Although the Crown Prince did not know what was inside the box, he was certain that it was a peerless treasure. Otherwise, his father would not have mobilized hundreds of scholars and spent more than a decade trying to unlock the box's password.
Moreover, this box was extremely important to Jiang Li. Even on his deathbed, he carried the box with him.
However, why was there nothing inside the box?
Could the item have been stolen by Shen Lang? That was impossible. Prince Lian had reported clearly that the box had not been opened at all. Apart from entering the password, he did not touch the box at all.
Why did the item inside disappear without a trace?
Moreover, if this item was so important, why didn't they force Shen Lang to open it before this? They could have done it three to four years ago. At that time, Shen Lang had already displayed astonishing talent in mathematics.
"Crown Prince, think carefully. Why is that?" the Emperor asked.
After pondering for a moment, the Crown Prince said, "This box itself is a treasure."
The Emperor said, "That's right. Why did you let Shen Lang open it only now?"
The Crown Prince said, "This box is a treasure, but it's never been used before."
The Emperor said, "That's right. This box is an extremely important item from the ancient civilization. It's called the Dragon Box. One of its uses is to incubate dragon eggs."
Incubate dragon eggs?
That was definitely a strategic treasure. However, it was indeed useless because there were no dragon eggs being incubated in Yan Capital at the moment.
The Emperor said, "Shen Lang is cunning. He created a fake dragon egg to harm others. However, his train of thought was correct. That narrow crater was indeed created by the dragon egg. Moreover, it was created by the comet. "
The Crown Prince said, "Father, where is this dragon egg now?"
The Emperor said, "I don't know. However, Jiang Li carried this Dragon Box with him when he died. However, there's no dragon egg inside. What does this prove? "
The Crown Prince said, "Either Jiang Li didn't obtain the dragon egg, or it's already incubated."
The Emperor said, "Which one do you lean toward?"
The Crown Prince said, "The latter."
The Emperor said, "What else did you see?"
The Crown Prince said, "Hundreds of scholars like us have spent more than a decade trying to open this box, but Shen Lang opened it in a short time. Who was the last person to open the Dragon Box? Is it Jiang Li? "
The Emperor asked, "What else?"
The Crown Prince said, "Jiang Li and Shen Lang are both one in a billion."
The Emperor said, "Yes, of course there is something more important. The Fire Dragon Comet was completely dead. It had turned into ashes. If that dragon egg really hatched, it meant that it might appear very soon. And if it was hatched from this Dragon Box, it will have a great attraction to it. After all, this is its nest, so now is the right time to open this Dragon Box. "
His Highness the Crown Prince kowtowed and said, "Father is wise!"
… …
It was the New Year again.
There were no commoners in Raging Tide City, so there was no festive atmosphere. Everyone was working against time.
The Great Qian Empire was still too weak. Everyone had to push forward with all their might and pull the Great Yan Empire to new heights.
Of course, it was a different kind of atmosphere in Paradise Manor. The atmosphere there had been very strong since a few days ago.
Spring Festival couplets were pasted everywhere, and lanterns were decorated everywhere.
On New Year's Eve, Shen Lang went to have dinner with Ning Yuanxian and the children.
Then, he gave each child lucky money and set off a fireworks display.
"Bang, bang, bang …"
Looking at the dazzling fireworks, Shen Lang's eyes fell into a daze.
He missed Mulan. They had been apart for four years, four whole years.
Hsu-Hsu-Hsu-Hsu-Hsu-Hsu-Hsu-Hsu-Hsu-Còm
There was also Shen Ye, who was already 8 years old this year.
Shen Lang was already twenty-nine years old this year. Unknowingly, he had been in this world for almost ten years.
"Baby Mulan, where are you? Do you know how much I missed you? "
… …
Following that, things developed as expected. The news flew to the entire Eastern world as if it had wings.
However, this time, it was Shen Lang and the Great Yan Empire who spread the news.
His Majesty Shen Lang had done it once again. He had actually dealt a devastating blow to Stupa Mountain and Ying Guang.
