Qiqi’s spirits lifted at once. “Really? That’s great! But where do we find it?”
Rong Yi said, “That’s simple. Use my jade pendant—my jade pendant is the key to the Moon Gem…”
“What? Your jade pendant?!” Qiqi got excited. “Is it the one you had on you back then?”
Rong Yi nodded. “Yes. My jade pendant is called the Moon’s Guide. It’s not only the token of our wolf clan’s king but also the key to the Moon Gem…”
Why would the wolf clan king’s token be the key to the Moon Gem? Qiqi didn’t have time to dwell on the connection between the two. She was just thrilled to have found a way to save lives. Overwhelmed, she grabbed Rong Yi’s hand tightly. “That’s wonderful! Rong Yi, thank you. On behalf of Senior Brother Lu, I thank you!”
Her excitement lit up her face, and her once haggard eyes instantly became much more lively!
Rong Yi felt a bit reluctant. “Hey, I said I’m only lending it to him for a bit!”
“I know, I know! Rong Yi, you’re amazing!!”
Qiqi thanked him as she dashed into the room like a whirlwind to dig out that jade pendant!
Rong Yi stood there, watching the girl’s lively figure, his gaze wavering.
Though lending out the gem was a bit grudging, seeing her so happy didn’t seem so bad after all…
When had her every move started to sway his emotions…
This didn’t seem like a good sign…
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Rong Yi’s jade pendant was crescent-shaped, emerald green, clear and lustrous, dazzling under the sunlight.
“This is the Moon’s Guide?” Qiqi held the pendant up to the light, turning it over and over, feeling incredulous. “When you first came, you even gave it to me!”
“When I first arrived in the human world, I thought there were no Moon Gems here. Without a Moon Gem, this jade was worthless to me! Though it’s the wolf clan king’s token, here it can’t serve as a moon guide or command the demon race. At most, it’s worth a bit of money! So I gave it to you as thanks for saving my life!”
Rong Yi shrugged, speaking casually.
“Wow, you’re so generous!” Qiqi exaggeratedly pressed the pendant to her chest. “My treasure, oh my treasure!”
Seeing this, Rong Yi’s mouth twitched. “You’d better take it off right now!! The Moon’s Guide is the key to the Moon Gem and a sacred relic of our demon race. It’s absorbed countless moonbeams in the demon realm and cultivated there for many years—it’s practically become a demon itself!! Now that a Moon Gem has appeared in the human world, it might wake up at any moment…”
Qiqi was mortified. She quickly took off the pendant and held it in her hand, keeping it far from her chest. “You mean it’s also a demon? With its own consciousness?”
Rong Yi nodded. “Exactly! So you’d better not let it take advantage of you!”
He looked a bit flustered, glaring fiercely at the Moon’s Guide.
Whether it was her imagination, Qiqi felt the Moon’s Guide tremble slightly in her hand.
She quickly brought the pendant close to her eyes for a closer look, but it was still just a pendant—crystal clear, very beautiful, but only a piece of stone.
She felt frustrated—what was wrong with her? Why did she so readily believe Rong Yi’s nonsense? It seemed that ever since the wolf king arrived, her life had deviated from normalcy, becoming entangled with gods and demons!