Return of the Celestial King

The Su father and daughter both thanked Qin Tuo profusely.

Looking around the humble house, they felt incredibly guilty. Qin Tuo had saved Father Su’s life, yet they had nothing to offer him in return.

Father Su thought for a moment and said with great sincerity:

"Young man, I, Su Qingping, will one day find a way to properly repay you for saving my life. I’m just ashamed that I can’t do so right now."

Qin Tuo waved his hand, indicating it was no big deal.

However, he then asked slowly,

"I was wondering, could I take a look at that Jade Pendant of yours?"

As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Su Pei Pei at his side.

Su Pei Pei’s heart jumped. She instinctively covered the Jade Pendant and took a few steps back.

After all, countless people had recently resorted to all sorts of schemes and plots, all to get their hands on this Jade Pendant!

Thus, she had developed an instinctive defense. Upon hearing Qin Tuo’s request, her brow furrowed, and her reluctance was obvious.

Seeing her reaction, Qin Tuo realized the Jade Pendant must be incredibly precious to them, and that his sudden request was clearly inappropriate.

So, Qin Tuo shook his head and said with a smile:

"It’s fine. If you’re not comfortable with it, let’s just forget it."

Qin Tuo was merely curious; it wasn’t something he absolutely had to see.

Su Pei Pei bit her lip, her expression deeply conflicted.

’Qin Tuo saved her dad’s life. She should repay him properly. Forget a Jade Pendant, she would even give her own life for him.’

’But this Jade Pendant... the implications were just too great. She couldn’t decide what to do on the spot.’

Beside her, Su Qingping said quickly:

"It’s just a Jade Pendant, Pei Pei. What are you doing? You’re making us look like a joke!"

Su Qingping was very generous and had no qualms about letting Qin Tuo examine the Jade Pendant.

Since her father had spoken, Su Pei Pei had no choice but to nod, take out the Jade Pendant, and hand it to Qin Tuo.

The moment Qin Tuo took the Jade Pendant and glanced at it, he discovered a seal inside, just like the one in the pendant he had seen before.

He probed it briefly and found that the seal within this Jade Pendant was even stronger than the previous one.

Moreover, the moment he held it, the aura felt incredibly familiar. It was clearly from the same source as the Jade Pendant his parents had given him; they must have come from the same place.

Qin Tuo grew increasingly curious, and an impulsive idea struck him.

He cut his finger and let a drop of blood fall onto the Jade Pendant!

The Su father and daughter stared, their eyes wide with shock, not understanding what Qin Tuo was doing.

They held their breath and watched the Jade Pendant in silence.

Suddenly, the Jade Pendant reacted!

The next moment, the Jade Pendant erupted in a dazzling red light.

The red light appeared without warning, instantly bathing the entire room in a startling crimson glow!

"What! Th-th-this..."

The Su father and daughter were utterly dumbfounded, and even Qin Tuo hadn’t expected the Jade Pendant to react so bizarrely.

The red light flashed and then faded, but Qin Tuo knew this Jade Pendant was extraordinary!

After carefully probing it with his Spiritual Power, he came to a conclusion.

This Jade Pendant was, in fact, a superior-grade Protective Talisman. If crafted into a Body-Protecting Dharma Artifact, it would be far more powerful than the one Chen Man Ni previously wore.

’If this Jade Pendant were made into a Body-Protecting Dharma Artifact, Manni wouldn’t have been in such danger back then.’

Qin Tuo thought to himself.

But since the Jade Pendant was their most prized possession, he couldn’t bring himself to ask for it, which left him with a sense of regret.

Qin Tuo pushed the thought aside, only to find the Su father and daughter were still staring blankly, lost in a daze.

The scene that had just unfolded had clearly shocked them both so much that they hadn’t yet recovered.

After a moment, Su Qingping said, his face flush with excitement:

"Decades ago, when my father found this Jade Pendant, he was in a desperate situation. But at the most dangerous moment, this red light suddenly appeared and saved his life."

Only then did Qin Tuo understand. The Jade Pendant had displayed this automatic defensive reaction a long time ago.

This made Qin Tuo even more certain that the Jade Pendant was indeed an excellent Protective Talisman.

Su Qingping continued, almost as if talking to himself:

"From that day on, my father treated it as our Su Family heirloom. I’d heard him tell the story countless times, but I’d never seen it happen myself. To think that today, you would make the red light appear again!"

Su Qingping looked at Qin Tuo with a complex, nostalgic expression and sighed.

The familiar scene brought back memories of his father and many events from long ago.

And it was precisely because of this Jade Pendant that the Su Family had undergone such drastic changes.

Qin Tuo nodded, understanding now that the Jade Pendant truly held great significance for the Su Family.

But then a crucial piece of information in Su Qingping’s words suddenly struck him. His heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked:

"Mr. Su, do you know where your father found this Jade Pendant?"

As the words left his mouth, Qin Tuo’s heart began to pound violently.

He had a growing suspicion that this Jade Pendant might hold the key to uncovering the mystery of his own origins!

Su Qingping thought hard for a moment, then recalled:

"My father said he found it on an island, I believe..."

Qin Tuo’s eyes widened, and he quickly pressed,

"Oh? Which island, exactly?"

But Su Qingping shook his head and said with regret:

"Unfortunately, my father never mentioned its specific location."

As he said this, he too looked very regretful.

For all these years, he had never paid much attention to the matter.

After his father passed away, the answer to that question was lost forever.

Qin Tuo was incredibly disappointed; he desperately wanted to know where the Jade Pendant had come from.

’Could this island be the Peach Blossom Island that old lunatic mentioned?’

’Otherwise, could there really be so many coincidences in the world?’

After a moment of thought, Qin Tuo suddenly asked again:

"Mr. Su, do you know if anything else happened when your father found the Jade Pendant?"

Su Qingping clearly wanted to help Qin Tuo. He racked his brain, trying to recall the past, but in the end, he could only let out a helpless sigh.

"Young man, I’m truly sorry. My father never said anything more than that. All I know is that he found this Jade Pendant on an island."

Hearing this, Qin Tuo felt a sense of helplessness. Su Qingping’s knowledge about the Jade Pendant was clearly limited, so he couldn’t press the matter any further.