Chapter 398: Chapter 398: Start Competing with One Person One Stone Chapter 398: Chapter 398: Start Competing with One Person One Stone She didn’t know what had become of the Qin Family’s treasure room in the past life.
Looking at these gems, she couldn’t help but sigh.
In this world, there really were things that were eternal and unchanging.
And that was gemstones!
As she sighed, she also memorized the names of these gemstones.
This was also a good place to learn gem identification.
Gu Qiaoqiao finally reached the front of the Red Spirit Jade Marrow.
Here, only the Red Spirit Jade Marrow was encased in a box.
She stared at the jade box before her, knowing that if she couldn’t control the Red Spirit Jade Marrow, she wouldn’t be able to carve it, and without carving it, she could never open the Mysterious Dragon Box.
And she was determined to open that Mysterious Dragon Box.
Gu Qiaoqiao slowly opened the box.
Then she saw the piece of Red Spirit Jade Marrow again, burning like a flame.
She looked for a long time, then tentatively placed her index finger on it.
A mysterious power from within the stone once again latched onto Gu Qiaoqiao’s finger.
Gu Qiaoqiao was startled for a moment, but then forced herself to calm down.
If she kept worrying , she might never open the Mysterious Dragon Box in her lifetime.
Gu Qiaoqiao gritted her teeth and started to struggle against the Red Spirit Jade Marrow.
The stone was indeed domineering.
Its power was strong.
Gu Qiaoqiao placed her right hand on it as well.
And the stone, as if it had a consciousness of its own, increased the strength with which it was absorbing the Spiritual Energy from Gu Qiaoqiao’s fingertips.
Thus, a struggle began between the person and the stone.
Half an hour later, neither could control the other.
No change could be seen in the stone.
But Gu Qiaoqiao’s forehead and the tip of her nose were covered in fine beads of sweat.
In the end, Gu Qiaoqiao exerted herself and took her hand off it.
Then she snapped the box shut with a click.
The Spiritual Energy in this thing was too abundant and too domineering.
Keeping the box open for too long would affect the other gemstones in the room.
Gu Qiaoqiao held up her hand and looked at it against the light for a long while, and although she hadn’t managed to control the Red Spirit Jade Marrow, she felt an inexplicable cool and warm sensation flowing at her fingertips.
The sensation was comfortable.
It was as if a transparent shield of light was protecting her fingers.
Gu Qiaoqiao chuckled, it seemed there was still a gain.
But, she knew the energy at her fingertips seemed to have reached a saturation point.
She would have to wait until she had absorbed enough before she could come back in.
In a corner by the wall, there was a stone table and two stone stools.
Gu Qiaoqiao stretched out her finger and swiped, finding it almost spotlessly clean.
Perhaps the Old Patriarch also came in often.
She stretched out her legs and looked at the jade pieces on the shelves.
She believed that any piece of jade here, if taken out, might be more than jade carvers would dare to handle.
Carving jade was a double-edged sword.
A skilled jade carver could turn decay into magic, while a lesser craftsman might ruin a fine piece of jade.
After sitting for a while, Gu Qiaoqiao opened the Treasure Room, then turned off the inside lights and the mechanism on the bookshelf as well.
After dinner, Gu Qiaoqiao stayed here with Xiao Yu.
Now, she had her own dedicated carving room.
Right next to Grandfather’s carving room.
There were various cutting machines there, as well as all sorts of tools.
She now had no particular need for tools.
So, she left Grandfather’s tools with the Qin Family, and here she used Great Grandfather’s carving knives.
She had already taken the Mysterious Dragon Box back.