MTLNOVEL Chapter 183 You've Been Deceived_3
"Elder Changsun."
"Where is this cup from?"
"I've been wanting to know, but after asking around, no one seemed to know."
Cup? How did the topic suddenly shift to cups? Everyone's attention was drawn to this cup.
"It's made in another town."
"It's not very far from Xufu Town, I can take you there to have a look when there's time."
"The cups they produce are quite nice."
Changsun Hao didn't understand why Yuchi suddenly brought up the cup.
He's not in a hurry now; the car door is welded shut, how could Yuchi escape? He squinted at Yuchi.
"Really? This is the first time I'm hearing about it."
"Alright then!"
"I'm really fond of these types of cups and utensils, let's visit together when there's time."
At this moment, Yuchi seemed rather normal, the same laid-back demeanor as before.
Changsun Hao was in no rush.
He wanted Yuchi to voluntarily reveal the outcome of the matter.
As the Patriarch of the Zhangsun Family, while he may curse behind the scenes, he feigns sincerity publicly.
Only until witnessing absolute dominance, he remains calm like a benevolent old grandfather, just like now.
Yuchi, seeing the situation was ripening, decided to take it a step further.
He was sitting there, searching through his belongings, and then pulled out a small box from his sleeve.
The crowd watched Yuchi's actions with curiosity; what's in this box?
The little box was roughly palm-sized, flat.
Once opened, the box held five small Jade Pendants, each appearing exquisitely crafted.
"Jade Pendants?"
Changsun Hao was dumbfounded.
Everyone else could not understand either; what was Yuchi doing pulling out Jade Pendants without any reason?
Moreover, why did this fellow look so smug when unveiling those pendants, as if showing off some treasure?
Why was this?
Finally, Yuchi spoke, his tone confident, steady, as he said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, please look."
"Recently, I visited Jiangzhou City, spent a month there enjoying."
"During my stay, I found these Jade Pendants, they're not expensive, only a thousand taels of silver, yet quite tasteful!"
He placed each pendant on the table in front of the crowd.
Every one of them had a pendant.
Like distributing little red flowers to children, he talked about his reason for doing so.
"I personally think they complement the aura of each Patriarch here, so I bought five Jade Pendants intending to gift them to everyone present."
"Thus, the deep bond among our six families is established."
"Look, do you like them?"
After speaking, he seemed very happy, as if achieving something significant.
The Patriarchs looked at each other, bewildered.
"This doesn't feel right."
"Is Yuchi trying to please us?"
Things started to become inexplicably confusing.
Wasn't tonight supposed to be about laughing at Yuchi?
Yet, this fellow pointed eastward, then westward, and suddenly revealed these Jade Pendants?
Could these pendants have some deeper meaning?
Why can't we grasp his intended message; what is he trying to say?
"Could he have resolved Xufu Town's crisis already? Otherwise, why such a smug expression?"
"The expression seems to suggest assured success?"
"This is bizarre indeed."
No one reached out for the pendant in front of them; instead, eyes turned to Changsun Hao.
Changsun Hao's brow furrowed uncontrollably.
Not to speak of others, even he didn't understand Yuchi's intentions.
Suddenly gifting Jade Pendants, this was simply bewildering.
"Could these pendants hide some secret?"
Changsun Hao wondered.
Ordinarily, these thousand tael pendants would hardly catch his eye.
Perhaps before the Xufu Town crisis, if Yuchi had gifted them pendants, they would simply accept them with a smile.
Once home, they wouldn't even glance at them, casually setting them aside.
But now it was different.
Yuchi was simply peculiar, using a "sharing joy" expression while speaking.
Could it be that these pendants might be different from usual?
With this in mind, Changsun Hao took a pendant to examine it in his hand, intent on finding clues.
But upon closer inspection, his brow immediately furrowed.
"What's wrong?" Yuchi questioned.
"Hold on, President, something seems amiss." Changsun Hao focused his gaze on the pendant.
The other Patriarchs were puzzled.
They watched Changsun Hao clutch the pendant, comparing it to the soft glow emitted by the Luminous Pearl on the table.
Lightly tapping it, listening for the sound of the stone.
Then unexpectedly, he laughed.
Handing the stone back to Yuchi, sensing Yuchi's apparent suspicion, Changsun Hao said:
"President Yuchi, you've overlooked something."
"This isn't jade; it's clearly cheap bluestone."