The Young Man in the Screening Room

Early the next morning, the deputy leader of the Envoy Group and several experts responsible for the appraisal, under the protection of the Immortals, prepared to authenticate the Celestial Divine Statue.

When he saw Lin Shen arrive, deputy leader Chi Jiu could not help frowning slightly.

Though Lin Shen held only a nominal post, they had been in the Di Man Race for two days now and had scarcely seen hide nor hair of him. He had not even attended the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Envoy Group meetings. This Lin Shen was truly outrageous.

The others did not look kindly upon Lin Shen either, treating him as though he were thin air.

Lin Shen did not care. He led Ouyang Yudu and the others along with the Di Man Race Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials to the Imperial Capital Museum, where the Celestial Divine Statue was kept.

Yet after arriving at the Imperial Capital Museum, only Lin Shen, Chi Jiu, and several appraisal experts were allowed inside. Even the Immortals responsible for guarding them could only wait outside.

The list had been decided long ago. Not just anyone was qualified to take part.

Lin Shen did not particularly want to go in either. Resting in the main hall would have been better; if he had a choice, he would rather have waited there.

Led by the staff, the group passed through layer upon layer of doors before finally arriving at the hall where the Celestial Divine Statue was housed.

Lin Shen looked at the Celestial Divine Statue resting inside an energy shield. The thing did not appear especially remarkable.

It looked like a white stone statue, carved in the image of an angel with spread wings, hands pressed together, and eyes closed in prayer.

If he had not known