Chapter 461 – They’re Simply Inhuman

Old Lady Zhang ignored her husband and continued speaking to her granddaughter beside her. “The person I just mentioned to you is Professor Qin. He’s currently teaching at a university here and specializes in this kind of research. Grandma can take you to see him.”

Li Yiyi stole a glance at Old Master Zhang and saw him sitting there with a sullen look on his face, clearly angry but not daring to speak up. The sight made her want to laugh.

Before her grandfather could catch her smiling, Li Yiyi quickly wiped the grin off her face, looked up, and replied to Old Lady Zhang, “Alright, sounds good. Thank you, Grandma.”

“What’s there to thank me for? You’re my granddaughter. If I can help you, that makes me happy,” Old Lady Zhang said with a kind smile.

While the two were chatting, Hua Qiubai suddenly spoke up. “Girl, where did you get that parchment?”

Li Yiyi stopped talking to Old Lady Zhang, glanced at the parchment, and replied with a hint of regret, “I got it from someone from Country R. But now they’re claiming it’s theirs and said I have to return it to them after deciphering what’s on it.”

As soon as she said this, the three elders were immediately infuriated.

“Despicable! Those robbers! Over all these years, how many priceless treasures have they stolen from Huaxia and brought back to their country? And now, even after being defeated, they’re still at it—going after tombs, no less! They’re not even human!” Old Master Zhang roared angrily.

Hua Qiubai’s expression also darkened with fury. “They’re shameless bandits, that’s what they are. Every time I hear about people from Country R, I just want to tear them apart.”

Old Lady Zhang looked relatively composed, but it was still obvious that she was angry. “Yiyi, are you planning to help those people from Country R?”

Li Yiyi shook her head. “Don’t worry, Grandma. I know what I’m doing.”

Seeing this, Old Lady Zhang didn’t ask further. She patted Li Yiyi’s hand and said, “Alright, Grandma trusts your judgment. You make the call.”

After that conversation, the grandmother and granddaughter got ready to head to the university in one of the Zhang family’s cars.

When Old Master Zhang heard this, he immediately stood up and insisted on coming along.

Old Lady Zhang frowned at the request. “Why are you coming? Don’t you not get along with Brother Qin?”

When Old Master Zhang heard her call that man “Brother Qin,” his heart turned sour, and his tone did too. “Brother Qin this, Brother Qin that… sounds so sweet. At your age, still calling him Brother Qin—doesn’t he get goosebumps hearing that?”

Li Yiyi couldn’t help but burst out laughing at the sight of her jealous grandfather.

Hearing his granddaughter laugh, Old Master Zhang blushed and immediately shut up.

Old Lady Zhang gave her stubborn husband a helpless look. “Fine, do as you please. If you want to come, then come. I’m not going to bother arguing with you.”

Old Master Zhang immediately beamed and hopped into the car, sitting right next to Old Lady Zhang.

Li Yiyi chuckled and made her way to the front passenger seat.

About half an hour later, the car arrived at the entrance of a university. Since it was an academic institution, the gatekeeper stopped their car at the entrance.

Old Lady Zhang got out and walked over to the gatekeeper, telling him who they were looking for.

“Oh, you’re here to see Professor Qin? No problem! I’ll go fetch him for you right away.” As soon as the gatekeeper heard they were here for Professor Qin, he agreed enthusiastically to help.

“Tsk, that Qin guy really puts on airs, making us wait at the gate. Old woman, we should probably keep our distance from people like him,” Old Master Zhang leaned in and muttered in Old Lady Zhang’s ear, clearly trying to stir the pot.

Standing just in front of them, Li Yiyi heard her grandfather’s rather petty remark and had to stifle a laugh, turning her head away to giggle in secret.

Not long after, Li Yiyi was the first to spot a tall elderly man following the gatekeeper. Maybe it was because of his scholarly background, but the man gave off a refined, intellectual aura—slim build, wearing glasses, and looking every bit the academic.

“Xiaoman, it’s you! Why didn’t you call to let me know you were coming? I could’ve waited out here to greet you personally,” Professor Qin said, his eyes focused entirely on Old Lady Zhang. As for the others, he barely glanced at them.

At that moment, Li Yiyi finally understood why her grandfather had been so jealous about Professor Qin.

If she were in his shoes, she’d probably be jealous too.

After catching up a little, Old Lady Zhang grabbed Li Yiyi’s hand and led her forward. “Old Qin, let me introduce you—this is my granddaughter. What do you think? Doesn’t she look just like me?”

Professor Qin looked at Li Yiyi, gave a brief smile, and nodded. “Yes, there’s a bit of a resemblance.”

Li Yiyi could tell right away that he was just being polite, but she didn’t mind at all.

Old Lady Zhang went on cheerfully, “Old Qin, the reason we came today is because we need your help with something.”

“As long as it’s something you need, Xiaoman, I’ll help. Just tell me,” Professor Qin immediately replied.

Just as he finished speaking, a loud hmph came from behind Old Lady Zhang.

Professor Qin followed the sound and saw Old Master Zhang standing there.

“Oh, you came too? I thought you never wanted to see me again,” Professor Qin said with a smile that looked like it was begging for a punch.

Seeing that smirk, Old Master Zhang was so angry his teeth clenched. He snorted again and said, “You think I wanted to see you? If my wife hadn’t insisted on meeting you, I wouldn’t have come.”

Professor Qin just smiled and turned back to Old Lady Zhang. “Xiaoman, what was it you wanted help with?”

Old Lady Zhang gave Li Yiyi a little signal.

Li Yiyi immediately pulled the parchment from her backpack.

Old Lady Zhang took it and handed it directly to Professor Qin.

“This is what I wanted to talk to you about. Take a look and see if you recognize the writing on it. I haven’t studied this field in years and can only make out half of it. The rest I can’t decipher, so I had to come to you for help,” Old Lady Zhang said, a bit embarrassed.

Professor Qin stared at the parchment like he was completely absorbed by it, eyes fixed, not moving an inch.

After a while, he finally looked up and asked, “This parchment is from the Qin dynasty. The person who originally owned it would have been either royalty or an emperor. Child, which ancient tomb did you dig this out of?”