Du Yu stared blankly at the woman in green before him.
"I... hit you?"
"Yes!" Though the girl wore a smile, he could see a large lump on her head.
Du Yu looked at Xiao Qi in bewilderment. "What's going on? Wasn't it the jade pendant I hit?"
Xiao Qi was at a loss too. More than confusion, she felt fear. If this Green-Clad Girl was an enemy, she was ready to bolt right now.
The Green-Clad Girl ignored them both. She ran over to Du Yu and examined the fragments of the jade pendant at his feet.
"You smashed my house..." the Green-Clad Girl added.
"House?" Du Yu looked at the fragments on the ground and understood at once. "I get it. You're one of those artifact spirits that often show up in cultivation novels... a Magic Treasure that takes human form, right?"
"An artifact spirit? Hehe, no..." The Green-Clad Girl laughed at a rather inappropriate moment, then asked, "Does this jade pendant look like a Magic Treasure to you?"
"Then, miss... who exactly are you...?" Du Yu asked, a little embarrassed.
"My name is Yingning. Hehe." The Green-Clad Girl gave a dry laugh, then picked up the fragments one by one. "Oh dear, I'm in big trouble now..."
Du Yu was puzzled. "Miss, is this jade pendant very important to you?"
"Yes..." Yingning smiled. "Without it, my soul might scatter to the winds in less than two days."
Du Yu was thoroughly confused. According to her, he had destroyed her only shelter, and without it, she would soon fade away. With things this serious, why did this girl named Yingning still sound so happy?
"Miss Yingning, how about we make a deal?" Though Du Yu found the girl strange, he had a bigger problem to solve. "Tell me