"Xu Fan, what do you mean?"

At this moment, Xu Fan was holding just the tray in his hand. The hollow six-sided dice that should have been placed on it was no longer there.

Xiao Lan immediately realized that perhaps last night, that guy broke into Lingyan Pavilion, injuring so many people, all for the sake of this dice.

"Strange, this thing..."

Xiao Lan rubbed her temples, trying hard to recall the six-sided dice.

It had been too long since she'd been in this study, so her memory of the dice was very vague. She could only barely remember it after thinking for a long time.

The dice appeared to be made of animal bone, nothing rare, which was why, after Xiao Tianfang passed away, it was not valued and left in the Treasure Vault of the Lingyan Pavilion.

Even when her brother was alive, he didn't treat that thing as a treasure.

Xiao Lan really couldn't understand why that guy would make the effort to steal such a thing...

Could it be that the item was really valuable?

"Xu Fan, if I'm not mistaken, that dice should have been brought back by my brother when he went to Dongying."

"He never specifically mentioned its origins, so it shouldn't be anything remarkable..."

Even though she said this, Xiao Lan had already realized that the dice must have some unique use; otherwise, that guy wouldn't have come all the way to steal it.

Xiao Lan was somewhat regretting her judgment now. If she had known it was this valuable, she would have stored it carefully from the start.

"Do you... do you have a photo of that dice?"

At this moment, Honda Tsubasa asked curiously.

She heard Xiao Lan say the dice was brought back from Dongying, and thought, as a person from Dongying, she might recognize its origin.

"Well..."

Xiao Lan frowned for a moment, then said, "Wait a moment, I'll go and look for it..."

With that, Xiao Lan turned and left, clearly going to find someone to see if they could locate a photo of the dice.

"Thanks for reminding me earlier."

Xu Fan and Honda Tsubasa were waiting at the study door, and he expressed his gratitude to Honda Tsubasa.

With such an inconspicuous dice, if she hadn't reminded him, he might not have discovered it even after searching the entire study.

"N... no need to thank me. I... I also want to find out who that guy is."

Honda Tsubasa smiled sweetly and said courteously.

For some reason, she felt inexplicably happy to have helped Xu Fan.

The two chatted, bit by bit, in the study, and soon Xiao Lan returned.

"Take a look at this."

Luckily, although the dice wasn't considered important in the Lingyan Pavilion, an image of the dice could still be seen in some previous photos of the study.

Xu Fan took the tablet Xiao Lan handed over, zoomed in on the study photo, and the six-sided dice that should have been on the tray appeared before them.

As Xiao Lan described, the tray originally had a hollow six-sided dice placed on it.

As for the material of the dice, due to the unclear photo and the absence of the actual item, Xu Fan couldn't make a detailed judgment.

"Looks like jade but not, looks like bone but not..."

Xu Fan mumbled, casting a glance at Honda Tsubasa next to him.

It was too unfamiliar; Xu Fan really couldn't assert what this dice was. He wanted to see what Honda Tsubasa thought.

After all, she was from Dongying and should know more about this dice that originated from there compared to him.

"You... you guys wait a moment, let me think."

It seemed she had seen this thing before, as Honda Tsubasa told them and then started to recall carefully.

Before long, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed.

"I... I remember now!"

Honda Tsubasa looked at Xu Fan excitedly and said, "By rights, this shouldn't be ours in Dongying, but... it's from your Huaxia..."

"Hmm?"

Hearing Honda Tsubasa's explanation, Xu Fan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Didn't Sister Lan say the dice was something Xiao Tianfang brought back from Dongying?

Why did she say it's from Huaxia...

What is going on here?

"Hmm... how to put this?"

Being a woman from Dongying, she wasn't very fluent in Huaxia's language. Honda Tsubasa organized her words in her mind before slowly explaining, "It's not a dice, but the Six Treasures Relics."

"Shariputra?"

Hearing Honda Tsubasa's explanation, Xu Fan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

He naturally had heard of Shariputra, known as the relics condensed after cremating a High Monk or esteemed figure after their passing.

Such an item was the utmost treasure in Buddhism and an ultimate treasure for those practicing Buddhist Cultivation.

Honda Tsubasa said this relic is from Huaxia; does she mean that this High Monk was a Huaxia person who passed away in Dongying?

"Do you mean to say that this Six Treasures Relics originated from the cremation of a Huaxia High Monk?"

Worried that Honda Tsubasa wouldn't understand his meaning, Xu Fan directly communicated with her in Dongying language.

"Yes!"

Honda Tsubasa nodded firmly, saying: "Many of Dongying's things were introduced from Huaxia."

"And as for Huaxia High Monks who went to Dongying to spread the Buddhist Law, even as early as in the Tang Dynasty, it has been documented."

The earliest monk to cross the sea to Dongying was the Tang Dynasty's Jianzhen. He made six voyages to Dongying to propagate Buddhist Law, something everyone should know.

His voyages to Dongying significantly contributed to Dongying's medical knowledge, architecture, and more.

Xu Fan pondered this and couldn't help but frown and ask, "Could you mean this Six Treasures Relics is from Jianzhen?"

"Of... of course not..."

Hearing Xu Fan's question, Honda Tsubasa quickly shook her head.

She then looked at Xu Fan and Xiao Lan, explaining: "This Six Treasures Relics, it's not Jianzhen; it belongs to someone else."

"Compared to Jianzhen, he's not that famous in historical records, but to the major martial arts families of Dongying, he's like a forefather."

"Forefather?"

"This guy sure knew how to spread his seed..."

Upon hearing Honda Tsubasa's explanation, Xu Fan couldn't help but mutter.

This comment almost made Xiao Lan laugh out of anger...

Could this guy's thought process be any more twisted?

"You, say a few less words, will you?"

He was a great High Monk, not going to Dongying to enlighten the girl monks and help in childbearing. Honda Tsubasa obviously meant that he had an enlightening impact on Dongying martial arts.

Xiao Lan gave Xu Fan a look and then asked: "Do you mean that your Dongying martial arts originated from this guy?"

"Yes, not entirely, but most of Dongying martial arts are connected to him."

Hearing Xiao Lan's question, Honda Tsubasa nodded and replied.

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