The court official had been trying to persuade Ao Tai to leave in the first place, so when he volunteered to go to the Crystal Hall, the official naturally agreed at once.
Anywhere would do, as long as he stopped embarrassing the East Sea in the plaza.
Chapter 382: Not Dead
Ao Tai held firmly onto Cui Jiuyang's hand, insisting that he come along.
He had to keep hold of this crab. After all, the crab had suggested going into the hall to fetch the Four Treasures of the Study.
Cui Jiuyang also held firmly onto Ao Tai's hand. This fool was the only one who could get him into the Crystal Hall now.
Who knew whether any other friendship between a crab and a dragon in the East Sea had ever been as strong as theirs was at this moment?
After entering the Crystal Hall, Cui Jiuyang discovered that some sort of Spatial Formation seemed to have expanded its interior.
Moreover, apart from the council chamber immediately inside the entrance, all the other areas lay hidden deep within the corridors.
Every corridor was studded with Luminous Pearls, each of them carefully positioned. Their light filled the corridors from every direction, illuminating every gold brick. Even someone passing through would cast only a faint shadow.
This was the Dragon King Hall, after all. Only two of Ao Tai's palace maids were permitted to accompany him inside; the rest remained in the plaza.
Naturally, there was a set of the Four Treasures of the Study in the council chamber, but Cui Jiuyang was quick. The instant he stepped through the entrance, he concealed it with an Illusion Technique.
The two palace maids who had followed them in and the servants already attending the hall searched several times, but they could not