"Th-this..."
Ye Tang was too shocked to speak.
The [Nine Provinces Cauldrons], forged by Yu the Great, were Huaxia's supreme divine artifacts, said to possess the power to command the Divine Land.
In ancient times, they had once been considered the ultimate treasures: "Whoever obtains them can obtain all under heaven."
What did that person mean by sending this message to Yan Shifan?
Could it be...
The men exchanged looks, the shock in their eyes growing ever stronger.
"Idiots!"
Yan Shifan naturally understood their looks and cursed furiously, "Are you trying to get yourselves killed? What nonsense are you imagining? Of all times, it arrived right after we received word from the palace. Don't you understand?"
Wan Cai and the others hastily agreed, all secretly breathing sighs of relief.
The Yan Family might enjoy immense prestige and power, but trying to climb another rung would be pure suicide. There was no hope of success!
Yan Song sighed and sat to one side with his eyes closed, resting and paying no attention to their farce.
Yan Maoqing asked in puzzlement, "That doesn't make sense. Given His Majesty's temperament, if the Qin Mausoleum really contains the [Nine Provinces Cauldrons], surely he wouldn't send only Lu Bing? For divine treasures like those, even sending an army or leading the expedition himself wouldn't be excessive!"
"Jing Xiu has finally gotten to the heart of it."
Yan Shifan continued, "Then what do you think this person meant? He entered our Yan Residence and left only these three characters. What exactly was he trying to say?"
Ye Tang and Wan Cai shook their heads, utterly at a loss.
Yan Maoqing had passed the imperial examination in the twentieth year of Jiajing's reign and oversaw salt administration for the four salt transport commissions of Liangzhe, Lianghuai, Changlu,