Chapter 62 Flaws

"Hmm...yes, yes! This is the only reasonable explanation. However, there cannot be such a deep cave in the post house, and it happens to be where the Dongchang Empire's gifts are stored." Guan Zheng said suspiciously.

"Since they are going to do a major case, they need a lot of investment. Their target is the Dongchang Empire, so naturally they dig holes in advance under the post house where the Dongchang Empire often stays, and connect the exits to every room." Li Luck said.

"You mean...this is a big case?!" Zhao Yu asked in shock.

"Yes, this is not only a major case, but also a shocking case. The target should be the emperor and many ministers and envoys." Li Yun said in surprise.

Guan Zheng broke into cold sweat when he heard this, and his expression changed drastically.

"Yun'er, are you sure?!" Li Wei asked in shock.

"Yeah! However, I need to see the gift before I can finalize it." Li Yun nodded.

"Okay! We'll go there right away." Guan Zheng said in a deep voice.

"Uncle, don't alert the other party now. They may be hiding in caves or dark places to observe our movements. Therefore, we must go quietly. It is best to find some senior officials to receive the Dongchang Empire envoy and ask them to take out the gifts. Let’s take a look first, we can just hide and observe in secret.” Li Yun said.

"It makes sense! The other party has been planning for a long time. If the conspiracy is discovered, they may adopt a backup plan, which will be even more troublesome." Guan Zheng praised.

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There is a posthouse in the south of the imperial capital. It is large in scale and has a beautiful environment. It is an important place for the Tianlong Empire to receive envoys from various countries.

The Dongchang Empire’s missions have always stayed here.

The Dongchang delegation that came to the Tianlong Imperial Capital this time was headed by a middle-aged man named Wan Yangu. He had a fat head and big ears, and was quite blessed. He was a member of the royal family of the Dongchang Empire. In the Dongchang Empire, The prestige is very high, which shows that the Dongchang Empire attaches great importance to this gift.

Wanyangu was relieved after the gift was lost. He was extremely excited at this time. He was drinking a small drink in the room and letting his slaves massage him to relax.

"Report! The Third Highness of the Tianlong Empire is here to visit!"

"What?! His Highness the Third Highness of the Tianlong Empire?! Please come quickly!"

When Wan Yangu heard this, he jumped out of bed, quickly dressed up, and headed out the door.

"I didn't know that when His Highness the Third Highness came, Wan Yangu came late to greet him. How offended he was!"

"Your Majesty, excuse yourself quickly!" His Highness the Third Highness quickly helped Wanyan Gu up.

"Your Highness, please!"

"please!"

His Highness Long Hao and several subordinates followed Wanyan Gu into the lobby.

"I heard that the gift you brought to your father this time was actually stolen. Xiao Wang was so frightened that he came here to apologize!" Long Hao said first.

"Thank you for your love, Your Highness! The stolen gift has been recovered, but it has caused a lot of trouble for your country's Xingtiansi, and I feel quite uneasy!" Wan Yangu said with cupped hands.

"It turns out that it has been found! Xiao Wang has not received the notification from Xing Tiansi, so he came here in a hurry. So, I really have to congratulate you!" Long Hao laughed.

"Haha! It's really miraculous. In just half a day, the lost gift was recovered. Maybe the servants themselves made a mistake. It's really embarrassing to say it." Wan Yangu said with a smile.

"As long as the gift is not lost, everyone is relieved! I heard that this thing is very magical. I wonder if Xiao Wang can take a look first so that he can feast his eyes on it?!"

"This... His Highness wants to see it, so there is no problem. Why don't you ask Your Highness to move the gift to the storage place to avoid the trouble of moving it?"

"It's natural, my lord, please!"

His Highness the Third Prince followed Wanyan Gu to the gift storage place with several personal guards.

"My lord!" the two guards shouted in unison.

"Open the door, His Highness wants to see our gifts." Wan Yangu ordered.

"yes!"

Everyone then entered and found that the room was very high, and a large box more than ten feet high was placed in the middle of the house.

"Open the box."

"yes!"

Under the gaze of everyone, the box was slowly opened, the silk curtain of the package was lifted, and a nine-foot-tall red coral was slowly revealed.

Wow!

Everyone was amazed, their eyes shining with envy.

This is a rare tall coral with a tall trunk and many branches. It is red and crystal clear, like jade. Around the coral, there is a faint mist, which looks mysterious and moving.

More skilled craftsmen embellished some original flaws with huge luminous pearls and gold, making the coral look perfect and luxurious.

“It’s so beautiful!”

His Highness the Third Highness praised it heartily. Even he, who had seen many treasures, could not help but be impressed by it at this moment.

Several of the followers were so full of praise that their saliva was almost drooling.

"Hahaha!" Wan Yangu laughed proudly, enjoying the adulation from everyone.

"You don't know that this coral has another great benefit. It grows on the seabed of the East China Sea. It is nourished by the pressure of seawater and the warmth of submarine volcanoes all year round. It is already a coral containing fire aura, and it is a spiritual object that cultivators dream of. If Now if we put some pressure on it, it will be able to absorb a large amount of fire spirit energy from the environment and dissipate it outwards, and the surrounding aerosol phenomenon will be more obvious, showing a fiery red air mass, which is very spectacular!"

Wan Yangu introduced, waving his hand casually.

A huge burst of profound energy instantly enveloped the fire coral. Sure enough, the mist on the fire coral suddenly became turbulent, and streams of fiery red mist spurted out, surrounding the coral, making it appear dense and gorgeous.

