The ancients watched me play the Starry Sky Railway

"Aventurine and Cornerstone...is this so important? Why didn't Sunday talk about Cornerstone, but Aventurine instead? Does Aventurine feel like it's been cornered?"

Liu Ying was stunned.

He doesn't understand, he really doesn't understand!

"Silly boy..." Liu Bang was speechless: "How come you can't even understand this?"

"Father, this... is this something you're supposed to understand?" Liu Ying was bewildered. "What is aventurine? It hasn't been mentioned before."

"Yes, it was mentioned!" Liu Bang replied angrily: "Look at you, you don't even take the sky seriously. Forget it, you are still young, just watch it for fun."

He was not young at all. At that time, Liu Bang had just ascended the throne and Liu Ying was only three or four years old.

Twelve years later, Liu Bang was gone, and Liu Ying ascended the throne at the age of 16.

At most, he was the age of an ordinary student in the next generation who was in the first year of high school.

As a mother, Lu Zhi was more patient with her own son.

"Child, not long ago, Latio mocked the Aventurine. Without that Aventurine, he would be just a slave. Do you remember?"

"Oh... I do have some impression." Liu Ying was shocked.

No, it’s just a casual remark, and you can all remember it?

"So what do you think about aventurine and cornerstone now?" Lu Zhi guided him to think step by step.

Liu Ying frowned, pondering, "Could it be that the aventurine is the cornerstone? Each of the ten Stone Hearts holds a cornerstone with its own name, and each one is unique?"

"That's right." Lu Zhi smiled.

What? Her son is still very smart. My son has the potential to be an emperor!

Liu Bang's expression also improved a lot, and he explained for him.

Sunday demanded that the Aventurine be in the box. But the Aventurine's expression changed drastically... In other words, in his opinion, Sunday shouldn't have even uttered the word Aventurine.

"This shows one thing - originally, in the eyes of Sunday as an outsider, the cornerstone is the cornerstone, and there is no difference between all the cornerstones."

"But Sunday accurately said the word 'aventurine', which means someone must have leaked the information... but we don't know who it is yet."

"Secondly, I asked Shajin many questions about the cornerstone earlier on Sunday, and Shajin answered yes without hesitation."

"In other words, he truly delivered to the family a cornerstone that belonged to him."

"And the cornerstone is in this room, but definitely not in that box!"

"Otherwise, Du Jin would never have been so nervous when asked to take the oath on Sunday."

"Then the answer is clear. Shajin must have anticipated this situation long ago, so he casually threw the cornerstone into the gift money."

"Now, we can understand why Shajin decisively gave up the box and wanted to take back the gift money, because the gift money contained what he really wanted!"

"Third, he must have anticipated this moment, and Sunday would somehow force him to swear an oath and admit that the cornerstone was in the box."

"So, he definitely brought a cornerstone with him! It didn't belong to him, but to another one of the Stoneheart Ten!"

"Otherwise, whether Sunday refers to the cornerstone or the aventurine, it makes no difference to the aventurine; it's a dead end."

"There's a difference between gold dust and trying to get away with it by relying on outsiders who don't understand the foundation."

"Just imagine, if Sunday didn't know the truth, what oath would he ask Dujin to swear?"

"'Is the cornerstone lying safely in the box?' If so, then the gold dust can calmly and fearlessly say—Yes!"

"But Shajin didn't anticipate a traitor would appear within the company, letting Sunday know that even cornerstones have their differences. And then... everything was lost."

It was rare for Liu Bang to see his son show his intelligence, so he was very happy and said a lot in one breath.

As I was talking, I felt sorry for Sha Jin. Sha Jin was smart enough, considered enough, and thought far enough.

It's just a pity that I'm just unlucky.

Even though Liu Bang had explained it very clearly, Liu Ying was still confused.

The only sentence left in his mind was - those who play tactics are dirty!

…………

"..." Gold Sand remained silent.

"Heh." Latio scoffed, seemingly mocking Gold Dust's dying struggle.

"Finally, Shajin said with a firm gaze, 'Of course.'"

"Sunday's smile seemed to be filled with pity: "Looks like we have the answer."

"He walked to the table, took out a box, and with a gentle slide, the box slid accurately next to the gold dust."

"Open it, Mr. Golddust. This is your last chance to defend your honor."

"Shajin's psychological pressure increased dramatically, but Sunday sat down with great interest, even crossing his legs: 'Please.'"

"Taking a deep breath, Gold Sand placed his hand on the box, and then..."

“Click!”

"The box made a crisp sound, and the scene inside was revealed—empty!"

"Gold Saturn's pupils suddenly constricted...even the cornerstone is gone!"

"Are these what you're looking for?" Sunday uncovered a silk scarf that had been covering the table long ago. Surprisingly, there were two incredibly sparkling gems, one gold and one blue!

"This Sunday, there really isn't a single flaw revealed."

Liu Chan swallowed hard.

He didn't understand it just now, so he asked his father to explain it to him.

Now that he saw both cornerstones were outside, he felt the terrifying nature of Sunday.

Even though Sunday received the intelligence, he did not completely trust the traitor.

What if the intelligence agent had lied to him? What if the cornerstone in the box was indeed aventurine?

Although this kind of deception is meaningless, do you dare to say that there is not a one in ten thousand chance?

So, on Sunday, I simply removed that one in ten thousand possibility.

Just take the cornerstone out of the box!

"No wonder he made Du Jin swear an oath about 'whether the aventurine is lying in the box right now,' not 'when Du Jin hands over the box, the aventurine is lying in the box.'"

"From this point of view, regardless of whether there's a traitor or not, Gold Dust has suffered a crushing defeat."

Liu Chan marveled at Zhou Ri's far-reaching plan.

But Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty has been wrong from the beginning."

"Ah?" Liu Chan was puzzled.

"It wasn't this problem that caused Sha Jin's disastrous defeat. From the moment Sha Jin entered this room, he was already doomed." Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Chan meaningfully: "I am the fish on the chopping board, and others are the butchers. How can I not be defeated?"

Liu Chan's heart trembled. Yes, from the moment Sunday successfully used that power on the gold sand, the outcome had been decided.

"However, Your Majesty, please rest assured. This game is not over yet. Gold Dust still has some tricks up its sleeve."

"Ah? Any other tricks?"

"Yes, there must be a back-up plan! At least, if it were me, there would definitely be a back-up plan. But Sha Jin, who climbed from a slave to such a high position, can't be so simple."

Liu Chan was dumbfounded.

Is this simple?

He felt that Sha Jin's schemes to this extent were truly incredible! How could this be called simple?