327 Better Be a Doer Than a Sayer

Seeing how guilty Ye Jin was, Lin Ran couldn’t help but look surprised because he could tell that Ye Jin was hiding something from him!

Lin Ran asked softly, “Although we haven’t known each other for long, we’ve experienced a lot together, right? I even told you my true identity, but you’re still hiding something from me?”

“No, I didn’t mean to hide it from you!”

Ye Jin hurriedly waved her hand to defend herself, but she didn’t seem to know how to explain. Anxious, she pulled open her collar, revealing her exquisite collarbone and fair skin.

Seeing this, Lin Ran blushed and hurriedly turned around. “What are you doing? If you have something to say, just say it! Put your clothes back on, or your father will hammer me to death!”

“What are you thinking? I wanted you to see this!”

When Lin Ran turned his head around, he realized that Ye Jin had already tidied up her clothes and was still holding the necklace that her mother had left behind.

Realizing that he was overthinking, Lin Ran blushed even more. He cleared his throat and pretended to be calm. “Isn’t this left behind by your mother? I took a look at it before. There’s nothing wrong with it.”

“That’s because I don’t want you to find out.”

Ye Jin said softly, her eyes revealing a maturity that did not match her age. “It’s a long story. Let me stay and I’ll explain it to you slowly.”

“Long story?”

Lin Ran raised his eyebrows. After being fooled so many times, his first reaction when he heard this was that Ye Jin was playing tricks in order to stay.

The reason was very simple. Lin Ran had seen this necklace once before. Not only had he seen it before, but he had even played with it in his hand.

Apart from those mysterious patterns, there was nothing special about this necklace. There was no array formation, internal energy fluctuation, or even a small mechanism.

The mysterious patterns on the necklace were almost identical to Emperor Sheng Yuan’s ruby necklace, but even Emperor Sheng Yuan didn’t understand what the patterns meant.

Lin Ran naturally didn’t believe that a teenage girl like Ye Jin could understand it.

Thinking of this, Lin Ran felt that Ye Jin was lying. Then, he asked with a serious expression, “Do I look like a brainless person?”

Ye Jin was stunned when she heard that. “No you don’t…”

“Then why did you use such a lousy excuse to lie to me?”

Lin Ran was caught between laughter and tears as he asked, “I’ve checked this necklace before and there’s nothing unusual about it.”

Ye Jin looked at Lin Ran in confusion, as if she didn’t understand what Lin Ran meant. After a few seconds, she said, “I don’t know why you think I’m lying, but I’m really not lying to you.”

“There’s a secret on this necklace that I accidentally discovered a few years ago. I thought it was very scary, so I didn’t tell anyone. Even my father didn’t know!”

Lin Ran pursed his lips. “Then why do you suddenly want to tell me?”

“Because you’re a good person.”

Ye Jin looked straight at Lin Ran and said seriously, “I don’t know what you want to do, but it must be a very dangerous thing. I’ll tell you this secret. Perhaps it can help you.”

Lin Ran looked at Ye Jin and didn’t say anything. Although he was already certain that Ye Jin was playing tricks, looking at Ye Jin’s sincere gaze, he had to admit that he was wavering.

It was very difficult to fake that sincerity, especially for a teenage girl.

“Alright, I believe you.”

A moment later, Lin Ran sighed helplessly. Before Ye Jin could be happy, he said with a serious expression, “But let me make it clear. If you dare to lie to me, I’ll send you away immediately.”

“Deal!”

Ye Jin nodded in agreement without hesitation and stretched out her slender pinky in front of Lin Ran. “Pinky promise!”

“Boring!”

Lin Ran rolled his eyes, but he still reached out to make a pinky promise with Ye Jin. Then, he looked at Ye Shixiao and said loudly, “Elder Ye, since she wants to stay, let her stay. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of her.”

“But…”

Ye Shixiao was about to say something when Huo Qiyun suddenly walked up to him and raised his right hand to cover his mouth. He said something in a low voice that only the two of them could hear.

Then, a hint of hesitation flashed across Ye Shixiao’s face. In the end, he nodded helplessly. “Jin, you can stay.”

“Thank you, Father!”

Ye Jin immediately cheered. Ye Shixiao turned to look at Lin Ran. “Protect Jin well. If a strand of her hair is missing, I’ll hold you responsible!”

Lin Ran nodded repeatedly. “Elder Ye, don’t worry. I’ll definitely protect her well.”

Ye Shixiao nodded and didn’t say anything else. At the side, Huo Qiyun smiled mischievously and raised his eyebrows at Lin Ran. Then, without caring if Lin Ran understood, he unsheathed his sword and left with Ye Shixiao on the sword.

Soon, only Lin Ran and Ye Jin were left in the empty wilderness.

Lin Ran turned to look at Ye Jin. “Now that there’s only the two of us left, can you tell me the secret you discovered?”

“Sure.”

As Ye Jin spoke, she lifted the corner of Lin Ran’s clothes. Then, she took out a small knife the length of a finger and cut off the corner.

“What are you doing!”

Lin Ran looked at the large piece of fabric in Ye Jin’s hand with heartache. “My clothes are very expensive!”

“Then do you still want to know the secret or not?”

Before Lin Ran could reply, Ye Jin took out a matchstick from her small bag. After lighting the matchstick, she placed it on a metal rod in the necklace and roasted it.

The fire brushed past the surface of the metal rod and instantly burned it black.

Ye Jin slowly turned the necklace in her hand until the metal rods were all black. Then, she put out the matchstick and carefully wrapped the metal rods with cloth. When the cloth was opened again, the patterns on the metal rods were clearly imprinted on the cloth.

Seeing this, Lin Ran’s interest was piqued. He couldn’t care less about his clothes anymore. He leaned closer and asked, “Did you imprint it? Can you understand the words on it?”

“Actually, everyone can understand it. We just need a way.”

As Ye Jin spoke, she began to repeat the same procedure. After imprinting all the patterns of the metal rods on the fabric, she handed it to Lin Ran. “Look.”

Lin Ran took the black cloth and felt that the dense patterns were even more difficult to understand.

However, just as Lin Ran was about to ask Ye Jin to say something, his eyes suddenly narrowed. He seemed to have really seen something from the patterns!