"No, you may have misunderstood!" Zheng Ya waved his hand to refuse her kindness, but then hesitated, which puzzled Xie Baochai. What had she misunderstood?
Seeing her bewildered and disappointed expression, Daiyu smiled and said, "Your timely arrival is truly a lifesaver!"
"Ah, what, what does this mean?" Xie Baochai mistakenly thought that she had realized that she liked Zheng Ya and was jealous, so she was deliberately making things difficult for her?
Who can stand someone who speaks in such a sarcastic and insinuating way?
This left Zheng Ya bewildered and at a loss, yet also somewhat expectant of Daiyu's performance.
As the saying goes, one can entrust one's heart to someone without knowing why.
Daiyu cleverly explained, "Sister Baochai, please don't misunderstand."
Your arrival was unexpected, but it brought us the good news of a beacon for our interstellar journey.
To be honest, we yearn for the stars and the sea, but we have little interest in getting involved in the struggles between dynasties and treasures.
"Does that mean Sister Baochai understands?"
"Yes, I understand, but I find it hard to believe!" Xie Baochai stated her opinion without denying it.
Who in the world wouldn't be tempted by the seal and the secrets of the Dragon Palace?
Especially those who have the ability to seize something but choose not to fight for it?
It's equivalent to giving up the path to immortality.
Is that possible?
Zheng Ya simply smiled and offered no explanation. Daiyu laughed and said, "The reason why Sister Baochai saw us appearing on the mountaintop in the southern suburbs of the capital is because she was tricked and dragged into it."
But we outsmarted them by capturing the retired emperor and then stayed out of it?
So do you still think we'll be concerned about the inheritance of the seal and the Dragon Palace Secret Realm?
"I don't know!" Xie Baochai couldn't possibly tell her that they were setting a trap. Daiyu said with a laugh, "Think what you want!"
You now have a multiple-choice question. Would you like to hear it?
"I'd love to hear the details, I'm all ears!" Xie Baochai perked up, and Daiyu, showing her ample goodwill, put her arm around her and sat down side by side on the large blue stone: "Before telling you the choice, let me say one more thing."
Humans in this world are all vying for the seal of immortality and the inheritance of the Dragon Palace Secret Realm, risking their lives in a desperate struggle.
Almost no one understands that we have long since set our sights and minds on the stars and the sea.
Exploring the vastness of outer space and the universe, how can we sacrifice the greater good for short-term gains, prioritizing personal interests over the greater good?
"Um, sister, why don't you start with the multiple-choice questions?" Xie Baochai couldn't understand her thick dialect!
I don't understand terms like "universe" and "sea of stars."
Daiyu smiled and said, "The multiple-choice question is just a matter of borrowing your hairpin and Lingbao to ponder it a bit."
If you agree, we'll consider it a favor we owe you.
Of course, if you don't want to, we won't force you.
"This?" Xie Baochai hesitated, while Zheng Ya smiled faintly without explanation, but was inexplicably moved by Daiyu's sincere heart.
It should be noted that when the Four Harmonies Pavilion's treasure interacts with other people's spiritual treasures, it is very likely to devour the other's spiritual treasure. Even if Zheng Ya controls the Four Harmonies Pavilion's treasure to prevent it from devouring other people's spiritual treasures, it is still difficult to guarantee that the treasures will not develop a common resonance.
This shared sensitivity could very well breed a rival in love!
Daiyu, however, treated him with sincerity and helped him persuade Xie Baochai to give away the golden hairpin and spiritual treasure to gain some insight, all in order to develop the interstellar spaceship driving talisman.
This trust is extraordinary and deeply moving.
If Zheng Ya said he wasn't moved, he would be lying. Daiyu felt his gentle gaze and a warm, tingling sensation spread through her body. She smiled sweetly and said, "Baochai, do you think that by relying on the teleportation ability of the golden hairpin talisman, you can escape Zheng Ya's methods of suppressing you?"
Or, in other words, if you escape, you can save the Xie family from misfortune?
Or perhaps Baochai has a better partner in mind?
So you're hesitating?
"Uh, no, that's not how it is. I promise you, sister!" Xie Baochai gave in, feeling much more relaxed, and smiled.
