Batu immediately reached out and held Xiaoying's white little hand. He said softly: "Xiaoying, just help us. Just hide for a few days. When the wind passes, we will leave here secretly."
Xiaoying still didn't speak. But her expression seemed to be a little loose.
"Xiaoying, when I escape this danger, I will marry you." Batu suddenly said.
Xiaoying sighed: "Okay. I will make an exception. Who said you are the man I like?" Xiaoying struggled in her heart for a long time. In the end, she chose love.
"Xiaoying, you are so kind." Batu's face was filled with joy. He held up Xiaoying's face and kissed her hard.
"Oh, what are you doing? There are outsiders here." Xiaoying pushed Batu hard and her ears turned red.
"Haha...what are you afraid of? Sooner or later you will not be mine." Batu said shamelessly.
"Okay. You guys need to take time to flirt." Lin San said dissatisfiedly from the side: "There are still many guards outside searching for us."
Batu came to his senses: "Yes. Yes. Xiaoying. Hurry up and hide us."
Xiaoying thought for a moment: "Come with me." After saying that, she turned around and walked outside.
Batu and Lin San followed from a distance.
In order to avoid those guards, Xiaoying chose those remote paths. After walking in a winding way for about half an hour, a small stone courtyard appeared in front of her.
Xiaoying quickly pushed them aside and led Lin San and Batu into the small courtyard.
"This is." Lin San looked at the yard doubtfully.
"This is my residence." Xiaoying closed the door and stretched out her hand to open a door: "You two can live here for now."
Lin San shook his head: "No. Living in the room is too conspicuous."
"What do you mean?" Xiaoying didn't understand what Lin San said.
Lin San looked at Xiaoying: "Xiaoying, do you have a basement here?"
"Basement." Xiaoying was stunned: "I do have a storage room here."
"Take us quickly." Lin San urged.
Xiaoying turned her head and looked towards Batu.
Batu nodded slightly.
Xiaoying immediately turned around and walked to a boulder. With a wave of her hand, the boulder flew to the side.
A dark hole appeared where the boulder had been.
Xiaoying pointed towards the entrance of the cave: "Down here is the storage room. It's quite large."
"Xiaoying, Batu and I will hide here first. When the wind calms down, you can come and tell us." Lin San ordered, then pulled Batu and jumped into the entrance of the cave.
After Lin San and Batu all entered the cave entrance, Xiaoying moved the boulder back to its original position. After doing all this, Xiaoying went directly back to her bedroom.
…
In the dark space, several white lights suddenly lit up, instantly brightening the surrounding area.
"These glowing beads of yours are very special. Where did they come from?" Batu looked at the white beads in Lin San's hand in surprise.
Lin San smiled. He did not answer Batu's question. With a shake of his hand, a few white beads were embedded on his head. The situation in the entire storage room became clear.
This storage room is about the size of two rooms and more than two feet high. The floor is paved with flat stone strips. The surrounding stone walls have also been polished neatly. There are some old furniture piled in a corner.
"This place is not bad." Batu looked around and nodded with satisfaction.
Lin San found a clean place to sit down. He leaned against the stone wall and said with a smile: "Batu, Xiaoying is very good. I hope you can treat her well in the future."
"You don't have to say that." Batu sat down cross-legged opposite Lin San. He took out a jade pendant from his arms and started playing with it.
…
In the main hall.
The bald old man sat on the chair with a gloomy face. His brows were furrowed and his eyes were about to burst into flames.
There was a sound of footsteps. A guard walked in: "Clan leader. Those guests who came to attend the birthday banquet asked to leave..."
"No one can be let go." The bald old man snorted coldly: "No one can leave until the thief who stole the things is caught."
"But..." the guard hesitated. He seemed to have something to say.
"What's wrong?" The bald old man frowned.
"The Lord of the Black Turtle Clan and the Lord of the Dragon Clan have also proposed to leave. My subordinates dare not stop them." The guard said while carefully observing the expression of the bald old man.
The bald old man pondered for a moment: "Go. Go and tell the Lord of the Black Turtle Clan and the Lord of the Dragon Clan. Let them stay here for a few days. I want to reminisce with them about old times." The Lord of the Black Turtle Clan The leader of the Jiaolong Clan has a special status. He can only be retained by gentle means.
The guard nodded, turned and left.
The bald old man slowly stood up from his chair and walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back. His fingers kept flicking, showing that he was very anxious inside.
"Report to the clan leader. We have searched every corner of the territory and found no trace of the thief." A big man in armor walked into the hall from outside.
"Not found." The bald old man's face suddenly darkened.
