"Why?" Duan Cheng began to suspect that Yan Jiayu was deliberately going against him.
Yan Jiayu only glanced at him. "Isn't that how it should be? Everyone thinks differently and sees the world differently. I'll check the places you've searched, and you can check the places I've searched. We can fill in each other's blind spots."
Duan Cheng had no desire to cooperate. If Yan Jiayu had agreed to track down those criminal players with him earlier, they might already have wrapped things up.
But Yan Jiayu didn't care what he thought. She'd said what she was going to do, and she would do it whether Duan Cheng agreed or not.
She walked away without looking back, leaving Duan Cheng standing where he was.
But after waiting by the city gate for a while, Duan Cheng left too. He didn't go looking for Li Kun; instead, he followed Yan Jiayu.
Keeping his distance, he watched her wander through the streets and alleys. Whenever she came across a crowd of residents, she went over to chat. Their conversations were extremely mundane: what vegetables someone had bought that day and what they planned to cook, or how someone had traded a gem with an outsider for a new toy for their child. She even joined a group of middle-aged women to discuss which face cream sold best and whose accessories were prettiest. With her pretty face and enthusiastic manner, she was warmly welcomed by the residents of Gemstone City. She came away with several baskets of fruits and vegetables, and some people even offered her clothes and hats.
Duan Cheng could take no more. After following her for two hours, he finally stepped forward. But before he could say anything, Yan Jiayu waved at him. "I got some artifacts!"
He paused, then