Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Alban remained silent, his gaze fixated on the mineral water bottle in Josh’s hand.

He observed as Josh downed half the bottle and carelessly discarded it into his school bag.

Originally, Alban had intended to wait for Drake and Josh to leave so he could retrieve the empty bottles. After all, there would still be a few drops of water left inside.

However, his plan was unexpectedly foiled.

Unconsciously, Alban’s fists clenched, torn between the embarrassment of waiting to collect the empty bottle and the fact that he had gone to great lengths to obtain the less pure cold pool water.

Some people spend their entire lives on difficult paths, while others are born into privilege.

Lost in his thoughts, Alban reached into his pocket and pulled out a small flat box, extracting a soul flower from within. He popped it into his mouth like a snack, chewing it a few times before swallowing it.

Alban was silent.

Ah, yes, the soul flowers!

Just yesterday, Lilly had placed a whole petal of a soul flower on Josh’s scraped elbow!

Alban believed that only Lilly could possess such items as soul flowers and water from the ice pond. Yet, he never expected that even ordinary individuals like Drake and Josh had them!

“Who’s there?”

Drake sensed a presence and swiftly turned around, only to discover Alban standing amidst the woods.

Upon consuming the water and the soul flower, Josh experienced an instantaneous resurgence of physical strength, leaving him feeling refreshed and revitalized. He rose to his feet, his guard up as he questioned, “Why are you here? What do you want?”

Alban maintained an impassive expression and replied, “You don’t have to be so wary. I don’t intend to steal from you.”

With those words, he turned around and left.

Puzzled, Josh wondered, “What was he up to?”

Had he been spying on them? It seemed strange…

it to

ask, “Drake, what do you think Alban was doing

he happened to stumble upon us and felt a bit unsettled upon realizing the significance of the

by Alban’s expression, that seemed to be

Josh inquired, “Then why did he leave so abruptly? I thought he might try to snatch it from

him, “Not at

had some understanding of Alban’s

somewhat sinister demeanor, but

even

steps forward when they noticed

Josh frowned, and he exclaimed, “You spoke

initially believed that Alban had a change of heart, but he soon heard him say, “Do you still have the water you just drank? I

briefly, he emphasized, “For one

aback, his first thought being whether Alban could afford one million

tone, Drake responded, “It’s

added, “Do you think we need

Alban to unconsciously clench

he practiced were underground, where he occasionally stumbled

of the jade he found, earning a few million dollars. The one million dollars he was proposing now was the highest amount he could offer, and he had

to be carefully accounted for. However, the Crawford family… they were never short of money. As he compared himself to them, he could not help but feel

without any hesitation. He simply turned around and

disappointment.

No negotiation whatsoever…

followed. Suddenly, he remembered something and called out, “Wait, Drake! What

paused and furrowed

What a hassle!

“Wake her up.”

was impossible for him to carry someone, and dragging

but to go ahead and nudge Selen.

wake up, we’re going to

in a daze

I?” She quickly sat up, feeling