"Boss, what's wrong? Is there a problem with the key?"
Even though Zhang Yuanqing was not a Scout, he could tell that something was off with Fu Qingyang's expression.
Before he could ask after him, Fu Qingyang had already suppressed his astonishment and shock, his expression returning to calm. Yet his gaze remained fixed on the jade disc as he said:
"I saw it in the archives at Qin Feng Academy. There was a hand-drawn illustration of this item there. The interns' introductory course—the academy's history. It should have been from that class.
"That document was compiled by teachers at the academy who studied Spirit Realm history, based on materials from Qin Feng Academy and certain Qin Dynasty instances. It recorded many objects suspected to be artifacts that the First Emperor had used or collected."
Zhang Yuanqing cautiously asked, "It was originally something the First Emperor gave Xu Fu. Isn't it normal that you saw it in the records?"
Fu Qingyang nodded. "That isn't strange, but I've seen it somewhere else too."
Can you just finish what you're saying in one breath? Zhang Yuanqing thought.
Fu Qingyang glanced at him. "Back when Ling Jun and I finished our internships, we entered Qin Feng Academy together. He lusted after the Mermaid Queen's beauty and was trapped at the bottom of the lake by the merfolk, who tried to kill him. I was there that time too. Naturally, I went to save him. While an academy teacher was fighting the Mermaid Queen, the cliff wall at the bottom of the lake was shattered. After some rocks fell away, I saw two stone doors. In the gap between them was a round hole, identical to the High Plain of Heaven Key in size and pattern."
He rarely spoke so much, but anything that