The Emperor ordered people to clean up the Heaven Worship Altar while summoning the ministers and everyone in the palace. Luo Yunji swept his spiritual power across them and immediately knew who was carrying spiritual objects.
After those people were singled out, both the Emperor and the Prince were alarmed. Among them were several people from the nation's governing institutions, as well as a Consort.
Seeing the Emperor's grim expression, He Dazhi said, "Your Majesty, just because someone has a spiritual object doesn't mean they're necessarily the culprit. It's only natural for these distinguished people to possess one or two rare treasures."
The Emperor heard him out and finally understood. "Right! Right! That's good! That's good!"
The Emperor issued an order to move everyone carrying spiritual objects to another room and required them to remove every accessory they had on.
Luo Yunji examined them one by one. When he spotted an accessory set with an indigo gemstone, he stopped in his tracks, his eyes filled with confusion.
The gemstone looked like the kind he had collected in the Heartless Sea. It seemed very familiar. Zhang Xiaofan, who was following behind him, was also puzzled. He had kept all those gemstones, so even if he had given one away, he would have remembered it.
But he had no recollection of this one.
Luo Yunji reached out and picked up the accessory. Judging by its appearance, it must have been made for a child.
"Is there something wrong with this?" the Prince who had been following nearby asked hurriedly when he saw Luo Yunji staring at the gemstone in a daze.
"This looks like mine! Right?" Luo Yunji directed the last part of his question at Zhang Xiaofan.
Zhang Xiaofan nodded hesitantly. Aside from the Heartless Sea, he really couldn't think of