I'm a villain, not a devil

Because no one could open the imperial treasury, even the guards were withdrawn. The gilded gate, which was more than three meters long, wide and high, was tightly closed, with not even a crack visible.

Sean walked up and knocked, and the door made a dull echo.

He turned his head and said: "So I asked Xiao Ci to stay, but you didn't ask her for help."

Bai Ye's expression was not calm. Sean had said something to her before and she was still digesting it.

Hearing Sean's words, she couldn't help but turn her head to look. Xiao Ci still hadn't grown taller in such a long time. Her thick long orange hair became much smoother after being groomed. At this moment, she tied her hair into a loose little bun hanging on her butt, which was extremely cute.

She has hardly changed, the only change is her temperament. Xiao Ci's calm and lazy appearance now makes her look more and more like Sean.

Noticing Bai Ye's gaze, Xiao Ci took a sip of the soda his brother bought for him before he went out, and burped hoarsely at her.

Turning back helplessly, Bai Ye asked suspiciously: "The wooden sign recognized its master... why did it recognize Xiao Ci?"

Xiao En rubbed his eyes, took the soda from Xiao Ci's hand, drank a sip and returned it to her, then said, "Wan Mu Bei."

"Wanmu?" Bai Ye frowned. That evil god who secretly controlled the skinning messenger and successive emperors of the empire?

Is it because at that time, Sean used a device to clone Xiao Ci, and then Wanmu controlled Xiao Ci and used him as a sacrifice?

Sean shook his finger: "It is known that Xiao Ci and the World Tree are inextricably linked. Xiao Ci is even, uh, the incarnation of the World Tree?"

As she spoke, Xiao Ci was tilting her head back to pour the toppings from the soda into her mouth. Because her mouth was too small, some of the remaining soda slid down the corners of her mouth onto her collar. She wiped it off nonchalantly and burped at the two of them.

It's really hard to associate this appearance with the high-end World Tree...

Sean coughed and said, "Well, at least that's the case for now. Moreover, she is the only one who can understand the book about the collapse of the World Tree, although she cannot tell you the contents yet. Even before your father died, she could freely enter and exit the fourth floor of the Imperial Treasury."

With every word Sean said, Bai Ye's mouth opened wider. Finally, she couldn't help but say, "You two had been to the fourth floor by then?!"

Forget about it, Sean made a casual remark and put on a serious face again.

"Anyway, I don't know whether the Imperial Treasury will recognize someone else, but it will definitely recognize Xiao Ci. Bai Wujiu died too quickly to pass on the throne, and other princes are not qualified to inherit. A country cannot be without a monarch for a day, and the treasury may have a certain connection with the fate of the empire. So when no monarch is found, it is normal to recognize the most qualified person first."

Bai Ye looked at the brother and sister: "Is this normal?"

"You can tell whether it's normal or not by just taking a look."

Sean gave his sister a look, and the latter immediately stepped forward and placed her hand on the gilded door.

Under Bai Ye's shocked and puzzled eyes, the door that she had tried countless ways to solve but to no avail suddenly made a buzzing sound.

With a loud dragging sound, the imperial treasury opened again.

Bai Ye looked at Xiao Ci in disbelief: "How did you do that?"

Xiao Ci just blinked and said, "Just press it."

"Press it... Is there some kind of conscious connection? Or is it that the Imperial Treasury itself is a living object, and the life in it has signed some kind of contract with you? Or is it..."

Bai Ye said a lot of things, but Xiao Ci just tilted his head in confusion: "I don't feel anything, it opens when I press it."

Bai Ye was stunned where she was. Xiao En walked in and spread his hands towards her: "I've already told you that you can ask her for help with matters concerning the empire's secrets. If you want to save face, I can't help you."

You didn’t say that Xiao Ci could do so many outrageous things... Could it be that the wooden plaque engraved with the names of all the emperors has really recognized Xiao Ci as its master?

With great doubts in his heart, Bai Ye caught up with the two of them.

The huge first floor was not much different from what Sean remembered, except that the first floor of the treasury was empty. It seemed that most of the supplies had been taken away by Bai Wujiu for use in his huge ceremony.

The situation on the second floor was similar, with only a few precious treasures left - and then, seeing that Bai Ye didn't seem to say anything, Sean simply swept the remaining ones into his pocket.

Seeing his thief-like appearance, Bai Ye just rolled his eyes. These two siblings can freely enter and exit the imperial treasury, and he will be an imperial prince in the future, but he is still doing these things...

After going up to the third floor, surprisingly, not many of the precious treasures in this place were taken away, at least half of them were left.

Picking up a shield with tentacles and taking a look at it, Bai Ye said thoughtfully, "These are all treasures with obvious side effects or strong pollution. It seems that they cannot be used in the ceremony."

Sean put it in his pocket with a smile on his face: "It's okay, I can use it."

Bai Ye: "..."

However, these are all trivial matters. When Bai Ye reached the entrance to the fourth floor, he couldn't help but take a few deep breaths.

Xiao En looked at her nervous expression and comforted her: "At most, she has already recognized her master. At worst, Xiao Ci can be the queen."

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Bai Ye: "..."

Xiao Ci also followed to comfort him: "Then I will abdicate immediately and give the throne to you, Sister Bai Ye."

Bai Ye didn't really want to talk to the brother and sister anymore.

In the past, the fourth floor of the treasury, which only the prince and the emperor could enter, welcomed new guests. The three of them walked up without any obstacles.

Xiao En did not forget to add: "Having Xiao Ci by our side is the best pass."

The fourth floor is the smallest, and it is empty and dark, like an abandoned attic that has not been visited for a long time.

There are more than a dozen shelves from left to right, most of which are empty, and a few of them are filled with unknown objects.

Xiao Ci, who was not here for the first time, said thoughtfully: "The scroll that was taken away last time was not the most precious item here, but a trap... Then, the most precious thing must be that one."

Sean and Bai Ye looked over when they heard what he said, and saw Xiao Ci pointing at a shabby wooden box placed at the innermost part.

"Is it dangerous?" Sean asked.

Seeing Xiao Ci shaking his head, he walked straight over and opened the wooden box.

As soon as it was opened, Bai Ye, who had a feeling, immediately said: "This is the wooden sign!"

A wooden plaque engraved with the names of successive emperors of the empire, representing the approval of the treasury?

Sean looked down and immediately saw the first name.

For some reason, most of the name was damaged, and only the last character could be seen, which was the word "Ci".