C1793 Pretending to Surrender

Chu Qing returned to the Treasure Pavilion with a sense of clarity and carefully extracted the scroll. The glow emanating from it filled him with joy.

"Scroll, oh scroll, you will soon be entirely mine."

Without realizing it, Chu Qing had become utterly captivated by the scroll, losing himself in its allure, yet he was blissfully unaware of his own enchantment. He cradled the scroll