"Eye of the Creator? Is it also a gemstone?" Lin Tianqi asked.

Xiao Manxue nodded and said, "Fantian, you've heard of him, right."

Fantian, of course, he had heard of. One of the three creator gods in Brahmanism, responsible for the creation of the universe, the creator of all things in the universe. By this account, Fantian's status is equivalent to the Pangu God who opened the world in Huaxia.

The Fantian mentioned here is different from the Great Fantian of Buddhism. The Great Fantian is merely a Dharma Protecting God, while this Fantian is the Creator.

Seeing Lin Tian understand, Xiao Manxue continued, "The Eye of the Creator was originally the eye of a statue of Fantian, a black diamond weighing 195 carats. Later, it was stolen by a greedy monk who mysteriously disappeared, his life or death unknown. Among the public, it's said that this was the deity's punishment, with a curse placed on the black diamond."

"The nobles and wealthy merchants initially did not believe in the curse, but all three owners of the black diamond met with misfortune. These three included two princesses and a jeweler, who all died in the exact same way, by jumping to their deaths."

"Since then, the Eye of the Creator has garnered another name, the Evil Death Gem. Later, the owner of the Eye of the Creator divided the black diamond into three pieces to escape the curse, and one of those pieces is in this exhibition hall," Xiao Manxue said with a mysterious smile.

"In the exhibition hall? Where?" Lin Tian asked in surprise.

Xiao Manxue pointed to a showcase. Lin Tian followed her finger and saw it was directly opposite the crown's display. Unlike the crown, which was sought after by everyone, this showcase seemed quite deserted. It was not that guests were uninterested; instead, they did not linger in front of it, glimpsing briefly before hurriedly moving away, as if truly afraid of the curse.

"Isn't that a bit exaggerated?" Lin Tian said, not understanding. The curse of the Eye of Creation was just a legend, but these rich people believed it.

"Who knows, maybe the legend is too real," Xiao Manxue said.

"Something's not right; that woman seems to have been standing in front of the display for quite some time," Lin Tian noticed.

A woman stood a meter away from the counter. Though not close to the counter, compared to guests four or five meters away, she seemed strikingly out of place. The woman wore a petite cocktail dress, her silhouette slim, not moving an inch, as if she had been standing for a long time.

The woman seemed to sense something, suddenly turning to look at Lin Tian, seemingly with a slight smile in her eyes. Lin Tian thought he was mistaken, but upon focusing, the woman had already turned away.

It must be said, the woman was very beautiful. Though not as beautiful as Miss, her golden hair added an exotic charm.

However, Lin Tian's attention was not on her appearance but that slight smile earlier. If one were to say it was just a polite smile, it would seem wrong. Between strangers, a polite smile should also have facial expressions, but this woman's face showed an indescribably strange expression.

"Lin Tian, why are you staring at the pretty lady?" Xiao Manxue asked strangely.

Lin Tian, however, responded with, "Miss, I'm going over to take a look."

After speaking, Lin Tian headed straight for the woman. Before he could get close, the blonde woman turned and walked towards the corridor.

Lin Tian frowned slightly; the woman's departure was too timely. He thought for a moment and followed her out of the exhibition hall, one after another. Xiao Manxue watched in a daze, wondering what was going on with Lin Tian. Was he running off with a stranger?

As Xiao Manxue was about to follow, another woman appeared. She didn't know this woman's name, but Lin Tian had mentioned earlier, she seemed to be the Guardian.

This woman was Yuwen Luofei. She walked to the showcase of the Eye of the Creator and her face immediately changed upon seeing the state inside the glass case because the black diamond inside was missing. Yuwen Luofei glanced at the corridor outside the hall and quickly ran out.

At this moment, Lin Tian was outside in the corridor, following the woman from earlier from a distance. If earlier he was just suspicious, now he could almost be certain this woman was problematic. Because as Lin Tian sped up, the woman also sped up, always maintaining a distance of about ten meters.

"Lin Tian, stop!"

A tender shout sounded from behind. Lin Tian didn't need to turn his head to know who it was because this tone and pitch were exactly like that from the abandoned church, undeniably Yuwen Luofei.

In fact, Lin Tian didn't have a bad impression of this female Guardian. In the church basement, although they were adversaries, she had the sense to assess the situation clearly without causing unnecessary trouble.

However, her current tone was too strong, even commanding, but Lin Tian's attention was on the woman ahead, so he couldn't be bothered to deal with the deputy captain.

Yuwen Luofei saw Lin Tian not stopping, her eyes narrowed, and she suddenly accelerated, passing Lin Tian, blocking his path.

"I told you to stop, didn't you hear?" Yuwen Luofei said expressionlessly, staring at Lin Tian.

Lin Tian didn't even glance at her, his gaze still focused on the woman ahead. He wasn't in the mood to argue with Yuwen Luofei and moved to the side, intending to bypass the deputy captain.

Surprisingly, Yuwen Luofei also moved to the side, once again blocking Lin Tian.

"Move aside!" Lin Tian said coldly.

"Hmph, you stole the Eye of the Creator and still act so righteously. Considering we're both from Huaxia, if you hand over the black diamond, I won't make things difficult for you," Yuwen Luofei also said with a stern face.

"What black diamond? I don't know what you're talking about," Lin Tian frowned.

Yuwen Luofei saw Lin Tian's expression that didn't seem fake, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, but she still questioned, "Just now, after you walked away, the Eye of the Creator disappeared from the glass case. Someone who could silently remove the black diamond isn't an ordinary person, and at that time, you were the only person with special abilities nearby. If not you, then who?"

"The black diamond is missing?" Lin Tian was stunned, then silently cursed in his heart.

If the black diamond had indeed disappeared, it's very likely the woman from earlier had taken it. To silently remove the black diamond from a sealed glass case, it can't be an ordinary person.

Charlotte? Was that woman Charlotte? Lin Tian was shocked, looking at the woman who had reached the corner. At that exact moment, the woman turned back, and Lin Tian saw her face, eyes widening because her face had changed, becoming even more stunningly beautiful, but more importantly, she looked exactly like Charlotte!

"Stop!" Lin Tian instinctively shouted, but the woman only smiled and disappeared around the corner.

Lin Tian really wanted to slap himself. How could such a high-ranking vampire leader possibly stop just because he said so?

"Lin Tian, stop pretending. If you can't explain the whereabouts of the black diamond, I'll have to detain you!" Yuwen Luofei said seriously, displaying an official demeanor.

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