Qin Xuanji led Cao Jinxing toward the island. The young girl was still angry and deliberately turned her head away as she passed Qin Xuanque.
"Still so childish..."
Qin Xuanque smiled wryly. She had her own ways of coaxing her younger sister, so she was not afraid of her temporary anger. It was just that her unchanged childish temper left her both happy and helpless.
On the one hand, she hoped her sister could remain like this forever, keeping her innocence. On the other, she worried about how she would command her subordinates and manage Mist-Flow Island in the future...
Cao Jinxing could not simply ignore them. They were Qin Xuanji's family, after all, and he had to show them some respect. He nodded slightly as he passed, only to notice a servant standing behind Qin Xuanque. The servant held a bronze mechanical ball in both hands. It looked like an antique.
"Another puzzle cube? And an irregular one this time..."
Cao Jinxing stopped.
Qin Xuanji was supporting him, so she naturally stopped with him. Puzzled, she asked, "What is it?"
Cao Jinxing smiled and gestured with his chin. "I spotted something interesting. May I take a look?" The second half was directed at the servant.
The servant froze, then looked around before realizing that this "friend" of the second young lady was speaking to him.
That was not a decision he could make, so he cautiously looked toward Qin Xuanque.
Qin Xuanque was a little surprised. Did this man understand mechanical arts too?
A peculiar gleam flashed through Shi Yi's eyes, and his interest in Cao Jinxing deepened.
Shi Yi was Mist-Flow Island's chief appraiser. Even before joining the island, he had been renowned throughout the East Sea for his extensive knowledge. The bold adventurers of the seas all