Ying Guang and the allied army of Stupa Mountain had suffered countless casualties at the foot of Vajra Peak.
In this game, His Majesty Shen Lang had once again created a miracle and defeated Ying Guang and his son.
His boast had come true once again.
The Wu, Chu, and Yue Kingdoms were in an uproar once again. His Majesty Shen Lang had actually mastered the ability to strike from a super long distance?
That was simply too awesome.
Meanwhile, the people of the New Qian Kingdom had fallen into an extremely complicated mood.
… …
Of course, Shen Lang did not dare to relax at all. This was because the true creator of this miracle was the Great Yan Empire, not him.
Most importantly, he had yet to rescue the tens of thousands of Prince Jin's people.
At this time, the energy of the ancient ruins on Vajra Peak was very close to being exhausted. If he did not rescue them soon, tens of thousands of Prince Jin's people would die inside.
Therefore, even though it was the New Year, he only stayed in Paradise Manor for less than a day. After that, he immediately returned to Raging Tide City to make arrangements for the next game.
In this game, not only did he have to bring the tens of thousands of Prince Jin's people home, but he also had to deal another devastating blow to Stupa Mountain.
"The previous big show was staged through the Great Yan Empire. The next miracle will be performed by me personally." Shen Lang smiled and said, "This is the real show! Send an envoy, Zhu Wenhua, to visit the great castle in the southern seas and meet Ying Guang and Sect Leader Ren. "
"Yes!"
… …
6th of January.
Dark Castle, the entrance to the giant ancient ruins in the southern seas, was also the most important place in Stupa Mountain apart from the headquarters.
Shen Lang's envoy, Zhu Wenhua, once again came to visit on a snow eagle.
"Prince Ying, Sect Leader Ren." Zhu Wenhua said, "I have brought the latest ultimatum from His Majesty Shen Lang."
Ying Guang said, "Speak."
Zhu Wenhua said, "On the 29th of December, His Majesty Shen Lang fulfilled his promise and dealt a devastating blow to you. I believe Prince Ying still remembers it clearly. I don't know how many soldiers you lost, but it should be more than 60,000."
Ying Guang said, "Continue."
Zhu Wenhua said, "His Majesty asked you to immediately withdraw all the troops outside Vajra Peak and remove the siege on Prince Jin's troops. Otherwise, we will deal another devastating blow to your troops. The deadline is the 19th of January."
Ying Guang said, "19th of January, right?"
Zhu Wenhua said, "Yes. Before the deadline, you must withdraw all the troops outside Vajra Peak. Otherwise, His Majesty Shen Lang will kill them all."
Ying Guang nodded and said, "Alright, I understand."
Zhu Wenhua said, "I have conveyed the message. If Prince Ying doesn't intend to kill me or detain me, I will return to Raging Tide City. Of course, I would like to ask, how do you intend to reply? Will you withdraw your troops as scheduled? "
Ying Guang said, "There is less than half a month until that day. You will see it very soon."
Zhu Wenhua said, "Then we shall wait and see. I will warn you again. When the deadline is up, if you do not withdraw your troops, you will bear the consequences. His Majesty Shen Lang does not wish for a repeat of the previous tragedy. Farewell. "
Then, he left on his snow eagle and returned to Raging Tide City.
… …
The ultimatum issued on the 29th of December had spread like wildfire and attracted the attention of the entire world. But this time, the ultimatum issued on the 19th of January was silent.
Would Ying Guang and Stupa Mountain withdraw their troops?
Everyone in Raging Tide City was waiting anxiously.
Hila said, "Little Brother, will Ying Guang really withdraw his troops?"
Shen Lang said, "We will know very soon."
Hila said, "But the two Regret of the Dragon arrows were fired by the Great Yan Empire. Will Ying Guang and Sect Leader Ren know about it?"
Shen Lang said, "Of course. Now, they want to play a game of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."
… …
Time flew. After sending off the Chinese New Year, it was the Lantern Festival.
The 16th, 17th, 18th of January!
There was only one day left until Shen Lang's ultimatum. Would Ying Guang and Stupa Mountain withdraw their troops?
