After sneaking into the armory, Xie Zhizhi first saw the man standing among many rosewood chests.
With his back turned toward her, he was clad in armor and gripping a saber. Tall and burly with dark skin, he held a golden rectangular object in his right hand and was stuffing it into his pocket.
So this must be the deputy commander they mentioned?
Xie Zhizhi cracked her knuckles and narrowed her eyes.
How cunning—he specifically picks gold bars to pocket!
Seeing how bulging his waist was, he must have already taken quite a few!
Just watch how I make you spit them all out!
In sight, the doors of the three interconnected armory rooms were wide open.
Gold, silk, wealth, large blades, weapons, ancient spears, short cannons—everything was there. Just among the opened chests, dozens emitted dazzling golden and silvery glows.
The General’s Mansion was quite wealthy indeed.
Xie Zhizhi smirked slyly and moved closer to the man, watching as he rummaged through a pile of gold, silver, and jewels, finding two more gold bars.
Deputy Commander Liu bit one of the gold bars to verify its authenticity, then grinned and tucked them into his trouser pocket. This time, he was sure to strike it rich.
However, the next moment, before the smile in his eyes could fade—
The entire chest of jewels right in front of him had vanished!!
Vanished!!
Deputy Commander Liu: !!
“My gold!” Afraid of being heard by his subordinates outside, Deputy Commander Liu quickly covered his mouth, standing dumbfounded and spinning in place.
Then, something eerie happened!
Starting from around him, the gold, silver, and jewels he had rummaged through and then restored began disappearing bit by bit.
Until all the chests were empty.
Deputy Commander Liu stared in disbelief, stunned. Then, the heavy feeling in his pocket gradually lightened. He hastily reached into his pocket, but no matter how he felt around, the gold bars were gone.
Instantly, he gasped sharply.
His legs began to tremble. He quickly closed his eyes and opened them again. No!
Why did they disappear?!
Why are they gone?!
He threw himself onto the empty chest.
The tall and imposing Deputy Commander Liu was already breathing heavily, trembling all over, his forehead cold. Suppressed by an invisible fear, he wanted to run out, but his legs failed him, frozen in place!
Now he was done for.
The imperial guards at the entrance had just come in earlier and seen the items here, but now everything had vanished!
Inside her Space, Xie Zhizhi sneered at the deputy commander who was nearly scared out of his wits, laughing loudly and attracting the Big Black Dog to her side to share in the spectacle.
The Big Black Dog wagged its fluffy tail, its large round eyes fixed on the trembling human in the square mirror, squinting thoughtfully. This human’s movements and reactions seemed like it needed to pee.
Unaware of the dog’s inner thoughts, Xie Zhizhi paid no mind to how panicked the person outside was.
Adjusting the flow of time in her Space automatically, she used tin sheets inside to enclose an area, dividing it into sections by category to store the gold, silk, wealth, ancient weapons, and firearms.
Hmm, if the General’s Mansion’s armory had this much wealth, how much would the national treasury have?
The thought made Xie Zhizhi feel utterly delighted.
The Dog Emperor’s expression would surely be a sight to behold!
Soon, she finished organizing the items in her Space. An hour passed inside, while only six minutes elapsed outside.
Looking out through the mirror again—
Outside, chaos had erupted.
When Deputy Commander Liu discovered that everything had mysteriously disappeared, his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. If not for his trembling legs and the sweat beading on his forehead, his expression would have been quite intimidating. But now, he was the one terrified!He could never have kept it hidden!
Thus, after much deliberation, he ran out of the armory with trembling steps, shouting in panic.
“Help! There’s a ghost inside! Quickly report to the Emperor! Everything in the armory has been taken away!”
The dozen or so imperial guards standing at the entrance heard the commotion and quickly gathered at the armory door.
Once they understood what the deputy commander meant, their first reaction was disbelief!
They rushed into the armory and saw that all the chests were empty. Every imperial guard stared wide-eyed, thrown into chaos.
“Deputy Commander! Why are all the treasures gone?”
“Did you dig a tunnel behind and have someone move them away?”
Apart from this explanation, no one could figure out how so much wealth and valuables could have vanished all at once.
Someone noticed a thin, small silver bracelet peeking out from his pocket, frowned deeply, and said with great dissatisfaction, “Even if you wanted to… you couldn’t have taken everything…”
Though the words were left unfinished, everyone understood the implication.
This time, Deputy Commander Liu couldn’t clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
After all, everyone had seen just how many valuable items were inside.