The sea breeze at Zhaobao Mountain in Ningbo Prefecture carried a thick, salty tang, sweeping in with the roar of a ferocious beast. Shen Xitang stood by the shore, her leather boots ruthlessly crushing a tattered "Zhejiang Coastal Defense Map." The scorched edges of the paper gave a faint, crisp crunch beneath her feet.
Not far away, Xiao Heng held his Xiuchun Saber and violently cleaved the blue bricks of the Weiyuan Fortress battlements. As the masonry shattered, half a gilded cross emerged. Having endured the passage of time, the cross had encountered the damp air, and the gilding on its surface had begun to show copper-green corrosion, making it look mottled and aged.
Shen Xitang stepped forward quickly, her eyes falling on the Latin prayer inscribed on the base of the cross. Yet, hidden among the dense text was a faint, almost imperceptible seal in small seal script: "Regent King Lu."
Chapter 161