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Chapter 939
It was when he was traveling to China, he passed by a small village, and heard that there was a master in the village who liked to collect antiques, that master was more than ninety years old, but his body was strong, when he was young, he traveled all over the world to collect antiques, when he was old, he didn’t want to stay in the city, because the air in the city was bad, so he moved to the countryside with his granddaughter.
Kangda usually has some research on antiques, and is considered an enthusiast, so he came to visit, wanting to see some of the antique stuff he was concerned about.
The other did not turn him away, but received him warmly, and brought out for his viewing all the good things he had.
The old man was a man of the world, and wasn’t afraid to give him a direct snatch after he had finished viewing it, and only after he had finished did he put it away.
Another smile kept him for a meal, which sent him away.
It was at that time that Kangda saw the piece of jade.
According to him, the piece of jade was placed in an inconspicuous place, which can be said to be casually thrown on an ancient table, mixed in with other worthless bits and pieces of trinkets.
Those things looked like they had recently been dug out of the earth and still had the smell of fresh earth on them, and so did the piece of jade.
I don’t know if it was the old man’s clumsy eyes that didn’t see the value of that piece of jade, or if he simply didn’t like that type of thing, but the jade was left there like that without the soil being swept clean.
At that time, he saw a glimpse of it on his way out, and originally wanted to take a closer look at it, but reluctantly the plane was about to take off, so he couldn’t linger any longer.
Plus, the old man had no intention of keeping him, so he had to leave.
Because of this, it was only a quick glance at the time, and he wasn’t actually 100% sure that the item was the Heavenly Book of Jade.
Now, it’s just a risk to try and provide this clue to Kuskan.
Gu Si Qian was silent for a few seconds after hearing that.
He looked at Kang Da and asked, “That old man you were talking about, what’s his name?”
Jiang Da said, “His surname is Qiu, I don’t know his exact name, I only know that his nickname in the Jianghu is Old Dog Qiu, the older or unfamiliar ones call him that behind his back, even the local juniors who respect him, just call him Old Master Qiu.”
Kuskan nodded.
“I see, thank you for this lead, I’ll contact you after I verify this lead, and then you can ask me directly for anything.”
Kangda was busy standing up, a thousand thanks.
“Thank you Mr. Gu, there’s no need to say anything about the request, if I can help you, it would be my greatest honor.”
Gu Siqian curled his lips and ignored these polite words of his.
Sent Ober to escort him out before discussing it with Georgie.
“How much of what he said do you think is true and how much is not?”
Bella Qiao chimed in and said, “I don’t think he’ll lie to us, he seems to be a pretty honest person, and it’s been said that his style has been good all these years, besides, he wouldn’t dare to lie to you, as for the authenticity of this clue.”
She paused and lost her smile, “Who knows?This got that place, and I didn’t know until I saw that thing.”
Gu Si Qian nodded, “Then we’ll leave for China tomorrow.”
Bella Qiao was stunned and surprised, “So soon?”
“Of course, I’ve already put out the news about the Heavenly Book of Jades, and now everyone knows that there are twelve pieces of this thing, and there must be others who want to gather it all together, not just Nangong Jin and us.
There’s no guarantee that Kangda will tell anyone else since this information has been revealed to us, so we need to make the first move.”
Only then did Bella Qiao respond and nodded, “Okay, then I’ll go pack my things right away.”
“Good.”
After Bella Qiao went upstairs, Gu Si Qian went to order Qin Yue to arrange the vehicles and planes for tomorrow’s trip, and at the same time, he made a call to Jenny Jing.
Jenny was still a little surprised to receive his call.
Gu Si Qian didn’t hide the reason why he was going to China this time from her, because he knew that since he was within China, whatever he did, they would know.
It’s better to set the record straight from the start than to get suspicious of each other then.
It was a matter of Bella Qiao’s life and death, and I believe Jenny and Biden Lu would not sit idly by.
As expected, after hearing this, Jenny immediately agreed to let them come over first, and she and Biden Lu would arrange the rest on their own.
Only then did Gu Siqian hang up the phone.
As soon as he hung up the phone on his side, Jenny Jing’s side pondered for a while, immediately handed over to Mo Nan and went to check on this Master Qiu’s affairs.
Kusken and the others wouldn’t arrive until tomorrow, and with a dozen hours to go before then, she hoped to find out something useful and save herself the trouble of having to come over tomorrow and start all over again.
This matter was not difficult for Mo Nan to investigate since it was within the territory of China.
Soon, she checked the news and returned.
