The shopkeeper silently took a step back, secretly glad in his heart.
Fortunately, he saw the opportunity early and did not touch the little girl, otherwise he might not be able to end it now~
He just said, this little girl is so reckless, she must have a background. But I didn’t expect that the background would come so quickly and so fiercely~
In the silence, after being knocked away, he was stunned. The real dragon Long Aotian, who was like a dragon eagle, suddenly reacted and a carp flew up from the ground.
Just halfway through the flight, a light flashed on his body, and he instantly transformed into a middle-aged man with a simple appearance and muscles all over his body. He walked up to the Holy Lord Yunhai and said, "Aotian has met the Holy Lord."
There was an eager smile on his face, and he seemed completely unaware that he should be angry after being slapped.
In fact, although the slap from Holy Lord Yunhai just now seemed very powerful, it was really not a heavy blow, otherwise Long Aotian would not be still alive and kicking now, without even vomiting blood.
"You are a real dragon, but you bully the younger ones and bully my apprentice? My apprentice is just a child over four hundred years old~~" Holy Master Yunhai glanced at him with a half-smile, "Tell me, this matter
How to solve it?"
"This..." Long Aotian touched the back of his head, with an embarrassed and bitter look on his face, "Holy Lord, you are an adult and don't remember the faults of villains. Xiaolong, I don't even want to eat in the Ying family.
easy."
Seeing this dragon who was as thick-skinned as himself, Holy Master Yunhai was speechless for a while.
Why does he think this kid is pretending to be stupid?
Forget it~ Regardless of whether he was pretending to be stupid or something, he didn't want to break up with the Ancient Saints.
He waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, take your young master and get out of here quickly, so as not to be an eyesore here."
"Thank you, Holy Lord, Xiaolong will resign now, resign."
As if he had been granted amnesty, Long Aotian immediately whipped up a hurricane and rolled up Ying Yu'an and others. He transformed into the body of a real dragon and soared up into the clouds, rushing into the high-altitude clouds in the blink of an eye.
That hurried posture seemed to be afraid that Holy Lord Yunhai would regret it.
Ying Yu'an was still unconvinced and wanted to struggle, but his strength was no more than the Heavenly Realm. Long Aotian was determined to take him away, and he couldn't resist at all. He was forcefully swept away by the violent hurricane.
gone.
In the hurricane, seeing the distance between herself and Yingxian Tower being quickly widened, Ying Yu'an shouted to Wang Lizi without giving up: "That woman, what's your name?"
His immature boyish voice could be heard from far away through the hurricane.
Wang Lizi raised her eyebrows, put her hands on her hips and yelled back with pride: "I won't change my name in business, or my surname in office, and that's the case for Wang Lizi. If you dare to commit crimes outside in the future, I will beat you every time I see you!"
"Wang Lizi...hum, I remember you!"
As the distance quickly grew, Ying Yuan's voice became weaker and weaker.
Many guests in the Yingxian Building breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. No matter what, it would be fine if the young master left.
However, just when they thought that this storm was going to pass without any danger.
Suddenly.
Space ripples suddenly appeared in Yingxian Tower.
Among the ripples, a terrifying power rose.
At the same time, surging energy also surged out of the void, condensing into a human-shaped shadow in mid-air in the blink of an eye.
It was a middle-aged man wearing noble clothes.
He doesn't look young anymore, but he doesn't look old at all. Compared with young people, he has more of the charm of a mature man, reserved and restrained, with a sense of depth polished by time and experience.
and a sense of story.
At the same time, his nobility and the kingly demeanor that he naturally reveals are even more impressive. In Wang Shouzhe's words, this is the one that young girls like the most.
"Uncle" appearance.
"Sage King Minghao."
"I have met Holy King Minghao."
It’s really fun to watch the excitement in the restaurant
Most of the diners in Wonderland knew him, and when they saw him appearing, they quickly stood up and saluted with a very respectful attitude.
This person is the famous Idle Saint King of Luo Jing - Saint King Minghao.
He is also the real owner behind this Yingxian Building.
The fact that the Yingxian Tower has been able to stand for many years is inseparable from him.
As the boss behind the scenes, he would not be disturbed by ordinary trivial matters, but for such a big event as the appearance of the Holy Lord in the Yingxian Tower, he naturally got the news quickly, and then specially focused on the projection to come over to see the situation.
