Chapter 680: A Big Turning Point
"Let's take inventory of the treasures first."
Wu Shisan Niang couldn't wait to open the door of the treasure house, and everyone, including Ye Xiaoman, couldn't help but feel relieved.
The most difficult stages have passed and victory is imminent.
Although the photo stone was still hanging above their heads, it followed them closely and monitored everyone.
The treasure house is similar to an ordinary warehouse, with a large space. There are rows of display cabinets arranged according to categories, and each of them is guarded by an independent anti-theft array.
The Water Spirit Pearl is at the innermost part, in a separate room.
The guards of the treasury have been sent away by the three owners.
Tian Zongheng pretended to take out the product catalog and looked through it, saying distressedly:
"Next month's shipment is actually twice as much as usual. With so much, when will we be able to count them all? Why don't we take out the most valuable items first? We'll keep an eye on them and sign the signatures. We can let our men count the rest slowly."
Qin Xingshi joked, "Are you as anxious to go back and drink wine as Shisan Niang?"
Wu Shisanniang said, "Old Tian may not be as calm as I am. I have been doing the monthly inventory for hundreds of years. Except for the most expensive items, I can still afford to lose all the other goods."
The three of them chatted and talked in front of the surveillance camera, acting as calmly as usual. When they took the key to open the treasure room of Shui Lingzhu, they didn't even look at the lock on the door, and led Ye Xiaoman and the other two behind them in quite naturally.
When Ye Xiaoman walked into the treasure room, she heard the distant sound of the tide echoing throughout the space, as if she was at the bottom of the deep sea listening to the mermaid's sweet singing. Her eyes were immediately caught by the Water Spirit Pearl.
In the center of the treasure room, on a treasure stand carved into the shape of waves, was suspended an ice-blue gem the size of a lychee. There was no need to turn on the lights in the room, as the glow from the gem was enough to illuminate the entire space.
The bead is crystal clear all over, and there seem to be thousands of waves surging inside. Upon closer inspection, one can actually catch sight of countless deep-sea phantoms - giant whales swimming, sea gods lurking, and even the ruins of a fairy island that sank in ancient times.
The pearl flickered slightly, and every time it flickered, the spiritual energy around it formed a vortex, converging towards it like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea.
Ye Xiaoman only looked at the Water Spirit Pearl from a distance, and her Dantian started to work on its own, and she was actually stimulated to the point of a breakthrough!
At this moment, Ye Xiaoman saw it with her own eyes and realized that the advertising of the Chanhe Shuilingzhu by the Huantian Chamber of Commerce was not false marketing.
That's what it should be worth.
The properties of this gem were very suitable for Ye Xiaoman. She was attracted by its light and could not help but take a few steps towards it. She accidentally touched the many restrictions guarding the treasure.
The next second——
Suddenly, four sea Rakshasas holding magic weapons appeared around the Water Spirit Pearl. They looked ferocious and fierce, and locked onto Ye Xiaoman.
A roar that almost blew away one's soul exploded in her mind.
"The one who takes the pearl will be buried in the deep sea forever!"
The three owners immediately took action and restored the ban before the Rakshasa guards launched an attack.
Wu Shisanniang, sweating profusely, pulled Ye Xiaoman aside and said, "Be careful not to accidentally touch the mechanism here. The consequences will be disastrous."
On the other side, Qin Xingshi asked Xiao Chujing for help to knock down the surveillance camera stone in a blind spot.
Qin Xingshi took out the golden ticket he had drawn, and Tian Zongheng took out the fake Water Spirit Pearl he was going to exchange for it from his pocket.
"Time is urgent, take out the Water Spirit Pearl quickly."
Sikong Qing hugged Ye Xiaoman's shoulders and moved forward. After Xiao Chujing crushed the photo stone with his palm power, he also gathered around.
Qin Xingshi used a golden stick to order the ban here to be lifted, and six people surrounded the treasure platform of the Water Spirit Pearl.
"Please help me take out the treasure."
A male voice suddenly came from the corner.
Ye Xiaoman couldn't help but be lost in thought when she heard it. The voice was so beautiful.
Qin Xingshi replied subconsciously: "Don't worry, I'll get it for you right away."
Ye Xiaoman finally regained her composure: "I'm not talking to you."
Sikong Qing said: "Why are you looking at me? I am not the one speaking."
Xiao Chujing's eyebrows jumped and he immediately turned to look at the source of the sound.
The expressions of the three owners suddenly changed.
Ye Xiaoman hid behind Sikong Qing and peeked out, and saw a wheelchair coming out from the shadow of the shelf. Sitting in the wheelchair was a coquettish man in a golden robe.
It turned out to be Qing Yuanhu.
He didn't know how long he had been hiding in the corner, but everyone came in and was attracted by the treasure, so no one noticed his presence.
Ye Xiaoman's heart was pounding, and she almost broke her waist because of this unexpected 90-degree turn.
Sikong Qing complained to Xiao Chujing speechlessly: [Is your plan feasible? Don't let us all get killed here.]
Xiao Chujing said calmly: [Be flexible and adaptable.]
Ye Xiaoman also sent a message to the small group of three: [Yeah, let's stick together. You guys will handle whatever happens. I'll leave first.]
While the six people were stiff, Qing Yuanhu seemed unaware of how much trouble he had been caused by others, nor did he seem to care that he would be killed to silence him. With a smile on his face, like an idiot who couldn't read the air, he turned his wheelchair and came in front of everyone.
Wu Shisanniang gritted her teeth and asked, "Why is Master Qing here? Didn't you ask for leave today?"
Qing Yuanhu replied with a smile, "I thought about it and decided I didn't feel comfortable entrusting the Water Spirit Pearl to others, so I came here to get it myself."
While Qing Yuanhu was speaking, Ye Xiaoman had been observing him and discovered that he was just pretending to be lame.
Because one of his long legs was resting on the ground, he was moving the wheelchair back and forth with his feet, as if he was playing a game out of boredom.
No matter how you look at it, from his boneless sitting posture to the way he draws out certain words, he is the image of a lazy dandy.
"It just so happens that Shi Yaxing ordered a wheelchair from me. I'll take it home with you."
Tian Zongheng's face was gloomy. Qing Yuanhu's sudden intervention meant that his mission could not be completed and he could not get Sikong Qing's antidote.
He inserted his fingers into his hair, unable to accept it, and said in a state of near collapse: "Qing Yuanhu, why did you have to come here?"
Qing Yuanhu looked at Tian Zongheng in a naive manner, blinking his innocent peach blossom eyes in a cute manner, and asked in a long voice at the end of the sentence: "Why can't I come, huh~"
Ye Xiaoman's eyebrows twitched. Qing Yuanhu had clearly not done anything yet, but just sitting there talking made people want to slap him.
Tian Zongheng was speechless.
Qin Xingshi laughed dryly to hide his guilty conscience, while Wu Shisanniang lowered her eyes as if she was thinking.
Ye Xiaoman felt more bitter than coptis chinensis when she saw the performance of her three bosses.
She secretly cried out in shame, our teammates had not prepared any contingency plans for the current situation.
She stole a glance at Xiao Chujing and found that Xiao Chujing's expression was also very depressed. Even our IQ representative was like this?
Obviously, some incidents happened without her knowledge. It might be the wrong information passed by Wu Shisan Niang or the information deliberately released by Qing Yuanhu, which led Xiao Chujing to misjudge.
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