That evening, Lao Yang and Lao Qiao not only ate to their heart's content but also drank until their faces turned rosy. The two were truly in high spirits, drinking heartily and eating large chunks of meat, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

After a few bowls of wine, Lao Qiao finally let out a deep breath, looking at Huayan with a warm and appreciative expression. "Girl, thank you for your help this time. On behalf of the team, I thank you."

Huayan knew that Lao Qiao was thanking her for her assistance with the superpowered warriors who had some issues. She was genuinely happy to be able to help them, seeing them smile again brought an indescribable joy to her heart. "I am also a part of the team. Besides, I have a condition."

Lao Qiao smiled knowingly and said, "Let's hear it, what's the condition?"

"In the coming days, Lao Qiao, you will surely purchase a batch of jade, right?"

"Definitely. Lao Yang and I will handle this personally." When it comes to matters concerning the superpowered warriors, Lao Qiao gives it his all. Those warriors are like his children; losing any of them causes him great pain, and if any of them fall ill, he loses sleep and appetite.

"My condition is that you buy the jade from me."

"Buy from you?" Lao Qiao paused, then laughed and said, "You sly girl, you never miss a chance to make money. But buying from you, I'm most assured. However, could you offer us a discount? You know the funds allocated to us from above are limited. If..."

Huayan raised an eyebrow, a gesture that made her look very much like Hu Li. Staring at Lao Qiao with a smile, she said, "Lao Qiao, I’ve discovered something."

"What is it?"

"I’ve discovered that you are the real sly fox. In this cooperation, I won't make much profit."

"Who are we, after all? Girl, you’ve been a great help this time."

Huayan ignored Lao Qiao and, pulling Hu Li's hand who was sitting beside her, pouted, "Hu Li, it turns out Lao Qiao is the cunning fox."

Hu Li suppressed a laugh and hugged her to comfort her. Lao Qiao's mouth twitched, while Lao Yang laughed heartily. Seeing his friend being called a fox, he was the happiest.

After dinner, it was already very late. Hu Li’s departure for the airport was also approaching. Watching this family, though not related by blood, being so warm and happy together made him feel an indescribable envy as he thought of his cold, lifeless villa.

Huayan wanted to see Hu Li off at the airport, but Hu Li wouldn't let her. He said that the night was cold and it wouldn't be good for her health. In truth, there was another reason he didn’t mention. He feared that if she came to the airport, he wouldn’t be able to resist taking her back to Haibin City with him.

Standing outside the door, seeing the reluctance in Hu Li's eyes, Huayan hugged his still cool body and realized that she was becoming more and more attached to Hu Li. His mood began to affect hers.

She took the initiative to give Hu Li a kiss and watched his tall figure leave.

The next day, Huayan started contacting Wu Wen to discuss the jade. The jade raw materials to be transported were not only large in quantity but also quite heavy. Moreover, there was no guarantee that the jade extracted would meet Lao Qiao's order quantity. After some discussion, they decided to process the jade raw materials on-site and then transport the finished products.

The jade mine in Myanmar had an astonishing output rate. Although the output per tunnel was not high, the quality of the jade was top-notch. It seemed that the exceptional quality jade in this tunnel had absorbed all the spiritual energy, resulting in a low yield per tunnel. This was probably why the original owner of the mine was eager to sell it off.

The mine could not only meet the demands of Feise Jiannian but also had a large surplus. Now, that small mine had become highly sought after. Wu Wen was being courted by people every day, eager to secure a cooperation agreement for the mine.

Ten days later, the jade had been handed over to the personnel arranged by Lao Qiao. With the jade delivered, Huayan could finally sleep soundly, enjoying a night of good rest. She woke up around noon the next day. During this time, Lao Yang had already left home. After freshening up, she went to check on Cheng Xiang's condition. Cheng Xiang's face still lacked color, but the slight rise and fall of his chest reassured her.

Later in the morning, breakfast was combined with lunch. Da Pang earnestly advised her to consistently eat breakfast for good health. Following Da Pang's advice, Huayan headed to school to take her final exams.

Ever since Lao Yang arranged for her transfer into this school, she hadn't attended classes because of frequent obligations. Unable to maintain a regular student schedule, Huayan had Lao Yang apply for home study, only going to school for exams.

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Despite not attending classes, she approached university coursework with utmost seriousness. She breezed through the afternoon exam effortlessly. She was the last to enter the exam room but the first to submit her paper.

Many classmates were curious about her identity, eager to establish connections and see her exam papers in the subsequent exams. Unfortunately, they found out that no one knew who Huayan was.

One well-performing student with a close relationship with the tutor finally cleared up the confusion, informing everyone that she was a classmate who didn’t need to attend classes. This revelation left everyone both envious and curious. They wanted to know about Huayan's background. However, the student shook his head, saying he only knew this much, further adding to Huayan's mystique.

After leaving school and realizing she had plenty of time, she decided to stroll around. She hailed a cab to Wangfujing. After a short while, someone grabbed her arm.

"Huayan?"

