Inside the main hall.

The "invisible" Li Bai was stared at by the young lady, Xiao Qian'er and Zhu Yourong at the same time.

Even though he was thick-skinned, he was still a little nervous.

After all, if he was not careful and said even a wrong word about Zhao Rong's affairs, he might be eaten alive by them all.

Li Bai nodded.

Didn’t you see that they almost started a fight among themselves just now…

He was quite sure about this.

At this moment, under the pressure of the women's gazes.

Li Bai secretly glanced at the familiar dragon coffin.

I feel like if I don’t speak up, something bad might happen to the young lady and Xiao Qian’er…

Besides that...there is actually another reason.

Li Bai suddenly stepped forward and stood between Concubine Zhao Ling and the small bronze tripod.

The three women kept their eyes on him, but they didn't pay much attention to the strange behavior of the man with the sword. They just waited nervously for him to speak.

After separating the young lady from the small bronze tripod related to the Li clan, Li Bai turned around and spoke directly:

"I should know the group of women that Daoist Zhu mentioned not long ago in the back hall."

Zhao Lingfei and Zhao Qianer said almost in unison: "Uncle Xiaobai, what do you mean by should?"

Li Bai choked, looked at the two aunts at home, and nodded quickly: "Okay, it must be them, I know them."

Zhao Lingfei frowned, "Why are you sure now? Are you sure or not?"

Zhao Qianer nodded, "We can't be careless about Brother Rong'er's matter, Uncle Xiaobai, please tell us!"

Li Bai: “…”

Then I leave?

The sword-bearing man felt that he really couldn't stay in this family anymore. Ever since a certain son-in-law came in, his family status in Qinglianju had dropped sharply. In the past, the young lady and Xiao Qian'er had always called him uncle...

Li Bai was somewhat speechless, but he still swallowed his tears silently and answered honestly:

"It must be them!"

He pounded his fist and said with certainty: "Because I came here not long ago and dealt with them."

Li Bai saw the expressions of Concubine Zhao Ling and Zhao Qian'er, and understood immediately. He shook his head and said, "Miss, Qian'er, don't worry. They are outsiders and are not in the same group as those hiding rats who ambushed Zhao Rong. They should... rescued Zhao Rong because he was seriously injured."

Seeing that the women were patient and willing to continue listening, Li Bai nodded and told the story in a calm tone.

"This time I came to Dali, in addition to the mission that the young lady asked me to protect the son-in-law, I also have to negotiate a business deal on behalf of our Qinglianju. The young lady and Qian'er should all know about this matter."

The master and the servant nodded.

Li Bai glanced at the busty lady who had just completed her Nascent Soul Out-of-Body experience and looked serious and focused, and continued:

"The other party to this deal is a rather mysterious immortal force in the Dali Dynasty. This force is related to a certain belief of the ancestors that is popular in the human world here. It is quite ancient... Well, the women in the front hall not long ago were not the concubines of the previous emperor of Dali. They belonged to this force."

Zhao Lingfei, Zhao Qian'er and Zhu Yourong exchanged glances.

Being able to use the Dali Imperial Mausoleum as a base, it is conceivable that this "quite ancient" force mentioned by Li Bai has a close relationship with the Dali Imperial Family. Maybe it is the manipulator behind the scenes...

With this in mind, the three girls suddenly thought of the lonely queen mother of Dali whom they had met on the high platform on the side of the Moon Festival Mountain not long ago...

However, they soon became indifferent. The three women all wanted to return to Duyou City. What happened in Dali in the end had nothing to do with them as long as it did not involve Zhao Rong.

"Today is the agreed date. I met with this force to discuss business. They sent a woman to bring me directly to this imperial mausoleum, which is also in this hall..."

When Li Bai mentioned "the guiding woman", he controlled his eyes and did not look at Xiao Qian'er.

Because the little girl also knows her.

It was the girl Luo Xiu who was "released" by Zhao Rong in Xingzi Town that day.

Li Bai hesitated for a moment, but decided it would be better not to mention it.

At least he couldn't bring it up.

Even he could think of what might happen after Luo Xiu, who owned the Pure White Han Palace, rescued Zhao Rong. Li Bai didn't believe that Xiao Qian'er, who was as suspicious as a cat, would not think of it.

In fact, this is also the reason why he is not anxious at all and is quite confident about Zhao Rong's safety.

After all, that brat might not only survive, but also have the great opportunity to enjoy the company of beautiful women.

Maybe he is still lying in the arms of a beautiful woman, enjoying the gentle service and gratitude given to his benefactor by the generous chivalrous woman.

