667, The Third Precious Item_1

Lin Yi had not expected that this commonly accepted rule, one he hadn't mentioned just once, would be noticed by Ju Zi, who even mustered the courage to address it.

He looked at Ju Zi and said, "Your observational skills are indeed sharp. Yes, the reward is effective for me, but..."

Ju Zi took a step back and smiled, "But without Senior Lin Yi's consent, I wouldn't touch it."

That was exactly what Lin Yi wanted to say.

Without showing any expression or continuing the conversation, he simply flicked the reward orb of light to Ju Zi.

The unique aspect of Lin Yi's critical hit reward was that as long as he made physical contact with someone, he would receive the most valuable item the person had ever owned, without exception. That's why there was a parenthetical note stating "the most precious."

"If you can even get items someone has lost, could we pay a certain fee to ask this young lady for help in finding those lost valuables?"

Emperor Xueye looked at the others and said with a smile.

However, coming from him, clad in beggar's clothing, the suggestion seemed somewhat incongruous, as he did not appear someone who could afford to pay.

Ju Zi felt somewhat embarrassed... Emperor Xueye's words had effectively slapped a label of "justice" on her reward.

But Ju Zi wasn't interested in money; she wanted the valuable items others had on them.

Lin Yi said, "The direction of the reward's use is decided by the owner of the reward."

Ju Zi waved her hand and laughed, "If it really can help everyone, that's good, too. Does anyone need my help? Does Snow Night His Majesty need my assistance with anything?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xueye stepped forward respectfully and said, "Indeed, I do! I am willing to pay ten thousand golden soul coins for Miss Orange to use her reward on me three times. Haha, of course, I hope Miss Orange will return the items she gets from these three times to me."

Ju Zi's ability was to obtain one of the top three most precious items someone had. Emperor Xueye's purpose was to lay his most valuable possessions out before him once again, possibly including items he had lost. To be honest, even he wouldn't be able to rank his top three most precious possessions and could only verify through Ju Zi's reward.

However, Ju Zi appeared somewhat troubled and said, "Okay, but what if the three items I receive from using the reward three times turn out to be the same? That's also a possibility."

Emperor Xueye replied, "No worries, you just use it three times, and regardless of the three items received, I'll pay the fee as promised. If I go back on my word, Senior Lin Yi can testify for you."

Ju Zi nodded, seeing this as an opportunity to test the reward on Emperor Xueye.

As she approached Emperor Xueye, she paused. You've got to give it to this Tian Dou Emperor for his dedication. He was dirty and disheveled, but thankfully there was no overwhelming foul smell, or else Ju Zi would have really been reluctant to make any physical contact with him.

The Snowy Night Gentleman extended his relatively clean palm and said, "Trouble you, Miss Orange."

Ju Zi reached out with the tip of her index finger and gently touched the palm of Emperor Xueye.

Soon, her pale hand was wrapped in rings of golden glowing threads.

When Ju Zi opened her palm, there lay a jade-green jade bracelet.

It looked like a very ordinary bracelet. If assessed by a professional, they might even say that the quality of the jade was mediocre at best, something you could buy from any street vendor.

Emperor Xueye narrowed his eyes, staring blankly at the bracelet.

Handing it over, Ju Zi asked, "Is this one of Your Majesty's most valuable possessions? Why?"

Emperor Xueye took the bracelet, murmuring, "My mother passed away due to illness when I was ten; she gave this to me on her deathbed. She said she might not be able to personally put this bracelet on the wrist of her future daughter-in-law..."

Emperor Xueye wiped the Jade Bracelet in his hands, tears falling drop by drop.

"And I also failed to fulfill her wish, shattering the Jade Bracelet by accident the year after she passed away. I cried for a very long time that day, the empress mother lived a hard life, yet I couldn't even fulfill her sole wish. Now my empress is gone as well; I will never be able to fulfill my mother's last wish in this lifetime."

Watching this scene, Qian Renxue suddenly felt that this old man, despite having been emperor for so long, was not truly happy.

Just then, Emperor Xueye looked up and cast his gaze towards her.

"If Young Master Qian doesn't mind, may I give you this Jade Bracelet?"

Thousand Waves immediately shielded his granddaughter behind him, "What do you mean? Now that you're younger, you think you can set your sights on my granddaughter?"

Emperor Xueye said with a smile, "Great Priest has misunderstood. The Jade Bracelet is my lifelong regret, and Qing He is the regret of my prime years. Now that the original owner of this Jade Bracelet... that is, Qing He's biological mother, has passed away, why not give it to Young Master Qian? This is an heirloom from your "mother."

At this point, Qian Renxue stepped out, her expression calm, "Okay."

Emperor Xueye nodded, he moved forward and carefully placed the Jade Bracelet on Qian Renxue's wrist, then he murmured:

"Two once-shattered hopes are stitched together today."

Qian Renxue swayed her arm, smiling, "It's quite beautiful, thank you."

"No need to thank me."

After composing himself, Emperor Xueye stood in front of Ju Zi once more.

Ju Zi touched the palm of Emperor Xueye's hand again with the tip of her index finger, and to no surprise, the same bracelet appeared in his hand for the second time.

This scene scared Qian Renxue into lifting her arm to check, and sure enough, the bracelet was gone.

The so-called Exploring Bag Technique does not create an exact replica; it actually takes it away. Now that a complete Jade Bracelet existed, it could be taken directly.

Qian Renxue had no choice but to put it on herself again.

Ju Zi: "How significant is this Jade Bracelet in Your Majesty's heart?"

Emperor Xueye shook his head, "I'm not very sure myself. I hadn't even considered it would appear, but as Miss Orange predicted, the same item did appear again."

Ju Zi: "Because in my view, the reward level should determine the level of the item received. If the reward level were high enough, it would definitely directly mention the most precious item, but the rule mentions the top three, so I think even the second most precious is unlikely, and it might be the third one all three times."

Emperor Xueye frowned, "Are you saying that this Jade Bracelet is only third place in my heart?"

Ju Zi nodded, "I'm not sure, but it's very likely."

Only Lin Yi knew that Ju Zi's analysis was absolutely correct. If the reward level was Gold Level, the rules would only elevate the rank of the items 'explored' through Exploring Bag Technique, like to the second most valuable or the most valuable item.

Ju Zi: "Snow Night His Majesty, let's see the third item."

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