According to Mo Nan’s investigation, this Master Qiu, in his youth, was indeed a very famous antique dealer.
I’ve traveled extensively over the decades and saved a lot of good stuff, but I don’t know if it’s because I’ve lost too much virtue by dumping antiques and stuff like this, or for some other reason.
One had two sons and two daughters-in-law, and surprisingly they all died one after the other for some inexplicable reason.
His wife also died at an early age, leaving a child when his son died, and he brought that child up with him, who later married and had a daughter.
It was thought that the family would always live peacefully, but I don’t know if it was a real curse, but the couple also died in a car accident.
When they died, they left behind a girl named Little Flower, and Master Qiu couldn’t bear to see the little girl wandering around, so he took her with him, but he was afraid that he would grasp her again and let her die like her grandparents and parents, so he gave her an even meaner nickname, Dog Egg.
In a country place, a boy called a dog’s egg, people just laugh and get over it and don’t think anything of it yet.
But girls are different.
It’s not enough that Little Flower never acknowledges her name, but Master Qiu changed it and placed her in the home of a good friend in the countryside, visiting her every once in a while.
He was homesick for his hometown, and when he returned to the countryside, he received his great-granddaughter for her old age and the inconvenience of living there.
But there was no way to know if it was really a curse of fate or something else.Shortly after this great-granddaughter returned to him, she suddenly disappeared.
Yes, not dead, but missing.
Chapter 940
The incident caused quite a stir in the area.
After all, Master Qiu was considered to be a relatively well known person in the area, the small village didn’t produce any celebrities, the only one was the Qiu family.
Although everyone knew that the fortune their family made wasn’t much of a fortune that would see the light of day, and a lot of it was even a bit of a detriment to yin virtue.
But over the years, after making money, the Khoo family has done a lot of good things to build bridges and pave roads in their hometown, improve the lives of their folks, and build schools for their children and hire teachers.
People look at people not just by what bad things they have done, but also by what good things they have done.
Besides, those so-called bad things are not damaging to them in any way.
And for every good thing that Master Qiu did, they could be the ones who had a real and immediate interest in it.
Because of this, Master Qiu’s reputation in the area was high, even greater than that of the village chief.
After the disappearance of Master Qiu’s great-granddaughter, the whole village sent people out to look for her, but also do not know why, after looking for more than half a month, there is no news at all.
It is said that the living must see the dead, but now the people have suddenly evaporated like air, and no one can find them.
As a result, a strange rumor is actually growing in the area.
This strange story says that when Master Qiu was young, he made a big mistake that killed someone’s life, and this is the ghost of injustice coming to claim his life.
Not only was the life of his great-granddaughter Little Flower claimed, but even his two previous sons and daughters-in-law, as well as his grandchildren and grandchildren-in-law, were also claimed by others.
Qiu did too much wrongdoing when he was young, and he was so cruel that he couldn’t take revenge on him, but on his children and grandchildren.
The local rumors like this are increasing, and people’s attitude towards Master Qiu is beginning to gradually change.
The older generation, based on his residual power, didn’t dare to say anything, but the young and children were different.
They knew though that Master Qiu had built bridges, paved roads, and built schools for the village, but that was many decades ago.
Now that everything is borne by the state and government, the village is better off and doesn’t need much help.
So Master Qiu hadn’t seen anything tangible done for the village all these years, so the younger generation naturally wasn’t afraid of him.
So, all kinds of unpleasant words began to circle around Old Man Qiu.
Some inconsiderate children would even throw stones from downstairs to Master Qiu’s window upstairs in the middle of the night.
Poor Qiu old man walks in a grey area all his life, doesn’t trust anyone, even his only great-granddaughter is missing, and he’s the only lonely old man living in the huge villa, even if the windows are broken.
It’s a good thing that the village adults have some sense of propriety and don’t allow their children to go too far in front of them.
It’s also because the Kew family is so evil that they are afraid of making too much noise, which will affect their children’s fortunes and health.
In the meantime, Jenny lightly browsed after hearing Mo Nan’s report.
She was a staunch atheist, and she never believed in any unjust ghosts claiming her life.
But it’s too much of a coincidence that several generations of the Qiu family have died in untimely deaths.
After gazing at her brows for a while, she instructed, “Mo Nan, you go and look into the Qiu family’s past affairs, especially some of the things that happened when Master Qiu was young, and tell me when you find out.”
Mo Nan nodded and led the way.
After she left, Jenny thought about it and went back downstairs, telling Aunt Liu about the guests that would be coming to the house tomorrow and asking her to arrange a guest room out.
Aunt Liu answered, and after the arrangement went down, Biden Lu returned.
