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Capítulo 1746: Chapter 860: Nine Keys and Nine Evil Dragons? (Part 2)

“It seems our previous actions have caught their attention.” Qing Shuang furrowed her brow and said, “What do we do now? Do we still go in?”

“Go in, of course.” Luo Chen replied, “However, we can’t force our way in; we need to think of a way to outsmart them.”

“Outsmart them?” Qing Shuang asked, “How do we do that?”

“The Imperial Kitchen is responsible for the palace’s food supply, with a large amount of ingredients coming in and out daily.” Luo Chen said, “We can disguise ourselves as people delivering ingredients and slip inside.”

“That’s an idea.” Qing Shuang nodded, “But where do we get the ingredients and transportation tools?”

“That’s easy.” Luo Chen smiled and said, “Earlier, while wandering around the palace, I discovered a place that should have what we need.”

With that, Luo Chen led Qing Shuang to a corner of the palace. Soon, they arrived at a secluded courtyard filled with so clutter, seemingly an abandoned warehouse.

“Here it is.” Luo Chen said, “I saw soone transporting ingredients from here before, so it should have what we need.”

The two entered the courtyard and searched carefully. Sure enough, in a corner of the courtyard, they found several carts used for transporting ingredients and so empty baskets.

“Great, with these, we can disguise ourselves as people delivering ingredients.” Qing Shuang said happily.

“Yes.” Luo Chen nodded, “But, having just these isn’t enough; we also need so ingredients to better cover our tracks.”

“Ingredients…” Qing Shuang pondered and said, “There should be so vegetable gardens near the Imperial Kitchen; we can gather so from there.”

“Good idea.” Luo Chen agreed, “Let’s split up; you get so ingredients, and I’ll find so things we can use for disguises.”

“Okay.” Qing Shuang acknowledged and turned towards the direction of the gardens.

Luo Chen continued his search in the courtyard. Soon, he found so worn-out clothes and hats, along with a few props for disguises.

“These should do the trick.” Luo Chen muttered to himself.

Before long, Qing Shuang returned, her basket filled with various fresh vegetables.

“Luo Chen, look, are these ingredients enough?” Qing Shuang asked.

“Enough, more than enough.” Luo Chen said, “Let’s start disguising ourselves now.”

The two put on the worn-out clothes and hats, used so props to further disguise themselves, then loaded the baskets onto the cart and headed towards the Imperial Kitchen.

At the entrance of the Imperial Kitchen, they found that there were indeed more guards than usual, each looking stern and vigilantly watching everyone who entered and exited.

“What do we do? Can we get in?” Qing Shuang asked, slightly worried.

“Don’t worry, we’ll definitely get in.” Luo Chen said, “Rember, we’re delivering ingredients, so act naturally and don’t let them see through us.”

“Okay.” Qing Shuang nodded, took a deep breath, and cald herself down.

The two pushed the cart towards the entrance of the Imperial Kitchen. A guard stopped them and asked, “What are you here for?”

“We’re delivering ingredients.” Luo Chen replied, “These are today’s vegetables, please have a look.”

The guard looked at the vegetables in the baskets, then at Luo Chen and Qing Shuang, and asked, “Which palace are you from?”

“We are…” Luo Chen was about to answer when suddenly, a voice ca from behind them, “They’re with .”

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang turned to see a familiar figure appear before them.

“Ling’er?” Luo Chen exclaid in surprise, “What are you doing here?”

“I’m here to help you.” Ling’er said, “Quick, co with .”

With that, Ling’er led Luo Chen and Qing Shuang inside the Imperial Kitchen. The guard seed to recognize Ling’er and did not stop them further.

“Ling’er, thank you.” Luo Chen said gratefully, “If not for you, we might not have gotten in.”

“No need to thank .” Ling’er said, “I’m just giving you a hand.”

“Just giving a hand?” Luo Chen asked, “What are you doing in the Imperial Kitchen?”

“I’m here to find sothing.” Ling’er said, “But now’s not the ti to talk about this, follow first.”

Ling’er led Luo Chen and Qing Shuang through the main hall of the Imperial Kitchen to a secluded room.

“What’s this place?” Luo Chen asked.

“This is the storage room of the Imperial Kitchen.” Ling’er said, “I received information that the third key is hidden here.”

“The third key?” Luo Chen and Qing Shuang exchanged glances, sowhat surprised.

“Exactly.” Ling’er nodded, “However, I don’t know the exact location, so we’ll need to search carefully.”

“Alright, let’s search together.” Luo Chen said.

The three began a careful search in the storage room. The storage was filled with various ingredients and seasonings, as well as so clutter, making it quite ssy.

“With so much stuff, how long is this going to take?” Qing Shuang furrowed her brow.

“Don’t lose hope; we’ll definitely find it.” Luo Chen said, “Let’s all be thorough and not miss any corner.”

As the trio continued searching, suddenly, Luo Chen stopped and said, “Look here.”

Qing Shuang and Ling’er hurried over, seeing Luo Chen pointing to a large jar in a corner.

“What’s wrong with this jar?” Qing Shuang asked.

“The position of this jar is a bit strange.” Luo Chen explained, “Look, all the other jars are placed against the wall, but this one is in the corner with its lid on.”

“Are you suggesting the key might be in this jar?” Ling’er asked.

“Possibly.” Luo Chen nodded, “Let’s open it and see.”

The three of them worked together to remove the lid, finding that the jar didn’t contain ingredients, but rather so clutter.

“How can this be?” Qing Shuang said disappointedly, “Could the key not be here?”

“Don’t rush; let’s search carefully again.” Luo Chen said.

One by one, they took out the items and examined them closely. Suddenly, Luo Chen touched sothing hard.

“Got it!” Luo Chen exclaid excitedly, “Look, what is this?”

Luo Chen took out the hard object and found it was a key!

“This is the third key!” Ling’er said excitedly, “We finally found it!”

“Great!” Qing Shuang also smiled, “Now we have found three keys; once we find the remaining six, we can thwart the ‘Holy Sect’s conspiracy!”

“Yes.” Luo Chen nodded, “There’s no ti to lose; let’s hurry and find the other keys.”

“Wait.” Ling’er suddenly said, “I have one more thing to do.”

“What is it?” Luo Chen asked.

“I ca to the Imperial Kitchen not only to find the key but also to investigate the ‘Holy Sect’s’ undercover agent here.” Ling’er said, “I received information earlier that the ‘Holy Sect’ has planted an agent in the Imperial Kitchen to monitor the palace’s every move.”

“An undercover agent?” Luo Chen and Qing Shuang were both surprised, “Do you know who it is?”

“I only know the agent’s codena is ‘Shadow’.” Ling’er said, “I don’t know who exactly it is; we need to investigate.”

“How do we investigate?” Qing Shuang asked.

“We can start with the Imperial Kitchen’s accounts.” Ling’er said, “The ‘Holy Sect’s’ undercover must have used their position to provide so conveniences to the ‘Holy Sect’, like transporting special ingredients or items, which will leave traces in the accounts.”