The First Heir

Philip returned to the hotel where Fennel and the others were waiting for him.

“An old beggar came over just now and asked me to give this to you,” Fennel said with a piece of broken jade in his hand.

Philip took the jade and glanced at it. It seemed quite unusual, like a part of a larger object.

“What old beggar?” Philip asked.

Fennel shook his head and said he did not know. Philip frowned, looked at the jade again, and decided not to dwell on it.

“By the way, Windsor Well just sent someone over to tell us that the Treasure-Digging Event at the Mystic Cave will be held ahead of schedule,” Fennel said.

“Ahead of schedule? When?” Philip asked.

“Tomorrow,” Fennel said.

Philip scowled and frowned.

Why would the Treasure-Digging Event be brought forward?

“Anything else?” Philip asked.

said, “He also wants to know if you’ve

pondered and said, “What do you

necessary to work

said, “Let’s just tell him that we

Windsor received

Well, Philip Clarke has refused,” his subordinate said

smiled and said, “Okay, you

back, looked at the distant sky with narrowed eyes, and muttered under his breath, “Then don‘t blame me for

tell him

***

In the night.

and things he had encountered in

Dunley family, Claus Motley, Windsor Well, and the first

Mystic Cave and the treasure of the

exactly was going on here? So many forces

he suddenly heard a slight movement outside the window. He was not asleep in the first place, so he got up in the dark and pressed close to the

tiptoed into the room. In the dark, Philip held his breath and observed the other party’s movements. He rummaged around the house for a while as if he was looking for something. Then, he took out a syringe containing pale golden liquid and tiptoed

and found no one