Chapter 884 - 882: Visiting Professor Wang
After all, Wang Tian was the one she was most familiar with. She often visited his home as a guest. This elderly man was alone, with no children, and his wife had passed away early; he was indeed somewhat pitiful.
"Ah, so he’s your teacher. I want to meet him to ask him a question in person. Chuanting, would you mind taking me to his house?" asked Chen Tianlong.
"Well... wait a minute, I’ll call him first to see if he’s home. After all, it’s summer break, and I don’t know if he might have gone out of town." Fang Chuanting thought for a moment, then took out her phone and dialed Wang Tian’s number.
A moment later, Fang Chuanting showed a sweet smile, proving that the matter had been settled.
"Alright, Professor Wang said he’s home, and he welcomes me to bring friends over to his place to visit. He even said he’ll prepare meals for us." Fang Chuanting said happily.
"Wow, I never imagined Professor Wang would be so hospitable." Chen Tianlong was somewhat pleasantly surprised.
"Professor Wang has always been very hospitable, and you’ll find that when you meet him. He’s a kind-hearted old man." With that, Fang Chuanting started leading the way, with Liu Ting and Chen Tianlong following closely behind.
About ten minutes later, the trio reached the bottom of a faculty residential building. This building, although only five stories high, had an elevator inside, and each floor had only two apartments. These apartments had four bedrooms and two living rooms, and were very spacious.
This was the only faculty building at Ice City University that resembled a villa, and the residents here were all very renowned university professors.
At the entrance of a big room on the left side of the third floor, Fang Chuanting pressed the doorbell, and not long after, the door was opened. A sixty-year-old elder poked his head out, slightly stunned upon seeing the young visitors, then smiled warmly and said, "Welcome everyone, please come in."
The group nodded and followed Wang Tian into the room.
The room was filled with many jade pieces, appearing rather upscale. However, since everyone was not very familiar with jade, they simply sat on the sofas. At that moment, Wang Tian poured tea for the three young guests, chuckled lightly, then sat down and said, "Would you like to turn on the TV?"
"No need, Professor Wang, actually, it was I who asked Chuanting to bring me here; I have something to ask you." Chen Tianlong got straight to the point, not wanting to ruin the enthusiasm of their host with his directness.
"Oh? Is that so? No problem, go ahead, ask away." Wang Tian was easy-going; being of advanced age, he had no need to be on guard against these young folks.
But little did he know that what Chen Tianlong said next left him quite surprised.
"Professor Wang, do you remember this piece of jade? Never mind how I obtained it, but I came here to ask how you got this Jade Pendant?" Chen Tianlong said calmly.
The old man’s brow furrowed; this Jade Pendant was obviously not simple. Originally, he didn’t know, but after it was stolen, he sent people to inquire widely and discovered the true secret of this jade.
Wang Tian was quite skilled; before the turn of the year, he often roamed the cultivation world, otherwise, he wouldn’t have appeared at the Ancient Wu Family’s ruins and obtained such a piece of Divine Jade.
At first, he just thought this Jade Pendant could aid in cultivation. But when he returned, he found his dorm had been turned upside down, clearly indicating it had been stolen. Due to his status, he couldn’t expose himself casually, while Liu Laowu in order to show off in front of his brothers, claimed to have抢来的.
But later, it was different. Wang Tian discovered that many factions were secretly seeking this Jade Pendant, and he realized that there was something within the pendant.
"This Jade Pendant was personally picked up by me from an ancient ruin, of course, I know it. But it was stolen earlier, which left me quite vexed; now that it’s in your hands, young man can you tell me how this happened?" Wang Tian evidently became more serious; after all, he didn’t know much about Chen Tianlong’s identity and couldn’t ascertain if he had any intentions with the pendant.
Chen Tianlong seemed to have read the old man’s thoughts and quickly explained: "That’s how it is; I got this pendant from a person named Liu Laowu and discovered a small secret related to a friend’s background, which led me to investigate here."
"Is your friend’s surname Wu?" Wang Tian suddenly asked.
"Yes, how did you know?" Chen Tianlong was taken aback and asked curiously.
Wang Tian immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He was actually a gemstone appraisal expert; the "Wu" character above was invisible to others, but he could see it. Of course, except for Chen Tianlong, who was no ordinary person.
So, this Jade Pendant must have been left by someone from the Ancient Wu Family, and as for why it was left there, Wang Tian believed there were still survivors, who might have accidentally lost it while fleeing.
"There are inscriptions on it. If your friend is truly from the Wu Family, then the item can return to its rightful owner." Wang Tian was not regretful; the Jade Pendant actually had no collection value from a certain perspective.
But the contents inside, out of curiosity, Wang Tian still wanted to see what they were. However, to know what was inside, the jade had to be destroyed.
Such an act, as a righteous professor, Wang Tian sincerely could not bring himself to do.
"Oh, Professor Wang, so you saw it too." Chen Tianlong smiled lightly.
"What! Do you mean you’ve seen that character?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Tian wore an incredulous expression. The cold character was discovered by him using a professional magnifying glass; ordinary people wouldn’t notice it even if they looked carefully, let alone know what it was.
Chen Tianlong nodded and grinned, while at that moment Wang Tian observed Chen Tianlong particularly closely and realized this person was no ordinary person. From the aura he emanated, he was a cultivator.
"Ice City South District has a piece of land abandoned for over a decade, after years of sedimentation, it has turned into desolate mountains and forests, the legendary ruins of the Ancient Wu Family. More than ten years ago, a fierce battle occurred there. I had just returned from studying my doctorate abroad not long ago when I heard about the incident and decided to go and take a look."
Speaking up to this point, Wang Tian continued to recall: "When I arrived, there were corpses everywhere, along with ruined walls, a shocking sight. Several days later, when I went up the mountain again, I accidentally found this Jade Pendant; as someone who studied gemstone appraisal, I thought it had some value, so I brought it back."
"As for the subsequent fate of the Jade Pendant, you all know; it ended up in the hands of that man named Liu Laowu." Wang Tian recounted the whole story, after which everyone understood clearly.
"Thank you, Professor Wang, I understand now." Chen Tianlong obtained the information they wanted and didn’t continue discussing; instead, he let Fang Chuanting chat with Elder Wang.
Meanwhile, Liu Ting was with Chen Tianlong at the side looking at the books about jade pieces. Although it was boring, they were visiting as guests after all, and couldn’t just leave right after using the favor.
Actually, Wang Tian was hesitating whether to disclose that secret to Chen Tianlong, but he was not quite certain in his heart. Once this matter was exposed, it might bring a bloody storm in the world.