Chapter 406: Incense Bath
Cheng Jiao stood outside the palace and sensed something.

There was no one around, so he walked back into the Zhao Palace as if he was familiar with the route.

If nothing unexpected happens, the bronze treasure box owned by the Zhao royal family should also be in the palace.

I just don't know where it is.

Fortunately, the bronze treasure box has the ability to devour spiritual power, otherwise, in such a huge palace, it would take an unknown amount of time to find it.

……

No, there is nothing here either, where else could it be?
Cheng Jiao ran through the hall where the bronze box was most likely to be placed, but found no trace of it.

In particular, there was a large hall for enshrining tablets, where there was an obviously empty platform for something.

Moreover, there is an old man guarding it who is no weaker than Zi Nu, and he may be the guardian of the Zhao royal family. It is reasonable to put the bronze treasure box here.

But he searched inside and out three or four times and still couldn't find it.

Cheng Jiao had a bad feeling. Could it be that the bronze treasure box of the Zhao royal family had been stolen or had been lost outside?
Check the royal palace first. If it is really not found, forget it. Wait until we conquer Zhao State before looking for it carefully again.

Cheng Jiao wandered around the Zhao Palace.

With his strength at the Foundation Establishment Stage and his deliberate concealment, even the guardian old man could not sense him.

"The queen is really cruel."

Cheng Jiao muttered to himself that he had overheard many palace maids whispering about something like a beautiful woman who had just entered the palace and jumped into a well within less than a month.

No wonder there are so many ugly girls in Zhao Wangyan's harem...

Ok?
Cheng Jiao stopped in front of a sleeping palace.

There was something here that devoured some of his mental energy.

Could it be that the bronze treasure box is here?

Cheng Jiao didn't hesitate and went straight in.

No matter whose palace it was, even if it was Prince Yan of Zhao's, he had visited it several times.

Cheng Jiao entered the hall and went straight to where the bronze treasure box was.

A thick mist came out from a house.

I didn't expect it to be in the bath room.

Cheng Jiao is a little weird.

I don’t know which concubine took a bath in broad daylight.

Strange, there seemed to be no one in the bathroom.

Hasn't he come in yet?
Never mind for now, just take the bronze treasure box and leave, going with the Snow Girl without any shame.

Incense?

Or orchid-scented incense?

It seems that the incense made by Zi Nu is quite popular. Even the Zhao Palace uses it.

Cheng Jiao came to the wooden platform where the bronze treasure box was placed.

Wow, there are even statues to worship.

Are you doing a sacrifice?

"who is it?"

The sound of splashing water made Cheng Jiao stunned.

Someone? How could someone escape his perception?
Could it be some immortal from the Zhao royal family?

No, too weak...

Ya Fei was shocked when she saw someone standing in front of the bronze box.

She simply put on a light pink bathrobe, stepped barefoot on the ground, and walked out.

Holding a sharp sword in his hand, he looked at the person in front of him, stunned.

"Cheng Jiao? How could you…"

Ya Fei's expression changed: "Do you want to steal the bronze treasure box?"

Cheng Jiao looked at the wet Ya Fei with amazement in his eyes. It is true that a beauty is most beautiful when she is out of the bath.

"How strange! I checked and there is no one here."

Cheng Jiao said to himself.

Ya Fei frowned and said, "You leave now, I won't say anything."

Considering the Snow Girl, Ya Fei hesitated and chose not to make it public. Cheng Jiao's eyes fixed, "You made a breakthrough?"

"Yes, I just had an epiphany."

No wonder, it’s also his fault for not checking carefully.

Otherwise, even if Ya Fei fell into enlightenment and briefly merged with the heaven and earth, she should not have escaped his perception.

Cheng Jiao picked up the bronze box and asked, "Do you want to unlock it?"

Ya Fei frowned and said, "Yes, I burned incense and bathed, and paid homage to the gods, just to explore its secrets again. Do you want to get it?"

Cheng Jiao nodded and said, "Yes, I want to collect the seven bronze treasure boxes of the Blue Dragon Seven Stars."

Ya Fei suddenly relaxed her eyebrows and said with a smile: "I can give it to you, but I want some of its secrets and power. I heard that you have mastered the secrets of the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon. I'm afraid there is a powerful power in each bronze treasure box."

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "Do you believe it too?"

Ya Fei gently shook her wet hair and said, "I didn't believe it at first, but you are so young and you are already a celestial being, so I can't help but believe it. How about it? Is this a fair deal?"

Cheng Jiao hesitated for a moment and did not choose to use any means to control Ya Fei.

After all, he is someone the Snow Girl cares about, and he is a decent person, so he is not so unscrupulous, so...

"It's not that I don't want to open it and share it with you, but I put the things that can be opened in Xianyang. If you go to Xianyang with me, I can give you half of it, isn't it possible?"

Yafei's slender hands kept shaking the laces.

Her beautiful eyes were full of suspicion.

But think about it, it is possible that Cheng Jiao did not carry with him the thing that could open the bronze treasure box.

"Let me think about it. I believe the Snow Girl is right. You can take this box."

Zhao Ya smiled and chose to let Cheng Jiao take it away.

She knew that she couldn't stop him, so she just gave it to Cheng Jiao.

Cheng Jiao didn't expect Ya Fei to be so straightforward.

"Okay, remember to come find me in Xianyang."

Zhao Ya suddenly said, "This is what I borrowed from my ancestor. I can only keep it secret for a year at most. You won't make things difficult for me, right?"

Cheng Jiao thought for a moment and said, "Do you want me to help you kill him?"

Zhao Ya's face darkened: "That's not necessary!"

"Oh... I'm leaving then."

"and many more!"

Ya Fei subconsciously stopped Cheng Jiao.

"Have you really mastered the secret of the Blue Dragon Seven Stars?"

Cheng Jiao shrugged: "No."

"then you……"

"I was just kidding."

Ya Fei thought she had good upbringing, but only now did she realize that it was because she had not met the "right" person.

"Are you lying to me?"

Cheng Jiao smiled faintly and said, "Not really. I have some confidence in opening these boxes, but I need to collect them all first."

Ya Fei frowned and said, "I have studied it for several years and read the classics in the treasury. The Zhou royal family collected seven bronze treasure boxes, but they did not open them."

"I know about this, but I have heard that King Wen and Taigong of the Zhou royal family opened it and predicted the Zhou Dynasty's 800-year rule."

"So which one do you think is true?"

"I don't know, but I want to try. Don't you want to?"

Ya Fei walked in front of Cheng Jiao with an elegant step.

Bending down, he squinted his misty eyes: "I admit that I am very excited. After all, I have been pursuing it for several years. Give me some time, I will think about whether I should go to Xianyang with you. Can I ask a question?"

Cheng Jiao had to admit that he found it a little difficult to resist facing such a "ferocious" and direct Ya Fei.

"You said."

However, he was suspicious in his heart. Based on his brief understanding of Ya Fei, she didn't seem like a woman like Madam Mingzhu, who liked to tease men.

Ya Fei reached out and touched Cheng Jiao's heart. The brightness in her beautiful eyes seemed to flow into Cheng Jiao's eyes.

She opened her cherry lips slightly and smiled softly: "Tell me, are you moved?"

(End of this chapter)