Alison, with a blush spreading across her cheeks, protested, "Who said I wanted to share it with you, making it a token of our love?"
"If you don't want it, that's fine. Just don't regret it later."
Seeing Armando pretend to walk away, Alison called out, "Well, split it then! Were you waiting for me to do it?"
"Alright."
Armando held the jade pendant against the tip of a golden spear hanging beside his saddle and with a swift motion, split the pendant into two halves, handing one half to Alison.
"Here you go."
Alison snatched the half that was being handed over.
"Come on, I'll take you back to your place."
…
At this moment, National Preceptor Blois was quietly admiring the work of several master sculptors from different regions, who were continuously carving on a massive, unparalleled piece of jade, none other than the Imperial Jade.
