"Truly worthy of Princess Lilith, who harbors the world in her heart. As expected, awe-inspiringly righteous. To think she can even sacrifice her own biological father."
"However, these words truly are a prime example of side-splitting filial piety..."
"Alright, understood." Alex nodded slightly. With Lilith’s words, he now had a measure for his actions.
Seeing her desolate appearance, he smiled faintly and consoled her. "Princess Lilith, rest assured."
"I will definitely think of a way to eliminate those two fox demons without harming your imperial father."
"No matter what, I will absolutely not allow those two fox spirits to continue harming the people of the Mourning Candle Dynasty!"
Alex narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice. "Today, I have already gone to see those two fox spirits. It is not suitable to make a move right now."
"How about this, Princess Lilith. Arrange a place for us so we can settle down first."
"Within three to five days, I will find an opportunity to eradicate them in one fell swoop while those two fox spirits relax their guard!"
Promptly, Lilith arranged a guest hall for Alex and Noah to stay in.
Seeing Alex sitting in the grand armchair, leisurely sipping tea, appearing calm and completely at ease, Noah could not help but ask cautiously.
"Saint Lord, did we not say on the way here that this trip would be a quick battle, resolve the issue as soon as possible, and then return to the Holy Land?"
"Why are you not taking direct action, but instead want to stay here for as long as three to five days?"
Alex smiled faintly. "Because just now, I felt that beneath this Mourning Candle Imperial Palace, there lies a hidden, extremely massive, and ancient power."
"This power is extremely mysterious, originating from ancient times at least ten thousand years ago. I do not know which mighty figure left this inheritance behind."
"I must first figure out the source and see if it can be taken for my own use."
Noah was stunned, his expression becoming somewhat complex.
"Holy crap..."
"Saint Lord, your trip to the Mourning Candle Dynasty truly has not been in vain."
"Not only do you plan to turn this place into a sanctuary for our Hale family, but you also plan to dig up and take away their treasures."
"In this subordinate’s eyes, your threat to the Mourning Candle Dynasty is absolutely no less than those two foxes..."
Hearing Noah’s teasing words, Alex could not help but grin. "Heh, that is only natural."
"My sense of smell is sharper than a wolf’s. I never let any potential benefits slip by."
"Moreover, our Hale family’s major war is imminent. It is precisely the time when we need to gather all possible strength to overcome this crisis."
"With such a ready-made treasure right in front of us, how could we have any reason not to take it?"
Alex grinned. "Besides, this treasure has been buried here for tens of thousands of years, yet the people of the Mourning Candle Dynasty have never noticed it."
"If we do not take it, would that not just be letting a perfectly good treasure remain buried in the dark, senselessly wasting heaven’s gifts?"
Noah smiled helplessly. "What the Saint Lord says makes so much sense, I am left speechless."
"Then when are we going to search for this treasure?"
"There is no time like the present, let us do it tonight." Alex narrowed his eyes, a gleam of excitement flowing in them.
"I can already hardly wait to see exactly what kind of fortuitous encounter can exude such abundant and ancient spiritual energy!"
Deep in the night, the imperial palace was under curfew.
Alex and Noah quietly left the guest hall and arrived in the palace courtyards.
Alex walked in front, eyes narrowed the entire time, carefully sensing the fluctuations in spiritual energy to determine his position relative to the treasure.
Noah followed behind and asked weakly. "Saint Lord, is this power really that strong?"
"Why am I like a blind man, not sensing the slightest bit of it?"
"That is of course." Alex smiled faintly.
"If even you could sense it, would this treasure not have been dug up long ago?"
Noah scratched his head with an embarrassed smile. "Uh... that makes sense..."
After strolling around the vicinity for quite a while, Alex finally stopped, excitement flowing in his eyes. "Right here!"
"Alright!" Noah nodded and immediately summoned a shovel from his storage ring.
"Wait a minute!" Alex instantly looked as if he did not know whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly pressed down on his hand.
"What are you doing?"
"Digging." Noah asked in bewilderment.
"Did you not say the treasure is underground? Do we not need to dig it out?"
"Brother, can you use your brain a little?" Alex was both annoyed and amused.
"We are operating secretly here. It basically counts as stealing someone else’s treasure, can we afford to make such a fuss?"
"If you dig shovel by shovel, putting aside how much time it will take, how much noise will it make?"
"If Princess Lilith discovers us and sees that I, the dignified Hale family Saint Lord, ran all the way here to steal, how will I keep my face?"
Noah asked weakly. "Saint Lord, then what should we do?"
"This treasure is hidden underground. If we do not dig a hole, how can we get it?"
"Very simple." Alex smiled slightly, a trace of white light lingering in his palm, his other hand summoned a Ghost Servant Scroll, a sharp look flowing in his eyes.
"Six Paths Wheel of Destruction Technique, Hungry Ghost Path, manifest!"
"Ghost General, Grave-Digging Ghost!"
Alex circulated his spiritual energy, and a Six Paths wheel surfaced behind his back.
Because he deliberately suppressed it, this wheel appeared lifeless and dim, unlike its usual dazzling brilliance.
This was the first time Noah had seen Alex take action, and he watched from the side in stunned amazement.
He saw Alex unhurriedly and casually toss the Ghost Servant Contract Scroll into the Six Paths wheel.
The next second, a series of clack-clack sounds, along with a sinister laughter, echoed from within the wheel.