Chapter 259: Royal Treasure Vault

Recalling the shock he felt upon hearing those words yesterday, Wang Xuesong sighed endlessly.

"A Marquis, such honor and favor..."

Since the Li Family seized the world, how many Different-Surname Kings have there been?

How could such a rare honor fall upon a young man like this?

"However, letting him obtain these so easily, I fear it may not necessarily be a good thing."

Withdrawing his thoughts from yesterday's shock, he looked at the young man's profile.

He is too young.

Not even twenty years old yet.

Compared to himself, a hundred-year-old man on the verge of decay and death, he is as dazzling as the rising morning sun.

Ren Yidao is already on par with a Different-Surname King; if he were to be formally enfeoffed, the significance would be different.

It might even cause unnecessary turmoil in Beigan.

To avoid such a situation, unless... he is married to a Princess, and then his surname is changed to Li.

However, recalling the Ninth Princess, who seems to have a close relationship with him, Wang Xuesong felt this matter was even more unreliable.

In his mind, the Ninth Princess and the Second Prince are powerful candidates for the throne, not candidates for a political marriage.

But if the marriage partner is not the Ninth Princess, would she agree?

"... Sigh!"

Annoyed to the point of being unable to bear this troublesome matter, the old man who had dedicated his life to Beigan sighed deeply and muttered to himself:

"This old man wants to go back..."

I, this old man, want to retire and return to my hometown; I don't want to clean up the Li Family's messes anymore!

Especially not cleaning up the mess for this guy, Li Long!

Beside Wang Xuesong, Ren Yidao was startled by his sudden lamentation.

?

You old man, you scared me!

Go back? What do you mean?

Aren't we arriving immediately?

"Cough, cough, it's nothing. This old man just thought of some urgent matters and was momentarily distracted."

Coughing twice to put on a show, Wang Xuesong quickly adjusted his mood and continued to lead the way.

His expression was amiable; one could not tell at all what he had been thinking just now.

Ren Yidao could not read minds and could not guess what Wang Xuesong was struggling with.

However, if he knew what Li Long wanted to do, he certainly wouldn't want him to enfeoff him as a King.

At that time, he would definitely say:

"If you must enfeoff me, then make me a Marquis."

"I think Changxin Marquis is quite good; it sounds like it has integrity, and it must have extraordinary merits!"

However, it is a pity that Li Long did not act arbitrarily after Wang Xuesong's remonstration at the cost of his life.

Although he was unhappy, he still dismissed his reckless idea.

Wang Xuesong was right about one thing.

"The Two Domains Conflict is merely a secret matter between two dynasties, not convenient to be revealed to the people of the world."

"Outsiders do not know how much of a role His Highness Ren played; rewarding him for no reason would only make the world look down on him, and it would instead become a disaster."

One should not accept rewards without merit.

Even if Ren Yidao has great merit, so what? The people of the world don't know!

If he were really enfeoffed as a King for no reason, it would certainly touch the sensitive nerves of many people.

Li Long could only shake his head in regret, completely abandoning the idea of secretly bestowing rewards after Wang Xuesong left.

"Next time, next time for sure!"

Whether he can be enfeoffed as the Changxin Marquis next time, Ren Yidao does not know.

But there is one thing that does not need to wait for next time.

Standing in front of the Imperial Palace's Royal Treasure Vault, Ren Yidao felt a slight ripple in his heart.

Although it looked unremarkable on the surface, even through the door and the Seal, Ren Yidao could still faintly feel the fluctuations behind the door.

Originally, even if there were no treasures, he would have agreed to Wang Xuesong's request to be the team leader.

Going to the Royal Treasure Vault to pick things was just the icing on the cake; he didn't hold much expectation in his heart.

But now, Ren Yidao was very glad that he had habitually bargained at that time.

He felt something behind the door attracting him.

This was truly an unexpected joy.

Because the last time he had such a sensation was when he found the Mud Statue of that year at Xianhu Temple.

In other words, in this treasury, there is a treasure crucial to the improvement of Ren Yidao's Divine Path!

What could it be?