In fact, Daiyu was right. Putting aside Zheng Ya's methods of suppressing Xie Baochai in an instant, the Xie clan could be wiped out with just a word from Zheng Ya, which was something the Xie clan could not afford to do.
Given the current situation, how could Prince Rong possibly tolerate the Xie family's betrayal?
Even if the news of Xie Baochai possessing a companion spiritual treasure were revealed to the world, it would still be a consequence that Xie Baochai could not bear.
That would lead to an endless pursuit.
Even if Xie Baochai could escape her misfortune by relying on her golden hairpin and talisman, she would still suffer the pain of her loved ones' tragic deaths and live a life of constant fear and exile.
Xie Baochai was not foolish; she rationally chose to accept Daiyu's suggestion.
Daiyu said happily, "That's right!"
Don't worry, Zheng Ya won't do anything to harm your hairpin or talisman; he's merely borrowing the method by which they were formed!
"Yes, thank you for your trust!" Xie Baochai was completely relieved.
If someone wanted to harm me, they could have simply stolen the hairpin and talisman; there was no need for such a long-winded explanation, this scheming and acting.
Having figured out the key, Xie Baochai raised her hand and pushed the golden hairpin and talisman towards Zheng Ya on her left. The golden hairpin and talisman flew horizontally in front of Zheng Ya and slowly rotated in the air.
Zheng Ya nodded with a smile: "Thank you for your generosity, I'm sorry for the intrusion!"
"Please go ahead. We Xie family are in luck because of your kindness!" Xie Baochai lowered her guard, regained her composure, and greeted them with a smile.
Daiyu knew from the beginning that Zheng Ya was troubled by the idea of building an interstellar spaceship. She noticed that Zheng Ya was fascinated by the golden hairpin and talisman and sent her a heartfelt message. She knew that Zheng Ya had gleaned the solution to the interstellar spaceship problem from the golden hairpin and talisman and was happy to help him achieve it.
Zheng Ya smiled faintly and released his soul's original perception, touching the golden hairpin talisman, causing Xie Baochai to tremble all over and lower her head shyly.
Even if it's not a dual cultivation of souls, simply using a hairpin or talisman to bring the essence of each other's souls together is an extremely sensitive contact.
This kind of touch goes far beyond physical contact.
After all, the essence of the soul is extremely sensitive.
Zheng Ya himself didn't care at all, focusing instead on understanding how the spatial talisman patterns within the Golden Hairpin Spirit Treasure were formed.
Then, by consuming spiritual energy to accelerate the time-related abilities, he analyzed the structure of the spatial runes and spiritual patterns through the Four Harmonies Tower's spiritual energy system. In an instant, he analyzed and comprehended over a hundred years' worth of spiritual treasures, consuming more than 130,000 spiritual treasures.
The cost was significant, but not excessive.
Although Zheng Ya's daily income from spiritual energy is currently between 30,000 and 50,000, it all depends on the troubles caused by Qinglong and Zheng Ya's forces, which attract attention from all over the world and generate revenue. As their income gradually declines, the income is continuous, so Zheng Ya is not worried about the consumption of spiritual energy.
Instead, he laughed at that moment.
Under Xie Baochai's astonished gaze, Daiyu asked, "So, is it useful for propulsion of interstellar spaceships, given the properties of the Golden Hairpin and Talisman?"
"Hmm, it works, but I lack Void Stones, so I can't try to create a talisman to replace the spirit treasure as the core of the interstellar spaceship. It's a bit of a problem!" Zheng Ya's smile faltered, and he shook his head with a wry smile.
The problem is resources, or rather, resource scarcity.
The Void Stone is arguably the rarest resource in the world.
Because the Void Stone contains the power of space, it is naturally a raw material for making talismans and treasures, so it is very rare in the world.
Otherwise, magical artifacts would have been everywhere by now!
The reason why talisman treasures are special is that they have the ability to store offensive, defensive, and auxiliary spells, which is no less than the auxiliary characteristics of spirit treasures, all because of the storage capacity of the internal space of talisman treasures.
It far exceeds the energy and quality of the talisman contained in the talisman paper.
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