nucmednet Chapter 186 Treasure and Spiritual Weapons
Chapter 186 Treasure and Spiritual Weapons
"Yes, it must be settled." Old Madam Su snorted coldly, "If we don't settle things properly, Ye Qinghao will think that our Su family is easy to bully."
"When he proposed to our Wan'er back then, he said such sweet things, saying that he would treat Wan'er well and cherish her like a treasure in the palm of his hand. Who could have known that everything would change in just a few years?"
Su Yusheng pursed his lips and remained silent.
Ye Qing'an recalled the conversation she overheard between Su Yusheng and the housekeeper when she arrived.
"I overheard my grandfather saying that he sent something out and replied to some kind of message?"
Su Yusheng felt a surge of anger when Ye Qing'an brought up the matter, and he snorted coldly: "That's why there's an old saying, 'When people leave, the tea grows cold.' We've been away from Wangjing City for more than ten years, and no one in Wangjing City cares about us anymore."
“I sent some things to people I used to be friends with, but only a handful of them replied to my post saying they wanted to visit.”
Ye Qing'an wasn't too surprised. Wangjing City was the imperial city of Siyou Kingdom, the most prosperous place in the entire kingdom, and also the most pragmatic.
In this capital city, whoever has power and influence, others will flock to him.
When someone loses power, those friends who thought they were loyal to them will scatter faster than anyone else.
Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "It's probably because word has spread that my maternal grandfather stormed into the Ye residence with a knife..."
"Ye Qinghao is currently at the height of his power, so naturally the people in the city wouldn't dare to offend him openly. Those who come to visit my grandfather at this critical juncture are true friends."
Su Yusheng scoffed: "He's just Ye Qinghao. His schemes and plots might be somewhat effective, but people like him, who have done too many bad things, will eventually face the consequences."
"He thought that by sending me to the godforsaken Tongxin Prefecture, he could ruin me. But he didn't expect that although Tongxin Prefecture was remote and the land was indeed not very fertile, it contained a treasure he was unaware of."
"Treasure?" Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow.
Su Yusheng glanced down at the seventh-grade spirit pill in his hand. Although this granddaughter did have a bad reputation before, the Su family never doubted their blood relatives. Besides, she had gone to great lengths to obtain two seventh-grade spirit pills just because he coughed twice...
He was willing to believe in his granddaughter just this once.
“Spirit stones.” Su Yusheng curled the corners of his mouth: “Tongxin Prefecture is indeed barren, and even grains and vegetables cannot be grown, but I found spirit stones in Tongxin Prefecture.”
"We discovered a spirit stone vein, which was originally intended to be reported to the Emperor."
Having served in the court for decades, Su Yusheng was no fool: "But the current emperor is not a wise ruler. Although I don't have much ambition, what happened more than ten years ago taught me a lesson: only when I have enough resources can I protect my family."
"Therefore, I did not report the matter of the spirit stone mine. I just organized a group of people, mined some spirit stones, and secretly transported them to other places to sell."
Ye Qing'an nodded: "That's how it should be. Only those who protect themselves and their families have the right to talk about anything else."
"Although Tongxin Prefecture is a bit remote, it's quite nice. If I hadn't known about Wan'er and your affair, I wouldn't have wanted to come back."
Ye Qing'an smiled, but they still came back.
Although her mother didn't marry the right person, she had parents who treated her very well.
"While I wouldn't say I'm as rich as a country, I'm certainly among the wealthiest people in the region."
Su Yusheng smiled, his eyes crinkling: "So, if you're short of money, you can just tell us. I may not have much else, but I have plenty of gold and silver."
Before Ye Qing'an could answer, Su Yusheng pulled out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve: "Here, take this money and spend it. Consider it my gift to you."
Old Madam Su stood to the side and rolled her eyes: "Vulgar."
Su Yusheng snorted coldly: "How can this be considered vulgar? Aren't the clothes you wear bought with money? Aren't the things you eat every day bought with money? Aren't all your gold and silver jewelry bought with money?"
"..." Old Madam Su was speechless after being rebuked.
Su Yusheng threw the stack of silver notes directly in front of Ye Qing'an: "Take it, take it. If you don't accept it, you're disrespecting your grandfather."
Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes and smiled: "How could I look down on you?"
"Then put it away."
Old Madam Su snorted coldly, and when she turned to look at Ye Qing'an, her face regained its gentle smile: "Don't listen to your maternal grandfather. Take this money first. In the Ye family, the servants are the most pragmatic. If they neglect you, just throw money at them."
Ye Qing'an responded and accepted the thick stack of silver notes with a smile.
The Su couple smiled, and the old lady Su stood up: "Wait a minute, I also have something for you."
Su Yusheng seemed to know what the old lady Su wanted to give her, and just smiled: "That thing was specially made by your maternal grandmother herself when she was in Tongxin Mansion. It was an absolutely good thing. Before, I thought your maternal grandmother was going to unnecessary trouble, but now I suddenly realize that you seem to be missing just one such thing."
"Hmm?" Ye Qing'an raised her eyebrows. What was it that she was currently lacking?
As they were talking, Old Madam Su came out with a long, narrow box and handed it to Ye Qing'an: "Take a look, see if you like it."
Ye Qing'an raised her eyebrows, opened the box, and saw a long red whip inside.
Unlike ordinary whips, this whip glowed red all over, with a faint spiritual light flowing through it.
"This is... a spirit weapon?"
"Yes." Madam Su smiled and said, "This spirit weapon was made by someone I specially asked to find. The whip is made from the meridians of a Saint-level spirit beast, and the handle is inlaid with seventh-grade spirit jade. It is definitely an excellent spirit weapon."
Su Yusheng snorted: "I just feel that with your current cultivation level, you are not quite worthy of this spiritual weapon."
Ye Qing'an nodded: "That's true."
Madam Su glared at Su Yusheng: "Qing An will eventually master the cultivation. I think this spiritual weapon is just right for her."
Madam Su smiled and said, "My family has been skilled in forging spirit weapons for generations. Although I later married your maternal grandfather, I did not abandon this craft. After your maternal grandfather and I, all the spirit weapons of our lineage have been forged by my own hands."
"Your mother's too... but when your mother got married, she personally buried her spirit beast."
"Although I didn't know your dantian had been repaired before, I always felt that you should have your own spiritual weapon, so I made this for you..."