Chapter 400: Fortune Plays Tricks on People

The old man spoke incoherently, asking a series of questions, his shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

Bai Wei held her breath, stunned into silence.

She was completely unable to process what was happening.

This old man actually recognized her?

He even knew about Qingshan Village, and knew about her grandmother?

Then, could his identity be..."

The old man had already reached her, his expression filled with agitation, even the whiskers on his chin trembling along with him.

His eyes were red-rimmed, as if he might burst into tears of excitement at any second.

"Xiao Wei, Xiao Wei, how is your grandmother now?"

A thought she couldn't even believe herself vaguely emerged in Bai Wei's mind.

She suppressed her shock and asked.

"Grandpa, who are you..."

"I... I am not your grandfather, I am your maternal grandfather." The old man's voice trembled.

"What?" Bai Wei was completely dumbfounded. "You, you are Li Zongguang?"

Li Zongguang was the name of her maternal grandfather.

"Yes, you actually know my name; your grandmother must have told you." The old man's tears flowed freely. "Is your grandmother well? And your mother? I never saw her once she was born; how is your mother doing?"

Bai Wei simply could not process this.

The old man before her was actually her maternal grandfather.

But didn't her mother say that her grandfather had gone missing long ago?

The old man was overcome with emotion, pressing his hands onto her shoulders and scrutinizing her face. "Too similar, you look so much like your grandmother! Is your grandmother still well? I have been in Daliang for so many years and have never been able to contact her; how is she?"

Zhou Yanli and Xiao Moting stood to the side, both of their faces filled with shock.

No one had expected that this old man was actually Bai Wei's maternal grandfather!

Bai Wei's mind was in chaos; she took a deep breath, trying her best to calm herself down.

Since she herself could come to Daliang, why couldn't her missing grandfather?

She hesitated for a moment. "Grandpa, Grandmother has already passed away."

"What?"

The old man's entire body shuddered, as if struck by lightning.

He stumbled, muttering to himself.

"A Yun is dead, dead... She couldn't wait for me to return; it's all my fault!"

"It was me who fell off the cliff and forgot everything!"

"A Yun, I have failed you."

Li Zongguang's face was full of sorrow, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.

Zhou Yanli immediately stepped forward to support him.

"Master!"

Bai Wei's nose also felt sore.

"A Yun" was her grandmother's nickname, known only to family members.

Now she could be certain that the person before her was indeed her maternal grandfather.

She never expected that her maternal grandfather had also come to Daliang.

Li Zongguang squeezed his eyes shut, and murky tears slid from the corners of his eyes.

"A Yun must hate me, hate me for why I didn't go back..."

"No." Bai Wei endured her sadness and shook her head. "Grandmother never hated you, and she never said a single word of resentment. She just stayed at the Farm in Qingshan Village and waited her whole life."

These words sounded understated, but to spend an entire life waiting for someone, facing endless loneliness, without even knowing if they would ever return... how long that was.

Li Zongguang covered his face with his hands, tears flowing through his fingers.

His shoulders shook, and he choked on his sobs.

"So, A Yun was waiting for me all along. She waited for me for so many years, and in the end, she couldn't wait for me to return."

"It is I who failed her!"

"How exactly did A Yun die?"

Bai Wei's nose felt sore as well; she stepped forward to support her grandfather.

"Grandpa, Grandmother passed away peacefully of old age; she passed the Farm on to me."

At this moment, Li Zongguang took a deep breath, wiped the tears from his face with the back of his hand, and finally looked up to carefully examine her face.

"A Yun passed the Farm to you; did you also come here through the wardrobe?"

"Yes." Bai Wei nodded, then glanced at Xiao Moting. "I came through the wardrobe and met Xiao Moting."

Li Zongguang's mood had calmed somewhat, and he turned to look at Xiao Moting.

"Xiao Moting drifted to the sea, and I rescued him."

