Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Your adoptive father's life and death are unknown
The unexpected reason actually made Su Yun a little interested. If the Su family was talking about her, she would suggest that they burn it and be done with it, but since it was about her parents, she couldn't help but be tempted.
It seems that businessmen are good at understanding people's minds and have their own set of rhetoric.
Seeing that Su Yun was silent, Wu Jin reminded him again: "Speaking of which, ever since you forced their daughter to go abroad, the Su family's business has fallen into a very strange situation. I can't explain it, but there is obviously nothing wrong with the business and financial reports, but it makes people feel... that it is on the decline."
Any heir to a family, even if their vision is not as strong as their parents, can at least understand the economic trends. Wu Jin's words are very valuable for reference. Even he thinks that there are problems with the Su family's economic trends. From an internal perspective, the Su family's problems will only be bigger.
Su Yun hesitated for a while and said, "I will think about it and not reply for now. If there is a clear answer, I will ask you to notify them."
Wu Jin had no objection, but was just curious: "Sure, but why don't you reject them in person? If I say so, they may not give up."
"I have to use one of their men to exchange for a bounty warrant, so as not to alert the enemy." Su Yun needed to consider the role played by Zhao Tuhu in this matter.
Knowing that Su Yun's work was a mess, Wu Jin didn't ask any more questions. He would help delay the Su family for the time being.
After hanging up the phone, Su Yun was a little hesitant about contacting her parents. Were the Su family's words a bargaining chip, or were they deliberately trying to lure her into the trap?
But now that things have come to this, what's the point of looking for her?
Essentially speaking, ever since they drove Su Yun away, there should be no connection between them. Even if it is calculated based on cultivation capital, the fortune that Su Yun's fate brought them over the years can make up for it. Severing the relationship means that neither party owes anything.
In addition, when Su Yun reappeared in a fully formed body, the Su family's attitude remained the same as before, which showed that Su Yun was of no use to the Su family.
Why do you want to contact me suddenly?
In a superior way.
When it comes to his parents, Su Yun still has different feelings towards his biological parents, so he didn't notice for a moment that the Su family's attitude was not begging at all, but rather like alms.
It's like some junk is suddenly found at home, but others may think it is very precious, so they go around in a condescending manner to inform the buyer, as if the buyer should be grateful to them.
Thinking of this, Su Yun decided not to let her parents come back for the New Year, so that some people would not bother her parents when they couldn't get anything in return from her.
Ji Weitang and Su Yiling are good people with great merits. When they were looking for Su Yun over the years, they encountered bad things and bad people, and they did not hide from them. They handled them whenever they could, and sometimes even paid money to help.
If it weren't for these merits, how could Su Yun be secretly given the opportunity to change his fate?
Su Yun called Ji Weitang directly. He didn't know where they were and the signal was not very good. "Mommy, why is your call so intermittent?"
Ji Weitang tried to shout: "It's not good for me and...Jin...to switch..."
Then the phone was hung up. Su Yun was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that they had left him a small magic tool that could transmit sound thousands of miles away, so he got up and went back to his room to look for it.
It was placed in the drawer of the desk, and just then the formation on it flashed, indicating that someone was transmitting a message.
Su Yun quickly turned the formation, and then Ji Weitang's voice came out: "Baby, mom and your dad have arrived in the desert. Mushrooms are growing here recently. We are going to dig some and send them back to you."
"Mushrooms? Desert...mushrooms? Is that right?" Su Yun was confused. He wondered if he lacked some common sense. He took out his mobile phone to search whether mushrooms grew in the desert.
After searching, I found that it is really long and the name is very straightforward. The problem is that it doesn't grow in this season.
Su Yun asked angrily, "Don't lie to me. What were you doing? Mushrooms in the northwest desert are not in season at all. They only grow in spring and autumn. Did you take orders from others again?"
After saying that, Su Yun threw the magic weapon on the table unhappily. He said he was going to travel and relax, but ended up going to work again. How many years of youth does a person have in his lifetime? Isn't it enough to work?
If I really want to do so much work, I might as well come back and help her make wreaths. Now the wreaths are made by Ghost Bride and Mi Niang, and the quality is uneven, so customers won’t notice them if they don’t look carefully.
After a while, the message came, Ji Weitang said on the other end: "Baby, it's nothing, mom and dad said we're going out for a trip, of course it's a trip, but if there are good things, we must find a way to get you some. We sent you a new toy, and it's almost here, don't worry about mom and dad, just have fun at home."
It really doesn't sound like going to work, but rather to collect jade.
