In the slightly dim room, the atmosphere was so quiet it seemed as if time had frozen.
Bai Xiuxiu stood there with her posture straight, yet still respectful. The soft lamplight fell over her, outlining her elegant silhouette.
She slowly extended her slender fingers and removed the dazzling necklace from her neck, her movements gentle and cautious, as if what she held was an incomparably precious and fragile treasure.
Then she lightly placed the necklace on the table, lowered her head slightly, and said in a clear voice tinged with respect, "Lord Augustus, do you have any instructions?"
Crack!
A sudden crisp sound shattered the dead silence in the room. The Ruby Necklace, which had been lying quietly on the table, split open without warning, the crack slowly widening like a hideous wound.
Immediately afterward, a Blood-colored Pupil slowly emerged from the split. A dim light flowed within the pupil, eerie and cold, as if it could see through all the secrecy in the world.
The Blood-colored Pupil's eye began to slowly sweep around the room. Each turn seemed to carry a chilling sense of pressure. In the end, that icy gaze fell on Bai Xiuxiu.
"How is the infiltration mission I gave you progressing?"
Clearly, that eyeball had no mouth, and yet Augustus's deep, somewhat dignified voice seemed to pierce through from another dimension, echoing faintly through the room.
Bai Xiuxiu straightened her back slightly and answered calmly, "I have successfully infiltrated the target's side and have initially gained his trust."
"Very good. Next, I am giving you a task. Take a part of the target's body tissue from him, hair and the like. Of course, blood would be even better. I need it to determine the target's condition. Do you understand?"
Augustus's voice came from the necklace once