Chapter 17: Complacent (Part 4)

Complacent (Part 4)

"Rou'er is right!! As the daughter of Zhu Tingxu, you should do exactly what you love to do..." As he spoke, he turned to look around at Luo'er and the others, then said tenderly to Rou'er, "Rou'er, you shall arrange this!!"

Rou'er immediately smiled. After glancing at the three girls, she laughed and said, "Let's have dinner first!! Tomorrow we must go to the old residence. This is not just a major event for our family, but a major event for the entire Zhu family, and even a major event for Yayu City!!"

Zhu Tingxu let out another burst of triumphant laughter!!

Everyone was overjoyed, sharing in his glory! Even Madam Wu forgot her slight trepidation and became happy!!

Next came dinner. By the time the meal was finished, everyone had learned about some of the things that had happened during his trip, and even more so, how he had achieved his breakthrough... It had been a perilous battle; he had fought alongside Martial Venerable Bai Mu against two Martial Venerables. Being only at the twelfth stage, he was naturally no match for them. It was a brush with death; he had nearly died, but fortunately, at the final critical moment, he broke through... As for the conclusion of that grudge, Zhu Tingxu did not say.

Finally, he said, "Bai Mu has invited us to Yuefa City... I have already agreed. Pack your things well; in one month, Bai Mu will come to pick us up..." Once this news came out, everyone was naturally shocked, surprised, and delighted once again.

After that came the distribution of gifts!! Once the gifts were distributed, Zhu Tingxu waved his hand and dismissed everyone.

Yi thought impure thoughts: Zhu Tingxu and Madam Rou were likely experiencing a "rekindled passion" after their brief separation, which was why he seemed so impatient... Carrying these impure thoughts, Yi took her gift back to the Golden Bamboo Courtyard. Instead of returning to her room, she went straight into the forest.

From the very first day she had moved in here openly, no one was allowed to enter the bamboo forest; if they wanted to call her, they had to call from outside the woods.

It was still the same old spot, still that same bamboo stalk. With a light leap, she jumped onto the bamboo, pressing it down until it bent, allowing her to lie steadily upon it.

She opened the gift box. Inside was a palm-sized piece of jade, uncarved. This jade was not pure; one-third was white jade, and two-thirds were black. In the area between the two colors, the hue was very impure, looking quite unpleasant to the eye...

When Yi first saw the jade, she was pleasantly surprised—it was truly a case of someone bringing a pillow just as she was getting sleepy. However, upon seeing the impurities that accounted for one-sixth of it, she felt it was a pity!! Otherwise, she could have crafted several more chess pieces from it...