The Tao Mansion is very large, and to get to the study, one has to walk through a long corridor.

Along the way, the patrolling family guards all saluted Tao Peng respectfully.

Lin Hao could feel that these family guards all had powerful auras, and most of them were warriors who had reached the Saint Realm!

Lin Hao couldn't help but be secretly shocked by this.

No wonder the Tao family is able to rank among the top-notch ancient martial arts families. These holy realm guards alone are enough to show their powerful foundation.

Just like that, the two walked in silence, one in front and one behind.

Soon, Lin Hao followed Tao Peng and came to the study in the inner courtyard of the courtyard.

The space inside was even more magnificent than any study room Lin Hao had ever seen before.

What were placed on it were not books, but ancient jade slips.

This method can solve the problem of searching for information more quickly.

A spiritual consciousness radiates out, and all the data and information will instantly flood into the mind.

“No need to be formal.”

Tao Peng sat in the main seat next to the table and motioned Lin Hao to sit down with him.

Lin Hao was not polite and sat calmly.

"I won't waste any more time talking nonsense. When do you two plan to get married?"

Tao Peng looked at Lin Hao with a serious face and asked.

"As long as she is willing, any time is fine. I can wait."

Lin Hao smiled indifferently.

He knew that there was no spark of love between Tao Ling and him, so it was naturally impossible for them to get married.

So Lin Hao said this with confidence and directly passed the question to Tao Ling.

Anyway, she asked me to be a shield, and I would leave it to the other party to deal with the cleaning up the mess.

However, in Tao Peng's eyes, this behavior was distorted.

"Good, responsible!"

Tao Peng exclaimed in admiration, and became more and more appreciative of the fact that Lin Hao respected his daughter so much.

"Since ancient times, marriage has always been decided by parents."

After a brief pause, Tao Peng said calmly, "Ling'er's mother died early, so I will be in charge of the marriage."

"Our Tao clan has been passed down from ancient times to the present day, so we have some heritage."

"Not to mention the Fengling Sect, even the other eight major sects have to give us some face."

He looked at Lin Hao calmly and said solemnly: "I have told you so much, but in fact, I have only one purpose.

"That is, are you willing to marry into the Tao family?"

Hearing this, Lin Hao's eyes darkened.

The word "marrying into the wife's family" undoubtedly plucked a string deep in his heart.

"I'm sorry, that's not possible."

Lin Hao shook his head and spoke frankly.

Seeing Lin Hao's straightforward refusal, the friendly look on Tao Peng's face disappeared instantly.

The majesty of the Tao clan leader also began to show at this moment.

"Do you think that with your current status and position, what abilities do you have to allow Ling'er to live a better life?"

Tao Peng asked with a deep look and a serious expression.

Lin Hao remained silent and did not refute.

He understood that this was a father's concern and worry for his daughter.

Moreover, with his current strength, he is indeed as small as a grain of sand in the area of ​​the nine major palaces.

Last time, he was being hunted by Wu Wei in the Dark Palace Sect. If Senior Wei Ping had not shown up in time, he would have been in great danger.

However, although this time I was just acting in a play with Tao Ling.

But a man's dignity cannot be compromised.

"I know the Tao family is big and powerful, but I'm sorry, I have my principles."

Lin Hao's words came completely from the heart.

As the saying goes, there is no point in talking if you don't agree. Tao Peng was not in the mood to continue talking with Lin Hao.

"I still have things to take care of. Think it over before you come to me. I won't send you off."

At that moment, his admiration for Lin Hao was not as strong as before, and he directly ordered him to leave.

That expression, like that of a future father-in-law, was full of imposing aura.

When they met for the first time, he obviously intended to intimidate Lin Hao with this majestic image.

He believed that Lin Hao would definitely surrender next.

However, faced with this expulsion, Lin Hao did not express any opinion at all.

"Since uncle is busy, I won't bother you anymore. I'll visit you when I have time."

Lin Hao bowed and clasped his fists, performed the etiquette as a junior, then turned around and left.

This dinner was just a formality.

His real purpose was to sneak into Zhang's house to search for evidence, so he had no intention of continuing to act here.

Um?

Leaving now?!

Tao Peng was stunned to see Lin Hao leave so abruptly.

The former's style was completely beyond his expectations.

"I just don't believe that you would be unwilling to compromise for Ling'er!"

Tao Peng snorted coldly with a calm expression.

He immediately called a guard and sent someone to the Lin family of the Great Yan Dynasty to propose marriage.

Little did he know that in the Lin family where both parents had passed away long ago, no one was qualified to make decisions for Lin Hao!

…

At this time, Lin Hao, who had already walked out of the gate of Tao Mansion, went straight to the corner of the street.

Halfway along the way with Tao Ling, he had already found a hotel.

After completing the simple check-in procedures, Lin Hao summoned Jing Ke in the quiet guest room.

Buzz——!

Jing Ke flapped his wings and flew out directly from the gap in the window, while turning on the stealth mode at the same time.

In order to ensure his own safety, although Lin Hao had the Ant-Man suit, he had no intention of going with them.

Under the cover of night, Jing Ke flew as fast as lightning towards the south of the city.

Based on the information provided by Tao Ling, Lin Hao quickly locked onto a huge mansion by relying on the function of shared vision.

There was Zhang's mansion.

Although it is slightly inferior to the Tao family, its overall scale is also extremely large.

It is not easy to search for the two things, Wanxue Lingzhi and Xuanhai Bingpo, from it.

Fortunately, the mansion was not covered by any light curtain formation, so Jing Ke dived down and successfully sneaked into it.

Since he didn't know how many experts there were in the Zhang family, Lin Hao was not in a hurry to order Jing Ke to search.

Instead, let it lurk in a tree and wait for the opportunity!