Chapter 1761: Pink Beard
It wasn't that he'd discovered another forgotten artifact.
This wasn't some hero-and-demon-king game where you picked up an item every few steps.
He simply thought it looked nice.
Lady Xixi's late mother certainly had an eye for aesthetics.
"I knew you'd say yes!"
On the other end of the connection, Xixi was clearly pleased by Fu Qian's prompt reply.
"But you didn't even ask about the rules first. That makes me even happier."
"Now I'll explain them. But first, we need to change locations."
Amid her bright laughter, Xixi turned around and hurried off, her steps lighter than before.
It wasn't enormous, but it was big.
No wonder she'd developed such an inhuman air about her. Lady Xixi's family clearly wasn't some nouveau-riche clan.
As his employer clattered up the stairs, Fu Qian followed along, taking a brief look around her mother's old home.
His verdict: this place was definitely not for ordinary people.
Its complicated, old-fashioned design gave it a strong sense of history, and maintaining a place like this usually cost a fortune. Her mother's side of the family was clearly far from ordinary.
"This is my grandfather."
Just as Fu Qian was admiring the place, Xixi stopped and introduced the person he'd been admiring.
Not the real person, of course.
She was in a room with slightly better lighting, though it wasn't particularly large.
The matching desk and wooden shelves made it easy to tell that this was a study that hadn't been used in a long time.
And the person Xixi was introducing hung on one of the walls.
An old man in formal attire.
His hair was slightly thin and reddish, and he had a thick mustache. He wore no expression, yet still possessed an air of authority.
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