"A hundred thousand years?"
At those words, Dugu Bo abruptly raised his head, his hand freezing halfway toward the Lead Box.
Gu Rong did not answer. Soul power spread from his palm, pressing the aura spilling out of the box back inside. Only then did he lift the lid again.
A crystalline blue Right Leg Bone lay quietly at the bottom.
Light seemed to flow like water within the bone. Its rich aura of life made them feel comfortable all over merely by drawing a little closer.
Dugu Bo stared at it for a moment, the doubt on his face finally turning to shock. "It really is a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone!"
He had thought Gu Ling had found some rare medicinal herb at most. Never had he imagined that taking a detour with the boy would lead them to a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone!
Gu Rong had not expected his disciple's promise that the trip would not be wasted to carry such weight either. He looked up at Gu Ling and asked:
"You already knew there was a Soul Bone here?"
Gu Ling nodded, then looked at the bottom of the box, unable to hide the delight in his eyes any longer. "The hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. This is what I came to find."
"Blue Silver Emperor?"
Dugu Bo repeated the name, his gaze suddenly shifting to the gold-patterned blue silver grass nearby before returning to the Soul Bone.
"Tang Hao hid something like this in a mountain cave instead of carrying it with him. Who exactly was he saving it for?"
Gu Ling answered without hesitation.
"Tang San."
Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow, and Gu Rong's gaze darkened as well.
"This Soul Bone was left behind by Tang San's mother," Gu Ling continued. "Her name is Ah