Chapter 696

Some treasures had been left there so long that they might have fallen into cracks between the rocks, so the soldiers picked them all out. To retrieve a plain silver bracelet, two soldiers actually chiseled apart the rocks, widening the gap before taking it out.

Pan Yun watched the entire process. Even the soldiers sorting through the copper coins had not pocketed a single one. Their strict discipline reminded her of an army from a later age.

Pan Yun felt even more at ease about handing the remaining half of the treasure over to Chen Wen.

By the time they walked out of the cave, the sky was already bright. The round sun had bounced up from the horizon, and the colored clouds around it were gradually fading.

Facing the sunlight, Pan Yun glanced at the sun, breathed out the stifling air in her chest, and smiled faintly at Chen Wen. "I still need to hitch a ride back on Commander Chen's ship. Just take me as far as halfway."

The route to Quanzhou and the sea island where Commander Chen was stationed overlapped for only half the journey. At the point where they diverged, she would head west while he would head southwest.

Commander Chen had already guessed that Daoist Priestess Pan was probably not yet capable of crossing the sea in a single leap and needed to stop midway.

For some reason, Commander Chen felt a little better. He was not entirely useless, at least—he could give her a ride.

Commander Chen readily agreed, then led his men aboard.

So they could leave more easily later, he arranged for most of the soldiers to board the other two ships.

The large ship raised its sails and set off. After traveling for half an hour, with sea stretching in