Chapter 3206 — Beginning the Refinement of the Jade Pendant

"Mm. You go and tell her about it over there, and I'll discuss it with Xu Shilan right now," Wei Zhao said.

"Alright. Thanks, Brother Wei Zhao!" Little Ken made ready to go and bring the good news to Yu Xiaoke.

On Yu Xiaoke's side, when she heard the news from Little Ken, she knew at once that Little Ken must have gone to Wei Zhao — otherwise, how would Wei Zhao have known she was worried? Still, the plan Wei Zhao proposed was one she truly had no reason to refuse.

After hesitating for a moment, Yu Xiaoke finally decided to agree, and then went to report to the old director.

As for Wei Zhao, he went to find Xu Shilan, who was upstairs rehearsing songs with Cheng Yiyi, and told her about the charity performance for the orphanage. Xu Shilan agreed readily — after all, her relationship with Wei Zhao had always been good, and his careful protection over this period had filled her with gratitude, so she consented without the slightest hesitation.

As Xu Shilan's close friend, Cheng Yiyi naturally agreed to help with the charity performance as well. Xu Shilan's popularity was already explosive, and with Cheng Yiyi added to the mix, this charity show was bound to be a great success!

After all, Xu Shilan and Cheng Yiyi were two entirely different styles — one a pure, jade-like maiden, the other sultry and fiery — and their fan bases did not overlap at all. In this way, the audience for the concert would be invisibly increased.

"There's one more thing. I have a friend over in Europe who wants to invite you to do a performance or a commercial event there. I don't know whether you'd be interested?" Wei Zhao asked.

"Oh? Europe?" Xu Shilan was slightly taken aback. She was blazing hot in the Asian market, but in Europe she remained lukewarm — an invitation to perform in Europe was something that had never happened before. Clever as she was, she immediately saw the crux of the matter: "Wei Zhao, I'm afraid this time it isn't me they're inviting — it's you, isn't it? Your friend wants to see you, but you turned them down saying you're my close guard, so they invited me instead?"

"Fine, you've guessed it." Wei Zhao had not expected Xu Shilan to be so sharp as to figure it out at once.

"Well then, it's a good chance to open up the market — that's a good thing too, so of course there's no problem." Xu Shilan nodded and agreed.

What Yu Xiaoke had not expected was that when she told the old director that Xu Shilan would come to perform for the orphanage and launch a fundraising gala, the old director — who in the past had never voiced a word of opposition — opposed Yu Xiaoke's proposal for the first time in all their years.

"Don't invite Xu Shilan here. This is an orphanage; we don't need that sort of hype," the old director said, a strange look flickering in her eyes as she shook her head and refused.

"Ah?" Yu Xiaoke was stunned for a moment, thinking she had misheard. "Master, this is a good thing! And celebrity charity performances are perfectly normal — they have so many fans, and if each one donates a little, it adds up to a great deal. Why wouldn't we need it?"

"Xiaoke, I don't think doing this is quite appropriate. Besides, they have their own affairs to attend to — asking them to come and perform means Wei Zhao has to call in a favor, doesn't it?" the old director said after a moment's thought.

"But how many favors has Wei Zhao already called in for the orphanage? I couldn't repay them in a lifetime, so one more hardly makes a difference, does it?" Yu Xiaoke was rather puzzled. By any reckoning, the old director should not have refused, and her reasons sounded so far-fetched that Yu Xiaoke found them utterly baffling!

"I just don't want to trouble others," the old director said somewhat helplessly after hearing Yu Xiaoke's words.

"Then let's see what Wei Zhao thinks. If it's difficult for him, we'll forget it; if it isn't, then we'll go ahead as planned?" Yu Xiaoke said.

"All right, then let's see what Wei Zhao thinks," the old director nodded.

On Wei Zhao's side, after receiving the affirmative replies from Xu Shilan and Cheng Yiyi, he called Yu Xiaoke directly.

"What?" Yu Xiaoke was thrilled and full of anticipation, but the moment the words reached her lips they turned into a cold "What?", as though she were most reluctant to take this call.

Wei Zhao did not take it to heart, and merely smiled. "Xiaoke, I've already settled things with Xu Shilan and Cheng Yiyi. Both of them can take part in the orphanage's charity performance and help organize the fundraising — they won't take a single cent of the proceeds, and it will all go into the orphanage's account."

"Ah, really? That's wonderful!" Yu Xiaoke had not expected Cheng Yiyi to come as well. Two big stars would carry even more appeal than one, and with this, the orphanage's finances would get some temporary relief.

When Yu Xiaoke took the call, the old director happened to be right beside her. Seeing Yu Xiaoke so excited, she was somewhat at a loss for words. It seemed that, despite her opposition, she had no choice but to go along with Yu Xiaoke.

"Of course it's true. You get things ready on your end, and I'll have someone draw up a plan, and then we'll go ahead," Wei Zhao said.

"Mm-hmm!" Yu Xiaoke nodded happily.

After hanging up, Yu Xiaoke turned to the old director. "Master, Wei Zhao has taken care of everything this time. You won't object anymore, will you?"

"It's all been settled, so what else can I say?" The old director smiled and said to Yu Xiaoke, "Just go ahead and do it the way you've planned!"

"Thank you, Master!" Seeing that her master had agreed, Yu Xiaoke was overjoyed.

The charity concert and fundraising activities for Xu Shilan and Cheng Yiyi were to be planned by their managers and companies — Wei Zhao need not worry about any of that. In his spare time, he devoted himself to studying the refinement of the forging flame.

By now, Wei Zhao could already control the forging flame with skill. Next, he would be able to formally refine the jade pendant space!

What disgruntled Wei Zhao, however, was that his early Heaven-rank strength still showed no sign of breaking through — his power remained the same as ever! Even with the aid of the jade pendant space, this rate of cultivation still dissatisfied him. He found himself missing those days when he had slept beside Wang Xinyan — back then his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, a thousand li in a single day!

But the fragrance within Wang Xinyan's body was limited; if he absorbed too much of it, her health would suffer. And so Wei Zhao would rather let his own cultivation slow a little than entertain any designs on Wang Xinyan.

Fortunately, the jade pendant space could now be refined — that was some consolation to Wei Zhao!

When Wei Zhao felt that he was fully capable of refining the jade pendant space, he prepared to begin the refinement!

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