The sword had a rolled-up piece of paper in its center. The paper was made of a special kind of material that granted it some resistance against water and fire.

Zu An unfolded the paper and gave it a look. His expression was grim and conflicted.

Sang Hong noticed his expression and asked curiously, “What is it?”

Zu An had already had his subordinates withdraw earlier. He replied quietly, “Chen Zhou left behind the proof we've been looking for all this time here.”

“What?!” Sang Hong exclaimed. He quickly took the paper from Zu An and gave it a look.

The paper was a simple account book. The records matched up with the ones they had taken from the Zhenyuan Merchant Group before. The only difference was that this account also included a large amount of smuggling between King Qi and the fiend races.

No wonder King Qi hadn’t let the entire village go. He had been worried about Chen Zhou leaving behind some proof, and yet...