Wei Zhao's tone was flat.
It seemed as if this Luminous Pearl was merely an ordinary object for illumination to him, nothing special.
Yu Tingwan bent down to pick it up, hefting it slightly, filled with amazement and astonishment.
After all, she had only heard about it.
This was her first time seeing it.
But the young woman frowned, forced to contemplate deeply.
"The Dong Family, no matter how powerful, is after all just a business family. Once out of Ze County, they're nothing. Although I haven't seen much of the world, I know such a thing shouldn't be something a mere small country squire could obtain through legitimate means."
Wei Zhao had not expected this reaction from her.
There was admiration in his eyes.
"What you said is correct. The Dong Family deals in ceramics publicly, but they secretly harbor a lot of villains, and most of their money cannot see the light of day."
Money for doing deeds.
Some for collecting debts.
Some for punishing enemies.
