Chapter 4 Are You Really My Granddaughter?

The next morning, Jialuo stood at the gate of Taohua Temple, carrying a small package on her back and holding Dahua in her arms. Her eyes were filled with deep reluctance.

Wen Zhi and Wen Heng stood beside her, reminding her all the time: "Lolo, your peach wood sword and other things have been put into the Qiankun Talisman by your master. Your master has also put food and drinks in it for you. Remember to eat when you are hungry, okay?"

Jia Luo nodded without saying anything.

Wen Heng continued, "Luo Luo, remember, no matter where you go, don't bully the weak, you must eliminate evil and defend the way, punish evil and promote good!"

"You still have to take the world's life as your responsibility, right, Father Xi?" Jia Luo said mischievously, trying to ease the heavy atmosphere.

Wen Heng nodded, his voice choking with sobs: "Taohua Temple will always be your home!"

Jia Luo nodded, she hugged Wen Zhi and Wen Heng tightly, then turned around and started down the mountain holding Dahua.

"Remember what your master told you, to wait there!" Wen Heng shouted at Jia Luo's back.

Jia Luo did not turn around, but raised her hand and waved it, her voice floating in the air: "I will, Father Xi, Junior Brother, you can rest assured."

The sunlight shines through the treetops and falls on Carol, and her shadow stretches out long on the stone steps.

Dahua in her arms twisted restlessly. Jialuo stroked Dahua's back and whispered, "Dahua, we are going down the mountain. Are you afraid?"

Dahua raised her head and looked at Jialuo with her blue eyes. Then she meowed softly and nestled in Jialuo's arms, making a humming sound.

"Lazy cat!" Jialuo rubbed Dahua's head lightly, quickened his pace, and walked down the mountain.

When he reached the foot of the mountain, Jia Luo saw the ginkgo tree and the big rock that his master and fellow apprentices had mentioned.

She walked over, sat on a stone, took out some dry food and water from the Qiankun Talisman, fed some to Dahua, and then started eating herself. After Dahua finished eating, she licked her paws lazily.

After eating the dry food, Luo Luo sat on a big rock and waited, waiting for the person his master had mentioned to come and pick him up.

Cars sped past on the road, but no one stopped.

"Dahua, do you think Father Xi has made a mistake? No one is coming to pick us up!" Jia Luo said to the cat that was sleeping soundly in his arms.

The only answer she got was a whoosh sound.

"Hey!" Then he rubbed Dahua's head again.

I don't know how long I waited, a car sped past and suddenly stopped, moving back to Jia Luo's side.

The driver rolled down the window and asked, "Girl, who are you waiting for?"

Jialuo said in a baby voice: "Uncle, I'm waiting for my family to pick me up!"

What Jia Luo didn't know was that in the back of the car, there was a pair of eyes watching her. Those eyes were filled with complex emotions. They looked alike, so alike.

"When will your family come?" the driver asked.

"Lolo, Buji Island? Father Xi asked Lolo to wait here?" After Jia Luo said that, he saw the back door of the car opened and an old man got out.

The old man's hair was gray and his face was full of traces of time, but his eyes were unusually sharp.

He walked up to Jia Luo, squatted down, looked at her, and said in a low voice: "Little girl, what's your name?"

At this moment, Jia Luo looked at the man's face in front of him, stunned where he was, and a little at a loss.

Jialuo: Huh? This old man is Luoluo's family member, and he is related to Luoluo. Hehehehe...

But why does it look so fierce? No more laughing!

"Grandpa, my name is Wen Jialuo, Xifu and my fellow brothers call me Luoluo!"

"Oh? Your last name is Wen too? My last name is Wen too, you can call me Grandpa Wen!" Grandpa Wen sat on a big rock with Jia Luo and said, "Grandpa will wait for your family with you, okay?"

Jia Luo asked doubtfully: "Grandpa, is it possible that you are the family member that Luo Luo is waiting for?"

Grandpa Wen smiled bitterly and said, "Grandpa has a granddaughter. If she were alive, she might be the same age as you! Unfortunately, she died just after she was born..."

Jia Luo's heart sank suddenly. She could feel the sadness in Master Wen's words.

She unconsciously stretched out her little hand and gently held Grandpa Wen's hand: "Grandpa, Luo Luo is your granddaughter, you and Luo Luo are related!"

Old Master Wen smiled and shook his head.

Luo Luo shook his head at a loss. Why doesn’t Grandpa believe me? Father Xi, you want to harm your good disciple!

Huh? That's right!

Jia Luo seemed to remember something, and secretly took out something from his Qiankun Talisman and handed it to Master Wen.

I said to myself, "How could I forget about him? Father Xi said he would show this to my family so they would know it was me!"

Old Master Wen took the things that Jia Luo handed over to him, and the moment he saw the things, his eyes widened instantly.

His hands trembled slightly as he gently stroked the jade pendant in the palm of his hand.

A flash of shock flashed across Grandpa Wen's eyes. He raised his head and fixed his gaze on Jia Luo. "Is this Ah Xi's thing? The jade pendant also disappeared after her accident. Girl, tell Grandpa, how did this thing end up on you?"

"I heard from Father Xi that when Junior Brother picked me up, the jade pendant was hidden in my package. Oh, I am so pitiful!" Jia Luo lowered his head as he spoke.

"Father Xi said that when my junior brother brought me back, my umbilical cord was still on my body. I don't know who was so cruel to abandon me!"

"Fortunately, I was lucky enough to be picked up by my junior brother!"

Jia Luo was talking to himself, completely unaware of the shocked look on Old Man Wen's face.

Yes, it was that child. When A Xi was first found, A Xi only said "jade pendant" and then lost consciousness. When he died later, only the two words "jade pendant" were left behind.

The child was nowhere to be found until the woman was found. She said the child was already dead when she threw him away, with the umbilical cord still on his body. If they didn't believe her, they could go look for him.

Over the past few years, the family has been looking for the child, but there has been no news and they are almost in despair.

Could it be that the lively and cute little glutinous rice dumpling in front of them is really the child they have been looking for for many years?

"Lolo, are you...are you really Axi's child? Are you really my granddaughter?" Old Man Wen's voice was filled with a hint of expectation and fear.

He was afraid that this time it would be another failure.

"Grandpa, I don't know if I am Awu's child, but you are really my relative! Luo Luo is a little Taoist priest, you can tell from his face!" Jia Luo said seriously to Grandpa Wen.

A gleam of tears flashed in Grandpa Wen's eyes. He hugged Jia Luo tightly, his voice choked with sobs: "Child, child, Grandpa finally found you."

A warm feeling surged in Jia Luo's heart. She hugged Grandpa Wen tightly and patted his back gently, tears quietly rolling down her cheeks.

Grandpa Wen wiped the tears from his eyes, picked up Jia Luo and said, "Come on, Grandpa will take you home to see your father and brothers!"

As he spoke, he took Jia Luo into the car, which started slowly and drove away into the distance.

Jia Luo looked back at the ginkgo tree and the big rock, then looked into the distance and waved.