Yu Ruiqing was somewhat surprised. "In Celestial Xia?"
Chang Yang nodded. "Consider someone hiding in Origin Xia. They would surely spend every day in a state of dread, fearing they might be captured at any moment. If they had a chance to come to Celestial Xia, they would certainly rack their brains to flee here. One could even say it was their only choice."
Yu Ruiqing said, "Fellow Chang's idea is novel, but it does make some sense. Yet if we infer from this, if the treasure had come to Celestial Xia, could it be that neither side noticed?"
Chang Yang said, "This treasure most likely arrived together with Origin Xia's offensive while our two sides were at war. That would have been the easiest time. One must know that if such a treasure could evade Origin Xia's Heavenly Sequence surveillance, it might also have been able to avoid Celestial Xia's eyes and ears."
Yu Ruiqing nodded. "Your deduction does have some merit, Fellow Daoist Chang. But how can it be proven? If Origin Xia itself could not find this thing, Celestial Xia will likely find it difficult as well."
Chang Yang gave a short chuckle. "Not necessarily. Origin Xia failed to find it because it had not deliberately searched for it, perhaps because it did not take such records seriously. If it pursued the matter single-mindedly and refused to let go, it might well uncover it.
"For it to pass through the passage between the two realms without form or substance, I believe that to be impossible. That would be underestimating the defensive strength of both Celestial Xia and Origin Xia. Therefore, it could only have concealed itself with some disguise.
"Since this treasure can act independently, the greatest possibility is that it transformed into human form. Celestial Xia