Two experts guarded the entrance. Tang Wen sensed their auras and felt that neither was weak.
Moreover, both were Chu people, certainly experts Chu Qiyang had recruited and trained in the Chu Kingdom.
Farther inside, he found an iron door, probably a recent addition.
The cast-iron door was very thick. Even a Human Realm Expert would probably have trouble blasting it open.
It was closed, but fortunately, it had an observation hole and several thumb-wide firing holes. Tang Wen naturally slipped inside.
Inside was a cave furnished with beds, a study, pots, bowls, ladles, and basins. Firewood lay on the ground, and a water jar was filled to the brim with rice.
Spring water also seemed to have been channeled down from above, filling another jar.
The cave was apparently halfway up the mountain. A small window had been cut above, letting sunlight in.
But the cave was still dark, so four luminous pearls the size of a child's fist hung on the walls. Those pearls alone were worth a fortune.
Chu Qiyang had wielded overwhelming power in Great Chu back then and must have amassed considerable wealth.
At that moment, Chu Qiyang stood before the window, staring blankly at the distant sea.
"No... he isn't..." The Heavenly Insect's childlike voice sounded in Tang Wen's mind.
"He isn't? He isn't what?" Tang Wen asked mentally. Since the Heavenly Insect shared a mental connection with him, they could communicate directly through thought.
"Fake! He's a fake..." the Heavenly Insect said urgently.
"You mean he isn't the real Chu Qiyang? He's an impostor?" Startled, Tang Wen quietly flew in front of Chu Qiyang to examine him.
"Yes, yes," the Heavenly Insect replied.
"But when Chu Qiyang came onto the island, I sent you over to watch him. Didn't you tell me when