"He knew I was Zhou Yanli's master and also knew about the Divine Witch Tribe's Treasure Vault, so he told me everything. I was suspicious, so I followed him to come and see you. I thought you were someone who had traveled through time from the modern era to Daliang; I never expected you to be my granddaughter."

As he spoke, he let out a deep sigh.

"Perhaps, this is fate."

"A Yun came from Daliang to the modern era, and you came from the modern era to Daliang; truly, fortune plays tricks on people."

At this time, Xiao Moting strode forward.

"Old Master Li, this is no place to linger; let us leave here first."

Qin Zhan also hurriedly chimed in.

"Yes, yes, this is Donghai Prefecture. Now that our Beijiang Army has been branded as rebels by the Imperial Court, government troops are searching for us everywhere. We should find a safe place, and then you can... no, then you can catch up with Shennü Daren."

Xiao Moting ordered someone to bring his horse over.

"Help Old Master Li up, be careful."

He looked at Bai Wei.

"Bai Wei, there aren't enough horses, I'm afraid I must ask you to bear with it and ride the same horse as me."

"Okay." Bai Wei did not overthink it and nodded immediately.

However, just as she finished nodding, she noticed her grandfather knit his brows, and Zhou Yanli, who was standing to the side, was also staring at her thoughtfully.

Only then did Bai Wei remember that she hadn't yet explained her relationship with Xiao Moting to these two, and her cheeks instantly turned red.

At this moment, the Beijiang Army came to report.

"Reporting to the Prince of Northern Suppression, Thousand-Household Officer Tian has been beheaded."

Xiao Moting nodded and said softly to Bai Wei.

"The government troops of Donghai Prefecture will arrive soon, let's leave quickly."

This is not the Beijiang; there are pursuers everywhere.

Bai Wei could not delay any longer, so she let Xiao Moting support her waist and mount the horse.

Immediately after, the weight behind her sank as Xiao Moting's tall frame also vaulted onto the horse.

He wrapped his arms around Bai Wei's waist, reached forward to grab the reins, and gave a low shout.

"Giddyap!"

The steed lifted its four hooves and galloped away into the distance.

A group of Beijiang Army soldiers followed closely on horseback, their hooves kicking up a cloud of dust on the beach.

With her back against Xiao Moting's sturdy chest, the anxiety and unease of the past few days were all swept away, leaving only peace of mind.

And the excitement of seeing her grandfather.

Just as Xiao Moting was riding forward, she caught him and asked him to explain the ins and outs of everything clearly.

Including how he was saved by her grandfather and why he didn't contact her.

Xiao Moting did not hide anything and told her everything.

It turned out that after the undercurrent washed him and Bai Wei apart that day, he drifted out to sea, where everything was vast and boundless.

He did not know if it was destiny or some unseen arrangement.

Xiao Moting encountered her grandfather and was saved by him, who was dressed as a fisherman.

He was injured, so her grandfather took out medicine to treat him and gave him food to eat.

Xiao Moting discovered that the anti-inflammatory medicine and Tiger Bone Ointment for bruises that her grandfather took out were surprisingly similar to the medicine Bai Wei sent via Teleportation from the modern era; he had also seen the military reserve rations her grandfather carried with him at Bai Wei's place, and he was immediately astonished.

Her grandfather also discovered that he recognized these items and asked him about them.

Through their conversation, the two finally understood everything.

Her grandfather knew that the "Goddess" was a modern person who had been sending items to help Xiao Moting.

And Xiao Moting also knew that her grandfather had also come to Daliang from the modern era, and the things he used were all modern items.

Upon learning that the Goddess lived in Qingshan Village, her grandfather couldn't wait to have Xiao Moting take him to find her, wanting to inquire for news.

As for why the Jade Pendant couldn't transmit messages, it was because after Xiao Moting fell into the water, he was covered in injuries, and his wounds had become inflamed from soaking in the water.

Her grandfather had him take off his clothes to apply ointment, and incidentally locked the valuables he was carrying into a box to prevent them from falling into the sea due to the wind and waves on the boat.