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nHer father had chopped the snake, and no animals made the tree hole their home anymore. It had been empty ever since.

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nShe could not help but mutter, “Is the key there?”

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nIt should be there, right?

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nAn Jiuyue stopped searching inside the treehouse. She opened a window and climbed out, jumping onto the roof.

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nThe leaves crunched under her feet as she moved.

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nThe dense tree branches made it difficult to move. No matter how agile An Jiuyue was, she had to walk up slowly while covered in leaves.

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nQian Yiyun was sitting closer to the treehouse and looked up when she heard the commotion.

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n“Huh?!” She stood up in fright when she saw the figure in red clothes in the tree. “Sister-in… Sister Jiuyue, what are you doing?”

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nWhy did she climb up the tree so soon? Didn’t my brother ask her to rest in the treehouse?

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nQian Jiyun heard her shouts and also looked up at the treehouse.

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nThe person who was supposed to be resting in the room had already climbed so high. It would be terrible if she fell!

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n“Jiuyue!”

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nI shouldn’t have asked her to rest in the room. I could’ve made her sit by us and watch us work.

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n“Master, leave this to me,” Yan Nuo immediately said.

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nHowever, Qian Jiyun flew up the tree and landed beside An Jiuyue the next moment.

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n“What are you doing in the tree?”

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n“I’m looking for something,” An Jiuyue replied matter-of-factly.

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nWhy would I come up here if I’m not looking for something?

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n“My father left something for me, but I never found the key. I thought it might be in the tree, so I came to look for it.”

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nShe might not have realized it, but she was naturally relaxed in front of Qian Jiyun, and would tell him anything. She even told him about the microcosm.

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n“In… a tree?” Qian Jiyun was speechless.

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nAn Tu can’t be as unreliable as An Jiuyue, right?

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nHowever, he did not dare to say this out loud. He could not live here anymore if he dared to call her unreliable.

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nHe asked, “Do you know where exactly? I’ll look for it.”

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n“There’s a tree hole over there. It might be there.” An Jiuyue pointed in a direction.

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nThey were far from the tree hole. It would take a long time to get there with her current body. The dense tree branches made it difficult for her to get closer.

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n“Stay here and don’t move. I’ll go look for it,” Qian Jiyun reminded her before walking quickly in the direction An Jiuyue pointed.

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nAn Jiuyue was speechless.

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nHow can he walk so quickly and steadily through the dense tree branches?

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nIndeed, comparisons were odious. She was really no match for him.

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nAlthough Qian Jiyun only wanted to pacify her and did not actually think there would be anything in the tree hole, he still searched it carefully when he found it.

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nHowever, he felt something in the tree hole when he reached in. He took it out and saw that it was a square key.

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n“There’s really something.” He raised his eyebrows involuntarily.

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nHe turned around and returned to An Jiuyue quickly. He flew down with her and landed beside Qian Yiyun.

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nRevealing the key in his hand, he asked, “Is this what you’re looking for?”

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n“Yes, this is it!”

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