The 19th of January had officially arrived!
The sun rose once again. Even though it was the first month of January, Vajra Peak was the southernmost tip of the Sand Barbaric Tribe. With a typical tropical climate, even the rising sun was scorching hot.
The sun shone on the earth.
All the troops at the foot of Vajra Peak had disappeared without a trace.
Ying Guang and Stupa Mountain had really withdrawn their troops. There was no trace of their troops within a few hundred kilometers. Not even a single snow eagle knight could be seen in the sky.
Had they really been intimidated by Shen Lang and completely complied with his ultimatum and lifted the siege on Vajra Peak?
… …
Raging Tide City!
"Your Majesty, all the troops outside Vajra Peak have disappeared. Ying Guang and Stupa Mountain have withdrawn their troops."
Shen Lang smiled. "Good, good, the show is finally about to begin! Let's go, we will bring Prince Jin and the rest home. "
A few hours later!
Shen Lang rose into the air on his Ultrasonic Flying Beast and flew towards Vajra Peak!
A dozen top-notch experts clad in ancient armor rode snow eagles and protected Shen Lang in the middle.
… …
On an island in the Southern Seas.
Ying Guang said, "Brother Ren, our guess is correct. The two Regret of the Dragon missiles were not fired by Shen Lang, but by the Great Yan Empire. Flame Capital has officially reported that Prince Lian did not return to Flame Capital immediately after leaving here. He only returned on the 3rd of January. "
Stupa Mountain Sect Leader Ren said, "It's not surprising that Shen Lang colluded with the Great Yan Empire. However, I did not expect the Great Yan Empire to be able to carry out a super long-range strategic attack. This is really … unpleasant."
Ying Guang said, "We are not the only ones who are unhappy. Shen Lang is also feeling uneasy. This means that the Great Yan Empire can destroy his Raging Tide City at any time. All three of our core locations have ancient intercepting devices, but Shen Lang doesn't have any. "
"Your Majesty, Sect Leader Ren, we have withdrawn all our troops from Vajra Peak. There is not a single person within a few hundred miles. Do you think Shen Lang will really come?" A Stupa Mountain elder said, "But if he does come, he won't be able to escape. We have laid out a real trap.
Ying Guang and Sect Leader Ren did not answer him.
"The encirclement must be big enough. We cannot let Shen Lang escape this time."
"Yes, it's big enough. Great Yan's Remorse of the Dragon brought us great losses last time. This time, we have no choice but to mobilize troops from Dark Castle, the Southern Sea Fleet, and even the ancient ruins. We won't let a single one of Shen Lang's soldiers escape."
The Stupa Mountain elder said, "Then will the Flame Capital launch another Super Regret of the Dragon? Another attack on our army? "
"That won't happen again. The last time they attacked us, Yan Capital had already achieved their strategic goal. It was a huge deterrent to us and Shen Lang. And even if they really launch another super long-range strategic attack on us, our troops are already very scattered, so there won't be many casualties. "
Right at this moment, a snow eagle warrior descended from the sky, knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty Ying, Sect Leader Ren, Shen Lang is here. He is riding on that super flying beast and has already flown into the Sand Primitive Race's territory."
"How many people did he bring?" Ying Guang asked.
"There are more than ten of them, all wearing ancient armor and riding snow eagles that we captured."
Ying Guang's eyes narrowed as he said, "Prepare the army, but don't act rashly. Don't scare Shen Lang away. You must wait until the tens of thousands of people have left the Vajra Peak before you act!"
"Yes!"
Ying Guang took a deep breath.
This time, he and Sect Leader Ren mobilized troops from Dark Castle and the ancient ruins just to capture Shen Lang.
They did not care about Jun Jin's tens of thousands of men. Only by capturing Shen Lang would they be able to maintain their strategic deterrence against the Great Yan Empire.
Even though Stupa Mountain and Ying Guang did not have the ability to launch long-range attacks, the Regret of the Dragon was enough to intimidate Great Yan.
Otherwise, the New Qian Kingdom and Stupa Mountain would have to live under Great Yan's deterrent. It was too passive.
