221 Jade Pendant
“Grandpa, you treasure this jade pendant very much. Can you tell me what important meaning this jade pendant has?” Ning Yue asked as she observed Old Master Ning’s expression.
She remembered that in the past, whenever she mentioned the jade pendant, Old Master Ning would be sad and angry. She wondered if he would still be like this.
If he reacted the same way, she would stop talking about it. She would talk about the jade pendant later.
Unexpectedly, Old Master Ning was no longer as sad as before. He smiled at Ning Yue. “Yueyue has liked this jade pendant since she was young. I’ll tell you the source of the jade pendant now.”
“Do you still remember your Great Uncle Wu Chang?” Old Master Ning asked Ning Yue.
Wu Chang? Ning Yue frowned tightly. She searched the memories in her mind and realized that this person called Wu Chang was not from the Ning Family Village to begin with. As for where he came from, Ning Yue did not remember.
“He wandered to our Ning Family Village when he was very young. Later, he got married in the Ning Family Village and had a son. He thought that his life could continue like this. However, one day, he received a jade token. He found me and entrusted his family to me. I only found out his true identity that day.”
“He said that he had a master from Russia. He failed in his mission and his master ordered him to stay in the Ning Family Village. He would only summon him back if he needed help. After so many years, he thought that his master had forgotten about him. Unexpectedly, when he was relaxing, he received a summon through that jade token.”
“He returned to Russia. Many years passed, but I still didn’t see him. One night, I went out with your uncles and great-uncles and encountered a group of bandits. There was a masked hero who attacked when he saw injustice.”
“But for some reason, that Great Swordsman fainted after saving us. We quickly went forward to treat him. After removing his mask, we realized that that person was actually your Great Uncle Wu Chang.”
Ning Yue listened quietly and did not interrupt. This part of history sounded so strange. How could an outsider be so close to her grandfather?
Other than the fact that Old Master Ning was popular and had a wide range of friends, another reason should be that Wu Chang had a good character, so his grandfather was on good terms with him.
“What happened after that? How was Great Uncle Wu Chang?” Ning Yue asked.
At the mention of this, Old Master Ning sighed heavily. “When we examined him at that time, he didn’t have any external injuries, so we guessed that he had suffered serious internal injuries. We didn’t dare to move him around, so we could only call the doctor over. He was saved, but the doctor said that his internal organs were already damaged and he wouldn’t live for long.”
“We brought him back to the village. In the end, he only lived for three months before passing away. This jade pendant is his relic.” At this point, Old Master Ning sighed again.
Wu Chang was his good friend, and the jade pendant was a relic of Wu Chang. Therefore, no matter how much he doted on Ning Yue, he could only let Ning Yue play with it for a while before taking it back.
“Grandpa, I’m really sorry. I didn’t know this jade pendant was so important to you. I won’t ask you for it again,” Ning Yue said.
Old Master Ning smiled and reached out to stroke Ning Yue’s head. “Our Yueyue is the most sensible child.”
“Grandpa, why don’t we go back early today?” Ning Yue suggested.
“Alright, let’s go back early.” As he spoke, Old Master Ning began to pack his things.
“Grandpa, I’m going to the street to buy some meat. You can go back first.” As she spoke, Ning Yue jogged away.
It was not that she wanted to buy meat, but she wanted to look for Yuan Hui and tell him about this first.
Before she could take a few steps, she saw Yuan Hui standing not far from the river, waiting for her. Ning Yue was worried that Old Master Ning would pass by when he returned home, so she pulled Yuan Hui away.
At a place where the two of them could not see him, Jiang Ying was standing not far away. He glared at all of this. Out of respect and trust for Ning Yue, he did not step forward immediately.
“I asked Grandpa. This jade pendant is a relic of someone called Wu Chang. How can it be related to your sister?” Ning Yue asked.
“Wu Chang?” Yuan Hui frowned and thought for a while before finally remembering this person.
“This person is the late emperor’s Dragon Scale Secret Guard. He’s directly in charge of the late emperor’s safety. If it’s the dragon pattern jade pendant he has, it won’t be strange.”
Yes, that matched what Old Master Ning had said.