Being called "benefactor" and "sir" by the female knight...

He really has all the luck in love in the world.

Li Bai sighed with emotion, completely forgetting the strong opposition that the tall, godlike woman had expressed to Zhao Rong, his cheap son-in-law not long ago.

The man smiled and said to the girls, "So when I came in just now, I was actually quite familiar with them..."

Xiao Qian'er said coldly: "You are familiar with it, and my brother Rong'er is also familiar with it."

“…”

Li Bai was stunned at first, then he reacted. The cooked taste in Xiao Qian'er's mouth was one of the familiar cooked taste and the other of the cooked taste.

The joke seemed a bit dull.

"Ah...haha." He laughed dryly twice to ease the embarrassment.

Xiao Qian'er's face turned serious, and Li Bai quickly calmed down and said, "I was not sure before, so I didn't speak first, for fear of misunderstanding. Now I have carefully looked, it is indeed them who rescued Zhao Rong, in this hall, and even the way they disappeared is the same."

Zhu Yourong suddenly asked, "Fellow Daoist Li, do you mean that this hall is the entrance to the location of that mysterious force? Is there a secret mechanism here that is similar to the ancient teleportation array?"

She frowned and looked at the brand new hall, and had some guesses.

Li Bai thought about it and nodded. "That's about it. I followed the guide and came here much earlier than Zhao Rong. I don't know how this guy found this place and used it as a battlefield... There is a mechanism in this hall. Well, it is related to this empty dragon coffin and the small bronze tripod inside."

He pointed to the dragon coffin behind him, then smiled and said to Concubine Zhao Ling who was listening attentively:

"Miss, so you'd better not touch it. This thing seems to be very precious. It is an ancient magic circle. The person who guided me also told me so when he was controlling it. Don't worry, I'm very smart. I seem to be absent-minded and hold the sword indifferently to pretend to be an expert. In fact, I have already memorized the process of how she opened the magic circle mechanism. Hahaha..."

Li Bai gave a half-false and half-seriously explanation.

The main purpose was to let Concubine Zhao Ling stay away from these things of the Li clan and not touch them randomly... For this reason, he later made a joke that he thought was very humorous.

What a pity.

The expressions of Zhao Lingfei, Zhao Qianer, and Zhu Yourong did not change.

“…”

You guys are too uncooperative. If that kid Zhao Rong had said that, you would have been so happy. I know it must be like this. Damn it...

The man holding the sword felt very sad.

Zhao Lingfei said softly: "Uncle Xiaobai."

Li Bai looked up: "Miss, what's the matter?"

She turned her head and looked at the dragon coffin behind the man, which looked like a magic circle:

"Although my mother asked me to practice peacefully until I was eighteen before she left, and before that she handed over all the housework and business of the second house to you and Uncle Kun, but..."

…

Concubine Zhao Ling lowered her eyes and said, "I am already seventeen years old and have a family. In fact, you and Uncle Kun can already prepare for me to turn eighteen, so that I can gradually adapt... and understand some of the family business matters."

Li Bai was stunned.

The woman said softly: "For example, you should have talked to Ling Fei before coming to Dali to discuss business this time."

Xiao Qian'er didn't interrupt.

"Oh, okay Miss, I'll talk to Uncle Kun about this when I get back."

Li Bai smiled and nodded, pretending to be stupid and answered.

But at this moment, I took a deep breath in my heart.

He felt that the young lady's thoughts were becoming more and more difficult to understand. It was fine before she came to Taiqing Four Mansions, but now, even he and Zhao Kun, the old people from the second room who had watched her grow up, were sometimes unsure of what the young lady was thinking.

Some of her words were intentional or unintentional.

For example, right now, the young lady was clearly talking about family business, but Li Bai always felt that she was hinting at something else.

It seemed like he was really discussing the family business, or like he was warning them, or like he was seriously discussing and passing messages to these old people.

Which one it means depends on their own understanding.

Can we speak in a simpler way?

Li Bai sighed.

In addition, why is it that such a smart lady with a talent for controlling subordinates is as stupid as a fool in front of a certain bad boy? She is always at a loss when being coaxed by him, and can be fooled by him in any matter with just a few sweet words. She still smiles foolishly and nods in belief, and Xiao Qian'er is the same.

The man holding the sword had a blank expression on his face and decided to ignore this complicated matter.

After returning, I told the lady what she said truthfully and threw the problem to other old friends.

At this time, Concubine Zhao Ling said directly to Li Bai who was in a trance:

"Uncle Xiaobai, since you know how to open this teleportation array, let's teleport to them now and have them return my husband."

