Chapter 147

The setting sun over the Thousand-Buddha Pagoda in Bagan saturated the scriptures as Shen Xitang’s leather boots crushed the scorched pages of the *Mu Mansion Elephant Corps Records*. Xiao Heng’s scabbard shattered the lotus throne of a bronze Buddha, revealing a hidden compartment packed with Jianzhou wolf-head banners—and beside the eight emblems of each flag, the "Loyalty" character of the Mu Mansion’s elephant corps was embroidered in secret thread! "Report to the Assistant Commissioner, the flag inspection results!" An orderly presented a fragment of *Li Dingguo’s Testament*. "This 'Loyalty' embroidery method..." Shen Xitang’s armor scraped against the silk threads. "It is the exclusive needlework of the Diannan garrison elephant saddles from the Jiajing era, which vanished after the Wanli campaign against Burma!" She tore the military flag apart, and from the falling debris, a scrap of the *Prince Gui Blood Edict* emerged; its Portuguese-annotated trade routes aligned perfectly with the elephant corps paths of Sha Dingzhou’s rebel forces!