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Long Chen walked slowly under the moonlight. Li Tang followed silently behind him.

When the horse that Long Chen was riding saw that Long Chen had arrived, it pulled back the reins that were tied to the tree. The reins were stretched out straight, the horse's hooves were trampling on the ground, its eyes were wide open, and it was panting heavily.

Long Chen looked at the horse and their gazes met. There was no change in Long Chen's eyes, only dead silence. Amidst the dead silence, there was only loneliness.

There was no killing intent. The horse was no longer struggling as violently as before. It looked at Long Chen and was indeed frightened by the killing intent from earlier.

"Brother Long, over here." Li Tang opened his mouth as he turned around. Li Tang raised his arm and made a gesture of greeting. Long Chen walked in the direction Li Tang pointed in. Led by Li Tang, Long Chen went to the place where Uncle Zheng and Wen'er sat.

Li Tang took out a square stamp from his bosom. Before Long Chen could see it clearly, Li Tang's hand formed a seal, and the square stamp pierced into the blue stone beneath the old Liu. The green stone shone with a layer of azure light.

In front of him was a hologram, which displayed the entire scene of the village outside. Not far away from his body stood a huge rock, on top of the huge rock was the word "Li", a strange sense of pressure exuded from the character, it did not hide that powerful, domineering aura, and it was unknown how high the cultivation level of the person who carved the character was.

In the distance, rows upon rows of buildings surrounded a huge palace like stars surrounding the moon. Compared to the huge place, there weren't many people here, but there weren't a few either.

At the top of the golden palace, there was a large golden pearl that emitted a gentle light, which provided light to this place. There weren't many trees here, only a few ancient trees that surrounded the palace.

A river like a jade belt divided the houses on both sides. On the river were several bridges, on which people were passing by. Occasionally a woman would stand on the bridge with an oil-paper umbrella in her hand, gazing off into the distance, lost in thought, like a poem or a painting.

Everyone here gave off a depressing feeling. There were no playful children here, and those who had just learned how to walk began to practice martial arts. Those with talent began to absorb Qi.

He smiled bitterly, as if he had seen through Long Chen's thoughts, "Brother Long, it's not that I don't want to save the villagers outside, but you should know the person wearing the bamboo hat. You should know his strength, we do not have the strength to save him, and I know that saving a life is better than creating a Level 7 Pagoda, but if we were to save them, my Li Clan's tens of thousands of people would have to accompany them in death. Brother Long should understand what is heavy and what is heavy."

Long Chen clenched his fists and did not speak. After a long time, Long Chen said in a low voice, "It's not your fault. It's my fault." Li Tang forced a smile. "Brother Long, this way please." The space behind him distorted as he spoke. The few people who had gone to bury the villagers all came in and nodded at Li Tang.

"Brother Long, those villagers have been buried."

"Thank you."

A figure flew over from the sky. It was a burly man with silver armour and a silver cloak trailing behind him.

"Young master is back." When he approached, Long Chen saw that it was a red-faced man. His eyes were like bronze bells, his face was surrounded by whiskers, and his lips were slightly thick.

"Uncle Yuchi." The man smiled and patted Li Tang's shoulder, "It's good that you're back. When I heard you were trapped by the Tiger Wolf Guards, I didn't even have time to react before I left with my men. You want me to stay here and watch the house?"

"Yuchi Jing!" The space behind Li Tang twisted as the old man Yuchi Jing called Old Dog Chen walked into the space. The corners of Yuchi Jingjing's eyes twitched as he smiled awkwardly. "Old Brother Chen, I was just talking about you when you came back." Old dog Chen snorted and said to Li Tang, "There are sentries outside." Li Tang nodded. He turned to face Long Chen and raised his arm. "Brother Long, this way please." Long Chen nodded and walked in that direction.