"Clan leader and subordinates are guessing whether the thief may have escaped." The big man guessed.
The bald old man shook his head: "From the moment the treasure was stolen, I had a large number of guards seal the entrance and exit. That damn thief would never escape."
"Then how come we can't find it?" the big man asked puzzledly.
The bald old man thought for a moment: "Well, you call some guards and search door to door for me. I suspect that the thief must be hiding."
"Ah. Searching door to door. This is a bit inappropriate." The big man said hesitantly.
"Humph. Is there anything inappropriate? Do as I say immediately. If any problems arise, I will be solely responsible for them." The bald old man's tone was very cold.
"Yes." The big man responded, turned around and walked out of the hall.
A strong murderous intent flashed in the bald man's eyes. He said word for word: "Little thief. I don't believe I can't catch you."
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Storage room.
Lin San took out a letter from his arms and opened it and read it. This letter was found next to the small box containing the Lihuo Stone. Due to the emergency, he did not have time to read it carefully.
There was a thin piece of paper in the envelope. There were two sentences written on the paper: "Lord of the Crocodile Clan, I have delivered the Lihuo God Stone to you. From now on, there will be no relationship between us. .Don’t come to the Ice Palace to look for me again.”
"Lihuo God Stone. Ice Palace." Lin San murmured to himself.
"What are you talking about?" Batu looked at Lin San in surprise.
Lin San raised his head and looked at Batu: "Batu, have you heard of the Ice Palace?"
"Ice Palace." Batu frowned immediately: "How come you asked about the Ice Palace? What's that in your hand?"
"It's nothing. It's just a piece of paper." Lin San stuffed the letter into his arms casually: "Do you know about the Ice Palace?"
Batu nodded: "I've heard that the Ice Palace is an extremely special existence in the Sea of Monsters. The Sea of Monsters has a rule. All monsters are not allowed to enter the jurisdiction of the Ice Palace. If they violate it, they will be killed. amnesty."
"There's still this matter. Do you know the specific location of the Ice Palace?" Lin San asked.
"At the northern end of the Sea of Demonic Beasts. It's very far from here." Batu replied: "At the northern end of the Sea of Demonic Beasts is a sea of ice. The climate is very cold."
Lin San nodded but said nothing.
"You don't want to go to the Ice Palace, do you?" Batu suddenly asked.
Lin San was stunned for a moment. Then he smiled and said, "Who said that? I was just asking casually."
"I kindly advise you. Don't try to get involved in the Ice Palace. The monsters in the Ice Palace are all cruel and ruthless people. They especially hate the human race. If you really want to go to the Ice Palace, I guess. They will be torn apart by those monsters." Batu said kindly.
"I understand. I won't mess around. Okay, it's getting late. You should go to bed early." After saying that, Lin San turned around and closed his eyes to rest.
Batu grinned, muttered something softly, and closed his eyes.
…
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Late that night, the guards finally found Xiaoying's residence.
Xiaoying was so frightened that her face turned pale.
The guards searched very carefully. They searched twice inside and outside the small courtyard where Xiaoying lived. Of course, they found nothing in the end.
The guards were sent away. Xiaoying let out a long sigh of relief. It was too thrilling just now. If the guards found Lin San and Batu, then Xiaoying would not be able to survive.
Another three days have passed.
The guards still couldn't find Lin San and Batu.
…
"Trash. They are all a bunch of trash..." the bald old man roared like thunder.
A group of guards stood aside, lowering their heads and not daring to say a word.
"It's been five days. You haven't even found a trace of the little thief. What a loser." The bald old man really wanted to kill all the guards on the opposite side.
"Clan leader, we have tried our best. But the crocodile clan's territory is so large that we simply can't search it." A guard said boldly: "Also, we also checked the guests who came to attend the birthday banquet. I didn’t find anything suspicious.”
The bald old man pondered for a moment: "There are four possibilities now. First, the little thief is hiding in a hidden place. Second, the little thief is lurking among the guests. Third, the little thief has really escaped. Come here. Fourth..." At this point, the bald old man suddenly stopped.
All the guards looked at the bald old man strangely. They didn't understand why the bald old man suddenly stopped talking.
The bald old man glanced at the guards and said word by word: "Fourth, there is a traitor in the crocodile clan."
"Ah." The faces of the guards changed at the same time: "Impossible. This is impossible."
"I don't want this to be the case either. So you have to carefully check every member of the crocodile clan for me. If you find anything suspicious, come and tell me immediately." The bald old man ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes." The guards responded, turned around and walked out of the hall.
The bald old man squinted his eyes and murmured to himself: "Who on earth stole my Lihuo Stone."