novelraw Chapter 852 - 477: The Tomb’s Treasure
Chapter 852 - 477: The Tomb’s Treasure
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Yan Xiaobao considered himself a rather stable person, able to control his emotions well, but Gao Yan’s expression made his heart tense and his palms sweat. This news could only be very bad.
"It’s about which Saints survived and which Saints died in unknown graves," Gao Yan began placing two Memory Stones on the table before him. He hesitated for a moment, then placed the third stone on the table.
"This is information about Sha Yun," he said hesitantly. "When you are alone, when you have a lot of time on your hands, you can go through it." Gao Yan suggested, shaking his head. This statement made Yan Xiaobao frown. "Is there a problem?" he asked, but Gao Yan just shook his head. "Even I encountered problems finding information about Sha Yun and her beasts and hybrid cultivators because they are not considered powerful forces in the treasures of the graves." Gao Yan excused himself, but what he said before stuck in Yan Xiaobao’s mind.
Nodding, he accepted all three stones. "I need to know what you understand about the Third Prince and his skills. I need to know what kind of fights he used to engage in together with his habits in the past." Yan Xiaobao said, Gao Yan nodded. "I will do my best, but the Third Prince is very secretive about anything related to him. Come back in a week, I’ll give you everything you found." He said, Yan Xiaobao stood up, nodded, and turned to leave.
On the way back, he did not leisurely go through the small town, but hurried back due to his growing concern about Sha Yun.
Upon returning home to the mansion, only the guard at the door noticed Yan Xiaobao had gone out; he quietly returned to his room and then picked up the three Memory Stones given by Gao Yan.
He sat on the bed, placing two Memory Stones aside, putting the information about the Saints aside. Then he looked at the Memory Stone containing information about Sha Yun, afraid of what he might see inside.
Placing it against his forehead, a soft blue light emerged in the room, and all the chaotic information entered his mind. The group had been traversing various tunnels and had been seen by multiple groups of cultivators.
They were friendly and would not become anyone’s enemy. When a group of Saints began to rob ordinary experts, when they reached the Gate of Heaven, they were forced to retreat. However, they were rescued by Yan Xiaobao and the shield of the Sun Kingdom.
After being forced to retreat, they advanced again; however, after people saw them disappear into the tunnels for the second time, no one saw them again. A few days later, another group successfully found what they believed to be remains of many beasts and half-blood human remnants, but none of these remnants matched Sha Yun’s stature.
Yan Xiaobao closed his eyes, filled with sadness. Although there were no clear remains of Sha Yun, the entire group she experienced had been executed. Deep inside, she had a hope of escape. There was no sign the attackers were dead, so Sha Yun likely did not defeat them, but she was not weak, so she might have escaped. However, where she currently was, Yan Xiaobao did not know. The moment she got the chance she should return to him.
Yan Xiaobao closed his eyes, feeling powerless. He was filled with anger and resentment, disgusted with himself. He chose not to travel with his friends because he intended to explore the inner chambers of the graves, feeling that following him, they would more dangerously continue to fight against the Saints. However, now he wished he had chosen differently and traveled with them. At least he could see what happened to his friend with his own eyes.
"I told you earlier, you should have made Snake Babies! If she’d stayed home caring for your kids, this would never have happened!" Phoenix said very sadly.
Hearing his words, Yan Xiaobao felt even worse. He knew Sha Yun’s feelings for him, but he had never reciprocated them. Now, even if he did not know whether she was alive, he felt as though someone had stabbed his heart repeatedly.
Sha Yun had followed him since childhood, living in Liluo City. She once fought alongside him throughout the sacred dungeon, and she never forced her emotions. He never doubted her sincerity, she always stood by his side regardless. They trained together, ate together, lived together, and remained friends for a long time. Now that she was missing, he was unsure whether she was still alive, and his heart was greatly hurt. He desperately hoped she escaped the ordeal somehow. Not knowing was continuously hurting him. "You are strong; did you escape?" he muttered to himself, but his fear did not lessen a bit, attempting to convince himself that she was safe somewhere. The bad consciousness kept eating away at the hope blooming inside his heart.
As he removed the Memory Stone from his forehead, Yan Xiaobao was silent, a tear rolling down from his chin. "Sha Yun, where are you?" he muttered to himself, then wiped away the wayward tears and stood up.
"I need to tell them," he sighed. "I suspect Gao Yan hasn’t told anyone, but they will be afraid to tell me until I get his information," Yan Xiaobao pondered. He felt pity for Gao Yan, who had always known about Sha Yun’s plight but lacked the ability to share it with anyone.
"Tonight I need to invite everyone," he said as he walked to his desk and found a Memory Stone, leaving a message inviting his friends to come over in the evening. He instructed the cook to prepare for the evening, and after inquiring with the maids, he quickly found a group of young men who could deliver the invitations he needed.