The Final Investigation

"That's where the story ends."

Xu Yanwu suddenly stopped speaking.

A few disappointed groans rose from around them.

"Eh... Uncle Xu, why did you stop there...? I still wanted to hear what happened next."

Kiana spoke with some disappointment.

"There wasn't much of a story after that." Hearing Kiana's question, Xu Yanwu's lips curled up. "This was the story of Water Chestnut Cake. As for what came afterward, naturally, later generations passed down Water Chestnut Cake all the way to the present..."

Xu Yanwu picked up a piece of Water Chestnut Cake, chewed it, and swallowed.

"We agreed I'd tell the story of Water Chestnut Cake. I can't go off-topic."

"But I want to know what happened afterward!!" Kiana protested.

As she spoke, Kiana looked around, hoping to find others who also wanted to know the rest of the story and bolster her side.

Mei would definitely be on her side. She could not tell whether Bronya wanted to know, and then there were...

For some reason, Kiana ended up turning to Bianca, Ying Yingying, and Jiang Fanmi. "You want to know what happened afterward too, right?"

Kiana's sudden question caught them off guard, but they truly did want to know what happened next.

Though the things they cared about were somewhat different.

Bianca wanted to know just how powerful Shenzhou's strongest warrior had been back then.

Ying Yingying wanted to know more about Yinglong.

Jiang Fanmi, meanwhile, wanted to know about Lianshan and Ji Lin.

By lineage, Lianshan was her ancestor.

Xu Yanwu looked around and found that it was not only the three people Kiana had recruited. Interest was written in everyone else's eyes as well.

Especially Xing Yaxiao. The hopeful light in her eyes was practically about to turn into lasers.

"It's not that I don't want