Hearing the old man's words, Zhou Xuan felt much more at ease. He himself was not worried. In any case, An Jie would definitely not hire an assassin to kill him directly. As long as he was close, he didn't need to worry at all. His only worry was his family. But after the old man made arrangements, this worry was also eliminated. In this country, no matter how rampant private forces are, they are still vulnerable when it comes to fighting against the state apparatus.
"Then I'll go back." At this moment, Zhou Xuan just wanted to go back as soon as possible and be with his family. He would feel at ease with his protection.
Wei Xiaoqing then stood up again and said, "I'll take you home."
Zhou Xuan quickly refused, saying, "Xiaoqing, you shouldn't go. It's better to stay at home. I'm afraid something else might happen."
But Wei Xiaoqing insisted on going out with her, so Wei Xiaoyu immediately stood up and said, "I'll go with Xiaoqing to see you off. You don't need to worry with me with you."
Zhou Xuan was speechless for a moment. He knew Wei Xiaoyu's skills, of course, and he had no objection if she wanted to go with him.
Old Li immediately waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let the sisters see me off if they want. Li Lei, arrange for two more soldiers to go to Zhou Xuan's house and stay there until the matter is resolved."
Zhou Xuan quickly shook his head and said, "Grandpa Li, this is not appropriate. My family will be scared if they find out. It's not a big deal, but they might get frightened into something serious. Please don't send anyone over."
Old Li was stunned for a moment. Actually, he had his own selfish motives. He wanted to send someone to protect Li Wei and Zhou Ying. His grandson and granddaughter-in-law couldn't be left unprotected.
Li Lei understood his father's intentions. Seeing his father's stunned expression, he quickly smoothed things over: "How about this, I'll arrange for a few people to go over there, not to Xiao Zhou's house, but outside, to keep watch around the neighborhood. I'll coordinate with the security department so they'll act as security guards, which will avoid arousing suspicion from your family. Xiao Zhou should also ask his family not to go out these next few days. As for those in your family who need to go to work, I'll arrange for extra people to accompany them. Don't worry about that; the people I send are skilled and will ensure your family doesn't find out and isn't harmed."
Zhou Xuan naturally believed Li Lei's words. The person he was looking for was undoubtedly the best in the military, far superior to those in the police system. In fact, the police's protection was not as good as that of the military. With Li Lei's arrangements, it was naturally the best option.
Li Lei also arranged for a guard to accompany the Wei sisters, Wei Xiaoqing and Wei Xiaoyu, to take Zhou Xuan home. They were driving a military jeep. Outside the villa, after the guard brought Li Lei's car over, Zhou Xuan tried to sit in the front, but Wei Xiaoqing grabbed him and pulled him into the back seat. Wei Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, then silently sat in the front seat.
In fact, Wei Xiaoqing did it on purpose. Since she couldn't be with Zhou Xuan anyway, she would love or hate openly, no longer wanting to hide anything. She didn't ask Zhou Xuan for any promises, and she didn't care about forever. Although she would never have him, she would cherish every moment she could be alone with him.
Zhou Xuan is not like before. He has experienced more and gone through more himself. He has also thought things through when it comes to relationships. He no longer rejects Wei Xiaoqing and her sister. He can't make promises to them, but he just wants peace of mind. He is as good as Yingying and as good as his conscience.
The guard drove the car, and Wei Xiaoyu faced forward, not moving an inch, afraid that her younger sister would get angry.
Wei Xiaoqing didn't care about anything else, she just hugged Zhou Xuan's arm and leaned against him, not caring whether the sky was falling or the earth was collapsing, or even if it was the end of the world.
The old man standing at Wei Haihong's door remained silent. He knew all too well what his two granddaughters were thinking. But even with his experience and status, he was powerless to help. On one side were his two beloved granddaughters, and on the other were his close friend, whom he would never harm, and who was also his savior. Moreover, no matter what method he used, it was impossible to accomplish this. He could only let things take their course and let things develop naturally.
"Sigh," the old man sighed, thinking that his children and grandchildren were grown up and had their own lives to live. He should let them be; he was old and couldn't control them anymore.
Old Li understood, of course, and sighed, muttering, "What two lovely girls."
Volume 1, Chapter 430: Hit a Hard Board
Chapter 430 Hit a brick wall
Old Li's guard drove Zhou Xuan back to Hongcheng Square. After getting out of the car, Zhou Xuan signaled to him to be careful on the way back. Of course, he was worried about the Wei Xiaoqing and Wei Xiaoyu sisters in the car.
Zhou Xuan did not invite Wei Xiaoqing and her sister to his home, but went straight back to the villa.
Upon entering the living room, I saw Fu Ying with my great-grandmother and Aunt Liu watching TV, while my mother was cutting paper flowers with the character for "double happiness." I breathed a sigh of relief. Then I made a phone call to the antique shop and Zhou's Jewelry Company to confirm that my younger brother, sister-in-law, and father were all safe and sound.
Of course, Zhou Xuan's phone call was just like any other, asking about trivial matters. He mainly wanted to know that his younger brother, sister-in-law, and father were all well. He dared not reveal the truth of the matter, and the old man was already prepared. The police and military special forces would be mobilized, and dealing with An Jie's men would not be difficult, so he was not too worried.
The old man's intervention truly put Zhou Xuan at ease. Such methods were something that even if An Jie were to be resurrected, let alone An Guoqing, they would be unable to withstand.
