Chapter 489 - 348 Killing the Chicken to Warn the Monkey_3

"A treasured artifact?"

Chen Xuan was intrigued and proceeded to open the wooden box.

A piece of yellow paper!

But on it was a red stamp.

"Ancient script!"

Chen Xuan recognized it at once and found it very familiar.

Where had he seen it?

"Zong Peng said that every mansion in Great Yu has this yellow paper, meant to curb the power of its king."

"But it can only be used with incontrovertible evidence!"

"Otherwise... severe punishment awaits from Great Yu."

Qin Ke repeated Zong Peng’s warning to him verbatim.

"Alright!"

After closing the wooden box, Chen Xuan handed it back to him, "Then keep it well."

"Perhaps it’s better left with Master, I’m too weak. If I lose it, it would be disastrous."

Holding onto something that could subdue a king felt somewhat rebellious.

"Just keep it yourself! Doesn’t Master trust you?"

Chen Xuan smiled.

The fact that Qin Ke shared this matter with him spoke volumes about his loyalty.

Besides... he didn’t believe that a mere piece of paper could suppress him.

"Well... alright then."

Seeing his insistence, Qin Ke reluctantly accepted.

"Oh, by the way, I will be going to the Library Pavilion of the Three Judicial Departments soon. Be prepared."

He had been longing to visit the Library Pavilion of the Three Judicial Departments.

He didn’t have the chance before, but now... the entire Molan Mansion belonged to him and his disciple; naturally, he could go whenever he wished.

"Here’s the token. Master can go whenever you wish."

Qin Ke handed him the token of the chief.

"Alright!"

Chen Xuan stored the token; it was the key to accessing the upper levels of the Library Pavilion.

"Did Zong Peng mention anything about the array on the fifth floor?"

When King Gu Li saved that World Spirit back then, he had asked Zongzheng for a spot in the array.

He speculated that it was likely to allow the World Spirit to use the array to enter the Lower Realm, aiming to devour the World Spirit there.

Of course, this was merely his speculation.

"No, he only said that the array was important, and the details would become clear upon its activation."

Qin Ke replied.

Moreover, when Zong Peng mentioned this, his demeanor was extremely serious.

"How long before it activates?"

"About two years! When it’s about to activate, I’ll sense it."

Chen Xuan nodded slightly; the timing aligned roughly with what was said earlier.

After Qin Ke left, he entered the training room.

He stood before the bookshelves, glancing at the decree and the king seal he had casually tossed there.

He hadn’t looked at these since they came into his possession.

"It seems I’ve seen it on this, right?"

Chen Xuan muttered to himself, taking down the decree and slowly opening it.

Immediately, a stamp appeared in view.

Sure enough... identical.

Only this one was much smaller than the one on the yellow paper.

However... it seemed somehow different.

His eyes suddenly flickered with a blue light.

Countless red lines appeared in Chen Xuan’s eyes, arranged in a special way.

Like some kind of array.

After a long while.

Chen Xuan put down the decree, appearing puzzled.

"It resembles an array but isn’t quite one!"

"And it seems to be influenced by something."

"But he couldn’t see through it."

He murmured to himself.

Then his gaze turned to a nearby purple-gold box containing the king seal.

That night,

Qin Ying had told him that the king seal must be refined with vital blood to be recognized as a genuine king of Great Yu.

However, involving vital blood made Chen Xuan more cautious.

So he left it there, unrefined.

He took the king seal from the box, half a palm in size, purple-gold, with the characters "Profound King Seal" inscribed below.

After examining it for a long time... he ultimately placed it back.

"Let’s wait and see."

Great Yu was so vast, with over a hundred kings, and no rebellion for tens of thousands of years.

Clearly, it was abnormal.

The only possible explanation was... these kings in the mansions were restrained by Great Yu.

But this was merely his guess, and it was hard to say for sure.

"Maybe I can ask Gu Yun when there’s an opportunity!"

He was the only king he knew.

Moreover, such discussions... couldn’t be broached lightly, the risk was too great.

"Forget it!"

He shook his head, and then a black array plate appeared in his hand.

This was the eye of the array above Prince Xuan’s Mansion.

It was left by Crane King.

Chen Xuan had been studying it closely these days, and it was quite decent.

It could roughly withstand a first-level Dao Realm expert.

But to him... it was much too weak.

After all, with his current strength, he could handle anyone below the third level of the Dao Realm with a single punch.

"Luan Ying, come to your husband."

Chen Xuan transmitted his voice.

Moments later, Luan Ying entered with a smile, "What is it, my husband?"

"Take this!"

Chen Xuan handed over the array plate, explaining, "This is the control eye of the array over Prince Xuan’s Mansion. From now on, it’s yours to manage."

"Master it as quickly as you can, and there’s quite a bit about arrays in the Myriad Manifestation Skill as well, try to integrate them."

Considering she was now at the Mid-Stage Xuan Rank.

She had the strongest Spiritual Power among them, so entrusting the array to her could unleash its maximum potential.

"Just right, cultivation has been a bit dull, it’s nice to have something to play with."

Luan Ying examined the array plate with interest.

"You..."

Chen Xuan patted her head, "Well, have fun and give your husband a nice surprise."

"Task will be completed, guaranteed!"

Luan Ying loudly declared, winking at him, then she bounced out of the room like a child.

"Can I really trust her with this?"

Even Chen Xuan had some regrets.

This little lady was getting more and more lively.

...

The next day, Chen Xuan quietly arrived at the Library Pavilion of the Three Judicial Departments.