"You're welcome, you don't have to be so polite." Holy King Minghao looked around with a smile and nodded in response.
After greeting the diners in the True Fairyland present in a few words, Holy King Minghao's eyes fell on Holy Lord Yunhai, he smiled and said, "Brother Yunhai, it's been a thousand years since we last saw each other, right?"
"I have met His Highness Minghao." Holy Lord Yunhai returned the favor politely, "This time I took action in your restaurant and disturbed the guests' enjoyment. Yunhai feels ashamed."
After some pleasantries, Minghao Holy King Projection pulled the restaurant owner aside and asked, and quickly figured out the cause and effect of this conflict.
"Brother Yunhai, offending the ancient saint clan in this way is not like your usual steady style~~" He returned to Holy Lord Yunhai, with a somewhat teasing smile on his face.
"I just bring my disciple out to see the world. I can't see my disciple being bullied and remain indifferent, right?" Holy Lord Yunhai said with a smile, "Don't worry about this matter. If the Ying family wants to stand up for their dandy young master, I, Yunhai,
Everything will follow."
Obviously, Saint Yunhai and Saint King Minghao have a good relationship, and they are quite familiar with each other.
The two just started chatting.
Seeing that they wouldn't be able to finish chatting for a while, Wang Lizi ignored them and pulled aside Bai Yu Chaolu, a beauty from the Winged Human Race whom he had rescued, and comforted her in a low voice: "Miss Bai Yu, you don't have to be afraid. Like that.
You're a self-righteous little brat. I'll give you a good beating once you see it. If you're still not honest, I'll give you a few more beatings."
"Thank you so much, Miss Li Ci, for saving me." Bai Yu Chao Lu gratefully saluted Wang Li Ci solemnly.
If Wang Lizi hadn't rescued her just now, she might have been taken back to the house by the bully-like young master and forced to sell herself into slavery. She simply didn't dare to think about what would happen after that.
Once you enter a rich family, you feel as deep as the sea. This is the history of blood and tears of many Wing Girl ancestors.
However, while she was grateful, she also had deep worries in her heart.
She is not as noble as Wang Lizi, and she is carefree. Once she angers the Ying clan of the ancient saint clan, I am afraid that it will really affect the entire Bai Yu clan and have no place in China.
And after such a commotion, she may not be able to keep her job, and it's hard to say whether other restaurants will sign her. How will she earn the training resources of the younger members of the clan?
Under the worry in her heart, her face inevitably showed a little bit of it.
"Sister Bai Yu, have you eaten? Why not eat something together." Wang Lizi saw that something was wrong with her face, thinking that she had not recovered from the previous incident, so she persuaded her, "I also have times when I am in a bad mood and have troubles.
, as long as you have a big meal, you will have no worries at all."
Bai Yu Chao Lu hesitated for a moment, his eyes touched Wang Lizi's sincere expression, and he nodded involuntarily: "Not yet, let's eat some together."
She calculated the money in her pocket and felt a little confident.
She had made some money during this period. After finishing her meal, she quietly went to the shopkeeper to settle the bill, which was a small way of repaying Miss Li Ci's kindness.
While the two were talking, the voice of Holy Lord Yunhai came from not far away: "Li Ci, come here to pay homage to Senior Minghao."
Wang Lizi said "Oh" and immediately leaned forward, bowing respectfully: "Li Ci pays homage to Senior Ming Hao."
"This girl is quite honest and well-behaved, and she has a sense of justice." Holy King Minghao looked at Wang Lizi, couldn't help but reveal a warm smile on his face, and praised, "Brother Yunhai, you have accepted a
A good apprentice."
"Where, where~ we
Jiali Ci still needs to grow up." Holy Master Yunhai spoke modestly, but his complacency and ambition were beyond words, and anyone could see it.
"You guys haven't finished your meal yet, right?" Holy King Minghao didn't reveal his pride and said with a smile, "We are destined to meet each other. I will ask the chef to serve you more dishes. You continue to eat.
I’ve invited you to this meal.”
"Isn't this not good?" A light flashed through the eyes of Holy Master Yunhai, but there was an embarrassed expression on his face, "Our Li Ci is too good to eat, and I'm afraid it will cost His Majesty Minghao a lot of money.
