After much persuasion, Jia Ning finally gave up on the idea of piercing her ears, leaving Luo Qianqian greatly relieved.

After hanging up, she gave Qin Nuan a wry smile: "What should I say?"

"We didn’t suffer any loss." Qin Nuan chuckled while covering her mouth: "The first prize still went to one of our own."

"Oh, let’s go, let’s check on Senior Brother later." Luo Qianqian still smiled and waved, leaving the Nine Heavens Pavilion with Qin Nuan.

As for Elder Tang of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, because of the grand gesture by the Nine Heavens Pavilion, he chose to join in, and has now become the overt shopkeeper, taking the place of Luo Yanran.

Having someone like this around has certainly saved them a lot of trouble.

Luo Yanran came by today just to do a handover.

"Senior Brother?" Opening the apartment door, she found the room was eerily quiet, with no signs of human presence, leaving Luo Qianqian puzzled as she called out.

But there was no response, causing Luo Qianqian to frown tightly: "Something seems off..."

The room was clean but only furnished with the initial items from when they moved in, with nothing else, not even the food they bought was in sight.

"Clang," Luo Qianqian looked curiously towards her feet, discovering an oddly shaped piece of metal by her foot which she hadn’t noticed before.

Frowning deeply, Luo Qianqian glanced at Qin Nuan, only to find that Qin Nuan, who was just beside her, had disappeared, her face turned pale immediately: "Nuannuan? Nuannuan?"

But the only sound in the empty room was her echo.

Picking up the object by her feet, Luo Qianqian frowned with a slightly darkened expression; the dark metal actually had the scent of blood, a bloody smell!

What’s going on? Luo Qianqian’s face bore an inscrutable seriousness.

But relying on her sense of the Spirit of Jade, she could still discern the direction.

The Spirit of Jade, that’s Jade Marrow, the jade within jade, whose spirituality far surpasses ordinary jade stones.

The stone nurtures jade, the jade nurtures spirituality; if such strong spirituality can be ignored, Luo Qianqian would have wasted these past two months.

She reached a wall and unexpectedly touched a doorknob; reaching to open the door, she found everything she had just seen was not real, but rather had shifted considerably, and even the items on the ground hadn’t been visible before she opened this door; everything returned to normal once she did.

Qin Nuan stood rigidly at the door, not daring to move, because behind her stood a figure in black.

Neither tall nor discernible as male or female, but the weapon in their hands was unmistakably familiar, strikingly similar to the black material of Luo Qianqian’s own, causing her to squint her eyes.

"Who are you?" Luo Qianqian asked incredulously, looking at the person who suddenly appeared; she was well aware that this person wasn’t there when they got off the elevator!

"Ba La Ba La Dais,"

The person’s voice was deep and hoarse, indistinguishable in gender, but she had figured out where they’re from.

An Islander, the same ones who nearly cost her life before, now up to more tricks?

While Luo Qianqian squinted, guessing the person’s purpose, a black light flew swiftly past her eyes.

Her body reacted faster than her mind, quickly moving aside, looking with shock at the item resembling what she held, her face turned ugly.

At this moment, the figure in black was internally amazed by Luo Qianqian’s reaction.

She knew Luo Qianqian didn’t have time to physically respond, her eyes were filled with confusion, yet she managed to evade.

Just like that person said, she is no ordinary person.

"Ice Stab, condense!" Luo Qianqian promptly extended her hand towards the person in black, a sharp cone darting towards their face.

However, when the person in black hid behind Qin Nuan, the angle shifted, taking away what covered their face.

Unexpectedly, the person in black simply released Qin Nuan, turning around and leaving, as if their identity held more importance than the task.

Qin Nuan collapsed on the ground, the Broken Blade had been at her neck; she could feel its chilly touch.

Luo Qianqian hurriedly ran over, helping Qin Nuan up and picking up the black veil from the ground with a puzzled expression: "What’s going on?"

Before they could figure it out, Tang Tianyi rushed back in, looking at the two standing at the door and the items Luo Qianqian held, his face tense: "Are you alright?" He pulled Luo Qianqian, also scrutinizing Qin Nuan, relieved after a moment since neither were injured.

Feeling the enchantments he laid down were breached, he ran back without hesitation, relieved to see it was Luo Qianqian and Qin Nuan.

Luo Qianqian shook her head: "Why isn’t Senior Brother here?"

"He’s here." Tang Tianyi pointed in the direction of the room Luo Qianqian had just opened: "He’s inside." Looking at the additional shuriken on the ground, his eyes showed confusion: "Is it aimed at the person or the item?"

"Item?" Luo Qianqian asked, confused.

"Inside isn’t Spirit of Jade Jade Marrow, but Essence of Life, Green Spirit." After a brief silence, Tang Tianyi finally spoke: "The outer layer is protection, nurturing the Green Spirit within."

"Jade Marrow nurturing?? This thing... oh my gosh." Luo Qianqian’s mouth twitched.

"And what about that person?" Sighing, Luo Qianqian continued to inquire.

This time, Tang Tianyi directly looked at Luo Qianqian: "If it was a person, then they’re likely after you."

This roughly aligned with Luo Qianqian’s expectations, she pursed her lips tightly: "Can’t even tell if it was a man or a woman, and after I struck her face veil off, she fled."

Hearing Luo Qianqian’s words, Tang Tianyi inexplicably frowned.

Fled? This indicates they might be someone familiar?

Yet now obviously isn’t the time to ponder over what concerns the two girls.

"By the way, the Green Spirit consists of thirty-three pieces, and the Spirit of Jade totals one hundred and eight pieces. The scraps of the Spirit of Jade have been crafted into beads for you." Tang Tianyi directly revealed the recent results, then opened the door Luo Qianqian pushed earlier, incidentally touching something, causing the room to transform again.

This time, Fang Youyuan was seen resting peacefully on the bed, with a meticulously arranged box on the table, containing various pendants.

Beside it was a cup, appearing to contain fragmented scraps basically unusable, yet inside lay a small round object of some sort.

And on the table were two bracelets made from large corners of Spirit of Jade.

Why not Green Spirit?

Because the Green Spirit’s spirituality is too strong, easily recognizable at a glance.