for her to snap out of it before speaking, but seeing her so engrossed, it seemed she wouldn’t notice him unless he spoke up, so he let out a resigned cough.

"Ah, Grandpa, you scared me to death! When did you get here? How come you always appear and disappear like a ghost!"

Lost in thought, Han Lu was startled by the sudden cough, nearly jumping out of her chair, and upon seeing it was her grandfather, scolded him with a hint of disobedience on her face.

"Is it Grandpa who appears and disappears like a ghost, or is it that someone is so engrossed in her thoughts?"

Han Yuqi’s face revealed an amused expression as he looked at his granddaughter, who resembled an ordinary little girl.

"Grandpa..."

Realizing her earlier distraction, Han Lu saw her grandfather’s teasing expression and felt her face blush uncontrollably, shyly but disapprovingly grabbing his hand.

"Tell Grandpa, what pleasant thoughts were occupying my precious granddaughter’s mind, making her so engrossed with such happiness on her face? Share it with Grandpa and let me be happy too."

A teasing look spread across Han Yuqi’s face.

"Grandpa!!"

Seeing her grandfather’s teasing face, Han Lu grew even more embarrassed, her face flushing to the roots of her neck, yearning to find a hole to crawl into, "You’re talking nonsense!"

"Ah, my Lu Girl really has grown up, hiding good news from Grandpa, and starting to have her own little secrets."

Han Yuqi just shook his head and spoke with a somewhat melancholic and lost tone.

"Grandpa, if you keep talking nonsense, I... I’ll ignore you!"

Originally, when Han Lu heard her grandfather’s words, she felt a bit guilty, believing that her grandfather had misunderstood her intentions. As she raised her head and saw the teasing in the corner of her grandfather’s eyes and the context of his following words, she instantly caught on, her face unable to lift, shaking Han Yuqi’s hand vigorously.

"Alright, alright, Lu Girl, if you keep shaking, grandpa’s bones are really going to fall apart."

Han Yuqi saw that it was enough and didn’t continue to joke. He reined in his laughter and took her hand, "Grandpa called for you today, because there’s something important."

"Let them be scattered then, serves you right for talking nonsense!"

Han Lu finally raised her head, her cheeks puffed up with lingering petulance, but she stopped shaking her grandfather’s hand.

"Okay, okay, it was grandpa’s fault, isn’t it enough that grandpa admits he was wrong?"

Seeing his granddaughter’s indignant look, Han Yuqi could hardly stop himself from laughing. It took him quite an effort to suppress his amusement before saying, "Grandpa guesses, who were you thinking of just now? Hmm, it must be a boy, and one with the surname Xiao, right?"

"Grandpa, are you going to talk business or not? If not, I’m going back to study."

Han Lu hadn’t expected her grandfather to hit the nail on the head regarding her thoughts a moment ago. She felt her heart skip a beat, and her cheeks, which had just regained their composure, flushed involuntarily. It took her a moment before she stamped her foot and feigned anger, saying.

"Speak, speak, my dear granddaughter, look at this. I want to know your opinion. Shall we go?"

As Han Yuqi saw that his granddaughter was really going to leave, he quickly stopped the jokes and started talking about serious matters. He took out a golden-yellow invitation and handed it over to Han Lu.

"Is this an invitation from the Long Family in Glass City? Since they’ve sent us an invitation, of course we have to go."

Han Lu took the invitation and after a quick look, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She immediately nodded her head in agreement. In that moment, the girlish shyness on her face was gone, replaced by a composure and wisdom beyond her years, as well as a decisiveness.

"But what shall we take with us?"

Han Yuqi nodded; Han Lu’s decision aligned perfectly with his own. Such an invitation was not something that just anyone could receive. Many sought it but could not attain it, reserved only for families with a certain foundation.

For any family, from any perspective, there was no reason to miss out.

Especially for the Han Family, which was on the rise, making a trip to Glass City, making an appearance, was very necessary.

However, what troubled him was another issue. This invitation was not one to be taken lightly; strictly speaking, it was not an invitation to a family banquet but an event akin to an annual Cultivators’ Conference, which many also called the Treasure Exchange Conference. At this event, every participant had to bring one or two treasures for exchange or trade.

What he was uncertain about was what to take for the exchange. In his opinion, their Han Family truly lacked something suitable to present this time.

"That’s simple, we are just a Second-rate Family after all. Receiving an invitation is already good. No one expects us to bring out anything significant. I think that the calligraphy piece from Uncle Han’s collection should be enough!"

After a moment of contemplation, Han Lu flicked her finger and spoke directly.

Indeed, for the participants, the Han Family was just a Second-rate Family, even among those, they ranked near the bottom—who would care, who would expect them to bring out items like thousand-year or ten-thousand-year Ginseng? He was indeed getting old, his thinking had become rigid from the past.

Upon hearing his granddaughter’s words, Han Yuqi’s mind brightened, almost slapping his own forehead.

Thank goodness this girl reminded me.

Han Yuqi looked at his granddaughter with sheer relief and appreciation in his eyes.

"Grandpa, what’s wrong with you?"

After finishing speaking, Han Lu saw her grandfather remained silent for a while and couldn’t help feeling surprised. When she looked at her grandfather, she found him staring at her with a smile, which made her face turn slightly red with self-consciousness.

"Nothing, nothing at all, ha-ha, nothing. My girl, grandpa has decided. This time, I won’t go. You and your Uncle Han will go."

Han Yuqi came to his senses and laughed as he spoke.

"Ah? Grandpa, how can that be!"

Han Lu was stunned, not expecting her grandfather to have such confidence in her. Although in recent times, her grandfather had increasingly begun to trust her and consciously let her take on some responsibilities, she still didn’t expect him to make such a decision.

She was well aware of what this decision implied—it meant she would represent the Han Family, at least for this trip to Glass City!

Almost instantly, she became anxious and grasped her grandfather’s hand, "Grandpa, I’m not ready for this, you must go!"

Grandfather might believe in her, but she had little faith in herself! The trip to Glass City meant representing the Han Family, dealing with the big families there. How could she, just a girl, shoulder such a heavy responsibility?

"If grandpa says you’re capable, then you definitely are. You must believe in yourself. Grandpa won’t misjudge people. When the time comes, try to let your Uncle Han handle matters publicly, whereas you make plans for him behind the scenes. Moreover, for any major issues, aren’t there phones? Grandpa here will also be the same! I’m old, and this old skeleton of mine can do without the hassle of traveling."

Han Yuqi comforted his startled granddaughter, showing a faint smile on his face as he patted the back of her hand. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)