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A chilly voice resonated; the man trembled slightly and said with a fist to palm salute:
"Your Highness, to report back..."
The woman glanced at him coldly and said:
"Refer to me as Madame Qin."
The man's forehead broke out in a cold sweat as he corrected himself:
"To report back to Madame, when this was originally in the hands of the subordinate, it indeed was the Ziwei Star Formation surrounded by numerous stars, but... that bandit confessed that because he saw the other pieces of jade were of extremely fine quality, and the Jade Marrow was dull and lacked luster, he simply knocked the Jade Marrow out, planning to replace it with a better jade stone to sell at a higher price."
The man's throat felt somewhat parched.