"The Jade-Faced Divine Thief? Quite a fine title." Yang Qing smiled faintly.
But before the smile had left his face, it froze in an instant. Divine thief?
Seeing his expression change so abruptly, Fen Liyou glanced at him in concern. "Brother Yang, what is it?"
Yang Qing did not answer. He merely patted himself down a few times, then looked up with another smile. "His reputation as a divine thief is certainly well deserved."
Fen Liyou froze, but quickly recovered. "What... what did he take from you?"
Yang Qing shook his head. "What he took is not important. What matters is that he will come back."
As he spoke, Yang Qing slowly reached out and picked up the round, pearl-like object Ouyang Lin had tossed onto the floor earlier. He examined it from every angle, but could make nothing of it.
"Master Fen, do you know what this is?" Yang Qing held the round pearl out before Fen Liyou.
Fen Liyou narrowed his eyes at it. Only after a long while did he speak, somewhat uncertainly. "This pearl looks rather like the Spirit-Calming Pearl from Prince Long's Residence."
Seeing that Yang Qing still looked utterly bewildered, Fen Liyou continued, "Prince Long is the younger brother of our King of the Western Regions, and the only Free and Unfettered Prince in the Western Regions. He acts capriciously and follows no conventions."
Yang Qing pointed at the round pearl. "If that is so, why would this pearl be here?"
If this pearl truly belonged to Prince Long's Residence, and Ouyang Lin had deliberately left it here, could he be trying to tell them that Prince Long also knew of their imprisonment?
Fen Liyou shook his head. "It only looks similar. I cannot be certain. Besides, the Spirit-Calming Pearl has extraordinary powers and