RMWDS -Chapter 285 Big Sister’s Necklace

With the extent of her chemistry knowledge, Miao Yunyou had no idea under what circumstances a gemstone could spontaneously heat up to such an extreme temperature!

Could it be that that old bastard Hawkins had deliberately set this up? Had he gone through all that trouble just to find a slightly radioactive stone and use it to harm her?

Probably not…

At that moment, a cool and calm voice interrupted. It was Su Qingluo, who had been silently observing from the side.

“Does the Sect Leader happen to be wearing any other unusual objects?”

With that reminder, Miao Yunyou suddenly remembered.

“Oh! Right! I remember now! During the martial arts tournament, my sister gave me a necklace!”

It had been during the final match, when she was about to go on stage to fight Fang He.

Worried that she might get hurt, Zhang Mo had given her a necklace beforehand, saying that it could block one attack for her.

It was basically a life-saving charm—but it could only be used once.

After everything was over, Zhang Mo had never asked for it back, saying that it was a gift.

With such a treasure, it was like having an extra life compared to everyone else.

Naturally, Miao Yunyou treasured it immensely. She had worn it ever since, never taking it off, not even while bathing or sleeping. After so much time, it had practically become a part of her neck, and she had nearly forgotten about it.

Now, she hurriedly removed the necklace from around her neck.

Being so anxious, her fingers trembled slightly, and it took her quite a while to untie the cord.

It was an amber necklace woven with black string, about three to four centimeters in size. The brown amber was crystal-clear, and sealed inside it was a tiny orange-red feather.

It looked completely ordinary, no different from a ten-yuan souvenir sold by roadside stalls.

Miao Yunyou laid the necklace flat on the nearby table and retreated several steps, putting more than three meters between herself and the table.

“Now that I’m out of the equation, try again.”

Luo Xinglan held the cool ruby and slowly moved it toward the necklace on the table.

As the distance between them decreased, the ruby rapidly heated up.

Luo Xinglan immediately withdrew her hand.

As soon as the ruby was moved farther away, within a few seconds it became cold again, as if the previous heat had only been an illusion.

After repeating the experiment twice, the truth was finally obvious.

The ruby wasn’t reacting to the Sect Leader.

It was reacting to the Sect Leader’s necklace.

Scratching her head, Miao Yunyou stared at the two completely unrelated objects on the table, her mind full of questions.

“I’ll call my sister tomorrow morning and ask her about it.”

The Next Morning

At a little after nine o’clock, Miao Yunyou estimated that Zhang Mo had already started work and placed a video call.

Today, she had specially set three alarm clocks just to get out of bed.

Under normal circumstances, she’d still be dreaming at this hour.

The call rang twice before it was answered.

Sure enough, the screen showed Zhang Mo’s office.

Although Miao Yunyou had never visited it in person, she had seen it many times during video calls.

It was spacious and luxurious, filled with all kinds of high-tech equipment that she couldn’t even begin to understand.

But none of that was the important part.

Miao Yunyou’s eyes widened into perfect circles.

Her phone nearly slipped from her hand.

Miao Yunyou could clearly see that beside Zhang Mo’s right hand, which was holding a wireless mouse, were two chubby panda cubs with round, two-headed-body proportions.

Their black-and-white fur was fluffy like cotton candy, and each of them was hugging a tender bamboo shoot thicker than its own arm, happily munching away with loud crunch, crunch sounds.

Miao Yunyou was dumbfounded.

Her sister really kept pandas in her office?!

Meanwhile, Zhang Mo looked completely accustomed to the sight. She tapped the keyboard a couple of times and asked,

“What are you calling me so early for? Aren’t you usually still asleep at this hour?”

Miao Yunyou choked for a moment, silently complaining that her sister was being too honest.

But she had never dared to act presumptuously in front of her big sister. Sitting up straight immediately, she obediently recounted the entire incident from beginning to end.

Zhang Mo: “…So you bought a gemstone worth one hundred million yuan for two million?”

Miao Yunyou: “Yeah. What’s wrong?”

Zhang Mo sighed.

“Nothing. I just feel that your return on investment puts me to shame.”

Miao Yunyou shrugged.

“It’s alright.”

She had done too many “small investment, huge return” deals recently to be particularly surprised anymore.

After all, not long ago, she had exchanged a 9.9-yuan phone charm with free shipping for a box of gold worth thirty-eight million yuan from Princess Ningyu.

Compared to that, this investment’s return was actually much lower.

“Ah, none of that’s important. The important thing right now is…”

Miao Yunyou held the amber necklace up to the camera and shook it.

“Big Sis, what exactly is this necklace made of? Why does that ruby react so strongly to it?”

Zhang Mo glanced at the necklace and answered in the same tone one might use to comment on the weather.

“Oh, there’s a phoenix feather sealed inside.”

Miao Yunyou was utterly shocked.

It took her two full seconds before she found her voice again.

“…Phoenixes actually exist in this world?!”

Weren’t they creatures from myths?!

Zhang Mo raised an eyebrow.

“You can travel between worlds, so why can’t myths be real?”

Miao Yunyou was left speechless.

“…Fair enough.”

Resting her chin on one hand, Zhang Mo replied as though discussing something completely ordinary,

“But I really don’t know what’s going on with that ruby. I’m just an ordinary person, after all. I’ll ask an expert for you.”

Miao Yunyou: “…”

“An ordinary person”?

What kind of ordinary person raises pandas in her office?!

As she spoke, Zhang Mo casually patted the head of one of the panda cubs chewing bamboo and pointed toward the door.

“Go. Bring Jiu Xuan over.”

The panda cub nodded immediately. Setting down its bamboo shoot, it bobbed its round little head, then hopped off the desk with its four stubby legs and waddled out, its plump rear swaying from side to side.

The other cub looked at Zhang Mo and then at its companion.

Apparently deciding that staying behind while work was being done would make it seem unnecessary, it refused to be outdone. It jumped off the desk as well and hurried after the first cub on its tiny legs.

The sight made Miao Yunyou’s heart melt.

Less than a minute later, Teacher Jiu’er’s enchanting figure appeared on the screen.

Today, she was wearing a wine-red velvet qipao, as charming and alluring as ever, every movement overflowing with elegance and seduction.

Walking over to Zhang Mo, Teacher Jiu’er twisted her graceful waist and, acting completely at home, sat sideways on the armrest of Zhang Mo’s large executive chair.

Looking at the ruby on the screen, a leisurely smile played on her lips. Her tone carried a hint of amusement.

“Oh my, it’s little sister Youyou. Long time no see~”

“Where did you get this phoenix egg?”