noffsinger Chapter 203 Running Away with the Treasure (2)
Chapter 203 Running Away with the Treasure (2)
Kongming's mind raced, but his face remained calm and smiling. "Young Master An, even if I were willing to lend it to you now, do you think something so important to my sect would be left in the hands of a mere Golden Core cultivator like myself?"
Kongming paused, guessing the other party's intention, and then immediately spoke again.
"Furthermore, that ancient scroll is a crucial link in our sect's recovery of lost items, so how can we easily show it to others! However..."
Kongming deliberately dragged out his words, secretly observing An Lushan's expression.
"But what?" An Lushan asked, his brow furrowing.
Kongming sighed softly and said, "Since Prince An wishes to borrow it, I cannot refuse. However, I can only hand over the incomplete scroll after I have retrieved the treasure of my pavilion. What do you say?"
"Hmph, Mr. Zhuge, you're not just deliberately making excuses, are you!" An Lushan's face darkened, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
Kongming sneered inwardly, but on the surface he still explained sincerely: "Prince An, you may not know this, but this ancient scroll corresponds to information about the lost items of our pavilion, and there is a special spiritual bond between it and the scroll. Only by finding the lost items first can we ensure that the energy in the scroll will not be disordered due to external interference."
"Oh?"
An Lushan raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes, and tentatively asked, "Mr. Zhuge, do you mean that the fragment in your possession only corresponds to items in your esteemed collection?"
Kongming felt a chill run down his spine and immediately understood the deeper meaning behind An Lushan's words, as well as guessing why An Lushan had been able to take the gilded cauldron out so easily.
It seems that Emperor Zhu Song of the Ming Dynasty is involved here!
If he admits that the fragment is only related to the Jade Void Seal, then An Lushan will think that the fragment is useless and may even backfire. But if he does not admit it, it will be difficult to justify his actions.
Kongming pondered for a moment, then calmly said, "As Prince An said, the reason it is called a fragment is precisely because it is incomplete. However, this thing is quite spiritual and seems to be able to generate clues, so it is not impossible to find other fragments!"
An Lushan was skeptical, and slightly turned his head to glance at the pavilion next to him.
Suddenly, Kongming sensed a fleeting, subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy.
He was certain that this was the aura of the Nascent Soul cultivator he had sensed earlier.
It seems that An Lushan is seeking the opinion of the Nascent Soul cultivator hidden in the pavilion.
Sure enough, after the subtle spiritual energy disappeared, An Lu nodded to a Golden Core cultivator beside him.
The Golden Core cultivator immediately understood. With a wave of his hands, the tightly wrapped gilded cauldron hummed and slammed straight toward Kongming.
"Wow! That's huge!"
Kongming was overjoyed. He reached out and steadily caught the flying gilded cauldron, then put it into his storage bag.
"Thank you for lending the cauldron, Prince An. Once the lost items are recovered, you can go directly to my Pavilion Master, Jiang Wuyai, to retrieve the gilded cauldron and the ancient scroll!"
After Kongming finished speaking, he flashed away, becoming a blur as he sped off towards the outside of the valley.
An Lushan watched Kongming's disappearing figure, his heart burning with hatred, but he still suppressed his emotions.
Although the decision to send the tripod was made after discussions between An Lushan and Emperor Zhu Song, it was An Lushan who orchestrated it all.
Don't let others benefit while you end up getting nothing in return; that would be difficult to explain to Emperor Ming!
"Greetings to the ancestor!"
Before anyone knew it, the Nascent Soul cultivator had walked out of the pavilion, and the group of cultivators bowed respectfully.
"This boy is extraordinary!"
The Nascent Soul cultivator opened his eyes and said in a deep voice.
An Lushan turned to look at the Nascent Soul cultivator and hurriedly bowed, "Ancestor, this person's methods are strange. When the time is right, we must kill him!"
The Nascent Soul cultivator glanced at An Lushan and said in a deep voice, "How could a mere Golden Core junior escape my grasp!"
After speaking, the Nascent Soul cultivator flicked his sleeve, and a faint thread of spiritual energy silently disappeared into the ground...