Chapter 1840 - 1438: Burial Goods, Masterless Treasures?

In eyes untouched by the scent of smoke, there is an unmistakable expression of shock...

"The Star Innate Tower has stood for fifteen years..." The voice of the Holy Envoy Child remains calm and steady, yet there’s a hint of distraction in that nonchalance!

"Do you really need to say that?" Upon hearing the Holy Envoy Child’s words, Gu Changsheng immediately rolled her eyes.

The fact that the Star Innate Tower has been there for fifteen years seems to be known by everyone in the Southwestern North Mongol, doesn’t it?

Is it necessary to emphasize it here?

Seriously!

Idle!

"The tower trial during the Blessing Festival has also been held for fifteen years..." The Holy Envoy Child, as if not hearing Gu Changsheng’s words, murmured to himself once again.

"Hmph, yes, yes, fifteen years. Who knows how many people have risked their lives to light the star flame at the top of the Star Innate Tower. If you calculate it carefully, Ta You has truly seen countless people perish!" Hearing this, Gu Changsheng shook her head, curled the corners of her mouth, and exclaimed with a face full of emotion.

"In these fifteen years, there have been very few who’ve reached the third layer of the Star Innate Tower. Yet today, many have ascended without dying in the struggle, but have made it up just like that..." As his gaze stopped at the spiraling staircase, an unusual struggle could be seen on the Holy Envoy Child’s usually expressionless face...

Hearing this, the corners of Gu Changsheng’s mouth twitched a little!

Turns out, all that talk from this little fool was just a buildup?

She thought he was just reminiscing about the past with nothing else to do!

"So, all these years, no one has had so many people ascending to the third layer of the Star Innate Tower?" Blinking her eyes, Gu Changsheng asked innocently.

"No!" The response from the Holy Envoy Child was very definite.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, "So, should Ta You thank me then? If it weren’t for me, how would these people be so united and as determined? Am I right?"

If they hadn’t been scared out of their wits by her, these folks would still be wrestling each other to decide who goes up the tower first. They wouldn’t be fleeing for their lives, forgetting even to fight!

"..." Upon hearing this, the Holy Envoy Child looked at Gu Changsheng speechlessly.

Gu Changsheng wasn’t expecting an answer from him and was a bit complacent in her self-satisfaction!

She harbors quite a resentment against Ta You, having seen the precedent he maintained for fifteen years broken, Gu Changsheng feels an indescribable satisfaction inside, doesn’t she?

To create trouble for Ta You, Gu Changsheng thinks, it’s worth doing! Absolutely worth doing!

Therefore, at this moment, as Gu Changsheng looked at the second layer of the Star Innate Tower that was now deserted, she felt an immense sense of fulfillment in life!

Especially seeing that bookshelf with all those valuable items neatly displayed, Gu Changsheng felt that life was truly fulfilled! Remarkably fulfilled!

"Yuan Bao, Yuan Bao! Stop what you’re doing and quickly go see if, outside the Universe Grand Divergence Ancient Formation, the items will disappear when taken down or not!" Saying this, Gu Changsheng was rubbing her hands together, filled with excitement and joy!

Yuan Bao was still cleaning up the hot pot remains when he heard the voice of his lady calling him.

"Huh?" Yuan Bao raised his head in astonishment from the hot pot chaos, with a puzzled look on his round, gentle face, "My lady, what do you want to do?"

Yuan Bao’s question was also the question of the Holy Envoy Child!

Even Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue looked over at Gu Changsheng with curiosity!

However, Zhou Mu, being the one who understood his little lady the most, upon seeing the bright, gleaming light in her eyes, Zhou Mu suddenly realized...

Having realized this, Zhou Mu instinctively raised his hand to support his forehead, feeling a slight toothache...

Ah, his little lady!

What could he say to her?

"Why do you care what I’m going to do? Quickly, quickly, quickly go see if the things on that shelf still disappear when you take them down!" Gu Changsheng urged, hopping around like she’d been injected with energy, fidgeting uncontrollably!

"Huh? Oh..." Yuan Bao, being a compliant Little Eunuch, heard this and, though puzzled, still stood up and headed toward the shelves. Just as he was about to reach the shelves, Yuan Bao turned back and said with a face full of worry, "My lady, what if there are hidden weapons?"

He could still remember when his lord and Shi Wujue were taking items from the formation, those hidden weapons were falling incessantly!

"If there are hidden weapons, they’ll hit you; why else do you think I asked you to go?" Gu Changsheng replied immediately and confidently upon hearing this.

Even though Gu Changsheng’s tone was overly self-assured, Yuan Bao somehow felt a strange sense of inevitability!

Yes, if there are hidden weapons, they’ll hit him, for Yuan Bao is determined to protect his lord and lady!

So, Yuan Bao reached out for the shelf, and in the grid where his hand went, there rested a Jade Ruyi, of jade quality, gentle and smooth, just a glance revealing its priceless value...

