A Way to Find His Wife and Children

Professor Yi saw that Wang Yue had put it that way and knew he could no longer hide the truth. He hesitated, but decided that finding his son mattered more, so he went against his principles and said, "We were excavating that tomb at the time when a group of bandits came to steal the box. When Xiaochuan and Gao Yao saw them, they rushed over to fight for it. They managed to get it back, but then Xiaochuan placed a pendant we'd never seen before on top of the box, and he and Gao Yao vanished for no apparent reason."

Hearing Professor Yi's words, Wang Yue's thoughts stirred. He immediately asked, "Where is the box now?"

Yi Dachuan shook his head helplessly and said dejectedly, "It disappeared too. We searched for a long time, but couldn't find it."

Wang Yue could tell from Yi Dachuan's expression that he was lying, but he didn't call him out. A cultural relic like that was surely hidden away in some museum. He only needed to make time to retrieve it himself.

Having made up his mind, Wang Yue stood to take his leave. To his surprise, Yushu turned to Gao Lan and asked, "Could you tell me about your story with Yi Xiaochuan back then?"

A woman's intuition told Gao Lan that Yushu's relationship with Yi Xiaochuan might not be simple. But since he already had Yi Dachuan, she didn't dwell on it. She took Yushu upstairs, and the two of them went off to talk in private.

Wang Yue had been about to leave, but seeing this, he could only stay a while longer. He also wanted to take the opportunity to think about what lay ahead.

Yi's mother, who had been silent until then, suddenly asked, "Where were the Yi