I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 559: Isn’t it Just Selling Sugar Water_1

Chapter 559: Chapter 559: Isn’t it Just Selling Sugar Water_1

Under the seemingly harmless gaze of your eyes, Sophia took two steps back, just as Zong Wangyue and Han Peng walked in.

Han Peng affectionately supported Sophia from behind and asked with concern, "Sophia, are you alright?"

Sophia didn’t pay any attention to Han Peng, her eyes growing ever sharper, "To you, this pearl is nothing more than a roadside stone, utterly worthless. But in my hands, it can shine and warm, I can create a miracle that will shock the entire world with it!"

With the corner of his mouth twitching, you didn’t laugh, but Yang Kai had already burst out loudly from behind, "Crap! Spouting international nonsense! Even if it is just a roadside stone, it can’t end up in the hands of you foreign barbarians! Also, what the hell is this miracle? With your foreigners’ petty little hearts, I could just let out a fart and shatter your left and right ventricles!"

Zong Wangyue looked at Yang Kai with a slightly exaggerated expression and patted his shoulder, "Kai Zi, would never have guessed, you’re quite the angry youth."

"Brother is just a dish washer, not much cultured, not really an angry youth. But our Huaxia people’s things must not fall into others’ hands, that’s a matter of principle!"

Han Peng immediately retorted, "Pah! What bullshit principle! In this day and age, as long as there’s money, nothing is impossible! Do you really think that after reading a few tomb-raiding novels, those tomb robbers are righteous and think of the nation and its people? Why are they called thieves? Because they stole from their own ancestors, and then sold those stolen goods abroad through black channels. Those items can only be sold in foreign countries!"

"This punk-style friend of yours, just for what you said a moment ago, I could take off my shoe and smack you across the face a few times," Wei Shuxian adjusted his glasses and gave a slight smile, "I won’t say anything else, but I must remind you, our group leader is a top-notch archaeology student, and typically when he catches a tomb raider, he beats them up. Not for any other reason, but because they are stealing from our ancestors. Those things are meant to be buried under the ground, buried in that era, not proudly displayed in the cabinets of foreign royalty, tycoons, and aristocrats’ studies and collections."

"Also, this is Huaxia, please do not strut around here with your money buying ancient relics, even if you do buy them, you can’t take them out of the country!" Wei Shuxian’s eyes were by then brimming with a fierce light.

"Oh really? Yet somehow we, the Sophias, can take it out!" Han Peng said arrogantly, snorting, "Do you know who she is? She’s the only daughter of the real power holder of the Coca-cola group. Not to mention anything else, her net worth alone could buy a country!"

"So just a soda vendor, huh? Since when did they become so arrogant?" a sweet and melodious voice came from the doorway.

Without seeing the person, Yang Kai recognized the voice, immediately grinning, and giving a thumbs up to the doorway, "Worthy of Goddess Wu, your term definition is spot on!"

At the sound of Wu Qiyi’s voice, Sophia’s figure froze, and she looked towards the entering Wu Qiyi with a horrified expression.

"Wu, Wu... Why are you here?" Sophia obviously hadn’t expected Wu Qiyi to appear here. Besides surprise, her face showed a hint of fear.

"I am a member of the supernatural detective society, and this is our club’s gathering place. Why can’t I be here?"

Wu Qiyi appeared alone, walking up to you and sitting down beside you.

"I heard from Zongzi that you got a Thousand-year Luminous Gem, can I take a look at it?"

"If you want to see it, could I say no?" With a casual flip, a sandalwood box appeared in your hand, and you handed it to Wu Qiyi.

Wu Qiyi sat no more than half a meter away from you, and in such close proximity, she couldn’t see your action clearly, and couldn’t help but let out a soft exclamation, "The skills Mother En taught you are getting more and more proficient."

"I have no choice because there are too many people I need to care for and protect. I don’t want to have any regrets in my life."

Hearing this, Wu Qiyi paused, and then she burst out with a smile that made everyone around fall for her, "Does the one you care for and protect include me too?"

In response, you didn’t answer, but instead, you stretched out your right hand, curved your middle finger to hook your thumb, and then flicked it gently against her smooth forehead.

"Ow, that hurts," the beauty winced in pain, covering her forehead and looking at you with slight reproach.

"Stop spouting nonsense."

Indeed, your relationship with Wu Qiyi had become even closer than that of relatives. Whether it was her understanding of you or your familiarity with her, the only boundary left between you was the last line of defense between men and women—nothing else separated you.

Without paying further attention to Sophia, you turned to Zong Wangyue at your side and said, "Zongzi, show the guest out."

"Alright!"

Zong Wangyue stood up and gestured towards the door to Sophia, "Miss who sells sweet syrup, our Boss has given the order to see you out, please."

Sophia’s gaze turned icy as she looked at you, "You will pay for the mistake you made today!"

"Oh, threatening words now?"

Watching Sophia leave indignantly, Yang Kai leaned over and looked at the glazed stone in Wu Qiyi’s hand, "Hey, Old Shu, what exactly is this stone?"

"To others, this is a piece of liuli stone, probably from over two thousand years ago, the Spring and Autumn Period," you said, only revealing half.

Yang Kai couldn’t help but sigh, "Don’t beat around the bush. There are no outsiders here, just tell us."

"According to my observation, it’s not liuli, it just looks like it in shape," you explained.

"Then what is it?" asked Yang Kai.

Wu Qiyi answered for you, "It should be a seed."

"A seed?" Upon hearing this, everyone in the cafe exchanged puzzled looks.

"Yes, indeed it is a seed. I sensed a unique aura from it," Wu Qiyi said as she placed the stone in her palm and felt it carefully, "This seed is not ordinary."

At this, Wu Qiyi placed the seed into a sandalwood box and asked you, "Head of the Agency, now can you unravel the mystery for all of us?"

You smiled, "Before I answer, I want to know the background of that Sophia woman who was here just now. What force stands behind her?"

"Didn’t they say she sells sweet syrup?" Zong Wangyue naively uttered.

"Are you stupid? If it were that simple, would she have threatened our Boss in front of Goddess Wu? How capable could a company that sells sweet syrup be to dare to be so bold in front of the young master of the Luanfeng Pavilion?" Yang Kai said irritably as he shot Zong Wangyue a glance. "Even a poor Sculpted Silk like me can understand the implications. You, as the head of the information department, need to give your brain a scrub."

Wu Qiyi picked up from where Yang Kai left off, her eyes softly on you, "Sophia’s identity is indeed as Zongzi said, the legitimate eldest daughter of the Chandler Family. In America, the Chandler Family is just a minor family not yet aged over one hundred and fifty years, lacking solid foundations. However, Sophia doesn’t rely on her family’s protection; the organization she’s part of is called the ’Millennium Bug,’ which is a complex mixture of different forces and power struggles."

"Hmm, that makes sense."

Taking the glazed stone from Wu Qiyi and placing it in the palm of your hand to take a closer look, you couldn’t help but murmur, "It seems I need to let Lao Du know about this immediately; he’s had a few quiet months, and now he finally has something to busy himself with."

Upon hearing this, Yang Kai immediately leaped to his feet, "Old Shu, you’re not telling me that, with this one stone, you’ve found another aristocratic tomb from a thousand years ago?"

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