"I repeat, all troops, do not move without permission. Do not expose your target. Wait for orders before you act."
"Everyone get ready. All troops get ready. Surround and capture Shen Lang!"
… … …
On the 23rd of the first month, Shen Lang finally arrived above Vajra Peak on his ultrasonic flying beast.
Looking down from the sky, there was no one within a few hundred mile radius. Ying Guang and Stupa Mountain's troops had retreated so cleanly.
This piece of land had been burned by fire, and there was no forest left. There was no place to hide anyone.
However, Princess Dola and the rest were still worried. They rode on the snow eagle and explored the area within a few hundred miles to make sure there were no ambushes.
Half of Vajra Peak was in the sea, so they had to search the surface of the sea.
She rode on the snow eagle and searched the sea for a few hundred miles, but she did not see any warships from Stupa Mountain.
After confirming that it was safe enough, Shen Lang slowly descended on the ultrasonic flying beast.
He landed on a huge platform in the middle of Vajra Peak. The entrance was here.
Shen Lang stepped forward and pressed his palm into the groove of a palm print.
Immediately, the entire Vajra Peak rumbled, and a flash of light appeared.
Then, a huge door slowly opened. It was more than a hundred meters tall and more than thirty meters wide.
After a few years, the entrance to Vajra Peak finally opened again.
There was a moment of silence.
Then, figures walked out one after another.
The leader was Jin Jun. Even though it was as bright as day in the ancient ruins of Vajra Peak and even looked like the sun, he still narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw the sun again.
He finally saw the sun again. He finally left the ruins of Vajra Peak and came to the outside world.
Tens of thousands of people followed behind him.
They walked out of Vajra Peak. Countless people were so excited that they could not control themselves.
After two whole years, they finally came out.
Prince Jin came before Shen Lang, knelt, and kowtowed. "Your subject Sha Jin greets Your Majesty. Long live, long live, long live!"
Tens of thousands of people knelt on the ground and kowtowed. "Your Majesty Shen Lang, long live, long live!"
Shen Lang said, "Brother Jin, I'm here to bring you home. Let's go home."
… …
At the same time, a hundred miles away!
A special flying beast descended from the sky. It had been flying above the clouds, so no one noticed it at all.
After landing on the ground.
"Rumble …"
A door on the ground opened. There was a large underground fortress here.
This Stupa Mountain Special Samurai quickly rushed in.
"Sect Leader Ren, Your Majesty Ying, Shen Lang has landed and opened the entrance to the ruins of Vajra Peak. Prince Jin and tens of thousands of people have come out."
Ying Guang ordered, "Army, attack and capture Shen Lang. Let's close the net!"
Ying Guang ordered.
Swish swish swish swish …
Countless Primordial Arrows shot up into the sky before exploding!
This was a special signal flare.
Then, countless cracks appeared on the ground within a hundred miles of Vajra Peak. Many doors to the underground fortress opened.
Swish swish swish swish. Countless soldiers of hell rushed out of the ground.
The sea seemed to be boiling. Dozens of special ancient warships emerged from the sea and rushed to the shore.
One had to know that half of Vajra Peak was in the sea. These special ancient warships were actually hidden in the sea.
When these ancient warships opened, countless soldiers of hell and special forces swarmed out and began to disembark.
At the same time, thousands of snow eagle warriors flew over from the southern sea and rushed toward Vajra Peak.
Ying Guang and Stupa Mountain officially closed the net.
More than a hundred thousand soldiers and more than a thousand soldiers in the air formed a huge encirclement on the ground and in the air.
It was an unprecedented inescapable net.
"Capture Shen Lang, capture Shen Lang!"
Ying Guang and the allied army of more than a hundred thousand soldiers rushed toward Vajra Peak like a tidal wave and quickly narrowed the encirclement.
In a short period of time, the army of more than a hundred thousand soldiers moved from the sea to the land and then to the air, surrounding Shen Lang and Prince Jin so tightly that not even a drop of water could escape.
"Shen Lang, you won't be able to escape this time. Haha!"
… …
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