In a secret chamber beneath the Huali residence, Huali wore a comfortable black robe and held an exceedingly ancient bronze wine cup in both hands, smiling as he watched a massive bronze mirror in the middle of the room.
Figures flickered within the bronze mirror, clearly showing the scene currently unfolding in Tixiang's reception room.
This was not water-mirror magic, for the bronze mirror did not emit the slightest magical fluctuation. It was a top-secret technology recently spread from the Goblin Continent, discovered by those audacious goblins within some ancient ruin and only perfected after a long period of research.
Through the refraction and transmission of countless tiny lenses, everything happening within a three-mile radius could be projected into the bronze mirror. Concealed, covert, and devoid of magical fluctuations—this ingenious method of peeping was difficult for even demigods to detect.
This was the first time Huali had used this set of treasures to spy on someone after obtaining it, and he had used it directly on Lin Qi.
A dignified, steady-looking middle-aged man in a black robe stood beside Huali, likewise holding an ancient bronze wine cup. His expression was somewhat strange as he looked at Huali and said in a deep voice, "Father, I cannot understand this behavior of yours!"
Huali gently waved a hand. Taking a sip of wine, he chuckled. "It is merely curiosity. A noble house that has suddenly risen within the Vias Commercial Federation wishes to cooperate with our family. I am simply curious—what could they possibly use to move us?"
The middle-aged man fell silent for a while, then said with utter certainty, "Gold coins. What else could it be?"
In the reception room, Lin Qi smiled and took out an exquisite pale-blue ice box, roughly a foot square. The instant it appeared, the