Xu Huo and his companion were soon summoned by the King.
After dismissing the guards, the King asked somewhat urgently, "Where is the gemstone?"
Xu Huo took out the gemstone, and the King, upon seeing it himself, sighed in relief and asked, "Where did you find the gemstone, and where is the thief?"
"The thief got away, but he said he only stole this one gemstone," Xu Huo replied. "Jewel City is full of gemstones, what's so special about this one that it's worth killing so many people for?"
The King was shocked at first, then sighed and said in a lowered voice, "I had no choice, these gemstones were entrusted to the castle by someone else, they cannot be lost."
It was as if emotions long suppressed in the King's heart found an opportunity to be released, and he told Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu a story.
