Chapter 256 – Sarcasm (1/2)

Li Lao, who was surprised, also got near to Ye Wuchen. He shook his head and gave the same conclusion as Li Lao. Long Yin sighed, and he tried to comfort Ye Wuchen, “Wuchen, there’s nothing to worry about. There’re so many gifted people in the world. There must be a way to make you recover. It does not only matter to your life, but Ye Family and Tianlong Country. There is no way I will see you like this.”

Ye Wuchen thought, how well-trained, and how easy to get people admiring him. He replied, “thank you, Emperor, for your kind intentions. May I ask if that’s the only reason for your visit?”

“Hey, there is one more thing, and this is something big.” Long Yin then put on a serious look.

“Please tell me.” Ye Wuchen smiled and waited for what was following, although he knew entirely what Long Yin was going to tell him.

“When you came back, have you heard about the treasures left by Emperor Taizu?” Long Yin frowned and stared at his eyes.

“Oh?” Ye Wuchen asked, and he was baffled.

Long Yin and Lin Kuang were looking at each other, and they didn’t notice any hint of fear or nervousness in Ye Wuchen. Long Yin asked again, “then, do you remember stealing the iron sword in the treasury?”

“Of course. May I know why the Emperor asked about this?”

“Is the sword still with you?” Long Yin’s breath naturally became a bit heavy, and Ye Wei and Ye Nu were also surprised. They had no idea about it at all.

Ye Wuchen shook his head and said plainly, “of course it’s not with me. It’s just an ordinary iron sword, why would I need it?”

Long Yin suddenly squinted, and asked with a low voice, “is it not with you? Then why did you steal it back then among all the other treasures?”

“This is very simple.” Ye Wuchen smiled a little, and looked casually, “as the emperor said, there were all kinds of rare treasures, and those who could enter the treasury were all worth millions. Strangely, a rotted iron sword was put together with all of them, it seemed too weird for me, so I had to have a look. After observation, there’s nothing special about the sword, so I discarded it.”

“You discarded it?” The whole of Long Yin’s body went stiff. He tried very hard to stay calm and asked, “where did you discard it?”

Ye Wuchen shrugged, “It’s an unremarkable iron sword. I don’t remember where I put it. Emperor, what’s so important with it?”

Long Yin’s eyes flickered, he answered thoughtfully, “Li Lao, you brought him to the treasury. Tell him yourself.”

“Yes.” Li Lao stepped forward and said, “the Emperor of Taizu left the iron sword. It was strictly ordered that the descendants could never discard it unless our country comes to an end. The Emperors in Tianlong Country have been obeying this order, and have been storing all the important things in the Treasury. We all have inspected its state out of curiosity, and we didn’t find anything so unique about it. When time went by, we thought that Taizu Emperor probably used it in his battles on the desert. Since it had helped the country, it would be a bad sign to Tianlong if someone lost or discarded it.”

“However, just ten months ago, the Tomb of Emperor Taizu was invaded by a group of mysterious wicked people. All the guards were killed on the spot, and there was no one left alive. When we arrived, the Tomb of Emperor Taizu had been looted. Numerous treasures buried in the funeral were gone, and even the coffin of the Emperor was missing.”

Translations by AsianHobbyist Website

“When this happened, the Emperor was furious, and he wanted to undergo a thorough investigation. Strangely, those wicked people didn’t leave any trace, and even after a whole month of investigation, nothing was found. Right at this moment, this was shocking news in Tianlong Continent; someone discovered a message inside the robe of the Emperor, the one he was wearing when he passed away. On the message, it says that when the Emperor Taizu established the country, he took away all the fortunes found in the society, and he accumulated a large amount of wealth. After the country was established, the Emperor Taizu wanted to prevent people from merely staying at home, doing nothing, he hid this great sum of money in somewhere inside Tianlong Continent, and ordered an ironsmith to forge an iron sword. Then, he hid the map inside the sword and ordered his descendants never to lose the sword. They must not ruin it before the end of the country. And, even if the country comes to its end, anyone can revive it with this sword.”