"Plop!"
Li Si immediately knelt on the ground.
"Big brother! No, father! Ancestor!" Li Si cried, "I really don't know! When I arrived, only that one piece was left..."
As he spoke, a foul odor filled the air.
Everyone glanced at Li Si.
His crotch was stained with a large patch...
And some yellow liquid was dripping down his pant leg...
Ye Fan covered his nose.
It seemed Li Si wasn't lying, and someone else must have taken the other two jade pendants.
But if they had already taken two, why leave one behind?
And how did the person in the coffin get his granddaughter's jade pendant?
It was a pity that the person was long dead and could no longer give Ye Fan answers.
"Let's look elsewhere," Ye Fan said helplessly, rubbing his temples.
The next morning.
Ye Fan and the others left the tomb.
They had searched all day yesterday with no results.
They had encountered some mechanisms and traps, but the system had dealt with them all with complaints.
Not a single valuable burial object was found.
It was probably taken by Li Si or someone else who had been there.
During this time, they had found several coffins, but none of them belonged to their granddaughters.
Here, the clues ran cold again...
"Brother Ye must be tired too," Bu Queqian said. "Why not come to my mansion for a rest before making further plans?"
"Alright," Ye Fan replied, rubbing his temples.
Since the jade pendant appeared in the Wuzhi Kingdom, there might be new clues elsewhere.
With Bu Queqian, a local expert, helping, it would be much more convenient for him.
Ye Fan and Bu Queqian left in a flying boat.
Li Si was left in a state of confusion...
After yesterday's events, he understood that the jade pendant must be very important to Ye Fan.
If Ye Fan didn't find it, he would surely be in a bad mood.
If such a terrifying master was in a bad mood, he would definitely take it out on a nobody like himself.
But...
I'm fine?
I'm alive???
He looked up at the sky; the flying boat was long gone.
He really let me go!
Realizing this, Li Si bolted!
He was so excited that he even forgot to fly.
The wind whistled past his ears.
Li Si was filled with emotion.
This was not the wind!
It was the beautiful scent of life and freedom!!!
...
Three days later, the flying boat smoothly arrived at Bu Queqian's royal mansion.
Looking at the mansion before him, Ye Fan couldn't help but sigh about the ostentatious wealth again.
Compared to Bu Queqian's mansion, the imperial palace of Daliang was simply a hovel...
The decoration style inside and out was simple and crude, exuding a damned smell of money!
Of course, Ye Fan only sighed and moved on.
Currently, he had no particular feelings towards spirit stones or ordinary gold and silver.
Or rather, he had no desire for wealth.
After all, he had once possessed endless wealth, so his mindset was very stable.
Money was something that was enough to spend.
With his connection to Bu Queqian, Ye Fan easily gained access to the royal library of Wuzhi Kingdom.
The library of Wuzhi Kingdom was larger than that of Daliang, and its collection of books was richer.
However, Ye Fan had read more than half of the collection and still couldn't find any useful clues.
One day.
As Ye Fan was reading, Bu Queqian found him.
"Brother Ye, isn't it boring to read books all day?" Bu Queqian suggested. "Why don't we go out and have some fun?"
"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Bu," Ye Fan replied, putting down his book.
It was indeed a bit boring to keep reading, so he might as well go out and relax.
The imperial city of Wuzhi Kingdom was several times more prosperous than that of Daliang.
Ye Fan saw many interesting trinkets and tasted some delicious snacks he had never eaten before.
"Brother Ye, what do you think of our Wuzhi Kingdom?" Bu Queqian asked casually while eating.
"It's good, quite prosperous," Ye Fan replied with a smile, wiping the pastry crumbs from his hands.
"By the way, Brother Ye, I'll take you to a fun place later." Bu Queqian suddenly grinned slyly.
Ye Fan didn't answer but stared ahead with a strange expression.
Bu Queqian looked in confusion and saw a young boy leading several men towards them.
"What a coincidence," Ye Fan chuckled when the boy got closer.
"Cultivator sir?" Seeing Ye Fan, the boy was clearly surprised. "Why... why are you in Wuzhi Kingdom?"
This boy was none other than the one who had played cards with Ye Fan in Daliang.
Yes...
The one Ye Fan had never won against at cards.
"I'm just wandering around," Ye Fan said with a smile and asked, "Why are you here in Wuzhi Kingdom?"
"I'm here to do business in Wuzhi Kingdom this time," the boy replied honestly.
"Wow, your business is quite widespread," Ye Fan found it interesting. "You're quite capable, kid."
"It's out of necessity for survival..." the boy replied softly, looking a bit embarrassed.
"Since we've met, it's fate," Ye Fan gestured. "How about we play a few more rounds?"
Ye Fan was still somewhat displeased about losing all the time before.
The boy dared not refuse and followed Ye Fan and the others away.
Ye Fan had originally planned to find a restaurant or something to eat and play, but Bu Queqian led them to another place.
In Bu Queqian's words, this place had everything a restaurant had, and more.
A luxurious private room in Spring Bliss Tower.
"Prince Bu, you haven't been here for a long time, this servant misses you terribly." A group of scantily clad female attendants eagerly flocked towards them.
"Today, I've brought my brother to relax," Bu Queqian pointed at Ye Fan and gestured. "If my brother is satisfied, you won't be shortchanged."
Ye Fan: ...
At Ye Fan's signal, the card game began.
Bu Queqian also showed great interest in playing cards and had a great time.
The boy became even more nervous when he learned that Bu Queqian was a prince of Wuzhi Kingdom.
Even if he was dealt a good hand, he had to break it up.
He desperately tried to turn a good hand into the worst possible outcome.
However, Ye Fan seemed to be cursed.
No matter how desperately the boy played bad cards, he still kept losing...
Even Bu Queqian, a novice, won several times, but he never won once...
After being forced to win tens of thousands of taels of gold, the boy refused to play any further...
"Kid, come to my mansion to play cards with me when you have time," Bu Queqian said to the boy after the game. "I'll introduce some business to you then."
"Thank you, Your Highness!" the boy replied excitedly.
His business in Wuzhi Kingdom was basically at the bottom rung, and being able to connect with a prince was a great opportunity!
"By the way, Brother Ye," Bu Queqian said after seeing the boy off. "Do you have any plans in a few days?"
"Nothing much," Ye Fan asked curiously. "What's wrong?"
"It's like this," Bu Queqian explained. "In a few days, I'll be taking the elite disciples of Wuzhi Kingdom to the Sacred Land for a competition. If you have nothing else to do, why not come along and join the fun?"
Ye Fan raised an eyebrow.
So the disciples of Wuzhi Kingdom were also facing their "college entrance examination."
However, he had no interest in the Sacred Land or anything like that.
He had only participated in the grand competition of Daliang before to accompany his senior sister.
Although Ye Fan had no cultivation now, his past experience was still there.
There was really nothing interesting to see in a bunch of youngsters fighting.
"Brother Ye, it's like this," Bu Queqian suggested. "If you're really looking for something, the Sacred Land is much more useful than the library."
"What do you mean, Brother Bu?" Ye Fan looked at Bu Queqian in confusion.
"The auction houses in the Sacred Land are said to gather all sorts of rare treasures in the world," Bu Queqian nodded. "Perhaps you'll find what you're looking for there. Even if you don't, it's fine. You can commission the Sacred Land Auction House to post a task, and someone will help you find it."