Zuan led the women through the palace, always managing to avoid the palace guards who were running around.
Now that the Demon Lord is gone, he can safely release his divine sense to act as a radar map.
Of course, this was also thanks to Salami and her men's charge into the prison to rescue Morgad, which drew the attention of the palace guards; otherwise, they would not have been able to find a gap to maneuver.
They soon arrived at the storeroom deep inside the palace. He found a robe that had been prepared beforehand, belonging to a palace emissary, and wrapped it around himself. The women, on the other hand, put on the clothes of palace guards and swaggered toward the storeroom entrance.
"Halt!" The warehouse guards quickly noticed him. The leader immediately placed his hand on his weapon and looked at Zuan warily, but he clearly breathed a sigh of relief after noticing the clothes of the palace demon envoy.
“My lord has sent me to retrieve something,” Zuan said, while discreetly observing the positions of the various guards.
The junior leader sheathed his sword and casually held it out in front of him: "Please show me the Lord's seal."
As he spoke, he took out half of a seal from his pocket, clearly preparing to examine it.
Zuan noticed that the seal resembled a tiger tally, clearly requiring the Demon Lord to bestow another half of the seal so that the two halves could match before the warehouse door could be opened.
I miscalculated. This detail wasn't in Salami's previous intelligence. I don't know if she deliberately concealed it or if she genuinely didn't know.
The women were secretly worried, but Zu An reacted quickly, reaching into his robes as if to retrieve the seal.
The leader subconsciously looked into his arms, and at that moment, Zu An suddenly made a move, swiftly and decisively controlling all of his vital points.
Although this little leader is not weak, with Zu An's current cultivation level, how could he possibly withstand a sudden sneak attack?
The moment the knife was drawn halfway, his entire body lost all strength. At the same time, the women also attacked the guards beside them.
The girls are all top experts in the cultivation world, and they have been simulating this scenario for the past few days. They also took control of the situation as soon as they made their move.
"You're not the Demon Envoy of the Palace? Who are you?" The little leader looked horrified.
Zu An said in a deep voice, "Who I am is not important. Quickly open the door to this warehouse."
As he spoke, a surge of vital energy entered the other person's body, like thousands of fine needles piercing every acupoint on the other person's body.
The little leader immediately wailed, "Even if you kill me, it won't help. Only by combining the two seals can this treasure vault be opened."
Zuan set up a soundproof array to prevent his screams from being heard, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but frown.
This is getting a bit troublesome.
Xie Daoyun had already taken the half of the seal to the warehouse door and stared at the circular groove in the center, saying, "What he said is probably true. There is an extremely exquisite rune array on this door. It can only be opened when the complete seal is placed in the center of the array."
"What if we force the door open?" Yun Yuqing asked.
Xie Daoyun shook her head slightly: "No, not to mention that this door is made of special materials and is as difficult to break as a small mountain, the runes and arrays on it also contain powerful attack arrays. Forcibly breaking the door will bring a devastating counterattack, and the huge commotion will attract the guards in the palace."
"What should we do then?" Yun Yuqing was extremely anxious. She knew that they didn't have much time left, and if they were stopped outside, all their efforts would be in vain.
"It's a pity I don't know the rune array of the other half, otherwise I could have drawn it on the spot."
The most important part of this seal is the rune array on it. With Zu An and Xie Daoyun's current mastery of array formations, they can completely deduce the other half of the runes. However, it will take quite a while. By the time they decipher it, the palace guards will probably have arrived, and then this trip will have completely lost its meaning.
Just then, Jiang Luofu suddenly spoke up, "Let me try."
Xie Daoyun couldn't help but look at her curiously. Although Jiang Luofu was learned, she had never heard of her being good at rune formations before. Even if she was good at them, how could she possibly be better than her and her elder brother Zu now?
Zu An knew that Jiang Luofu would never speak without reason, so he handed her the half of the seal he was holding.
After receiving the item, Jiang Luofu took out a scale artifact. Zu An had seen this item before; it seemed that scales represented fairness in the law. She had used this item in battle when the Jiang family was in danger.
Jiang Luofu placed half of the seal on one side of the scale, then quickly formed hand seals and cast a spell. The scale lit up with beams of light, and then a phantom image of the other half of the seal appeared on the other side of the scale.
Zu An and Xie Daoyun were taken aback. The runes on the phantom were so lifelike that, with their expertise in formations, they instantly realized that it was indeed the missing half.
"How could you..." The two had never heard of her balance scales having this ability before.
"Don't waste time, I can't hold on much longer," Jiang Luofu said quickly.
Zu An and Xie Daoyun focused their attention and carefully observed every pattern on the illusory figure.
He quickly memorized it, and then Zu'an took out a piece of jade, his fingers flying like knives, and began to carve it swiftly.
Meanwhile, the Demon Lord was leisurely drinking blood wine in a secluded courtyard when suddenly his expression changed. He hurriedly took out the seal from his waist and felt a faint warmth emanating from it. His expression changed as he exclaimed, "Who dares to deduce my seal!"
As he spoke, he placed his hand directly on the seal, shutting out everything else.
"Let's go, back to the palace immediately!" He couldn't care less about enjoying his leisure here anymore and hurriedly got up and walked out.
“But Salame and his party have just stormed into the palace. Wouldn’t going back now ruin our previous plans?” the palace emissary advised.
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