novelraw Chapter 1012 - 554: Flame Pattern
Chapter 1012 - 554: Flame Pattern
Upon hearing this, Jin Manyi’s alluring face immediately turned pale.
Inside the brocade box lay a pair of earrings. Two purple-gold bases, intricately carved with filigree and relief techniques, bore winding fire patterns within a tiny space. Each was inlaid with a large, perfectly spherical pink pearl, surrounded by countless tiny diamonds, like stars clustering around the moon, highlighting the pearl’s center position. More notably, these two pearls had clear flame patterns that circled around them, covering the entire surface, dazzling even in dim light, making them hard to look at directly.
Everybody present had keen eyesight and could instantly recognize that these weren’t just ordinary pink pearls but the rarest Conch Pearls from Mirror Sea! What’s truly remarkable is that these two Conch Pearls were almost identical in size, shape, and pattern, rendering them flawless.
Miluo even uttered a soft "oh" and said, "These are flame-patterned Conch Pearls. Treasures bestowed upon a beauty; you’ve really chosen your gift well."
Jin Manyi tightly shut her eyes, mustering all her strength to control her near-explosive emotions. The little ghost actually gifted Ning Xiaoxian flame-patterned Conch Pearl earrings, whose quality far surpassed the ring she possessed. If this was the case, why did that damned woman raise the price of the Conch Pearl ring to seventeen thousand Spirit Stone back then? What right does this woman, without background or status, have to walk anywhere with people liking her, receiving things better than hers?
Miluo turned his head to see her expression and softly said, "If you also like them, how about I buy you some Conch Pearl jewelry?" It was unprecedentedly gentle treatment for Jin Manyi.
Huangfuming laughed cheekily, saying, "It’s a pair of pearls from the same conch, having identical size and pattern. Such a treasure is one in a million. You sure know your stuff, but alas, alas..." He glanced at Jin Manyi clenching her hands tightly, then at Miluo, shaking his head, his eyes showing a peculiar look.
Miluo lowered his eyes, staring at his wine cup, and softly asked, "What a pity?"
This tone, unforgettable, made Ning Xiaoxian feel a chill run down her spine. She had heard Miluo speak like this back when she was still a mortal; the gentler the tone, the more ruthless his killings.
"Nothing." Huangfuming seemed unaware, turning to Ning Xiaoxian, "Sister, those on your ears are hideously ugly. Let me help you change to this pair of Conch Pearl earrings; their clasp is quite troublesome."
She rolled her eyes secretly; the earrings she wore were the "Chicken Crown Red" red jade gold diamond jade leaf earrings, bright and vivid, delicate and translucent, an exceptional top-grade piece among jade, yet in his mouth, they were "hideously ugly"? Her gaze swept over the unpleasant Jin Manyi’s face; a hint of a smile appeared in her eyes, making her too lazy to argue with the young man, instead sitting down, letting him change the earrings for her.
Sitting down made her shorter than Huangfuming. With her hair bun originally exposing both ears, he leaned down to fasten the earrings, catching the gentle yet familiar fragrance, unable to help but notice her delicately small ears like pink jade, with tender earlobes, warm to the touch.
Huangfuming skillfully helped her put them on, then suddenly stepped back a bit, saying, "Hey, I’ve got a good eye, right?" He wasn’t lying; the earrings were extremely valuable, so the craftsman designed the clasp to be very complicated to prevent accidental loss. To this craftsman, the woman who donned such pearl earrings must be either rich or noble, with many attendants by her side, or perhaps having her husband adorn her was intended to be a pleasant boudoir endeavor. How could he have known they’d be bought by Huangfuming to gift to his Sister Qian?
Indeed, you get what you pay for. Ning Xiaoxian wore pink today, her previous hair accessory slightly plain in comparison, but with the pair of Conch Pearl earrings, it instantly achieved a Dragon Painting effect. Several gazes around her instantly turned toward her. She utilized an Ice Mirror Technique to admire them, found them very pleasing, and couldn’t help but pat Huangfuming’s hair, saying, "They truly are beautiful; you have a good eye, thank you."
Everyone recognized Huangfuming as the Mirror Sea King’s only son, and upon seeing his closeness with Ning Xiaoxian, many eyes turned their attention here.
Before his fiancée, Miluo was not inclined to praise; instead, he just smiled at her without speaking. Huangfuming stared at the fox demon, seemingly understanding, and suddenly said, "You’re a decent person."