But this time, strangely enough, this Jade Bead, which closely resembled eyes, showed no sign of any secret when Ye Ning looked at it. In fact, as she picked it up again, there wasn’t even the slightest trace of Jade Marrow Qi. How odd, if that’s the case, isn’t it just an ordinary bead? Or a stone, or maybe glass, or some other material... Ye Ning felt a bit strange, and she looked up again at the old woman opposite her and asked, "Grandma, are you sure this is something that’s been at your home for a long time?" The old woman’s face was like old tree bark as she looked at her and nodded, "Yes, for many, many years. I can’t even remember..." "Do you remember how you got this thing back then?" "I don’t remember. I can’t recall anything, my dear. Can’t you tell?" Ye Ning shook her head, "I can’t see anything. It just seems like a very ordinary bead to me." Upon hearing this, the old woman felt very disappointed. She lowered her head and sighed mournfully, and then her gaze suddenly shifted directly to Ye Ning’s belly. Ye Ning was still focused on that bead resembling an eye and didn’t notice this. How odd, why is there nothing? She also found it strange, and as she held the object again, she inexplicably felt a great sense of loss, as if something was fading away inside her heart, causing deep discomfort. The two sat for about twenty minutes, and finally, the old woman opposite stood up, preparing to leave. "Alright then, if it’s nothing, I’ll be going." Ye Ning saw this and hurriedly stood up, noticing her unsteady appearance. She reached out to help her: "Grandma, be careful. Don’t take this matter to heart. Some things aren’t valuable because they’re expensive; you’ve said this bead is many years old, so without value, it still holds emotion, doesn’t it?" The old woman held onto her arm with several rough, icy fingers, barely touching her wrist. "Of course, feels hard to part with it." "Hmm? Hard to part with?" "Yes, I’m old, can’t move much, might soon leave this world. Dear, take this bead as a gift." Ye Ning was stunned by this statement. This was too sudden; she didn’t know how to handle it. She wanted to take the black box and give it back, but in that moment, the old woman, light as a feather under her hand’s support, suddenly started crying: "Dear, take good care..." "Nothing... Nothing remains..." Repeating those words again and again, the old woman slowly disappeared outside the shop’s door, leaning on a cane. Ye Ning, feeling baffled, stood at the doorway, watching the gradually disappearing humped silhouette, sensing a strange blockage in her heart. When it finally vanished, she turned, lifted her hand to wipe away the tears, realizing her hands were stained with tears. How strange, why is it ? Latest content publıshed on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲·𝗻𝗲𝘁 Ye Ning stayed dazed inside the shop for a long time... By afternoon, Ou Mucen returned with Bai Tingfang, and upon hearing this, Ye Ning composed herself a bit and returned to the little courtyard.