"I miss Jia Ximei."
Yan Yu's expression softened, but he still didn't loosen his grip on her waist.
Ruan Tang leaned against him, found a comfortable position, and then slowly voiced her doubts.
She briefly recounted how, when she was in Haicheng, she learned from the reborn woman's memories that the Ruan family had a treasure, and how she got Xiaobai to empty the Ruan family's old house.
"...I always thought that what they were looking for was the key to the secret room under the artificial hill in the Ruan family's house."
As she spoke, she reached for the water glass on the table.
Yan Yu took it before she could and brought it to her lips.
Ruan Tang took a sip from his hand before continuing, "It's the jade key pendant I found in the original owner's luggage."
Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"But today, when I saw Shen Yishan and Jia Ximei making a deal, they also mentioned the 'jade pendant.' That's when I suddenly realized that something was wrong."
"Brother, you said..." She looked up at me, her eyes full of confusion, "Is it possible that what they're looking for isn't the key I have at all?"
"Or perhaps the 'treasures' hidden by the Ruan family aren't just gold and silver. There's something else? And that something can only be found using a different, specific jade pendant?"
The more she spoke, the clearer her thoughts became, but the fog in her mind grew thicker and thicker.
What secrets does the Ruan family, an ordinary family that makes silk, hold that have attracted the relentless pursuit of the forces behind Jia Ximei?
First it was Mayor Bai of Haicheng, and now it's Shen Yishan from the Northeast.
The opponent's tentacles are really long.
Ruan Tang was so confused that she buried her face in Yan Yu's chest and rubbed against him in a muffled voice.
This feeling is terrible, like walking on a dark road where you know there are wolves lurking in the shadows, but you don't know when they will pounce.
Yan Yu listened quietly, his large hand gently stroking her back.
After she finished speaking, he opened his mouth in a low voice, which carried a cold, murderous aura.
"Whatever it is."
"I will clean it up."
He didn't say much, but he instantly soothed all the anxiety in Ruan Tang's heart.
Yes, what is she afraid of?
She has Yan Yu, her spatial ability, Xiao Bai, and a bunch of powerful puppets.
When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it.
Having figured this out, Ruan Tang relaxed completely, and her spoiled and lazy nature resurfaced.
She snuggled into Yan Yu's arms, whining and whining, "Brother, I'm hungry."
Yan Yu lowered his head and kissed her smooth forehead.
"Wait."
He got up and walked towards the kitchen; his tall figure exuded a reassuring power.
As Ruan Tang watched his retreating figure, she felt a warm glow in her heart, and most of her worries from earlier dissipated.
She leaned lazily against the kang (a heated brick bed), and the little white dog in her arms quietly poked its head out. Its dark purple eyes rolled around, and just as it was about to make a sound, it sensed the relaxed aura emanating from its little owner, so it cleverly shrank back and continued to pretend to be asleep.
Ruan Tang's thoughts began to wander, and her eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
Just as she was drifting off to sleep, a blurry and unfamiliar image suddenly exploded from the depths of her mind!
That seems to be... the original owner's childhood memories.
A woman dressed in an elegant cheongsam, presumably the original owner's mother, was carefully placing a palm-sized sandalwood box into a hidden compartment in the wall.
The moment the wooden box was opened, what lay inside was not the key and jade pendant she had found at all!
Instead, it's a piece of...
A completely transparent jade, shaped like auspicious clouds! (This chapter has been read. Please click to continue reading the next chapter!)
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