Su Qiannai continued, "But you are too weak now, both in spiritual energy and other abilities. You don't deserve the name of the Sacred Dragon."
"So I think I need to give you something to do, lest you spend your days idly, wasting the precious wealth within you."
Her narrow, beautiful eyes curved into two crescent moons. "From now on, within a year, you must transform Taohua Village into one of the top ten wealthiest villages in the country."
"Otherwise, after a year, I will still take you home."
"What did you say?"
Wu Tian was somewhat taken aback by such a condition.
Su Qiannai smiled, "Don't ask, you've already understood, haven't you?"
"If you want to fight against your family, then you'd better do as I say."
"Only when you become strong enough will the family be wary of your influence."
"Otherwise, in the eyes of the family, you will always be nothing more than a good-for-nothing who can be manipulated at will."
Su Qiannai spoke slowly, and as Wu Tian heard this, his brows furrowed even more.
He could feel that Su Qiannai's words were sincere.
But this woman...
Why was she suddenly starting to care about him?
Su Qiannai saw through his confusion and said with a charming laugh,
"Stop thinking about it. When you accomplish what I've said, I will naturally tell you everything you want to know."
"The man of Su Qiannai must be a hero who stands tall and upright."
"And it seems you are not quite up to par right now."
"What did you say? Your man?" In an instant, Wu Tian's mind went blank.
Su Qiannai's words brought a different kind of shock to Wu Tian, making his expression turn somewhat strange.
But Su Qiannai clearly had no intention of continuing.
She smiled and said, "This is something you cannot access yet."
"I will wait for you this year, but if you disappoint me, then this year might be your last period of peace."
With that, Su Qiannai smiled brilliantly, her exquisite face making everything else seem dim.
"So, please do your best."
Wu Tian fell silent. Everything that had happened today had given him an unprecedented shock.
He suddenly realized that there must be some earth-shattering secret hidden behind all this.
But this secret was something he could not touch upon at the moment, so it was better to remain silent than to waste words.
Su Qiannai's gaze swept over the men lying on the ground. She smiled and said, "You've all worked hard today. Let's go back."
With that, she gently waved her jade hand, and a large amount of spiritual energy flowed out like water, entering the bodies of those men.
This spiritual energy had healing properties, and in an instant, the men's strength was restored, and they all got up from the ground.
Su Qiannai paid no further attention to Wu Tian and turned to get into the Lincoln car.
The men also got into other cars one by one, and they left Meihua Village like this.
Watching the grand convoy eventually disappear down the village road, a hint of confusion appeared in Wu Tian's eyes.
He knew in his heart that his peaceful life had been completely shattered, and he absolutely could not continue like this.
Otherwise, he himself could not imagine what he would face in the future.
"One year?"
Wu Tian murmured softly, then clenched his fists tightly.
A moment later, the convoy led by the Lincoln car had driven onto the main road.
Su Qiannai sat alone in the back, her jade hand supporting her cheek, her beautiful eyes gazing at the changing scenery outside the window, her expression lost in thought.
"Steward Su," the man driving hesitated for a moment, then finally asked, "What should we do now?"
Su Qiannai continued to look out the window and replied casually, "What do you mean, what should we do?"
The man hesitated again, then said, "Are we just going back like this?"
"But the mission from above was to retrieve what we needed. Now that the mission is not completed, what if we are blamed by those above?"
Su Qiannai smiled and said, "So what do you plan to do?"
"The pendant was lost ten years ago, and our dear young master is now just an unknown village doctor."
"He will probably find a village girl to marry and live a mediocre life."
"Do you think the family will care about someone like him?"
"This..." The man was stunned for a moment, as the situation Su Qiannai described differed from reality.
But he quickly reacted, understanding Su Qiannai's hidden meaning, and said no more.
A faint light flickered in Su Qiannai's beautiful eyes, and a meaningful smile appeared on her face.
She parted her rosy lips and murmured,
"Things are becoming more and more interesting."
"Young Master, as my destined one, you must not disappoint me."
...
After Su Qiannai and her group left, Wu Tian settled the old grandmother, told her not to worry too much, and then returned to Taohua Village.
For three full days, he did not leave his home, his mind constantly pondering Su Qiannai's matters.
Spiritual energy, pendant, inheritance, family, parents...
One word after another kept swirling in his mind, refusing to leave.
He had never expected things to develop in this direction. He had only wanted to live a carefree life.
But vaguely, his life had become so heavy.
"What is this thing..." Lying on the bed, Wu Tian looked at the pendant in his hand and said doubtfully.
It was only then that he realized the pendant was no ordinary object.
Even with his clairvoyant eyes, he could not see through it at all.
This pendant must contain immense secrets, enough for Su Qiannai to personally come and retrieve it.
"Oh, and that strange bead."
He could feel that the mysterious bead was now inside his body, suspended at the center of his life palace.
But strangely, no matter how he investigated, even trying to probe it with spiritual energy, he could not glimpse its secret, as if it didn't exist at all.
Wu Tian thought about it again and again, becoming increasingly agitated. He simply jumped out of bed, deciding not to think about it anymore.
"Whatever happens, happens!" Wu Tian said indignantly. "It's just the top ten wealthiest villages, consider it done."
After saying this with full confidence, less than two seconds later, Wu Tian's soaring spirit deflated like a leaky balloon.
"That being said, it really feels like climbing a mountain..."
Taohua Village was currently a poverty-stricken village in the eyes of the entire country.
To transform a poverty-stricken village into one of the top ten wealthiest villages in just one year was an almost impossible task.