Chapter 698 - 694: Stunned

Chapter 698: Chapter 694: Stunned

Lu Shouyue carefully examined the whip and the nephrite, immediately recognizing it as an old-style whip, with turquoise and similar stones that are specialties of various nations in the Western Regions.

As for this piece of nephrite, it is white like a slice of fat and glossy like mutton fat. Judging from its whiteness, fineness, gloss, and maturity, it belongs to mutton fat jade, a specialty of the Great Tang period in Anxi.

He knew that this was one of the treasures Lin Wanwan acquired during her time travel in Anxi. Apparently, she traded with a caravan from the Western Regions. No wonder she got hurt; there must have been a conflict.

During the fourth to fifth year of the Zhenguan period, doing business in Yizhou of the Great Tang was not as peaceful as in the Central Plains.

After examining the two treasures, Lu Shouyue cautiously asked, "How does Wanwan plan to handle them?"

Lin Wanwan blinked her big eyes and asked, "Is this whip an antique?"

"The whip resembles the belongings of old-time nobles, but if viewed as an antique, it doesn’t quite reach that mark. The appraisal methods for antiques of this category differ from those for celadon, requiring traces of time."

"Oh, I see." Lin Wanwan had long noticed that clothes, furs, and accessories like gold and silver gemstones, even if altered by the Space-Time Gate, change in limited ways, unlike calligraphy, porcelain, or woodworks, so she casually asked.

"Is it easy to get the gemstone appraisal certificate?"

"This is not difficult," Lu Shouyue affirmed, "Wanwan seems quite interested in gemstones?"

Lin Wanwan laughed, "Gemstones? Who wouldn’t be interested?"

Lu Shouyue smiled faintly.

"And what about this? Is it mutton fat jade?" Lin Wanwan pointed at the nephrite.

"Yes," Lu Shouyue replied, "What does Wanwan want to make of it?"

Lin Wanwan, not very knowledgeable about such things, curiously asked questions for a while, then said, "Let’s keep it for now, I’ll think about it later."

Lu Shouyue laughed, "Alright."

After the conversation, Lu Shouyue took the whip while the pure white nephrite was stored away securely.

During the talk, Lin Wanwan mentioned that starting tomorrow, she would seclude herself to write a Chinese medicine thesis. Once the seclusion is over, her studies in the Ancient City would come to an end.

Lu Shouyue looked helpless, "Are you kidding? Secluding yourself to write a thesis."

He was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you have to seclude yourself?"

Lin Wanwan nodded firmly, "Yes, I have to."

"How many days will you be secluded?"

Lin Wanwan calculated, then replied, "At least three days."

Three days in the modern age means twelve days in the Great Tang, enough time for Zhangsun to finish giving birth.

Lu Shouyue sighed, "Alright."

After a pause, he shamelessly said, "To compensate for my longing, Wanwan, take the afternoon off to accompany me."

Lin Wanwan was taken aback, "What?"

Who would have thought Lu Shouyue could act spoiled!

Lin Wanwan refused, but in response, Lu Shouyue immediately donned a hurt expression, looking pitiful as if she had committed a grave mistake.

"Wanwan, you’re going to seclude yourself for three days, do you know the day after tomorrow is Qixi Festival? Are you leaving me alone in our little courtyard on such a day without compensation?"

Lin Wanwan blurted out, "The poem says, ’If love can be everlasting, why must we be together every morning and evening?’"

Lu Shouyue tilted his head and kissed her, "The sun is the morning, the moon is the evening, you are my morning and evening. Wanwan, I can’t be apart from you even for a moment."

Lin Wanwan: "..."

"Is the day after tomorrow really Qixi Festival?" She took out her phone to check the lunar calendar, and indeed, it was marked as Qixi Festival.

Seeing Lin Wanwan’s indecision, Lu Shouyue continued to persuade, "Wanwan, take leave. I want to take you somewhere you surely won’t regret."

Lin Wanwan hesitantly asked, "Where?"

Lu Shouyue directly reached out, pulling her toward the door, "You’ll know when we get there, you won’t regret it."

"Wait, wait— I haven’t requested leave yet." Lin Wanwan wanted to hesitate a bit more.

Lu Shouyue decisively said, "Call Mr. Liang on the way."

Once they reached the heliport on the top floor of the Time Hotel and boarded the helicopter, Lin Wanwan dazedly asked, "Lu Teacher, are we leaving the Ancient City? How far is that place?"

"Not far, Qi City."

Lin Wanwan: "..."

Leaving the province isn’t considered far?

"Alright then, I’ll take a nap and wake me when we arrive." Lin Wanwan seized the moment to catch up on sleep as she’d only had just over three hours of rest that day, feeling really tired.

Noticing the dark circles under Lin Wanwan’s eyes, Lu Shouyue said nothing.

"Wanwan, Wanwan, wake up, we’re here."

After an unknown amount of time, distant voices reached Lin Wanwan’s ears.

Her lashes fluttered several times as she groggily opened her eyes to find Lu Shouyue looking at her with a gentle expression.

"Are we there?"

"Yes, we’re there." Lu Shouyue approached to help her, "So tired, did you go time traveling again last night?"

Lin Wanwan instantly woke up, reflexively replying, "No way! Haha, Lu Teacher, your imagination runs wild."

Lu Shouyue merely smiled without speaking, and as they got off the helicopter, Lin Wanwan looked around, asking, "Where are we?"

"International shooting range."

"What?!" Lin Wanwan was stunned, "You mean what I think it means?"

"I think so."

Lin Wanwan had already seen the pictures and text on the walls stating it’s the International Live Fire Shooting Club Range.

Her mind was a mess, do couples really go to places like this for dates?

Once inside the venue with Lu Shouyue, Lin Wanwan noticed that aside from the staff, there were no other guests—the entire place seemed reserved.

Cluelessly, Lin Wanwan put on protective goggles and earmuffs, and only when holding the handgun did she begin to feel a bit of reality.

With Lu Shouyue’s careful guidance, he taught her how to shoot several rounds, Lin Wanwan’s excitement grew—it felt quite interesting!

Shooting wasn’t that hard!

After over three hours of practice, Lin Wanwan started developing some accuracy.

Having learned swordsmanship and practiced archery in the Great Tang, she found shooting somewhat similar, catching on quickly.

"Wanwan, want to continue? If not, let’s go eat?"

"What time is it now?"

"Almost four."

"Then let me shoot for half an hour more. I think I can hit the bullseye."

"Half an hour might not be enough." Lu Shouyue laughed.

When they left, it was still by helicopter, possibly to save time, given that Lin Wanwan had mentioned she’d start her seclusion the next day.

Soon they flew to a leisurely port, where the helicopter landed directly on the helipad of a super luxury yacht.

Lin Wanwan, though confused, was deeply shocked—is this the joy of being wealthy?

The yacht had six decks, its body stretched nearly a hundred meters as seen from above, with an extremely smooth design.

As soon as they disembarked from the helicopter, over twenty crew members in sailor suits stood in welcome on either side.

The helicopter quickly flew away without much pause.

"Lu Teacher, what’s going on? I need to return tonight and prepare for seclusion starting tomorrow." Lin Wanwan emphasized her time schedule.