"I remember using the Seal on it before I went to sleep. How did it get out?" I thought for a moment, then asked solemnly.
Geng Xiu looked toward Jinglian, Linglong, and the other artifact spirits, then turned to me and said, "Big Brother Xia, this matter... I failed to take proper care of it. I didn't keep a close enough eye on this treasure."
I immediately looked at the anxious Linglong. With a worried expression, she said, "I...I was just curious. Who could blame me when I have such a keen nose? Whenever cultivating got boring, I kept peeking at the place where it was sealed..."
"Then Linglong dragged me along, and dragged Big Sister Huahua along too. She said that if it got released and started hurting people, Big Sister Huahua could seal it again." Jinglian wore a helpless expression, clearly covering for her little sister. Huahua was the artifact spirit of the Flower of Realm Power. She stood there motionless, watching me, then turned her head toward Dawn-Dusk Inverted Star. She looked as if she were saying, What's wrong with that?
I reached out and forcibly pulled Dawn-Dusk Inverted Star back after it had shown off its "muscular" strength. Then I looked helplessly at the group of troublemakers and said, "Don't underestimate other treasures. If it hadn't understood my strength so deeply—and if it hadn't known which things should and shouldn't be done—you probably wouldn't be this intact right now. It's dangerous, understand? Even the Flower of Realm Power might not be able to do anything about it once it got serious."
"Yes, we were wrong. We won't do it again." Jinglian could only nod gloomily, while Linglong nodded like a pecking chick. Huahua, however, was still hesitating over whether she should apologize.
I shook my head,