"Hey hey hey, Brother Chen, who is that young man? Why did the young master bring an outsider in?" Yuchi Jin asked as he grabbed Old Dog Chen's sleeve. Old dog Chen lowered his head to look at the sleeve being held by Yuchi Jingjing, who hurriedly let go.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask." With that, Old Dog Chen walked away, leaving behind a trace of respect for Tang Wulin's back. Curling his lips, Yuchi Jingjing followed behind Li Tang.

Similarly, the outside world couldn't see inside, and through Li Tang's explanation, Long Chen also understood that they were in the world inside that large limestone, that this was the so-called "one flower, one world". As for the origin of the stone and the other aspects of Li Tang's life, Long Chen didn't ask for any explanation, nor did he ask anything further. Along the way, everyone greeted Li Tang with great respect and called him Young Noble, while Long Chen, who was also curious about the place Li Tang had brought in, smiled back to everyone.

"Brother Long, please don't take offense. This place is its own personal space. Normally, people from the outside world rarely go out, not to mention the people from the inside. Therefore, it's hard to avoid curiosity." Li Tang explained.

"It's fine." He was very clear on the personality of the person who could make Li Tang act in such a manner while addressing him as brother. Even though he was just a youth, he was still very shrewd and confident, and although he wasn't that old, he still felt ashamed of himself for being so tactful at his age. Seeing Long Chen's lukewarm reply made him even more curious about Long Chen's origins. He and Old Dog Chen had always been at odds with each other, so he couldn't hear much from Old Dog Chen's mouth. He could only eagerly follow behind Li Tang and Long Chen and guess Long Chen's identity based on his brief conversation with Li Tang and Long Chen.

"Uncle Yuchi, please invite Uncle Qin and Uncle Li over." Li Tang paused for a moment, then turned back to look at Yuchi Jing. Yuchi Jin stared blankly for a moment, then laughed and flew away.

"Brother Long, please forgive me. The villa clearly says that outsiders are not allowed to come in. Therefore, I must inform the elders of my family of the matter of bringing Brother Long in." Li Tang said apologetically.

Long Chen nodded and didn't say anything else. His purpose in coming here was very simple. One was to wait for Jing Lin to come find him, and the other was to recuperate.

Under Li Tang's guidance, Long Chen arrived at the palace he saw the moment he entered. The palace was huge, situated on a flight of steps made from jade bricks, the eight jade pillars supported the palace in eight directions, the carving on the jade pillars could not be seen clearly, the plaza outside the palace was surrounded by jade, and in the very center of the plaza, there was a jade pillar erected on top of it, and if one did not look at the picture below, they would not know what kind of map it was. Long Chen glanced at the picture formed from top, and stared at the jade stones covering it.

Li Tang stared at Long Chen as a sharp light flickered in his eyes.

At this moment, three people flew over. One of them was Yuchi Jin, who had just left. Beside him were an old man and a middle-aged man.

Hearing that, Li Tang turned around and cupped his fist towards the old man. "Uncle Qin." The old man nodded. Li Tang then greeted the middle-aged man, "Uncle Li."

"Chen Gou and I have both said that since it was Sir who brought them in, the two of us have nothing to say. However, Sir, there are some things that still need to be considered. Don't make any rash decisions, just keep your eyes set on the future." Uncle Qin spoke with a sincere tone. The middle-aged man beside him also nodded his head. Li Tang smiled, "I'm confident."

Long Chen came back to his senses. He had already guessed the general idea behind the jade stone map, but he wasn't sure. Just now, he had heard the conversation of Li Tang and the others. What confidence? What is it? Could it be that Li Tang had brought him here for some reason? If that's really the case …

Long Chen's eyes narrowed as he swept his gaze over the people in front of him. Li Tang felt a chill run down his spine and quickly turned his head, "Brother Long, please, I've already ordered some people to prepare some food and wine. After Brother Long has something to eat, I'll arrange a place for you to recuperate."

