The two quickly returned to Shrek Academy.
"Brother, why were you in such a hurry to leave?" After returning to the academy, Zhu Ziyang's steps slowed, and Jiang Nannan finally had a chance to ask.
"Because I suspect that the moonlight spirit diamond you bought is very likely not a moonlight spirit diamond!" Zhu Ziyang said, causing Jiang Nannan's face to pale.
"Ah! No way!" The girl cried out in surprise, her face filled with anxiety, and she urgently asked, "If it's not a moonlight spirit diamond, then what is it? Did I get scammed? That was 150,000 gold coins!"
"Nannan!" Zhu Ziyang held the girl's hand, calming her emotions, and said, "Listen to me, you haven't been scammed, and you might have even stumbled upon a great treasure!"
"Really?" Hearing this, the girl immediately calmed down a bit, her slightly reddened eyes looking at Zhu Ziyang, her piteous appearance instantly breaking through Zhu Ziyang's defenses.
"Of course it's real! When have I ever lied to you?" Zhu Ziyang showed a gentle smile, reaching out to gently caress the girl's soft, delicate cheek, comforting her.
"You have!" The girl pouted and said, "You said you'd help me choose a thousand-year spirit ring, but in the end..."
"Uh~" Zhu Ziyang broke out in a cold sweat and said with a wry smile, "Wasn't I thinking of your well-being? With your physique at the time, you couldn't have withstood a thousand-year spirit ring!"
"Hehehe~" Looking at the somewhat embarrassed Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan burst out laughing through her tears.
"Oh, you little rascal, how dare you make fun of me!" Zhu Ziyang looked at Jiang Nannan, who was smiling sweetly, and immediately shouted in annoyance, pulling the girl, pressing her onto his lap, and then raising his hand to pat her.
"Ah~" The girl let out a soft moan as she was hit, and immediately pleaded in a sweet voice, "Good brother, spare me, I won't dare to do it again!"
"Hmph! I'll let you off this time!" Zhu Ziyang went along with it and released the girl. In reality, he couldn't actually hit her; he was just putting on a show.
"Brother, you still haven't talked about the moonlight spirit diamond," After their playful moment, Jiang Nannan didn't forget about the moonlight spirit diamond she had bought for 150,000 gold coins, and she asked.
"Let's go, back to the dormitory first!" Zhu Ziyang didn't answer, but instead pulled the girl's hand and hurried towards the dormitory, saying, "I can't be sure yet; I need to verify it!"
"Oh! Okay!" The girl followed Zhu Ziyang.
Zhu Ziyang's Outer Courtyard dormitory.
"Look," Zhu Ziyang took out the moonlight spirit diamond and said to Jiang Nannan, "A true moonlight spirit diamond doesn't glow, and it feels cool to the touch. In contrast, this ore, which is suspected to be a moonlight spirit diamond, not only emits a faint, ethereal glow but also has a subtle warmth. Clearly, the person who appraised this ore must have been incompetent, unable to discern such obvious differences."
"It's true!" Jiang Nannan held up the moonlight spirit diamond and carefully observed it according to Zhu Ziyang's explanation, discovering that it was indeed as Zhu Ziyang had said, and she immediately cried out in excitement.
The girl, with an excited expression, looked at Zhu Ziyang and said, "If it's not a moonlight spirit diamond, then what could it be, Big Brother?"
Zhu Ziyang's face showed a thoughtful expression, and he said, "I can't be sure yet; I need your help."
"Mm!" Jiang Nannan nodded without hesitation and said, "Tell me, what do you want me to do."
"It's simple, just input your spirit power into the ore," Zhu Ziyang said.
"Okay! No problem." Jiang Nannan immediately took action, placing her small hand on the ore and then inputting her spirit power into it.
As Jiang Nannan's spirit power entered the ore, dense cracks immediately appeared on its surface. The next moment, it instantly turned into silver dust, and to their astonished gazes, the dust then transformed into specks of faint light, completely dissipating into the air.
"This..." Jiang Nannan stared wide-eyed, her pretty face full of confusion, "What was that just now?"
"It should be solidified moonlight," Zhu Ziyang said, his gaze fixed on the ore in Jiang Nannan's hand, which had undergone a significant transformation, and an excited expression appeared on his face, "Nannan, you've really hit the jackpot!"
