Whenever Taibai Jinxing summoned Chen Wei, he usually chose the Clear Pool.
Immortal qi drifted through the air, and immortal cranes danced overhead.
With a pot of immortal tea brewing, their chats had all the carefree ease of drifting clouds and wild cranes.
But today was entirely different. After receiving a voice transmission through a jade talisman, Chen Wei hurried to the appointed place, only to discover that the old Star Lord had chosen the Heavenly Treasury for their meeting.
This was no ordinary place. It was a vital storehouse under the Heavenly Court's Finance Department, filled with countless Merit Gold Bricks, rare treasures, magical treasures, and immortal artifacts. Yet the gate to such an important place was secured with only a single lock.
That was right-one lone lock.
It was not that the immortal officials guarding the Heavenly Treasury were careless. Even if they left its gates wide open, who in all the Three Realms would dare enter?
That solitary lock was merely there for appearances.
This was Chen Wei's first visit to the Heavenly Treasury since becoming an immortal official. The moment he stepped through the gate, he caught the scent of what was coming.
If the old Star Lord had chosen this place for their meeting, the matter they were about to discuss was anything but simple.
Sure enough.
Taibai Jinxing stood with his hands behind his back, his expression utterly solemn.
"Star Lord." Chen Wei hurried forward a couple of steps and bowed respectfully.
Taibai Jinxing turned around without wasting a word, conjured a scroll of documents, and casually handed it over. "Take a look."
Chen Wei accepted the documents with both hands and unrolled them. His guess had been right: this was no simple matter. And tracing it back to its roots, it actually involved