.”
"Can it be eaten? It can be eaten well~ As a restaurant owner, am I still afraid of a big belly?" Holy King Minghao laughed and said indifferently, "It's just a meal, I can afford any amount, whatever.
Eat, eat with your mouth open, until you are full.”
"Thank you, Senior Minghao. You are such a good person. When I become prosperous in the future, I will definitely repay you." Wang Lizi's eyes showed gratitude.
While she was talking, she skillfully took out a small notebook and solemnly wrote down the name of Saint King Minghao.
Wang Lizi feels very lucky. Along the way, countless noble people have come to help her.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you to repay me." Holy King Minghao laughed.
In such a good mood, he didn't rush back at all, so he sat down with the projection and asked the shopkeeper to open a new table next to him. He served good wine and food, and soon the table was full.
"Then I'm welcome." Wang Lizi's eyes sparkled, and she immediately started to devour the food.
Since her cultivation broke through to the supernatural realm, a special devouring space has appeared in her body, which can temporarily store devoured energy and food, just like having an extra stomach in her body.
This swallowing space is very large, but it is different from the storage space. Once anything is swallowed into it, it will enter a state of being slowly digested, and will be digested completely over time. Even souls, ores
The kind is swallowed up into it, and the consequences are the same.
And if the devouring space can be completely filled, then even if you don't eat or drink, you can still consume your body for a long time. If you save some consumption, this time can even last for several years.
As a price, once he stops eating, Wang Lizi will always be in a "hungry" state, and may even become delirious if he is extremely hungry.
But even so, this bloodline advantage is already very powerful.
For example, if she is accidentally trapped in a ruins, a cave, or a void creature nest in the void, under the same circumstances, she can persist for a few more years than other monks, and she is naturally more likely to wait until
Rescue and survive.
When she advances to the Lingxu Realm, the True Fairy Realm, and can control her body to fall into deep sleep, she can even extend this time to decades, hundreds, or thousands of years...
The strength of Taotie's bloodline can also be seen from this.
But it is precisely because of this that since Wang Lizi was promoted to the realm of magical powers, it has become very difficult for her to truly eat enough. These days, she has been traveling in the Middle Earth with the Holy Lord Yunhai. She has always been more restrained in eating and dare not open it up. Now
Finally having the opportunity to eat and drink to her heart's content, she immediately relaxed her stomach.
For a moment, the whole table was like a whirlwind, and all they saw was plate after plate of food disappearing into Wang Lizi's stomach. And Wang Lizi's stomach was like a bottomless pit, as if it couldn't be filled at all.
However, within a short time, there was already a pile of empty plates on the table.
Seeing such an exaggerated way of eating, Bai Yu Chaolu swallowed his saliva, lowered his head silently, and continued eating with his head down.
Her previous thoughts of quietly settling the bill to repay her kindness were quietly suppressed in her heart.
Just kidding, with this way of eating, I'm afraid I have to sell her to repay the favor~
"Oh, this child can really eat, he is born to devour blood, right?" Ming Hao Saint King, who is rich and wealthy, said indifferently, "Let the chef continue to serve the dishes, and they will be according to the maximum amount. No one of us can starve the child."
However, just an hour after saying these words, Holy King Minghao began to look a little uncomfortable.
What's going on with this projection? Why is there sweat on my forehead~
Two hours later.
The chef came over to report to the shopkeeper that many of the ingredients were out and asked if the supplier should send new ingredients.
"Buy!" Holy King Minghao waved his hand, "We can't starve our children."
Another two hours passed.
The projection of Saint King Minghao can no longer be maintained, and his figure is becoming more and more illusory.
Holy Lord Yunhai suddenly became alert.
Is this Brother Minghao trying to escape the bill?
He immediately kicked Wang Lizi secretly and said, "Li Ci, it's enough to eat. If you overeat, it will affect your figure."
"Oh." Wang Lizi touched her slightly bulging belly, licked her lips, and said with some reluctance, "I'm full. Thank you, Your Highness Minghao, for the treat."
"Eat, are you full?" Holy King Minghao showed a forced smile and said politely out of habit, "Don't you want to take another two bites?"
"Okay, then I'll eat some more." Wang Lizi nodded gratefully.
"..." Holy King Minghao felt agitated and could not calm down for a long time.
