"We can't steal it." Bai Tuantuan smiled mysteriously when she heard Bai Han and Chen Luo's worries.
"Why is that?" Yu Shikui asked in confusion. "Could it be that the Emperor doesn't like this place? No, no, no, that's impossible. This place is so nice, I want to stay here and never leave."
"There's already a courtyard for Sister Shikui here! Sister Shikui can choose one herself!"
Bai Tuantuan said with a smile, "What I mean is, the Emperor won't be able to find this place. I hid it in the formation, so anyone who doesn't know the way won't be able to find it!"
As she spoke, Bai Tuantuan led the three of them out, then moved a few steps to the right. When the three of them looked again, everything in front of them was pitch black.
"But I saw the candlelight here when I was on the ship..."
Yu Shikui's face was full of doubt.
"That's because I activated the formation in advance!" Bai Tuantuan laughed. "There's a formation guide on the ship; once you activate it, you can see this side."
Yu Shikui was confused. Although she didn't know how it was done, she knew that the white ball in front of her was definitely not an ordinary child.
"Grandfather and maternal grandfather, the jade pendants you wear are the core of the formation. If you don't remember them, just put them on it." Bai Tuantuan pointed to the eyes of the stone lion next to her, "Here!"
Bai Han took out his jade pendant and held it to his eyes. Instantly, the candlelight shone on them.
"It's truly amazing."
Chen Luo couldn't help but sigh.
Even after boarding the round-trip boat, the group was still marveling at the spectacular sight they had just witnessed.
Bai Tuantuan received the message about the iron pot.
"Iron Pot said Ni Yiguo is acting strangely and needs you to go check on him," said Soup Spoon, munching on an apple. "It seems the people over there have started cultivating, but their cultivation method is a very insidious one—absorbing yin to replenish yang. This kind of cultivation is forbidden and not allowed to exist."
Bai Tuantuan asked thoughtfully, "What else did you discover?"
"It seems they've discovered someone from the Underworld." Spoon whispered. "This person is somewhat related to you."
Bai Tuantuan's eyes lit up: "Tell me more about it."
[Well... it's because he liked you, and when he confessed to you, you kicked him into the River of Oblivion, and then he became jealous of you.]
White Dumpling: ? ? ?
"impossible!"
Bai Tuantuan looked shocked: "How could I do such a thing?"
"You've really forgotten who you used to be!" The spoon shook its head. "You'd better go see Ni Yiguo."
Bai Tuantuan responded.
It was half a month later when they received news that Bai Ze and his group had arrived in the capital.
On this day, Bai Tuantuan was in Chen Zhixiu's room: "Mother, I have to go to Ni Yiguo."
Chen Zhixiu paused slightly, holding the book, and looked at Bai Tuantuan with a puzzled expression: "Why?"
"There are some problems over there, I need to go take a look." Bai Tuantuan leaned closer to Chen Zhixiu, blinked her long, curled eyelashes, and said with a smile, "I won't tell anyone else, so they won't worry. If they ask, just say I'm on the island, okay?"
Chen Zhixiu sighed and rubbed the little white ball's head: "Okay, Mom will wait for you to come back."
"Mother is so good. Don't worry, Mother, I'll definitely be back in a month at most."
A bright smile graced Bai Tuantuan's delicate face: "I'm setting off tomorrow."
Meanwhile, in the Imperial Study in the capital, the Emperor issued several imperial edicts in succession, restoring the Bai family's official positions, and rewards continued to pour into the Bai family.
Such actions naturally caused a stir in the capital.
More importantly, the Zheng family, the Minister of War, and others were still imprisoned. For a time, many people were watching to see what the Emperor would do.
"Your Majesty, Prince Ning has arrived." Eunuch Cai's voice interrupted the Emperor's thoughts, and soon Ning Nanxiao walked in.
"Nanxiao is here." A smile appeared on the Emperor's face. "Come, come here."
Ning Nanxiao stepped forward, looked at the map on the imperial table, and was slightly taken aback: "Ni Yiguo?"
“Yes, Ni Yiguo.” The Emperor sighed. “I have received news that the people of Ni Yiguo have developed superhuman strength. They can leap a thousand miles in one leap and split walls with their bare hands. Nanxiao, I want you to go to Ni Yiguo and take a look for me.”
Ning Nanxiao agreed: "I will set off tomorrow."
"Take good care of yourself." The Emperor patted Ning Nanxiao on the shoulder and said with a smile, "If you have time, go to the isolated island to visit Minister Bai and the others. I haven't seen them for three years, and I miss them very much."
The following day, Bai Tuantuan and Ning Nanxiao set off from the isolated island and the capital city respectively, heading to Ni Yiguo.
After watching Bai Tuantuan leave, Chen Zhixiu became absent-minded. She glanced at the sky and decided to go back and rest for a while before going to school.
But to her surprise, she saw her family members as soon as she went inside.
"Xiu'er," Yuan Chenchen sighed softly, her voice full of affection, "Children always have to grow up."
Chen Zhixiu was slightly taken aback, and her eyes became a little moist: "You all know?"
“Although Tuantuan and you are being careful, we are family after all, how could we not see it?” Chen Xiaoran frowned slightly. “I just don’t know if Tuantuan will be in any danger this time.”
Nan Nian bit her lip, her face looking somewhat unwell: "Xiu'er, is Tuantuan doing this because of me?"
"Sister-in-law, don't overthink it," Chen Zhixiu quickly said. "It has nothing to do with you. It seems that a lot of strange things have appeared in Ni Yiguo's life, and Tuantuan said she wants to go and take a look."
Upon hearing this, everyone remained silent for a moment. Feng Yue then said, "We can't help, and we shouldn't hold you back. Let's all go inside."
After everyone sat down, Granny Bai and Ruotang brought out the food and drinks.
"Go and rest, you must be tired too," Yuan Chenchen said with a smile. "Don't worry about us."
Granny Bai shook her head and sighed, "This old servant only just learned that the young lady went to Ni Yiguo, and this old servant is also worried."
Ruotang nodded in agreement: "Yes, although Miss said she'll be back soon, but..."
Chen Zhixiu gently comforted her, "Don't worry, don't you know how capable Tuantuan is?"
"However, she left behind a lot of tasks that we need to help with before she left. No one can escape, not only this isolated island, but also her isolated island. We all have to take care of them."
After Chen Zhixiu distributed the tasks assigned by Bai Tuantuan, everyone finally felt a little better.
Three days later.
Ning Nanxiao brought Fei Qian to Huanghua Village.
It was still dark, but all the gates of Huanghua Village were tightly shut, and no one appeared.
Ning Nanxiao glanced at Fei Qian, who took a deep breath and exclaimed, "Is anyone here? May we ask if we can stay the night?"
After several attempts, a figure finally emerged, trembling.
Fei Qian quickly stepped forward: "Old man, I'm just passing by and would like to ask for lodging for the night. Would you be so kind as to do me this favor?"
The old man's hair was gray, and he was obviously quite old. He glanced at Fei Qian, then at Ning Nanxiao, paused for a moment, and muttered, "Why are there two pretty little kids here in a row? Come in quickly, those things will be here in half an hour. If you wander around outside, it could cost you your lives!"
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