Thinking about this, Zhou Xuan felt that he shouldn't have been lenient with An Jie in the first place. As the saying goes, dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and rats beget rats. Given An Guoqing's nature, An Jie might have inherited his selfish and greedy nature from the very root of his being.
Zhou Xuan went out early in the morning and only returned now. His mother started muttering complaints as soon as she saw him, but fortunately Fu Ying was there, so she only muttered a few times in a very soft voice and then let it go.
Zhou Xuan pretended to be nonchalant and chatted with everyone for a while before going upstairs to his room, opening the safe, checking the fragments of the Nine Dragon Cauldron, and then taking them out.
The fragments were still intact. Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, then divided them into several pieces, kept one piece in the safe, and carried the rest in plastic bags. He went downstairs and headed out the door.
Jin Xiumei asked in surprise, "You just got back, where are you going again?"
Zhou Xuan shook the plastic bag he was carrying and said, "It's not going anywhere. Just throw away some trash."
The people in the living room stopped paying attention. Throwing out trash was a normal thing, and since Zhou Xuan wasn't going out, there was no need to ask any more questions.
Zhou Xuan walked to the villa gate. There was a trash can about five or six meters to the left. It was the automatic type with a lid. Zhou Xuan looked around with the bag in his hand. Since this was a detached villa, apart from the security guards in the community and the garbage collectors, no one else usually came.
Zhou Xuan noticed that no one was around, then squatted down, lifted the cement manhole cover of the sewer, and used his ice energy to transform and devour the bottom of the sewer, creating a pit that was two hundred meters deep but only the size of a thumb. He then poured the fragments of the Nine Dragon Cauldron down from the surface of the pit.
Using his supernatural abilities, he was able to detect that all the fragments of the Nine Dragon Cauldron had sunk to a depth of 200 meters. Then, the silt and dirty water from the sewer were poured in until the ditch was full. Once it was full, there was no visible abnormality on the surface. Moreover, who would bother to uncover and inspect such a dirty place?
Being right in front of his own house, within the community, it was generally impossible for anyone to discover him. Even if someone wanted to look for him, it was impossible to dig without him noticing. Digging two hundred meters underground was no small project; it was impossible to do it discreetly, and it wasn't something that could be dug up casually. So Zhou Xuan felt at ease.
After covering the cement with the lid, Zhou Xuan threw the plastic bag into the trash can. He looked around and saw no one. He figured the plainclothes military and police personnel he had arranged were probably stationed at several locations around the villa where they could be held. Since Zhou Xuan had said not to let his family know, they were kept at a distance, only restricting strangers from entering the villa area.
Zhou Xuan had just condensed his supernatural power into a bundle and transformed it to devour the underground depths, which is why he could reach a depth of 200 meters. He processed three-quarters of the fragments of the Nine Dragon Cauldron, leaving only one-quarter in the safe. There was no need to worry about that; even if someone stole them, they wouldn't be of much use. Of course, even if they stole all the fragments, they probably wouldn't be of much use either. Distributing them was just to put his mind at ease.
Ultimately, the Nine Dragon Cauldron is a time-travel machine from a high-tech alien civilization. Once it's broken, it will certainly no longer have its original function.
However, Zhou Xuan felt a pang of sadness. It wasn't that he regretted the destruction of the Nine Dragon Cauldron, but rather that he knew that once the Nine Dragon Cauldron was destroyed, Yingying would never be able to return to the Yingying he wanted and loved. Although Yingying had already clearly stated that she would marry him, Zhou Xuan still felt a void in his heart and a rather painful feeling.
This must all be fate, a decision made by God.
Zhou Xuan returned to the living room dejectedly. Zu Zu had been here for over a week and seemed to be having some trouble adjusting to the new environment, unable to eat much. Fu Ying was worried and wanted to take Zu Zu to the hospital for a checkup.
Previously, Fu Yuhai had insisted on not going to the hospital, but he hadn't been able to eat anything for the past few days. However, since he didn't seem to have any serious illness, Fu Ying didn't insist that her grandfather go to the hospital. But it would be a lie to say that she wasn't worried.
Zhou Xuan used his special ability to detect that Fu Yuhai was suffering from qi deficiency due to the change in environment. He immediately said, "Grandpa, it's okay if we don't go to the hospital. I'll massage your acupoints."
Fu Yuhai had treated Zhou Xuan before, but that time it was in New York, and Zhou Xuan was treated in secret. Fu Yuhai and no one in the Fu family knew about it, so Fu Yuhai smiled and said, "Zhou Xuan, you can also press acupoints?"
"I learned a little bit from an old Taoist priest in Wudang Mountain back in my hometown. It's definitely not good for anything important, but it's fine for treating minor ailments like headaches, colds, and fevers," Zhou Xuan lied through his teeth.
Fu Ying paused for a moment, then immediately remembered that Zhou Xuan possessed special abilities and might actually be able to cure her grandfather's discomfort, so she didn't say anything more.
Zhou Xuan held Fu Yuhai's hands and then used his supernatural power to stimulate and improve his body's physiology. In that instant, Fu Yuhai felt a warm current flowing through his body, and the places it passed through felt warm and comfortable. He became very sleepy and couldn't help but fall into a deep sleep.
Zhou Xuan was worried that Fu Yuhai was too old, so he used his superpower too strongly. Fu Yuhai's body was improved to a much higher degree than anyone else's before. So when his body was strengthened, his mind felt weak and he couldn't bear it and fell asleep. But once he woke up again, his body would feel very different.