"What... what happened?"
It was the first time Ji Lingruo had ever heard You Su sound so flustered.
"What color was the jade pendant?" You Su asked urgently.
"Light green."
A light-green jade pendant? A test? If it wasn't the Evil Warding Token, what else could it be?
"Junior Sister, come out first and see if it's the same kind of jade pendant as the one in my hand." You Su forced himself to calm down as he asked.
"Oh..."
After a while, the rustling sound of her getting dressed stopped, and Ji Lingruo opened the door and walked out.
Her pretty face was solemn, and she felt as though she had committed some enormous blunder.
After taking the Evil Warding Token from You Su, she examined it for a moment. "That's right. It looks very similar to this one."
Ji Lingruo noticed that You Su's expression had turned terribly grim after she finished speaking, so she asked in a small voice:
"You Su, how did you get this jade pendant too? Did you also go work at the City Lord's Mansion?"
"Junior Sister, what exactly did that man say to you? Did he have you channel Mystic Qi into it?"
"Yes. He said it was used to measure cultivation, so I channeled Mystic Qi into it."
You Su looked as though he had been struck by lightning, and his breathing grew heavier. He asked again:
"Did Mistress test it?"
"No. He was originally going to have Mistress test it, but I told him Mistress had no cultivation, so he gave up."
"Did you notice any changes in the jade pendant after you infused it with Mystic Qi?"
"Yes. It grew hot, and it turned black." Ji Lingruo pinched her delicate chin as she recalled. "That man told me that