Chapter 466 New Clues
"What kind of leather?" Wei Qingyan asked.
The boatman gestured with his hands, "It's about this big, with a pattern on it. I don't recognize it, but the leather was good, so I kept it, thinking my wife at home might be able to use it when she's mending it.
If you want it, I'll get it for you right away."
"Thank you so much, Ah Chun, for giving the boatman some more money so he can buy some new clothes for the children and the elderly at home."
The boatman expressed his gratitude again, needless to say.
Achun followed the boatman to get it personally.
"Have you found anything?" asked Queen Pu.
Wei Qingyan shook his head, "I don't know much about Penglai, and I can't imagine what Feng Zhaoren wants to do in Penglai.
Or maybe those people aren't from Feng Zhao at all. Let's wait and see what's on the skin."
For some reason, Wei Qingyan felt that Queen Pu seemed to attach great importance to this matter. Not knowing its deeper meaning, he did not say much.
Emperor Pu also realized that Empress Pu was too concerned, so he tugged at her sleeve, and the couple laughed and greeted Wei Qingyan.
After the boatman was rescued by Empress Pu, he was settled near the imperial palace, so Achun returned quickly.
Wei Qingyan took the leather handed to him by Achun, and frowned at the first glance.
There was actually a stone painted on the leather.
A seemingly unremarkable stone.
But since it can be carved on the leather with special potions and the leather is kept in the arms of the leader, this stone must not be an ordinary stone.
Could it be that the group of people traveled across the ocean to Penglai just to find this stone?
But that's not right. Since they know Penglai, they must also know that Penglai is a spiritual race that is good at magic. How can ordinary people be sure to snatch things from the spiritual people?
It is undoubtedly a dead end.
Or is it that the Eldar are looking for this stone, and they are going to the Eldar to deliver clues? What benefits do they gain from the Eldar in doing so?
Wei Qingyan tried hard to retrieve previous news about the Penglai spirit tribe. Whether from the fat monk or the mad doctor, she had never heard any news related to the stone from them.
But on the other hand, if the stone is very important to the elves, the news would naturally be kept secret.
Then how did the group of men in black who fell into the sea know that the elves were looking for this stone, and how did they know where the stone was that even the elves couldn't find?
"Hey, how come it's just a broken stone? And it's specially carved with nitrate sheepskin. I thought it was some treasure."
Queen Pu's voice sounded in Wei Qingyan's ears, and Queen Pu looked at the leather in Wei Qingyan's hand curiously.
"It can't be the holy stone mentioned in the storybook, right?"
Emperor Pu also came over and examined the leather. "Those immortal cultivation books, aren't there usually sacred objects that are accidentally lost, and then the isolated immortal cultivation tribes are forced to go out into the world to search for them?"
Seeing that her Majesty had revealed too much, Empress Pu punched Emperor Pu's chest with a small fist, "You secretly read Xing'er's notebook again?"
"Um... I'm just worried that she might be corrupted by some bad books, so I have to keep an eye on her. Keep an eye on her."
"Can you please respect your daughter's privacy? She's already a grown-up girl. If she knew, where would she put her face?"
Empress Pu grumbled angrily, "If there's a rift between you and my daughter, don't come to me to mediate."
Wei Qingyan shifted his gaze from the leather and looked at Emperor Pu. "I can't figure out the connection between these two things. Your Majesty, could you lend me the notebook you mentioned?"
What a coincidence.
At the critical moment when Chi Lie was stationed in Pu State, Queen Pu encountered an unknown team at sea. After rescuing the boatman, she did not ask about their background in detail.
If Ruo Qiang said that Empress Pu was careless and brainless, Wei Qingyan would be unable to refute it because she did not know Empress Pu well enough.
But when she said she wanted to go to Penglai to save her master, Empress Pu first mentioned that it was a place that seemed to be inhabited by immortals, but she did not ask why her master was in Penglai and needed to be saved. She only asked her if she was afraid of being implicated.
Xing'er just felt that Penglai was familiar when Emperor Pu appeared and interrupted her thoughts.
Now the leather with the stone painted on it appeared in her hand again. When she didn't understand what the stone was, Emperor Pu talked about the sacred object in the storybook again.
Don't blame Wei Qingyan for being sensitive. It's hard not to think too much about everything.
Emperor Pu said in embarrassment, "Of course I can, but I read that storybook from Xing'er many years ago, I don't know if it's still there.
The princess also heard it. Xing'er didn't know I was peeking at her storybook, so I had to hide it from her and have someone secretly go to her study to look for it."
Wei Qingyan nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your help, but it's okay if you really can't find it. After all, I just want to rescue my master, and the stone and the like should have nothing to do with me."
Empress Pu's expression froze.
She was still hoping that Wei Qingyan would be the one to destroy the spirit race. How could this have nothing to do with her?
Could it be that I was wrong again, and Wei Qingyan was not that person?
Then was it wrong for her to send the skin she got from the man in black to Wei Qingyan through the boatman?
Just as he was confused, he heard Emperor Pu say, "I have ordered people to do their best to find it. If they find it, they will send it to the princess immediately.
But the princess is also considering that, at present, Chi Lie has not been destroyed, and the princess probably has no time to consider Penglai's affairs."
Emperor Pu laughed and said, "Let's get through this difficult time first. Storybooks are just fabrications after all. Things like Penglai and the Holy Stone are too far-fetched. We can discuss them later."
Wei Qingyan took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is right."
The matter was over.
After Wei Qingyan left the palace, Empress Pu sighed and said, "If Wei Qingyan is not the one, how long will we have to wait?"
I don’t know if her parents and sisters can bear it.
Emperor Pu put his arm around his wife's shoulders and said, "Wei Qingyan is not someone you can fool. Maybe our performance today has made her suspicious.
If she turns out to be a member of the Soul-Destroying Clan, it would be unfair of us to lead her into danger like this, and it would be bad if she holds a grudge against us.
I know you're anxious, but this matter cannot be rushed. If she is not, we will be exposed too much and suffer a catastrophic disaster."
Empress Pu rested her forehead against Emperor Pu's chest and said, "I understand, but that leather should contain the sacred stone of the spirit race."
Although she had never seen it, she had heard about it from her grandmother.
"I don't know what effect the Holy Stone has on the Eldar, why those people have the Holy Stone's pattern, and what they want to do, but I hope there is something wrong with the Holy Stone."
Anything that can be regarded as a sacred object must be very important to the elves. She does not wish well for such a race that is so high and mighty and regards the lives of other creatures as worthless.
"I, your husband, hope for the same."
Emperor Pu patted his wife's back and soothed her softly. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a round oriental pearl rolling down at his feet, and he sighed softly in his heart.
The mermaid's tears fell into pearls.
When he fell in love with her, helped her escape from the spirit tribe, and brought her to Pu State, he promised her grandmother that he would never make her sad and cry in this life.
But she cried in pain when she gave birth to him, cried when she missed home, cried anxiously when her children had headaches and fevers, and she also cried when Pu State encountered natural disasters and man-made disasters.
The two bags of priceless oriental pearls that she gave to the eldest son of the Wei Emperor were the tears she had shed over the past twenty years.
"Don't cry anymore. I'll feel like crying too if you cry any more."
On this side, the couple was sad.
On the other side, Wei Qingyan was waiting for Abu to return to the inn.
It was not until dark that Abu returned to the inn accompanied by Xing'er and the fifth prince.
After Xing'er and the Fifth Prince left, leaving only the siblings in the room, Wei Qingyan asked, "Did Xing'er tell you anything about Penglai?"
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