Chapter 687 - 6: Rising from the Coffin
Celestial Strategy Mansion.
Chen Lusi had no idea that due to the Heirloom Seal of the Realm fragment she brought back, a great upheaval was occurring at the First Emperor’s Mausoleum in Chang’an, thousands of miles away.
She and Tang Language were in pursuit of the uncontrollable Jade Seal Fragment, swiftly moving upward.
During this time, the two encountered many members of the Celestial Strategy Mansion.
The moment these members saw Chen Lusi, their eyes lit up, but before they could greet her,
Chen Lusi quickly apologized and then swiftly passed them, disappearing from sight.
Seeing Chen Lusi in such a hurry,
many members’ expressions changed, thinking something major had happened again.
It wasn’t until Tang Language, following behind Chen Lusi, shouted, "Make way, make way, why are you blocking the corridor!"
that everyone felt relieved.
If Tangyu Celestial Strategy still had time to shout... then it probably wasn’t a big deal.
People began watching Chen Lusi as she went away. Since the public accusation, this was the first time many members saw Chen Lusi.
Compared to the uproar in the black market, the internal reaction at the Celestial Strategy Mansion to the public accusation was actually very calm.
Because there were simply too many witnesses within the Celestial Strategy Mansion.
Many things didn’t need to be spoken about.
During the Russian Orthodox Church incident back then, many people in the group were exclaiming ’Impressive’.
But this time, there weren’t even many people saying that.
This is actually quite simple. After the public accusation, Chen Lusi had already become a banner for the Celestial Strategy Mansion. Although many didn’t verbalize this, his actions, along with succeeding Xia Yue as the leader of the Third Battalion Celestial Strategy, were reinforcing this point.
And as a banner, there’s no need to shout ’Impressive’.
On the other side.
Chen Lusi didn’t know the internal reactions of other Celestial Strategy Mansion members after she passed.
All her attention was on the Jade Seal Fragment.
The speed was too fast.
...Clearly an inanimate object, yet it exuded a sense of urgency.
If one’s strength was a bit weaker, they might not even be able to see the fragment, which was only a bit larger than a thumbnail.
Climbing the stairs again, Chen Lusi glanced up.
Ji Xin?
As soon as this thought arose, the speed of the Jade Seal Fragment ahead suddenly slowed down and stopped moving upward.
Because last time Chen Lusi acted, the conference room on the top floor was still drafty on all sides...
So Ji Xin shouldn’t be on the top floor.
Thinking of this, Chen Lusi witnessed the Jade Seal Fragment suddenly falling, flying through the crack of a door into a certain room.
She frowned slightly, immediately came to that room, and directly crashed open the door.
Bam—
The door hit the wall forcefully, producing a loud sound.
"..."
After crashing the door open, Chen Lusi suddenly stopped.
Inside the room.
Ji Xin and Shanli looked at her in astonishment.
Their current posture was somewhat strange... Ji Xin, rarely, was wearing very short shorts, with her smooth, long legs resting on Shanli’s legs. Shanli’s hand was placed on her white thigh, seemingly helping to massage it.
"Uh..."
On the other side,
Tang Language, who had been following Chen Lusi, caught up.
But facing the suddenly stopped Chen Lusi, she couldn’t stop in time and accidentally bumped into her back, letting out a muffled hum.
"Why did you stop? Where’s the fragment?"
Leaning on Chen Lusi’s back, Tang Language, disregarding her sore nose, asked while tiptoeing, resting her chin on Chen Lusi’s shoulder to peek into the room.
Then...
"What kind of play is this?"
Hiding behind Chen Lusi, Tang Language muttered, "Why are you giving a massage here? Isn’t this the Celestial Strategy Mansion? Hmm, but those thighs sure are white..."
Hearing this, Ji Xin finally came to her senses, immediately using her Spirit to lower her legs, then pursed her glossy red lips and was about to explain when she suddenly noticed something, tilting her head slightly.
On the table.
The Heirloom Seal of the Realm was placed.
And the Jade Seal Fragment was floating above it, excitedly circling around.
As it kept circling,
the gold added to the top of the Heirloom Seal of the Realm began to rapidly dissolve at a speed visible to the naked eye, flowing along the Jade Seal, dripping onto the tabletop, burning the wooden surface, but strangely, the scorching gold liquid flowing over the Jade Seal caused no harm to the jade material of the seal.
Finally.
The gold on top of the Heirloom Seal of the Realm completely melted away.
And the Jade Seal Fragment stopped circling, hovering directly above the Heirloom Seal of the Realm.
Then... it suddenly fell.
Click—
A faint sound was heard, and the fragment seamlessly embedded itself into the gap.
Then.
Airwaves suddenly erupted, instantly spreading outward, blowing the hair of everyone present, and like a wave, it continued to spread outward.
Chen Lusi tilted her head slightly, then looked back at the Heirloom Seal of the Realm.
The Heirloom Seal of the Realm on the table had already begun to float.
Moreover, it seemed to be emitting a certain kind of energy.
Waves of ring-like energy ripples passed through everyone present’s bodies, eventually disappearing from sight.
After roughly nine repetitions,
although the Heirloom Seal of the Realm still floated in the air, it finally settled down.
"What exactly is this..."
Ji Xin came back to her senses, glanced at the Heirloom Seal of the Realm which had suddenly mutated, and then turned to look at Chen Lusi, asking, "What’s going on?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Lusi took a deep breath and then walked into the room.
"Ah."
Behind, Tang Language, still leaning and watching, stumbled, quickly grabbing Chen Lusi’s clothes to steady herself, and then followed him into the room.
Moments later.
"Jade Seal Fragment..."
Ji Xin finally understood the ins and outs, looking at the floating Heirloom Seal of the Realm on the table, slightly furrowing her elegant brows: "I didn’t expect that old fox to still be hiding this thing. I’ve never heard of it, nor has she ever mentioned it to me... Tsk, I just knew she wasn’t honest, that old thing."