"Ah?" Jiang Nannan was stunned, somewhat unclear about Zhu Ziyang's meaning.
"Guess what this is?" Zhu Ziyang, with an excited expression, directly picked up the greatly transformed ore from the girl's hand and asked.
Jiang Nannan looked, and saw that the originally egg-sized, irregular moonlight spirit diamond was now only the size of a pigeon's egg, with a smoother surface, a pure white, almost transparent color, and it emitted a radiance like the moon. The girl couldn't help but show a look of fascination.
"Brother, what is this?" She couldn't help but reach out to touch it, asking.
Zhu Ziyang didn't answer immediately; instead, he turned off the dormitory lights. The dormitory, without the lights, didn't become dark; instead, it was as bright as day.
The light came from that pigeon-egg-sized ore!
"That's right! That's right!" Zhu Ziyang exclaimed twice, he could finally confirm the identity of this ore with great certainty!
"Brother, it's so bright!" Jiang Nannan's gaze was now completely captivated by the ore in her hand, and she murmured softly.
"Hahaha! Of course it's bright!" Zhu Ziyang burst out laughing, and as he turned on the dormitory lights, he put his arm around the girl's waist and excitedly said, "Nannan, you've really hit the jackpot!"
The girl was puzzled.
"moonlight spirit diamond," Zhu Ziyang explained, "That's the name of this ore."
"moonlight spirit diamond?" Jiang Nannan heard this name for the first time, her face filled with confusion, "Is it related to the moonlight spirit diamond?"
"No," Zhu Ziyang replied with a smile, "This is a heavenly treasure! A heavenly treasure whose value is no less than that of a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone!"
Zhu Ziyang's words exploded in Jiang Nannan's ears like thunder, and the girl was momentarily flustered and at a loss. She murmured blankly, "Hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone! Hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone..."
"Nannan!" Zhu Ziyang called out loudly to wake her up.
"Ah!" The girl woke up with a start, and then her two bright, shining eyes sparkled as she stared at the moonlight spirit diamond, foolishly saying, "It can rival a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone, so how many gold coins would that be?"
"Alas! You silly girl!" Zhu Ziyang heard the girl's soft murmur, couldn't help but hold his forehead and smile bitterly, saying, "This moonlight spirit diamond is a peerless immortal item formed by the purest Yin power between heaven and earth, a once-in-a-millennium opportunity! And you, this little money grubber, are actually thinking about how much it can sell for?!"
"Uh..." Jiang Nannan also realized that her thoughts were somewhat ridiculous, and she laughed awkwardly, holding Zhu Ziyang's hand and pouting, "Oh! I just wanted to know its value, I didn't really want to sell it, hehehe!"
"I'm really impressed with you!" Zhu Ziyang dotingly patted the girl's little head and said, "This is also your good fortune; this moonlight spirit diamond can definitely evolve your Spirit into a top-tier Spirit, or even a super Spirit!"
"Really?!" The girl's big eyes became even brighter than before, staring at Zhu Ziyang with anticipation.
"Of course it's real!" Zhu Ziyang replied decisively, "This moonlight spirit diamond is the most top-tier moonlight treasure. All the efforts we made before, weren't they to evolve your Spirit from an ordinary Soft Bones Rabbit into a more powerful Spirit? Now, with this moonlight spirit diamond, we can save a lot of time and energy!"
"Mhm mhm! Hehe! That would be absolutely wonderful!" Jiang Nannan finally understood, and instantly became overjoyed, her eyes sparkling with gold, saying, "I can't wait to absorb it."
"You'll have to wait!" Zhu Ziyang held back the impatient Jiang Nannan and said, "As a peerless immortal item that is rarely seen in a thousand years, the usage of this moonlight spirit diamond is very particular. We need to wait until the night of the full moon, in a place where the moonlight can shine directly, to better absorb the Yin power it contains."
"Ah! How could this be!" Jiang Nannan heard this and immediately showed a disappointed expression, her excited little face instantly falling.
"Don't worry, the day after tomorrow is the full moon, just wait a little longer! Be good!" Zhu Ziyang comforted her with a gentle smile.