Return of the Celestial King

The letter also mentioned they had made a lot of his favorite foods and left them in the refrigerator.

Qin Tuo was instantly touched.

No matter where he went, his parents would always be the ones who cared for him most.

Finally, his parents had also earnestly reminded him to take good care of Manni.

Luo Xianglan was also very eager for a grandchild, telling Qin Tuo to get a move on and not waste any time.

Qin Tuo was deeply moved after reading the entire letter. ’It’s probably for the best that they went back to their hometown,’ he thought.

After all, he had made quite a few enemies recently. Who knew if one of them might suddenly show up at Half Moon Bay?

If something were to happen to his parents then, Qin Tuo would regret it for the rest of his life.

Then, Qin Tuo saw a section at the end of the letter written by his father.

Qin Hongguo wrote that they had been receiving all sorts of gifts at the villa over the past few days. Many important figures from Ming City had even paid personal visits, which had caught them completely off guard.

After all, Qin Hongguo and Luo Xianglan were a simple, honest, working-class couple. When had they ever dealt with such important people?

But Qin Hongguo had his own principles and code of conduct. He had staunchly turned away everyone who came to the door bearing gifts.

However, there were some gifts that had been mailed directly to the villa, and they had no idea who sent them.

So, they could only gather all of these things into a pile.

Qin Hongguo had organized all the gifts and placed them in the storage room, telling Qin Tuo to figure out a way to return them.

Qin Hongguo had been an honest man his entire life. He felt they couldn’t take advantage of others; the gifts had to be returned to their rightful owners.

Curious, Qin Tuo went to the storage room to check it out.

When he walked in, he found the room piled high with gold, silver, and jade artifacts of all sizes, as well as precious medicinal herbs.

With so many treasures, one could only imagine how shocked his parents must have been.

Even Qin Tuo himself was quite surprised.

’Ming City may not be a big place,’ he thought, ’but these wealthy folks are incredibly generous. They really spare no expense!’

Qin Tuo knew he had to return all these gifts. Accepting them would be a matter of losing face, not to mention it would put him in their debt and give people something to gossip about.

But there were so many items; it would be impossible for him to return them all by himself.

After a moment’s thought, he made a call directly to Long Wu.

”Celestial King, what can I do for you?”

Long Wu had also just returned to Ming City and was in the middle of handling some business.

Qin Tuo said,

”Long Wu, I need you to do something for me.”

Then, Qin Tuo explained the situation.

After listening, Long Wu nodded without hesitation.

”Rest assured, Celestial King. I’ll make arrangements to have all those gifts returned at once!”

Only then did Qin Tuo relax. He had no desire to accept this flattery. As long as the items were returned, everything would be fine.

But soon, Qin Tuo was surprised to discover a dark green Jade Pendant in the pile of gifts, which was actually pulsing with a trace of Spiritual Qi.

Although the Spiritual Qi from the Jade Pendant was extremely faint, it was still a rare find.

Items containing Spiritual Qi were uncommon these days; among the entire room full of gifts, this Jade Pendant was the only one!

Qin Tuo couldn’t resist picking up the Jade Pendant and observing it closely.

Although he didn’t need this wisp of Spiritual Qi at the moment, he instinctively felt that the Jade Pendant could be very useful.

’This Jade Pendant contains a trace of Spiritual Qi. It must not be an ordinary object.’

As he thought this, he couldn’t help but release a drop of his blood essence and infuse it into the Jade Pendant.

As the blood essence entered the Jade Pendant, a miraculous change occurred, just as he’d expected.

The previously placid-looking Jade Pendant quickly began to emit a dark red glow from within!

The dark red light spread like veins to every corner of the Jade Pendant.

A curious idea suddenly occurred to Qin Tuo. With a slight exertion of force, he split the Jade Pendant in two.

”This is great stuff!”

Qin Tuo couldn’t help but smile. He decided to give one half to Chen Man Ni and keep the other for himself.

He figured that with a Jade Pendant made from his own blood essence, he would be able to sense it immediately if Chen Man Ni were ever in danger.

With that in mind, Qin Tuo gave Chen Man Ni a call.

”Hello, Qin Tuo...”

Chen Man Ni, on the other end of the line, had also just gotten home.

Qin Tuo said with a smile,

”Manni, if you have a moment, come over to my place. I have a gift for you!”

”Oh, a gift?”

Chen Man Ni had planned on spending some more time with her father at home, but when she heard Qin Tuo’s offer, she immediately agreed.

Before long, Chen Man Ni arrived at the villa.

When she got there, she saw that Qin Tuo’s parents were not around.

Chen Man Ni’s expression immediately turned a little strange...

”Qin Tuo, how come your parents aren’t here?”

Chen Man Ni couldn’t help but ask.

Without thinking much of it, Qin Tuo said casually,

”Oh, they went back to their hometown for a while.”

Cautiously, Chen Man Ni deliberately sat a little farther away from Qin Tuo.

”Hey, Manni, what’s with that look?”

Qin Tuo’s eyes widened. The next moment, he suddenly realized she had gotten the wrong idea.

An idea struck him, and he deliberately put on a playful expression.

”Manni, there’s no one else here. It’s just you and me. Why don’t we go talk in my room?”

Hearing this, Chen Man Ni retorted indignantly.

”Qin Tuo, you’ve changed! You never used to be this naughty!”

Qin Tuo couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

”You silly girl, you’re the one with the dirty mind. Do you really think I’m that kind of person?”

Chen Man Ni’s face instantly turned bright red, realizing she had let her imagination run wild.

Still, she wasn’t ready to admit defeat. She pouted and said,

”Who’s to say you’re not a bad guy? I’m a girl, after all. I have to be on my guard around you, don’t I?”

Qin Tuo said with a grin,

”Why be on guard around me? You’re going to marry me and be my woman sooner or later anyway. What’s the difference if it happens a little sooner?”

His words instantly made Chen Man Ni’s cheeks flush crimson again.

”Qin Tuo, if you dare tease me again, I’m leaving!”

Chen Man Ni feigned a look of displeasure.

Qin Tuo quickly took her hand and had her sit down beside him.

”Alright, alright, I’ll stop teasing you. I have something for you today. You have to keep it with you at all times from now on!”

As Chen Man Ni watched with a puzzled expression, Qin Tuo took out the two halves of the Jade Pendant and gave one to her.

Her eyes filled with curiosity as she took the Jade Pendant and examined it closely.

Qin Tuo said with a smile,

”Manni, look. You can consider this Jade Pendant a token of our love.”

Chen Man Ni couldn’t help but scoff playfully.

”You’re so shameless! Who wants to pledge their love to you?”