It’s nighttime in Hayashi City, but because of the time difference, it’s only just 6 or 7 p.m. on the Kyoto side.
Biden Lu had an impromptu meeting today, so he worked overtime for a while, and it was 7:30 when he returned.
The family’s food was on the table, and Jenny and the children were waiting for him to return to eat with them.
After Biden Lu entered the house, he first took her over and kssed her, then kssed each of the two little ones, before taking off his jacket and carrying Ann with him to the dining room.
“Nothing happened at home today, did it?”
He placed Ann on a dining chair and carried the short-armed, short-legged little competitor up to the table, casually asking questions.
Jenny was silent for a moment.
Although it had only been a mere two seconds, Biden Lu had already sensed that something was wrong and raised his head to look at her.
Jenny Jing hesitantly said, “Let’s eat first, after dinner.”
After all, there were children at the table, and she didn’t want to discuss them, lest they be afraid to hear about it.
Of course Biden Lu understood what she meant and nodded, not saying anything else.
The family enjoyed their meal, and after the meal, Jenny helped Aunt Liu clean up the table, and sent the maid to take Little Jingze and An’an to take a bath before going to the back garden with Biden Lu.
A pavilion was built in the garden, and after dinner, it is a unique place to sit and drink tea and enjoy the flowers.
Today’s dinner is on the greasy side, Jenny ate more than a few pieces of meat and was getting tired of it, saw Aunt Liu bring up the flower tea and quickly poured a cup to drink before saying to Biden Lu, “Gu Si Qian called me today.”
Biden Lu was stunned, looking at her in surprise.
“What did he say?”
In the meantime, Jenny’s brows were lightly furrowed, “It’s because of Bella Qiao’s matter, they went to the Nan Clan’s Mid-Autumn Festival meeting and met the person who ordered Nan Murong to come over to them and revealed the secret of Bella Qiao’s illness to them.”
Biden Lu moved slightly, his eyes deepening.
“Not Belinda Nangong?”
Jenny nodded.
It was needless to say that Biden Lu was smart, in fact, he had already noticed when the other party had sent Nan Murong over and asked Gu Si Qian to go over to them during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This matter should not be the handiwork of Nangong Yu.
Let’s not mention that Nangong Yu wasn’t the kind of character who liked to sell out, but his identity was also known to everyone.
If he really wanted to see Gu Siqian, he could just come and see him, or even just show up at the wedding and explain on the spot.
And why go to such lengths to lure Gu Siqian to meet him?
There could only be one reason for him to do so.
That is, with his status, it was inconvenient for him to show up, or even for the outside world to know, so he couldn’t come over, so Gu Siqian had to go over to him.
Thinking of this, Biden Lu’s brows furrowed.
“What did they say?”
Biden said in a deep voice, “He met a man named Nangong Jin, the identity of the other party is still unclear, but it is certain that his identity is higher than Nangong Yu, as it was Nangong Yu who led him to meet him.
He offered to provide medicine that could temporarily suppress Bella Qiao’s condition in her body, but only if Bella Qiao and Gu Si Qian would agree to one condition.”
Chapter 941
Biden Lu’s face was solemn as he asked, “What conditions?”
“Help him find the Heavenly Book of Jade.”
The words startled Biden Lu, who seemed a little surprised.
Jenny Jing mocked with a smile, “Are you surprised as well?”
Biden Lu nodded.
“From your description, this person is not too old, but has a high status, just like a person who is already beyond the world, it is reasonable to say that he should not be interested in those immortality things, after all, anyone with a brain should be able to figure out that this rumor is just a huge lie.
A bait to lure those who are deluded about immortality, when in reality, nothing in this world is eternal, and who can truly live forever?Therefore, the reason why he is looking for the Heavenly Book of Jade is either a joking remark, or the Heavenly Book of Jade is not at all like the outside world’s claim that it has any immortality effect, but has another function.”
Jenny nodded approvingly.
“That’s what I was thinking, and not only that, but it’s possible that he’s the only one who knows about this effect, and even I have a wild guess.”
Biden Lu looked at her, “What guess?”
“Do I think it’s possible that this whole thing was actually a show he planned and directed himself from start to finish?From when the Heavenly Book of Jade first appeared, to now when he asked Gu Siqian and Bella Qiao to help him find it, as well as those godly rumors out there, he was actually the one who spread them.”
When Biden Lu heard this, he spared a thought.
“Why did he do it, tell me.”
