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

said, “What do

to work with Windsor. We have our

nodded and said, “Let’s just tell

received Philip’s

has refused,” his subordinate said with a

and said,

he put his hands behind his back, looked at the distant sky with narrowed eyes, and muttered under his breath, “Then

and tell him to

***

In the night.

things he had encountered in Mystic City

Claus Motley, Windsor Well,

Hale behind Windsor too. The Mystic Cave and the treasure of the ancient sage. His mother’s secret vault too. Everything was

here? So many forces and

he suddenly heard a slight movement outside the window. He was not asleep in the first

breath and observed the other party’s movements. He rummaged around the house for a while

found no one on the bed, he turned