The Story Behind the Jade Pendant
Long Empire part 6

after listening to the explanations from Xiao Yan and the others, the Eunuch said, if during his time in this kingdom he had never, seen the jade pendant they were referring to, why did the Long kingdom people not know about that jade pendant.

not finding what they were looking for, they finally chose to go back and gather together in Xiao Yan's room.

"i wonder, why could that jade pendant not exist in this place?"

"yes you're right, based on the story we heard, the owner of this jade pendant is the princess of Long kingdom, then why can't that jade pendant be here?"

"is that jade pendant in Xiao kingdom?"

"whether possible, you know for yourself if the kingdoms of Xiao and Long, each took a piece of jade pendant and jade pendant belonging to Long's daughter had also been taken by the younger sister of Long's royal daughter"

"Hem, then, it should be in the tomb of Long's daughter"

"yes it can be, then how? we can't be grave robbers, can we?

"if it is urgent, we must do it"

"you speak so casually, like an experienced man"

"try saying it one more time" Ye Jing said

"no, I'm just kidding"

"in that case, how should we? why look for that thing alone, so hard?"

"yes you're right"

a little while later, Lady Wei went to them. Because her affairs in Long kingdom were over, she also intended to invite them to return to Xiao kingdom, find a way to keep them here.

they asked for help from grandfather and grandfather, also agreed to help them, because the grandfather also still did not feel satisfied playing with his grandson because of the persuasion of the grandfather, because the grandfather, too, was not satisfied, finally, Lady Wei settled there for ten days.

they felt relieved by it and finally they decided to look for the jade pendant in the tomb of Long's daughter.they also searched for information about the location of the tomb.It turned out after being traced the location of the tomb, the location of the tomb was, located not far from the territory of the royal palace, because not far from the palace, they decided to go there.

capitalized on the reckless and small road map they got from the royal servants, they were getting ready to leave. In order not to be caught by the people, they left when night had arrived. finally after dinner, they returned and gathered at the promised place.

the road to the tomb is quite narrow they do not know whether the road they pass is correct or not, but because desperate finally they continue the journey, they hear voices that can be said to be quite scary for them.

the deeper they walk, the narrower the road they go through. Now they have to walk in turns to be able to pass the road. Over time they feel something strange.

"hey, don't you guys feel weird?"

"weird what? don't talk about the no-no!"

"no I do feel that, something is strange"

"what's weird? try saying"

"didn't you feel like the road we're going through is getting narrower? or are we going the wrong way or how is this?"

"don't you just say yes, I got this information by exchanging some silver teal tau and where maybe the waiter tricked me, he'll know if we're honored guests here"

"but would you like an honorable or ordinary guest, if he's in need of what he can't do, would you?"

"Hem has a point"

"but how we have walked so far, where maybe we just stop" said Rong Ji

"let's just say, we continue the journey, but if the road gets narrower and more impassable, then we'll all turn around and go home, how?" said Ye Jing

"good idea, I agree with you"

they continued on their way, but in the middle of the journey, Xiao Yan's leg was caught in something.he also tried to let go of the leg, because he walked the very back then, then, he was stuck, he is also now living with his friends.

he called them for help, but they did not hear him, but after a little effort, he finally managed to release his stuck leg.he chased them, fortunately he returned to the line. they asked why he ran away? Xiao Yan replied that his leg had caught something, but when he wanted to ask for help, none of them heard his voice.

finally it made Ling Mei think that maybe their ears were being covered in something, so that they did not hear the sound of Xiao Yan's call. All of them who heard that, started to feel a little anxious, started to feel a little anxious, actually they were also afraid to do this, but how else, in order to get the jade pendant, they were desperate to do that.

after a while, Xiao Yan who was walking the very back, felt a bit of goosebumps near his shoulder.but he thought positively if it was not a ghost, he continued his journey. as he walked back suddenly there was something patting his shoulder, then Xiao Yan also heard a voice that was calling his name.

he decided not to look back and just kept walking.As he walked again, suddenly something pulled his hand and he finally decided to scream.

"ah. there's ghosts, ghosts"

...they were all startled and they ran in all directions and left Xiao Yan...

"what's going on? why are there ghosts?"

"i don't understand either, suddenly someone is screaming ghost"

"then where is Xiao Yan why isn't he here?"

