Song Yan Ning also saw the red coral, and a spark of excitement flashed through her eyes.
Approaching the stall, Qin Yushen was just about to reach out and pick up the coral.
The boss called out to stop him, "Young man, if you’re not buying, don’t touch. This piece of coral is very rare, and you won’t be able to compensate if you damage it."
"How much?" Qin Yushen asked. The coral came in various colors, but it was his first time seeing such a vividly red one. If he was not mistaken, this must be the legendary Blood Coral.
"One hundred thousand! The price is final, no bargaining," the boss said. He had found the coral a few days ago when he went out to sea, and it had been on display for several days. Many had inquired, but nobody could afford it.
"I’ll buy it," Qin Yushen said without hesitation.
"Great! I’ll wrap it up for you right away." The boss, his face brimming with surprise, squatted down to look for a suitable bag under his stall to pack the coral for Qin Yushen.
"No need to wrap it, we’ll just take it as it is," Qin Yushen said, pulling out his phone and scanning the QR code on the boss’s stall.
Upon hearing that a transaction of one hundred thousand had truly gone through, the boss was thrilled, "Feel free to take it yourself." The coral was incredibly precious, and now that the customer had bought it, he dared not touch it any longer.
Qin Yushen picked up the Blood Coral and handed it to Song Yan Ning. This Blood Coral contained Spiritual Energy, which indicated that it surely didn’t grow in any ordinary place.
"Boss, where did you find this coral?" Song Yan Ning scrutinized the coral and stowed it away in her bag. Although she appeared calm on the surface, her heart was in turmoil like tumultuous waves. The reason for her excitement was that the place Elder Mie Yu had taken her to before had many Blood Corals, all filled with Spiritual Energy, just one. She was very eager to return to the Demon World to see her family and know how they were doing.
Glancing at Qin Yushen, Song Yan Ning felt torn inside. But no matter how reluctant she was, she had to go back to the Demon World. If her father the king, her mother the queen, and her brothers were no longer there, she would not spare her own life to exterminate the enemies and seek vengeance for her family. That was her duty; she couldn’t forsake her people’s and family’s sufferings for her own love.
The boss hesitated. How could he simply tell someone where he had found it—he wasn’t foolish.
Song Yan Ning took out her phone and scanned the QR code of the boss.
Upon hearing that Song Yan Ning had transferred ten thousand, the boss’s eyes immediately lit up, and he eagerly divulged everything he knew about where he found the coral.
Song Yan Ning nodded and left the stall with Qin Yushen, heading for other stalls. While the location the boss had given was not where the coral actually grew, she was certain that the growth site must not be too far away; otherwise, the coral couldn’t have ended up on that stretch of beach.
"Xiao Ning, what’s wrong?" Qin Yushen noticed that Song Yan Ning’s hands were trembling slightly and stopped to look at her. Ever since seeing the coral, he had felt that something was off about her.
Song Yan Ning hesitated for a moment, then said, "Qin Yushen, if one day I suddenly leave, don’t come looking for me. I will come back to you." As long as she did not die, she would return to his side, but she didn’t want him to accompany her to the Demon World—it was too dangerous there.
"You’ve found a way back to the Demon World? Is it related to the Blood Coral?" Qin Yushen, recalling Song Yan Ning’s reaction after obtaining the Blood Coral, immediately understood.