Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 412: Chapter 408 Liang Pengzhi’s Secret

”Yes, it’s a woman.”

Liang Pengzhi took a deep breath and asked, ”How do you know that woman is a relative of the Huang Family? How old is she?”

Liang Junqi didn’t notice his grandfather’s odd behavior, and thinking that Liang Pengzhi was interested, assumed he was genuinely curious about the Mastiff King.

Liang Junqi was delighted inside, suddenly feeling the deal to buy the Mastiff King might succeed. He eagerly shared every detail of the morning’s events with Liang Pengzhi, only then mentioning:

”I myself heard Huang Ranping call her cousin, so she must be a relative of the Huang Family for sure. But that woman didn’t look old, only a few years older than me, probably around eighteen or nineteen.”

Liang Pengzhi nodded, thinking to himself that it must be true, as the news from Old Qin also mentioned the child had just come of age and was a freshman at S University. Ruining died almost twenty years ago, and if this child was indeed Ruining’s posthumous child, then her age should indeed be around eighteen or nineteen.

At that moment, Liang Junqi’s gaze accidentally shifted to the screen in Liang Pengzhi’s study. She let out a quiet ”Huh”, and sighed lightly:

”That’s it, I knew I’d seen it somewhere before, it was in Grandpa’s study.”

Hearing the confusion and surprise in Liang Junqi’s voice, Liang Pengzhi asked subconsciously, ”What do you mean? What does it look like?”

Liang Junqi walked closer to the screen, pointing to the woman on it, she said:

”This woman here, that Ms. Huo, she’s the relative from the Huang Family. When I saw her this morning, I felt she looked a bit familiar, like I had seen her somewhere before but couldn’t recall where. Now that I see this screen in your study, Grandpa, I remember her. She is the woman in this screen.”

”What did you say?!”

Liang Pengzhi’s pupils suddenly contracted, his gaze fixated on the woman in the embroidery on the screen, and he began to breathe more rapidly.

Anxiously, he asked, ”That Ms. Huo, she looks exactly like the embroidered image?”

Liang Junqi was startled and didn’t understand why, but she could see a glimmer of hope and even ecstasy in Liang Pengzhi’s eyes.

She recalled the scene of meeting Huo Sining that morning, considered the woman’s features again, and after looking back and forth at the screen a few times, she finally replied:

”If you look closely, you can still see differences, but the contour and aura are really similar. However, the woman in this painting has finer and prettier facial features than that Ms. Huo.”

Liang Pengzhi nodded, drumming his fingers against the tabletop unconsciously, his eyes resting on the screen, his gaze inscrutable, thinking about something.

Noticing her grandfather’s strange expression and seeing that Liang Pengzhi was silent for a long time, Liang Junqi carefully chose her words, and tentatively asked:

”Grandpa, could you... could you ask the Huang Family if that woman’s Mastiff is for sale? The Mastiff King hasn’t fully grown yet. Uncle Luo Cheng said that Tibetan Mastiff should be less than seven months old, not yet mature.”

Liang Junqi was holding onto hope, wishing to buy Huo Sining’s Tibetan Mastiff. She had initially offered ten thousand yuan, only to be ridiculed by Huo Sining, and she was too ashamed to ask Huo Sining again. However, she thought Liang Pengzhi could do it. Her grandpa was so capable, the Huang Family couldn’t refuse to give that little respect, could they?

Liang Junqi was young, and since the Liang Family People deliberately kept her in the dark, she was unaware of the inextricable feud between the Liang and Huang families.

Although she was aware that the relationship between the Liang Family and the Huang Family seemed somewhat strained, she never thought there might be more to it, assuming it was just a common neighborhood dispute.

Therefore, she didn’t realize that others’ willingness to give Liang Pengzhi face didn’t mean the Huang Family would do the same. Things might still have been manageable if his grandfather hadn’t gotten involved, but if Liang Pengzhi took matters into his own hands, it would probably only make things worse.

Liang Pengzhi’s train of thought was interrupted by Liang Junqi, a flash of displeasure crossing his eyes. However, not wanting Liang Junqi to discern anything from the change in his mood, he furrowed his brows and then relaxed them, falling silent for a moment before speaking:

”Jun Qi, the Mastiff King is not easy to come by. If that boy Luo Cheng really manages to borrow a Mastiff King for breeding purposes, Grandpa will surely help you buy a Mastiff King puppy from Kennel Garden.”

Upon hearing these words from Liang Pengzhi, Liang Junqi’s face immediately fell, a flash of disappointment and grievance passing through her eyes. She glanced at Liang Pengzhi, her look filled with anger and defiance:

”That’s not good enough, the Douyuan competition is just a few days away. Without the Mastiff King, we’re sure to lose. I want the Mastiff King!”

Liang Pengzhi’s expression also darkened, ”You think the Mastiff King is something you just ask for and get? Where do you expect Grandpa to find one in just a few days? It’s only a competition, if not this year, then you participate again next year!”

Upon hearing this, Liang Junqi stomped her foot in frustration and, without giving Liang Pengzhi another glance, turned and walked out.

Her eyes could not hide the resentment and unwillingness as she went, bitterly muttering to herself, ”It’s just a dog. If you’re unwilling to help, I’ll figure it out on my own; I don’t need your help to get one!”

Liang Pengzhi didn’t hear these harsh words from Liang Junqi outside the door, so he had no idea that she was about to do something foolish. At this moment, his mind was consumed with one thought: it was true, the words that person had told him were true!

Instinctively, he reached behind him to the bookshelf and found the ancient, yellowed thread-bound book hidden among a pile of others.

The book was covered in dust, but he didn’t care about that now, quickly flipping to the page he was looking for.

Seeing the words and illustrations recorded there, his eyes suddenly sparkled with excitement, and abruptly, as if struck by an idea, he pulled out his phone and dialed a string of numbers.

The call on the other end was quickly answered, and after waiting over ten seconds, it was picked up, the voice on the other side clear and calm, as if not surprised by his call.

”Elder Liang, have you made up your mind?”

Liang Pengzhi’s voice couldn’t mask his nervousness and excitement, ”Mr. Fujiwara, I believe now. If all of this is true, then that place must exist. I am willing to partner with you!”

The other party chuckled lightly, ”Mr. Liang, I told you long ago that our Iga-ryu clan has come with sincerity. But I’m somewhat curious, after all these years of skepticism, what made you suddenly take an interest?”

Liang Pengzhi’s smile stiffened, and he instinctively looked up toward the folding screen, ”Because, I have found the direct evidence to prove the theory.”

A breeze entered the study through the window, fluttering across the desk and the yellowed thread-bound book, gently lifting the opened page. If Huo Sining were here, she would undoubtedly have stared in astonishment.

On that page was the stark image of a mermaid with a human torso and a fish tail, with a passage printed below.

Beyond the South Sea, dwell the Jiaoren (Merfolk). They live in water like fish, not neglecting to spin and weave, and they can weep pearls.