Everyone in the room was out like a light. Chen Xiaobei closed the door gently and hurried over to Li Xiang’s.
He used the same method as how Jing Fei unlocked the door, and swung the door open soundlessly!
“Who’s that?!” Li Xiang was vigilant and had locked the door.
“It’s me! But with a mask! Don’t be alarmed!” Chen Xiaobei did not use True Sound but spoke in his own voice.
Li Xiang knew about the mask so he was not surprised.
“Bro Bei, why did you put on the mask?”
“Duh! The Royal Chef you made a deal with sold you out!”
Chen Xiaobei then proceeded to explain everything to him.
Li Xiang shuddered at the thought of what might have happened. “Luckily, Bro Bei came in the nick of time! Or I wouldn’t even have known how I’d died!”
“Because of that, you cannot be involved in the palace operation!” Chen Xiaobei said, “Tell me in detail your plans to infiltrate the palace so that I can go and find out myself if the ninth piece of the Orochi Scale is in there!”
Li Xiang was well aware that he could possibly show his face in the palace. It all depended on Chen Xiaobei now!
“Based on my many years of research, there is a metal brocade box that has been handed down by the descendants of Xu Fu in the emperor’s residence!” Li Xiang lowered his voice and said, “You may not believe it but the metal is very unusual. No one has ever been able to open it! They’ve used drills, bombs, acid, even the Divine King himself couldn’t get it to open!”
“I believe it!” Chen Xiaobei smiled and said, “I have seen a similar box in Paradise Island. It is made of a very rare Spiritual Material. It’s not unusual that men cannot break through it!”
The box that Chen Xiaobei was talking about was the one he had bought in Paradise Island. Inside it was 2,000 Spiritual Stones that were buried with Egyptian Pharaoh!
The box was made of a material called Phoenix Rune Enigmatic Silver. Chen Xiaobei had employed Xiao’er’s special ability to consume and gain 1,000 health!
If the box in the Emperor’s palace was also a Spiritual Item, then Chen Xiaobei must get his hands on it!
Because one, after eating the brocade box, he could increase his health!
Second, he might find a nice surprise inside!
There was no way Chen Xiaobei would pass up on something like that!
“Since you believe it, then I don’t have to give an elaborate explanation, said Li Xiang. “Now, the fact that it had something to do with the descendant of Xu Fu and the material it is made of, gives me every reason to believe that the ninth piece of Orochi Scale is inside!”
Chen Xiaobei nodded and said, “Your deduction is well established. But how am I going to get the box?”
Li Xiang said feebly, “I don’t know either… You’ll have to take your time and find it when you’re in there…”
“Take my time to find it?” Chen Xiaobei had not anticipated that. “Since you haven’t got a clue, then we’ll have to see when I get in!”
Chen Xiaobei had also come to Japan with the intent of feeding the Heavenly Dog Biscuit to the higher authority of Japan!
All Chen Xiaobei had to do was make the Emperor his loyal hound. Why worry that he would not be able to find the box?
“Mm, looks like you’ll have to make it up as you go along!” Li Xiang nodded and said.
There was no other option but to count on Chen Xiaobei.
“Let’s go. I’ll bring you out.” Chen Xiaobei instructed, “Go find Cang Jingu. Once you do, find a place to hide and wait for me!”
Chen Xiaobei then jumped onto the Somersault Cloud, and flew out of the balcony and dropped Li Xiang off somewhere safe.
There was no time to delay, Chen Xiaobei quickly hurried back to the hotel.
Once he was back, Chen Xiaobei immediately put on a show.
“Oh no! The crown prince was attacked! Everyone, gather now… hurry…”
He was the one who had turned Nikkawa Okazaka into a little eunuch, but his screams would clear him of any suspicion. At once, all thirty-over bodyguards came rushing in, debating amongst themselves, creating a commotion.
“The criminal named Li Xiang is gone! He’s not in the room!”
“It must have been him! He was the one who beat up the crown prince!”
“How did he do it? We were in the room next door but we didn’t hear anything!”
“We have to find a way to catch Li Xiang! Beat him up and peel his skin off! Avenge the crown prince!”
…
In their discussion, they had pinned the crimes all on Li Xiang.
Moreover, Nikkawa Okazaka did not see their attacker’s face.
Impersonating Nikkawa Daichi, Chen Xiaobei would never be suspected and could use his identity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard to blend in.
“Catch Li Xiang?!” Chen Xiaobei used True Sound and barked, “A bunch of fools! Call the ambulance now! The most important thing you need to do now is to make sure that the crown prince gets treated! If anything happens to his highness, you will all be buried with him!”
“Right! Right! Call the ambulance first!” The men nodded, unwilling to take the risk.
It was chaotic.
Chen Xiaobei, on the other hand, stood motionless. Inside, he was laughing to himself. By the time they sent Nikkawa Okazaka to the hospital, Li Xiang would already have been in hiding.
“Huh? What is that?” As Chen Xiaobei stood there, nearly bored to death, the leftover sashimi that Nikkawa Okazaka had eaten caught his eye.
Even though it was already half-eaten, Chen Xiaobei could see that the way the chef cut the sashimi was masterful. Even the plating was a work of art!
As he was looking at it, a brazen idea popped into his head!
If he gifted this to Queen Mother, would she like it?
The Prime of Tongtian had told him before that when giving gifts to the Queen Mother, it was not a matter of how precious but how rare it was!
Queen Mother had never eaten sashimi before!
The wheels in his mind turned, and he thought of arranging them in a way she had never seen!
If she is pleased, then she might just give Chen Xiaobei that 9000-year-old Saturn Peach.
“Alright! I’ll send these then!” Chen Xiaobei decided. But something stopped him in his tracks.
The sashimi was prepared by the chubby royal chef!
Chen Xiaobei had punched his face so hard that the flesh tore. Which meant that he would be hospitalized for a while.
There were only four days to the Saturn Peach Feast. Should Chen Xiaobei use Hundred Herbs Potion on chubby’s face?
If he were to employ another chef, the sashimi might not be as good.
Just like that, Chen Xiaobei found himself stuck in a dilemma.
