"You... how did you know?"
At Jiang Xiaobai's mention of the iron box, Helian Zhaoyue's expression visibly changed.
"Heh, looks like I guessed right!"
Jiang Xiaobai had only been fishing, but he hadn't expected to hit the mark.
At once, Jiang Xiaobai looked at Helian Zhaoyue and continued, "Who told you about the iron box?"
By all rights, this should have been an extremely closely guarded secret.
Yet the Northern Yu Delegation knew about it.
That meant... whoever had tipped them off held no lowly position!
The current emperor?
No, if the current emperor wanted something, he wouldn't go through Northern Yu to get it.
So someone else was behind this!
Helian Zhaoyue met Jiang Xiaobai's gaze for a moment before turning her head aside and shaking it gently. "No comment!"
"Fine. Keep it to yourself, then!"
Jiang Xiaobai smiled and didn't press her further.
Indeed, even if Helian Zhaoyue refused to speak now, he would uncover the truth sooner or later.
With that thought, Jiang Xiaobai withdrew his gaze and looked toward the open stone door before him.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Xiaobai stepped inside.
"Brother Jiang, I'll come with you!"
Seeing this, Chen Jian immediately moved to follow.
But he had barely taken two steps when Feng Jitong stepped across his path. "Outsiders may not enter the Mysterious Dragon Gate!"
"Outsiders?"
Chen Jian frowned and snorted. "I'm Brother Jiang's closest friend. How does that make me an outsider?"
With that, Chen Jian shifted his footing and slipped straight past Feng Jitong.
Feng Jitong froze briefly. Just as he reached out to stop him, another figure approached.
"I'm Jiang Xiaobai's bodyguard!"
Tang Ningshuang tossed out those words, walked past him as well, and followed them into the Mysterious Dragon Gate.
"Hey, you..."
Feng Jitong's expression shifted. He turned