Jenny smiled, “It’s simple, didn’t he say so?There were a total of twelve pieces of this heavenly book of jade, and only when the twelve pieces were assembled together would a great energy be created and a miracle would occur, so now that he had asked Gu Siqian to help him find the remaining six pieces, it meant that he only had five pieces on hand, and even if he added one piece from Gu Siqian’s place, it would only be six pieces.
Over the years he couldn’t have completely failed to look for the remaining six pieces, but he failed to find them and lost patience.
He was anxious to quickly find the remaining six pieces, so he spread the news so that everyone would know that there was such a divine item in this world that could bring back the dead and live forever, and in this way, there would be many people who would set their eyes on this divine item, and many people who would help him find it together.
At that time, there will be more news about this divine object, and he will then strictly sift through it to find the reliable part of it, the thing is in this world anyway, as long as the news is revealed, sooner or later, someone will reveal themselves, and by then is it still far away from finding these jade palms?”
Biden Lu listened with a smile of approval.
“Good analysis, according to you, maybe that’s how he found the pieces he has, then he could have used this path to continue his search, why would he look for Gu Siqian?”
Jenny shook his head.
“I don’t know, but I’m sure that the fact that he only gave Gu Siqian four months means that he couldn’t wait any longer, and that sometime in four months, he must gather these twelve pieces of jade to do something important to him, and with his own strength and current methods, he would never be able to find them all in four months, which is why he found Gu Siqian.”
Biden Lu pondered half a dozen times after hearing this.
“I think you’re right.”
Jenny smiled, “Right?”
“Well, our Jenny is really smart.”
The man’s sudden intimacy caused Jenny to freeze.
Immediately afterwards, the face turned red.
She glared at him angrily, “Get to the point, don’t ramble.”
Lu Jing deeply smiled, “What?Isn’t that what I’m talking about?It’s not just business, it’s fact.”
I said, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and taking her into my arms.
Jenny leaned on his shoulder and sighed as he looked at the starry sky overhead.
“I think Georgie is a very nice girl and I really don’t want anything to happen to her, so hopefully this time they’ll come over and really get something out of it.”
Biden Lu was not so optimistic.
“Have you ever thought that even if they get past this hurdle and get the medicine temporarily, it’s only temporary suppression, the other side can’t give her the medicine she needs to take for the rest of her life, she can’t take it for the rest of her life, once the other side stops giving it one day and cuts off the medicine, she won’t be able to live.”
When he said that, it made Biden’s heart heavy.
She looked up at his chin and asked, “What about it?The other side has also said that there is no cure for this disease at the moment.”
Biden Lu dropped his eyes and smiled lightly.
“There is no cure, isn’t there already a medicine that can suppress this disease?Look at the rest of the Nam family, who have lived their entire lives with this disease, as long as they take their medication on time, aren’t they just as fine?Belinda Nangong alone lived to be sixty years old, and there’s plenty of time to live in the future, and I don’t see this disease affecting him much anymore.”
Jenny Jing frowned, “What you mean is…”
Biden Lu sighed softly, “It’s better to teach a man to fish than to fish with light.”
In one sentence, Jenny suddenly realized.
She responded at once and sat up, “Ah, I see, so actually bringing the prescription is the right thing to do.”
Biden Lu nodded.
“I’ll call him right now and tell him.”
She said, and quickly pulled out her mobile phone to make a call, and Biden Lu was beside her, looking at it with tears in her eyes.
Pulling the phone out of her palm all at once, Jenny turned to look at him, “What for?”
Biden Lu exclaimed, “Little fool, what’s the use of fighting now?They haven’t found anything, and when they do find something to take to the bargaining table, isn’t it a lot easier to negotiate?”
Jennyton’s eyes lit up.
“Yeah oh, okay, we’ll talk about that then.”
They talked for a while longer until it was all too late, and then they went back to their rooms together.
The next day at noon, the flight that Gu Siqian and Bella Qiao took landed in the Kyoto airport.
Jenny Jing and Biden Lu did not go to the airport to meet them, but sent Vicky and Mo Nan.
These two men, one of whom was Biden Lu’s henchman and one of whom was Jenny Jing’s henchman, also basically came in person on behalf of the two of them.
Vicky worried that they were not used to coming to China, and even introduced them to the scenery along the way.
Mo Nan was much more familiar with them, after all, the last time Jenny Jing and Biden Lu went to Lin City, she also went there.
There were occasional interjections in the car, and the ride was quite harmonious.
Soon the car was parked outside Villa Maple Bridge.
The four of them got out of the car, and far away, Jenny heard the sound of a car engine in the house, and immediately came out of the house, and indeed saw some people.
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