The three of them also felt Long Chen's faintly discernible killing intent. They all stared at Long Chen. If Long Chen were to make a move, they would definitely kill Long Chen before Long Chen could make a move. This was the so-called disparity in strength.

Long Chen stared into Li Tang's eyes, but Li Tang did not dodge. The two of them looked at each other for a few breaths of time before Long Chen nodded, "Sorry for the trouble."

A thick red carpet extended from the entrance of the palace all the way to the end of the palace. On both sides of the red carpet, a row of short tables were placed, and the top few tables were covered with fruit, meat, and wine. Seeing them enter, a few servant girls bowed and left.

Brother Long, after you." Li Tang raised his hand again. Long Chen paused for a moment before sitting down at a table. The others sat down one by one while Li Tang sat down at a table in front of them. Long Chen swept his gaze over his seat. The master of the seat could be seen with a single glance.

In his heart, he started to ponder Li Tang's intentions. If he still wasn't able to see the reason Li Tang brought him into the Li Residence, then there wouldn't be any difference from that fool. Long Chen gazed at the table as he ate without moving for a long time.

When Li Tang saw this, he raised his wine cup and approached Long Chen's table. He poured out a cup of wine from the wine pot on Long Chen's table and tilted his neck before grabbing another piece of meat and stuffing it into his mouth.

"Brother Long, that cup is to honor our brotherhood. This cup …" Saying this, Li Tang poured another cup for himself and also for Long Chen. " This toast is to you and me brotherly love. Although you and I have only known each other for a day, I have treated you like your friend at first sight. "Brother Long!"

Li Tang raised his cup and stared at Long Chen. Long Chen raised his gaze and stared at Li Tang. He then picked up his wine cup and gulped it down.

"Alright!" Li Tang laughed and sat back in his seat. "Uncle Qin, Uncle Chen, Uncle Li, Uncle Yuchi wants us to welcome Brother Long to my Li Village." Those people were slightly startled. Uncle Qin was the first to raise his wine cup, while the other three followed suit.

Faced with this scene, Long Chen was also stunned. He poured himself a cup of wine, raised his cup, and they all drank it at the same time.

Long Chen couldn't remember how long he drank it. He only remembered that when Li Tang sent him out of the palace, the metal on top of the palace transformed into a silver ball that emitted a chilly glow.

Long Chen was placed in a small courtyard near the palace. Li Tang had arranged for the servant girl Long Chen to politely reject. After Li Tang had left, Long Chen sat alone in the room, quietly healing his wounds.

Old dog Chen and the others were still sitting in the same spot in the palace.

"Chen Gou, you said he appeared out of thin air?" Uncle Qin turned his head to look at Old Dog Chen.

"According to what my followers said, when I went over, the battle was about to end."

"Then what are you talking about?" Yuchi Jingjing snorted and shut his mouth tightly. Only then did Old Dog Chen retract his icy gaze.

"Brother Li Yuan, what do you think?" Uncle Qin turned his head to look at Li Yuan who was staring at Long Chen's table. Hearing that, Li Yuan pointed at Long Chen's table. The food on it was the same as the one Li Tang had eaten, but the rest remained untouched.

"Did you see that? With his age, his vigilance is definitely stronger than normal."

"Old brother Qin Guang, for young master to receive such trust from that boy called Long Chen, it can't be …" Yuchi Jinglei seemed to have thought of something, and asked in surprise. Old dog Chen looked at Yuchi Jinglei with disdain as he inwardly cursed at his rascal's brain.

Qin Guang shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Young Master's thoughts are becoming more and more difficult to guess, and this old man is also becoming more and more difficult to fathom."

"But isn't that a good thing?" Li Yuan said.

Qin Guang smiled without saying anything. Old dog Chen also closed his eyes and did not say anything, causing Yuchi Jingjing to smack his lips and drink a mouthful of wine without taking a single sip. He was the youngest here, and although he looked like a bear, his talent was still good, and his cultivation speed was very fast, so he sat at the same table as these people.