Zhu Zhuqing walked to the edge of the boulder where Xiao Yan was sitting and sat down, gazing at another hill.
Who would have thought that such extraordinary talents as Xiao Yan and Tang San would emerge from a small village like Holy Soul Village?
On the mountaintop, Xiao Yan introduced Zhu Zhuqing to the place where he used to cultivate.
He also came to the place where he first successfully unleashed the Stone Shattering Palm while practicing Yellow Tier Dou Technique.
Looking at the tiny handprint on the stone, Zhu Zhuqing smiled and stretched out her slender hand to cover the spot where Xiao Yan had left his palm print.
"Hmm... it's too small..."
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the small handprint, the handprint left by a five or six-year-old child, and easily covered it with her palm.
The two joked around for a while, and by the time they got back home, the crowd gathered outside had already dispersed.
As for the news of Xiao Yan's return, at Old Jack's request, the people of Holy Soul Village did not deliberately publicize it.
"Come, come, Zhu Zhuqing, you can sleep in this room. This is Little Yanzi's old room."
As dusk fell, Old Jack led Zhu Zhuqing to the door of Xiao Yan's former room.
Watching Xiao Yan leave behind Old Jack, Zhu Zhuqing felt a warm feeling well up in her heart.
" Little Yanzi, when are you and Zhu Zhuqing going to get married?"
Just as Zhu Zhuqing was looking around Xiao Yan's room, a deliberately lowered voice suddenly came from the quiet night.
Old Jack's words left both Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing stunned.
He kept his voice down, but with the powerful perception of a Soul King, Zhu Zhuqing could easily hear their conversation even without consciously listening.
Xiao Yan naturally understood that Xiao Yan Zhu Zhuqing could hear him, but he was momentarily stunned by the relationship between the two.
" Grandpa Jack, we... Zhu Zhuqing and I are still young, we're not what you think..."
To Xiao Yan, even though Zhu Zhuqing was now curvaceous and mature, they were still only teenagers.
For Xiao Yan, who traveled from Earth, this was truly... a source of guilt.
"Smack!"
Old Jack slapped Xiao Yan on the back of the head, and said with a hint of disappointment:
"You silly boy."
"Are you still trying to dodge my questions? If someone wasn't interested in you, would they come all this way to this remote place with you?"
Old Jack stared intently at Xiao Yan and said:
"Let me tell you, Zhu Zhuqing is such a good girl, you mustn't let her down."
"But then again, with your talent, you two can't possibly end up like those mediocre people." Old Jack's tone carried a Sisi of pride, followed by a touch of regret:
"I wonder if I'll even live to see the day you get married..."
Old Jack's words made Xiao Yan suddenly realize something, and his heart trembled.
Old Jack was just an ordinary person without any talent. For an ordinary person, to live to be over sixty years old like Old Jack in such a chaotic world was extremely rare.
Birth, aging, sickness, and death can come at any time.
Xiao Yan unleashed a wisp of Soul Power, probing into Old Jack's body. Fortunately, although Old Jack's body was somewhat depleted, there was nothing seriously wrong.
" Grandpa Jack, what are you saying? Your grandson is now Soul King! Do you know what Soul King is? I've already checked, and you're sure to live to be a hundred years old."
Xiao Yan spoke to Old Jack, feigning a joking tone.
"Heh, you little rascal."
Old Jack took puffs of his pipe, then suddenly remembered something. He put the pipe in his mouth, walked to the bedside, bent down, and started dragging something under the bed.
" Grandpa Jack, what are you looking for?"
"You just wait..."
Old Jack waved to Xiao Yan, and then pulled a worn-out leather bag out from under the bed. The bag was clearly well-maintained by Old Jack Old Jack; there wasn't a speck of dust on it, and although it was old, it was polished to a very bright shine.
The rattling sound coming from the tattered leather bag immediately made Xiao Yan realize what was happening.
But Old Jack didn't stop. He groped around and lifted a wooden board under the bed, revealing a heavy wooden box hidden in a secret compartment beneath where the purse had been.
Thump!
A dull thud sounded as Old Jack opened the wooden box and leather bag. Inside the bag were hundreds of Gold Soul Coin and a considerable number of Silver Soul Coin.
However, the wooden box was heavy, filled entirely with Gold Soul Coin.
Xiao Yan glanced at it and figured that the combined value of the two items probably exceeded a thousand Gold Soul Coin.
Seeing the surprise in Xiao Yan's eyes, Old Jack's face showed a hint of pride, and he said smugly:
"Let me tell you, this is all money I prepared for your wedding."
Old Jack's eyes gleamed with excitement, yet also with a touch of childlike playfulness, as he pointed at the leather bag and laughed loudly:
"I've kept Gold Soul Coin you've sent me over the years, but it's not safe to keep them all together, so I put the majority of them in this box."
"I can tell that Zhu Zhuqing is from a wealthy family. With these savings, your life will be much easier..."
" Grandpa Jack..."
Xiao Yan's voice choked with emotion as he looked at the gleaming Gold Soul Coin before him and began to complain to Old Jack:
"When I sent it back to you these past few days, I told you to buy more things for yourself. Why did you end up storing them up?"
"Hey!" Old Jack waved his hand, holding his pipe in one hand, and said nonchalantly:
"I'm practically in my grave, what use would I have for so many Gold Soul Coin?"
Old Jack glanced at Xiao Yan sideways, then reluctantly took out something wrapped in layers of red cloth from the wooden box. When he opened it, a jade bracelet appeared inside.
A hint of nostalgia flashed in Old Jack's eyes as he said to Xiao Yan:
"This bracelet... it's been with me for decades. You can take it; you can give it to my granddaughter-in-law from now on."
Old Jack handed the bracelet to Xiao Yan and stuffed it directly into Xiao Yan's arms.
As for the pile of Gold Soul Coin, seeing that Xiao Yan wouldn't accept them, Old Jack skillfully put them back in their original place.
The next morning, as the village chief, Old Jack went to the village to handle matters as usual.
Xiao Yan then took out the emerald bracelet that Old Jack had treasured.
" Zhu Zhuqing."
"Um?"
"This is for you."
"What's this?"
Xiao Yan stammered, glancing guiltily at the already ripe Zhu Zhuqing, before averting his eyes.
Grandpa Jack said this is for you.
"Oh."
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes sparkled with laughter as she extended her fair right hand, looking at Xiao Yan stood frozen in place, and said with a hint of exasperation:
"You idiot, didn't you say you'd give it to me? Then put it on for me!"
"Oh oh."
Xiao Yan looked at Zhu Zhuqing's fair hand, took a deep breath, and put the bracelet on Zhu Zhuqing's wrist. Noticing the smile in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, he gradually calmed down.
Suppressing my excitement, I calmly began washing vegetables and cooking.
When Old Jack returned, Xiao Yan had already prepared the meal.
At the dinner table, Old Jack noticed the bracelet on Zhu Zhuqing's wrist and happily pulled Xiao Yan to drink two more cups.