Xiao Qian'er and Zhu Yourong both nodded and looked at the man holding the sword.

However, Li Bai restrained his expression and shook his head solemnly: "Miss, you must not do that. You don't know that their power has a long history, and some customs and rules are difficult to change. Among them, there is a special custom."

He paused, keeping the secret.

The three daughters of Concubine Zhao Ling frowned slightly and couldn't help asking, "What special custom?"

Li Bai glanced at the worried faces of the three women calmly, and thought to himself that they were indeed shocked.

He immediately said with a serious face: "This portal leads to their holy land. Among the women, only Li Nu can pass through the teleportation array and enter the secret land. If you force your way in, the consequences will be disastrous."

The words "the consequences will be disastrous" spoken by a second-rank warrior still made Zhu Yourong and Zhao Lingfei feel apprehensive.

Xiao Qian'er asked in confusion, "Then how did you get in?"

"Oh, you're talking about me." Li Bai nodded calmly and said naturally, "I'm a man. They didn't say men can't enter. Besides, they know me and recognized my identity in some way, allowing me to freely travel through the magic circle..."

The third daughter of Concubine Zhao Ling: "..."

"Ahem." Li Bai cleared his throat and said to Concubine Zhao Ling with a solemn oath, "Miss, just let me go in alone. I will go and ask them to return Zhao the boy. I know their leader. Although these women are quite arrogant, they still have to give me some face."

“…”

They always felt that what the serious man said was a little unreliable, but they couldn't refute it, after all, he was the only one who had been there.

After a while, everyone discussed it again, and under Li Bai's strong suggestion, the three daughters of Zhao Lingfei reluctantly agreed to his request.

However, they repeatedly asked him to bring Zhao Rong back as soon as possible, otherwise the three women would rush in to save him even at the risk of breaking the so-called special customs of that mysterious force.

The man holding the sword looked solemn and patted his chest.

Seeing this, Zhao Lingfei, Zhao Qian'er and Zhu Yourong looked at each other in silence.

They were silent for a while, and then at Li Bai's smiling request, they turned around and temporarily left the hall.

This brand new hall with hidden magic array mechanism was handed over to Li Bai.

Looking at the three women leaving hesitantly, Li Bai let out a long breath.

The smile on his face gradually disappeared. He rubbed his cheeks, then patted the non-existent dust on his collar with the back of his hand.

Li Bai turned around and walked back to the dragon coffin.

In fact, there is no special custom of any ancient force. Just a drop of Li Nu’s blood can open this ancient magic circle.

Li Bai touched the ears of the small bronze tripod with two fingers, thought about it, and decided to go out first to "borrow" a few drops of Li Nu's blood.

In fact, among the three women outside, one of them had blood that was pure enough to fully meet the requirements, but Li Bai had no intention of asking her to borrow blood.

This is exactly what Li Bai tried his best to avoid. He could not let Concubine Zhao Ling and Xiao Qian'er enter that secret place, and tried not to let them touch those objects related to the Li clan.

Who knows if there will be any accidents.

He was also afraid that Zhao Rong being rescued by Luo Xiu and the others might be a conspiracy by that "Li".

She wanted to see Zhao Rong and the two girls, so she brought them here...

Li Bai sighed, "If two more people go in, we'll almost have enough for a New Year's Eve dinner. How can we celebrate the New Year here?"

He shook his head.

…

Three women walked out of the tomb passage outside the main hall.

Zhao Lingfei and Xiao Qian'er walked aside tacitly, away from Zhu Yourong.

The latter looked normal, not caring at all. She stood there with her eyes closed, as if she had temporarily returned to the academy. After all, this was only her Nascent Soul body.

Concubine Zhao Ling and Xiao Qian'er looked at each other.

Then the former took out a jade gourd from his arms and began to contact a teacher in the distance with his eyes closed.

The two girls did not place all their hopes on Li Bai, as they always felt that what he said was a little unreliable.

Zhao Lingfei pursed her lips. She knew that half of Mr. Bai's sword energy was still in the scabbard. It was a backup plan reserved by Mr. Bai before he left, used to protect Zhao Rong and locate his position when necessary.

But the next second.

Concubine Zhao Ling suddenly opened her eyes and her brows furrowed.

Zhao Qian'er asked nervously, "Miss, how is Mr. Bai doing?"

"Mr. Bai said... that he can't sense the sword energy for the time being! It seems to be blocked by a force..."

The atmosphere between the two women became heavy.