Zhang Chao and Li Cheng stared at each other, speechless for a long while.
The treasures in this sea cave stretched as far as the eye could see.
"A Chao-this-what on earth is going on?"
"Has the Dragon King really manifested?!"
"Don't rush. Someone might be storing them here temporarily," Zhang Chao said. "We can't just take them. They'll be worried when they find their things missing."
But-who would casually pile so many treasures in a sea cave?
Zhang Chao stepped forward and circled the raised platform.
A cursory glance showed that most of the treasures were ownerless. The divine thought imprints on them had long since been wiped clean, so anyone could take them away directly.
That went for the pills and the Law Treasures alike.
But the treasure chests and Heaven and Earth Bags holding the Spirit Stones were somewhat different. They bore very weak restrictions, along with a distinctive engraved mark.
Zhang Chao and Li Cheng crouched down together, leaning close to examine it.
They seemed to have seen the pattern of that mark before.
Zhang Chao searched his memory carefully before confirming, "A Cheng, this looks like the Nine-Square Hall's mark-could all this belong to the Nine-Square Hall?
"Old Xu showed it to us."
They had previously become acquainted with Xu Xiuran and naturally had seen the Nine-Square Hall's emblem.
"The Nine-Square Hall-?" Li Cheng froze, then his eyes widened. "That gambling hall? Weren't they-"
Zhang Chao nodded. "Yes."
"The proprietor told Xiao Zhou that a Demon Sect stood behind the Nine-Square Hall. And they wanted to hunt us down, too-"
The two Octopus Demons exchanged a glance.
Silence filled the cave for a moment, then Zhang Chao suddenly chuckled.
"A Cheng, do you remember what we used to do?"
Li Cheng blinked. "Used to?"
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