Cataclysm Treasure: Nightmare Crystal Bottle (7k words, please follow!)

Night Curtain hung low, like a vast velvet drape covering the clamor of the world.

Specks of blue moonlight intertwined with sparse starlight, quietly and mysteriously spilling across the land.

City Center Villa, outside the study.

In the dim corridor, Yan Chen and Qin Heng stood side by side. Light slanted in from behind them, stretching their long, overlapping shadows and slicing the silent space into golden boundaries.

"I never expected the Director to have such profound insights into civil affairs. Several issues you pointed out just now were indeed things our Civil Affairs Department had never considered."

"In the future, I'll certainly trouble you often. I hope the Director won't mind."

Hearing Qin Heng say this, Yan Chen chuckled twice before speaking in his low, hoarse voice. "Director Qin, you're too polite."

"Back then, Old Master Qin and I were close friends. Before he passed away, he even asked me to look after the Qin Family."

"So if anything comes up in the future, feel free to come discuss it with me."

The two had already reached an understanding in the study. They were merely exchanging pleasantries now, so the atmosphere was exceptionally harmonious.

Just then, a figure suddenly hurried over from the end of the corridor.

The two stopped talking and looked toward the figure.

The newcomer was Qin Heng's assistant, as well as a younger member of the Qin Family whom he had carefully groomed.

After running up to them, the assistant first gave Yan Chen a slight bow and greeted him. "Director Yan."

Yan Chen gave a faint nod and grunted in acknowledgment.

Only then did the assistant quickly approach Qin Heng, cover his mouth with one hand, and lean close to Qin Heng's ear to report.

Seeing this, Qin Heng slapped his hand away and