"There won't be any major treasures there, but there should be plenty of little odds and ends. Neither Wei Huangan nor Mo Yao would give them a second glance," Fang Yun said.
"Oh? Are you certain?" Lian Pingchao asked.
"That third hall was something like a reception area. Prisoners would be held there until the Crime-Suppressing Hall reached a decision, then sent down into the underground Crime-Suppressing Prison. There couldn't be any treasures in a place like that," Fang Yun said.
"I see."
"There's no need to discuss the side halls any further. We need to reach the rear hall as quickly as possible, then enter the Crime-Suppressing Prison. However, we should take a close look at the 'little' garden between the front and rear halls."
Fang Yun looked around. For the Crime-Suppressing Hall, which spanned a hundred li, the garden between its front and rear halls was tiny, occupying perhaps only one percent of its area. But for the human race, it was an enormous botanical garden more than twenty li long and one li wide.
The garden contained artificial mountains a thousand zhang high, flower beds like primeval forests, and pools like small lakes. Scholars standing here felt as though they had entered a kingdom of giants.
"No one else is here. We arrived first, so this place belongs to us!" Lian Pingchao said, his spirits soaring.
"Yes, you can search the grass. Some of it might have unusual properties, and selling it to the Agricultural School could get you a few Literary Treasures. As for the artificial mountains, pools, and flower beds, the four of you shouldn't entertain any hopes," Fang Yun said.
Lian Pingchao froze, then asked with a dark expression, "As you said earlier, are the flower beds and the other places surrounded by Dragonforce