The starry sky glittered, lighting the boundless grassland in shades of white and green. Now and then, one could see bead after bead of dew scattered through it, pure and flawless as hanging pearls.
Two figures quietly appeared amid a patch of tall grass.
Yet even as those figures appeared beside the tall grass, not a single dewdrop on the blades was shaken loose.
They were like two soul-shadows, merged as one with heaven and earth.
Only their gazes fell on the spirit insects still advancing in the distance.
"It should be the Ma Family!" The two figures quietly retreated again, finally arriving behind a hill. The one who spoke was Tan Fengyang of the Tan Family.
Tan Fengyang's expression was somewhat ugly.
For this sixth-rank mineral vein to have become like this after only a month or so naturally left him somewhat displeased.
He also knew why Ye Qingnian had called him over now.
Because if a problem had arisen after a month or so, there were only two possibilities: one was that something had gone wrong with the Tan Family, and the second was that something had gone wrong with the Tan Family's buyers of Purple Light Clear Abyss Stone.
"If it cannot be hidden, I hope fellow Daoist will display your strength!" Tan Fengyang continued.
Clearly, at this moment, he was no longer as confident as before.
Because no matter which possibility it was, it meant this mineral vein might no longer be possible to conceal.
If it could not be concealed, then strength had to be displayed.
"That is only natural. Fellow Daoist Tan, rest assured. Since I am a guest elder of the Tan Family, I will definitely take care of this matter!" Ye Qingnian nodded.
Although Ye Haicheng and Ye Haihe had already left,