A Twist of Fate

After putting an end to the small talk, Chang He suddenly asked another question.

Lu Ming shook his head. "I went wherever my travels took me. I only happened to come here by chance. As for you two, could it be that you're still searching for that Earth Venerable treasure?"

Curiosity appeared on his face as he looked at the beast-hide scroll in Fire Phoenix Fairy's hand. He recognized it—it was indeed the fragmentary map from the auction that recorded the treasure's location.

It had to be said, these two truly had perseverance. Nearly two years had passed since this map first appeared.

Seeing Lu Ming's gaze, the two could not help looking embarrassed. Chang He said, "To be honest, Brother Ye, we've been searching for the treasure while training along the way. As for gains, after making major progress over half a year ago, we still haven't found anything."

He spread his hands helplessly.

Fire Phoenix Fairy said directly, "Better to come at the right time than early. You happen to be training too, aren't you? Training is training no matter how you do it, so hurry and help us see if you can find anything from this map."

Without another word, she stuffed the beast-hide map into Lu Ming's hands, as if she were a desperate patient grasping at any remedy.

Chang He, standing beside them, did not object either.

Lu Ming accepted the map. He had not expected that after all his twists and turns, he would still end up involved in treasure hunting. Truthfully, it would be a lie to say he was not curious, so he did not refuse and began examining the map.

The map contained nothing more than a rough landscape of mountains and rivers sketched with simple lines. There were no markings,