Seeing the long-unseen Shangguan Ning, Huayan was delighted. "Shangguan Ning, it's been a long time."

"Yeah, I went to your Muyun Pavilion to find you, but you were no longer there." After the incident at Cheng's house, Shangguan Ning had been feeling particularly low. He wanted to chat with Huayan, but was met with a closed door. He learned from surrounding shops that Huayan and others had left long ago.

"I left there for some reason."

"Shall we find a place to sit down?"

"Sure."

Suddenly, Huayan's phone rang. It was Lao Yang calling, who didn't say much but instructed her to take a taxi to Sanbu to find him. Judging from his tone, something significant had happened. Apologetically looking at Shangguan Ning, who was about to speak, Shangguan Ning said sadly, "If you have something to do, go ahead."

"I'm sorry."

Parting ways with Shangguan Ning, she hurried to Sanbu. Inside, people seemed cautious, as if anticipating imminent disaster. Before Huayan could ponder further, Lao Yang rushed down from upstairs and pulled her up to the second floor.

Dragged into a room, Lao Yang sat down beside her with a grave expression. "Xiaoyan, think carefully here. Recall every detail of the process when the superpowered warriors absorbed the jade at the institute. Every detail matters."

Seeing Lao Yang so anxious, whom she hadn't seen like this in a long time, Huayan asked in confusion, "What's happened?"

Letting out a sigh, Lao Yang sat beside her and told her that all the jade had been distributed to the superpowered warriors, but a day had passed without any reaction from their abilities. Moreover, the jade showed no signs of petrification. In a few days, there would be an inspection from above regarding the recovery of the superpowered warriors. Faced with such a situation on the first day, both the superpowered warriors and Lao Qiao were extremely anxious.

"Is the young boy experiencing the same issue?" Huayan felt that this shouldn't be happening. Her jade and the ones in the hands of the superpowered warriors came from the same mine. How could none of them absorb it?

"Yes, that child has locked himself in his room all afternoon. Lao Qiao wants to ask you whether there was a crucial part when you gave them the jade for the superpowered warriors to absorb, something that everyone might have overlooked."

After thinking for a moment, Huayan didn't feel she had made any important discoveries. Just then, Lao Qiao arrived, his face looking very bad, clearly troubled by the situation. "Bring me a piece of jade they used."

Shortly after, the jade was brought in. It was of good quality, upper middle class. After using her insight, Huayan became even more puzzled. There wasn't the slightest sign of petrification inside this jade. Under normal circumstances, there should have been some petrification. What could be the issue?

"How is it? Is there any petrification?"

"It's completely intact," she replied.

Lao Qiao sighed, "But the absorption effect was so good that day. Why isn't it working now?"

Huayan closed her eyes and attempted to absorb the jade. After a moment, she felt a cool sensation flowing into her body. Slowly opening her eyes, she saw the jade's aura continuously flowing into her arm.

Huayan was taken aback. The jade that others couldn't use could be fully absorbed by her.

"What have you discovered, Xiaoyan?" Lao Yang asked.

"I can absorb it."

"You can absorb this jade?" Lao Qiao said incredulously. After Huayan confirmed it, they were momentarily happy, but then Lao Qiao frowned deeply again, worriedly saying, "What now? What about so many superpowered warriors? Should we really advise them to leave?"

Huayan didn't want to see the troubled superpowered warriors sent away. If the jade wasn't the problem, then it must be something else.

After pondering for a while, Huayan still couldn't find the problem.

"Xiaoyan, think about it. What was common about the jade you gave them that day?" Lao Yang said.

"Common, common..." Huayan paced around the room, picked up the jade in her hand, and thought back. A bed full of jade, three days' time, and Huayan couldn't fully absorb all of it.

From the pile of petrified jade on the bed, Huayan picked out a batch of jade that hadn't been absorbed. On the day at the institute, the jade she gave to the superpowered warriors was only a small part of it.

In an instant, Huayan seemed to have realized something. Could it be that these jades needed to be absorbed by her first before others could absorb them?

With a questioning tone, "Bring two more pieces of jade and call two problematic superpowered warriors here."

"Xiaoyan, have you found the problem?" Both Lao Qiao and Lao Yang looked at Huayan in surprise.

Without confirmation, Huayan didn't want to give them uncertain hope. She said, "Not yet."

The superpowered warriors who came were the ones Huayan had seen that day, but now their faces were not looking well. She placed the newly brought jade in their hands and asked them to try absorbing it.

Ten minutes later, Huayan used her insight on the jade and found that these two newly brought jades indeed showed no signs of petrification. Moreover, she hadn't seen the jade's aura flowing into their arms just now.

Huayan gave a reassuring smile to the two superpowered warriors with even more unpleasant faces, took the two pieces of jade in her hands separately, closed her eyes, and began to absorb them. When she felt a hint of coolness, she stopped.

Upon inspecting the jade again, she found seven or eight tiny petrified particles inside. At this point, Huayan had a clear understanding. Everyone watched Huayan's series of actions, feeling puzzled and not understanding what she was doing.

"Xiaoyan, have you found the problem?"