"Giddy, how's it going where you live? Have you heard similar sounds too?"

An Moxue looked at her, nodded, and said, "Yes, I didn't dare to go out either."

Sophia remembered what An Moxue had said in the car and asked, "It's holiday time, and Jido and I want to go to Hong Kong Island. Do you want to come? If you do, let's go together."

"Why do you want to go there?"

"Shopping! And there's an amusement park and delicious food there. Our country has a snow and ice world for most of the year. I also want to see what a place where it's summer all year round is like!"

“I’m not going. I need to do odd jobs to earn a living. You guys go! I don’t have any money.”

“I’m not going either. I came here with the budget I was paid for. Going to Hong Kong Island would be a huge expense just for the airfare and hotel.”

Jido looked at the others and asked, "What about you?"

Pro replied, "Ladies, if you girls go shopping, what are we boys supposed to do?"

"Go ahead and have fun! Shopping isn't just for women, men can do it too, okay? There's the world's largest shopping mall there, with tons of international brands. And lots of delicious food. Aren't there plenty of choices?"

After a short rest, someone played dance music again, this time for a duet. Pro came to An Moxue's side and made an inviting gesture. An Moxue got up and slid with Pro into the center of the pool.

“Giddy, you invited me to Hong Kong Island, so I’ll be your bodyguard and accompany you. I’ll be there for you the whole way, how about it?” After saying that, he stared intently at An Moxue’s face, afraid of missing any of her expressions.

“Pro, I’ve said it before, I only date boyfriends from my own country, not from other countries. I’m serious, it’s not an excuse, and it’s not just a perfunctory statement.”

An Moxue was about to say something when he interrupted her, saying in a seemingly casual tone, "Fine! Fine! I know! What a heartless guy."

An Moxue smiled at him, showing no shyness or guilt whatsoever: "We're still good friends, aren't we? Besides, aren't you the kind of person who needs a girlfriend?"

He looked at her with a depth she couldn't understand: "I lack, I lack someone like you!"

The gathering lasted until evening before everyone dispersed.

An Moxue returned home, changed her clothes, drove out again, this time to the third house on the note Mr. Lu had given her.

An Moxue wanted to investigate as many people on the list as possible without delaying her mission or studies, and to bring back as many things belonging to Lan Kingdom as possible. This was because she had received news that her whole family had gone to another city to attend a wedding banquet during the day, and only servants were at home.

She drove on and finally arrived at her destination two hours later.

Based on the information gathered, she sneaked into a study on the first floor. She fumbled around the room and finally found a mechanism behind a painting on the wall. She placed her hand on it and pressed hard, and saw the bookcase slowly move, finally revealing a door.

An Moxue carefully walked through the door, shining a flashlight as she descended several dozen steps into a basement.

An Moxue roughly opened the box and took a look. It contained everything: ancient books, calligraphy and paintings, medical books, gold, silver and jade artifacts, porcelain, and more than half of them were from the Lan Kingdom. She put them all into her space, leaving only the empty basement with the four large characters "Return to its rightful owner" written in blood.

Then he left the basement, turned off the switch, swept away all the valuables in the study, then spread medicine and began to sweep through each master bedroom. He didn't let go of any antique items from Lan Kingdom, and he even swept away other valuable items.

Looking at the extra items in her space, An Moxue felt both angry and relieved. She thought about how she had a long road ahead of her and that she should continue doing this to bring as many of these things back to the country as possible, so that she could open a large exhibition hall in the future, open only to citizens of Lan Kingdom.

She was satisfied with her work tonight. Knowing she had to attend an early class tomorrow, she quietly left the villa and drove home.

More than a month later, Mr. Qian had contacted three scientists, and An Moxue had also obtained the data.

Moreover, some rumors have been circulating in Chunshan recently, and they are getting more and more intense. Several old and noble families have had their treasure rooms robbed, and the four characters "Return to the rightful owner" have been written in the Lan language.

After the family discovered the theft from the treasure room, they began experiencing insomnia, nightmares, mental breakdowns, and even suicide attempts. One of them even jumped off a building in a fit of madness.

The common people watched it as a spectacle, but those who had been to Lan Kingdom in the past and had used dishonest means to seize its treasures were filled with unease, fearing the loss of their treasures, retaliation, and death.

Their ancestors, who had lived in the Lan Kingdom back then, had all seen or heard about the mysterious events in the Lan Kingdom. Coupled with the events of those other families, it made people even more uneasy.

An Moxue didn't have time to care about any of that right now; she was busy with her end-of-term exams!

Rushing from one exam room to another, even lunch consisted of a bread roll, a sausage, and a drink.

I lost several pounds in just four days.

When she finished the last exam and walked out of the classroom, she breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Sophia coming out of the next classroom, she exclaimed in surprise, "Sophia, you've lost weight!"

Sofia looked at her and said, "You've lost weight too!"

The two looked at each other, then at their classmates, and were surprised to find that "many classmates have lost weight!"

"Studying keeps me in shape, no need to worry, I'll keep going next semester!" An Moxue said, then twirled her fist in encouragement.

"You're crazy!" Sofia exclaimed incredulously.

If she weren't afraid of losing face, she wouldn't have crammed for the exam and been more serious than ever during it. She was afraid of bringing shame upon Chunshan and letting down her teachers and father.

"Finally finished the exams. Let's go book tickets to Hong Kong Island."

"Yes, let's go, Hong Kong Island, here we come."

The two of them talked and held hands, jogging away from the school. They laughed and joked all the way, attracting the attention of passersby who turned to look at them. Their happy mood was contagious.

"Mo Xue, how about we book first class? I've never flown in one before! How about experiencing it?"

"Sure!"

"What about the restaurant?"

“I heard the Four Seasons Hotel is the most famous, and it has a sea view. How about we book the top floor for the two of us? They will pick us up when we get off the plane.”

"Let's settle on this. We'll book the tickets together when we book the flights later. It's for tomorrow."

"Sure! I can't wait!"

"Me too, don't forget to just bring your summer clothes."

"Take a small amount, and buy more when you get there."

"What else?" the two asked, adding their own thoughts.

"By the way, language, do you speak their language?"

An Moxue comforted her, "I've asked around, we both speak English, and I even had someone give us some intensive training, so we can manage."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's book tickets and rooms!"