Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 573 - 566: Luo Qishan’s Gift_1

Chapter 573: Chapter 566: Luo Qishan’s Gift_1

"Nina, Princess..." Luo Qishan was somewhat tangled with Nina’s identity, not knowing whether he should regard her as a princess or as his daughter-in-law. After some entanglement, he pulled out a prepared red envelope from his pocket and handed it over shakily.

"What is this?" Nina looked at Luo Qishan with surprise.

"Oh, this is one of our local customs, as a blessing from elders to younger generations," Lin Wei explained.

"I see," Nina nodded, gladly accepting his kind gesture, and said respectfully, "Thank you, Father."

"No, no, don’t mention it." Facing Nina, Luo Qishan still appeared somewhat nervous. Although Nina was his daughter-in-law, his son Luo Chuan had been dead for more than twenty years. Therefore, he always entangled whether or not to consider Nina as his daughter-in-law.

Actually, it was Lin Wei’s idea to bring Luo Qishan to the Otherworld. If it was not for Lin Wei, given Luo Qishan’s health status, the headquarters’ personnel would never dare to take him to the Otherworld. Lin Wei hoped to use Luo Qishan to close the gap with Nina to ease the upcoming negotiations. Thus, when Luo Qishan proposed to go to the Otherworld, he agreed to Luo Qishan’s request without hesitation.

After a brief meeting with Nina, Luo Qishan left the banquet trembling with the help of Li Si. After all, this was not his home ground, and he was not the main person in charge of this meeting. After meeting with Nina, he planned to see Luo’er and his sister Luoya.

As they just stepped out of the villa’s entrance, they came face to face with Cheng Ziang, who was accompanying Luoya. Seeing Luo Qishan, Cheng Ziang instinctively was startled, then quickly straightened up and greeted, "Hello, Principal!"

"Oh, it’s Cheng Ziang!" Luo Qishan nodded in recognition of the members in Luo’er’s team.

"Hey, who is he?" At this time, Luoya hiding behind Cheng Ziang, gently tugged his arm and whispered.

Seeing Luoya, Luo Qishan’s eyes instantly lit up. The little girl in front of him didn’t look like Luo Chuan, but more like Nina whom he had just met. However, for some reason, seeing her made Luo Qishan feel a sense of familiarity and affection.

Cheng Ziang glanced at Luo Qishan, turned to Luoya, and whispered in her ear, "He is your grandfather."

"Grandfather?" Luoya was unfamiliar with the concept of a grandfather.

"It means your father’s father who raised your brother Luo’er on Earth," Cheng Ziang explained.

"He is... also... my... relative?" Luoya asked, her eyes wide with apprehension as she looked towards Luo Qishan. Luo Qishan, with his kind and benevolent appearance, although dressed conservatively, radiated a sense of warmth.

"Elder Luo, this is Luo’er’s sister, her name is Luoya," Li Si whispered in Luo Qishan’s ear.

"Luoya..." Luo Qishan hesitated as he looked at Luoya. There was hardly anything about her that resembled Luo Chuan, except for her strange eyes. One eye was green, whereas the other was a familiar black.

Without a doubt, Luo Qishan might not recognize Luoya by her appearance, but he recognized that eye. Because Luoya’s eyes were so alike Luo Chuan’s, not just the same pupil color, but even the expressions were identical.

"Come, greet your grandfather and get to know him. You are planning to go to Earth, right?" Cheng Ziang gently pushed Luoya forward as he spoke.

Luoya, being pushed forward to face Luo Qishan, seemed very restrained and stuttered, "I, I, I am, Luoya, hello... Grandpa..."

However, what she said was in Southern Tasta language, so Luo Qishan couldn’t understand a word. Fortunately, Li Si on the side took the initiative to translate. After whispering a few words in Luo Qishan’s ear, Luo Qishan immediately became excited.

He clumsily pulled out another pre-prepared red envelope from his pocket and handed it tremblingly to Luoya.

"This..." Luoya did not understand what he wanted to do, so she instinctively took a step back. If it was not for Cheng Ziang standing behind her, she would have probably fled by now.

