Beyond the bronze door lay a treasure vault. Everything within carried the aura of ages past: antique bookshelves, display racks, and carpets embroidered with the totem of the Black Bird.
Bronze statues of palace maids stood bent at the waist, each holding up a crystal glass lamp.
The candle flames were tiny, casting soft yet bright halos.
At the end of the carpet, directly opposite the hall doors, stood a shrine. An ancient painting hung above it, depicting a graceful and beautiful goddess cradling an infant, with a three-legged bronze furnace standing beside her.
Two crystal glass lamps and a black wooden box rested on the shrine's incense table.
Wall niches flanked the shrine, each containing square chests trimmed in gold.
Rows of display racks and bookshelves lined both sides of the carpet, filled with a dazzling array of antiques and books. Closest to the group, near the entrance, stood neat rows of waist-high wooden chests.
The sound of swallowing at the doorway did not stop for quite a while.
Xiahou Aotian said in a trembling voice, "D-Don't move. Let me... let me appraise them first. Don't grab anything. Absolutely no grabbing. Everyone needs to keep order. Don't fight among yourselves."
"You're the one who wants to loot everything," Zhang Yuanqing muttered.
"I want to as well," Zhao Chenghuang muttered.
"Mm-hmm!" Sun Miaomiao stared wide-eyed.
All Under Heaven Returns to Fire's hands trembled nonstop.
Zhang Yuanqing took a deep breath and looked at his teammates, only to find their eyes filled with greed.
My expression probably isn't much better than theirs. I really regret inviting them. I provided the key, and I found the hidden mission too. Why should I have to split this with them?
Calm down, calm down. Don't let the treasure cloud your judgment. Zhang Yuanqing took