After a long while, he looked at Holy Lord Yunhai and said seriously: "Brother Yunhai, this is a very difficult thing for you, Master."
****
About the same time.
The dandy disciples headed by Ying Yu'an have also returned to the main residence of the Ying clan of the ancient saint clan in Luojing.
However, since Ying Yu'an is still young and still lives with his parents and does not have a yard of his own, this group of people did not dare to go to Ying Yu'an's parents' place to disturb the elders, so they gathered near the side door.
In a remote corner.
This place is already on the edge of the main house, far away from the nearest courtyard, and because it is close to the ancestral hall and surrounded by pines and cypresses, it is the quietest place in the main house. There are few people here on weekdays, so it is responsible for
The spiritual planter who takes care of the trees in the main house will occasionally come over.
Because of this, after Ying Yuan discovered this place, it became a place where he and his friends often gather.
At this moment, they had just been brought back from Yingxian Tower by Long Aotian, and they all looked miserable before they had time to clean themselves up. But they didn't care about this at all, and were gathering together to discuss something.
"Old Zhou, isn't that cousin of yours very good at fighting? At a young age, he is already at the late stage of the magical power realm, and he was even selected into the Yulin Army General Reserve Camp!" Ying Yu'an said angrily, "Take it.
Call him here and beat Wang Lizi for me to vent my anger."
The young man named Zhou immediately paled and wiped his sweat and said, "My cousin is going to have a closed training session recently and I'm afraid he won't be able to come out."
While he was talking about excuses, he couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart.
Are you kidding? His cousin is the proud son of the family, the treasure held in the hands of his ancestors, the hope of the family's future, and his status is completely different from his. When he meets his cousin on weekdays, he is always grand.
If you don't dare to take a breath, how can you ask him to come out and beat someone?
"Old Wu, your family..."
Friends, you and I will start pushing candidates for revenge.
Unfortunately, those who were pushed out were either not strong enough and would most likely be humiliating themselves by beating Wang Lizi, or they were over 500 years old and would be invincible even if they won, or they were in "reclusion", or
Go out to "travel".
In short, among such a large group of friends, they couldn't find anyone who could avenge them.
"Humph, you guys are a bunch of trash!" Ying Yu'an was very dissatisfied. "On weekdays, everyone brags about their wide connections and casually shakes people off in fights. But at critical moments, no one is reliable."
Everyone was as silent as cicadas.
Only the young man named Zhou replied weakly: "Master Ying, didn't you say that your sister came back to visit relatives? How about asking your sister to help you get a win?"
A flash of embarrassment flashed in Ying Yuan's eyes, and then he raised his head in a covert manner: "Fuck you, who is my sister? What is Wang Lizi's identity? You gave her face, right?"
He was waiting to say a few more words
Grow your own prestige so that you don't look so weak.
Suddenly.
Long Aotian, who was supposed to be watching the wind outside, ducked to the side of the crowd and whispered in Ying Yuan's ear: "Master, the lady asked you to go there."
"..."
Ying Yuan's whole body froze, and cold sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.
He slowly turned his head, looked straight at Long Aotian, and said quietly: "Long Aotian, are you my sister's dragon or mine? You actually betrayed me so quickly?"
"Long Aotian is naturally your dragon, Master, and I will protect you to the death." Long Aotian hurriedly expressed his loyalty, looking like he was vowing to do so.
But then his face fell instantly, "But even if you give me a hundred courages, I don't dare to disobey the young lady's order~~ In our house, except for a few ancestors, who dares to
Are you competing with the lady?"
"Even the ancestors mostly follow the young lady's temper."
Ying Yu'an froze, her face changing. She hesitated and struggled for a long time before finally waving her hands in frustration: "You guys should leave first. My sister will come back to you when I finish the matter."
All the friends immediately dispersed as if they had been granted amnesty.
Only Ying Yuan.
Led by Long Aotian, he anxiously went all the way to his sister's yard.
【Yuzhuyuan】
Yuzhu Courtyard is the courtyard of Ying Yu'an's sister. It is located in the core area of the main house, and is separated by a courtyard wall from the [Jiacang Courtyard] where Ying Yuan lives with her parents.
This courtyard covers a very large area, but there are not many people in it. Most of the courtyard is occupied by all kinds of scattered spiritual bamboos. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are spiritual bamboos everywhere.
