Chapter 140 It's alright, I'm here.
Old Master Bai and the old butler were still angry about the betrayal of their loved ones when they suddenly heard Ye Wanxi's exclamation and instinctively looked in their direction.
Only then did they realize that Ye Wanxi was pointing to the jade pendant hanging around Bai Haoqi's neck.
Bai Haoqi didn't expect Ye Wanxi to react so strongly after seeing the jade pendant around his neck. Almost instinctively, she tightened her grip on the pendant and looked at Old Master Bai questioningly.
When Grandpa Bai saw the pendant, his expression was somewhat complicated and nostalgic. He comforted her, saying, "It's alright, let Miss Ye take a look at the pendant."
Bai Haoqi nodded and obediently took the jade pendant off his neck and handed it to Ye Wanxi.
As soon as Ye Wanxi got her hands on it, she confirmed her guess: this crescent-shaped carved jade pendant was actually a mid-level defensive magic artifact.
Unfortunately, due to its age and the fact that it has withstood numerous external attacks over the years, the defensive array inside is now on the verge of collapse.
At most, it will only last another year or two before becoming an ordinary jade pendant, unable to continue protecting its owner.
Seeing Ye Wanxi staring at the jade pendant for a long time without saying a word, Old Master Bai couldn't help but feel a little nervous, fearing that it was another harmful thing.
"Wanxi?"
Ye Wanxi seemed to wake from a dream and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was too surprised just now, and my tone wasn't very good."
"It's alright, it's alright, Wanxi, is Haoqi's pendant...?"
"Where did this come from?" Ye Wanxi asked, then quickly added, afraid the old man might overthink it, "Don't be nervous, it's a good thing. It can protect its owner from evil spirits. If it weren't for it protecting Young Master Bai, he probably would have already..."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Bai breathed a slight sigh of relief, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "These are my wife's belongings. They are said to be her family heirloom, passed down through many generations. In their generation, only my wife remains."
“This thing was originally passed down to my daughter-in-law. After Haoqi was born, my daughter-in-law heard that jade could nourish people, so she has been taking it with him ever since. Over the years, Haoqi has never been separated from it.”
"No wonder."
"What?"
"Do you remember what the butler said about how a few fish were caught from the koi pond before Mr. and Mrs. Bai's accident?"
“Three, two big and one…” Old Master Bai’s expression changed slightly.
“That’s right, it was two adults and one child.” Ye Wanxi glanced at the jade pendant in her hand. “Mr. and Mrs. Bai probably wanted to take Young Master Bai with them when they went out, right?”
"Yes, Haoqi was in elementary school at the time, and it was during the holidays. The original plan was to go there to pick up some medicinal herbs and take the child there for a visit. Unexpectedly, the day before we were to leave, the child suddenly cried all night and developed a high fever. Although he was a little better the next day, he was still listless."
"The plane tickets were booked well in advance, and the cooperation was scheduled for a later date. My daughter-in-law was worried about the children and originally planned to stay..."
As he spoke, a hint of regret appeared on Old Master Bai's face: "If I hadn't told her to go with Haoqi's father without worry, and that I would have stayed home to help take care of the child, maybe..."
"Grandpa," Bai Haoqi quickly grasped the old man's hand, "This is not your fault, don't overthink it."
Grandpa Bai looked at his sickly grandson, nodded, and rallied himself: "So, Haoqi's sudden high fever back then was also because of this jade pendant?"
"It's pretty close to the truth." Ye Wanxi said as she handed the jade pendant back to Bai Haoqi.
"Hurry up and put it away properly."
When Grandpa Bai saw Ye Wanxi return the jade pendant to her grandson, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not that Old Master Bai is stingy; he might not care about anything else, but this thing is now his lifeline, the straw that can save his grandson's life.
Thinking back to how Ye Wanxi had been looking at this thing for a long time, Old Master Bai was worried that she might want to keep it for herself. He wondered whether he should agree or not.
Fortunately, Ye Wanxi didn't have mind-reading abilities, otherwise she probably wouldn't have been able to resist giving him a disdainful look.
This thing seemed quite rare to them, but it wasn't really anything special to Ye Wanxi.
The reason she stared at the jade pendant for so long was because she was thinking about her storage ring, which had somehow ended up being used by someone else.
Her second senior brother was a renowned weapon refiner across the entire continent. Ye Wanxi remembered that when she first went down the mountain with her eldest senior brother for training, her second senior brother specially crafted a house for her because he was worried that she would be exposed to the elements.
The house, when placed in the storage ring, was no bigger than a luminous pearl and didn't take up much space.
But when you need it while you're out, you can simply throw it out and it will transform into a charming little house of several dozen square meters.
Then, thinking about the hundreds of properties her second senior brother left her in this life... Ye Wanxi suspected that her second senior brother might have some special obsession with houses!
"This pendant has protected him from many disasters over the years, but its effectiveness has diminished considerably. If I hadn't come today, it would have lasted at most another year or two before it faded and became just ordinary jade."
"This..." Old Master Bai's expression changed slightly, "What should we do?"
Ye Wanxi chuckled: "What else can we do? Of course, we have to solve the problem."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Bai realized he had asked a foolish question out of concern, and hurriedly nodded: "Yes, yes, the most urgent thing is to solve the problem as soon as possible. What should we do with that White Tiger evil spirit you just mentioned? Can we cut down that pear tree?"
"Starting construction rashly could easily lead to unforeseen problems. Let's go and take a look first."
"Okay, let's go now."
"Um."
"Grandpa, I want to go too."
Grandpa Bai looked disapproving: "You're not feeling well, stay inside and rest. We'll be right back."
"But I want to go and see. Because of me, there hasn't been a single day of peace in my family. Now I want to see what kind of superhuman things these are, that they can slowly drain my life away and manipulate us all like puppets."
Grandpa Bai looked at his grandson for a long time before finally giving up and looking to Ye Wanxi for help.
Ye Wanxi didn't seem to have much of an opinion on this: "Let him go if he wants to. It's okay, I'm here."
He's only a few years older than his grandson, yet he's undeniably convincing.
Grandpa Bai finally agreed to his grandson's request and had the housekeeper bring a wheelchair, and together they walked to the west side of the courtyard.
The pear trees were planted in a small, unused courtyard on the west side, with the open space facing the Bai family's study.
The pear saplings, planted three months ago, are almost as tall as a one-story building, lush and vibrant.
If Ye Wanxi hadn't pointed it out, who would have thought that such an inconspicuous little tree almost cost their young master his life!
Ye Wanxi stood under the shade of the tree for a while, then suddenly reached out and broke off a branch, walking around the tree and drawing pictures.
(End of this chapter)
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