Seeing Yuan Bao had obtained the item, Gu Changsheng immediately exclaimed with excitement, "Throw it away, throw it away! Quickly, see if it disappears when it hits the ground!"

Yuan Bao, being a compliant Little Eunuch, heard this and did not refute?

So, his chubby little hand flipped...

The Jade Ruyi held in his hand suddenly fell to the ground...

"Crash!"

The sound of it landing, like pearls and jades colliding, was crisp and pleasing to the ear...

In the next instant, the Jade Ruyi broke into pieces, with shards flying far...

Gu Changsheng’s eyes, already gleaming brightly, immediately shone even brighter!

The next moment, the expression on Gu Changsheng’s face changed. He darted towards Yuan Bao, raising his hand to deliver a slap on Yuan Bao’s forehead, gritting his teeth as he spoke, "You wasteful little Xiao Er Que!"

"Eh?" Yuan Bao covered his forehead where he was hit, looking perplexed.

Just as he wanted to speak, he saw his wife already crouched on the ground, holding the shattered jade with a heartbreaking expression...

"My Jade Ruyi! My Jade Ruyi! Just the texture, purity, and feel, how much is this worth? And now it’s broken? My heart is bleeding, bleeding..."

Yuan Bao felt like his face would start bleeding because of his wife’s wailing...

Something seems off here!

Yuan Bao scratched his head, thought for a moment, and then spoke, "Uh... wife... this Jade Ruyi, it doesn’t seem to belong to us, does it?"

Before Yuan Bao spoke, Gu Changsheng wasn’t angry, but once Yuan Bao opened his mouth, Gu Changsheng immediately stood up holding the shattered jade and said angrily to Yuan Bao, "You wasteful fool, you have a reason?"

"I..." Yuan Bao felt wronged like a rabbit wearing a hat.

"Do you know how much this is worth in silver? Huh? You wasteful fool, just wait, I’m going to dock your meal expenses!"

"Wife, you told me to break it..." Yuan Bao said tearfully.

"I told you to break it, and you did? You’re so obedient? If I tell you to die, will you?" Gu Changsheng glared.

"I would!" Yuan Bao replied quite confidently.

Gu Changsheng was speechless at those words.

Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue exchanged glances, their actions identical, raising their hands to pinch the bridge of their nose, looking helpless...

"Hey, wife, this isn’t right!" Eventually, Yuan Bao realized something was wrong amidst his wife’s pained expression, stomping his foot and saying, "This stuff doesn’t seem to be ours, breaking it is pointless! Breaking other people’s stuff doesn’t ruin their household, why are you so upset? And you hit me..."

"Who said this stuff isn’t ours?" Gu Changsheng glared.

"It originally wasn’t. This was Ta You’s own preparation for his eternal rest. Didn’t you say this layer is the Treasure Pavilion? Logically, all the things here are what Ta You prepared for his burial!" Yuan Bao scratched his head, his chubby face full of conflict.

"Exactly! It’s for burial! Do you understand the concept of burial? The owner is dead, which means it’s ownerless. If we don’t take it, someone else will, and eventually only tomb robbers benefit. Instead, why not let it benefit us?" Gu Changsheng said eagerly upon hearing this.

"..." Yuan Bao was speechless at this, and after a long while, he finally regained his ability to speak, looking at his wife in embarrassment and saying, "But, these things aren’t ownerless yet..."

Ta You hasn’t died yet!

So, these items honestly aren’t truly ownerless!

Are you really thinking about these items so brazenly? Is this really okay?

"Huh? Owner? Who?" Gu Changsheng blinked.

"Ta You! He hasn’t died yet!" Even Yuan Bao started to feel like pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Ta You! It’s alright! No need to worry!" Gu Changsheng said dismissively, waving her hand upon hearing this.

"Huh? Why?" Yuan Bao was puzzled at these words.

"Because he’ll soon be dead. When I see him, if he’s still alive, I’ll hammer him to death!" Gu Changsheng said through gritted teeth, thinking about everything she experienced inside the tower, and then making a final decision, "So, these things will sooner or later be ownerless!"

Yuan Bao, "..."

Zhou Mu, "..."

Shi Wujue, "..."

The Holy Envoy Child, from expressionless, turned into not knowing what expression to make...

"Money! Silver! These are all treasures! Ta You is good, he is a good hoarder, his burial preparation is excellent, it’s utterly my cup of tea..." Gu Changsheng looked at the multitude of shelves filled with various items, each seemingly valuable, some even unrecognizable to Gu Changsheng as the Southern Emperor. How could Gu Changsheng, usually greedy, not have her eyes wide open?

She’s not just wide-eyed now, her whole being is blossoming with joy!

Before her lies a small golden mountain, waiting for her to pluck it, how could she not be overjoyed?

While Gu Changsheng was rubbing her hands eagerly, Zhou Mu, with a face resembling a divine residence, looked helplessly, shaking his head, and turned around to start organizing their mountain-high bags of food...