210: Royal Jade Pendant

Han Huohuo held Mu Jiu, and the soft fragrance filled his arms. He felt a pang of heartache; the girl had grown thinner, clearly having worried too much recently.

However, thinking about it, even though the Old Emperor had countless flaws, he ultimately upheld the bottom line of an emperor, and was not the worst of the lot.

Not to mention Han Huohuo returning home.

After He Jin returned to the Great Capital, he indeed became much more well-behaved, no longer daring to scold or hit the Old Emperor. At least, he maintained superficial politeness.

The Old Emperor would take out a precious sword every time, looking at it repeatedly, unable to put it down.

Liu Bao, who had become his personal eunuch, asked curiously, “Your Majesty, I see you like this sword so much. Is there anything special about it?”

The Old Emperor chuckled, “This is the Grand Marshal’s personal sword. That day, he used this sword in my Imperial Palace to kill three thousand Death Warriors.”

The Old Emperor then exclaimed, “This is just an ordinary sword, but in the Grand Marshal’s hands, it’s more powerful than any divine weapon!”

Liu Bao was so scared that sweat broke out on his forehead, and he dared not ask any more questions.

He looked up and saw that the leaves on the trees had already turned yellow. Unbeknownst to them, autumn had arrived.

Summer finally passed, and the autumn wind began to blow.

The tenth day!

Mu Jiu returned to Tongtian City for less than two days when the tenth day arrived. She didn't sleep, sitting in the courtyard, looking up at the sky, and found that the weather was very good today.

“It’s almost midnight, why aren’t you sleeping yet?”

“I’m not sleeping tonight, and you shouldn’t either. I have something to show you, come over quickly.”

Han Huohuo, dressed in pajamas, was dragged into the courtyard by Mu Jiu.

He was speechless for a moment and could only accompany his wife to look up at the moon.

He didn't find it romantic at all; the more he looked, the more he wanted to doze off.

Northern Darkness had already grown some downy fur and refused to sleep, running over to show off to Mu Jiu and Han Huohuo, as if to say: Mom and Dad, look, I’ve grown new fur again.

Han Huohuo patted Northern Darkness’s head, encouraging it, and the little fellow ran around happily.

This commotion, are you not letting me sleep?

As Han Huohuo was yawning, Mu Jiu looked at the sky. It was already a quarter past midnight, and she took out the jade pendant.

Han Huohuo hadn't finished his yawn, and his mouth couldn't close.

After being illuminated by the moonlight, the jade pendant projected a three-dimensional holographic map in the air, with many small characters densely annotating the holographic image.

“Holy crap! Is this high-tech?”

“Nonsense, this is magic!”

Han Huohuo thought for a moment and suddenly realized that magic and high-tech seemed to have no difference, so he stopped arguing.

“Quickly write it down, this map will be gone when it’s outdated.”

Han Huohuo looked up.

The map displayed the name: “Ten Thousand Snakes Valley Miku Maze!”

This was a huge three-dimensional map of a maze. Just looking at the dense network of passages within, Han Huohuo felt his scalp tingle.

Countless passages, countless mechanisms.

It was simply a death trap.

At the very front was a line of small characters that had been added later as an introduction.

“An ancient divine artifact fell, forming a bizarre Miku Maze. This Miku Maze opens once every hundred years, and each time it reappears, its internal passage structure changes. In the deepest part of the Miku Maze, there are treasures and resources beyond normal human imagination. The Mu family ancestors discovered this jade pendant, which allowed them to gain power from within the cave, eventually conquering the world.

This jade pendant has a natural connection with the cave and can update the map at any time. Those without the map will face certain death if they enter the cave.”

“Opens once every hundred years?”

Below the three-dimensional holographic map, Han Huohuo saw a countdown. After watching for a long time, he found that there were only a dozen days left until it opened.

“Where did this jade pendant come from?”

“My father gave it to me a few days ago.”

Han Huohuo sighed. The Old Emperor knew that the Miku Maze was about to open, which was why he passed the jade pendant to Mu Jiu. He himself had no way of going to that Miku Maze anymore.

“But who knows where the Ten Thousand Snakes Valley is?”

“I know. When we royal children were young, there was a mandatory course in our studies specifically about the Ten Thousand Snakes Valley.”

Mu Jiu didn't like snakes. When she was little, she didn't understand why she had to learn about the Ten Thousand Snakes Valley, but it turned out to be the Mu family's ancestral land.

The route was too complex. Han Huohuo carefully recorded the passages, especially the locations of complex mechanisms, and then used the system's built-in camera to take pictures from all sides.

After fifteen minutes of effort, the image gradually faded.

As soon as Han Huohuo opened the photos, he was dumbfounded. The photos were blank; there was no image at all.

Damn, this high-tech map can't be photographed?

He quickly closed his eyes, recalled for a long time, and immediately memorized the key mechanisms. As for the other small mechanisms, there was truly nothing he could do.

This was also thanks to his intelligence having increased dozens of times and his memory being dozens of times that of an ordinary person since coming to this world, allowing him to remember such complex routes.

If it had been when he first arrived in this world, he probably wouldn't have remembered a single mechanism.

“Are we… going?”

“I worked so hard to memorize the map; it would be a waste not to go. Besides, I’m very curious what treasure the Mu family ancestors obtained inside that allowed them to unify the world.”

“Didn’t you read the description? The items inside are different each time you enter. If you go again, it might not be a treasure for unifying the world.”

“Opening a blind box? That sounds interesting, all the more reason to go.”

The couple didn't sleep for most of the night. They spread out the Empire map, which Mu Jiu had brought back from the Great Capital. It was far more detailed than maps on the market, with many hidden markings, such as the Ten Thousand Snakes Valley, which wasn't on ordinary maps. They discovered that the Ten Thousand Snakes Valley was deep within the Rainforest on the Southwest border of the Empire, a dangerous place where miasma regenerated.

Southwest?

That seems to be Cold Blade’s territory now!

Han Huohuo muttered to himself.

This Cold Blade was quite mysterious, and the system indicated that he had also completed his second advancement, making him not to be underestimated.

Fortune favors the bold!

Han Huohuo's Time-Space Eye glowed constantly while looking at the map of the Ten Thousand Snakes Valley Miku Maze, making his heart pound as if he had seen a grand feast.

In a trance, he saw an ocean of black oil, which was his main resource. Most importantly, he needed this black oil to upgrade his Mecha Factory.

And this black oil seemed to be just an insignificant item in this Miku Maze.

His Time-Space Eye now had even more powerful functions, capable of seeing many fragmented images.

Therefore, he had to go.

The Old Emperor actually did one good thing!

The next day, both of them had dark circles under their eyes. They called the Heroes and told them their plan.

Hua Mulan was the first to disagree: “It’s too dangerous. That’s Cold Blade’s territory. We can go in your place.”

Han Huohuo was speechless: “No, only I remember the paths inside the Miku Maze. I have to go.”

Han Xin also didn't support him and advised, “Lord, you can draw the map.”

Han Huohuo: “I can’t draw it. I tried, but as soon as I draw it, the image disappears. It’s a bit strange.”

Everyone was speechless.