Su Yun hesitated to speak, and finally compromised: "Okay, I can't stop you from looking for things, so will you come back for the New Year?"
This time Su Yiling answered, "Baby, there's no need to test your parents. If you have anything to say, you can tell them directly. We won't be angry. But your face is also very important, so we decided not to go back this year. We will go back in March with some delicious mushrooms, okay?"
Habits formed over the years in the Su family are difficult to change. Su Yun sighed helplessly after hearing this. Her thoughts were almost exposed in front of people of her parents' cultivation. She was worried that her parents would be soft-hearted when they came back, and her parents were also reluctant to embarrass their daughter.
Su Yun was happy and said directly: "Thank you, Dad and Mom. In addition to mushrooms, I also want fruits and corn. Bring some more, muah."
Ji Weitang and Su Yiling, who were in the northwest wind and sand, were so fascinated by their lovely daughter that they both showed expressions as if they saw a cute thing, and then immediately swallowed a mouthful of sand.
After spitting out the sand, Su Yiling raised his hand to wipe the dust off Ji Weitang's face and said, "Shall we go down?"
Ji Weitang nodded: "Okay, I hope I can make it to the date agreed with the baby."
Su Yun in Bincheng had no idea what her parents were doing. She hung up the Thousand Miles Voice Transmission and started searching for how delicious the fruits in the northwest were. It was winter and snowing, but she was already looking forward to eating the sweetest watermelon in the world.
Su Yun was blinded by the gifts his parents had promised him and completely forgot about the Su family. After dark, the second chef and his team came back with a whole truck of snacks. All employees went to help sort them. Those that could be kept for a long time could be put in their own rooms, while those that could not be kept for a long time would be quickly kept by the chef to avoid spoilage.
The job of moving snacks is like a mouse guarding a rice jar; the important thing is to eat while doing it. Everyone's mouths were busy. Su Yun opened a pack of milk-salt biscuits and munched on them, while also counting the stored quantity.
Just as the number was about to be counted, someone suddenly shouted outside the door: "The express has arrived. Is baby Su Yun here?"
The old employees were already accustomed to this kind of intimate address. Only the newcomers Lin Lang and Mi Niang were very shocked. They looked at Su Yun in surprise. How could someone call the director like that?
Firstly, Su Yun is already in her twenties. Of course, you can still say that a person in her twenties is a baby. But the important thing is that Su Yun is not someone who is suitable to be called a baby. She never lowers her chin when looking at people, so how can she be called a baby?
Su Yun stood up calmly and said, "What are you looking at? Even if I'm 120 years old, my parents can still call me baby."
Su Yun walked out of the funeral home with her head held high. She saw five courier employees standing outside. She was unsure how big a thing her parents had sent her.
"I'm Su Yun baby. Where's my express delivery?" Su Yun walked over and asked.
It was already dark now, with only the lights in front of the funeral home emitting a dim white light. Next to the express truck was a truck loaded with snacks, and the employees were moving things back and forth. They didn't use any magic, and it looked very ordinary.
The courier handed the order to Su Yun for signature and said, "This is a large item. If you have someone who can help, we won't move it to avoid damage."
Su Yun signed in a few seconds and said, "Okay, can I see what it is first?"
After confirming that there was no problem with the order, the courier tore off the receipt and gave it to Su Yun. He then had someone open the back door of the car, which revealed a huge box. Judging from its size, Su Yun thought her parents had sent her a tree, otherwise it would be hard to imagine what toy could be so big.
The item was indeed a bit big, and the express delivery note also said it was fragile and could not be turned upside down or placed sideways. It was very troublesome, so Su Yun had to call an employee over.
After the box was taken down, the couriers left. No one wanted to stay outside the funeral home so late at night.
It was still snowing outside. While there was no one around, Lin Lang and his team quickly used magic to support the box and moved it into the lobby of the funeral home.
Everyone stopped moving the snacks and looked at the boxes, guessing what was inside.
The ghost stretched out her hand: "It blocks the detection of spells."
Lin Lang pinched his fingers and said, "There are various protective charms inside, which cannot be broken by ordinary attacks."
Su Yun knocked on the box with his folding fan in annoyance: "What are you doing? Such a big item may be very expensive, what's wrong with protecting it better? Give me a utility knife."
The ghost bride casually handed over a handful, and Su Yun took it and said as he opened it, "Come to think of it, my parents said this is a new toy for me. In what era did children's toys become so big?"
The outer cardboard box was opened, revealing a carved wooden box with a refreshing fragrance. The smell did not come from the incense or the inside of the box, but from the wooden box itself.
This box alone is worth a lot of money.
