#842 - A naive attempt
“Young Master Chu.”
Soon, Wei Changtian met Chu An.
Previously, the latter had said he was going home to find something and hadn't appeared since.
And because of “Thousand Miles of Misty Waves,” Wei Changtian didn't care where he went, and almost forgot about it.
Until today, this Child of Heaven actually took the initiative to “come to his door.”
“Young Master Wei, I wonder if I could have a private word with you?”
Cupping his hands, Chu An said softly, “It won't take up too much of your time.”
“Husband, then you two talk, I'll go out first.”
Looking at Wei Changtian, Yang Liu said softly, then got up and walked out of the room.
After she left, Wei Changtian waved for Chu An to sit down and casually asked:
“Young Master Chu, is something the matter?”
“This...”
Chu An cautiously sat on the chair and tentatively asked, “Young Master, I've heard about the Prince's matter, I wonder if there's anything I can do to help?”
“Help?”
Wei Changtian glanced at Chu An and smiled, “Young Master Chu, you're too kind, but I don't think it's necessary.”
“...I see.”
The doubt in his eyes turned to surprise, Wei Changtian didn't expect that Chu An had gone home these past few days to prepare a “thank you gift” for him.
The Child of Heaven's family treasure...should be a good thing!
Without saying a word, he reached out and opened the box.
Wei Changtian glanced into the box, his expression not changing much.
Because the item in the box was just a Clear Jade Pendant.
Of course, as the best life-saving tool, the Clear Jade Pendant could be called a “treasure,” and 500 system points were enough to prove its value.
However, for Wei Changtian, it was a bit of a waste.
After all, it was now almost impossible for him to need to use the Clear Jade Pendant to escape.
The one he had previously found on Ning Yongnian had never been used, and later he simply gave it to Yang Liu.
“Young Master Chu, is this item a family heirloom?”
Without touching the jade pendant, Wei Changtian slowly closed the box, looked up and asked, “Do you know what this jade pendant is used for?”
“Replying to Young Master, it is indeed a family heirloom.”
Seeing that Wei Changtian wasn't very interested, Chu An couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he quickly answered truthfully, “According to the elders in my family, this item can save the wearer's life at a critical moment.”
“Hmm? You still have elders in your family alive?”
“Not anymore.”
Chu An lowered his head: “What I meant was that the elders in my family said this to me when they were alive.”
“Oh, I understand.”
Nodding, Wei Changtian pondered for a moment, then pushed the wooden box forward:
“Young Master Chu, this item is indeed a life-saving treasure, but it's not very useful to me, so you should take it back.”
“This...”
Seeing that Wei Changtian didn't want it, a trace of eagerness immediately appeared on Chu An's face, and he opened his mouth as if wanting to say something.
But before he could speak, Wei Changtian waved his hand and interrupted:
“Young Master Chu, I appreciate your kindness.”
“I still have things to do, you can leave first.”
“...”
“Yes.”
Lowering his eyes, Chu An ultimately didn't say anything more, silently put away the wooden box, and bowed his head as he retreated to the door.
But just before he was about to push the door open, he suddenly turned around and said without warning:
“Young Master, I saw a mysterious man the night I encountered the bandits, his figure was quite similar to yours.”
“...Is that so?”
Calmly looking up at Chu An, Wei Changtian's tone was calm: “Was that person also a bandit?”
“I don't know.”
Chu An shook his head: “That mysterious man's strength was extremely high, he knocked me unconscious with just one move.”
“I feel that there may be something strange about this matter, I just suddenly remembered it, so I wanted to remind Young Master.”
“...”
Speaking unhurriedly, Chu An's voice and expression were both very normal.
But at the same time, a fierce ghost-faced red snake slowly emerged from behind him, and then slowly approached Wei Changtian.
The study was not big to begin with, and at this moment, the snake's body alone occupied half the space, and that terrifying ghost face quickly came to Wei Changtian's eyes.
However, the latter's eyes did not change in the slightest, he just continued to calmly look ahead, as if he couldn't see this ghost face that was only a few inches from his face at all.
“Thank you for the reminder, I will have someone investigate this matter.”
Smiling as he picked up the teacup, his sleeve passed through the void of the ghost face.
Wei Changtian took a sip of tea with a calm expression, and looked at the thoughtful Chu An and asked:
“What? Young Master Chu, do you have anything else?”
“Ah, no more.”
As if everything just now was an illusion, the ghost-faced red snake instantly disappeared, and Chu An, who had recovered, immediately cupped his hands and said, “I'll go out first.”
“Okay.”
“Creak”
He pushed open the door, walked out of the study, and turned back to close the door.
Chu An left just like that, his expression seemed to be somewhat relieved.
But Wei Changtian in the room was looking at the closed door, motionless as if thinking about something.
Obviously, Chu An was already suspecting him.
But perhaps because he had not experienced too much infighting, scheming, and deception, his traps in his words and his probing using Zhulong were very immature.
With this level, if it were Li Zimu and Chu Xianping, they could probably play Chu An until he couldn't find north.
Of course, this was also very normal.
After all, Li Zimu, Chu Xianping, and even himself were all in a situation that ordinary people had never experienced and could not imagine.
From the day he transmigrated to the present.
He seemed to be infinitely glorious, but countless dangers were always hidden in the dark, never disappearing for a moment.
Looking at the entire Da Ning, and even the six or seven countries around Da Ning, except for Da Shu, there should be countless people who wanted him dead.
And in this situation where a slight carelessness would lead to eternal doom, he had to maintain vigilance at all times, and thus developed a scheming mind that was not inferior to anyone.
On the other hand, Chu An was obviously living too “comfortably,” so his self-proclaimed “exquisite” probing was like a game in Wei Changtian's eyes, full of loopholes and extremely easy to deal with.
However, this “innocence” also proved one thing.
That is, Chu An was really just a very “ordinary” person.
Ordinary background, ordinary job, ordinary pursuit, ordinary life...
But unfortunately, he alone had an extraordinary identity.
ps: Today, one update
