The vase was too big and heavy. Somehow, the weight of the extra space inside the vase suddenly added to it.
A slight tilt made the already fragile vase break free from the buckle at the bottom and fall. If the vase shattered, Zhaocai inside would be trapped in the extra space and unable to return.
In this urgent situation, Ning Yitao could only rely on her own strength to support the vase.
Carrying the heavy object, her face turned red from the strain. Finally, she murmured faintly:
"Come and help me quickly."
As soon as Duan Qinghuai's hand touched the vase, the sudden gravity that had just been added to it disappeared abruptly.
Sure enough, as the son of good fortune, Duan Qinghuai was full of good deeds. Just by touching the vase entangled with evil aura, the evil aura dissipated instantly.
With his help, Ning Yitao successfully put the vase back in place and snapped it back into the buckle.
The crisis was averted.
Ning Yitao stood there gasping for breath, exhausted. Duan Qinghuai gently patted her on the back to help her breathe smoothly.
Ning Yitao thought seriously, "It seems that something has come out from inside."
She asked Duan Qinghuai, "Where did you buy this vase?"
Seeing Ning Yitao with a serious face, Duan Qinghuai's heart sank. He knew something was wrong.
He directly picked up the phone on the desk and dialed a number to inquire about the origin of the vase for Ning Yitao.
This antique vase was purchased uniformly by the procurement department from the antique market. All the antique calligraphy and paintings in the company were provided by the boss of the antique market.
It seemed that the appearance of this antique vase here was just a coincidence, with nothing abnormal.
Ning Yitao instructed Duan Qinghuai, "You just stay here and watch this vase. Don't let it fall. I'll go and check on Zhaocai."
The incident happened suddenly, and Duan Qinghuai didn't have time to ask questions.
He just nodded and replied to Ning Yitao, "Okay. Be careful."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Yitao disappeared on the spot.
The moment she landed, her movement was too big. During the swaying, the live - broadcast camera in her pocket fell out.
The impact force of the fall made the camera automatically start the live broadcast. It floated in the air, changing colors and blending into the background.
As soon as Ning Yitao arrived in this space, she sensed something was wrong. It was completely different from when she had first come.
Zhaocai had been here for so long and should have cleaned up all the resentment here.
Now, although there was no sign of resentment in sight, she could feel the intense energy fluctuations of the concentrated resentment.
Ning Yitao searched for Zhaocai's figure.
The originally empty space somehow began to fill with fog.
The fog appeared silently but spread extremely fast. Soon, the visibility was only about one meter around.
The strange fog also puzzled the audience who were watching the live broadcast.
"Where is Goddess Ning? Is she opening a live broadcast just to show us the fog?"
"Where is this? How can there be such thick fog?"
"The visibility is so low. It doesn't meet the exhaust emission standards."
...
Surrounded by the fog, Ning Yitao couldn't find Zhaocai. She tentatively called out, "Zhaocai."
There was no response. She took a few steps forward when suddenly there came a rustling sound from behind.
Ning Yitao turned around warily, already in a defensive stance.
A figure loomed in the fog, getting closer and closer. Ning Yitao squinted her eyes. The person broke through the fog and appeared in front of Ning Yitao.
The audience all held their breaths for Ning Yitao.
The person who came was Zhaocai in his original form.
Compared with Ning Yitao's anxious expression, Zhaocai seemed very nonchalant. He said in a slightly irritated tone:
"Taotao, you're finally here. Come and help me catch that evil aura. He's so good at hiding. I was in the middle of 'eating' when he snatched all the resentment I was about to 'eat'. The most annoying thing is that I can't catch up with him..."
It turned out that the previous impact was because Zhaocai was about to finish eating the resentment hoarded by someone else. That person then snatched the remaining resentment and tried to escape.
When he reached the exit, he found that the exit had been sealed by Ning Yitao, who had been on guard.
He couldn't break through the seal and couldn't get out. He also couldn't defeat Zhaocai. His constant hiding and ramming everywhere had affected the vase itself.
Having no other choice, he could only hide and dodge with Zhaocai inside.
Seeing that Zhaocai was still so energetic, Ning Yitao felt relieved. Since Zhaocai was safe, she could act without any concerns.
Ning Yitao stretched out her hand and let Zhaocai climb onto it. She slightly curled her lips and said:
"Let's go. Let me see which thief dares to rob your food."
With Ning Yitao as his backing, Zhaocai was in a great mood. He swayed his body proudly and echoed:
"That's right. He doesn't even know who I belong to."
Ning Yitao flipped her hand, and a small pile of white powder appeared in it. She gently blew the powder away, and it scattered in all directions.
Before long, the surrounding fog turned into water and fell to the ground. All the fog had dissipated.
Just the act of dispelling the fog had already amazed the fans.
At this time, outside the vase, Duan Qinghuai had picked up his phone and was using his small account to watch Ning Yitao's live - broadcast room. He was observing what was happening to Ning Yitao inside.
Without the fog, the empty space was revealed again in front of them, except that it was pitch - black all around.
Zhaocai suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Taotao, the person who robbed my resentment has a somewhat familiar aura. We must have met him somewhere."
"Oh? An old acquaintance?" Ning Yitao was intrigued and asked.
"Do you think it could be the black - clothed 'noble' who framed Mengmeng?"
Ning Yitao shook her head:
"It should not be. We haven't had a direct confrontation with this 'noble' yet. But if he is hiding here..."
Ning Yitao looked around at the dark surroundings. Putting herself in the role, she nodded slightly in agreement and said:
"This is really a good hiding place. If it weren't for you, the glutton, I wouldn't have discovered this place."
Proud of the compliment, Zhaocai didn't care that Ning Yitao was subtly implying that he was greedy. As long as it was a compliment from Taotao, he was happy.
"Moreover, being able to search for resentment like a navigation system in my sleep is really cool, okay?" Zhaocai thought complacently.
"Light up." Ning Yitao said calmly.
Zhaocai obediently lit a small flame with the tip of his tail. The flame was small but could illuminate the entire space.
The surrounding walls were black. That person didn't know where he had run to. Maybe he had blended in with the wall cloth, or maybe he had set up an illusion and hidden himself.
Zhaocai said excitedly, "Are we playing hide - and - seek?"
Without waiting for Ning Yitao to answer, Zhaocai deliberately spoke in a gloomy tone and raised his voice to warn that person, "Hide well. Don't let us catch you."
Ning Yitao didn't want to pay attention to the self - entertained Zhaocai. She felt that he was just too idle.
That person had hidden his trace. He must have stayed in this place for a long time and was very familiar with this environment. Otherwise, Zhaocai wouldn't have been unable to catch up with him.
Ning Yitao gathered the spiritual power that emitted a blue fluorescent light at her fingertips.
That beam of spiritual power flew vertically into the air and then scattered in all directions. Like a cage net, it descended from the sky and covered this small area.
Ning Yitao put her two fingers together and calmly said, "Show yourself."
A wave of spiritual power vibrated from under Ning Yitao's feet and spread out in all directions.
"Ahhhh!!!" A shrill scream came from above.
Ning Yitao looked up coldly. When she saw clearly who this person was, she sneered, "I didn't expect it to be an old acquaintance indeed."