Chapter 116: Earth Spirit Jade

“What is it?” Yang Fan looked at Li Qiuya with a faint tone.

“Can’t I come to see you just because there’s nothing wrong?” Li Qiuya pouted.

“I don’t have time to chat with you. Don’t disturb my rest,” Yang Fan said with displeasure.

He had no leisure to engage in idle talk with Li Qiuya.

“Don’t be so heartless,” Li Qiuya flashed a sweet smile. “You haven’t been home these past few days; I thought something had happened to you. I was so worried.”

As she spoke, she walked into Yang Fan’s house.

If she truly cared about Yang Fan, that would be untrue.

She was simply curious about where Yang Fan had disappeared to these days.

Without Yang Fan around, Li Qiuya missed him quite a bit.

Of course, what she missed most was Yang Fan’s cooking.

After tasting Yang Fan’s dishes, she had little appetite for food made by others.

Seeing Li Qiuya treat his home as her own, Yang Fan felt dissatisfied.

“I didn’t invite you in,” Yang Fan said unhappily.

“I’m such a great beauty and a celebrity. Isn’t it an honor for you to have me visit your home?” Li Qiuya sat on the sofa and winked at Yang Fan.

“I really don’t care for that honor. So you’d better leave quickly, lest anyone misunderstand that we’re involved,” Yang Fan said with a face full of unwelcome.

Yet Li Qiuya showed no intent to leave immediately. Instead, she grabbed the remote and turned on the television.

Watching this woman cling stubbornly to his home, Yang Fan was speechless.

“By the way, where have you been these days? You weren’t up to something illegal, were you?” Li Qiuya’s eyes fixed on Yang Fan.

“Yes, I was involved in some illegal business—kidnapping a few good-looking women to be wives for mountain dwellers,” Yang Fan stared at Li Qiuya. “If you don’t want me to sell you as a wife, you’d better leave immediately.”

Li Qiuya rolled her eyes at Yang Fan and said, “You can say such things, but someone has to believe you, you know.”

“If you have nothing else to do, please leave. I don’t have time to mess around with you,” Yang Fan said impatiently.

Seeing the impatience on Yang Fan’s face, Li Qiuya felt deeply hurt.

Such a beautiful celebrity being rejected—how unfair!

She was confident in her looks; what man wouldn’t be captivated by her?

“Alright, I do have something to discuss with you,” Li Qiuya said with a mischievous smile.

“What is it?” Yang Fan frowned.

Li Qiuya didn’t answer but took out an earth-colored jade piece from her pocket.

Yang Fan’s eyes brightened immediately upon seeing the jade piece, instantly recognizing it as a spirit jade.

“This jade pendant is something I bought at an antique market. Can you tell me if it’s real jade?” Li Qiuya handed the piece to Yang Fan.

Taking it, Yang Fan examined it carefully and discovered it was a low-grade earth spirit jade.

Earth spirit jade is used to craft earth escape talismans.

The earth escape talisman allows one to move underground.

With this low-grade earth spirit jade, one can refine a low-level earth escape talisman.

Such a talisman lets a person delve a hundred meters underground and move freely beneath the surface.

“This jade is real,” Yang Fan said calmly.

“So it means I’ve actually bought a real jade this time. Haha, looks like this beauty has an eye for quality,” Li Qiuya said happily. “I’ve been scammed before, but now I’ve finally got a genuine jade. Maybe I have the potential to be an expert.”

Li Qiuya had a habit of browsing antique markets for fun.

She didn’t intend to make a profit; it was purely a hobby, and she didn’t spend much.

She avoided buying anything too expensive, sticking to affordable items like small jade pendants.

Scoring a real jade this time made her quite proud.

After all, she had been deceived many times before.

“Can I buy this jade pendant from you?” Yang Fan asked.

With the earth spirit jade, he could refine an earth escape talisman to use for escape.

Hearing Yang Fan’s request surprised Li Qiuya.

She stared at him, trying to read something from his eyes.

Could this jade pendant be very valuable?

She wondered silently.

If it wasn’t valuable, why would Yang Fan want it?

“Is this jade very valuable?” Li Qiuya looked into Yang Fan’s eyes. “Don’t lie to me; I’m pretty good at reading people.”

Yang Fan’s expression remained indifferent. “It’s real jade, no doubt. How valuable it is, you can check online. I want it mainly because I need it.”

Looking seriously at Yang Fan, Li Qiuya really couldn’t discern anything from his eyes.

“Forget it, I’ll just give it to you,” Li Qiuya waved her hand generously.

She hadn’t spent much on it anyway, so giving it to Yang Fan was no big deal.

“Are you really willing to give it to me?” Yang Fan was a bit surprised.

“Hehe, I won’t give it to you that easily,” Li Qiuya said with a smile. “As compensation, you have to cook for me until I’m satisfied.”

“No problem, you’re welcome to come over for meals anytime,” Yang Fan agreed readily.

If sold, this earth spirit jade would fetch a good price.

Of course, such spirit jade needs a knowledgeable buyer; otherwise, it would be undervalued.

In short, Yang Fan got quite a bargain.

“Hehe, you promised! I’ll come eat at your place from now on,” Li Qiuya said happily.

The thought of eating Yang Fan’s cooking daily made her feel lucky.

His dishes were truly delicious.

Just thinking about them made her mouth water.

“I keep my word,” Yang Fan replied affirmatively.

“Then cook for me now. It’s been a long time since I’ve had your cooking,” Li Qiuya smiled.

Yang Fan naturally did not refuse. He had just returned and hadn’t eaten yet.

Eventually, he went down to the community supermarket, bought some ingredients, and prepared a sumptuous lunch.

Li Qiuya ate heartily, feeling satisfied.

After she finished, Yang Fan said, “You’re full now. Shouldn’t you be going home?”

Li Qiuya patted her slightly rounded belly and shot Yang Fan a dissatisfied look. “You’re so heartless! Just after eating, you want to kick me out?”

Yang Fan shrugged helplessly. “Then when do you want to leave?”

“Hehe, I don’t want to leave for now. Stay and chat with me,” Li Qiuya giggled. “I’ve been in a bad mood all day, so you have to keep me company.”

“I say, big sister, what do you want me to talk about?” Yang Fan said grumpily.

“Who are you calling big sister? Am I that old?” Li Qiuya grabbed a pillow and threw it at Yang Fan with displeasure.

“Alright, big star, great beauty, what exactly do you want to talk about?” Yang Fan shrugged and sat on the sofa.

Li Qiuya blinked her big round eyes at him and asked, “Tell me, what exactly do you do?”

She had always been curious about Yang Fan’s identity.