...Meanwhile, where Xiao Yan is...

"this lady I'm A'jue, please stop yelling"

"huh. I was surprised, I thought there was a ghost, it was you"

"sorry lady, I tried to call you a few times, but you didn't respond to me so I had to pull your hand"

"sorry A'jue, I thought it was a ghost so I ignored it"

"yes, lady, what are you doing here? it's late, what if Miss Wei finds out you're not in the room?"

"a. that's A'jue I'm sorry, actually we want to find the tomb of Long's daughter"

"why are you looking for Long's daughter's grave?"

"we suspect, if the jade pendant was now in the tomb of Long's daughter, so we were desperate to go look for her there"

"but Princess Long's tomb isn't in this direction, you've already missed it and if you walk any further, it will definitely be completely lost"

"sorry A'jue, we really don't know that, we just walked according to the map that Rong Ji got from the palace maid"

"hais.must be tricked by her, then you should hurry back, before Madame Wei gets angry later"

"then you go home first, I'll find them"

"how could that be, let me come with you. You know if I don't know the way home now"

"yes, then you come with me and don't go far so you don't get lost later"

"Hem, well I understand"

...Not long after they walked forward, they finally got back together...

"meet you later too"

"uh, A'jue how did you get to be with Xiao Yan?"

"i followed you and after knowing you would get lost, I also intended to take you back, but when I called Xiao Yan to tell you that, you all ran away and you thought I was a ghost"

"that's not what we mean, we were just shocked to hear Xiao Yan yelling a ghost and without a second thought we ran away"

"Your basics, you can run without inviting me, unfaithful friend"

"hey it's also your fault, for yelling obscurely.if you don't shout ghost, where might we go to leave you"

"already, you better come back soon, otherwise I will report this incident to Miss Wei"

"A'jue don't threaten that, we'll go home if we find that jade pendant"

"can't, you have to go back now. Besides you don't know where the tomb is"

"no way, we've walked so far we won't stop until we find the jade pendant"

"hais... You guys are so stubborn huh, what if something happens to you? I'll tell Ms. Wei what later, if she finds out you went to the tomb"

"sorry A'jue, but we still want to continue this journey, even if you forbid us today, but tomorrow or the day after tomorrow we will definitely go looking for him"

"i can't stand in your way, but because you're desperate so let me come with you"

"well, dong, it's good, then let's go"

"just let me take a look at that map you're carrying"

"oh this map, then look at it"

"there's something wrong with you, definitely because the map is upside down. It's worth it that you're lost, then let me lead the way"

"well, I didn't think the map would be turned upside down"

"haha, I also did not expect it, just deserved the narrower the road, it turns out that the handyman brought the wrong road map" said Ye Jing

"hey don't keep blaming me, it's because it's too dark and I don't realize if the map is upside down" said Rong Ji"

"don't argue anymore, we'd better get on with the ride"

...Some time after A'jue brought the road, they finally arrived at the tomb of Princess Long...

"this is true, we should have arrived earlier if the map was not reversed"

"just keep blaming me, just be careful if you need help, I won't help you"

"don't do that, Rong Ji, we didn't mean that, so forgive us"

"all right, this time I'm sorry, but remember never to say that again yeah"

"okay alright"

"Hem, well we have arrived at the tomb of Long's daughter that you are looking for. Now do you intend to enter the tomb?"

"of course we did, where we might not go inside"

"well then follow me and don't walk around"

...they also entered into the tomb of the princess, soon they also arrived in the tomb...

"wah royal princess's tomb is different"

"even in the tomb alone there are still many treasures in it"

"yes you're right, we better find that thing now"

"well then"

...A few moments later...

"hey what about you did you find that jade pendant?"

"no, we've checked every side of the tomb and the storage area, but we found no signs of a jade pendant"

"how can this be, even our predictions can be wrong.Where is the jade pendant located?"

"is it possible that the jade pendant has been stolen by someone else?"

"there can't be thieves in Long's kingdom, Long's royal guard is tight enough, so the likelihood of theft is very small" said A'jue

"even so, then why can't we find the jade pendant?"

"well, I don't know that either, so we'll just go back to the palace"

"let's go, we're tired anyway"

"yes well"

they decided to return to the palace.