Su Yun became even more curious. The box was so precious, so the things inside should not be bad.
After the wooden box was opened, the four wooden boards unfolded by themselves. The employees quickly caught them, and then everyone's eyes suddenly widened - there was a tree in the box, a jade tree.
The jade is radiant and warm under the light, and its color is better than the two dragons in Su Yun's hands. It is obviously a tree carved out of jade, planted in a porcelain pot, but it looks lifelike, as if it is a emerald green tree slowly extending its branches and leaves.
Su Yun stretched out his folding fan and carefully moved the leaves, but they were really moved by her. He was so startled that he immediately withdrew his hand.
The lobby fell into silence, even the sound of breathing was gone, everyone was amazed by this jade tree.
After a long time, Su Yun took out his cell phone with shaking hands and called his parents. He wanted to ask what this thing was and if he would be arrested by the government.
But the call was not connected. Su Yun suddenly came back to his senses, looked at his phone, and dialed again in disbelief, but still could not be connected, so he called again later.
"What's going on? Why can't I get through?" Su Yun couldn't help but worry about his parents' safety.
The master chef hurriedly said, "Director, it's okay. With the skills of the old director and his men, they can escape even if they encounter danger. Maybe they just went to a no-signal area."
The call could be connected in the morning, but not at all in the evening. If he wanted to make an emergency call, he should use the Thousand Miles Voice Transmission. However, Su Yun knew that if the other party didn't answer the phone, it meant that they were busy with something else. In order not to distract them, it would be better not to disturb them unless there was an emergency.
Su Yun sighed: "This thing is too valuable, and I don't know where it came from. Anyway, move it to my room first, and I'll study it."
There was no letter or label in the box, just an antique flowerpot and a jade plant.
At first Su Yun thought that the tree was supported by the soil. He reached out to touch it in the room and found that it was a very thin black unknown substance, which was in pieces. It did not feel like sand or soil, nor like a gem. It was very strange.
The leaves of the jade tree feel as warm as jade, but the joints can move like a real tree.
Su Yun thought about the "toys" his parents mentioned and came up with a bold idea: Since it is a toy, can the leaves be plucked off and put back together?
If you can’t do that, what kind of toy is it?
This kind of thing is definitely not easy to sell, so it should be okay if one or two leaves are missing. Su Yun boldly grabbed an inconspicuous little leaf and pulled it gently. It really fell off, and the broken end even looked very similar to an ordinary leaf.
Looking at the leaf in her hand, Su Yun felt that her three views had been refreshed. She tried to aim the broken end of the leaf at the branch of the jade tree, and then the jade was taken back at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if it had never been picked before.
Su Yun touched his head, not understanding this operation. The question was, what was the use of this thing?
Is it really a magical toy given to her?
Unable to understand, Su Yun planned to look in the library of the funeral home, where treasures and ancient books were kept. However, he might not find any records. Many things are sometimes not written in books, but are carved on stones as time goes by. One has to go and see the stones to know what happened.
It was already late when I came out of the room. The funeral home only had those activities in the evening. Today there was food, so everyone was very happy. We played mahjong under the corridor and ate at the same time. Because there were new arrivals, the chef had already started making desserts.
Su Yun wondered why her employees were happier than her since she had to read ancient books.
So she walked over to the mahjong table, squeezed Lin Lang aside, took over his cards, and asked, "Do you have any idea about the things my parents sent today?"
The ghost bride on the other side played a West Wind: "No, I'm young and have never seen it."
"Pong." The previous Yan Gui played a card after touching it. "I'm... well, not that young, but I've never seen one before. However, the shape is still very familiar to me."
Su Yun watched as it was the Ghost Bride's turn. She was always slow at playing cards, so she asked, "Look familiar? For example?"
The ghost made a "yeah" gesture and said, "Two things, the bronze tree from eight thousand years ago and the laurel cut by Wu Gang."
Ah Xiu from the lower house sneered: "How old are you? How dare you talk about something that is eight thousand years old?"
Yan Gui didn't like what she heard: "Why don't you say that your thinking is rigid because of your age? I haven't lived that long, but I love reading. Archaeologists have dug it up, and I even bought some refrigerator magnets! It's almost the same!"
After saying that, Yan Gui raised her hand and took out the yearbook kept in her room through the air, then opened the page about the bronze tree and showed it to Su Yun.
Su Yun looked at it for a while and felt that it was indeed a bit similar, but for this kind of product that depicts a living creature, from a craftsmanship point of view, the spirit is more important than the form, so it is possible that the difference is not much.
