At this moment, Zhou Xun also arrived at the entrance to the inner treasury. Seeing the Second Prince emerge, he cupped his hands slightly and exchanged a few pleasantries before stepping inside.
"Prefect Zhou has arrived!"
Upon seeing Zhou Xun's face, the Treasury Scribe immediately rose to his feet and offered a slight cupped-hand salute.
"Greetings, Daoist Ji!" Zhou Xun returned the salute with cupped hands.
"Prefect Zhou rarely visits this place. Why not sample some spirit wine I recently acquired?" the Treasury Scribe asked with a faint smile.
Zhou Xun was immensely powerful; even their ancestor had praised him. In the future, he would at least reach the level of the Ten Great Cultivators.
He might even attain the level of Netherfiend True Lord. That was by no means impossible.
Naturally, he wished to befriend such a cultivator.
"Since Daoist Ji is in such an elegant mood, Zhou naturally agrees. But let us first exchange the Mystic Origin Azure Dew, then drink heartily together. How about it?" Zhou Xun said with a slight smile.
"Of course!"
"The Imperial Clan Minister had someone deliver the Mystic Origin Azure Dew only this morning. It is in the treasury now!" As he spoke, the Elder led Zhou Xun toward the storeroom.
Arriving at the place where the Mystic Origin Azure Dew was stored, he pointed ahead.
"Please look, Prefect Zhou—"
Before he could finish speaking, he froze where he stood. The place where the Mystic Origin Azure Dew had originally been stored was completely empty, devoid of any treasure.
"There's nothing here," Zhou Xun said in puzzlement.
"That can't be right. I personally placed it here. How could it have vanished?" The Elder's expression turned grave as he searched several other places.
Yet he still found no trace of the Mystic Origin