When the wind blows, the bamboo leaves rustle, making it look very quiet.
Ying Yu'an followed Long Aotian, walked along the path in the courtyard, and soon came to a fairy purple jade bamboo forest deep in the Yuzhu Courtyard.
In the bamboo forest, a woman with a graceful back was digging fairy bamboo shoots with a jade hoe.
She didn't see any movement, and when she went down with the hoe, she dug out a young bamboo shoot that was still buried deep in the ground. The young bamboo shoot was not big, only half the size of an arm including the shell.
She is Ying Yuan's biological sister, [Ying Lingzhu].
Ying Ling Bamboo has a quiet temperament and likes to eat tender bamboo shoots and ham soup on weekdays.
In a short time, she dug out five or six young bamboo shoots, and then ended the work with satisfaction.
When she turned around, she saw her younger brother Ying Yuan standing not far away, shrinking his hands and feet as if he had done something wrong.
Ying Lingzhu put down the basket of bamboo shoots and walked away with a gentle smile on his face: "Yu'an, is it fun to rob civilian girls?"
"No, it's not fun." Ying Yu'an shook her head like a rattle, and then insisted with sweating, "No, no, no, sister, you misunderstood. I just want to buy you a maid, and I have no intention of robbing her."
"Well, you seem to be quite well-behaved~" Ying Yuzhu smiled, "I heard that you were beaten badly? Do you want my sister to help you fight back?"
"Yes... no." Ying Yu'an was so frightened that chills ran down her back, and she quickly shook her head, "Sister, she has such a noble status, how can she start a fight with a wild girl?"
"Very good, lie down." Ying Yu'an turned over his hand and took out a bench, placed it on the ground, and pointed to it softly.
"Ah?" Ying Yu'an turned pale and hurriedly begged for mercy, "Sister, I was wrong, I know I was wrong. Please spare me..."
"Aotian." Ying Yuzhu called softly.
"Yes, Miss." Long Aotian took a step forward and pressed Ying Yu'an on the bench with a look of pain and unbearability. He turned his head and did not dare to look at him. "Master, you can just bear it and pass."
"Long Aotian, you traitor who cheats and cheats!"
"Master, Aotian, this is for your own good."
"I want to see my parents!"
"Today, it's useless even if you bring our ancestors here." Ying Yuzhu's face finally cooled down a little bit, and there was a stern look in his eyes.
she
When Su turned his hand over, there was a purple bamboo stick in his hand, and he hit Ying Yu'an's thick buttocks with the stick: "I told you not to learn how to rob civilian girls!"
"Ouch, ouch, I was wrong."
"Fourth Young Master Luojing! Haha, I haven't been back for a few years, so you become the Fourth Young Master?"
"Sister~~wuwu, I'm going to be beaten to death."
"Wang Lizi is a wild girl? A saint who is favored by my master and has the opportunity to compete with me is just a wild girl in your eyes? Then what has become of your sister?"
"Ouch, ouch, ah~~ I don't know!"
The Ying Ling Bamboo crackled with one sharp thrust, even more ruthless than Wang Lizi's.
After a while, when she saw that Ying Yu'an had been pumped out and had less breath, she stopped and ordered Long Aotian: "Aotian, take him for a brief treatment, and then bring him back to me.
.I want to take him to apologize to Miss Li Ci."
"Sister, it's not necessary, is it?" Ying Yu'an was lying on the bench, holding her buttocks in pain and bursting into tears, but she still weakly expressed her opinion, "Even if Wang Lizi is qualified to fight with you, we don't have to.
Are you afraid of her?"
"Is this a question of fear or not?" Ying Lingzhu said angrily, "Our ancient saint clan, the Ying clan, will not fear anyone, but we have to admit it when we do something wrong. From now on, I will stay in seclusion in the Dao Palace all year round and not care about worldly affairs.
, you are so stubborn and causing trouble, how can I rest assured?"
"What's more, the origin of Wang Lizi is very mysterious, and we may not be able to offend her." Ying Lingzhu's eyes flashed, and there was a hint of doubt in his beautiful eyes, "My master suspects that she comes from an ancient hidden tribe."
"Hidden ancient clan?" Ying Yu'an looked confused, "What is that?"
