Chapter 373: Chapter 373: The Secret Under the Old Locust Tree (5) Chapter 373: Chapter 373: The Secret Under the Old Locust Tree (5) Qiaoqiao’s hands tore off a piece of celery leaf.
Then, she placed it in another pot, washed and blanched it, ready to be made into a small pickled dish.
She thought, Old Man Zhang’s words meant that this might backfire.
What kind of backlash would it be?
Would it be like what the Gold Jade Stone Carving did?
If so, it would be well deserved.
It was just unknown whether the person from the Mystic Sect was still alive.
If he had died, that would be too easy for him.
Actually, the analysis was straightforward; the only ones who would want the Gu Family to end its lineage were Ning Wanru and Gu Cheng.
Those two individuals were as venomous as vipers.
Qiaoqiao’s expression turned cold, how many sins did Ning Wanru carry on her shoulders?
That such a person could live to seventy, was heaven being fair or not?
The old patriarch also reintroduced his newly acknowledged grandson and great-granddaughter to Old Man Zhang.
Zhang Miao, being a descendant of the Heavenly Master Sect, may have fallen from grace but still possessed something they did not know they might need.
Thus, the Old Patriarch treated him with great courtesy.
After finishing the meal, he personally handed Old Man Zhang a large envelope.
Inside was a thick stack of cash.
Old Man Zhang declined at first, but then accepted it.
After all, he rightfully deserved it.
It was not until he got home and opened the envelope to see the money that he realized the Old Patriarch had given him ten thousand yuan.
All in fifty yuan notes, two bundles, packed in a large brown paper envelope.
He thought it would be, at most, one thousand yuan.
He had not expected the Old Patriarch to be so generous.
Now, there was a solution for his children’s wedding expenses.
Moreover, the Old Patriarch meant to keep in regular contact with him.
After proudly handing the money to his spouse, he walked with his hands behind his back to the storeroom.
Looking at the dusty books and items, Zhang Miao suddenly felt an urge to rise from the ashes.
He did no evil deeds, harmed no one, and merely calculated safety for others; he believed no one would deal with him.
Moreover, during his recent chat with Qiaoqiao, the young girl mentioned she knew about the North Third Gate; surely, there would be no problem.
Suddenly feeling a suffocation in her chest under the shade of a tree, Tian Sanxian then felt a burning sensation, as if an unnamed flame were scorching her heart.
A sweet, fishy taste rose up.
She abruptly got up, and a mouthful of dark, fishy-smelling blood spewed out.
She then rolled off the lounge chair.
Her heart beating violently, her complexion turned pale, and her eyes widened; at that moment, she suddenly remembered the item that had been buried in Gu Garden as per someone’s instruction.
Her ancestors had said that if it were deciphered, the backlash would be immense, potentially reducing a person’s lifespan or causing death from prolonged illness.
Seeing her granddaughter hurriedly running towards her, it was already too late to advise; her trembling hands broke the bead tied with a red string on her wrist, revealing a talisman paper inside.
She exerted all her strength to swallow the talisman paper, and only then did she pass out reassured.
Meanwhile, Tian Sanxian’s granddaughter, calling for help, urgently had Tian Sanxian taken to the hospital.
At the Gu Family, Qiaoqiao went for a nap.
The Old Patriarch kept Gu Tianfeng behind.
The future was uncertain, and he needed to prepare Gu Tianfeng to be the rock that could shield against the storm.
Zhang Yi also arrived, bringing a document with him.
It was the sales agreement for the Hetian Jade Mine, already filed with the relevant authorities.
The shares of Ning Wanru and Gu Cheng in the jade mine had also been clarified.