"Old Gu, have you discovered something?"
Xiao Yan frowned slightly within the stone room. His footsteps, which had originally taken a step forward, paused at this moment as he quietly asked Gu You in his heart.
"Aye, I have indeed discovered something."
Gu You spoke in a faint voice. It was not difficult to hear the seriousness in his tone.
Xiao Yan's eyes slowly narrowed upon hearing this. A glint flashed deep within his eyes. Since Gu You had personally spoken, it was likely something extraordinary.
"Old Gu, may I know what you are referring to?"
Xiao Yan turned around. His sharp eyes slowly swept over the stone room behind him. However, he did not discover any strange objects. Hence, he could only open his mouth and ask Gu You.
"It is on that stone pillar. Do you see that fragment? I am referring to that thing."
Gu You's calm voice was once again transmitted. Xiao Yan also lifted his eyes and looked over. His eyes saw a platform that had been carved out of the stone pillar. At this moment, there was a palm-sized, jade-like, shell-like fragment suspended on a thin rope. It was suspended on a thin rope like a piece of shell-like material.
"That is …"
Xiao Yan frowned slightly. Only then did he discover that the fragment was indeed a little strange.
Numerous distorted broken symbols appeared in Xiao Yan's eyes on the fragments. The lustrous treasure light was being emitted from these symbols.
"This is … a formation plate?"
Xiao Yan immediately associated it with the formation plates that he had seen earlier when he saw those symbols. Those formation plates had some sharp and difficult to understand words carved on them. At this moment, the fragment in front of Xiao Yan was carved with those same symbols. Although it was different, Xiao Yan was able to recognize it at a glance.
"Aye, more accurately speaking, this is a fragment from a certain formation plate."
Gu You slowly explained.
Xiao Yan gently nodded. Both of his eyes stared at the formation plate fragment. His footsteps slowly approached it as he extended his hand with the intention of grabbing it.
"Mister Xiao Yan!"
Just as Xiao Yan was about to act to remove the fragment, Jin Yao's somewhat solemn voice was suddenly transmitted from behind him.
The voice was filled with an invisible deterrence, causing Xiao Yan to instantly recover. The expression in his eyes hardened and his dark-black pupils involuntarily shrank. Immediately, Xiao Yan's feet staggered as he took two steps back. He turned his gaze and looked at Jin Yao with a solemn face.
Xiao Yan could hear a trace of enmity from Jin Yao's voice.
Xiao Yan's hairs stood on end when he sensed this. It would be troublesome if this woman in front of him attacked him!
At the same time, Jin Yao's pretty face was slightly startled when she saw the grave expression on Xiao Yan's face. Immediately, her ice-cold expression gradually turned for the better. Her fluctuating aura also calmed down.
"I'm sorry, mister Xiao Yan. I was a little agitated just now."
Jin Yao slowly spoke as she bowed to Xiao Yan.
"Cough cough … I am unable to accept these words from owner Jin. Moreover, this thing belongs to your Thousand Medicinal House. It is indeed wrong for me to take it without permission."
Xiao Yan coughed dryly and hurriedly waved his hand while wearing a wary expression. His tone was a little apologetic as he carefully spoke.
This woman in front of him had just revealed a murderous intent toward him. However, in the blink of an eye, she had turned into a nonchalant manner. This caused Xiao Yan to feel as though he was a cicada in winter.
"Mister Xiao Yan is too courteous. You have helped me revive the Thousand Fan Tree. If Mister Xiao Yan needs the things inside, you don't have to be courteous. Feel free to take them. However, the fragment behind you …"
At this point, Jin Yao's voice paused slightly. The words that were at the tip of her tongue could not be spat out.
"Haha, it's fine. I was just curious and could not help but want to take a look. If it is inconvenient for owner Jin, I will take my leave."
Xiao Yan's eyelids lowered slightly. A glint flashed in the depths of his eyes. With a dry laugh, he lifted his foot and walked out of the stone room.
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Jin Yao's pretty face became somewhat unsettled.
Currently, she wholeheartedly regarded Xiao Yan as a rank 3 alchemist. Even in the entire Western Region, there were only a few alchemists of that level. If she could establish a good relationship with him, it would be endlessly beneficial for both her and the Thousand Medicine House in the future. If at this moment, her relationship with Xiao Yan was broken because of an unknown array fragment, the gains would not make up for the losses!
"Mister Xiao Yan, please wait!"
Just as Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and cold sweat appeared on his forehead. Just as he was about to walk out of the stone room, Jin Yao behind him also gritted her teeth and made a decision in her heart. As she turned around, she spoke to Xiao Yan in a serious voice.
"Phew …"
Xiao Yan quietly sighed in relief in his heart. He wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead in an undetectable manner. His frightening face swiftly recovered its calmness. Immediately, he slowly turned around, smiled at Jin Yao and deliberately asked:
"Is there anything else owner Jin needs?"
Jin Yao's beautiful eyes narrowed. A glint flashed across her bright eyes. Only then did she come to her senses. From the looks of it, she had been tricked by Xiao Yan!
But now that things had come to this, she could only accept this losing deal.
Helplessly laughing bitterly in her heart, Jin Yao finally lifted her beautiful eyes. Her red lips pursed slightly, revealing a warm smile that would move one's heart. She looked at Xiao Yan and slowly said.
"If Mister Xiao Yan wishes to take a look at this fragment, I will hand it over to Mister. Actually, the reason why I called out to Mister just now is because there is a barrier that I have personally placed on this stone pillar."
As she spoke, Jin Yao's soft lovely body slowly turned around. She raised her hand and swiftly formed a couple of seals. Sure enough, a layer of thin film like Dou Qi barrier actually surfaced on the dark black stone pillar. Following the scattering of the seals on Jin Yao's hand, the barrier finally began to slowly disappear.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan's eyes involuntarily hardened. It seemed that this fragment was really not an ordinary accessory. Otherwise, it would not be sealed so carefully by a Dou Di.
That barrier was something that even Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength was unable to discover. Just this point alone was enough to prove the degree of concealment of the barrier. If Xiao Yan had accidentally touched it, the result would have been difficult to imagine.
Quietly awed in his heart, Xiao Yan's face involuntarily revealed an alarmed expression. Only then did he take a few steps forward and arrive in front of the huge stone pillar.
This time around, without the protection of the Dou Qi barrier, the fragment was completely exposed to the air.
Jin Yao by the side looked at the formation plate fragment in her eyes before sweeping her eyes over Xiao Yan. Seeing that the latter similarly revealed a doubtful expression, she could not help but feel a little suspicious in her heart.
Since Xiao Yan did not know the origin of this formation plate fragment, why was he so persistent in wanting to see this thing?
Just as Jin Yao was pondering with a stomach full of doubt, Xiao Yan extended both his hands and carefully removed the fragment from the hanging rope before placing it in his palm.
Seeing the formation plate fragment in his palm, the curiosity in Xiao Yan's eyes grew even denser. He was really unable to see just what was so special about this palm-sized formation plate fragment.
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