More than twenty people quickly arrived at Huachun Hall's underground secret chamber. It spanned nearly a hundred square meters, quite spacious, with proper ventilation, so it did not feel stifling.
"The place is crude. Please forgive us, Manor Lord Song," Chen Fangshu said apologetically.
Song Ankang shook his head. "This is already very good. Shopkeeper Chen, you are too courteous."
After taking a seat Chen Fangshu had arranged for him and Qiushi, Song Ankang frowned slightly as he listened to the faint sounds of shouting and killing outside.
After thinking for a moment, Qiushi removed a shimmering blue bracelet from her jade-white wrist. She took Song Ankang's hand, intending to put it on him.
"Guoguo, what are you doing?" Song Ankang asked in astonishment.
Qiushi smiled sweetly. "Son-in-law, this is the Calming Bracelet, a Ninth-Rank Mid-Tier Mortal Artifact. It can ward off the attacks of Ghost Spirits. You should wear it."
The bracelet was a little small, and it fit Song Ankang rather tightly. Qiushi said apologetically, "Son-in-law, bear with it. Don't mind if it hurts."
"No." Song Ankang directly removed the Calming Bracelet, took Qiushi's soft little hand, and put it back on her. "If I wear it, what will you wear? You should keep it on."
If Song Ankang remembered correctly, this Calming Bracelet was probably the most valuable and precious thing Qiushi possessed. It had been a gift Tang Yelan gave her when she was designated as one of Song Ankang's four Concubine Maids—her dowry, in a sense.
Yet Qiushi was now giving this Calming Bracelet, which she treasured as dearly as her life, to Song Ankang in such dangerous circumstances. How could Song Ankang accept it?
Seeing Song Ankang refuse, Qiushi grew anxious. "Son-in-law, you should wear it. I'm only a maid, a lowly life. How