Chen Lin returned to the shop.
He sat in his room, pondering how to obtain variegated crystal.
Taking it by force was certainly not the best strategy.
Even Yue Yue'er could contend with his ancient witch power, let alone Yue Yingxian and that imposing man. Anyone who could pass freely through the River of Rules possessed strength far beyond his own.
Acting rashly could easily capsize his boat.
Trading would not work either.
He could not meet their conditions. Between Adaiah and the Tiandu Gem House, he would naturally choose Adaiah.
At the thought of Adaiah,
Chen Lin gathered his thoughts and left the shop.
Yet when he reached Adaiah's residence, he found that the exquisite courtyard atop the mountain had vanished, leaving only an empty patch of ground. He had no idea how long she had been gone.
Dahuang Star was neither especially large nor especially small. Finding her would not be easy.
After weighing his options, Chen Lin entrusted the matter to Yinshu rather than searching personally. He feared that Yue Yingxian and the imposing man would ambush and kill him once he left the city.
That imposing man, in particular, had given him a decidedly hostile look earlier.
Besides, he wanted to remain in the city to observe the Divine Stone Lin Xinyi had mentioned.
The black-silver dew produced by the Divine Stone benefited the soul. After its transformation, the spirit dew it yielded would surely have even more wondrous effects. Perhaps it could help with soul dissolution.
Time flashed past like a white colt glimpsed through a crack.
Chen Lin remained secluded in his shop, rarely venturing out. He neither visited the Tiandu Gem House again nor sent anyone to investigate it.
When he had time, he occasionally attended small trading conventions.
He obtained no treasures