Xu Wendong looked at Qin Hao with a face full of surprise.
He hadn’t expected to meet the mastermind of Su Province’s top family here.
He held a certain respect for this guy’s decade-long act of pretending to be insane.
If it weren’t for his extraordinary perseverance, he would have died long ago.
Xu Wendong casually asked, "Is everything with the Qin Family sorted out?"
"Everything’s been handled," Qin Hao responded respectfully. He was deeply grateful to Xu Wendong; without his intervention, he couldn’t have overthrown his second uncle, avenged his parents, or retaken the Qin Corporation.
Just as Xu Wendong was about to speak, his phone rang.
"I’ll take this call first." Seeing that it was Bai Lu calling, he walked to the side and pressed the answer key, "Sister, go ahead."
"Guo Jianxun wants to treat me to lunch at noon!" Bai Lu felt a surge of anxiety; she really didn’t know how to face Guo Jianxun.
Xu Wendong replied, "A meal is fine, but we choose the location. Leave it to me. Just focus on your studies."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Wendong returned to Qin Hao, "Lunch is okay, but two more friends will join us!"
"Knowing Mister Xu’s friends is an honor for me." Qin Hao’s face was full of sincerity. Xu Wendong was already so powerful, his friends shouldn’t be ordinary people, right?
Xu Wendong said, "Then let’s take your car!"
Qin Hao quickly opened the car door, having Xu Wendong sit in the boss’s seat, while he sat in the left rear seat, instructing the driver to drive.
"Why did you come to Donghai?" Xu Wendong casually asked.
Qin Hao respectfully replied, "I was invited by the Donghai Municipal Government to attend the International Crystal Expo."
Xu Wendong understood.
Donghai’s crystals were renowned worldwide, although their prices weren’t as high as those of jade and other precious gems.
But with their large output and variety, and being of good quality and low price, they became Donghai’s most important industry.
With these colorful crystals, Donghai had become one of the top-tier cities in Su Province.
While they were chatting,
Qin Hao’s phone rang. He answered briefly, then looked at Xu Wendong, "Mister Xu, would you mind if I brought a friend along for lunch?"
Since Qin Hao was the one inviting, Xu couldn’t very well decline.
Ten minutes later, the Mercedes stopped below a luxurious five-star hotel. Qin Hao got out to help Xu Wendong open the car door and invited him into the hotel, as if unaware people might mistake him for hotel staff.
At the same time, Xu Wendong also sent the dining location to Bai Lu, asking her to bring Guo Jianxun.
When Guo Jianxun arrived,
He would surely give up his unrealistic ideas and apologize to Bai Lu.
Xu Wendong planned to use leverage.
To leverage the Qin Family’s influence to suppress Guo Jianxun, making him retreat.
Qin Hao brought Chen Nan to a luxurious six-person private room. Though the room could only seat six people, the table was quite large.
He intended for Xu Wendong to order dishes, but Xu Wendong casually said he wasn’t picky, so Qin Hao instructed the staff to prepare the highest standard offerings.
At that moment, Qin Hao’s driver entered, respectfully saying, "Chairman, our men found something interesting. Are you interested?"
Qin Hao, curious, asked, "What is it?"
"Please wait a moment." The driver left a remark and exited the room, returning moments later with a square nanmu wooden box.
The box was made of golden silk sandalwood, emitting a faint golden glow, clearly expensive.
Upon opening the box,
Inside was a fist-sized blood-red crystal ball. Under the light, the crystal ball emitted a scarlet glow, crystal-clear without a trace of impurity.
Of course, blood-red crystal wasn’t very rare.
What Xu Wendong didn’t expect was the presence of a small, ping-pong-sized, oval-shaped azure object inside, crisscrossed with red cracks.
It looked like an egg.
"Was it processed by someone?" Qin Hao seemed somewhat disappointed.
The driver respectfully said, "Chairman, this wasn’t processed later. It’s naturally formed," and handed over a quality inspection report.
Qin Hao drew in a sharp breath, "No way, how could there be something else inside the crystal?"
He knew that amber might contain insects and plants, formed as resin encapsulated those things and after millions of years became fossils.
But crystal formation was different from amber!
The driver said, "I don’t know why there is an egg in the crystal, but this thing is indeed naturally formed."
"This is indeed rare!" Qin Hao was full of disbelief.
He believed if this matter came to light, it would surely shock many and overturn some people’s understanding of the world.
"Can I take a look at the crystal ball?" Xu Wendong showed strong interest.
Qin Hao immediately handed the crystal ball to Xu Wendong.
Xu Wendong took it and examined it carefully.
Inside was indeed an egg.
But he couldn’t determine the origin of the egg or what species it belonged to.
However, one thing was clear, the azure egg encased in crystal had probably turned fossilized.
Yet, placing it at home as a decoration seemed like a good choice.
Just as Xu Wendong was about to hand the crystal ball back to Qin Hao,
he was shocked to feel
a faint fluctuation emanating from the egg in the crystal ball, as if still alive.
"Crystal formation takes at least a billion years, how could this egg still be alive?" Xu Wendong felt tumultuous waves in his heart. Even as a cultivator, he was confused.
Qin Hao noticed Xu Wendong’s keen interest in the crystal ball and immediately said, "Mister Xu, since you crystal ball, consider it a gift as a token of my gratitude!"
Xu Wendong responded, "Alright, I’ll accept the crystal ball, but I don’t like owing favors." With that, he pulled out a Body Tempering Pill, "This elixir should extend your family’s elder’s life by ten years!"
He truly liked the crystal ball.
Accurately speaking, it was the mysterious egg inside.
Even though he now didn’t know the egg’s origin, successfully hatching it would be an interesting and fulfilling endeavor!
Yet, he wondered what species would hatch from it!
"Qin Hao, it’s just a meal, why choose such a high-end place?" Along with a clear and pleasant voice, a graceful silhouette entered Xu Wendong’s view.
In the instant their eyes met, the woman showed a surprised expression, "What a coincidence?"