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THE SUN was not even s.h.i.+ning yet but Argent was already awake . It was because of the sudden call she received . It was from Jaxon . As soon as she knew it was him calling, she immediately opened her light brain and connected the call . Argent also planned to call him last night . But right after she got back at the Zhang household, she immediately fell asleep . She did not even realize how exhausted she was .

"Did I wake you?" Jaxon asked .

"No, it"s okay . I was planning on calling you anyway . Did you find something?"

"Yes . It seemed like Thea stayed at a small village in Sarmatia for quite a while . I talked with the people there and they said that she was asking if they remembered someone with Dorian"s description going to that village . She even showed them his picture . And most of them remembered him . He was not exactly the kind of guy that someone could easily forget . So of course they also remembered a lot of details that happened during that time . They told her that Dorian came to their village 15 years ago . "

Any sleepiness that Argent was still feeling vanished when she heard that . "15 years ago?" That was also the year that her father stole that map . What exactly had he been up to that year? "So what did he do in that village exactly?"

"He was asking around about an old legend . It tells of the favorite jewelry of the Elven queen that she gave to a human before the Mythos continent closed off . It said that the descendant of that human fled into this village and had been keeping that jewelry safe . "

Because of what Jaxon said, Argent remembered what Ying Hua told her about that map . That it lead to a place called the Temple of Tian Long . Tian Long when translated to the common tongue meant "golden dragon" . And now, according to what Jaxon just said, her father was also searching for a jewelry that belonged to the Elven queen . Argent was sure that that was just no mere coincidence .

"But that was all a legend, right?"

Jaxon dropped his gaze . "No, there"s definitely a hint of truth to that . "

Argent stared at Jaxon"s expression . "I also found something here . 15 years ago, that dear father of mine stole a map that leads to a place called the Temple of Tian Long . " There was a slight change in Jaxon"s expression when she said that . "Uncle Jax, if you know what my father was up to 15 years ago, it would be best to tell me . Keeping secrets at situations like this would just hinder our search for Mother . Especially since there"s a high chance that her abduction might be related to what Father did . "

Jaxon sighed . "It"s not that I"m keeping a secret . I was no longer part of Dorian"s crew 15 years ago so I wasn"t really particular about what he"s been doing that year . But we happened to have a talk when he contacted me using a defaro crystal, it was just about the time when he found out about Thea"s pregnancy . He said he finally found clues to the treasures he"d been searching . That he was about to set off for his final voyage . I told him that he should just wait until Thea gives birth at least . But he said that it might be too late then . That if he wanted to stay with Thea and their unborn child, he should find those treasures as fast as he could . Of course, I told these things to Thea the moment Dorian disappeared . We both thought that his disappearance might have something to do with those treasures he"s searching for . But it never really accounted for anything because we both have no idea what those treasures were . "

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Jaxon nodded . "But I knew he started to be an adventurer because he was searching for those treasures . I asked him once about it but he said that it"s much safer for me or for anyone for that matter not to know anything about it . And maybe he had a point . Because if what you"re thinking was right, then Thea found out what those treasures were and this was the result . "

And those treasures were probably connected to those mythical race who closed themselves off in the Mythos continent 500 years ago . Argent had a bad feeling about this .

"Anyway, I will search more about this Temple of Tian Long . It might lead us to Mother"s whereabouts . "

"I"ll do the same here, then . "

"And Uncle Jax, could you ask your men here to ask around about that Temple of Tian Long as well?"

"I"ll do that . I"ll contact you again when I find any important information . "

Then they both ended the call .

Argent stood up and went out of the inner room . She looked out of the window and saw the sun rising . She decided to have breakfast with her sister and tell her everything that she found out .

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"So, how was your visit to the palace yesterday?" Aurum asked when all the servant girls left after delivering their breakfast . "It was really boring staying at this courtyard all day . Especially with only this brat as company," she added while pinching Black"s cheek .

"Aww . . . Master, Aurum is bullying Black again," Black said pitifully . "She bullied Black all day yesterday too . "

"How dare you complain?" Aurum said while pulling Black"s cheek even harder before turning her attention back to Argent . "So Brother, why did you return so late last night?"

As an answer, Argent told Aurum everything that happened yesterday . Well, except for that incident involving Lei Feng and that male courtesan . She also told Aurum about the talk she had with Jaxon earlier .

"Wait- Brother, you went to a brothel?"

"That"s not exactly the point, isn"t it?" Argent said in a helpless tone .

"Well, yes, I know . But I have to make sure that you weren"t taken advantage by any of the women there . So, were you?"

"I was not . " Those women didn"t even have the chance to touch her because Lei Feng didn"t hesitate to let out his killing intent . Now that she thought about it, she wondered if no problem resulted from what happened last night .

"That"s good then," Aurum said breathing a sigh of relief . "So, Brother thinks that Mother"s abduction had something to do with those treasures Father was searching 15 years ago?"

"There"s a high chance that that was the case . "

"Then should we ask someone here if they know anything about that Temple of Tian Long? If that Ying Hua woman told you that the map leads to a place that doesn"t exist, then just like that jewelry of the Elven Queen, it might also be some kind of legend . "

Argent smiled and stroke Aurum"s hair . "That was a good deduction . " She also ended up with the same conclusion . So having Aurum come up with the same conclusion made her a bit proud of her sister .

"Of course, I"m your sister after all," Aurum said proudly . "Should we ask Madame Lin then? She should probably know a thing or two about it . "

"Let"s do that after we eat breakfast . "

After they finished eating breakfast, the twins looked for Madame Lin . They found her standing near the lotus pond, feeding the carps there . One of her maidservant was standing beside her .

"Good morning, Madame," Aurum greeted .

"Oh, Aurum, are you already feeling better?" Madame Lin asked when she saw the twins .

Aurum smiled . "Yes, Madame . I think it"s because of the delicious chicken soup you cooked for me . "

"This child, you really do have a sweet mouth," although Madame Lin said that, anyone who could hear her could see that she was really quite pleased with Aurum .

"Thank you, Madame, for taking care of my sister," Argent said .

Madame Lin turned to the older twin . She hadn"t spent any considerable time with him yet but with all the stories Aurum had told her yesterday, she felt like she already knew him . Someone who has a sister that adored him so much surely wouldn"t be a bad kid . "There"s no need for thanks . I"m more than happy to help . "

"Madame Lin, my brother heard some people talking on the streets about some legend while he was out yesterday . They mentioned some temple or something . Are you perhaps familiar with a legend like that?"

"I was quite curious about it . Since I"m also planning on searching for a location that has a prominent legend like that for my company"s project," Argent added .

Lei Feng told Madame Lin that the reason why the Blackbourne twins visited Xing was because of a collaboration project Silver Corporation planned to do with the fourth prince . That"s why she didn"t suspect anything when she heard what the two said . "Hmm . . . a legend that has something to do with a temple? No, I"m not familiar with that . " She turned to her maidservant . "How about you, Zi Yu?"

"There are many legends in Xing . If Lord Blackbourne has more information, then maybe I could give you a more accurate answer," the maidservant said .

"It involves a Temple of Tian Long that was said to be found at the sea of Lei Jing," Argent answered .

"Ah, if it was that, then it might be a legend from the Southern region . There was a servant girl before that talked about something similar to that . If I remember it correctly, she"s from a small fis.h.i.+ng village called Hangzhou . "

"Thank you . That was very helpful," Argent said to the maidservant .

Now their search finally had a destination .

Hangzhou .