She was confused. No matter how many pages she turned, all those were left blank. Even though this made her feel frustrated, she didn't want to give up. She kept on turning the pages, finding one blank page after another. Finally, on the last page, she found a strange picture. "This is…" she murmured in hesitation.
"It may be how the Sacred Seal looks. Based on this information, it wouldn't be that difficult for you to find what you want," Matthew said in a firm tone. "But, it's never that easy to find such a small object."
Harper gave a bitter smile. It would be difficult to search for such a small thing in the world. It was like searching for a needle in a haystack. The two parts of the Sacred Seal must have been kept in hiding in the secret and vital places of the South Kingdom and the Wonder Kingdom, just like where the Heavenly Books had been kept.
"I'm afraid that'd be all for today. Let's leave now," Harper said as she put the book back to the shelf and took her hand back. Suddenly, something rolled down from the shelf and fell into her hand. She looked at the dark thing in her hand, brought it closer to her eye, and observed it carefully. "What's it?" she asked in confusion.
"It looks to be a tripod…" Matthew said, with doubt in his voice. It was covered with verdigris, and didn't seem like something precious. But why was it kept here? "It might be something related to the Qin Clan," he added suspiciously.
Harper inspected it, but couldn't find anything of interest. She was about to put it back, but Matthew stopped her. "Don't put it back. Take it with you. If it's something from the Qin Clan, we may find it useful at some point of time."
Harper hesitated for a moment, and then took it into her pocket. Matthew was right. Although it looked tattered and didn't worth much, it must be something of importance since it was kept here. Besides, everyone cherished one or the other things from the Qin Clan. Probably, it might turn out to be of great use in the future.
Outside the gate of the Secret Pavilion, Lucas and the chief guard of the pavilion were standing on either side of the door, but they didn't talk with each other. The door opened, and Harper and Matthew walked out. Then, Lucas and the guard turned to look at the two, eagerly wanting to know whether they had found something useful.
"Uncle, Aunt, what's the result? Did you find something useful?" Lucas asked eagerly.
Harper shook her head and answered, "No. Actually, I'm even more confused after reading the book. My puzzles still remain unsolved, and the mysteries have added up. I don't know."
Scratching his head, Lucas said, "I guess there is nothing I can do to help, or is there?"
"You can say that. Let's leave now," Harper said. Then she intended to move forward, but the guard stopped her abruptly.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?" Harper asked in confusion.
"Lady Harper, what are you trying to take away from the Secret Pavilion?" the guard asked as she furrowed her eyebrows. She had a smell and found that there was a distinct aroma emitting from Harper. It belonged to something in the Secret Pavilion. Every object in the Secret Pavilion had its own unique aroma.
Harper was quite surprised that she discerned this. She admitted honestly, "Yes, I brought something out."
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