Dragon Head Supreme, a Dangerous Prize!

Yue Xiaofei looked closely. What rare treasure could be in the second drawer?

There was only a half-meter-long black cane!

Its shaft was covered in scratches, and the ornament at its tip was thick with rust.

It looked like junk picked out of a scrap heap, worse than an ordinary solid-wood cane.

"This... is what's in the second drawer? A broken cane?"

Yue Xiaofei picked it up. It felt heavy in his hand, far heavier than he had expected.

"Xiaofei, don't underestimate it!"

Bai Bing hurried over, her eyes bright with excitement and even a trace of awe.

"That's no ordinary cane. It's the Azure Alliance's most treasured possession—the Dragon Head Staff!"

She pointed at the rust-covered ornament on its tip. "Quick, scrape off some of the rust!"

"All right."

Yue Xiaofei did as she asked, scratching at the rust with his fingernail.

Soon, dark-gold lines appeared beneath it.

They formed a lifelike dragon head!

Its horns curved, its eyes were wide open, and even the lines of its whiskers were clearly defined. Only the thick layer of rust had made it look unremarkable.

"It's made of Black Iron!" Bai Bing went on, her voice full of wonder.

"Black Iron is a rare metal. It weighs three times as much as ordinary steel and is ten times harder. Back then, only royal craftsmen could make objects from it."

"The Dragon Head Staff was made by hand by Ghost Hand Xu, Jiangnan's most famous master smith. It took him three years to finish."

"The materials alone cost enough to buy half a street of shops!"

Holding the Dragon Head Staff, Yue Xiaofei felt its cool touch against his palm. He looked at the cane with entirely new eyes.

So this unassuming piece of "junk" was actually such a precious treasure!

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