A beginning and an end

When they saw the love stone on Sima You Yue's hand, the little helper sucked in a breath. Yin Lin's expression changed as well.

"You actually have this as well. In this world, having a single drop is precious enough, but you actually have three pieces, each one with two drops. This really is…" The little helper was already so excited that he couldn't speak.

Sima You Yue saw how excited they were and felt too embarrassed to mention how she had two more.

"How do you have so many love stones?" Yin Lin asked.

"I got all of these at a single location." Sima You Yue said, "You should know the origins of this, right?"

Yin Lin grasped the love stone tightly in his hand. He closed his eyes and sensed for a moment. After a while, he opened his eyes with a sigh.

"I didn't think it would actually have come about this way." He said ruefully. "However, our deal is only for this one. The other two are not within our previous agreement."