Tang Muting sighed and followed An Le's words, "I've never seen such a mature Pixiu in my life. It's truly a wonderful thing. I just don't know where you, little girl, accidentally got your hands on such a rare treasure?"

As soon as Tang Muting said this, everyone stopped eating, drinking, and talking. They all stared at An Le.

This is actually a question that they are all curious about.

Anle paused for a moment, glanced at the people present, and suddenly had a mysterious look on her face, "Would you all believe me if I said it just fell from the sky and landed in my hand out of nowhere?"

Everyone froze, but Tang Muting was the first to react. He then chuckled, "Little girl, don't try to fool me. Of course, no one will believe this."

Anle seemed to sigh, shrugged, and had an expression that said, "See? None of you believe me, so I have nothing more to say."

"You don't believe me? Actually, even I don't believe it myself."

"Of course, this Pixiu didn't fall from the sky; it fell from a tree." Anle wasn't wrong about that; it was just that it was taken from a tree in her system's garden.

In Tang Muting's view, this was clearly a joke to appease him.

The little girl had no intention of saying anything at all.

But Yan Qingxue, who was drinking alcohol nearby, blinked curiously after hearing this and asked with interest, "Where did it fall from? I'll go pick one up too."

"No, you actually believe what she said?" Tang Dingsheng rolled his eyes, clearly not believing An Le's explanation either.

But Yan Qingxue just didn't think it was an absurd joke. "So what? Why can't I believe it? Even the ancient trees in Miaohu Lake in Baicheng can disappear overnight. There are such bizarre things, so why can't I believe it?"

At the time, many people didn't believe that the ancient tree had disappeared overnight when they heard about it. They thought people were spreading rumors. But when they went to see for themselves, they found that the ancient tree had indeed disappeared. They believed it after seeing it for themselves.

Just because something hasn't been seen with one's own eyes doesn't mean it isn't true.

The ancient tree incident at Miaohu Lake is quite bizarre. If such a thing can happen, then it's not so absurd that a Pixiu fell from the tree, is it?

Compared to that ancient tree, it's nothing but a drop in the ocean.

Yan Qingxue spoke with conviction and as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Tang Dingsheng was stunned when he heard this, his expression changed for a moment, and then he nodded, his mind wandering because of Yan Qingxue.

"That makes sense."

Yan Qingxue tilted her head and continued to ask, "Tell me, which tree did it fall from? I want to see it too."

Anle shook his head. "I don't know which tree it fell from, but I got it from a traveling monk."

The monk said that I had a connection with the Pixiu, so he gave it to me.

Upon hearing this, Yan Qingxue truly didn't believe it. Glancing at An Le, she asked suspiciously, "Why would someone give you such a valuable thing for no reason?"

"Yes, I only gave that monk a steamed bun, and he gave me this Pixiu statue."

Tang Dingsheng asked curiously.

"Can you tell which country the monk is from?"

Anle shook his head. "I don't know. Although he looked like a monk, he might not actually be one. He was wearing a tattered brown robe and was bald."

I just felt that he was bald and spoke like a monk.

These words were spoken as if they were true, and the details sounded so real that even He Yusheng, if he didn't know the truth, would almost have believed them on the spot.

Of course, he genuinely didn't know the origin of that Pixiu.

However, it's obvious that Lele is just fooling people; that's his intuition.

...

He couldn't get any useful information out of Anle at the small banquet. She just talked nonsense the whole time, and he felt like he had been tricked by that little girl.

Tang Muting crushed the teacup in his hand with his bare hands, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes.

Since this little girl is so clueless, he shouldn't blame him for being impolite.

**

At the Yu residence, Anle was able to establish connections with the Tang family and move freely within their household, which pleased her greatly. Her goal was to have the Tang family personally invite her over, hoping they could discreetly inquire about the young girl without attracting attention.

Once the initial contact was made, the rest became much easier.

Because they still needed to discuss business matters, the day after the small banquet, Anle brought He Yusheng to visit again in person. This time, it was a public visit, and everyone assumed that it was about the jade business.

But He Yusheng knew that they had come to his door because of the little girl.

While Anle was discussing business with the fourth young master of the Tang family, He Yusheng wandered around the mansion by himself. Since he was a distinguished guest being received by the fourth young master of the Tang family, no one found it strange that He Yusheng was wandering around the Tang mansion.

For guests who are bored, they can either sit and drink tea or stroll around the garden and enjoy the scenery. What else can they do?

In this situation, wandering around aimlessly is perfectly normal.

For this reason, the fourth young master of the Tang family specially asked a servant to accompany He Yusheng on his stroll and to lead the way for him.

After strolling through several gardens, He Yusheng, feeling utterly bored, sat down in a small pavilion. He glanced at the servant following him and muttered, "Looking at all this, it's not as pleasing to the eye as the natural scenery back in Jincheng." Having visited several places, he had to admit that the Tang family mansion was indeed quite large. It would probably be difficult to figure out exactly where that little girl was here.

The servant stood by with a forced smile.

"Of course it can't compare; it can't compare to those macro mountain views."

"Then tell me something interesting to cheer me up. Is there anything fun or unusual in your household?"

For example, paranormal events, or things that can uplift one's spirits.

The servant was dumbfounded by He Yusheng's request; such a thing was not allowed in his household.

"No."

"That's not as interesting as Baicheng. At least there's something new there. The disappearance of the ancient tree is quite a spectacle."

You must have heard about this at your Tang family residence, right?

"Oh my, young master, this matter has spread far and wide, not just in Baicheng, but throughout the entire capital. Who doesn't know about this earth-shattering event? The news has even reached the surrounding cities."