Chapter 2407: Chapter 2310: Sly Badness

A normal person would treasure such a piece of mutton fat jade and keep it safely, even if they wanted to carve it, they would find a reputable master sculptor to design it carefully before starting.

But this person here just stabs it with a knife, and it looks like some kind of crazy scribbling. The key is the completely careless and unstructured carving method, which clearly shows he’s an amateur, making Huang Zhenlong beside him so nervous that he’s on the edge, afraid that a single mistake would destroy the jade.

Huang Zhenlong considered himself quite calm over the years, but encountering such a reckless fool, he still found it hard to bear, feeling quite unwell. His eyes were fixed on Bai Buzhi, as if trying to stare a flower out of him.

Huo Sining always knew the ways of this old gentleman, and over the years, she had often had to fend him off when he tried to take advantage of her. So, seeing Huang Zhenlong’s ever-changing expression, now green, now white, she could already guess what he was thinking.

She couldn’t help but feel both angry and amused, secretly complaining that the jade wasn’t even taken out by this old man. It was her who did, yet he was the one worried and heartbroken over it, was it necessary?

But she’s kind-hearted and couldn’t bear to see the old man anxiously fretting here, so she couldn’t help but reassure him:

"Director Huang, there’s no need to worry. It’s just a piece of jade. I still have more of this. It’s not something extremely precious. There’s no issue in giving one to Mr. Bai for his use."

Huo Sining’s intention was to comfort Huang Zhenlong, but hearing this, he became even more upset, almost spitting out old blood.

He suddenly remembered that the jade had nothing to do with him; it was Huo Sining who brought it out.

Yet, seeing Huo Sining’s indifferent demeanor, as if she regarded money like dirt, with not a hint of care, he felt even more stifled, as if he should find a crack in the ground to hide in.

The item that was of utmost importance to him exceeded expectations, but to Huo Sining, it seemed she didn’t care at all. This strong contrast made Huang Zhenlong feel quite unbalanced.

What the hell, how could he show his face now? He was, after all, a museum director from another country, how did he become like some out-of-his-depth bumpkin in front of this girl?

Huang Zhenlong was almost choked, yet he couldn’t say a word, only able to be silently resentful at heart, blaming it all on Zhou Shitao.

He felt that this girl Huo really had been led astray by that old guy Zhou Shitao, turning from a pure girl into someone cunning, pinching his sore points and poking at his heart.

If Huo Sining knew what Huang Zhenlong was thinking right now, she would probably cry out in injustice. How could she have such a dark mind, she was clearly trying to comfort him.

On the other side, Bai Buzhi was not at all concerned with the interactions between Huang Zhenlong and Huo Sining. Once he got the piece of mutton fat jade, he started carving it.

In the eyes of Huang Zhenlong, a giant in the antique world, Bai Buzhi’s carving technique was completely amateurish, unrefined and unworthy to be displayed. But if a Daoist adept were to be here, they would probably be too astonished to sit still.

What Bai Buzhi was carving was a jade talisman specifically for breaking array formations, and it was a talisman that required immensely refined skill. Without decades of expertise, no one would dare to attempt it.

The layperson didn’t understand, and Huo Sining wasn’t very knowledgeable either, but she could clearly feel it. As Bai Buzhi carved that jade talisman, there was a strange aura swirling around the mutton fat jade, clearly emanating from Bai Buzhi’s body.

Once Bai Buzhi finished carving the jade talisman, only then did the solemn expression on his face relax. By now, his hands were beginning to tremble, his face was pale, it was obvious he had expended a great deal of energy.

Upon seeing this, Huo Sining quickly approached him and handed him a glass of water.

Bai Buzhi took the glass from Huo Sining and took a sip of water. The moment the mineral water entered his mouth, his actions stalled. He instinctively looked up to Huo Sining.

With Huo Sining maintaining a completely calm facade as if she knew nothing, Bai Buzhi swallowed his question, only giving her a puzzled glance, then looked at the mineral water bottle in her hand. He said nothing more, pressing down his doubts and confusion, and nonchalantly finished the glass of water Huo Sining gave him before handing the cup back to her.

Huo Sining secretly laughed but didn’t say anything. In her heart, she knew exactly why Bai Buzhi reacted that way, she had played a small trick with that glass of water.

Usually, people like Zhou Shitao, when they drank vegetable soup would find it just tasty and refreshing, wanting more and unable to stop. But someone like Bai Buzhi was much more sensitive, especially since he practiced Taoist arts and was familiar with Spiritual Energy, so as soon as that water entered his mouth, he could feel it.

However, with Huo Sining’s innocent demeanor, Bai Buzhi was unsure again. He had some doubts about Huo Sining, but more than that, he focused his confusion on the mineral water bottle.

After all, Huo Sining’s act was quite refined to perfection. Bai Buzhi assumed that the water contained Spiritual Energy because it originated from the special area of Luofu Mountain, rather than attributing too much attention to Huo Sining.

Huo Sining managed to bluff through, and after Bai Buzhi drank that glass of mineral water, his fatigued mind and body were somewhat relieved. Just as he was planning to ask Huo Sining where that bottle of mineral water came from, the park manager who went downhill to fetch the rooster returned with a lively, bouncing rooster.

Seeing everyone looking tense and eager, Bai Buzhi could only suppress his curiosity and questions about the glass of mineral water, gesturing for Huo Sining to lead the way, and the group headed towards the ancient tomb.

Inside, Zhou Shitao and the others had already waited impatiently. Upon seeing Bai Buzhi, they hurriedly came up to him.

"Mr. Bai..."

Zhou Shitao wanted to ask about the situation, but Bai Buzhi interrupted him directly: "What’s the situation inside?"

Zhou Shitao frowned: "No one has come out, and there are no sounds. We don’t know if something has happened."

Bai Buzhi went straight to the door of the main tomb room and carefully examined the situation with the array in there. After observing, he immediately curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

"This array... it’s truly interesting."

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