Noticing Ren Yidao's change in mood, Wang Xuesong teased:

"His Highness doesn't look excited; are you worried that Beigan doesn't have good things?"

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Ren Yidao shook his head and smiled at Wang Xuesong:

"How could that be? I am just a little nervous; I am afraid of doing something wrong inside in a moment."

Seeing that he finally showed the appropriate emotion, Wang Xuesong felt slightly relieved and smiled:

"I didn't expect His Highness Ren to still have the temperament of a youth. Hehe, rest assured, with this old man here, Your Highness need not worry."

He took out a token and handed it to the guards for inspection, then walked ahead into the slowly opening gate.

Following in the footsteps of Wang, Ren Yidao felt as if he had passed through a layer of transparent film and entered another world.

But before he could begin searching for the treasure that was summoning him, he furrowed his brows and clenched his palms in the air a few times.

"……There is no Dharma Power here?"

It was not just that there was no Dharma Power in the air; even the Dharma Power within his own body seemed to have vanished, and he could not sense a single bit of it.

A trap?

"Hm? Oh, oh, oh! Your Highness Ren, do not be anxious; this old man forgot to mention it."

Seeing Ren Yidao's suspicious expression, Wang Xuesong blinked his eyes and sincerely cupped his hands in apology:

"This is my oversight. Because only members of the Li Family and a few high-ranking officials are qualified to enter here, I assumed you were already aware."

"The Royal Treasure Vault is equipped with a Great Array that suppresses all Dharma Power entering this place; it is considered a forbidden zone for magic."

A Forbidden Magic Array, is it?

Hearing his explanation, Ren Yidao nodded reluctantly, but his slightly furrowed brows did not relax.

This feeling of suddenly losing his Dharma Power made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

This restless agitation felt as if one day, suddenly, there was no Wi-Fi or signal...

It's unbearable!

Watching Wang Xuesong's refreshed expression, Ren Yidao, who felt as if bugs were biting at his heart, could not help but ask:

"Does Prime Minister not feel uncomfortable?"

Could it be that I misjudged him earlier? Is this a master with extraordinary concentration?

But Wang Xuesong merely shook his head, spread his hands, and shrugged:

"Uncomfortable? Let alone feeling uncomfortable, this old man feels nothing at all."

"After all, this old man is just an ordinary old man; whether there is Dharma Power or not makes no difference to me."

Fine.

In a certain sense, this really is an elderly person.

He has no need to go online at all.

"However, I remember that Prime Minister had some Dharma Power fluctuations on your person before, didn't you?"

"Are you referring to this?"

Wang Xuesong rolled up his sleeve to reveal a withered wrist, upon which was worn a golden bracelet in a style extremely ornate and feminine.

With an old man wearing such a bracelet, Ren Yidao could not help but comment:

"It really is... not very suitable for you."

Wang Xuesong was not offended and laughed loudly:

"Hahaha, this old man thinks so too, but this treasure was bestowed by the First Emperor, so it cannot be removed."

"It can protect this old man's Consciousness Sea, defend against secret manipulation by cultivators, and it does not require one's own Dharma Power to operate."

For the Prime Minister of a country, if one were to be manipulated without knowing it, that would be a huge problem.

The significance of this treasure to Wang Xuesong was indeed very great.

But at this moment, this magical treasure did not show a single trace of Spirit Qi fluctuation; it looked just like an ordinary piece of jewelry.

!

Ren Yidao suddenly realized what this meant and looked up at his surroundings.

"Could it be that..."

Wang Xuesong nodded and pointed to the various objects in the Treasury:

"That's right, the restriction of the array on Dharma Power is not just aimed at cultivators; the Dharma Power of treasures is also restricted in the same way."

A dazzling array of items filled the space; apart from their designs, one could not see any special features at all, as if they were a pile of luxurious goods.

But the Li Family would certainly not collect a pile of mundane objects; in other words, these things were all treasures.

And he had to blindly pick through this vast sea of treasures?

And what was worse was...

That attraction which should have become intense by now had quietly vanished, completely hidden among them.

"Prime Minister, about how many treasures are there here?"

"If this old man remembers correctly, there should be about ten thousand or so."

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