CHAPTER 434: CHAPTER 196: CHARACTER ASSESSMENT

Li Xiu and Chu Jun couldn’t help but look in the direction he was pointing, only to see on the beam of the wooden house a transparent line like a fishing line tied, with a pearl slightly larger than a ping pong ball hanging from it.

The pearl was as crystal clear as jade, with a milky white body, and the surface seemed to be wrapped in a glaze, round and lustrous like a jade.

Although very beautiful, it looked like an ordinary jade pearl, with nothing peculiar about it, and it wasn’t glowing.

"The pearl is very beautiful, but it certainly isn’t glowing," Chu Jun said.

"Don’t be impatient, it’s not the time yet, why would it glow in broad daylight? Naturally, it will glow at night for illumination; otherwise, why hang it on the beam?" Ba Ye said.

Li Xiu thought, "Even if this pearl really glows at night, it shouldn’t be the Suihou Bead. Who would hang such a treasure on a beam as a lamp? Aren’t they afraid it would be stolen?"

Even though he felt this pearl was unlikely to be the Suihou Bead, after seeing it, Li Xiu still felt a hunger in his stomach, which surprised him somewhat.

"Is this the pearl you’re looking for?" Ba Ye asked again seeing that neither spoke.

"The pearl we’re looking for is called the Suihou Bead, no idea if it’s this one," Li Xiu casually replied.

"Who knows what this pearl is called; I just heard the lady owner say that the pearl was dug out from beneath an old pine tree when the wooden house was built. She saw this pearl could glow at night and hung it on the beam as a lamp," said Ba Ye.

Li Xiu’s face changed slightly because the Vase Monster had told him the hiding place of the Suihou Bead was under an old pine tree.

"Could it be that this pearl is really the Suihou Bead?" Li Xiu looked up at the pearl, scarcely believing he had found the Suihou Bead so easily.

If it is indeed the Suihou Bead, the owner here has yet to discover its true value and may still have a chance to get it.

"If this is what you’re looking for, I advise you to leave quickly," Ba Ye said with a smile.

"Why leave? If it’s really it, we could negotiate with the lady owner to buy it," Chu Jun said.

"Money might be precious to some, yet to others, it might be worth less than toilet paper. Unfortunately, the owner here is the latter; money means nothing to her," Ba Ye paused and continued, "What are you seeking this pearl for?"

"To be honest, my friend once buried a Suihou Bead here and asked me to retrieve it, not sure if this is it," Li Xiu said, inspecting the pearl.

"From what you say, it’s likely that it is. Too bad the owner isn’t here; otherwise, you could discuss with her, and she might let you take the pearl," Ba Ye chuckled.

Li Xiu thought, "If it really is the Suihou Bead, how would she let me take the pearl?"

"When will the owner return?" Chu Jun couldn’t help but ask.

"No idea, maybe three to five days, maybe ten years; she’ll return when pleased. The last time she came back was seven years ago," Ba Ye calculated on his fingers.

"The owner here is quite a peculiar person," Chu Jun smacked his tongue.

"Peculiar? This isn’t the only odd thing. I’ve been a guest here for decades, met her six times, and every time she appeared as a beautiful young girl, never changing, as if time had forgotten to leave marks on her. While I’ve aged over the years, she remains youthful and beautiful like a young girl," Ba Ye said.

Li Xiu and Chu Jun exchanged glances, seeing surprise in each other’s eyes.

Could it be that a person unaging for decades is the Undead of the Eternal Heaven?

If the owner is indeed the Undead of the Eternal Heaven, then it all makes sense; that’s why people from Eternal Heaven backed away when seeing that character and never returned.

As the two pondered, suddenly the doorbell rang.

"Could it be the owner returned?" Chu Jun exclaimed delightedly, eager to see her after hearing Ba Ye’s description of her as mysterious and beautiful.

Ba Ye smirked, "Have you seen anyone ring the doorbell when returning to their own home?"

Chu Jun hesitated awkwardly, "Maybe she forgot the keys."

After a while, the doorbell rang again.

After hearing the doorbell ring again, Ba Ye suddenly said, "If someone enters, no matter what you hear or see, don’t make a sound, and don’t leave this room."

Although they didn’t understand Ba Ye’s meaning, seeing his earnest expression indicating something important, they nodded in agreement.

Shortly the doorbell rang again for the third time.

Ba Ye waited for a while, sensing the person outside hadn’t left, loudly asked, "Who’s outside?"

"Disciples of the Eternal Heaven, Li Qingyi and Bai Ying, request to see Ba Ye," the voice from outside made Li Xiu and Chu Jun freeze.

"Why have they come here?" Li Xiu wondered.