My grandfather is really the emperor— Episode 7

Lu Yi suffered an unprecedented blow due to the betrayal of his girlfriend, Zhao Qing. That night, in the rain, he was severely beaten by Zhao Qing’s accomplices and fell unconscious. As his consciousness faded, he seemed to hear the kind yet distant call of his late grandfather, guiding him to the old willow tree in the backyard of the family’s old house to find a hidden treasure. The next morning, Lu Yi dug under the willow tree’s roots and finally found a rusted iron box—a bridge of communication that connected him to his grandfather in a distant other world. Mistakenly believing his grandfather was living in hardship there, Lu Yi was burning with anxiety and quickly burned a large amount of joss paper (traditional paper money for the deceased) to show his filial piety. To his shock, this joss paper traveled through time and space, transforming into silver notes in the other world, allowing his grandfather to display his abilities amid chaotic times. Grateful for his grandson’s filial devotion, his grandfather decided to give a gift in return—a magical elixir containing immense power. After taking it, Lu Yi not only gained extraordinary strength but also accidentally had intimate physical contact with Xiao Rongyu, the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family. Faced with this sudden turn of events, Lu Yi resolved to take responsibility. He once again sought help from his grandfather by burning joss paper, hoping his grandfather could help him prepare the betrothal gifts needed for a marriage proposal. Upon hearing this, his grandfather immediately gathered a generous set of betrothal gifts in the other world and sent them to the modern world through mysterious means. On the day of the proposal, Lu Yi arrived at the Xiao family’s home with these heavy betrothal gifts, but an awkward situation arose at the scene: when he took out the Imperial Seal of the Realm (a national treasure) as one of the betrothal gifts, everyone questioned it as a fake. Just as the situation was about to get out of control, his fiancée Xiao Rongyu stepped forward. With her wisdom and her family’s influence, she not only proved the seal’s authenticity but also personally went to Lu Yi’s home to formally propose marriage on his behalf. In the end, their story became a well-loved tale.