Everyone was already in a daze.

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Li Yun, who was among the entourage, stared at the fire coral closely, thoughtfully.

"Have you found anything?" Li Yun asked in his heart.

"Master, we found a problem!" Xiaoxing said suddenly.

"where?"

"There is no problem with the aerosol, but there is a problem with the Luminous Pearl."

"Oh? What's the problem?" Li Yun stared at the night pearls closely.

"If the pressure is too high, these night pearls will explode!"

Sure enough, Li Yun carefully observed the countless luminous pearls of different sizes on the coral, many of which were already trembling slightly under the pressure.

"It seems that someone has replaced him." Li Yunxin said.

"Yes, I can feel that there are traces of movement on it." Xiaoxing said.

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"What a peerless treasure! My father will definitely like it!" His Highness the Third Prince said sincerely.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness!" Wan Yangu couldn't hide the pride in his heart.

"It must be a great achievement for your Excellency to present this gift this time! Xiao Wang would like to congratulate you in advance!"

"Hahaha! Thank you, Your Highness!"

Everyone then said goodbye to Wanyangu and left the post house.

"How's it going? Have you found any problems?" His Highness the Third Prince looked back at the far away post house and asked Guan Zheng softly.

Guan was thinking, but his eyes were fixed on Li Yun.

"There is indeed a problem!" Li Yun said.

"Master, where did you find a flaw?!" Guan Zheng asked in surprise.

Everyone also turned to Li Yun.

"The night pearls have been replaced! Under greater mysterious pressure, they will explode. Maybe there is some terrible poisonous gas or other murderous weapons inside." Li Yun said.

"this…"

Everyone was sweating and trembling after hearing this.

Guan Zheng said in a trembling voice: "It seems that they are eyeing the opportunity of 'gathering mysteries' and taking advantage of the huge pressure of the gathering array in the court to make a fuss! If all the night pearls explode and the poisonous gas inside escapes, I'm afraid A lot of people are going to die!”

"Not bad! In fact, even if the pressure of 'Giving Xuan' fails to make the night pearls explode, I think they will have a second plan to make those night pearls explode!" Li Yun analyzed.

"Young Master is saying...that there is a traitor in the court?!"

"This possibility is extremely high. He must have the antidote hidden in his body in advance. As long as he sees that the night pearls have not exploded, he will definitely put pressure on them to explode and cause a murder." Li Yun judged.

"It's... too scary!" Zhao Yu trembled.

His Highness Long Hao's face was ashen and he clenched his fists, "Who is it?! How dare you plan such a major case. Such a major case is enough to provoke a huge war between our Tianlong Empire and the Dongchang Empire!"

"No matter who it is, it must be inseparable from the participation of the Xirong Empire." Li Yun said.

"How can Master judge this?" Guan Zhengqi asked.

"The fire coral has been missing for no more than a day. It is necessary to complete the replacement of all luminous pearls within one day, and it must be flawless and unnoticed. It is impossible without a large number of skilled craftsmen. And the Xirong Empire has a large number of people in jewelry processing. A master-level figure, so there must be a large number of Xirong craftsmen hidden in the caves." Li Yun analyzed.

"Young master is truly a god." Guan Zheng praised, stroking his forehead.

"Hmph... Xirong! It's Xirong again! Last time, a plague almost spread in Itingchao City, and now he wants to sow discord between us and the Dongchang Empire and create a national war! How hateful!" His Royal Highness said angrily.

"Young Master, what's the plan now?" Guan Zheng asked carefully.

Li Yun pondered for a while and asked: "Your Highness, can you tell me the formation of the Xuan Gathering Formation in detail."

"Okay! Let's return to the palace immediately. I have a copy of that formation there."

"Walk!"

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In recent days, Tianlong Emperor has put up lanterns and decorations everywhere, and even the trees are covered in red makeup. People are laughing and running around telling each other, making it very lively.

Especially this morning, the sixty bells rang throughout the city, and people sent their blessings from a distance. The sixtieth birthday of the Holy Emperor of the Tianlong Empire has finally arrived!

People and gifts from local and foreign countries poured into the court hall, waiting for the Holy Emperor's review.

There were too many gifts, and most of the birthday gifts had already been arranged to be sent to the royal warehouse before they could be reviewed. Only the particularly outstanding ones could be displayed at the gift ceremony and receive awards from the Holy Emperor.

In the court hall, their royal highnesses and princesses stood in the front row, and hundreds of officials lined up, including envoys.

The Holy Emperor was in high spirits today, with a radiant face, dressed in a yellow robe and a dragon crown, and walked slowly up to court.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Everyone below shouted in unison!

"Okay! Okay, okay! All the ministers are on the same level!" The Holy Emperor raised his sleeves and took the lead in sitting on the dragon chair.

Everyone shouted and kowtowed three times before standing up.

"The gift ceremony begins now!" A favored eunuch announced loudly.

Soon, the long-arranged dedication ceremony finally began.

This is an eye-opening opportunity that many people have been looking forward to for a long time. Even the Holy Emperor is watching with great interest.

"Look at this birthday gift, which one can come out on top!"

"Yes, the last time the emperor celebrated his fiftieth birthday, a crown of ten thousand beads from the Xirong Empire took the first place. I still remember it vividly!"

"I heard that the Dongchang Empire obtained a treasure this time. It is a ten-thousand-year-old fire coral under the sea. It is rich in spiritual energy and extremely valuable!"

"There is such a wonderful treasure?! It seems that I will have a good eye-opening later..."

The officials were whispering.

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