Ying Lingzhu glanced at his stupid brother, and a hint of worry appeared in his heart unconsciously.
With this boy's virtue, can the family's responsibility really be placed in his hands in the future? With his limited brain, he might lead the family into a ditch?
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at the same time.
the other side.
Wang Lizi, who was suspected of being a hidden ancient tribe, had already dragged Bai Yuchaolu back to the inn where she was staying temporarily. In order to strengthen the "emotional connection", she also roped in Lan Wan'er, Baozi and the others, and chatted with Bai Yuchaolu all night long.
Bai Yu Chaolu felt their sincerity, and gradually relaxed her mentality. She told them about the Winged People and some of her own situations.
"Sister Baiyu, it turns out that the living environment of your Baiyu clan is so bad?" Wang Lizi couldn't help but be shocked after hearing this.
Her almond-shaped eyes widened.
"Oh, let me tell you, Sister Bai Yu, you are a real warrior in the fairyland, but you still want to be exploited by others. What's even more disgusting is that if you sing a song to make a little money, you will be fined 95%!"
The more Wang Lizi talked, the angrier she became. Even the Holy King Ming Hao who invited her to dinner was complained about by her many times.
Seeing her indignant look, Bai Yu Chaolu couldn't help being amused, but her heart felt sour.
She has been in Luojing for so many years, and has met all kinds of people. She has seen people who admire her singing voice, and she has also seen people who are dismissive of the Winged People. She has seen all kinds of strange looks, but she has never seen anyone with such true feelings.
He stood in her position and thought for her, even scolding her for her. How could she not be moved?
Not to mention that Wang Lizi is still so young.
At the age of more than four hundred years, she was still a child in the Yi Human Clan who was protected in the palms of her hands. She looked at Wang Lizi as if she were facing a little baby in the clan, and her heart was completely soft.
She couldn't hold it back and took Li Ci's hand affectionately and warned her: "Sister Li Ci, you can just talk about these things in private. Don't scold them outside. Not only will this not help, but it will also
Bring hatred to my sister’s White Feather Clan.”
"Stop scolding, I won't scold you anymore." Wang Lizi hurriedly stopped, and then asked weakly, "Sister Bai Yu, since you are so miserable in Middle-earth, why don't you move?"
"Relocation?" Bai Yu Chaolu showed a look of helplessness, "Although the territory of Dongxia Divine Continent is vast, which part is not owned by an owner? Our Bai Yu clan has only three clansmen who are comparable to true immortals. We are weak and weak.
Where can we move to? Once we reach the outskirts of Middle-earth, the squeeze on us there will only be even greater~~~"
"Although it is difficult to survive in Middle-earth, there are many job opportunities and there is always enough to eat, so the Baiyu family can survive with difficulty."
"But now that something like this has happened, it will definitely be difficult for you to find a job, and the Baiyu family's situation will definitely be even harder to maintain. Unfortunately, I am really not good at this kind of thing. If my fourth uncle were here..." Wang Lizi
Suddenly his eyes lit up, "Yes, you can go find my fourth uncle. My fourth uncle will definitely help you, the White Feather Clan, arrange things properly."
"Your fourth uncle?" Bai Yuchaolu looked confused.
"Yes, my fourth uncle is a very powerful person. There is nothing in the world that he cannot do." Wang Lizi took Bai Yu Chaolu's hand and began to brag about Wang Shouzhe's great achievements.
However, she left home when she was young, and many of her great achievements came from hearsay. They were "artistically processed". And then she exaggerated it, and she painted Wang Shouzhe like an omnipotent great saint.
Bai Yu Chaolu was shocked when he heard this, his eyes were blank, and his heart was filled with countless exclamations.
In this world, there is actually a god like Fourth Uncle Li Ci? Isn’t Sister Li Ci making this up?
However, after listening to sister Li Ci's words, she knew every detail, and it didn't seem to be fake. Could it be that there really is such an amazing and talented person in this world?
"Sister Bai Yu, I promise you." Wang Lizi slapped her chest loudly, "As long as you Bai Yu clan hang out with my fourth uncle, it will definitely be a hundred times better than staying here in the middle of the earth."
Listening to these words, Bai Yu Chaolu's mind could not help but have the glorious image of the divine man, Fourth Uncle Li Ci, emerge in his mind.