Xue Qinghe left.
Two days later, outside Heaven Dou City, in the meticulously arranged garden of a secluded private residence.
"Your Highness the Prince seems quite anxious. Could it be that you got the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud?"
Xia Yan stood in a small pavilion in the garden. Flowers and grass surrounded him, their faint fragrance lingering in the air as butterflies fluttered about, creating a splendid scene.
This was one of Xue Xing's private residences. On the night two days ago, he had sent someone to contact Xia Yan and request a meeting.
Dressed in a light brown casual outfit, Xue Xing wore a faint smile tinged with helplessness.
"If my worthy nephew treats me like this, then I've truly misplaced my trust."
There was a hint of reproach in his tone.
He raised a hand.
An exquisite redwood box appeared in his palm. A flock of swans was carved upon it, all lifting their proud heads as though about to spread their wings and soar. A faint, clear coolness radiated from the box. There was no need to look to know it contained something good.
Xia Yan's eyes lit up. He reached out and opened it, and a wave of coolness immediately washed over him.
It really was the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!
Inside the box lay the blue three-dimensional triangle he had been longing for. It was the size of a palm, entirely crystalline blue, with dark blue patterns rippling across its surface like water. Misty azure treasure light accompanied the strange energy fluctuations constantly emanating from it, and its patterns seemed alive.
Xia Yan, Xue Xing, and even the entire garden were bathed in a faint azure glow.
Xia Yan picked it up and played with it. Such a palm-sized thing felt remarkably heavy in