Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 979: Chapter 975: That Bead

”Mr. Liang was outside the door, and as his gaze inadvertently swept over, he saw the bead in Xiao Qin’s hand, his expression changed immediately. He hurriedly rushed into the store, grabbed Xiao Qin’s hand, and stared intently at the bead, asking us where it came from.”

”Then he said he wanted to buy the bead, and I told him it came with the items in the box. He then asked me to show him the box. After seeing the book, his eyes didn’t move, as if he had seen something incredibly shocking. He couldn’t let go of the book.”

”However, no matter how much Jiang Xiaoqin and I asked him afterward, he wouldn’t say where it came from. We have a contract with Madam Yan, so of course, we couldn’t breach it, and I didn’t sell it to him.”

Huo Sining nodded. After hearing Li Quan’s description, she was sure that Liang Pengzhi must know the origins of the items in Madam Yan’s box, including the Cold Light Source Bead and the Classic of Mountains and Seas. He wouldn’t reveal it, surely because he had concerns.

A shred of doubt crossed Huo Sining’s mind. She found it strange that Liang Pengzhi knew about these items. What secrets were hidden in those ancient-looking symbols?

Unconsciously, Huo Sining walked over to the Curio Shelf, took down the box, and opened it, her gaze falling on the Cold Light Source Bead inside.

She couldn’t resist reaching out to take the bead. As she held it in her palm, several images flashed rapidly in her mind. Before she could grasp them, they vanished.

Huo Sining quickly opened her eyes and looked at the bead in her hand. For some reason, in that instant, she felt as if the bead was alive. Through the bead, she seemed to feel something was staring at her intently.

The feeling sent chills down her spine. Huo Sining tried to activate the Heavenly Eye to see through the bead, but at that moment, she suddenly felt a chill in her hand. She couldn’t help but shudder as if something emerged from the bead, attempting to devour the Spiritual Energy of the Azure Pearl in her body.

Within moments, Huo Sining’s face turned pale, and beads of sweat began to form on her forehead.

Huo Sining’s whole body jolted instantly. She was terrified, like being electrocuted, and without a second thought, she let go of the bead and tossed it back into the box.

The moment the bead left her hand, the feeling of being watched disappeared instantly. Huo Sining, still frightened, looked at the bead repeatedly, but dared not touch it again.

”Sister Ning Ning, what’s wrong?” Hearing the commotion on Huo Sining’s side, Jiang Xiaoqin looked up at her.

Huo Sining shook her head, signaling that she was fine. After a moment’s thought, she suddenly said to Jiang Xiaoqin, ”Xiao Qin, why don’t you grab that bead and see if you feel anything different?”

”Something different? No, I’ve handled this bead many times.”

Jiang Xiaoqin didn’t understand what Huo Sining wanted to know. She spoke while reaching out to grab the bead, holding it in her palm and playing with it, feeling nothing unusual.

Huo Sining was still not convinced: ”Don’t you feel there’s something hidden within the bead? Any feeling like being electrified?”

Jiang Xiaoqin became even more confused: ”Sister Ning Ning, this bead doesn’t have a battery, how could it electrocute someone? Also, it’s crystal clear, one can see through it at a glance. It can’t hide anything inside, so why are you asking like that?”

Hearing Jiang Xiaoqin’s words, Huo Sining was stunned.

The bead was crystal clear, and if anything was embedded inside, it should indeed be visible at a glance. But those feelings she had earlier, Huo Sining was confident they were not mere illusions.

Jiang Xiaoqin’s response left Huo Sining perplexed and surprised. Why was the bead harmless for Jiang Xiaoqin to hold, but not for her?

Huo Sining couldn’t help but link her Water-Repelling Pearl to this bead, speculating about what peculiarities and conflicts lay within, wondering if it was due to her Water-Repelling Pearl.

Unfortunately, after pondering it for a long time, Huo Sining still couldn’t understand.

She glanced at the box and then at Li Quan, recalling Liang Pengzhi’s visit to the store today. For some reason, she couldn’t shake the feeling that someone like Liang Pengzhi wouldn’t give up on this bead and the Classic of Mountains and Seas so easily.

Although she still couldn’t figure out the connection between the bead and herself or make sense of the strange symbols in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Huo Sining had an underlying intuition that there was a big secret hidden within, a secret closely linked to her. She absolutely couldn’t let Liang Pengzhi unravel this mystery before her.

Considering Liang Pengzhi’s character and behavior, Huo Sining believed that if he couldn’t get what he wanted openly, he would surely resort to secrecy. When she’s in Dongyang, she definitely couldn’t manage things from so far away.

Huo Sining didn’t want to allow Liang Pengzhi to target Madam Yan’s box, so to be safe, she decided to take the items in the box with her for now, as it would be safer to keep them with her.

”Li Quan, I’ll take this box to let my master take a look. Maybe the elder can figure something out. If that Mr. Liang asks about this box again, just tell him it’s been sold and don’t reveal any more information.”

Huo Sining knew Liang Pengzhi wouldn’t give up so easily, so she specifically instructed Li Quan not to disclose the whereabouts of the box.

Although Li Quan didn’t know why Huo Sining wanted to do this, the store was Huo Sining’s business, so naturally, he would comply unconditionally with her requests.

Moreover, he didn’t like the way Liang Junqi and that Mr. Liang behaved earlier. From Huo Sining’s conversation with Liang Junqi, he could tell that there was some discord between them and Huo Sining. Her look was sincere, and Li Quan felt assured that Huo Sining didn’t like Elder Liang, even going as far as to say she loathed him.

With Madam Feng’s visa in hand, Huo Sining hurriedly bought two return tickets to Dongyang. This time when she returned to China, the five machines in her storage ring took up seven or eight tenths of the space. Now that the cargo had been handed over to Ouyang Jun, the storage space was freed up. Huo Sining planned to get several more takeout dishes with Chinese specialties from famous restaurants, as she estimated she wouldn’t return to the country for the next two months and needed to stock up on supplies.

After spending several hours bustling between various restaurants and eateries, Huo Sining packed hundreds of her favorite dishes. Then she went to an empty alleyway and, when no one was looking, carefully stored all the dishes into the Space, only then feeling satisfied enough to stop.

With the packaged food neatly placed, Huo Sining’s gaze fell on a not-so-large toolbox in the storage ring. She felt a bit puzzled, unable to recall when she had put the box in there, so she simply took it out separately.