"There is treasure in the Duan Clan Dragon Vein, but it has nothing to do with Northern Liang's imperial family," Yang Qing said, looking up at the Star Sea overhead.
Jiang Zhizhou took the box from inside his robes and drew out the proclamation he had copied from the Proclamation Stele in the cavern earlier. He gave it a light shake. "If it has nothing to do with Northern Liang, then it must be connected to the Eastern Radiance Ancient Kingdom."
After all, the Proclamation Stele was something found only in the Eastern Radiance Ancient Kingdom.
"Then what the Duan Clan has been yearning for all these years wasn't their Dragon Vein, but the Eastern Radiance Ancient Kingdom?" Bu Er chimed in from beside them.
"For them to act this way, they must have learned something about the Eastern Radiance Ancient Kingdom. And most likely, the clue is hidden in this proclamation." Yang Qing motioned for Jiang Zhizhou to put the Shadow Ink Paper bearing the copied proclamation back into the brocade box as it had been.
"Xiao Zhou, we may have trapped Duan Tianyu in that underground cavern for now, but with his abilities, I doubt he'll die anytime soon. Once he gets out and explains everything to Duan Ziqian, I fear there will no longer be a place for you in Northern Liang."
Duan Ziqian had always been searching for a pretext to move against Jiang Zhizhou. Until now, only Yang Qing and the others' careful planning had allowed them to escape one calamity after another.
This time, however, they had willingly placed the knife in Duan Ziqian's hand.
"All we wanted before was to use the visit to the Dragon Vein as a chance to search for treasure. We were already united with Duan Ziqian in appearance