Since Yan Gui said there were two things that were similar, Su Yun decided to look at the other one first: "What about laurel? There is no Moon Palace on the moon, let alone Wu Gang, Jade Rabbit and Chang'e. Where can I find laurel to compare with?"
At this time, the chef came over with some snacks and explained, "What Wu Gang cut down was not a laurel tree, nor a laurel tree, it was just called that. In essence, it was a fairy tree with the ability to heal itself. Because it could heal, it could never be cut down, so it was taken as a punishment."
When Su Yun mentioned that it could heal itself, he thought of the jade leaf he had taken back. He was shocked and said nothing.
Lin Lang suddenly continued, "The Classic of Mountains and Seas says that there was once an immortal race that relied on the immortal wood to cycle through life and death to achieve immortality. Chang'e's flight to the sky symbolizes immortality. The osmanthus tree may really be the immortal wood, because its immortality allows Wu Gang to keep chopping down trees and Chang'e to stay in the Moon Palace forever."
"There is less immortal wood now, but it's not completely impossible to buy. It's just that those who buy it almost only do it to save lives. The quantity is small to begin with, and its long-term effect after saving lives is almost zero. But it seems... I've never seen a complete immortal wood." Su Yun recalled the list her parents left her.
Some things are not available in the funeral home, but he recorded where they can be bought. In case he is desperate one day, he can use this information to exchange. Things of the quality of undead wood are rare and effective. Su Yun remembers it very clearly.
The ghost raised her hand: "I, I, I, if the immortal tree is a laurel tree, I have really seen it."
Nothing could be more shocking than this. The ghost bride directly complained: "You are bragging, right?"
"What are you bragging about?" The ghost rolled her eyes at her best friend. "If I hadn't seen it, would I have said that the curator's jade potted plant was similar to the laurel cut by Wu Gang?"
If you think about it carefully, it is indeed the same logic. If you have never seen the Yan Gui, how can you say it looks like it? Among all the people present, no one even said that they had seen the laurel or immortal wood cut by Wu Gang. But if you have seen one of them, you will know whether the potted plant looks like it or not.
The ghost hummed complacently: "The old curator knows a lot of people, and once took a leaf of the immortal wood. I didn't pay attention to it at the time, but now I think about it, there is actually a little difference. It may be from the same source and the effect is similar. In short, the curator's potted plant must be more like a laurel tree."
Su Yun knew that the leaves of the immortal wood were put into her body when it was made. She asked, "How did you see the laurel?"
"You know, oh, no, with Xinxin and Mi Niang's level of knowledge, they should not know. I mean, in the past, the human world has encountered many cold wave periods..." The beautiful ghost began to speak, shaking his head, like a storyteller.
The time that Yan Gui is going to talk about was around the Ming Dynasty. During this little ice age, there were heavy casualties on earth. Not to mention the loss of crops and food, many people were frozen to death.
When too many people die in a short period of time, resentment and prayers to God will arise. Many myths originate from this period. They write about gods and pray that this horrible period where people die every day will disappear quickly so that people can afford to eat and not starve to death while sleeping at home.
In that year, the beauty ghost had been dead for a thousand years. Her death was caused by lust, and after her death she was regarded as a beauty ghost, using her sex to deceive spirits, and she lived like this year after year.
However, some natural and man-made disasters are truly cruel. Although the sexy ghost's character is not very good, she is at least a decent ghost. When she sees those poor children, she wants to try to save them. However, the natural disaster lasted too long. She may have saved the children when they were only a few years old, but when she went back two years later, the neighbors would say that the poor children did not live long and died.
It's not that you are destined to die, but in such an environment, there will not be only one reason for a person's death.
At that time, many temples were destroyed. It was useless to pray to gods or people. It seemed that no one could stop the collapse of the world.
The sexy ghost came across a Taiyin Temple that was still worshipping gods in the deserted mountains. She was very confused. So many places don’t believe in gods anymore, why do people in this mountain still believe in them?
After waiting for a few days, Yan Gui discovered that there was a tree with a strange shape in the Taiyin Temple. The land under the shade of the tree was not affected by the cold wave and radishes could still grow. People said that this was the blessing of the Taiyin Goddess, so they secretly worshipped it.
People nearby offered sacrifices secretly but did not dare to let people outside the mountain know, for fear that others would steal it.
Few people know that the real owner of the Moon Palace is Lady Taiyin, and her tree is only the legendary laurel, which can heal itself and never fall.
