Treasure vaults had always held four main kinds of treasure: divine weapons, martial arts manuals, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and gold, silver, and jewels. The vault in Qiu Luan's secret passage was no exception.
Its entrance was concealed behind a hidden door in the passage.
Once it opened, several phosphorus torches mounted on the walls ignited on their own, illuminating the vault.
The storeroom was small, less than twenty feet long and wide and about ten feet high. By the torchlight, they could see three large chests of gold and silver on the floor directly ahead, with assorted weapons, treasures, and manuals piled beside them...
Sabers, spears, swords, and halberds gleamed coldly. There were also fist-sized pearls, a three-foot jade Guanyin statue, a nine-panel emerald screen, a naturally formed stone sculpture of a white deer, and more. Every piece was an exquisitely crafted rarity that could only be found by chance.
"Qiu Luan certainly plundered plenty of fine things."
Liu Zhenyuan glanced inside without even bothering to enter, then told the other four, "Go in and choose first. Once you're done, load everything onto carts and seal it up. We'll take it all back together."
"Will do!"
Since they had an imperial verbal decree, there was no need to scrimp on Jiajing's behalf.
The four walked straight in without standing on ceremony. Disdaining the gold, silver, and jewels, they headed directly for the manuals and weapons along the edges. There might be something good.
"Oh!"
Walking among the weapons, Han Xinting suddenly brightened. He pushed two fine swords aside and picked up a pair of black gloves hidden beneath them. "[Black Silkworm Silk Gloves]. They conform freely to the hands and resist blades and spears... Judging by the workmanship, these should be Shen Sanniang's work, from the Shen family