“It seems you are the one most fated to have the dragon-head jade pendant, so I’ll make the decision to give it to you!”
With that, the old master decisively handed the box, along with the jade pendant, to Xu Fei.
Xu Fei knew it would be impolite to refuse, so he accepted it without hesitation.
As his fingers brushed the dragon-head jade pendant, a vivid image flashed through his mind.
In that somewhat blurry scene, Xu Fei saw not only the dragon-head jade pendant but also a red phoenix-tail jade pendant appearing alongside it.
“Phoenix-tail jade pendant? Could these be a paired set? Looks like I’ll need to get Hell’s Ear to dig up some information!”
Having learned about the phoenix-tail pendant, Xu Fei made up his mind.
At this point, the Zhu family’s matters had been largely resolved.
Before Xu Fei left, the old master, surprisingly, didn’t come to see him off in person, but instead sent someone with an unexpected gift.
“What’s this?”
Wang Qiang held a yellow envelope, leaving Xu Fei puzzled.
“This is the final gift from the old master. No more talk, open it and see, Mr. Xu!”
Xu Fei did as suggested, and upon opening the envelope, he found a property transfer contract and a letter inside.
“Dear young friend Xu Fei, I never imagined that at the twilight of my life, I’d meet such an outstanding junior like you, truly a stroke of fortune.
After this parting, we likely won’t meet again. I’ve transferred all my assets to you.
Rather than leaving these assets in the Zhu family to fuel further strife among my descendants, it’s better to entrust them to you.
By the time you read this letter, I will have retreated to the mountains. Farewell.”
It was clear to anyone that this was a final letter, and Xu Fei couldn’t help but sigh.
“I never thought that last meeting would be our final one!”
With that, Xu Fei turned to look at the Zhu family’s butler, Zhu Fu, who instantly grew nervous and began stammering.
“M-Mr. Xu… why are you looking at me like that?”
“Hmph, if you’ve got a clear conscience, why can’t you even meet my gaze? If you know what’s good for you, confess now, where did you hide the tai sui?”
Others might not know, but with his clairvoyant vision, Xu Fei could see clearly, there was a strange aura emanating from Zhu Fu, an ordinary man, and that aura distinctly belonged to something not of the living.
Hearing Xu Fei’s words, and having witnessed the scene where Old Master Zhu gifted Xu Fei the dragon-head jade pendant, Zhu Fu now believed Xu Fei truly possessed the ability to foresee things. How else could he know secrets even the old master was unaware of?
Zhu Fu’s psychological defences crumbled instantly, and he hurriedly bowed to Xu Fei, apologising, “I… I’ll confess everything, Mr. Xu. It was just a moment of greed, but I swear I had no ill intentions!”
Then Zhu Fu quickly explained.
It turned out that when Zhu Ji and his father and brother purchased the tai sui, it was merely for show. They had no intention of spending a fortune to cure the old master.
Thus, once the tai sui was brought back, it was set aside.
When Zhu Fu learned of this, he seized the opportunity while the trio was secretly plotting to harm the old master, sneaking in to steal the tai sui for himself.