The ghost would think that it was a laurel tree, but people later just thought that they had maintained the land well. After all, people always believed that man could conquer nature. Of course, in the final analysis, it was people's own efforts that helped them survive. The laurel tree might have only provided a little bit of nutrition to the land. The most important thing was that people themselves were willing to fight.
This time, Hou Yan Gui went to some places to treat children. When she came back here, the war had begun, the Temple of Taiyin Niangniang was gone, and the land under the shade of the tree that was not afraid of the cold wave had become deserted. Not long after, dynasties changed, and many legends disappeared in the long river of history.
"Well, that's it. I encountered it by chance. In fact, I don't know whether the tree was camouflaged or not. I'm just saying that the leaves of the undead tree and the curator's potted plants are similar to the tree, but they are not exactly the same." The ghost said cautiously.
After all, so much time has passed, it is hard to say whether my memory is wrong or not. Generally speaking, I feel that the three are very similar.
After telling the story for so long that he even forgot to play mahjong, Su Yun nodded slightly: "According to your description, my potted plant... should really be made to imitate laurel, because just now, after I plucked the leaves, it pieced itself back together."
"Ah?" All the employees said in unison.
Su Yun nodded calmly: "Well, it just grew back on its own. This toy is great. My parents are brave enough to send it back like this. They are really generous."
The thing that Ji Weitong and Su Yiling sent back specially must be very important. I just don’t know how to use it specifically. Now I can only speculate that it may have a similar effect to the real laurel. At the very least, it can repair the tree trunk.
Mi Niang, who was drinking juice at the small table, suddenly asked, "But, laurel is a tree, right? Why do we need to use jade to imitate it?"
This answer is even harder to guess, so we can only wait for Ji Weitang and the others to come back and ask.
Su Yun threw away the folding fan irritably: "Oh, never mind, let's play mahjong. Since I said it's my toy, it's a toy. Who cares how I use it?"
Everyone expressed their approval and the funeral home returned to normal operations.
It was said to be a toy, but Su Yun got tired of it the next day and had it moved directly into the warehouse. Since it was not alive anyway, there was no need to even water it.
The heavy snow showed a clear trend of weakening, and Bincheng's rare snow this year was about to end. Su Yun suddenly felt that it only happened once a year, so he had to commemorate it. So he took out his camera, stood on the roof of the funeral home, took pictures of the snow-covered green mountains, and posted them on his Moments.
[AAA Xicheng Funeral Home Director: In the wind and rain, the snow-capped mountains are waiting for you (nine-grid picture)]
Soon Wu Yu commented: Why are you taking pictures of the cemetery? It's snowing, I miss you so much at the cemetery.
Su Yun replied to him unhappily: What do you know? This is called business promotion. Only if the feng shui is good and beautiful will customers be willing to come. Do you understand?
Wu Yu, who often forgot Su Yun's main job, felt embarrassed. He now conceded that Su Yun was a charlatan, and funeral procession was more like a side job.
Since they were chatting together, Wu Yu called Su Yun.
Su Yun was on the rooftop terrace admiring the snow. He picked up his phone and started talking: "Hello? Do you want to place an order?"
Wu Yu immediately spat several times in succession: "Pooh, pooh, pooh, my family can't have another funeral. Even if you are short of business, you can't go around soliciting orders like this, right?"
"I saw that I was very happy about your comment. I thought you were going to place an order." Su Yun mocked back. There were nothing but graves in her area. She had finally taken a beautiful photo, but he had to mention the graves. How rude.
Hearing that Su Yun was unhappy, Wu Yu coughed lightly: "Ahem, I am a habitual offender. Oh, right, I am not here to talk to you about this, don't interrupt."
Su Yun rolled his eyes: "I didn't interrupt, did you forget what you wanted to say?"
Wu Yu really thought for a while before he remembered: "Ah, I remember, I saw Su Lin in the hospital yesterday, I said hello to him, but he didn't hear me, then I didn't believe it, so I chased him, and heard his secretary come over and say that the old gentleman would be here soon, I listened carefully again, guess what?"
This part was like a crosstalk. Su Yun didn't want to be the main character, so he said directly: "The person is in the hospital, so of course we need a doctor. What do you want to say?"
"What I want to say is, your dad - no, not your dad, it's Su Lin's dad, your adoptive father, is in the hospital and his life or death is unknown. I heard that they gave my brother a piece of land just to contact you. I didn't think much of it before, but when I saw the picture of the grave mountain you posted today, I suddenly felt that something was wrong, very wrong." Wu Yu muttered to himself seriously on the other end of the phone.
Su Yun narrowed his eyes and said, "Then how can you be sure that Su Lin didn't deliberately let you hear it and come to tell me the news?"
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