"Accept it. It’s a custom from our side, it’s a kind of blessing from the elders to the younger generation," Cheng Ziang held her, comforting her.

"Can... can I accept it?" Luoya asked, her eyes wide.

"Of course, if you don’t accept it, it’s a sign of disrespect to the elder," Cheng Ziang responded as if it was a matter of fact.

"Oh, then..." Luoya took the envelope gingerly with her trembling hands and stuttered, "Thank you..."

"Say thank you..." Cheng Ziang was somewhat speechless.

"Oh, that, thanks, thank you..." Luoya stuttered.

"No, no!" Upon hearing Li Si’s translation, Luo Qishan quickly waved his hands. Looking at his granddaughter whom he was meeting for the first time, and then thinking of his grandson who he had just seen safe and sound, he couldn’t help but shed tears of old age.

Although Luo Chuan has already left, he has left a son and a daughter, which is the greatest comfort for Luo Qishan. He doesn’t care about the bloodline of Luo’er’s siblings. Whether they are Earthlings or half-elves, he doesn’t discriminate against them. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have initiated the Origin Project to keep Luo’er by his side.

"Elder Luo, we should hurry and find Luo’er. In a few hours, you will have to return to Earth," Li Si reminded him.

"But, this..." Luo Qishan widened his eyes at him. How could he not engage more when he finally got to see his granddaughter? Although he understood that he was only allowed half a day in the Otherworld, he still wanted to spend more time with Luoya.

"No need to worry, Elder Luo. Princess Nina intends to send Luoya to Haiya Academy for her studies, so you need not worry about not having the chance to see her," Li Si assured him.

"At Haiya Academy, really?" Luo Qishan excitedly asked.

"Yes, as long as the headquarters approves, she can return with the Chief," Li Si responded.

"That’s great, that’s just great!" Luo Qishan exclaimed joyfully.

Even though he still holds the position of Dean at Haiya Academy, due to his advanced age, he will have to step down in a year. By then, he can’t be certain if he would still have the chance to meet Luoya again.

Watching the two leave, Cheng Ziang shook his head, then turned to Luoya and asked: "Are you scared of him?"

"No," Luoya shook her head, then watched the two figures in the distance, pursed her lips, and said, "I just feel a bit sorry for him."

"Sorry for him, huh..." Cheng Ziang looked into the distance after listening, and a smile crept onto his face. "It seems great minds do think alike."

"What do you mean?" Luoya asked.

"Nothing. Just a random thought. Remember, when you get to Earth, not only is he your grandfather, but he’s also your principal. So greet him as Principal, and don’t act aloof like your brother did," Cheng Ziang advised.

"What’s a ’principal’?" Luoya asked, frowning.

"Just greet him as ’Principal’, that’s it," Cheng Ziang insisted.

Luoya continued watching the two. Suddenly, she had another question: "Their conversation just now wasn’t in Tasta."

"Of course not. Your grandfather is from Earth, he wouldn’t speak Tasta. He was speaking Chinese. Once you get to Earth, you need to learn it. Enjoy the fear of being dominated by Chinese," Cheng Ziang rolled his eyes and remarked.

"Why do you look so gleeful?" Luoya asked, frowning.

"Do I? I’m just curious about how you’ll react to learning all this," Cheng Ziang said, an uncontrollable grin spreading across his face.

Luoya glared at him, then looked down at the red packet Luo Qishan had given her. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Can I open this?"

"Of course!" Cheng Ziang nodded.

Hearing this, Luoya opened the red packet. A long red string and a jade pendant fell out.

"What is this?" Luoya asked, looking at him.

"A jade Buddha pendant. Men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha. It’s a blessing from your grandfather, hoping that this pendant can help you overcome any adversities," Cheng Ziang glanced at it then replied.

"Is that possible?" Luoya asked, frowning.

"It’s a blessing, whether it’s possible or not is secondary, the primary matter is the sentiment behind it," Cheng Ziang shrugged, shaking his head in mock despair.

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