Li Yan would collaborate with Rocana ’Rose’ over this piece of stone, even involving his important friends, which made Yue Yao take it very seriously. Knowing Li Yan, she understood this was definitely not a monetary issue. Yet her search couldn’t uncover the stone’s secret.

After bringing it back last night, Li Yan asked her to put it away and not let Yurong know. However, ’Rose’ was very eager to obtain it and told him the secret of the stone. When time allows, she would explain its specific uses in detail to him. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Seeing the stone, Li Yan was also very serious. This was a problem he had to understand and resolve quickly.

Receiving the stone from Yue Yao, he looked at it and then slowly said: "’Rose’ consists of three people. Besides Eva, who previously injured you and I had to kill, this time I contacted Sonia, but there’s also Victoria, who planned this antique heist and is even more deeply hidden.

Victoria once took on a mission to assassinate a wealthy man named Nisabeno. After meticulously planning, she successfully avoided various equipment and bodyguards, reaching the billionaire’s bedroom and was prepared to assassinate him when she suddenly found she had lost the desire to kill!"

Yue Yao was slightly moved. A hitman losing the intent to kill at the moment of action was extremely unusual.

"Not only did she lose the desire to kill, but she became extremely peaceful, as if the intent to kill made her feel repulsed and sad. This result was very strange, and after staying in the bedroom for a while, she even felt sleepy! This surprised her greatly, yet relying on her extraordinary willpower, she still left the billionaire’s house.

After leaving, she felt as if she had suddenly become clear again, unable to fathom why she had those feelings just before. She tried several more times afterward but discovered that whenever she approached the billionaire’s bedroom, she would lose the intention to kill, as if her soul had been purified.

At that time, she still didn’t know the exact situation, only deduced that there was something odd about that room. After having risked several times to test it, she changed tactics and killed the billionaire using external opportunities! Outside, she was not affected at all.

This discovery led her to believe the billionaire’s bedroom was odd, possibly involving some kind of brainwave interference device. To thoroughly understand the situation, she dared to take risks, thoroughly investigating the billionaire’s circumstances, even posing as an antique collector to approach the deceased billionaire’s family under the guise of purchasing antiques.

Eventually, after various verifications, she confirmed there were no instruments inside the room, only some antiques, which led her to suspect there was something off about the antiques. But she wasn’t a wealthy antique collector who could buy them all up—after the billionaire died, the family began to split up, fighting over the property. Those valuable antiques were hard to divide, and for fairness, ultimately auctioned off by the family.

After hearing this story, Yue Yao, like Li Yan, found it unbelievable. "Is it because of this stone? Was the billionaire Nisabeno the previous owner of this stone?"

"Indeed. Perhaps a former, or a few former owners. At the billionaire’s antique auction, Victoria also attended but ultimately did not win any bids, yet confirmed it was this mysterious ancient stone from Kyn that affected people.

Based on her feelings and analysis, it feels like buoyancy, stronger as it meets strength! Ordinary people near this stone just become calmer, more peaceful, and stable. Typical antique collectors generally have certain economic capabilities, age, and cultivation; they are naturally more composed, their physical conditions are well taken care of, hence won’t find the stone extraordinary, only seeing it as an ancient stone with collection value.

Whereas we, having accumulated vast amounts of hostility, are fiercely intent on killing during acts—the state of our minds differs significantly from ordinary people. At such times, the reaction to the stone becomes especially intense, as if ordinary people were soaking in warm water similar to body temperature, but she was suddenly immersed in ice water feeling extreme.

Listening to Li Yan’s words, Yue Yao touched the stone: "Does it really have such effects? Why haven’t I felt anything today?"

Li Yan smiled slightly: "Today have you thought of killing or harming anyone? You are naturally calm, and at home, it will only make you more peaceful. After Victoria was shocked, she researched many materials, and no one discovered or documented this secret. There is no similar thing recorded either. Later she persistently tracked this stone’s movements to prevent any other wealthy collector from being targeted, avoiding this task. And this time..."

Since Rose’s people valued it so much, Yue Yao certainly could speculate their intent: "This time she planned outright robbery of all the antiques, ensuring the stone remained in her hands, so no one else would know. What she wanted was not merely to evade tasks targeting stone buyers but to use it as her own amulet!"

"Indeed, if this stone truly has such miraculous effects, keeping it nearby, should any strong assassin approach, it can weaken or even erase their intent, serving as a form of protection," Li Yan said softly as he looked at the stone. "I’ve verified that yesterday at the scene, including Sonia, none of us had strong intent to kill, so no one died during the scene."

He already knew the stone was effective, wanting to determine if it restrained his Heart Demon’s side effects. If it did, there would be no need to worry about side effects; with the control of Heart Demon powers, he could completely kill invisible targets! Even to achieve things more profitable than assassination—for instance, manipulating a wealthy individual to transfer large sums to him, then silencing them; though these aren’t convenient to speak of.

Yue Yao, however, furrowed her brow.

"What’s wrong?"

"I think... this thing might not be good for us; rather, it’s a curse!" Yue Yao, after shock and joy, seriously considered and gave a view contrary to Li Yan.

Li Yan’s heart was slightly stirred, even rising greed, but perhaps due to the stone’s effectiveness, it wasn’t too intense and quickly faded, hence he still maintained relative calm and clarity. Hearing Yue Yao’s words, he was a bit surprised, "Why would you say it’s a curse?" (To be continued, for more, please visit www.qidian.com, support the author, support legitimate reading!)